2007 Jeep COMMANDER problems and owner complaints

THE 2006 JEEP COMMANDER STALLED 3 TIMES IN THE 10 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. 2 OUT OF THE 3 STALLINGS WERE ON A HEAVY TRAFFIC INTERSTATE IN ATLANTA, GA. EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE INCLUDED DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MILES AN HOUR, A/C POWERED ON FAILURE, AND ITS CONSEQUENCES RESULTED IN ENGINES TURNING OFF COMPLETELY, AND REQUIRING A FULL RESTART. CARS GOING THE SAME SPEED AS MYSELF 65 MPH)WERE SWERVING TO MISS ME. TO CORRECT THE FAILURE JEEP GAVE ENGINE A SOFTWARE UPGRADE, AND STATED THAT SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. THE SERVICE MANAGER ST…

Owner-reported narrative. 7,600 miles reported. Look up ODI 10191043 at NHTSA ↗

ROLLING TO A SLOW STOP THE VEHICLE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY. THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED SUCCESSFULLY. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10191970 at NHTSA ↗

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 15 MPH, THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPACE AND ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS FAILED. HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT ONCE IT WAS PLACED INTO REVERSE, THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A L…

Owner-reported narrative. 38,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10264492 at NHTSA ↗

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) 2007 JEEP COMMANDER [XXX] TURN THE IGNITION KEY AND DOES NOT WANT TO START, DID IT IN OCTOBER 2009 AND MARCH 10TH 2010. ALL POWER IS ON, LIGHTS, RADIO, BOOSTED BATTERY, THIS IS NOT THE ISSUE, IT FINALLY TURNED ON IDLED EXTREMELY HIGH, I TURNED IT OFF AND TRIED TO START IT OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND WOULD NOT START. BY REVIEWING THE INTERNET OTHER OWNERS OF THE 2007 JEEP COMMNADER ARE EXPERIENCING ;STALLING AND THE CAR NOT STARTING, IT APPERS TO BE …

Owner-reported narrative. 77,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10318803 at NHTSA ↗

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO FIFTH GEAR. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER LOCKS TOO EARLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 400 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,000. UPDATED 01-15-08. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS AN AGGRESSIVE VIBRATION BETWEEN THE SPEEDS OF 40-50 MPH. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM, BUT DID ACKNOWLEDGED THERE WAS A VIBRATION. UPDATED *JB

Owner-reported narrative. 400 miles reported. Look up ODI 10202150 at NHTSA ↗

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 50-60 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED FIVE MINUTES LATER. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE TRANSMISSION, AND THE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,200 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000. UPDATED 03/04/08.*LJ TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE VALVE BODY CONNECTOR AREA.

Owner-reported narrative. 9,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10216564 at NHTSA ↗

I PURCHASED A NEW 2006 JEEP COMMANDER LIMITED 4.7L 4WD. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ON ONE OCCASION AND A RURAL ROAD ON ANOTHER OCCASION AT SEPARATE TIMES IN ON THE SAME DAY (TWO DAYS AFTER PURCHASING) AND WAS MOVING AT AROUND 70 MPH ON THE HWY AND 45 ON THE RURAL ROAD WHEN I SHIFTED IN MY SEAT. MY RIGHT KNEE MADE MINOR CONTACT WITH THE IGNITION KEY AND IT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF COMPLETELY, NO DASH LIGHTS NO MOTOR, NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES. I MANAGED TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD AND LUCKILY NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME OR BESIDE ME EITHER TIME…

Owner-reported narrative. 850 miles reported. Look up ODI 10178480 at NHTSA ↗

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST STEERING ABILITY AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DIMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED TO REGAIN POWER AND STEERING ABILITY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.

Owner-reported narrative. 6,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10203658 at NHTSA ↗

TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING, WHEN @ A COMPLETE STOP POSITION, CAR LUNGES FORWARD WITHOUT ANY ACCELERATION PEDAL PRESSURE, WHILE DRIVING ALL "PRNDL " LIGHTS CAME ON THEN CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 30 MPH EVEN THOUGH I AM STEPPING ON ACCELERATION PEDAL, WHEN PUTTING CAR IN DRIVE AND STEPPING ON ACCELERATION PEDAL, ENGINE REVS BUT WILL NOT GO, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON, CAR COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING @ 65 MPH. ENGINE STALLING AND CUTTING OFF FAILURE AND HAS OCCURRED @ LEAST 5 TIMES. THE CONSEQUENCES HAVE BEEN THAT I CO…

Owner-reported narrative. 23,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10245555 at NHTSA ↗

THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW OCTOBER 2007, ALSO THE EXTENDED WARRANTY 5YEAR 60,000 WAS PURCHASED AT THE SAME TIME. THE MAJOR PROBLEMS BEGAN WITH THE TRANSMISSION ELECTRONIC SYSTEM, THE REMOVED AND REPLACED SOMETHING INSIDE. MEANWHILE THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED AND MAINTAINED BY GRAVA CHRYSLER JEEP SINCE NEW THE FIRST TIME WE COMPLAINED AND HAD IT SERVICED WAS JANUARY 2011 AND THE LAST REPORT WAS FEBRUARY 20,2012 AND THEY STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT TO FIX..LAST YEAR WHILE DRIVING HOME ON INTERSTATE 93 SPEED APPROX 55 THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND WE…

Owner-reported narrative. 32,310 miles reported. Look up ODI 10451054 at NHTSA ↗