2008 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4 Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN OVER TO START THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED WHILE WAITING TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DRIVEN FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A REASONABLE TIMEFRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

WHILE DRIVING NOTICED WINDOWS, SUNROOF, RADIO, SEATS, AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS WHERE NOT OPERATING AT ALL. THEN AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, ALONG WITH SERVICE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR CAME ON. TRIED RESTARTING AND RESETTING SYSTEMS BUT HAD NO LUCK. HAD A FRIEND BRING OTHER KEY FOB AND ALL SYSTEMS BUT FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WERE NORMAL FOR REMAINDER OF FIFTEEN MILE TRIP. UPON NOTIFYING DEALERSHIP ABOUT RECALL NOTICE RECEIVED FOR TRANSFER CASE PROGRAMMING. THEY ASSURED MY FAMILY IT WOULD SOLVE ALL PROBLEMS. BEING AN HONEST MECHANIC THAT I AM, I TOOK THERE WORD. TWO WEEKS LATER SAME PROBLEMS AND WAS GETTING WORSE FUEL MILEAGE THEN BEFORE PROGRAMMING.(6 MPG LESS) I HAD TO LEAVE WORK TO TAKE COMMANDER BACK TO DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID PROGRAMMING DIDN'T PROGRAM. AFTER LEAVING RETURNED TO WORK AND DECIDED TO TEST FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. SAME RESULTS, SERVICE FOUR WHEEL SYSTEM LIGHT AND FOUR LOW DIDN'T WORK. RETURNED THIRD TIME FOUR LOW WORKED FOR ONE WEEK BUT RADIO COMPLETELY STOPPED PRODUCING SOUND. NOW THEY SAY I'M OUT OF MY TEN THOUSAND MILE PROGRAMMING WARRANTY. I WOULD RATHER HAVE OLD PROGRAMMING BACK AT LEAST THEN I COULD USE FOUR LOW AND IT DIDN'T SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL WHEN I LET OFF THROTTLE. VERY WORRIED ABOUT FAMILIES SAFETY. PLEASE HELP! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT A BRIEF MOMENT AND, AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE PROGRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE A REASONABLE TIMEFRAME TO INDICATE WHEN THE PARTS AND REMEDY WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

1/15 STARTED AND DROVE TRUCK FOR 20 MIN. SHUT OFF FOR 30 MIN WHEN RESTARTED HEADLIGHTS WIPERS WIPER FLUID BLINKERS CRUISE CONTROL HAZARDS HORN DASH LIGHTS ECT WOULD NOT WORK. WAS FORCED TO DRIVE HOME IN SNOW STORM STOPPING TO WIPE WINDSHIELD WITH HAND. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I BOUGHT MY 2008 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4 WITH V8 4.7L, QUADRA TRACK II ON 8/1/2013. ATP I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL ON ______________. I SERVICE APPOINTMENT WAS MADE AND THE CARE WAS REPAIRED. I SOON CALLED THE REPAIR SHOP BACK AND COMPLAINED OF THE AIRBAG LIGHT BEING ON INTERMITTENTLY, 4X4 SERVICE LIGHT AND PARKING AND BRAKE LIGHTS ALSO WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. I WAS TOLD THAT THESE ISSUES WERE NOT PARK OF THE RECALL THEY REPAIRED AND TO CALL THE DEALER I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM. I CALLED AUTOMATION AND WAS TOLD THAT MY COMPLAINTS WERE NOT IN THE RECALL AND OR UNDER A WARRANTY WITH THEM AND TO PAY FOR A SERVICE APPOINTMENT. I COULD NOT AFFORD THE SERVICES SO NO GO. I STILL HAVE THESE ISSUES OFF AND ON AND JUST GOT A SERVICE REPAIR RECALL NOTICE IN 9/2010. LIKE ALL THE OTHERS I'M STILL RISKING EVERYTHING EACH TIME I DRIVE THE ONLY CAR WE OWN AS A FAMILY AND AN WAITING FOR CHRYSLER TO MAKE THE PART AVAILABLE AND PRAY I DON'T HURT MYSELF MY FAMILY OR ANOTHER DRIVER, IF THE SYSTEM DECIDES TO COMPLETELY FAIL. COME ON GET YOUR [XXX] TOGETHER WE NEED PARTS AND A FIX ASAP!!! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

