2007 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4 Complaints

MY 2007 JEEP COMMANDER LEAKS THROUGH THE SCREW HOLES IN THE HANDLE ON THE UPPER SIDE OF DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOW WHEN IT RAINS. HOW DO I FIX IT? *TR

THE ABOVE INFORMATION WAS FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE CAR WILL STALL OUT OF NO WHERE DUE TO THE ELECTRONIC SHIFT MODULE. I HAD IT REPLACED 11/08 WHICH WAS ONLY A YEAR AFTER THE CAR WAS MADE. IT IS COMPLETELY ACTING UP AGAIN AND THE MODULE NEEDS REPLACED AGAIN. I UNDERSTAND THAT THEY HAVE NOT RECALLED THIS ISSUE BUT THERE ARE OVER 145 COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME ISSUE BUT YET ON YOUR WEBSITE IT SAYS A RECALL IS NECESSARY WHEN THERE IS A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE OR EQUIPMENT. A SAFETY DEFECT IS DEFINED AS A PROBLEM THAT EXISTS IN A MOTOR VEHICLE OR ITEM OF MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT THAT: POSES A RISK TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY. EXAMPLES OF DEFECTS CONSIDERED SAFETY-RELATED:STEERING COMPONENTS THAT BREAK SUDDENLY CAUSING PARTIAL OR COMPLETE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. ACCELERATOR CONTROLS THAT MAY BREAK OR STICK. CRITICAL VEHICLE COMPONENTS THAT BREAK, FALL APART, OR SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE, CAUSING POTENTIAL LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL OR INJURY TO PERSONS INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. ALONG WITH THE ABOVE I HAVE CHILDREN AND IF THEY ARE INSIDE THIS VEHICLE WHILE SOMETHING HAPPENS JUST WAIT UNTIL I SLAP THE LAWSUIT ALONG WITH THE MANY OTHERS AS A RESULT OF THIS ISSUE THAT NOBODY IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT. I ALMOST WAS REAR ENDED ON THE EXPRESSWAY BY VEHICLES GOING 75 MPH BECAUSE OF THE CAR STALLING/NOT WANTING TO ACCELERATE! I WANT ANSWERS AND I WANT THEM NOW!

2007 JEEP COMMANDER (4.7 FLEX FUEL), APPROX 35,000 MILES. HAS STALLED 6-7 TIMES IN ONE YEAR OF OWNERSHIP. USUALLY OCCURS WHEN VEHICLE IS AT LOW IDLE, SUCH AS PARKING LOT MANEUVERS, COMING TO A STOP, ETC. CONSEQUENCES ARE VEHICLE DIES, LOSS OF ALL POWER, POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS, SHOULD THE VEHICLE BE IN AN INTERSECTION, ETC ETC. NO REPAIR EFFORTS AT THIS TIME HAVE BEEN STARTED, NO CLEAR CUT SOLUTION OFFERED. *TR

FOLLOWING UP ON THIS. IT APPEARS MR. [XXX] MAY NO LONGER BE WITH DOT / NHTSA [XXX]TO: [XXX] SUBJECT: FW: NHTSA INQUIRY - 2007 JEEP COMMANDER DATE: WED, 9 FEB 2011 20:19:20 -0700 DEAR MR. [XXX]: THIS PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED AND EVEN BECOME MORE FREQUENT -- PROBABLY OCCURRING ABOUT 8 TIMES IN THE PAST 2 MONTHS AND APPROX 6 TIMES IN THE PAST THREE WEEKS. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN DURING COLD WEATHER (NO INCIDENTS FROM ABOUT ABOUT JULY 2010 TO DECEMBER 2010). IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED AT SLOWER SPEEDS THAN THE 55-65 MPH DESCRIBED BELOW OCCURRING TWICE AT SPEEDS UNDER 45 MPH IN THE PAST MONTH. I'VE ALSO HAD A FEW INCIDENTS WHERE THE VEHICLE HESITATES BUT KEEPS RUNNING. USUALLY IT JUST QUITS COMPLETELY, THOUGH. THIS IS ALL VERY FRUSTRATING BECAUSE JEEP HAS ALWAYS TOLD US NOTHING IS WRONG. [XXX] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FROM: [XXX] TO: [XXX] SUBJECT: RE: NHTSA INQUIRY - 2007 JEEP COMMANDER DATE: FRI, 2 JUL 2010 21:15:42 -0600 I'VE ANSWERED IN THE BODY OF THE MESSAGE BELOW. [XXX] SUBJECT: NHTSA INQUIRY - 2007 JEEP COMMANDER DATE: FRI, 2 JUL 2010 12:54:57 -0400 FROM: [XXX] TO: [XXX] DEAR [XXX], HERE AT OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATIONS AT THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, WE HAVE RECEIVED YOUR COMPLAINT ON YOUR 2007 JEEP COMMANDER WITH STALLING PROBLEM. WE CURRENTLY RECEIVED MORE COMPLAINT ON THIS STALLING ISSUE AND WE ARE COLLECTING INFORMATION ON THIS ISSUE. COULD YOU TAKE SOME TIME AND PLEASE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS REGARDING YOUR INCIDENT. WE ARE SENDING THESE QUESTIONS TO ALL OTHER COMPLAINANTS AS WELL. THANK YOU! 1. WHEN YOU SAID 'VEHICLE STALLED', DID ENGINE STALLED OR JUST LIMPED (DID THE BRAKE AND STEERING LOST POWER?)? ENGINE LOST ALL POWER AND DASHB INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

2007 JEEP COMMANDER ENGINE STALLING PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE INITIALLY STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH. IT HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR APPROXIMATELY 8 WEEKS AND CONTINUES TO STALL WHILE DRIVING, IDLING, AND TURNING. IT HAS BEEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THEY CONTINUE TO REPLACE THINGS AT RANDOM THAT ARE NOT CORRECTING THE PROBLEM AND HAVE TOLD US THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING IT TO CONTINUALLY STALL. SO FAR EVERY TIME IT HAS STALLED IT HAS STARTED RIGHT BACK UP BUT MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THAT IT WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF I CAN'T GET IT OFF THE RIDE WHEN IT STALLS WHILE DRIVING. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER ROCKY MTN EDITION, THIS FAILURE HAS HAPPENED 30 TO 40 TIMES WITH ME. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY REGARDLESS OF SPEED, I LOOSE ALL CONTROL TO THE THROTTLE(GAS PEDAL) IF I FLOOR IT THE TACK DOESN'T MOVE AND I WILL SLOW TO A STOP, I PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD PUT IT IN "N" AND THEN BACK INTO "D" AND IT SEEMS TO BE OK FOR AWHILE. WHEN IT HAPPENS THE SERVICE PARK ASSIST LIGHT FLASHES AND ALL POSITIONS OF THE GEARS LIGHT UP AT THE SAME TIME, P, R N D. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THE CODE WAS THE ELECTRONIC SHIFT CONTROL MODULA. I TOLD THEM THAT THIS FAILURE WAS NOTED ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND ASKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON IT. THEY LAUGHED AND TOLD ME THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM, $851.00 PLUS LABOR WHICH I COULD NOT AFFORD AT THIS TIME., THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM AND DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC ESPECIALLY. OR CHANGING LANES ON THE INTERSTATE. BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FOUND ABOUT THIS FAILURE AND IT IS SUCH A SAFETY ISSUE I THOUGH YOU SHOULD BE NOTIFIED. WILL BE WAITING TO HERE SOME RESPONSE, RESPECTFULLY. *LN

1. MY 2007 JEEP COMMANDER ACTS AS IF IT SLIPS OUT OF DRIVE TO NEUTRAL. ALL THE P R N D LIGHTS LIGHT UP AND I HAVE NO GAS POWER. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT. I HAVE TO PUSH THE SHIFTER TO THE RIGHT TO TRY AND GET IT TO GO IN GEAR OR PULL OVER AND NOT DRIVE IT. BROUGHT IT IN AND STATED IT WAS THE STARTER. FIXED THAT AND NOW THE PROBLEM IS WORSE. THE CAR WILL NOT GO OVER 20 MPH. I FINALLY HAVE A NEW CHRYSLER DEALER THAT IS GOING THROUGH PROPER STEPS TO FIGURE THE PROBLEM OUT AND THE HAVE KEPT ME INFORMED. THE OUTCOME IS A ELECTRONIC SHIFT MODULE. I AM JUST OVER MY WARRANTY AND IT IS GOING TO COST APPROX. $1000.00 TO FIX PLUS THE $397 I JUST SPENT ON THE STARTER THAT I MAY HAVE NOT NEEDED. THE WORST PART IS I GOOGLED THIS PROBLEM AND THERE ARE SO MANY COMMANDERS OUT THERE THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND IT IS A HAZARD AND SAFETY ISSUE! GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65 AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN NO POWER IS SCARY. *TR

IGNITION SWITCH OUT?? ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS GONE HAYWIRE! RADIO DOESN'T WORK. COMPLETELY DIED ON ME AND COULD NOT RESTART FOR 30 MINUTES...ARRRRRR. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 JEEP COMMANDER ALL FOUR GEARS WOULD SHOW THEM BEING HIGHLIGHTED (P-N-R-D) AND WHEN THIS WOULD HAPPEN IT WOULD LOSE POWER AND SLOW DOWN TO A POINT WHERE THERE WAS A CONCERN ABOUT BEING REAR ENDED IF IT COULD NOT BE PULLED OVER. I TOOK IT TO A DEALER AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE ELECTRONIC SHIFT MODULE. IN LOOKING ON THE INTERNET THIS IS NOT A ISOLATED INCIDENT BUT IS OCCURRING NATION-WIDE. THE SERVICE MANAGER EVEN SAID THAT THEY GET ABOUT ONE OF THESE A MONTH. THIS IS JUST ONE DEALER AND APPEARS TO BE NATION-WIDE FROM WHAT I SAW ON THE INTERNET. BOTH THE DEALER AND CHRYSLER HAVE SAID THAT THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT EXCEPT REPAIR THIS PROBLEM AT THE CONSUMERS EXPENSE. THIS IS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM THAT CHRYSLER IS IGNORING BUT SOMEDAY THEY MAY BE FACING A LAW SUIT IF THEIR IS A BAD ACCIDENT. *TR

SERVICE PARK ASSIST LIGHT CAME ON AND ALL POWER WAS LOST. CODE SHOWS A TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE JEEP COMMANDER. SAFETY ISSUE WHEN YOUR TRAVELING AT 65MPH AND YOUR POWER FAILS. *TR