2008 JEEP COMMANDER Electrical System Problems

MY CAR- I WAS ABLE START IT TWICE AFTER A FEW SIMPLE TEST.- I MADE SURE THE BATTERY CABLE/TERMINALS WERE TIGHT, I TURNED EVERYTHING OFF, AND I THEN CUT IT OFF. ON THE 3RD TIME IT DID NOTHING. NO DASH LIGHT RADIO, NO A/C, WINDOWS NOT WORKING. THE HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WORK SO BATTERY IS FINE. THE KEY WILL LOCK OR UNLOCK THE DOORS. THE STARTER WORKS. *TR

THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW MOTOR WENT OUT. WHEN I LOOKED IT UP ON THE WWW IT SHOWED A LOT OF SAME PROBLEMS WITH THIS YEAR. *TR

MY CAR STARTED TWICE AND THEN CUT OFF. AFTER THE 3RD TIME IT DID NOTHING. NO DASH LIGHT RADIO OR ANYTHING WILL WORK. THE HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WORK SO BATTERY IS FINE. THE KEY WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK THE DOORS. *TR

IGNITION WAS VERY LOOSE AND WOULD EVEN START WITH JUST TOUCHING THE KEY WITHOUT TURNING IT. WOULD ALSO TURN OFF WITH JUST A TOUCH OF THE KEY. IT SOON GOT TO THE POINT WHERE IT WAS NOT MAKING CONNECTION AND WOULD NOT START FROM TIME TO TIME. WHICH STRANDED ME AND MY FAMILY SEVERAL TIMES FAR FROM HOME. AFTER CHANGING MANY THINGS ON THE JEEP I DECIDED TO TAKE IT ON A FAMILY VACATION WHERE IT WOULD NOT START AND WE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED BACK HOME TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE IGNITION MODULE WHICH THEY REPLACED FOR $600. THE JEEP IS RUNNING GREAT NOW. AND I AM NOT AFRAID TO DRIVE IT ANYMORE. IT SAT IN THE GARAGE HERE AT HOME FOR MONTHS AND I THOUGHT ABOUT TRADING IT IN BUT I DID NOT WANT SOMEONE ELSE TO GET STUCK OR HURT...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE IGNITION WAS INDEPENDENTLY TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

WE JUST BOUGHT OUR JEEP AND IN THE FIRST WEEK WE HAD IT STALLED FOR NO REASON. WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULDN'T NOT REPEAT THE PROBLEM. IT HAS SINCE STALLED 5 OR 6 TIMES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE AND AM AFRAID TO LET MY TEENAGE SON DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD WENT BLACK AND THE CAR WENT COMPLETELY DEAD. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT. NO LIGHTS, POWER STEERING OR BRAKES, NO POWER WINDOWS TO PUT MY HAND OUT TO WAVE CARS AROUND ME. CAR ALSO STALLS IMMEDIATELY UPON STARTING UP. ALSO ANOTHER RECURRING ISSUE IS THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD LIGHTING UP AND FLASHING, TOTAL POWER LOSS--NO POWER IN GAS PEDAL, CAR STOPS, AND THEN SUDDENLY KICKS BACK IN. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID I MUST PAY $99.50 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER. WE HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WE TURNED THE IGNITION SWITCH COMPLETELY OFF AND THEN RE-STARTED THE CAR. *TR

LAST SUMMER SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE NICELY MAINTAINED VEHICLE FROM A REPUTABLE DEALERSHIP I WAS DRIVING ALONG SUBDIVISION STREET AND THAT VEHICLE TURNED OFF. I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND I WAS ABLE TO START IT AND GET GAS I THOUGHT IT WAS ODD.-----MAYBE I DID SOMETHING. THE SECOND TIME MY SON WAS DRIVING ON A FIVE LANE BUSY COMMERCIAL STREET AND IT TURNED OFF. AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO EASILY COACH HIM THROUGH IT AND IT STARTED UP. THIS TIME WE TOLD MY HUSBAND WHO WORKS IN AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING. HE TALKED TO SOME PEOPLE AND CAME UP WITH THE IDEA THAT IT WAS THE EXTRA KEYS THAT WERE ON THE IGNITION KEY RING. SEEMED LOGICAL SOMETIMES I DO HAVE A BUNCH OF EXTRA KEYS ON MY RING ----BUT I REMEMBER THINKING THAT I DIDN'T HAVE THE EXTRA KEYS ON THAT OCCASION. IT DIDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN------UNTIL YESTERDAY. DAUGHTER DRIVING----IN...

