Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data
Data refreshed
Our database contains 13 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2009 Jeep Commander 4X4, most frequently naming the electrical, engine and powertrain (other) categories. 17 manufacturer communications are on file.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
When owners filed reports about this model year
| Month | Complaints filed | Cumulative |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2009 | 1 | 1 |
| May 2010 | 1 | 2 |
| Jan 2011 | 1 | 3 |
| Sep 2012 | 1 | 4 |
| Feb 2013 | 1 | 5 |
| Jun 2013 | 1 | 6 |
| Aug 2015 | 2 | 8 |
| Oct 2015 | 1 | 9 |
| Mar 2017 | 1 | 10 |
| Sep 2017 | 1 | 11 |
| Mar 2019 | 1 | 12 |
| Jul 2019 | 1 | 13 |
Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
No recalls in our database for this model year
That does not guarantee a specific vehicle is unaffected — recalls are issued against VINs, and new campaigns are announced regularly. Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov.
Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words
DRIVING DOWN A RESIDENTIAL STREET AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND MAKES A CHIME NOISE. NOW IT DOES IT OFF AND ON THE WHOLE TIME IT IS BEING DRIVEN. ALSO IF YOUR SITTING STEAL AND YOU TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IT WILL DO IT AS WELL. I'M THINKING IT MAY BE DUE TO THE CLOCKSPRING.
MY FOBIK KEY IS GETTING STUCK IN THE OWN POSITION AND WILL NOT LET ME TAKE THE KEY OUT WITHOUT UNPLUGGING THE BATTERY.
IDENTICAL ISSUE AS FOUND WITH NHTSA # 10908927 VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING AND CANNOT BE RESTARTED WITHOUT PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN PARK. PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED WITH 170,000 MILES ON IT. CARFAX SHOWS GREAT CARE INTO THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER WITHIN FIRST 24 HOURS AFTER PURCHASE HAVE FOUND IT TO STALL WHILE DRIVING AND AT IDLE NEAR 6X. HAVE TAKEN TO AUTO REPAIR SHOP/AUTOZONE/USED IFIXIT CODE FINDER AND NOTHING IS FOUND. THIS HAS CREATED HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AS IT WILL HAPPEN AT RANDOM.
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND OFF, I AM UNABLE TO START THE CAR. ALL LIGHTS WORK PROPERLY, AND THE BATTERY IS NEW & WORKING. AFTER HITTING THE STARTER WITH A WRENCH, THE VEHICLE STARTED. THIS CONTINUES TO HAPPEN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH MERGING INTO TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SHOULDER, SHIFTED INTO PARK, AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE DOORS FAILED TO LOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIN MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS AN UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER RECALL DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,500.
THIS MORNING THE CAR WOULD NOT START AT ALL. BATTERY IS 100%. ALL LIGHTS COME ON, EVERYTHING ELSE WORKS FINE BUT ENGINE WILL NOT START. VEHICLE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION VERY LOW MILEAGE. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED OUT IN THE BUSH WE WOULD BE IN SERIOUS TROUBLE. CHATTER ON MOST OF THE JEEP FORUMS CONFIRMS MULTIPLE NO START ISSUES ACROSS THE JEEP PRODUCT LINE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE TRANSMISSION INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED INTO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE IT BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , POWER TRAIN). THE VIN WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.
A bulletin sent by a manufacturer to its dealers. Not a recall, and repairs are not necessarily free.
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Manufacturers file copies of the bulletins they send to dealers with NHTSA. These often describe diagnostic or repair procedures for a known condition. They are not recalls: repairs described in a bulletin are usually only free if the vehicle is still under warranty or the manufacturer has extended coverage.
Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.