2007 JEEP COMMANDER Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST STEERING ABILITY AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DIMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED TO REGAIN POWER AND STEERING ABILITY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.

BRAKES FAILED TWICE SINCE PURCHASING VEHICLE IN APRIL. ONCE WITH MY WIFE DRIVING AND ONCE WITH ME WHICH I WILL DESCRIBE HERE: DRIVING UPHILL AT ABOUT 35 MPH AND TRAFFIC LIGHT AT TOP OF HILL TURNED RED. REMOVED RIGHT FOOT FROM ACCELERATOR AND PUSHED ON BRAKE PEDAL. THE PEDAL FELT VERY STIFF AND DID NOT TRAVEL THE NORMAL DISTANCE. BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE REGARDLESS OF HOW HARD I PRESSED ON PEDAL. HAD TO SWERVE TO SHOULDER. AFTER ABOUT 3 SECONDS THE BRAKES KICKED IN MY LOCKING UP ALL 4 TIRES. *JB

WHILE DRIVING OUR PRACTICALLY NEW FAMILY 2007 JEEP COMMANDER THE ENGINE STALLED, AT HIGHWAY SPEED (70 MPH +). I PULLED TO THE SHOULDER; AND RE-STARTED THE JEEP. I DROVE ABOUT 40 MILES, AND W/O WARNING THE JEEP STALLED AGAIN. IT ALSO STALLED A FEW DAYS LATER, AS I DROVE AT CITY SPEED (30 MPH). EVERY THING APPEARED TO BE NORMAL DURING THESE OCCURRENCES -- NO WARNING LIGHTS OR BEEPS. WHEN MY HUSBAND AND I RETURNED FROM THE TRIP, WE TOOK THE JEEP TO THE DEALER. THEY KEPT THE JEEP 6 DAYS. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT REP. SAID THE ENGINEERS WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THAT EVERY THING CHECKED OUT OKAY. THE REP DID SAY THAT CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT DO NOT HAVE A FIX, HOWEVER HE WAS ADVISED TO RELEASE THE JEEP TO US. WE OBJECTED TO TAKING THE JEEP AND THE DEALER WORKED OUT AN ACCEPTABLE DEAL ON ANOTHER MODEL. WE BOUGHT THE JEEP NEW, 3 MONTHS BEFORE THE INCIDENT. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2007, WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS DECELERATING AND THE WHEELS AND BRAKES LOCKED UP SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES LATER. ANOTHER FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN SHE PLACED THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE. SHE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE WHILE THE GEAR WAS IN REVERSE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED AT THE DEALER. THE CONTACT ONLY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR THIRTY DAYS BEFORE THE FAILURES BEGAN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 2,436. UPDATED 09/26/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO FIFTH GEAR. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER LOCKS TOO EARLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 400 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,000. UPDATED 01-15-08. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS AN AGGRESSIVE VIBRATION BETWEEN THE SPEEDS OF 40-50 MPH. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM, BUT DID ACKNOWLEDGED THERE WAS A VIBRATION. UPDATED *JB

PURCHASED A NEW 2007 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4 ROCKY MOUNTAIN EDITION ON 9/3/2007 3:00PM CST. 18 MILES DRIVEN OFF LOT WHILE DRIVING 25 MILES LATER ENGINE STALLED AND CHOKED AT STOPLIGHTS. STALLING WITH VERY ROUGH IDLING WHILE BRAKE APPLIED. I PULLED OVER OPENED THE HOOD AND THERE WAS SMOKE AND BURNING SMELL. TURNED OFF VEHICLE CALLED DEALER RESTARTED ENGINE CONTINUED ROUGH IDLE AND NOW THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER AND RETURNED THE VEHICLE AND CANCELLED MY CONTRACT. *TR

I BOUGHT A NEW JEEP COMMANDER '07 A MONTH AGO AND IT STALLS AT RANDOM WHILE DRIVING. EITHER ON THE HIGHWAY OR WHEREVER, IT HESITATES AND STALLS. *JB

ENGINE STALLED TWICE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION CAUSING THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. THIS LED TO A LOSS OF CONTROL THAT REQUIRED THE VEHICLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF IF THE KEY WAS TOUCHED OR STRUCK. THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY RESTART BY COMING TO A STOP AND SHUTTING IT OFF. THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,600 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,756.

I AM A CERTIFIED CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY TECHNICIAN. I ATTEMPTED AN INSTALL OF TWO BRITAX MARATHON CHILD RESTRAINTS (FORWARD-FACING) INTO THE OUTBOARD SECOND-ROW SEATING POSITIONS OF A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE HEADRESTS IN THOSE SEATING POSITIONS SLANT FORWARD AND DO NOT ALLOW THE CHILD RESTRAINTS TO LAY FLAT AGAINST THE VEHICLE SEAT BACK. THE HEADRESTS ARE NOT DESIGNED TO BE REMOVED AND WILL NOT FOLD BACK (IF REMOVED, TWO METAL SPIKES STICK OUT VERTICALLY FROM THE VEHICLE SEAT BACK). I BELIEVE THIS ARRANGEMENT MAY BE THE CAUSE OF INCORRECT FORWARD-FACING CHILD SEAT INSTALLATIONS IN 100% OF ATTEMPTS IN THIS MODEL OF VEHICLE. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT OTHER JEEP MODELS HAVE THE SAME HEADREST SETUP. I HAVE CONTACTED JEEP CUSTOMER SERVICE, BUT THEY ARE UNABLE TO ANSWER TECHNICAL QUESTIONS. *JB