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When trying to crank the car the ignition is very slow and the lights dim. It is trying to turnover but cannot. After a few attempts it starts smelling like something electrical is going on. We attempted to jump it off but it performs the same even when attached to jumper cables. So it is not the battery which was changed 2 years ago and the starter was replaced 2 years ago as well. This has been happening for a while periodically but it always eventually started and never smelled like something electrical was burning. The vehicle was parked in a parking spot in lexington for only a few minutes to run into the retrieve some documents and when returning it just would not start. Once I got home I started looking up common issues with electrical and noticed that there had been several recalls that might apply to my issue. I plan to call our local Chrysler dealer as soon as they open and see if they can confirm and pick it up for repairs that should be covered under the warranty.
The Commander has an electrical defect that prevents the car from starting. We have traced it back to the alternator wire. It's the design of the wiring that's causing a defect. When I research it this is a problem that most Commander owner's deal with. There's no way to fix the problem. Jeep Fiat Chrysler have never addressed this problem. We've replaced the battery and alternator twice now in the last 2 years.
First my gauge cluster just goes crazy parked or even while driving it. Now I just drove it down the road and it is stuck in 4th gear will not go into any other gear!
While driving at normal speed(s) 35-50mph all dash lights came on in sequence and then the engine stalled. Luckily this was at 230 am and near a closed business parking lot and I was able to coast off the road way. Within a few seconds of the vehicle motion stopping the lights, radio and all electric died and would not start. This is a serious safety issue and I guess Jeep is waiting for someone to die and have their family sue them. I have seen several complaints on 2006 Commanders doing the same thing. I bought mine 12/24/2018 and I am the third owner. First owner was a leasee and put 22K miles on it. Second owner had the vehicle from 2010 to 12/15/2018 and it had 80,500 miles when I bought it. I have only put less than 1000 miles on it and I am having serious concerns on keeping it. 3.7V6/auto 4X4 sport
Air bag came on and doesn't go off, engine light is on constantly even after vehicle is repaired. Vehicle shuts off while you are driving. Seat belts are broken woke stay after being repaired. Windows get stck.
- Tallahassee, FL, USA
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While driving at 60 mph on the highway, my Jeep has jolted like it had lost power for a brief moment. The jolt was severe enough that it made my arms ache from it. This worries me as I have read many complaints about complete stalls at high speeds and this could cause a severe accident. My Jeep has 150,000 miles on it. This issue needs to be investigated before there is a fatality.
2007 Jeep Commander with 112,000 est miles, bought used in ak 2016. A week after I bought it I kept having O2 sensor codes pop up. I have had all sensors replaced more than once and numerous other parts with the latest being the catalytic converter. I have spent several thousands of dollars trying to solve this issue. Today was my breaking point, I was driving on I-24 to nashville to take my son to an appointment at vanderbilt. It was raining this morning, all of a sudden the red lighting bolt and other lights came on. My Jeep lost power, the brakes didn't work, the steering locked up and I was scared I was going to get hit. I put my hazards on and was able to get across 2 lanes of traffic to the shoulder. I shut the Jeep off and turned it back on and it was normal again with just the check engine light on. I was so scared to drive back to clarksville, fearing that it would happen again. I saw that I am not the only one who has had this issue. I called corporate and they said there is nothing really they can do. I said what is it going take, someone, dying or getting into a wreck?? I am disappointed in how this has been handled. My latest carfax shows that this Jeep has had the same issues over and over, with nothing really getting resolved.
Under heavy rain, the vehicle leaks on the inside to the point of a big puddle in the floor of the driver side while stationary. This has also caused a problem with my cruise control and on-screen nav it now goes on and off displaying the Jeep logo as if the car was just starting up and I am in the middle of driving.
Our 2007 Jeep Commander has had a recurring issue for over a year while in operation whether in motion or stationary, vehicle will shut off randomly. When you attempt to restart the vehicle, it starts right back up again. The random vehicle shutdowns take place in all driving conditions and regardless of uphill or downhill driving. Brought the Jeep Commander to the Jeep dealership and they replaced the ignition switch as part of a recall. This did not resolve the problem at all and the dealership was unable to figure out causes for random stalling even when the Commander failed during testing with technicians. I replaced virtually every sensor I could imagine including, throttle position sensor and idle air control sensor, egr, map sensor, air intake sensor and the PCM. No luck, we have the same random stalling and the procedure is, restart the vehicle in neutral for recovery while in motion. The restart does not fail, but the random stalling continues sometimes five or six times on a 100 mile trip. This is dangerous and can get someone or their family killed.
