2007 JEEP COMMANDER Complaints

2007 JEEP COMMANDER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HER HUSBAND WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, WHERE HE WAS HIT BY A TRAIN IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD WHILE CROSSING A RAILROAD TRACK. THE TRAIN STRUCK THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT, THE TRAIN DRAGGED THE VEHICLE ABOUT 100 FEET AND THEN FLIPPED IT OVER ON ITS ROOF ONTO THE STREET.

MY 2007 COMMANDER RUNS PERFECT WHEN COLD BUT AFTER 1 1/2 HOURS OF BEING ON THE ROAD IT BEGINS TO RUN HORRIBLY. IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC THE ENGINE BUCKS, SOMETIMES DIES OFF AND HAS A COMPLETE LACK OF POWER. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES, SOMETIMES I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND REV THE ENGINE AND THEN IT IS FINE FOR A WHILE AND THE MIL LIGHT GOES OFF. SOMETIMES ON TURNS THE ENGINE SPUTTERS IN THE INTERSECTION WHICH HAS LED TO SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS OF BEING HIT BY THE ONCOMING VEHICLE. SOMETIMES ON THE FREEWAY, CLIMBING A SLIGHT INCLINE THE ENGINE SPUTTERS AND I LOSE SPEED AND CRAWL TO THE RIGHT LANE, AGAIN SOMETIME I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND REV THE ENGINE, SLAM IT IN DRIVE AND SOMETIME THAT WORKS. MY MECHANIC HAS HAD THE PCM TESTED, CHANGED SPARK PLUGS, COILS, OXYGEN SENSORS, ADDED EXTRA GROUND WIRES, CLEARED THE WIRING FOR SHORTS, CLEANED ALL ENGINE CONNECTORS INCLUDING INJECTORS PLUGS AND ROAD TEST THE VEHICLE WITH THE SCANNER CONNECTED. STATED THAT OTHER THAN PICKING UP DTC P300B THE DATA STREAM ON THE SCANNER SHOWED NO ABNORMALITIES. THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN THE PERFORMANCE OF MY COMMANDER. I WILL BE CALLING THE DEALER TO SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE UNDER MY 8YEAR/80,000 MILE DRIVE TRAIN WARRANTY. *TR

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS MY CAR HAS STALLED AND ALL GEAR BOXES WILL LIGHT UP WITH A MESSAGE SAYING "SERVICE PARK ASSIST" SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL BEEP AND OTHER TIMES IT WON'T. USUALLY THIS HAPPENS WHEN I AM IN MOTION DRIVING BUT AT TIMES WILL ALSO HAPPEN WHEN FIRST PUTTING IT INTO GEAR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL ALSO COME ON. I HAVE TRIED TAKING IT IN SEVERAL TIMES BUT THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE IT WILL STOP DOING IT BEFORE I GET TO THE SHOP. SOMETIMES IF I AM STOPPED AT A LIGHT THE CAR WILL SWITCH BACK AND FOURTH FROM STALLING AND THEN BACK INTO GEAR WITHOUT TOUCHING ANYTHING USUALLY TO MAKE THE CAR RETURN TO GEAR YOU HAVE TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON IT CAN TAKE A COUPLE TIMES OF DOING THIS TO MAKE IT CORRECT. SOMETIMES WHEN IT SWITCHES OUT OF GEAR AND STALLS THERE WILL BE A LOUD SOUND THE CAR WILL JERK IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING UNDER THE CAR IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES OR DEATH I HAVE BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO QUICKLY PULL OVER EVERY TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AND HAVE A RECALL THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM ALL OVER THE WEB. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED AS ALL OF THE WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 121,000.

THE ENGINE HAS STALLED ON MANY OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND OTHER ROADS. THIS HAS OCCURRED PROBABLY 20-30 TIMES OVER THE PASSED COUPLE OF YEARS. OCCASIONALLY IT WILL STALL FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN KICK BACK IN, BUT MORE OFTEN I WILL HAVE TO LET THE VEHICLE SLOW DOWN AND COAST TO A STOP IN THE BREAKDOWN LANE IF THERE IS ONE. I THEN PUT ON THE FLASHERS, PUT IT IN PARK, TURN OFF THE KEY, WAIT A FEW SECONDS AND START THE VEHICLE. THIS MAY NOT HAPPEN AGAIN FOR SEVERAL MONTHS OR IT MAY HAPPEN THE NEXT DAY. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND SCARES MY WIFE AND MYSELF HALF TO DEATH. THIS PAST WEEKEND WHILE IN THE PASSING LANE THIS OCCURRED ON THE INTERSTATE WITH LOTS OF TRAFFIC AND WE WERE LUCKY THAT IT DID NOT RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. RESEARCHING ONLINE I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS NOT UNCOMMON WITH THE JEEP COMMANDER. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM. (POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE SOFTWARE) NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 08V203000, NHTSA ACTION # EA07007. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND WAS BASICALLY TOLD THAT OUR VIN# IS NOT IN THE RECALL AND THEY WILL NOT HELP. THIS IS MY WIFE'S CAR BUT I USUALLY DO THE DRIVING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 75 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED OFF THE ROADWAY WHERE IT WAS SHUT DOWN AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE WAS NOT UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE VEHICLE DOWN SHIFTED VIOLENTLY CAUSING THE REAR TIRES TO LOCK. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND AT TIMES IT STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS SEVERAL TIMES AND EACH TIME SOFTWARE UPDATES WERE PERFORMED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

3RD ROW SEATING, WHEN YOU FOLD DOWN SEATS THE SEAT BELT DOES NOT FOLD DOWN WITH THE SEATS AND GETS JAMMED, THE SEATS GET FREYED AND TORN. THE SEAT BELTS DO NOT WORK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V175000 ( ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , POWER TRAIN ) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I WAS BEGINNING TO ACCELERATE OUT OF A RIGHT TURN AND NOTICED THAT I WAS NOT PICKING UP SPEED AND THE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE. I TRIED TO SPEED UP TO THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC AND THE ACCELERATOR WAS NOT WORKING AND THE STEERING WHEEL KEPT SHAKING AND HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I NOTICED THAT ALL THE GEARS ON THE DASH WERE LIT UP, FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN. I DECIDED TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND START IT AGAIN. THE CAR WAS FINE BUT DID IT AGAIN ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THANK GOODNESS I WAS NOT ON THE FREEWAY AND THERE WAS NOT A LOT OF TRAFFIC. *TR