PURCHASED 3/11. 6/11 MYSELF/3 OTHERS WERE LOCKED IN THE VEHICLE. DOORS WOULDN'T UNLOCK/OPEN, WINDOWS DIDN'T WORK, WOULDN'T START. WE WERE HELD HOSTAGE FOR 5 MIN WHEN IT START UP AND EVERYTHING WORKED. 6/11 EXITED-LEFT THE KEYS ON SEAT 30 SEC LATER LIGHTS INSIDE FLICKERED, DOORS LOCKED, HORN HONKED. 7/2011 DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH IT MOMENTARILY SHUT OFF FOR ABOUT 3 SEC AND TURNED ITS SELF-BACK ON. THIS CAUSED A DRASTIC DROP IN SPEED BEFORE IT RESTARTED. 7/11 DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR MAT WAS VERY WET FROM RAIN ENTERING THE TRUCK. 7/11 DRIVING IN A RAIN STORM WITNESSED WATER COMING DOWN THE DRIVER'S SIDE PILLAR NEXT TO THE WINDSHIELD. 4/12 ATTEMPTED TO START IT. EVERYTHING WORKED BUT WOULDN'T START 20 MIN LATER STARTED RIGHT UP. THIS HAPPENED 7 TIMES SINCE. 3/14 PARKED FOR 2 MIN WOULDN'T RESTART. HAD IT TOWED TO A SHOP WHERE THEY STARTED IT RIGHT UP....

THE CAR STARTS ON IT'S OWN WITHOUT A KEY!! IT DOES NOT HAVE REMOTE START, BUT I WILL BE WALKING AWAY FROM MY PARKED SHUT OFF CAR OR UP IN MY KITCHEN AND HEAR MY CAR SOUNDING LIKE THE PEDAL IS DOWN TO THE MEDAL. IT'S NOT JUST RUNNING, IT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS GOING TO BLOW-UP! IT'S HAPPENED 5 TIMES, MOST RECENTLY 2 DAYS AGO. IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMEBODY IS RACING THE ENGINE BUT IT'S IN PARK AND THE CAR WAS OFF. SOMETIMES IT'S HOURS LATER, OTHER TIMES WITHIN 20 MIN OF SHUT OFF. IT SCARES ME THAT IT WILL START DRIVING OR CATCH FIRE IN MY GARAGE!! THE CAR LITERALLY TURNS ITSELF ON!! AND IT'S NOT JUST ELECTRICAL BECAUSE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING!! I HAS 65000 MILES AND STARTED ACTING WEIRD AROUND 20000 WHEN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WOULD SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. CAR WOULD JUST SHIFT...

PURCHASED A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER IN FEB 2009. IT HAS BEEN SHUTTING OFF AND STALLING WHILE DRIVING DURING THE PAST 6 MONTHS. IN NOVEMBER 2013 (ON THANKSGIVING MORNING) DROVE IT TO THE STORE AND WHEN I CAME BACK IT DIDN'T START. HAS TO CALL A TOW TRUCK, OVER THE HOUR WHILE I WAITED FOR THE TOW TRUCK IT DIDN'T START AND I TRIED NUMEROUS TIMES. TRUCK WAS TOWED TO THE MECHANIC CAUSE THE CHRYSLER SERVICE STATION WAS CLOSED ON THANKSGIVING THROUGH DEC 2ND. THE MECHANIC TRIED TO START THE TRUCK ON 11/28 FRIDAY AND IT STARTED. HE HAS HAD THE TRUCK SINCE 11/28 AND EVERY TIME HE GOES TO START IT, IT STARTS WHICH DOESN'T HELP ME CAUSE HE CAN'T PIN POINT THE PROBLEM. I CALLED CHRYSLER SERVICE STATION AND THEY CAN'T TAKE ME UNTIL 12/11. BIGGER QUESTION IS WHY ISN'T MY TRUCK INCLUDED IN THE CHRYSLER # H03 RECALL?...

THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. CAR JUST SHUTS OFF ALL POWER AND THE ENGINE. IT RESTARTS AFTER A FEW MINUTES. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO REPLICATE IT. IT HAS HAPPENED OVER 30 TIMES IN THE LAST FEW YEARS. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AS OUR FAMILY VEHICLE. HOWEVER, IN THE PAST COUPLE YEARS MY WIFE AND I MOSTLY JUGGLE OUR OTHER VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY WITH OUR SMALL CHILDREN. THIS LAST TIME IT OCCURRED WAS 9/09/2013 WHILE ON THE FREEWAY AT A SPEED OF 60MPH. I NARROWLY ESCAPED A POTENTIALLY HORRIFIC ACCIDENT WITH A COUPLE EIGHTEEN WHEELERS. I PUSHED IT OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BY MYSELF. EVENTUALLY IT STARTED LONG ENOUGH TO GET TO AN OFFRAMP WHERE IT STOPPED AGAIN. IT WAS TOWED AND IS NOW AT THE DEALERSHIP. HOWEVER, NOW I SEE BY LOOKING ONLINE THAT IT IS A...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE IGNITION RUNNING AND THE PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED WHEN THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. THE DRIVER JUMPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE BEFORE IT CRASHED INTO A WATERWAY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A SWOLLEN ANKLE AS A RESULT. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OUT OF THE WATER AND TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BUT WAS DEEMED AS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55000.

THERE SEEMS TO BE A NATIONWIDE PROBLEM WITH 2008 JEEP COMMANDERS. THE CAR WILL NOT START,OR WILL STALL WHILE DRIVING THAT CAN CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT!!!!! THIS HAS TO DO WITH THE WIN MODULE. IT IS SUCH AN ISSUE THAT THE PART NEEDED HAS BEEN ON BACK ORDER FOR MONTHS!!!!! WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE TO TAKE FOR CHRYSLER TO RECALL THIS VEHICLE!! I AM PAYING FOR A CAR THAT I CAN NOT DRIVE!!! SO I HAVE TO PAY FOR A RENTAL CAR AND THIS JEEP!!!! IF NOTHING IS DONE, WILL CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT BE THE NEXT STEP?? PLEASE RESPOND. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IGNITION SWITCH SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE INTO THE CHRYSLER DEALER AND THEY HAVE REFUSED TO REPLACE THE SWITCH EVEN THOUGH I AM WILLING TO PAY ALL COSTS. THEY SAY THIS IS SUCH A BIG PROBLEM THAT THE SWITCHES ARE BEING RESTRICTED (CANNOT BE REPLACED UNLESS THERE IS CURRENT DANGER TO THE OWNER) BY CHRYSLER. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED APROX. 30 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS. *TR

I STOPPED AT A STORE WHEN I CAME OUT THE CAR WOULDN'T START. TOOK CARE TO DEALERSHIP THE IGNITION MODULE WAS BURNT OUT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN ON A LOCAL ROAD, I WAS STARTING TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE CAR SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. I GLIDED SAFELY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. LOST POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES. THE RADIO AND HEADLIGHTS WERE STILL ON. I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION AND RESTART THE ENGINE. DIDN'T SEE ANY WARNING LIGHTS. I WAS ONLY GOING AT LESS THAN 10 MPH AND I WAS PULLING FROM A FULL-STOP. THE SAME THING HAPPENED 3 DAYS LATER. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED VEHICLE LOST ENGINE POWER SLOWING VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY. SPEED IS RESTORED AFTER FOOT IS TAKEN OFF ACCELERATOR AND REAPPLIED. LIGHTS APPEAR ON DAYS INDICATING THE STABILITY CONTROL AND AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO MECHANIC SEVERAL TIMES AND COULD NOT LOCATE ANY PROBLEMS. LOSS OF POWER IS NOW AT RANDOM INTERVALS AT ALL SPEEDS AND ALL CONDITIONS. MECHANIC IS STILL UNABLE TO LOCATE ANY PROBLEM. FEAR AN INCIDENT COULD OCCUR AT ANY TIME RESULTING IN A CRASH AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. LOTS OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM LOCATED ON THE WEB. *TR

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...

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...

