2007 JEEP COMMANDER Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD ASSISTANCE WITH MOVING THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE ENGINE RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE RPM'S RACED WITHOUT PRESSURE BEING APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM WAS RESET, BUT THERE WERE NO RESOLUTIONS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTIONS. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,000. UPDATED 11/07/08 *BF

I OWN A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. A SMALL ROCK HIT MY WINDSHIELD AND THE GLASS BREAKAGE SPREAD QUICKLY ACROSS TO THE MIDDLE OF THE ENTIRE SHIELD. THIS SMALL ROCK WOULD ONLY HAVE MAYBE BEEN A TINY NICK ON ANY OTHER VEHICLE WINDSHIELD. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE EDMUNDS FORUM FOR THIS PROBLEM, EVERYONE WITH A JEEP COMMANDER HAS THIS PROBLEM AND HAS BEEN UNABLE TO GET CHRYSLER TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. IT IS A DESIGN FLAW AND POOR QUALITY OF WINDSHIELD. SOME PEOPLE HAVE REPLACED AS MANY AS 4 WINDSHIELDS EACH YEAR OF THE COMMANDER OWNERSHIP. I HAD ONLY DRIVEN MY JEEP APPROXIMATELY 1000 MILES WHEN IT HAPPENED. THE REPLACEMENT IS $500.00 AND I KNOW THAT IT WILL CRACK AGAIN WHEN REPLACED. DUE TO THE DANGER IN THE GLASS, I WOULD LIKE YOUR HELP IN GETTING SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU. JAN HARPER *TR

I BOUGHT MY NEW 2007 COMMANDER IN SPRING OF 2008. LESS THAN 6 MONTHS LATER I'VE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. RANDOM LIGHTS COME ON AND GO OFF AT DIFFERENT TIMES. MOST RECENTLY I WAS IN CHICAGO ON A MAJOR FREEWAY AND MY CAR STALLED WHEN I SLOWED DOWN FOR TRAFFIC. AFTER TWO TRIES IT RESTARTED BUT MY DASHBOARD, LIGHTS, NAVIGATION SYSTEM WERE NOT WORKING. I DROVE TO A PARKING LOT AND TURNED MY CAR OFF. AFTER LETTING IT SIT FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES, I RESTARTED IT AND ONLY THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THIS TIME. MY DEALERSHIP INSTALLED A NEW IGNITION SWITCH A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO WHEN THE LIGHTS WERE COMING ON BUT THIS DID NOTHING TO HELP. THEY CAN'T GET MY CAR TO DUPLICATE WHAT IT HAS DONE FOR ME SO THEY GIVE MY CAR BACK TO ME WITHOUT REPAIR. THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE AND I'M SCARED TO DEATH TO DRIVE IT. HAVING IT STALL IN CHICAGO (NOT FAMILIAR WITH THAT CITY- I WAS ONLY VISITING AND NEEDED MY NAVIGATION SYSTEM TO GET TO WHERE I WAS GOING) WAS VERY SCARY FOR ME AS I'M A FEMALE AND 35. I CONSIDER MYSELF LUCKY THIS TIME. BUT PLEASE- SOMEONE FIX MY CAR OR TAKE IT BACK FROM ME! THIS IS NOT A SAFE VEHICLE . *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE THIRD ROW DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR BECAME STUCK AROUND THE CONTACT'S CHILD. THE MORE THE CHILD STRUGGLED TO GET OUT OF THE SEAT BELT, THE MORE IT BEGAN TO TIGHTEN. THE CHILD SUFFERED BURNS TO THE CHEST. ON BOTH OCCASIONS, THE CHILD NEEDED ASSISTANCE TO EXIT THE SEAT BELT, WHICH TOOK OVER 20 MINUTES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,987.

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT APPROX 60MPH AND VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTS OFF. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THIS HAPPENED TWICE THAT DAY... *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SPUN AROUND OUT OF CONTROL. THE VEHICLE THEN SHUT OFF ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED ITSELF AFTER 15 MINUTES. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND FOUND NO FAILURES. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.

BASICALLY THE ENGINE STALLS OUT WHILE VEHICLE IS AT IDLE. ENGINE RPM'S WILL INCREASE UP TO 1200 AND THEN DROP TO ABOUT 3000 RPMS, AND SOMETIMES LOWER THEN THIS; ALMOST TO THE POINT OF KILLING THE ENGINE. IT HAS OCCUR TWICE TO ME, AND THREE TIMES TO MY WIFE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ENGINE SLIPPED INTO A LOWER GEAR AND MADE A LOUD NOISE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, BUT THE POWER STEERING LOCKED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY. A FEW DAYS LATER, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT STOP LIGHT, THE FAILURE RECURRED EXCEPT THIS TIME THE CONTROL PANEL FAILED AS WELL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THERE ARE NO RECALLS LISTED AT THIS TIME; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURES LISTED IN DEFECT INVESTIGATION NUMBER EA07007. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND REMAINS AT THE DEALER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 11,000.

TRAVELING TO STOPLIGHT, AND WHEN I WENT TO BRAKE, THE BRAKES DID NOT CATCH CAUSING ME TO CRASH INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. *TR

WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE MY VEHICLE HESITATES AND THEN SHUTS OFF. THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD ILLUMINATE BUT THE CAR IS NO LONGER RUNNING. THIS HAPPENS AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH AND HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *TR