2007 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4 Complaints

ON OR ABOUT THE ABOVE DATE THE RPMS ON MY VEHICLE RACED UP AND THE CAR SUDDENLY LUNGED FORWARD, IT HAPPENED AGAIN A FEW TIMES AFTERWARD WITHOUT ANY CHECK ENGINE CODES. I HAD IT CHECKED BACK THEN AND NOTHING WAS FOUND BECAUSE NO CODES WERE PRESENT.THIS HAPPENED A COUPLE OF TIMES A YEAR SINCE I OWNED IT, BUT NOTICED IT HAPPENS WHEN IT'S RAINING. TODAY 3/12/2013 (HEAVY RAIN) MY WIFE WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND IT RACED & LUNGED FORWARD JUST MISSING A PEDESTRIAN. I IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT IT TO A NEIHBORHOOD JEEP DEALER & EXPLAINED THE SEVERITY OF THE SITUATION. HE WAS VERY ACCOMODATING AND TOOK IT IN IMMEDIATELY. AFTER A FEW HOURS IN THE SHOP & A TEST DRIVE ,AGAIN, NOTHING FOUND. THERE WERE NO ENGINE CODES PRESENT, ALL OTHER COMPONENTS WERE WITH-IN SPECS. I ASKED IF THIS IS A SIMILAR PROBLEM TO THE 2006 RECALL, HE SAID POSSIBLY, BUT THIS VIN. IS NOT UNDER RECALL. (I BELIVE THE 2006 RECALL WAS THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE.) I AM NOT SURE WERE TO GO WITH THIS BUT THIS NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED BY JEEP BEFORE AN ACCIDENT HAPPENS. *TR

THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED ON ME AT LEAST 30 TIMES. IT OCCURS WHILE IDLING AT A STOP AND ALSO AT SLOWER SPEEDS. AFTER RAINY DAYS SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE WON'T START. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT SO THE DEALER CAN'T FIX IT. IT SETS OFF NO ENGINE CODES. I HAVE HAD MANY ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE HOWEVER THIS ONE IS VERY UNSAFE. *TR

THE CAR WILL SLOW DOWN AND THE SERVICE PARK LIGHT WILL POP ON THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE THE DAY I PURCHASED THE CAR. I HAVE TAKEN INTO THE SHOP PLENTY OF TIMES AND THEY KEEP TELLING ME NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT. OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS IT HAS ONLY GOTTEN WORSE. IT HAS DONE THIS ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE GOING 75 MILES AN HOUR. I HAVE HAD TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WAIT LIKE 5 MINUTES BEFORE I CAN TAKE OFF AGAIN. THIS IS REALLY BECOMING A PROBLEM AND I AM AFRAID TO EVEN PUT MY GRANDBABY IN THE CAR WITH ME BECAUSE I'M AFRAID THIS WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE JUST RECENTLY WENT TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME FOR THEM TO CHECK MY CAR AND I HAVE BEEN TELLING THEM THIS ISSUE FROM THE DAY I HAD MY CAR AND MY WARRANTY WAS STILL IN PLACE, BUT THEY CONTINUED TO TELL ME NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT. *TR

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

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