2007 Jeep Commander Brakes Problems

It randomly loses all power and it seems to shift erratically at this time as well. The check engine light dings once then disappears with out storing a any codes to diagnose. It only does it while I'm driving and if it happens while braking it loses the ability to brake. Very dangerous car, bought from dealership, told it had no problems due to not having any check engine lights and didn't do it on the test drive. AS IS WARRANTY.

NHTSA ID

11451615

Incident

Feb 11, 2022

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IDLE WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE ENGINE RPM'S RAPIDLY INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

NHTSA ID

10811098

Incident

Jun 8, 2015

Mileage

78,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR END OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,993.

NHTSA ID

10807791

Incident

Nov 30, 2015

Mileage

117,993 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10762252

Incident

Sep 8, 2015

Mileage

122,000 mi

VEHICLE LOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING DASH LIGHTS ALL FLASH ABS TRIPS ON AND OFF

NHTSA ID

10744733

Incident

Jul 1, 2014

Mileage

90,000 mi

SINCE I PURCHASED MY JEEP COMMANDER I HAVE EXPERIENCE TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON MANY OCCASIONS. THIS HAPPENS APPROXIMATELY EVERY 6 MONTHS. WHILE DRIVING IN SPEEDS VARYING FROM 20 - 70 MILES AN HOUR MY CAR WILL LOSE POWER. PRIOR TO LOSING POWER ALL DASH LIGHTS, TACHOMETERS, HAZARDS, WARNING LIGHTS AND PERFORMANCE INDICATORS WILL FLASH REPEATEDLY, VERY QUICKLY. WITHIN MOMENTS OF THE FLASHING LIGHTS MY GAS WILL SHUT OFF, MY BRAKE SYSTEM COMPLETELY FAILS AND MY STEERING WILL COMPLETELY LOCK UP. I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO WAY OF CONTROLLING MY VEHICLE IN ANY MANNER. SEVERAL TIMES MY VEHICLE HAS STOPPED IN MAJOR TRAFFIC. NUMEROUS TIMES OTHER VEHICLES HAVE HAD TO MAKE DRASTIC MANEUVERS TO AVOID CRASHING INTO MY CAR. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN REAR ENDED AND WAS NEARLY T-BONED WHEN MY CAR DIED AS I ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN. IN THE EVENT THAT I AM HIT, MY AIRBAGS HAVE NO POWER AND WILL NOT DEPLOY. MY WINDOWS AND LOCKS HAVE NO POWER. MY CHILDREN AND I COULD BE TRAPPED IN MY CAR. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE JEEP DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED IT AT AND THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT AND WILL NOT PROVIDE A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE THAT IS NOT A DEATH TRAP. I HAVE CALLED THE CHRYSLER RECALL ASSISTANCE CENTER AND WAS TOLD NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE AND HAVE NO INDICATION AS TO WHEN OR IF THERE EVER WILL BE. I CANNOT SELL MY CAR BECAUSE NO ONE WILL BUY IT KNOWING IT HAS SUCH MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES. THIS IS THE ONLY VEHICLE I OWN. I HAVE 3 CHILDREN THAT DRIVE IN THIS CAR EVERYDAY. ONE OF MY CHILDREN HAS CANCER AND I NEED A SAFE RELIABLE CAR TO TAKE HIM FOR CHEMOTHERAPY TREATMENTS. CHRYSLER IS NOT ACCEPTING ANY RESPONSIBILITY EVEN THOUGH I WAS MAILED A RECALL NOTICE. PLEASE HELP!!!!!