2007 Jeep Commander, the vehicle was parked and when I came to turn it on, the ignition switch turns but the engine does not turn on. I had a recall letter about this issue a couple years ago and had it replaced at the dealership. However, it seems like this issue has not been fixed. Please solve it, as this causes a lot of problems and frustration to Chrysler's customers.
The contact owns a 2007 Jeep Commander. While driving 75 mph, the vehicle lost power and stalled. There were no warning indicators illuminated during the failure. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 136,000.
Vehicle shutting off when stalling or at a stop driving down a city street with vehicles behind me. Idleing high when turning on or driving. Just had some thing fixed and issue still not resolved seems to be ECM/PCM possibly. Some sort of water entrance unsure where from had windshield reinstalled and I still get puddles on my driver and passenger feet. Back set belts keep braking was told this is a defect when seats are layed down seat buckles break and need to be replaced which is a safety issue with my children since I have 4 and need these to be functional they have been replaced 3 times and am now told it's a defect.
I have own this car for 5 years and it did shut down on me due to I did hit the ingestion switch with my knee as we were going down the interstate. A couple years go after that with no issue. Now my 17 year old girl drives it now with no issue. Got recall littler ignition switch replacement. Got switch replaced and one for a re-flash on the power train. Now after that it has stalled out on my daughter 2 times a mouth apart when stop to make a turn going to school. Took to the dealer and they said it was a faulty front control module and only going off of stored codes B211E & B211A and don't know how many counts or how old they are. The service writer could not tell me that is a fix and the tech said that is what it need. I took the car home and I can not find these codes anywhere online. I did find a lot of complaints of this same thing and the FCM has been replaced with many other sensors and they still have the same issue. So that my have saved me over $500 that may or may not fix it.. I the parent am driving the car now till I can this figured out. If there are updated resolving this issue with the same problem please advise. Don't what to just throw away money on parts that is not on me but more of a safety issue on the Jeep company end that needs to fix this. Thanks for your time.
I am guessing it is "electrical". since new (2007), this vehicle has had problem with intermittent starting. Random, unpredictable. Turn key to start, nothing happens, no click, nothing. There is power in acc position (lights, dash, etc ok). When it happens, have been able to wiggle gear shifter, put it into park multiple times, push on the brake pedal, wiggle shifter more.. then usually it starts. Have also tried it in neutral, and it started in neutral (not safe). Dealership service dept multiple tmes has been unable to root cause it or permanently fix it. Danger of leaving older female driver stranded as it has in parking garages, etc. One should be able to confidently start a vehicle that has no other problems and is well taken care of. To stay when it happened - not a one time thing. It has happened multiple time over the years, starting back in 2007 when it was still under warranty.
The contact owns a 2007 Jeep Commander. The contact stated after having NHTSA campaign number: 14V438000 (electrical system) remedied at the darcars dealer, the ignition key battery experienced an excessive loss of power. The contact stated that due to the failure with the key they made an additional copy and was able to start the vehicle without it being programmed in to the vehicle. The contact felt that the recall remedy failed to repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000.
All light flash off and on randomly sometimes leaving the gauges and ac not working then return and leave the eas and traction control light and check engine light on. Pulling the code reveal a U1403 and U1411 code. When bumps are hit or the ac is on the lights flash and sometime wiggling the ignition switch stops the flashing other times it is random and sometime more sporadic, when the vehicle is experiencing the problem the car ignition can be shut off and the restarted sometimes it stops the trouble..
While highway driving, the vehicle shut off at 70mph in middle lane. There were no warning lights or chimes that preceded the event. After pulling over and putting the vehicle in park, the Jeep started normally. The key ring only had the Jeep key and the valet key, and I far away from the dashboard.
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- Lexington, NC, USA