2008 Jeep Commander 4X4 Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JAKE SWEENEY CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (85 W KEMPER RD, SPRINGDALE, OH 45246) WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

ELECTRICAL PROBLEM SOMETIMES WHEN I START THE JEEP MY RADIO WILL NOT COME ON IT WON'T COME UNTIL I CUT IT OFF AND STARTED IT BACK UP SOMETIMES IT TAKE 2-4 STARTS. WATER PROBLEM I HAVE WATER COMING IN ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR BOARD EVERY TIME A HARD RAIN COMES. CAN'T FIND WHERE IT COMES FROM. LOOKED ON YOUTUBE ABOUT 6 PEOPLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME KIND OF JEEP COMMANDER. 2008. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 8 YEAR ON AND OFF SOME. I BOUGHT THE JEEP IN 2009 THE 1ST YEAR IT LEAKED A PUDDLE THE NEXT YEAR IT DIDN'T LEAK AS BAD I THOUGHT I WAS LEAVING THE WINDOW DOWN BUT, I WAS NOT IT IS COMING IN FROM THE SUNROOF TRAY SOMEHOW I BELIEVE GET FULL AND LEAKS DOWN IN ON THE PASSGER SIDE FLOOR BORARD. A LOT OF 2008 JEEP OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. CHRYSLER NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT TOO MANY PEOPLE ARE ON YOUTUBE COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SAME THING IT SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JAKE SWEENEY CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (85 W KEMPER RD, SPRINGDALE, OH 45246) WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

MY CAR ALL OF THE SUDDEN WOULDN'T TURN ON, IT SAID DAMAGED KEY, THE KEY IS FINE, IT UNLOCKS AND LOCKS WITHOUT A PROBLEM, BUT THE CAR WONT START. I'VE BEEN TOLD IS THE WIN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. WHEN IT RAINED, WATER ENTERED THE FLOOR PANEL OF THE VEHICLE AND CAUSED THE AMPLIFIER TO FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE SUN ROOF TUBES NEEDED TO BE CLEARED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, BUT THE REMEDY FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 98,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THIRD ROW REAR SEAT IN THE VEHICLE HAD BECAME INOPERABLE AND UNABLE TO CLOSE CAUSING THE DRIVER TO BE UNABLE TO VIEW OUT OF THE REAR WINDOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE MECHANISM THAT CONTROLS THE SEATS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

MY CAR ALL OF THE SUDDEN WOULDN'T TURN ON, IT SAID DAMAGED KEY, THE KEY IS FINE, IT UNLOCKS AND LOCKS WITHOUT A PROBLEM, BUT THE CAR WONT START. I'VE BEEN TOLD IS THE WIN

AFTER APPLICATION OF THE N23 SOFTWARE FLASH, 4WD LOW IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT IN 4WD LOW, THE ONLY REACTIONS IS A SERVICE 4WD MESSAGE. THE DEALERSHIP NOR CHRYSLER/JEEP WILL ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR BREAKING THE FINAL DRIVE AND WANT TO CHARGE EXORBITANT FEES FOR TROUBLESHOOTING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BRANHAVEN JEEP CHRYSLER DODGE RAM (348 W MAIN ST, BRANFORD, CT 06405) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 48,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SRS WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. I WAS ABLE TO MOVE TO THE SHOULDER AND BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. THERE WAS NO POWER TO ANY SYSTEM. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS IN THE OFF POSITION. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. *TR THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE HAS LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING.

MY WIFE IS DRIVING THE JEEP AND IT JUST CUTS OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON NOW FOR MONTHS... WE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE LAST YEAR AND STILL WAITING FOR THE PARTS TO COME IN.. IT HAS BEEN OVER SIX MONTHS AND THERE SEEMS TO BE KNOW SENSE OF URGENCY ON THE PART OF CHRYSLER. MUST SOMEONE GET KILLED ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF BECAUSE OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND CHRYSLER NOT HAVING THE PARTICULAR PARTS... I AM STILL PAYING FOR THIS VEHICLE... *TR

THE THIRD ROW SEAT IS STUCK IN THE UP POSITION ELIMINATING 50% OF MY VIEW. THE THIRD ROW SEAT IS NEVER USED BY ME AND IS NOW NOT FUNCTIONING AT ALL AND STUCK IN THE UP POSITION DUE TO A FACTORY DEFECT.

USED POWER LIFTGATE TO OPEN AND PUT GROCERIES IN BACK OF 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. LIFTGATE FAILED AND SLAMMED DOWN ON MY BACK. NOW, WHEN ACTIVATING THE POWER LIFTGATE, IT GOES UP HALF WAY AND SLAMS SHUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. WHEN THE IGNITION KEY WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED, AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT SATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE. LATEST RECALL INCLUDES 2008 CALLED AND DOES NOT INCLUDE MY VEHICLE. I THOUGHT THIS NIGHTMARE WAS FINALLY OVER. SINCE SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE HAS BEEN OCCURRING. COMPLETELY LOSES ALL POWER-STEERING, BREAKING..EVERYTHING COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN. HAS OCCURRED IN 80 MPH TRAFFIC IN DOWNTOWN ATLANTA, ON A RAILROAD TRACK (DUE TO BUMP) IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERACTION, SPEEDING UP TO MAKE A LEFT TURN INTO TRAFFIC ETC. TOOK EVERYTHING OFF KEY AND DID NO GOOD EXCEPT MADE ME LOSE MY EXTRA KEY THIS VEHICLE IS A DEATH TRAP. I OWE 18K+ AND CAN'T DRIVE IT OR I RISK MY LIFE AND THE LIFE OF MY CHILDREN. WAS REAR ENDED TWICE WITHIN A MONTH SO I GAVE UP AN STOPPED DRIVING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. WHEN IT RAINED, WATER ENTERED THE FLOOR PANEL OF THE VEHICLE AND CAUSED THE AMPLIFIER TO FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE SUN ROOF TUBES NEEDED TO BE CLEARED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, BUT THE REMEDY FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 98,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THIRD ROW REAR SEAT IN THE VEHICLE HAD BECAME INOPERABLE AND UNABLE TO CLOSE CAUSING THE DRIVER TO BE UNABLE TO VIEW OUT OF THE REAR WINDOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE MECHANISM THAT CONTROLS THE SEATS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

GOING TO STRAP THE GRAND CHILD IN THE BACK SEAT THE SEAT BELTS LOCK UP COMING OUT BEFORE FULLY PULLED OUT. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. EVEN HAS HAPPENED TO ME A FEW TIMES ON FRONT DRIVERS SEAT. TODAY STRAPPING THE GRAND CHILD IN IT LOCK WHILE SHE WAS SEAT BELTED IN. WE WENT TO UNDO THE SEAT BELT AND IT WOULD NOT GIVE ANT SLACK TO UNDO BELT.WE HAD TO SLID HER OUT OF THE SEAT BELT IN ORDER TO GET HER OUT. ONE TIME BEFORE SHE STARTED SCREAMING WHILE WE WERE DRIVING BECAUSE THE SEAT BEAT HAD GOTTEN EXTREMELY TIGHT ON HER. I HAD A HARD TIME GETTING HER OUT. SHE HAS BECOME SCARED OF THE SEAT BELTS. I,M GETTING WORRIED MYSELF.

3RD ROW DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT HAS BROKEN TWICE SINCE WE PURCHASED JEEP COMMANDER IN MAY. DEALER REPLACED BROKEN SEATBELT IN DECEMBER 2008 AND IT BROKE AGAIN FEBRUARY 2009. THE FIRST TIME WHEN WE ARRIVED AT OUR DESTINATION OUR SON WAS STUCK AND COULDN'T GET OUT. THE SEATBELT WOULDN'T RELEASE. THE SECOND TIME HARD TO FASTEN SEATBELT. THE SEATBELT WOULDN'T LATCH. WE ARE NOT USING THAT SEAT BELT TILL IT IS FIXED. WE ARE FAMILY OF 7 SO WE USE ALL 7 SEATBELTS. THE CONSEQUENCE WOULD BE ONE OF OUR CHILDREN BEING SERIOUSLY INJURED DUE TO SEATBELT FAILURE. *TR

I WAS DIRVING AND LOST ALL POWER TO THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE STOPPED, NO POWER STEERING AND NO POWER BRAKE. THE MANAGED WITH MUCH DIFFICULTY TO SAFELY PULL THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RE-START IT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS. IT CREATES A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND IS A MAJOR SAFTEY ISSUE AS IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN OR STOP THE VEHICLE.