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE TWO DIAGNOSTICS WERE PERFORMED BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS GIVEN A GAS TREATMENT BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V059000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SHUTTING DOWN THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIN MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 10 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE KEYS AND WIND MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT THE VIN FAILED TO QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V059000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

ENGINE STALLS: ENGINE STALLS RANDOMLY, AT A LIGHT, AROUND A CORNER, AND EVEN ON FREEWAY AT 70 MPH. ENGINE WILL NOT RESTART AFTER A STALL UNTIL THE KEY HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. I HAVE HAD AT LEAST 15-20 STALLS SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE. TRANSMISSION JERKS: THIS STARTED IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS. TRANSMISSION DISENGAGES WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THEN SUDDENLY REENGAGES, JERKING THE CAR FORWARD. SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL CONTINUE OK, SOMETIMES THE ENGINE WILL DIE. ELECTRICAL ISSUES: NOT A SAFETY ISSUE BUT MAYBE RELATED, I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH MY NAV SYSTEM GOING DARK (WON'T DISPLAY UNTIL ENGINE RESTARTED) - LOST SETTINGS. REAR DVD HAS TOTALLY GONE OUT. DEALER SAYS THERE IS A CODE FOR "LOST COMMUNICATION WITH RADIO" DUE TO AN OPEN SHORT. LAST INCIDENT: 04/11/2012 (51000 MILES): ON INTERSTATE 75 MPH - TOOK FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR TO SLOW DOWN AND...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWICE AND HAD BEEN INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000. UPDATED 06/06/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RANDOMLY STALLED WHILE SLOWING DOWN ,ACCELERATING, OR WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED. SHE WAS INFORMED THE REASON FOR THE STALLING WAS UNKNOWN SINCE THERE WERE NO CODES. SHE ALSO HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS INVOLVING THE WINDOWS AND SUNROOF. THE WINDOWS/SUNROOF OPENED/CLOSED UNPROMPTED. UPDATED 06/07/12 *JS

WATER LEAKING INTO INTERIOR OF VEHICLE FROM SUNROOF, AFFECTING ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS., WINDOWS AND INSTRUMENT PANEL COMPONENTS DAMAGED. RODENTS PER DEALERSHIP (SNETHKAMP) DAMAGED ELECTRICAL WIRING TO BRAKE LIGHTS (P) AND ENGINE DAMAGED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PUTTING HIS KEY IN THE IGNITION THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR HAD IT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V059000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER OVERLAND. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND LOSE ALL POWER, SIMILAR TO THE FAILURES LISTED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V059000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE DEALER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

THIS VEHICLE HAS AN INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL ISSUE, PERIODICALLY ALL OF THE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS WILL FLASH ON AND THEN ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS WILL FAIL - INCLUDING THE SPEEDOMETER AND OTHER INSTRUMENT GAUGES, THE TURN SIGNALS AND THE OTHER LIGHTS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, THE RADIO, AND EVERYTHING ELSE. USUALLY EVERYTHING WILL RESET AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED, SHUT DOWN, ALLOWED TO "REST" FOR SEVERAL HOURS, AND RESTARTED. THIS EVENT HAS OCCURRED 8 OR 9 TIMES SINCE THE ORIGINAL INCIDENT. AFTER THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT THE RADIO SPEAKERS WENT DOWN ONE BY ONE AND YOU CAN NO LONGER USE THE RADIO, HOWEVER YOU DO SOMETIMES GET A LOUD STATIC SOUND OVER THE SPEAKERS - EVEN THOUGH THE RADIO IS TURNED OFF. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AFTER THE ORIGINAL INCIDENT AND WAS TOLD THAT WHEN THIS FAILURE EVENT OCCURS THE SYSTEM WOULD "RESET ITSELF" WITHOUT INTERVENTION, AND THAT I WOULD...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STALL WITHOUT WARNING SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V059000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER; HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUOUSLY FAIL TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AT LEAST NINE TIMES AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THREE STARTERS AND FOUR COMPUTER MODULATORS YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO STATED THEY WOULD RETURN HIS CALL BUT HAD NOT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,225 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,800.

MY ADULT CHILDREN'S 2008 JEEP COMMANDER ENGINE HAS QUIT RUNNING, WHILE THEY ARE DRIVING, EIGHT TIMES IN THE PAST 4 MONTHS. (7/26/2010 THRU 11/26/2010). THE LAST TIME THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING MY SON WAS DRIVING THE CAR, HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE WITH THE CAR IN DRIVE (TURNING THE KEY MULTIPLE TIMES). THEY HAVE HAD MANY ISSUES WITH WARNING LIGHTS FLICKERING AND/OR STAYING ON. THEY HAVE TAKEN THE JEEP TO WALDORF CHRYSLER JEEP DEALER 8 TIMES DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE. THEY HAVE REPAIRED MODULE WIRING, REPLACED THE STARTER AND TURNED THE CORE, PERFORMED ROUTINE CHECK UP AND MAINTENANCE, RUN/START CIRCUIT REPAIRED, THROTTLE AND GASKET REPAIRED/REPLACED TWICE, CURRENTLY IN THE REPAIR SHOP. DEALER WOULD ONLY PROVIDE RENTAL CAR IF THE KIDS PAID FOR IT. ALSO TOOK THE JEEP TO DODGE DEALERSHIP IN WALDORF 8/2010, THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM.

