2007 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4 Complaints

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR WILL START TO HARD IDLE AND THEN SOMETIMES SHUT OFF AT RED LIGHTS OR STOP SIGNS ALSO ONE DRIVING IT ALL THE SUDDEN SHUT OFF AND I'LL LOSE ALL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HAVE THE PULL THE E BREAK JUST TO STOP THE VEHICLE I'VE TAKEN IT TO AN AUTHORIZED JEEP DEALER OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS TO TRY AND FIX THE PROBLEM AND THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE FIND ANYTHING BUT I'M NOT THE ONLY 1 WITH THESE COMPLAINTS THERE ARE 1000'S OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

I DROVE TO A GAS STATION ABOUT 5 MILES FROM MY HOME TO FUEL UP. AFTER FUELING UP, I TRIED TO START THE ENGINE AND IT RAN ROUGH FOR LESS THAN A SECOND AND THEN SHUT OFF. I TRIED TO START IT AGAIN AND IT RAN BUT HAD A LOUD KNOCK SO I IMMEDIATELY SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. I TOWED IT TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHO SAID I HAD A DROPPED VALVE SEAT AND WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. THE ODOMETER WAS AT 106,000 MILES WHEN THIS HAPPENED.

DRIVING STRAIGHT AHEAD AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ON A TURNPIKE THE ENGINE AND ALL POWER IMMEDIATELY AND INSTANTLY SHUT OFF. VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 110,300 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. QUITE A SCARY CIRCUMSTANCE. AS I WAS PULLING OFF THE MAIN FREEWAY TO THE SHOULDER, I TURNED THE IGNITION TO START AND THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY STARTED, SEEMED TO RUN FINE, AND I PROCEEDED ON AS IF NOTHING HAD HAPPENED. NO ERROR OR WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON THE DASH. 5.7L HEMI ENGINE. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A VERY BAD ACCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 (NA) JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 91,000.

FINAL DRIVE CONTROL MODULE (FDCM). VEHICLE HAD N23 AND P73 RECALLS COMPLETED. SOMETIME LATER, LOST 4WD LOW. RETURNED TO DEALER FOR RE FLASH PER FCA RECALL FOR LIFE. UPON INVESTIGATION, THEY CANNOT ACCESS FDCM DUE TO A SHORT; PART NEEDS REPLACED. CALLED FCA MULTIPLE TIMES AND THEY WILL NOT COVER AS ITS HARDWARE AS OPPOSED TO SOFTWARE RECALL. THERE ARE MANY INSTANCES, IN MY RESEARCH, WHERE THEIR RECALL CAUSES THE LOSS OF 4WD LOW. FCA KNOWS THEIR "FIX" WAS FOR A HARDWARE ISSUE AND THEY FAIL TO COVER IT. OWNED JEEPS A LONG TIME AND I'M DONE. I HAVE SIX CHILDREN SO THEY MAYBE THEY CAN DO THE MATH ON WHAT THIS WILL COST THEM OVER GENERATIONS!

WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLS OUT, OBVIOUSLY RESULTING IN A LOSS OF POWER STEERING & BRAKES. THIS HAS HAPPENED 50+/- TIMES OVER THE LAST 2 YEARS OF MY OWNERSHIP. THE PROBLEM HAS INTENSIFIED OVER THE LAST 2 WEEKS, BUT WOULD ALWAYS RE START AFTER SHIFTING INTO PARK. LAST NIGHT (10/8/2017) IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME WHILE MERGING ONTO A HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AS I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. THIS TIME IT WOULD NOT START & I HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED. THROUGH ON-LINE RESEARCH, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE JEEP COMMANDER (4.7L) DATING BACK TO WHEN THE VEHICLES WERE NEW. THE FIX FOR THE PROBLEM VARIES GREATLY. GIVEN THE TIMELINE FOR THIS PROBLEM, ITS OBVIOUS THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT DAIMLER CHRYSLER (NOW FIAT CHRYSLER USA) IS AWARE OF & MAKES NO ATTEMPT AT A SOLUTION.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AND THE ENGINE DOWN SHIFTED HARD AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED OVER, TURNED MY VEHICLE OFF, TURNED MY VEHICLE BACK ON, AND IT DROVE JUST FINE. I WENT TO GET THE ENGINE LIGHT CHECKED AND THE CODE THAT CAME BACK WAS THE MAP SENSOR. I JUST REPLACED THE MAP SENSOR TWO MONTHS PRIOR.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE DOWN SHIFTED HARD AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED OVER TURNED MY VEHICLE OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT STARTED AND DROVE JUST FINE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS OVER BUMPS OR WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE, A SQUEAKY NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT END. ALSO, A GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT AND REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES. WHILE DRIVING IN THE SNOW OR RAIN AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, A CLICKING SOUND WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE PEDAL AS IT VIBRATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT IT FELT AS IF COMPLETE BRAKE PRESSURE WAS NOT BEING APPLIED. DURING THE FAILURES, VARIOUS WARNING INDICATORS WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE CONTACT RESEARCHED THE FAILURES ONLINE AND FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 09E039000 (SUSPENSION) AND 07V415000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000.