Jeep COMMANDER 4X4 transmission problems
61 complaint narratives mention transmission terms.
Key facts
463 owner complaints analyzed
0 distinct recall campaigns
62,228 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2007 to 2009 model years. Data snapshot: . 380 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Transmission and shifting evidence
61 of 463 complaints match this topic (13.2%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10198152 · 2007-08-01 (August 1, 2007)
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 ↗
Owner report 10248435 · 2008-11-11 (November 11, 2008)
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 ↗
Owner report 10260260 · 2009-02-27 (February 27, 2009)
I OWN A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING IT, I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THAT RUNS THROUGH MY TOWN AT ABOUT 40 MPH AND THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT. I TRIED TO GIVE IT SOME GAS TO GO BUT I KEPT DECELERATING. I SHIFTED MY GEAR SHIFT TO PARK, SHUT IT OFF AND RESTARTED MY CAR AND IT WENT BACK TO RUNNING NORMALLY FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. IT HAPPENED 4 MORE TIMES BEFORE I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A COMPUTER ERROR AND THEY CORRECTED IT. TWO WEEKS LATER, I LEFT MY DRIVEWAY AND WAS HEADING DOWN MY STREET AND M…
Owner-reported narrative. 14,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10260260 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10277650 · 2009-07-21 (July 21, 2009)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING AND LOSE TOTAL POWER WHILE IN TRANSIT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT REPAIR WHAT THEY COULD NOT SEE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY STILL COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE THIRD TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE AS WELL AS THE TRANSMISSION MODULE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE W…
Owner-reported narrative. 52,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10277650 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10290865 · 2009-11-03 (November 3, 2009)
07 JEEP COMMANDER W/ < 30K MILES, SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. VARIOUS SPEEDS, VARIOUS GEARS, VARIOUS GAS LEVELS, VARIOUS TERRAINS. TRUCK HAS DONE THIS +/- 5X'S OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST 7 MOS. NO INDICATOR LIGHT, NO WARNING. RESULTS IN COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING & POWER BRAKES REQUIRING THE NEED TO COAST IN NEUTRAL TO SAFE LOCATION AND ULTIMATELY PULLING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO COME TO COMPLETE STOP. TROUBLE THEN GETTING JEEP INTO PARK FOR A RESTART. JEEP HAS BEEN IN DEALER SHOP FOR EACH INSTANCE TO NO AVAIL, DEALER CANNOT SOLIDIFY PRO…
Owner-reported narrative. 27,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10290865 at NHTSA ↗