NHTSA ID

10722801

Incident

Jan 1, 2009

Mileage

10,000 mi

IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE AT LEAST JULY 2014. VEHICLE WILL STALL WITHOUT WARNING. WILL ACCELERATE WITH OUT BEING ABLE TO STOP. SOMETIMES WE ARE EVEN UNABLE TO GET IT STARTED FOR A FEW MINUTES. EVEN AFTER TAKING EVERYTHING OFF THE KEY RING IT IS CONTINUING TO GET WORSE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10670193

Incident

Jul 1, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN, AND THERE WAS A DELAYED BRAKE RESPONSE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V38000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

NHTSA ID

10637166

Incident

Jan 1, 2011

Mileage

100,000 mi

DRIVING TO WORK AT THE NORMAL SPEED, MY VEHICLE JUST TURNED OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, WHICH RESULTED IN THE CAR BEHIND ME HITTING ME. I AM DEATHLY AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR. WHEN I WENT TO CHRYSLER & CALLED SEVERAL TIMES, I WAS TOLD I WAS OUT OF LUCK & COULDN'T BE HELPED. I WAS EVEN HUNG UP ON. I'M NOT SURE WHAT TO DO BESIDES CONTACTING THE NEWS & HIRING AN ATTORNEY, WHICH ISN'T IN MY BUDGET. IS THERE ANYONE THAT CAN HELP ME? *TR

NHTSA ID

10637155

Incident

Sep 8, 2014

Mileage

127,000 mi

THIS CAR LOOSES POWER WITHOUT WARNING... GOES INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT WARNING... SLOWS DOWN WITHOUT WARNING... I HAVE COMPLAINTS DATED BACK TO 2011... FINALLY A RECALL... BUT THE CHRYSLER JEEP REP SAID BC OF THE TYPE OF TRAC SYSTEM I HAVE IT WON'T APPLY TO ME... I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE BUT HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE UNLESS I WALK! MY VEHICLE IS WITHIN THE SAME YR AS THE RECALL AND HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS... IM FILING A LAWSUIT!!! THEY WON'T BE SATISFIED UNTIL SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED! *TR

NHTSA ID

10548190

Incident

Oct 16, 2013

Mileage

176,000 mi

MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER V-6 IS SHOWING ESP, BAS CODES AS WELL AS DISABLING BACK UP ASSIST, TRACTION CONTROL STAYS OFF, THE ABS LIGHT, AND SOME TIMES IT WONT CLICK INTO GEAR, DRIVE OR REVERSE. AND IT IS MISS FIRING ON CYLINDER NUMBER FOUR. ALSO ALL THE LIGHTS DIM AND FLICKER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10508322

Incident

Jan 8, 2013

Mileage

83,000 mi

WAS DRIVING TO WORK GOING ABOUT 60 MPH AND MOTOR JUST SHUTS OFF. HAD TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN OFF THE KEY AND TRIED TO RESTART ENGINE. IT DIDN'T START ON THE FIRST TRY HAD TO TURN KEY OFF AND TRIED AGAIN IT STARTED. IT DID THE SAME THING WHEN I WAS GOING HOME THAT MORNING HAD TO DO THE SAME THING AS ABOVE TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS I DIDN'T HAVE POWER STEERING OR BRAKES LUCKILY I WASN'T ON THE FREEWAY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10483201

Incident

Oct 30, 2012

Mileage

126,000 mi

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO CHURCH WITH MY DAUGHTER AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING FOR THE 7TH OR 8TH TIME SINCE WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS HEAVY TRAFFIC AT 6PM AND IT SCARED HER AND MY 9 YR OLD DAUGHTER TO TEARS. THIS VEHICLE IS A REAL DANGER TO MY FAMILY AND THE LIVES OF OTHERS. IT DOES NOT START AT THIS POINT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10480002

Incident

Oct 10, 2012

Mileage

100,060 mi

SLOWING DOWN AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. AGAIN COMING CLOSE TO CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF SO MUCH TRAFFIC., THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AGAIN FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES CAUSE GRID LOCK AND CHAOS. ALL I COULD HERE WAS A CLICKING SOUND WHEN TRYING TO START IT. THIS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AFTER THAT AND THE LAST TIME I ENDED UP HAVING TO STEER INTO A STEEP DITCH TO AVOID REAR ENDING AN 18 WHEELER. I HAD MY KIDS WITH ME AT THE TIME. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND GOT NO HELP. *TR

NHTSA ID

10480001

Incident

Apr 20, 2012

Mileage

97,778 mi

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND I LOST ALL POWER. CONTINUED TO RUN AND STALLED 5 MINUTES LATER ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10480000

