2008 Jeep Commander Fuel system Problems

Electrical System is failing. Began with the Electrical sunroof will not open/OR slide all the way open, the sunroof Electrical problem has been this way since 10 years before i purchased it in 2019. Next the panel for the radio and screen panel for AM/FM, Then the CD Player quit working all together. Will not play any CD. Airbag warning light is showing on dash,however, vehicle has never been wreaked. No airbag been deployed. Starting the vehicle, within the past 6 months 2008 commander has failed to start over 20 times after continuously checking alternator, starter, ect. Informed it is the Electrical System failing; By professional. Vehicles Electrical system has caused the gears to slip and it is a v6 but drives as a 4 cylinder. Driving on Highway is dangerous when Electrical system breaks down without warning. Suspension and shocks seem to not work well, as the slightest bump is rough and rugged throwing passengers around. All these defects never occurred from April 2020 until recently about December 2021. Electrical system Repair is thousands of dollars to fix or replace. This is a manufacturer problem. Please help to correct these issues for the safety of all those on the road. Thank you for your time and consideration.

NHTSA ID

11503032

Incident

May 3, 2020

The contact owns a 2008 Jeep Commander. The contact stated while driving in a parking lot, she was informed that there was a metal part hanging underneath the rear subframe of the vehicle. The contact drove to her residence, where she noticed the failure. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the gas tank support had detached and needed to be replaced; however, the part was not available. An unknown dealer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the part was not available. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 160,000.

NHTSA ID

11481786

Incident

Feb 28, 2022

Mileage

160,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE POWER. A SMELL OF FUEL WAS PERCEIVED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE PERFORMANCE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM COLUMBUS (1130 AUTO MALL DR, COLUMBUS, OH 43228) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE BURNT THE FUEL LINES AND MELTED THE FUEL TANK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND WAS REFERRED TO THE NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 172,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

11338420

Incident

Jul 2, 2020

Mileage

172,000 mi

FUEL TANK WHERE FILLER HOSE CONNECTS HAS STARTED TO LEAK WHEN I FILL TANK. ALSO EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS ARE MADE SO SMALL AND WEAK THAT THEY BRAKE AND DEALER KEEPS TELLING CUSTOMERS THAT ENGINE NOISE OF KNOCKING IS NORMAL ON COMMANDER.

NHTSA ID

11153011

Incident

Nov 2, 2018

Mileage

232,000 mi

2008 JEEP COMMANDER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE STALLING. *SMD THE CONSUMER NOTICED ON HOT DAY, WHEN THE GAS WAS 1/4 OR LESS, IT WOULD STALL. THE CONSUMER INSTALLED A HEAT INSULATOR ON THE FUEL RAIL AND REPLACED THE FUEL CAP. HOWEVER, IN FEBRUARY WHEN IT WAS 45 DEGREES AND THE TANK WAS 3/4 FULL, THE VEHICLE STALLED. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL # 14V567000. HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10713808

Incident

Feb 1, 2015

I'VE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH MY '08 COMMANDER FOR SEVERAL MONTHS NOW. THE SUNROOF LEAKED AND WATER GOT INTO THE DASHBOARD, SHORTING THE RADIO OUT. DEALER FIXED SUNROOF SEAL AND RADIO. ON THE DRIVE HOME FROM THE DEALER, DASHBOARD LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING. RETURNED TO DEALER THE NEXT DAY, BUT THEY COULD NOT LOCATE A PROBLEM. THREE DAYS LATER, CAR WOULD SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AND ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS WOULD FLASH. RETURNED TO DEALER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO "DUPLICATE" ISSUE. TECH FROM DEALER DROVE CAR FOR 1 DAY AND HE COULD NOT FIND AN ISSUE. ONE WEEK LATER, CAR SMELLED HORRIBLE OF FUEL AND CAR WOULD SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. RETURNED TO DEALER AND DEALER REPLACED O2 SENSOR. PICKED UP CAR AND ON MY WAY HOME, LIGHTS FLASHED, CAR STALLED AND SMELLED WORSE OF FUEL. IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO DEALER, DEALER REPLACED A SECOND O2 SENSOR. PICKED UP CAR, 5 MILES FROM DEALER, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CALLED DEALER AND HE SAID TO DRIVE CAR UNTIL THE ENGINE "RESET"(ABOUT 10 MILES) OR UNTIL LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING, THEN BRING IT IN SINCE THEY CAN NOT FIND A REAL PROBLEM. ISSUE SEEMED TO RESOLVE FOR A COUPLE WEEKS OF NOT DRIVING CAR MUCH, BUT THEN THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS BEGAN FLASHING AGAIN, CAR SMELLED OF FUEL AND CAR SEEMED BOGGED DOWN. TODAY, CAR BARELY STARTED AND WAS VERY BOGGED DOWN. ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE, BUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND FLASHED REPEATEDLY. CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 40MPH, SHOOK HORRIBLY AND FINALLY SHUT OFF. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR WITH MY CHILD INSIDE. I AM A DISABLED SINGLE MOTHER AND I NEED A DEPENDABLE CAR AND DEFINITELY NOT ONE THATS GOING TO KEEP COSTING ME MONEY. I HAVE A WARRANTY THAT I PURCHASED WITH THE CAR, BUT IT SEEMS TO STILL COST AN ARM AND A LEG TO GET THIS CAR RUNNING FOR A FEW DAYS BEFORE IT CHOKES UP AGAIN. THIS CAR HAS SUCKED UP ALL MY SAVINGS AND STILL NO RESOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10510733

