2007 JEEP COMMANDER Complaints

THE CAR HAS BEEN STALLING OVER THE PAST 4 MONTHS. NORMALLY THE STALLING HAS OCCURRED WHEN THE CAR WAS IDLING. LAST WEEK THE CAR DID THE SAME THING BUT AT A MUCH HIGHER RATE OF SPEED (60 MPH). THE CAR SHUT OFF AND I LOST POWER STEERING. MULTIPLE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN COMING IN THE DASH OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS AND MY AUTOMATIC WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE STOPPED WORKING. ALSO, MY AUTOMATIC GATE OPENER SOMETIMES JUST WILL NOT WORK. THERE ARE SIMILAR ISSUES WITH 2006 AND 2008 VEHICLES AND BOTH OF THOSE HAVE RECALLS, BUT I NOTICED THAT THE 2007 DOES NOT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED THEN THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION POWER AND STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT IT FAILED TO EXCEED 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 49,224.

WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE, OR REVERSE TO DRIVE, THE ENGINE STALLS AND IT TAKES ALMOST A MINUTE FOR THE SHIFT TO ACTUALLY OCCUR SO I CAN DRIVE. *TR

THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME SEVERAL TIMES IN THE TWO YEARS I'VE OWNED THIS VEHICLE. EVERY TIME I TAKE IT TO THE SHOP THE MECHANICS SAY THEY CANNOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE SO CANNOT FIX IT. FIRST THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND NO CODES WILL APPEAR WHEN RUN. A COUPLE DAYS LATER (MOSTLY WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, OR ANY SPEED ABOVE 30MPH) I WILL BE DRIVING AS USUAL AND BEGIN TO INCREASE SPEED ON THE ON RAMP FOR THE INTERSTATE AND THE ENGINE WILL TAP OUT AT 45MPH. I WILL PRESS THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND THE ENGINE WILL NOT REV AND THE RPM'S WILL NOT INCREASE. I TRIED TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND BACK INTO DRIVE AND NOTHING CHANGED WITH THE ENGINE. ALL THE WHILE I HAD MY ONE YEAR OLD CHILD IN THE CAR WITH ME. EVERY TIME I TRY TO RESEARCH WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY JEEP I JUST SEE THE SAME COMPLAINT FROM THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY AN ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED IMMEDIATELY! I DON'T CARE IF THEY HAVE TO GIVE ME A NEW JEEP I NEED SOMETHING SAFE FOR MY FAMILY! *TR

AFTER STOPPING AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS, STOP SIGNS OR AWAITING TRAFFIC TO CLEAR IN ORDER TO MAKE TURNS, THE ENGINE STALLS BUT WILL RE-FIRE AFTER PLACING TRANSMISSION IN PARK OR NEUTRAL AND TURNING THE IGNITION KEY. (I JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND OUT FROM THE PREVIOUS OWNER THAT THE PROBLEM BEGAN DURING THE SUMMER OF 2012, RESULTING IN THE TRADE-IN BECAUSE TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. DEALERS REPLACED THE FOLLOWING: MAP SENSOR, CAM AND CRANK SENSOR, EGR VALVE, CLEANED THROTTLE BODY, REPLACED THE PCM, SPARK PLUGS, REPLACED AIR IDLE CONTROL VALVE, REPLACED BATTERY. NONE OF THE ABOVE HAVE FIXED THE STALLING PROBLEM WHICH COULD GET ONE KILLED IN TRAFFIC.) *TR

IT IS CURRENTLY STALLING, WHILE SITTING AT STREET LIGHTS. ALSO, THE GEAR SHIFT MODEL INCLUDING STARTER AND WIRING. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AROUND 50-55MPH THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN WITH NO WARNING. THERE WILL BE SOME SLIGHT HESITATION AS THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS UP AND ALL POWER IS LOST. HAVE BEEN ABLE TO COAST OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP WHERE I CAN THEN TURN THE CAR OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES NOW AND CAN BE POTENTIALLY VERY HAZARDOUS. I AM ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR IMMEDIATELY AND BE BACK ON MY WAY WITH NO PROBLEM. HAS BEEN HAPPENING ONCE EVERY WEEK OR SO. HAVE TAKEN TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE WHERE THEY TELL ME THEY CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THEY DO NOT NOW WHAT IS CAUSING IT. *TR

VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF SIXTY FIVE MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, WHEN THE ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF, LOSING POWER AND MAKING IT VERY HARD TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD AND STOPPED SAFELY. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES IN THE YEAR WE HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF IT MAKES IT VERY HARD TO TURN BECAUSE POWER STEERING IS DISABLED BECAUSE THE ENGINE IS NOT RUNNING. WHEN THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF IT MAKES IT VERY HARD TO GET TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROADWAY WITHOUT ANY ENGINE POWER AND THE SUDDEN SLOWING DOWN IS A VERY HIGH RISK FOR A REAREND COLLISION. WE HAVE HAD NUMEROUS CLOSE CALLS IN THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE REPLACED NUMEROUS PARTS TO TRY AND RESOLVE THIS ISSUE BUT WITH NO SUCCESS IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED AND THEY SAY (WE CAN NOT GET THE VEHICLE TO ACT UP WITH THE TECHNICIAN DRIVING THE VEHICLE TO EXACTLY PIN POINT THE PROBLEM.) THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING BECAUSE THIS VEHICLE IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITH THIS ISSUE. I HAVE LOOKED UP NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND ISSUES OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME VEHICLE HAVING IDENTICAL PROBLEMS AND HAVE YET TO BE RESOLVED. WE HAVE REPLACED SPARK PLUGS, COILS, MAP SENSOR, MDS WIRING HARNESS, IGNITION SWITCH WITH OEM PARTS AND THE ISSUE STILL CONTINUES. I RECOMMEND FAULTY ENGINE WIRING, ECM, TO THE SERVICE ADVISORS JUST TO BE IGNORED. THEY TELL ME UNTIL THE ISSUE IS RECORDED ON THE VEHICLE SCANNER THAT NOTHING CAN BE DONE TO PIN POINT THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE RPMS INCREASED AND THERE WAS A LOSS OF ACCELERATION POWER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE BUT THE ENGINE FAILED TO START THE SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. VARIOUS CONDITIONS. IDLING, CRUISING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, ACCELERATING, DECELERATING, ETC. MUST SHUT KEY OFF TO RESET ENGINE BEFORE THE VEHICLE WILL START AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 20 TIMES WITH NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATING. IT HAS BECOME A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE SINCE ALL POWER IS LOST AT ANY SPEED. *TR