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2009 Jeep Commander Engine Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the engine system, filed with NHTSA

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Engine reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
10
Latest Apr 6, 2021
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
22%
of 45 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
0
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2009 Jeep Commander submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming engine

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Engine
Filed Apr 6, 2021

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND DRIVEN TO HER DESTINATION. THE CONTACT CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER WARSAW CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (2771 N DETROIT ST, WARSAW, IN 46582, (574) 306-5082) AND SORG DODGE INC (1811 ELKHART RD, GOSHEN, IN 46526, (574) 533-8605) AND THE DEALERS WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000. THE CONSUMER STATED 4 SENSORS WERE OUT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING FINE AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE.

NHTSA ID
11406673
Incident
Mar 6, 2021
Mileage
110,000 mi
Engine
Filed Jan 23, 2019

WHILE DRIVING THE COMMANDER IT STALLS. THE ENGINES SHUTS OFF WITH NO WARNING. THEN I HAVE TO PUT IT IN PARK AND START IT AGAIN. SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS WTH THE LIGHTS, RADIO AND WIPERS ON. AND IT SOUNDS LIKE IT DOES NOT WANT TO START. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES. AND THE DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO.

NHTSA ID
11171643
Incident
Dec 7, 2018
Mileage
72,000 mi
Engine
Filed Oct 10, 2018

MY 2009 JEEP COMMANDER STALLED AND FINALLY CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. EVERYTHING COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN AND HAVE TO RESTART THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY. IT HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES NOW IN APPROXIMATELY LAST FOUR MONTHS. THIS CONDITION HAS HAPPENED TWICE WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING, AND TWICE WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING. IT IS AT RANDOM, AND AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS OF 35MPH TO 45MPH ON A CITY STREET. SO FRIGHTENING. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED IN AUGUST OF 2010 WITH 38+K MILES ON IT. IT HAS 141000MILE NOW. I HAVE REPLACED THE IGNITION KEY A FEW MONTHS AGE. I HAVE MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. ANY SUGGESTIONS ON WHAT MIGHT CAUSE THIS TO HAPPEN? MY WIFE IS NOT DRIVING THE JEEP ANYMORE. LAST INCIDENT WAS ON 10/1/2018.

NHTSA ID
11139572
Incident
Oct 1, 2018
Mileage
141,000 mi
Engine
Filed Jun 20, 2018

MY VEHICLE SHUTS-OFF/ STALLS WHILE DRIVING. WITHIN THE FIRST 3-5 MILES OF DRIVING IN TRUCK, STALLS ONCE PER DAY WHEN I SLOW TO A STOP IN TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY. IT STALLED ONCE ON A CITY STREET WHEN I PUT IS IN REVERSE. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE STEERING WHEEL LOSES POWER. I QUICKLY PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND RESTART. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST DAILY. TO DATE, IT HAS STALLED 11-TIMES. I FOUND THE AN ESTIMATED 300,000 CHRYSLER, DODGE AND JEEP VEHICLES MANUFACTURED IN 2007 AND 2008 WERE RECALLED FOR THE SAME STALLING PROBLEM THAT I AM EXPERIENCING. I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AND OTHERS BECAUSE I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS IS A PROGRESSIVE PROBLEM WHERE THE ENGINE MAY STALL WHILE IN MOTION.

NHTSA ID
11102915
Incident
Jun 20, 2018
Body & structureEngine
Filed Nov 13, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WATER ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND CAUSED THE FLOORBOARD TO BECOME WET. AS A RESULT, THERE WAS A MILDEW ODOR AND WATER STAINS. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

NHTSA ID
10790201
Incident
May 15, 2015
Mileage
78,000 mi
EngineFuel systemPowertrain (other)
Filed Oct 11, 2015

WAS DRIVING THROUGH TOWN WITH NO PROBLEM. ROAD TURNS INTO HIGHWAY AND SPEED LIMIT IS 65 MPH. TRIED TO INCREASE SPEED FROM 35 MPH (TOWN SPEED LIMIT) AND VEHICLE STARTED SLOWING DOWN AND BUCKING AND HESITATING. PULLED OFF ROAD AND TURNED ENGINE OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES. COULD NOT INCREASE SPEED TO MORE THAN 25 MPH. TOWED HOME. LEFT ALONE FOR AN HOUR AND RETRIED. STILL HAVE SAME PROBLEM. TRIED THIS MORNING, STILL SAME PROBLEM. WILL NEED TO TOW IT TO A GARAGE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO CAME ON.

NHTSA ID
10781305
Incident
Oct 10, 2015
Mileage
113,000 mi
Engine
Filed Nov 14, 2014

BUMPED THE KEY AND ENGINE SHUT OFF...CALLED THE SERVICE DEPT AND FOUND OUT THERE WAS RECALL ON MY TRUCK PRIOR TO ME BUYING IT BUT WAS NOT DISCLOSED. *TR

NHTSA ID
10655044
Incident
Oct 28, 2014
Mileage
69,674 mi
Engine
Filed Feb 20, 2013

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

NHTSA ID
10499453
Incident
Feb 17, 2013
Mileage
60,000 mi
ElectricalEngineSteering
Filed Oct 19, 2012

APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING MY JEEP COMMANDER, IT STALLED WITH NO WARNING. ALL THE TRUCKS LIGHTS LIT UP AND THE POWER STEERING WOULD NOT WORK. I WAS ABLE TO START IT BACK UP AND DRIVE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO HELP ME AS THEY COULD NOT RECREATE THE ISSUE. SINCE THEN IT HAS HAPPENED AN ADDITIONAL 2-3 TIMES WITH THE DEALERSHIP STILL UNABLE TO HELP ME. ALL TIMES THE TRUCK HAS STALLED OUT AND I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO RESTART AND DRIVE AWAY. THE LAST TIME BEING IN SEPTEMBER OF 2012 WHILE DRIVING ON A FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. *TR

NHTSA ID
10481195
Incident
Aug 1, 2010
Mileage
10,000 mi
Engine
Filed Sep 3, 2010

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH THE DASHBOARD LIT UP AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. THE FIRST TIME THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE KEY. THE SECOND TIME THE DEALER RE-PROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER. NEITHER REPAIRED THE FAILURE. WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY AFTER IT STALLED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41000.

NHTSA ID
10353688
Incident
Apr 15, 2010
Mileage
34,000 mi

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