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The battery light came on close to my home I continue to drive and when I open the hood the alternator was smoking and smelled like it was burning it was so hard it almost caught on fire there was no flame but there was lots of smoke
My situation began on Jul 10, 14 when my vehicle began stalling while driving. Since that time, this vehicle has been stalling and quitting on the highway/city streets and sputtering along every time I drive it. This vehicle stop running on me while driving 65 to 70 mph and I have to pull over to restart it. This is at a standstill and cannot be restarted while coasting. Another time I was at a stop light and the motor died when I applied the gas pedal. Even while turning onto a major highway has given me scary moments. Even while at a stand still, the engine has died on me. These incidents that I have described have happened to me and my wife more than once for each situation that I mentioned here. To the best of my judgement, my situation is a major safety issue and an accident waiting to happen. The situation here is that the engine sputters/stalls and quits on me while driving. The cause to me is unknown since I am not a mechanic. As stated, this started Jul 2014 and has been ongoing to date.
The contact owns a 2007 Jeep Commander. The contact stated that the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed as an exhaust failure. The vehicle was taken to the delaer, but the cause of the failure could not be determined. While operating the vehicle at 35 mph, it became filled with smoke. Upon inspection, the contact noticed smoke seeping through underneath the vehicle. The vehicle was pulled over and evacuated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The failure mileage was approximately 118,000.
The contact owns a 2007 Jeep Commander. While driving approximately 65 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was coasted to the side of the road. After an hour, the vehicle was restarted and resumed normal operation. The failure recurred three times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and an independent mechanic, but the cause of the failure could not be determined. On a separate occassion, there was extremely low engine power and an unusual noise emitted outside of the vehicle when driving. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
The contact owns a 2007 Jeep Commander. While driving approximately 45 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to a certified mechanic who diagnosed that the rear axle of the vehicle was leaking oil. The certified mechanic stated that the entire rear axle and the sensor for the fuel needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not able to be driven. The dealer performed all the oil changes, but never informed the contact that the vehicle was experiencing an oil leak. The contact informed the dealer of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 112,000.
- Zion, IL, USA
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It is the second time this happens to us when on a highway. The first time my husband was driving and we have our child with us. We thought it was a part of the latest recall we received in the mail regarding the key ignition. This time I was driving on a highway, going about 60-65 mph when the engine light came on, I starting losing power, tachometer starting going down and the accelerator pedal was completely unresponsive and significantly hard to push down on it, the speed continued to go down as I was trying to get to the shoulder as fast as I could but with an unresponsive engine it was very difficult. It was also difficult to move the steering wheel as this got harden. I managed to pull over on the shoulder and had to turn the engine off. After waiting 10-15 minutes, I turned the engine back on and was able to get to my destination which was not far from where I had to pull over. The engine light is still on and I'm afraid this would happen again next time I drive my vehicle which is every day. This was not a pleasant experience at all and it is very frightening when you are on a highway and all of the sudden have no control of your vehicle, it is definitely not safe at all. This Jeep has gone through all the recalls that I have gotten in the mail.
The contact owns a 2007 Jeep Commander. The contact stated that the vehicle would not start and was towed to the dealer. The dealer diagnosed that moisture was entering a protector seal to the module in the rear passenger side fender. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 93,360.
While driving my 2007 Jeep Commander, it will shut off. Other times the lights will flicker off and car seems to stall. This problem happens without any warning. It is very scary to be driving on the interstate and the car just stops!!! I have four children that I drive around, so this can not happen! I have read where there have been many complaints about this and nothing has been done. That is unacceptable because lives are at risk. I'm taking the vehicle in for the ignition switch recall, but I have read where that has not fixed the issue I am having.
I purchased my Jeep in April of this year. The 1st week I had it, it seemed to be be loosing power so I put it in the shop to have it repaired. This went on for several months. The Jeep stopped several times while I would be driving on the highway with my children. Despite the many advances of putting it in the shop, the problem never seemed to get fixed. About 3 weeks ago, I was on the highway with my 3 year old daughter and my boyfriend when it lost power to the point it shut off again. Thank god we all were able to safely make it out the Jeep without beimg injured. I had it towed to the repair shop were I was told my motor locked up. When I asked the mechanic how was that possible he said he had never seen anything like this happen before. It had oil and it wasn't running hot at all. It never ran hot at any point actually. When he checked, he found the Jeep didn't have any coolant but could not give reason to why this happened. I contacted several Jeep dealerships that told me that never hadn't never been any recall on my Jeep but I found several things on the internet stating that the engine and coolant system a on my vehicle had been an issue with other Jeep owners same year; make and model of my vehicle.
I completed a recall (14V-438 recall date: September 3, 2014 manufacturer recall number: P41) understanding that my problem would end. The ignition key recall work: When I insert the key to the ignition, it takes an effort to push and turn the ignition key. 1) I am afraid the key will break off after several attempts. 2) I have not experienced the light flickering and electric panel shutdown (engine still running, but panel seems to be disconnected from engine performance at this point) 3) my vehicle continues to accelerated on its own with foot on brakes only when stopped at a light or stopped and making turns, or stopped on "P- park" with engine idling joltin my head/body (to describe how much it is felt).
I have a 2007 Jeep same engine and trans, it is doing same think as the 2006 recall is expressing. All I get from dealer is they can find nothing wrong. I can't get them to help me with anything. If you search the web you will see this is a big issue on the 2007 Jeep also. I was very close to getting into a crash today. This is the 4th time it has happened. Recall number: 08V203000recall date: 05/06/2008 component: Power train:automatic transmission:control module (tcm, PCM) problem summary: Chrysler is recalling 24,461 my 2006 Jeep Commander vehicles equipped with 4.7L V8 engines. The powertrain control module (PCM) was programmed with software that may allow the engine to stall under certain operating conditions. Consequence: This could cause a crash without warning. What owners should do: Dealers will reprogram the PCM software in all 4.7L engine equipped my 2006 Jeep Commanders built prior to January 11, 2006. The recall began on May 19, 2008. Owners may contact Chrysler at 1-800-853-1403.
The contact owns a 2007 Jeep Commander. While driving approximately 30 mph, the engine stalled. The vehicle was able to restart. The failure recurred several times. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14V438000 (electrical system); however, the part to do repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 122,000.
The contact owns a 2007 Jeep Commander. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the entire instrument panel illuminated and the vehicle overheated. The failure occurred several times. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage and VIN were unknown.
The contact owns a 2007 Jeep Commander. While driving at approximately 25 mph, the engine stalled. The vehicle was able to restart after three attempts. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the gear shift needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure persisted. The contact received a notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14V438000 (electrical system) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
The contact owns a 2007 Jeep Commander. While driving approximately 45 mph, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was able to restart after a few times. The contact stated that the failure was recurring. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 13,249.
The contact owns a 2007 Jeep Commander. The contact received a recall notification for the engine; however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. The VIN was not available.
Vehicle failed to start. All lights, gauges, etc. Were operational. Failed to engage starter. Towed to repair facility. Vehicle was diagnosed with a faulty power control module. Repair shop reported that due to numerous issues with the module across the county, the replacement part is currently not available and may take up to a week or longer before the part is available. Apparently, this is a common fault in these vehicles and renders our vehicle inoperable for an unacceptable length of time.
While driving the car would just shut off at random losing brakes, steering and engine power as well as other comfort features. It has happened on at least 6 occasions, usually you could just shift to neutral while driving and restart the car fixing the issues. Today however it happened will switching lanes to the center turn lane. Upon applying the brakes to wait to turn left the pedal went to the floor, then on the second depress it was super stiff and very little braking force applied. This caused the Jeep to rear end the 2 other cars waiting to turn left. The airbags didn't deploy either.
My Jeep has been giving me problems. I drove it to birmingham, ala for 3 trips and the gas mileage declined each time ( 19-17-13) mile to the gallon. The Jeep also started shaking and trying to stop, especially when stopped at a red light and standing still. I took the Jeep to chris myers in daphne, al to see what the problem was. I left it for 2 days and gave them complaints of smelling gas when starting the engine, shaking at idle, and low gas mileage. They did the diagnostic check and found multiple cyl misfire. Found spark plugs fouled and trash in the fuel rail. They replaced spark plugs & cleaned fuel rail. It was $607.12. I drove the Jeep home and several days later it did the same thing, stopping when at regular speed almost having an accident. I called the manager he stated to bring it back & would recheck it, but I would have to pay for repairs. He also stated it was the fuel I was using, I have a truck which uses the same gas & have no problem with it. Could they not find the problem. I did not take it back because they were rude and I live 30 miles from the dealer. I did not feel safe driving the Jeep. The engine light came on and I took the Jeep to a local auto mechanic & after the test he found 2 of the O2 sensors were clogged, probably from the fuel line being cleaned. He repaired this, the Jeep still ran poorly and stopping when at idle speed. He checked the computer and found it was not working properly. He kept the Jeep for about a week and told me he would not let it go because he felt it was unsafe to drive, until all was properly working.I think I was ripped off by the first job since it was not working properly wen the first job was done. I think I should have a refund on the first job. I did not have a warranty because when the extended warranty ran I called chris myers 3-4 times and did not get call back from them
I drove 2 miles away from my house and parked and turned off the car. 2 hours later I went to turn on the car to go back to home and it wouldn't start. On the dash it said transmission over temp. After I kept trying for a few minutes it finally turned on. I got home and turned it off. After a hour I tried again and again it wouldn't turn on. Kept trying it turned on, I went to auto zone to get it checked and starter, engine and alternater great. Called several mechanics and they couldn't tell me anything, they'd never heard of it. Online there's hundreds of people with the same problem. Jeeps already loosing a bunch of customers, I don't want to be one of them. I love my Jeep so please figure out what the problem is. Thanks
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- Lansing, MI, USA