Jeep COMMANDER 4X4 problems and owner complaints

THIS COMPLAINT IS IN CONNECTION WITH A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. THE VEHICLE STALLED TWICE WHILE ON A HIGHWAY SERVICE ROAD. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT THE PLACEMENT AND DESIGN OF THE IGNITION MAY BE TO BLAME FOR THIS AND OTHER STALLS (WHICH ARE NOW UNDER NHTSA INVESTIGATION). IT APPEARS THAT IF YOU HIT YOUR KNEE ON THE KEY WHILE IT IS IN THE IGNITION YOU CAN EASILY TURN THE TRUCK OFF WHILE IT IS IN OPERATION. PLEASE REVIEW THE PLACEMENT OF THE IGNITION AND ITS DESIGN AS IT APPEARS TO OFFER LITTLE RESISTANCE TO GLANCES FROM THE DRIVER'S KNEE. IT S…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10189530 at NHTSA ↗

I DROVE A 22007 JEEP COMMANDER LIMITED 5.7LT HEMI. ON MAY 8, 2007 I WAS AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT FOR APPROXIMATELY A MINUTE OR TWO WHEN THE SIGNAL TURNED GREEN AND I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE STALLED. I HIT THE GAS A COUPLE OF TIMES WITH NO SUCCESS. I THEN PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE,AND IT STARTED FINE, BUT THE STALLING FRIGHTENED AND CONCERNED ME.*AK

Owner-reported narrative. 1,083 miles reported. Look up ODI 10190351 at NHTSA ↗

I PURCHASED A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER IN OCTOBER OF 2006. AT ABOUT 2,000 MILES, I EXPERIENCED AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE THAT CAUSED MANY GAUGES TO COME ON OR GO OFF. I DID LOSE MY HEADLIGHTS & THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED. I PULLED OVER, POWERED OFF THE VEHICLE & RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE HAS DONE THIS SAME OR SIMILAR PROBLEM 4 TIMES NOW. I'VE FILED THE LEMON LAW IN INDIANA, BUT IT WAS DENIED. THE LAST TIME I EXPERIENCED THE ELECTRICAL FAULT, MY SEAT STARTING MOVING FORWARD FOR A FEW SECONDS WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR. THE VEHICLE HAS REGISTERED F…

Owner-reported narrative. 2,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10198152 at NHTSA ↗

I BOUGHT MY NEW 2007 COMMANDER IN SPRING OF 2008. LESS THAN 6 MONTHS LATER I'VE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. RANDOM LIGHTS COME ON AND GO OFF AT DIFFERENT TIMES. MOST RECENTLY I WAS IN CHICAGO ON A MAJOR FREEWAY AND MY CAR STALLED WHEN I SLOWED DOWN FOR TRAFFIC. AFTER TWO TRIES IT RESTARTED BUT MY DASHBOARD, LIGHTS, NAVIGATION SYSTEM WERE NOT WORKING. I DROVE TO A PARKING LOT AND TURNED MY CAR OFF. AFTER LETTING IT SIT FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES, I RESTARTED IT AND ONLY THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THIS TIME. MY DEALERSHIP INSTALLED A NE…

Owner-reported narrative. 8,700 miles reported. Look up ODI 10243133 at NHTSA ↗

I LEASE A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. I NOTICED, TO START, THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AT A LOW SPEED. AT FIRST IT FELT LIKE MY FOOT WAS NOT QUITE ON THE ACCELERATOR SO I DISMISSED THE FIRST COUPLE OF INCIDENCES. MORE RECENTLY HOWEVER, MY VEHICLE WILL OCCASIONALLY STOP ACCELERATING AT ABOUT 15 MILES PER HOUR. WITH MY FOOT FULLY ON THE ACCELERATOR, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT GO ( THE ENGINE IS NOT STALLED ). IT DEFINITELY FEELS LIKE THE VEHICLE IS SHIFTING AUTOMATICALLY INTO NEUTRAL WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE. THE ENGINE LIGHT ON MY CONTROL PAN…

Owner-reported narrative. 22,972 miles reported. Look up ODI 10248435 at NHTSA ↗

BRAKING CAPABILITY -- SEEMINGLY IN FRONT END OF VEHICLE -- IS DIMINISHED BY APPARENT WARPING OF FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. THIS BECAME FIRST NOTICEABLE TO ME AT APPROX JUST 15K MILES. JEEP (DAIMLERCHRYSLER) WANTS NO PART OF REPAIR (WARRANTY EXP AT 12K MILES, THEY SAY). INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP INFORMS ME THAT THIS IS CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH JEEPS. I COMPLAINED TO DAIMLERCHRYSLER VIA LATTER IN MARCH; THEY DECLINED TO HELP VIA LETTER DATED APRIL 10, 2007.

Owner-reported narrative. 15,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10193109 at NHTSA ↗

ENGINE STALLED TWICE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION CAUSING THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. THIS LED TO A LOSS OF CONTROL THAT REQUIRED THE VEHICLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. 12,163 miles reported. Look up ODI 10199662 at NHTSA ↗

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.

Owner-reported narrative. 2,143 miles reported. Look up ODI 10204619 at NHTSA ↗

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2007, WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS DECELERATING AND THE WHEELS AND BRAKES LOCKED UP SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES LATER. ANOTHER FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN SHE PLACED THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE. SHE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE WHILE THE GEAR WAS IN REVERSE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FUEL…

Owner-reported narrative. 2,436 miles reported. Look up ODI 10202563 at NHTSA ↗

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE MY 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. I LOOKED AT THE GAS GAGE TO FIND OUT THAT IT SAID IT WAS ON E. I THOUGHT THAT WAS ODD BECAUSE I HAD JUST PUT 30.00 INTO THE GAS TANK. I WAS PASSING BY A GAS STATION AND TURNED IN REAL QUICK. I THEN NOTICED MY GAUGES THAT TOLD ME THE OUTSIDE TEMP WAS BLACK AND ALL OTHER ELECTRONIC THINGS WERE OFF. THEN AS I WAS TURNING INTO THE GAS STATION THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP ON ME AND I ALMOST RAN DIRECTLY INTO THE GAS PUMPS. I SLAMMED ON MY BREAKS AND WAS ABLE TO STOP I…

Owner-reported narrative. 26,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10230994 at NHTSA ↗