2007 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4 Complaints

THE TOTAL OCCURRENCES INCLUDE SEVEN INCIDENTS OF ENGINE STALLING TO DATE, THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT ON OR AROUND DECEMBER 26TH, 2007. FIVE INCIDENTS OCCURRED WHILE MY LEASED 2007 JEEP COMMANDER WAS IDLING IN PARK. TWO OF THE ENGINE STALLS OCCURRED WHILE ACTUALLY DRIVING MY VEHICLE, THE DECEMBER 17TH, 2007 INCIDENT WHILE DRIVING UPWARDS OF 50MPH. I WAS FORCED TO PUT MY EMERGENCY BRAKES ON, CHANGE TO NEUTRAL, AND RESTART THE ENGINE WHILE MY CAR WAS MOVING AT A HIGH SPEED ON JUST ITS MOMENTUM. THERE WAS A RISK OF A NEAR ACCIDENT WITH BOTH THE CAR TO MY SIDE AND BEHIND ME. I ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THIS INSTABILITY BY TAKING THE CAR TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF THE DEALERSHIP I LEASED IT FROM. I WAS GIVEN TWO UNREASONABLE OPTIONS BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AFTER HAVING LEFT MY VEHICLE THERE UNTIL THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS THAT DAY: EITHER LEAVE MY VEHICLE AT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT, WITHOUT BEING GIVEN A LOANER, UNTIL ANOTHER INCIDENT OCCURS WHILE THE CAR WAS HOOKED UP TO A DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE AND ONLY UNTIL THEN WOULD THEY EVEN RECOGNIZE THAT THERE WAS PROBLEM (NOT AN OPTION BECAUSE THAT COULD POTENTIALLY TAKE WEEKS AND I CAN'T DO WITHOUT A CAR FOR THAT TIME) OR TAKE MY CAR BACK AND RISK HAVING IT HAPPEN AGAIN WITH MORE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES. SO, IN SHORT, SINCE I WAS SENT OFF WITHOUT RECOGNITION BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT A PROBLEM EXISTED I WAS LEFT WITHOUT ANY POSSIBLE CORRECTIVE MEASURES I COULD THINK OF. *TR

WE HAVE AN 07 JEEP COMMANDER THAT HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. ON THE FIRST OCCASION THE COMMANDER HAD BEEN DRIVEN FOR 20 - 30 MINUTES WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN THE IT JUST STALLED. THE SECOND TIME THE CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN FOR OVER 45 MINUTES WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT THE CALLED STALLED. AFTER BOTH INCIDENTS THE COMANDER WOULD NOT START BACK UP IMMEDIATELY. IN BOTH CASES WE NARROWLY MISSED GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT FROM THE CARS BEHIND US. MY WIFE IS THE PRIMARY DRIVER - WE HAVE A 4 MONTH OLD AND THIS IS NOT A SAFE VEHICLE FOR THEM TO BE IN. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS BOTH SAID THE COULD NOT REPLICATE THE INCIDENT SO THERE IS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO 2 DIFFERENT CHRYSLER DEALERSHIPS BOTH SAID THAT NO CODES WERE THROWN SO THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED THE DEALERSHIP KEPT THE CAR FOR SEVERAL DAYS PUTTING 100 MILES ON IT AND NOTHING CAME OF IT. SOMEONE NEEDS TO FIGURE THIS OUT BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. *CN

WE HAVE MAJOR LEAKS IN BOTH SIDE RAILS RIGHT ABOVE THE DASH BOARD. WE NOTICED THE LEAKS A COUPLE OF DAYS AFTER OUR CAR WAS DELIVERED. IT RAINS A LOT IN ALASKA, SO BASICALLY OUR CAR LEAKS ABOUT EVERYDAY! WE HAD TAKEN OUR VEHICLE INTO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS AND ONE DEALER SAID HE COULD NOT FIND WHERE THE LEAK IS COMING FROM AND THE OTHER DEALER SAID TO BRING IT BACK IN THE SUMMER BECAUSE IT IS FROZEN OUTSIDE, SINCE WE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN AROUND OCTOBER! I CAN'T BELIEVE A CAR THAT IS BRAND NEW HAS LEAKS! I AM GLAD TO SEE THAT ANOTHER PERSON HAS COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SIDE RAIL LEAKS, I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST MY CAR! MAYBE IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. I HAVE OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE VEHICLE REGARDING THE STEERING WHEEL, WHICH I HAVE ALREADY COMPLAINED ABOUT. BUT, MY CAR HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR TWO WEEKS NOW AND THEY STILL CAN'T FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. THEY FIRST TOLD ME IT WAS THE STEERING WHEEL PUMP. NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME IT'S THE STEERING WHEEL RACK. *TR

