2010 Jeep COMMANDER: complaints, problems and recalls

VEHICLE DIED ON ROAD, TOWED TO SHOP THEY COULD NOT FIND ERROR, THEY UPDATED THE COMPUTER. RELEASED VEHICLE BACK TO ME. BEGAN DIEING ON ROAD, LOST STEERING, LOST BRAKES, UNSURE IF LIGHTS WORKED. LIMPED BACK TO DEALER. DEALER FINALLY REPORTED THAT IT WAS A BAD WIRING HARNESS CONNECTION TO THE IGNITION SYSTEM. 2010 JEEP COMMANDER WITH 5K MILES. BARELY MISSED HITTING A POLICE VEHICLE. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 5,322 miles reported. Look up ODI 10347897 at NHTSA ↗

A NUT FASTENING A TPMS STEM TO THE WHEEL/TIRE FAILED RESULTING IN A TIRE BLOW OUT. UPON INSPECTION OF ALL OTHER TPMS STEMS, ANOTHER NUT HAD A FRACTURE ITS ENTIRE LENGTH AND HAD TO BE REPLACED.

Owner-reported narrative. 22,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10417271 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY AND MAKE A LOUD SOUND WHEN TURNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NORMAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,000. UPDATED 11/03/2011 *LN *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 16,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10422872 at NHTSA ↗

DURING ACCELERATION THROTTLE BECAME STUCK. VEHICLE STARTED INCREASING IN SPEED WITHOUT THE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. I INITIALLY HELD ON THE BRAKES FOR 3 CONSECUTIVE COMPRESSIONS WITHOUT ANY NOTICEABLE DECREASE IN SPEED OR RPM. SHIFTED CAR TO LOWER GEAR ALONG WITH BRAKES, STILL RPM AND SPEED WAS INCREASING. PLAN B WAS TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND LET THE ENGINE BLOW OR SHUT VEHICLE OFF WHILE DRIVING ON BUSY HIGHWAY. IN THE MIDST OF GOING THROUGH THESE ACTIONS VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING. GOING TO DEALER FIRST THING MONDAY MORNING, GOD ONLY KNOWS…

Owner-reported narrative. 15,745 miles reported. Look up ODI 10447529 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 JEEP COMMANDER SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING 50 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY AFTER THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. SMOKE ALSO EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ORIGINALLY STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE, BUT LATER STATED THAT THE FLOOR MATS WERE COVERING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT A LOCAL BODY SHOP CONFIRMED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED AND WERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE…

Owner-reported narrative. 36,420 miles reported. Look up ODI 10460875 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND UPON STARTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. A POWER MODULE, SPARK PLUGS, AND IGNITION COILS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A REPLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

Owner-reported narrative. 24,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10469313 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS RESISTANT TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT HAD TO REMOVE THE FUSE IN ORDER TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE KEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED TO REPLACE THE BATTERY, WHICH WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,300.

Owner-reported narrative. 62,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10470165 at NHTSA ↗

I JUST PURCHASED A USED 2010 JEEP COMMANDER LIMITED WITH 5.7 HEMI FROM PHILPOT MOTORS AND BROUGHT IT HOME JUNE 25TH, 2012. ON FRIDAY, JUNE 29TH ON MY WAY HOME THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF TWICE WITHIN 10 MINUTES. BOTH TIMES IT WAS AS I WAS COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. I HAD TO PUT IT IN PARK AND TURN THE KEY AND IT STARTED RIGHT BACK UP LIKE NOTHING WAS WRONG. PHILPOT HAD IT BROUGHT TO AN AUTHORIZED JEEP DEALER (ALLEN SAMUELS) WHERE IT SAT FOR 2 WEEKS AND THEY COULDN'T FIGURE IT OUT OR REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. PHILPOT SUGGESTED THEY CHANGE THE …

Owner-reported narrative. 62,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10473747 at NHTSA ↗

Reported: 2010-01-11 (January 11, 2010)

CHRYSLER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 CHRYSLER SEBRING; DODGE AVENGER AND NITRO; JEEP LIBERTY, COMMANDER AND GRAND CHEROKEE; AND MODEL YEAR 2009-2010 DODGE RAM TRUCK. THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN BUILT WITH AN IMPROPERLY FORMED OR MISSING BRAKE BOOSTER INPUT ROD RETAINING CLIP.

Consequence: THIS COULD RESULT IN BRAKE FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH.

Remedy: CHRYSLER WILL REPLACE THE BRAKE BOOSTER INPUT ROD RETAINING CLIP FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING FEBRUARY 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

Reported: 2010-03-05 (March 5, 2010)

CHRYSLER IS RECALLING MODEL YEAR 2010 JEEP COMMANDER AND GRAND CHEROKEE VEHICLES. THEY MAY HAVE BEEN BUILT WITH AN IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED REAR TRACK BAR.

Consequence: REDUCED VEHICLE STABILITY COULD OCCUR INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE REAR TRACK BAR BUSHING RETAINING HOOP AND REPLACE THE REAR TRACK BAR IF ANY ARE FOUND TO BE MIS-POSITIONED. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING APRIL 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

Reported: 2010-05-11 (May 11, 2010)

CHRYSLER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 CHRYSLER 300, DODGE CHALLENGER, CHARGER, JEEP COMMANDER, GRAND CHEROKEE AND DODGE RAM VEHICLES. THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN BUILT WITH A WIRELESS IGNITION NODE (WIN) MODULE EXHIBITING A BINDING CONDITION OF THE SOLENOID LATCH.

Consequence: THE RESULT OF THE DEFECT COULD LEAD TO A CONDITION WHERE THE KEY MAY BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH (WIN MODULE) PRIOR TO PLACING THE SHIFTER IN PARK. THIS COULD RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR UNINTENDED VEHICLE MOVEMENT AND COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE WIN MODULE FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR BEFORE AUGUST 23, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

Reported: 2013-05-07 (May 7, 2013)

Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2005-2010 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles manufactured February 11, 2004, through March 9, 2010; and 2006-2010 Jeep Commander vehicles manufactured January 31, 2005, through March 10, 2010. A transfer case electrical failure may result in an unintentional shifting of the transfer case into the neutral position.

Consequence: If the vehicle shifts into neutral, it may roll away increasing the risk of a crash or personal injury.

Remedy: Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the final drive controller which governs the transfer case, with new software, free of charge. The recall began on August 15, 2013. Owners may contact Chrysler at 1-800-247-9753. Chrysler's recall campaign number is N23.