Incident

Mar 6, 2012

Mileage

95,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE JEEP SHUT OFF, COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER, BRAKES AND STEERING THEN AFTER A FEW SECONDS TURNED BACK ON. THIS HAD HAPPENED 4 TIMES WITHIN 10 MILE. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED. I HAD TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP SO THEY COULD PLUG IT INTO THEIR COMPUTER. THE RESULTS WERE NEGATIVE AND COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. SEARCHING ONLINE, THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER JEEP OWNERS THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10459782

Incident

May 27, 2012

Mileage

65,590 mi

CAR STALLS, DIES AND SUFFERS A LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE DECELERATING. THIS HAS OCCURRED 7 TIMES IN TOTAL NOW. COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, POWER BRAKES, AND STEERING. UNACCEPTABLE DANGER TO MY FAMILY AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD. *TR

NHTSA ID

10430312

Incident

Oct 3, 2011

Mileage

80,007 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 72 MPH, THE REAR BRAKES SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SHOULDER AND A BURNING ODOR WAS COMING FROM THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS IN THE PAST FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE A FAILURE. THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V493000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,560. UPDATED 11/15/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE REAR BRAKES LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING. UPDATED 06/15/2012 *JS

NHTSA ID

10426904

Incident

Sep 22, 2011

Mileage

85,560 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE ABS, ESP AND THE SLIPPERY WHEN WET WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. SHE THEN ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE REAR WHEEL SUDDENLY LOCKED AND BEGAN TO EXHIBIT AN UNUSUAL GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO HAD NOT YET CONTACTED HER BACK WITH A DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 53,800.

NHTSA ID

10373979

Incident

Dec 31, 2010

Mileage

53,800 mi

2007 JEEP COMMANDER. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE AND ALL WARNING LIGHTS INDICATED THE SHIFT INDICATOR. MECHANIC REPLACED THE ESIM. CONSUMER STATES THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED ON OCTOBER 23, 2010 AS HE WAS ENTERING A PARKING LOT AT A VERY LOW SPEED, PREPARING TO STOP, HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP AND JUMPED THE CURB AND A FENCE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10368978

Incident

Jul 20, 2010

TRAVELING TO STOPLIGHT, AND WHEN I WENT TO BRAKE, THE BRAKES DID NOT CATCH CAUSING ME TO CRASH INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. *TR

NHTSA ID

10237571

Incident

Jul 3, 2007

Mileage

16,000 mi

THE BRAKE SYSTEM WOULD LOCK UP AT HIGH SPEEDS, DRIVABLE AND YOU FEEL THE FRICTION AND IT'S LIKE A TUGGING EFFECT UNTIL YOU BRAKE AND THEN IT WOULD BE COMPLETELY FINE. THIS FIRST HAPPENED BACK IN JUNE OF 2007. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN TO HAVE THE DEALER LOOK AT THE PROBLEM AS SOON AS IT HAPPENED. THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG, NOTHING SHOWED UP ON THEIR TESTS. THIS BRAKE PROBLEM HAPPENED OCCASIONALLY THROUGH THE YEAR WITH NO WARNING LIGHT APPEARING ON THE PANEL AND IT WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALERS ATTENTION AND ALWAYS THE SAME RESULT, NOTHING THEY CAN FIND IN THEIR TESTS. BUT LATELY THIS BRAKE PROBLEM WAS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY, MORE RANDOM AND PROGRESSIVE AND AGAIN WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALERS ATTENTION, 3 DIFFERENT DEALERS IN FACT. AND STILL NOTHING THEY CAN FIND. *TR

NHTSA ID

10232996

Incident

Jun 27, 2007

Mileage

2,493 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE REAR BRAKES. THE VEHICLE STILL MANAGED TO STOP, EVEN THOUGH THE PEDAL DROPPED. THERE WAS NO FUEL LEAKAGE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE LOCKING, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V493000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE). THE VEHICLE REACHES 11 MILES PER GALLON. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,600.

NHTSA ID

10216418

Incident

Nov 15, 2007

Mileage

5 mi