FABRIC IS DEFECTIVE. SEATS STAIN BY JUST PLAIN WATER. LOOKS DISGUSTING AND MANUFACTURER WONT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THEY SAY I HAVE TO BRING IN AND HAVE IT SHAMPOOED. I'VE DONE THAT AND IT DOESN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY SAY SINCE THERE ARE NO RECALLS THEY CAN'T REPLACE FABRIC UNTIL THERE IS A RECALL ISSUED BY NHTSA. I THOUGHT MY CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THERE ARE TONS OF COMPLAINTS BY OTHER JEEP OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. WE ARE ALL BEING TOLD THERE IS NO PROBLEM. *TR

WE WERE ON OUR WAY OUT AND ON THE ROAD AND THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT WANT TO MOVE. IT DID NOT WANT TO TURN RIGHT OR LEFT. IT WOULD JUST GO STRAIGHT. WE ACTUALLY ALMOST LANDED IN THE DITCH AS WELL AS ALMOST HITTING A TRUCK. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY DEFECT. OUR JEEP COMMANDER IS BRAND NEW AND ONLY HAS 700 OR SO MILES ON IT. WE HAD PURCHASED IT LESS THAN 3 MONTHS AGO. SO, OUR VEHICLE HAS BEEN OUT OF COMMISSION SINCE DEC. 2ND, 2007. I DID CALL OUR DEALER FROM WHICH WE PURCHASED IT FROM, SINCE THEY ARE LOCATED IN WA AND WE LIVE IN AK. THEY ARE AWARE OF THE SITUATION. I ALSO CALLED THE JEEP CORPORATION AND THEY ARE AWARE AS WELL. I DID CALL OUR LOCAL JEEP DEALER AND SCHEDULED AN APPT. THEIR EARLIEST APPT IS DEC. 17TH, 2007. THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE COST US OUR LIVES. *TR

VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 3,000 MILES ON IT AND ALREADY HAVE A ROCK CHIP IN FRONT WINDSHIELD. HAPPENED WHEN ROADS WERE CLEAR AND NO GRAVEL ON ROAD. HAVE SEEN MESSAGE BOARDS OF OTHER OWNERS WHO STATE THEIR FRONT WINDSHIELDS ARE PRONE TO CHIPS AS WELL. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER WHICH I PURCHASED NEW. I'VE HAD THE VEHICLE FOR A YEAR AND HAVE 33,000. THE TRUCK HAS STALLED AT LEAST 5 TIMES. THERE'S NO WARNING AND IT JUST SHUTS OFF! I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THEY HAVE NOTHING IN THEIR DATA BASE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THAT'S POSSIBLE CONSIDERING ALL OF THESE E-MAILS. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST ME AND BEING A GIRL I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. BOTTOM LINE, I HAVE A CAR THEY CAN'T FIX AND I DON'T WANT TO DRIVE!! *TR

ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. TURNED THE KEY TO OFF AND RESTARTED. 2007 JEEP COMMANDER LIMITED WITH 5.7 HEMI MDS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 30-40 MPH, OUR 2007 JEEP COMMANDER SUDDENLY LOST POWER, SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINE AND POWER STEERING. WE WERE ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE, TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN APPROX. 25 MINUTES LATER. I AM 4 1/2 MONTHS PREGNANT WITH TWINS AND NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR. WE KNOW OF AT LEAST THREE OTHER JEEP OWNERS WHO REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN. THE WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES FAILED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AFTER ONE MINUTE. THE DEALER HAS NOT DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 2,143.