LEFT CAR ON BUT IN "PARK" AS WE PUMPED GAS. ABOUT A MINUTE INTO PUMPING GAS, THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD A FEW INCHES THEN CAME TO A STOP AUTOMATICALLY. *TR

CHRYSLER HAS A RECALL OUT FOR FAULTY IGNITION SWITCHES. THE RECALL NOTICES WERE ISSUED IN SEPT 2014. IT IS NOW MID DEC AND THERE ARE NO PARTS AND NO REMEDY FOR THIS WHEN IN CONTACT WITH CHRYSLER DIRECTLY. ON THE RECALL IT STATES THAT THE ENGINE CAN STOP DUE TO ELECTRICAL FAILURE W/IN THE VEH WITH OUT NOTICE AS WELL AS THE POWER STEERING CAN BE LOST AND OR THE BRAKING ALL OF WHICH INCREASE YOUR CRASH POTENTIAL. THERE IS ALSO WARNING THAT THE AIR BAGS CAN DEPLOY W/O WARNING CAUSING BODILY HARM TO BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS. THEY ARE AWARE THERE IS AN ISSUE AND STATE THEY STILL HAVE DONE NOTHING TO RESOLVE - INEXCUSABLE!!! *TR

PREVIOUSLY OWNED JEEP COMMANDER WAS PURCHASED FROM A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP IN 2012. SINCE THEN WE HAVE HAD UNUSUALLY SHORT BATTERY LIFE: THE BATTERY IN THE CAR HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED 2 TIMES IN THE PAST TWO YEARS (WARRANTIED 3 YEAR BATTERY LIFE FROM MANUFACTURER). ADDITIONALLY, THE CAR HAS FAILED TO START ATLEAST 5 TIMES IN THE PAST TWO YEARS. THE BATTERY POWER WILL BE FINE, BUT THE IGNITION WILL REFUSE TO ENGAGE(NO CLICKING SOUND.) IF ANOTHER BATTERY IS HOOKED UP TO THE ENGINE, IT WILL START JUST FINE WITHOUT ANY WAITING PERIOD TO CHARGE BATTERY SINCE THE CAR'S BATTERY WILL STILL BE FULLY CHARGED. TODAY THE ENGINE WOULDN'T TURN OVER AT ALL AND WE FINALLY BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THEM FIGURE OUT WHAT IS GOING ON SINCE WE WEREN'T ABLE TO JUMP THE ENGINE THIS TIME. WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP BEFORE, AND THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY ANY PROBLEM, SO IT SHOULDN'T BE A BROKEN OR WORN DOWN PART(ESPECIALLY SINCE WE'VE BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM SINCE THE 60,000/4 YEAR OLD MARK). ADDITIONALLY, THE CAR WILL NOT DISPLAY ANY FAULT MESSAGES, SO IT EITHER CAN'T SENSE THE IGNITION PROBLEM, OR HASN'T BEEN PROGRAM TO UNDERSTAND THERE ARE POWER ANOMALIES IN THE STARTER/IGNITION SYSTEM. *TR

IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE. LATEST RECALL INCLUDES 2008 CALLED AND DOES NOT INCLUDE MY VEHICLE. I THOUGHT THIS NIGHTMARE WAS FINALLY OVER. SINCE SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE HAS BEEN OCCURRING. COMPLETELY LOSES ALL POWER-STEERING, BREAKING..EVERYTHING COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN. HAS OCCURRED IN 80 MPH TRAFFIC IN DOWNTOWN ATLANTA, ON A RAILROAD TRACK (DUE TO BUMP) IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERACTION, SPEEDING UP TO MAKE A LEFT TURN INTO TRAFFIC ETC. TOOK EVERYTHING OFF KEY AND DID NO GOOD EXCEPT MADE ME LOSE MY EXTRA KEY THIS VEHICLE IS A DEATH TRAP. I OWE 18K+ AND CAN'T DRIVE IT OR I RISK MY LIFE AND THE LIFE OF MY CHILDREN. WAS REAR ENDED TWICE WITHIN A MONTH SO I GAVE UP AN STOPPED DRIVING. *TR