2008 JEEP COMMANDER LIMITED- I WAS DRIVING APPX 50 MPH AND THE POWER SHUT OFF. LIGHTS WENT OFF, AC WENT OFF, KIDS DVD WENT OFF... THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN! STEERING WHEEL STARTED LOCKING UP. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE STEERING WHEEL COMPLETELY LOCKED UP. LUCKILY WHEN I PLACED THE CAR IN PARK, IT STARTED BACK UP. *TR

2008 JEEP COMMANDER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SEVERAL ISSUES WITH VEHICLE *TGW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALER COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AS THERE WERE NO FAULT CODES. TWO DAYS LATER, THE DEALER REPLACED THE CRANK SENSOR. FOUR MONTHS LATER, THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ONE WEEK LATER, THE SAME LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. ON DECEMBER 2, 2009 THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. THE STALLING CONTINUED AS WELL. THE CONSUMER ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE HESITATING AT TIMES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE. THEY ALSO REPLACED THE STREAM O2 SENSORS AND REST THE CONTROLLER. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT CONTROL MODULE FAILED SO THE VEHICLE DID NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR REPAIR BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 08V059000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A CLAIM AND WAS TOLD THAT HE WOULD RECEIVE A CALL BACK. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 46,285. UPDATED 07/28/10. *LJ

CHRYSLER HAS A RECALL ON ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS ON THE 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. THE RECALL DETAILS LOSS OF HEADLIGHTS, WIPERS, BLINKERS, AND FOR THE ENGINE TO STALL. BUT THEY ARE ONLY COVERING IT ON CERTAIN VINS. OUR 2008 JEEP COMMANDER HAS SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED ALL THESE PROBLEMS. MY HUSBANDS HEAD LIGHTS WENT OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING IN THE DARK. THE WIPERS QUIT WORKING, WE HAVE NO BLINKERS, AND THE ENGINE KEEPS STALLING. WE CALLED THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION AND THEY REFUSE TO TAKE OUR JEEP IN ON THE RECALL, YET ACKNOWLEDGED IT HAD ALL THE SIGNS OF THE RECALL, THEY SAID IT HAD TOO MANY MILES. WE HAVE THREE SMALL CHILDREN AND THE RECALL STATES THAT IT IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND COULD CAUSE A CRASH. SO WHAT ARE WE TOO DO KNOW? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED 5 TIMES SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED, IT WOULD COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. WHEN TRYING TO RE-START IT, EVERYTHING BUT THE ENGINE WOULD POWER UP. ON 02/16/2010, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING 10 MPH AND SHE STILL HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO RE-START THE VEHICLE SINCE THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. SHE HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND INQUIRED ABOUT RECALL 08V059000 BUT WAS TOLD THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED TO-DATE. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000.

ON SATURDAY OCT. 25 AT 10AM WE WERE DRIVING THE COMMANDER AND ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND STAYED ON. THE RADIO AND ACCESSORIES CUT OFF AS WELL. THE COMMANDER WAS SERVICED AGAIN ON OCT. 27 FOR THIS ISSUE AND THEY REPLACED THE WIRELESS IGNITION AGAIN. NOVEMBER 4, 2008 THE COMMANDER STALLED AT 10:30AM WHILE IT WAS STATIONERY AND THEN AGAIN AT 11:05AM WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT. NOVEMBER 4, 2008-NOVEMBER 6, 2008 THE COMMANDER STAYED WITH THE DEALERSHIP OVER THE COURSE OF TWO DAYS TO SEE IF THEY COULD DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. NOVEMBER 14, 2008 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE COMMANDER AT 12:30PM AND WAS STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION. SHE BEGAN TO SLOWLY LIFT HER FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND THE COMMANDER WENT FLYING INTO THE INTERSECTION. DECEMBER 8, 2008 THE VEHICLE SAT IDLE IN PARK FOR LESS THAN TWO MINUTES...