I BOUGHT MY 2008 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4 WITH V8 4.7L, QUADRA TRACK II ON 8/1/2013. ATP I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL ON ______________. I SERVICE APPOINTMENT WAS MADE AND THE CARE WAS REPAIRED. I SOON CALLED THE REPAIR SHOP BACK AND COMPLAINED OF THE AIRBAG LIGHT BEING ON INTERMITTENTLY, 4X4 SERVICE LIGHT AND PARKING AND BRAKE LIGHTS ALSO WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. I WAS TOLD THAT THESE ISSUES WERE NOT PARK OF THE RECALL THEY REPAIRED AND TO CALL THE DEALER I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM. I CALLED AUTOMATION AND WAS TOLD THAT MY COMPLAINTS WERE NOT IN THE RECALL AND OR UNDER A WARRANTY WITH THEM AND TO PAY FOR A SERVICE APPOINTMENT. I COULD NOT AFFORD THE SERVICES SO NO GO. I STILL HAVE THESE ISSUES OFF AND ON AND JUST GOT A SERVICE REPAIR RECALL NOTICE IN 9/2010. LIKE ALL THE OTHERS I'M STILL RISKING EVERYTHING EACH TIME I DRIVE THE ONLY CAR WE OWN AS A FAMILY AND AN WAITING FOR CHRYSLER TO MAKE THE PART AVAILABLE AND PRAY I DON'T HURT MYSELF MY FAMILY OR ANOTHER DRIVER, IF THE SYSTEM DECIDES TO COMPLETELY FAIL. COME ON GET YOUR [XXX] TOGETHER WE NEED PARTS AND A FIX ASAP!!! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I RECENTLY HAD AN ISSUE WHERE AFTER DRIVING MY VEHICLE, GOING INTO A BANK AND RETURNING TO START MY CAR, THE VEHICLE DID NOT START. I TRIED REPEATEDLY TO START THE VEHICLE BUT NOTHING WORKED. FINALLY IT STARTED AGAIN AT AN AUTO SHOP AND THEN TURNED OFF AND WE TRIED TO START IT AGAIN, BUT IT WOULD NOT START. THE BATTERY WAS TESTED AS WELL AS THE STARTER. THERE WERE NO ISSUES WITH EITHER OR THE COMPONENTS ASSOCIATED WITH STARTING THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, AFTER MY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STARTING SEARCHING FOR RECALLS HE NOTICED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FRONT CONTROL MODULE AND SAID TO CALL CHRYSLER. I CALLED AND ONLY 1338 VEHICLES WERE "QUALIFIED" FOR THIS PART RECALL. MY VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THAT RECALL BUT THE ISSUE AT HAND IS THE CULPRIT OF A DEFECTIVE FRONT CONTROL MODULE. RECALL ID # 71686 - VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER SUMMARY: CHRYSLER IS RECALLING 1,338 MY 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AND COMMANDER VEHICLES. THE FRONT CONTROL MODULE MAY HAVE BEEN INCORRECTLY MANUFACTURED. CONSEQUENCES: THIS COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL WHILE DRIVING OR NOT TO START AND/OR CAUSE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. ENGINE STALLING OR INOPERATIVE WIPERS COULD CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING. *JS

VEHICLE HAS ROLLED BACK 3 TIMES ON ITS OWN AFTER BEING STARTED WHILE TRANS WAS STILL IN PARK. DEALER CLAIMS THERE IS NO PROBLEM TO BE FOUND. CHILD SAFETY LATCH ON DOOR HAS FAILED. POWER WINDOW REPEATEDLY GOES UP AND DOWN. INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS UP COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING. FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM COMES ON WHEN NOT NEEDED AND STAYS ON. SQUEAK IN RIGHT REAR SUSPENSION. OTHER WORK HAS BEEN DONE ON VEHICLE THAT I CAN DOCUMENT. VEHICLE HAS APPROX. 8,450 MILES. *TR

1/15 STARTED AND DROVE TRUCK FOR 20 MIN. SHUT OFF FOR 30 MIN WHEN RESTARTED HEADLIGHTS WIPERS WIPER FLUID BLINKERS CRUISE CONTROL HAZARDS HORN DASH LIGHTS ECT WOULD NOT WORK. WAS FORCED TO DRIVE HOME IN SNOW STORM STOPPING TO WIPE WINDSHIELD WITH HAND. *TR

ON JULY 21, 2010 MY BLINKERS AND DASH LIGHTS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THEY REPLACED THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH AND UPDATED THE KEY FOBS PER A RECALL NOTICE. $240.32 CHARGE. ON AUGUST 24TH, 2010 I EXPERIENCED BEING LOCKED INSIDE OF MY VEHICLE IN 100 DEGREE HEAT. I COULD NOT OPEN THE WINDOWS, DOORS, OR SUNROOF. THE A/C DID NOT FUNCTION AND THE DASH LIGHTS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING. AT THIS TIME THEY DID SOMETHING TO THE CONTROL MODULE. UNDER WARRANTY - NO CHARGE. ON JULY 13, 2012 I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS STALLING AT HIGH RATES OF SPEED (IT FELT LIKE WE WERE BEING REAR-ENDED), THE CHECK ENGINE AND OTHER WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATING. THEY REPROGRAMMED THE PCM. UNDER WARRANTY - NO CHARGE. ON OCTOBER 4, 2012 I RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP AS THE VEHICLE WAS AGAIN STALLING AT HIGH RATES OF SPEED, AND ALSO SHUTTING OFF AT LOW RATES OF SPEED OR WHILE IDLING. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM AND REPLACED THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE. UNDER WARRANTY - NO CHARGE. TODAY WHILE DRIVING I EXPERIENCED BOTH STALLING AT HIGH SPEEDS AND THE VEHICLE TURNING OFF AT LOW SPEED. I HAVE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW. MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF OTHERS IS AT RISK BY DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. *TR

VEHICLE HAS ROLLED BACK 3 TIMES ON ITS OWN AFTER BEING STARTED WHILE TRANS WAS STILL IN PARK. DEALER CLAIMS THERE IS NO PROBLEM TO BE FOUND. CHILD SAFETY LATCH ON DOOR HAS FAILED. POWER WINDOW REPEATEDLY GOES UP AND DOWN. INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS UP COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING. FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM COMES ON WHEN NOT NEEDED AND STAYS ON. SQUEAK IN RIGHT REAR SUSPENSION. OTHER WORK HAS BEEN DONE ON VEHICLE THAT I CAN DOCUMENT. VEHICLE HAS APPROX. 8,450 MILES. *TR