Incident

May 6, 2013

Mileage

80,000 mi

MY 2008 JEEP COMMANDER OVERLAND EDITION HAS SHUT OFF MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE I AM DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 60 + MPH. I LOOK ALL FUNCTION WHEN THIS HAPPENS; POWER STEERING, GAS, ELECTRICAL, ETC. I HAVE TO MAKE MY WAY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTART IT. IT ALWAYS RESTARTS RIGHT AWAY. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR IN 4-6 TIMES TO ALLEN SAMUELS DODGE, JEEP IN KATY TX TO TRY AND HAVE THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED. EACH TIME THEY KEEP MY CAR FOR MULTIPLE DAYS AND THEN TELL ME THEY CANNOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE CALLED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE AND AM GETTING NO HELP FROM THEM EITHER. THEY KEEP TELLING ME TO TAKE THE CAR IN TO GET IT LOOKED AT SO THEY CAN DIAGNOSE IT. YET EACH TIME I TAKE THE CAR IN TO GET A DIAGNOSIS, I AM CHARGED FOR A RENTAL CAR FOR A FEW DAYS, BUT THEN TOLD THEY CANNOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND THEY SEND ME ON MY WAY. WITHIN WEEKS, I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM OF THE CAR SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ONLINE AND HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING OF THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS IN THEIR 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. I AM AT A LOSS AS TO WHAT TO DO NOW. I FEEL THE CAR IS EXTREMEMLY UNSAFE, YET CHRYSLER IS DOING NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10505503

Incident

Mar 27, 2013

Mileage

83,300 mi

STARTED JEEP, BACKED OUT OF PARKING SPACE, TURNED LEFT OUT OF PARKING LOT, DROVE 20 FEET TO STOP SIGN, JEEP STALLED WHILE WAITING FOR TRAFFIC TO CLEAR FOR LEFT HAND TURN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10503599

Incident

Mar 16, 2013

Mileage

48,500 mi

JEEP WOULD NOT START. STARTER CONTINUED TO TURN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WAS ABLE TO GET ENGINE STARTED ONCE BUT STARTER DIDN'T DISENGAGE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO INVESTIGATE IT FOR FOUR DAYS (THURS. - SUNDAY) WHEN I CALLED ON MONDAY AFTERNOON THEY COULD NOT LOCATE MY VEHICLE IN THE COMPUTER. I CONTACTED THE SERVICE MANAGER. HALF AN HOUR LATER THEY TOLD ME MY JEEP NEEDS A NEW FUEL PUMP AND WOULD BE READY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. THEY COULDN'T FIND IT EARLIER BECAUSE THE TECHNICIAN DID NOT ENTER THE VEHICLE IN THE COMPUTER UNDER MY NAME. THE JEEP IS 2 MONTHS OLD WITH ONLY 1600 MILES ON IT. I ONLY GOT A RENTAL CAR FOR MY TROUBLES BECAUSE I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. NORMAL WARRANTY MAKES NO PROVISIONS FOR A LOANER VEHICLE. THIS IS NOT THE 5 STAR SERVICE I HAVE COME TO EXPECT. A BRAND NEW VEHICLE THAT DOESN'T START SHOULD RECEIVE PRIORITY STATUS. IF I HAD KNOWN IT WOULD TAKE DESERT DODGE 4 DAYS TO LOOK AT MY VEHICLE I WOULD HAVE HAD IT TOWED TO THE OTHER 5 STAR DEALER IN LAS VEGAS OR WAITED FOR AN APPOINTMENT AS I STILL HAVE TO PAY TAX ON THE RENTAL CAR AND MY WARRANTY IS ONLY FOR 5 DAYS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10219966

Incident

Feb 28, 2008

Mileage

1,600 mi