NHTSA Complaint #10733505 — 2006 JEEP COMMANDER

PRIOR TO 06-06-14 @115,616 MILES BEGAN NOTICING ISSUES WITH VEHICLE NOT STARTING. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS VEHICLE WOULD START. HOWEVER KNOWING THIS WAS A RE-OCCURRING ISSUE THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEPT. TO BE INSPECTED (DEALERSHIP OF PURCHASE AND ALL MAINTENANCE/REPAIRS PERFORMED AT SAME LOCATION). 23 POINT INSPECTION PREFORMED, STARTER WAS CHECKED OUT AND FOUND TO BE BAD. THE STARTER ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. 12-29-14 @ 121,251 MILES REGULAR MAINTENANCE PROGRAMED FOLLOWED (I.E.) LUBE, OIL AND FILTER. 23 POINT INSPECTION PREFORMED FOR THE 120,000 MILES SERVICE: REPLACED THE AIR FILTER AND PCV VALVE, FLUSHED THE COOLING SYSTEM, REPLACED REAR WIPER BLADES, REMOVED THROTTLE BODY AND CLEANED, INDUCTION SERVICE, REPLACED THE FRT CRANK SEAL, CLEANED AND REPLACED THE SERPT BELT. REPLACED THE FRT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. 01-13-15 @ 121,854 MILES VEHICLE TAKEN TO SERVICE DEPT. DUE TO ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON AND FLASHING WHILE DRIVING TO WORK THE DAY BEFORE. VERY ALARMING SITUATION RELATED TO ENGINE LIGHT ON AND FLASHING, VEHICLE SEEMING TO HAVE POOR ACCELERATION AND NOT WANTING TO PICK UP ANY SPEED EVEN WHEN GAS PEDAL PRESSED. TESTED AND CHECKED, TRACED FOUND #3 INJECTOR, WIRING AND CONNECTOR "CHEWED UP". THE INJECTOR AND CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WERE REPLACED. SYSTEM RETESTED. 05-11-15 @ 124,424 MILES PERFORM LUBE, OIL AND FILTER AT SERVICE DEPT. 06-29-15 @ 125,572 MILES VEHICLE'S ENGINE LIGHT ON. TAKEN TO SERVICE DEPARTMENT. 3 OR 4 CODES ON DIAGNOSTIC TEST. COULD BE ENGINE MISFIRE OR TRANSMISSION. CODES CLEARED TOLD TO BRING BACK IN IF ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN. NEXT DAY ENGINE LIGHT BACK ON AND VEHICLE BACK TO SERVICE DEPT..INJECTOR #4 BLEEDING:REPLACE INJECTOR, SPARK PLUGS AND PREFORMED INDUCTION SERVICE. "NOTHING YOU COULD HAVE DONE TO PREVENT IT HAS TO DO W/ SEALS INSIDE ENGINE." TEMP SENSOR IN TRANSMISSION REPLACED, TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED.