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Engine And Engine Cooling complaints
50 reportsClear category filter7,600 miles · Jan 6, 2008
Engine And Engine Cooling
THE TOTAL OCCURRENCES INCLUDE SEVEN INCIDENTS OF ENGINE STALLING TO DATE, THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT ON OR AROUND DECEMBER 26TH, 2007. FIVE INCIDENTS OCCURRED WHILE MY LEASED 2007 JEEP COMMANDER WAS IDLING IN PARK. TWO OF THE ENGINE STALLS OCCURRED WHILE ACTUALLY DRIVING MY VEHICLE, THE DECEMBER 17TH, 2007 INCIDENT WHILE DRIVING U…
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THE TOTAL OCCURRENCES INCLUDE SEVEN INCIDENTS OF ENGINE STALLING TO DATE, THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT ON OR AROUND DECEMBER 26TH, 2007. FIVE INCIDENTS OCCURRED WHILE MY LEASED 2007 JEEP COMMANDER WAS IDLING IN PARK. TWO OF THE ENGINE STALLS OCCURRED WHILE ACTUALLY DRIVING MY VEHICLE, THE DECEMBER 17TH, 2007 INCIDENT WHILE DRIVING UPWARDS OF 50MPH. I WAS FORCED TO PUT MY EMERGENCY BRAKES ON, CHANGE TO NEUTRAL, AND RESTART THE ENGINE WHILE MY CAR WAS MOVING AT A HIGH SPEED ON JUST ITS MOMENTUM. THERE WAS A RISK OF A NEAR ACCIDENT WITH BOTH THE CAR TO MY SIDE AND BEHIND ME. I ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THIS INSTABILITY BY TAKING THE CAR TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF THE DEALERSHIP I LEASED IT FROM. I WAS GIVEN TWO UNREASONABLE OPTIONS BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AFTER HAVING LEFT MY VEHICLE THERE UNTIL THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS THAT DAY: EITHER LEAVE MY VEHICLE AT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT, WITHOUT BEING GIVEN A LOANER, UNTIL ANOTHER INCIDENT OCCURS WHILE THE CAR WAS HOOKED UP TO A DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE AND ONLY UNTIL THEN WOULD THEY EVEN RECOGNIZE THAT THERE WAS PROBLEM (NOT AN OPTION BECAUSE THAT COULD POTENTIALLY TAKE WEEKS AND I CAN'T DO WITHOUT A CAR FOR THAT TIME) OR TAKE MY CAR BACK AND RISK HAVING IT HAPPEN AGAIN WITH MORE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES. SO, IN SHORT, SINCE I WAS SENT OFF WITHOUT RECOGNITION BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT A PROBLEM EXISTED I WAS LEFT WITHOUT ANY POSSIBLE CORRECTIVE MEASURES I COULD THINK OF. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10213986
Mileage unknown · Jan 4, 2008
Engine And Engine Cooling
WE HAVE AN 07 JEEP COMMANDER THAT HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. ON THE FIRST OCCASION THE COMMANDER HAD BEEN DRIVEN FOR 20 - 30 MINUTES WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN THE IT JUST STALLED. THE SECOND TIME THE CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN FOR OVER 45 MINUTES WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT THE CALLED STALLED. AFTER BOTH I…
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WE HAVE AN 07 JEEP COMMANDER THAT HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. ON THE FIRST OCCASION THE COMMANDER HAD BEEN DRIVEN FOR 20 - 30 MINUTES WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN THE IT JUST STALLED. THE SECOND TIME THE CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN FOR OVER 45 MINUTES WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT THE CALLED STALLED. AFTER BOTH INCIDENTS THE COMANDER WOULD NOT START BACK UP IMMEDIATELY. IN BOTH CASES WE NARROWLY MISSED GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT FROM THE CARS BEHIND US. MY WIFE IS THE PRIMARY DRIVER - WE HAVE A 4 MONTH OLD AND THIS IS NOT A SAFE VEHICLE FOR THEM TO BE IN. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS BOTH SAID THE COULD NOT REPLICATE THE INCIDENT SO THERE IS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO 2 DIFFERENT CHRYSLER DEALERSHIPS BOTH SAID THAT NO CODES WERE THROWN SO THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED THE DEALERSHIP KEPT THE CAR FOR SEVERAL DAYS PUTTING 100 MILES ON IT AND NOTHING CAME OF IT. SOMEONE NEEDS TO FIGURE THIS OUT BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. *CN
NHTSA ODI #10213720
Mileage unknown · Oct 22, 2007
Engine And Engine Cooling
I HAVE A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER WHICH I PURCHASED NEW. I'VE HAD THE VEHICLE FOR A YEAR AND HAVE 33,000. THE TRUCK HAS STALLED AT LEAST 5 TIMES. THERE'S NO WARNING AND IT JUST SHUTS OFF! I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THEY HAVE NOTHING IN THEIR DATA BASE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THAT'S POSSIBLE CONSIDERING ALL OF THESE E-…
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I HAVE A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER WHICH I PURCHASED NEW. I'VE HAD THE VEHICLE FOR A YEAR AND HAVE 33,000. THE TRUCK HAS STALLED AT LEAST 5 TIMES. THERE'S NO WARNING AND IT JUST SHUTS OFF! I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THEY HAVE NOTHING IN THEIR DATA BASE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THAT'S POSSIBLE CONSIDERING ALL OF THESE E-MAILS. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST ME AND BEING A GIRL I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. BOTTOM LINE, I HAVE A CAR THEY CAN'T FIX AND I DON'T WANT TO DRIVE!! *TR
NHTSA ODI #10206566
11,000 miles · Oct 17, 2007
Engine And Engine Cooling
ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. TURNED THE KEY TO OFF AND RESTARTED. 2007 JEEP COMMANDER LIMITED WITH 5.7 HEMI MDS. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10205930
2,200 miles · Oct 7, 2007
Engine And Engine Cooling
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 30-40 MPH, OUR 2007 JEEP COMMANDER SUDDENLY LOST POWER, SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINE AND POWER STEERING. WE WERE ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE, TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN APPROX. 25 MINUTES LATER. I AM 4 1/2 MONTHS PREGNANT WITH TWINS AND NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING …
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WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 30-40 MPH, OUR 2007 JEEP COMMANDER SUDDENLY LOST POWER, SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINE AND POWER STEERING. WE WERE ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE, TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN APPROX. 25 MINUTES LATER. I AM 4 1/2 MONTHS PREGNANT WITH TWINS AND NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR. WE KNOW OF AT LEAST THREE OTHER JEEP OWNERS WHO REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10205160
2,143 miles · Oct 1, 2007
Engine And Engine Cooling
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN. THE WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES FAILED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AFTER ONE MINUTE. THE DEALER HAS NOT D…
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN. THE WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES FAILED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AFTER ONE MINUTE. THE DEALER HAS NOT DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 2,143.
NHTSA ODI #10204619
36 miles · Sep 4, 2007
Engine And Engine Cooling
PURCHASED A NEW 2007 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4 ROCKY MOUNTAIN EDITION ON 9/3/2007 3:00PM CST. 18 MILES DRIVEN OFF LOT WHILE DRIVING 25 MILES LATER ENGINE STALLED AND CHOKED AT STOPLIGHTS. STALLING WITH VERY ROUGH IDLING WHILE BRAKE APPLIED. I PULLED OVER OPENED THE HOOD AND THERE WAS SMOKE AND BURNING SMELL. TURNED OFF VEHICLE CALLED D…
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PURCHASED A NEW 2007 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4 ROCKY MOUNTAIN EDITION ON 9/3/2007 3:00PM CST. 18 MILES DRIVEN OFF LOT WHILE DRIVING 25 MILES LATER ENGINE STALLED AND CHOKED AT STOPLIGHTS. STALLING WITH VERY ROUGH IDLING WHILE BRAKE APPLIED. I PULLED OVER OPENED THE HOOD AND THERE WAS SMOKE AND BURNING SMELL. TURNED OFF VEHICLE CALLED DEALER RESTARTED ENGINE CONTINUED ROUGH IDLE AND NOW THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER AND RETURNED THE VEHICLE AND CANCELLED MY CONTRACT. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10201756
2,300 miles · Aug 29, 2007
Engine And Engine Cooling
I BOUGHT A NEW JEEP COMMANDER '07 A MONTH AGO AND IT STALLS AT RANDOM WHILE DRIVING. EITHER ON THE HIGHWAY OR WHEREVER, IT HESITATES AND STALLS. *JB
NHTSA ODI #10201178
12,163 miles · Aug 15, 2007
Engine And Engine Cooling
ENGINE STALLED TWICE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION CAUSING THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. THIS LED TO A LOSS OF CONTROL THAT REQUIRED THE VEHICLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. *JB
NHTSA ODI #10199662
1,083 miles · May 9, 2007
Engine And Engine Cooling
I DROVE A 22007 JEEP COMMANDER LIMITED 5.7LT HEMI. ON MAY 8, 2007 I WAS AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT FOR APPROXIMATELY A MINUTE OR TWO WHEN THE SIGNAL TURNED GREEN AND I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE STALLED. I HIT THE GAS A COUPLE OF TIMES WITH NO SUCCESS. I THEN PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE,AND IT …
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I DROVE A 22007 JEEP COMMANDER LIMITED 5.7LT HEMI. ON MAY 8, 2007 I WAS AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT FOR APPROXIMATELY A MINUTE OR TWO WHEN THE SIGNAL TURNED GREEN AND I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE STALLED. I HIT THE GAS A COUPLE OF TIMES WITH NO SUCCESS. I THEN PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE,AND IT STARTED FINE, BUT THE STALLING FRIGHTENED AND CONCERNED ME.*AK
NHTSA ODI #10190351
NHTSA investigations
3PE14017 · Air Bag Non-deployment
Opened Jun 16, 2014 · Closed Dec 23, 2014
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Electrical System:ignition; Electrical System:ignition:module; Electrical System:ignition:switch
Chrysler is conducting a safety recall of approximately 643,618 model year 2006-2007 Jeep Commander and model year 2005-2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles to address the problem of ignition turning off while driving (see NHTSA recall 14V-438 for more information).According to Chrysler, these vehicles may experience an unintended change in ignition switch position while driving, which may result in loss of engine power, power steering, and braking assist, increasing the risk of a crash and disabling one or more of the vehicle's safety features including the frontal air bags.Most of the reported incidents occurred as a result of driver interaction with the ignition key.Based on the recall action taken by Chrysler, this Preliminary Evaluation is closed.Additionalinformation on this closing resume, and the investigation are in the PE14-017 public file available online at SaferCar.gov.The ODI reports cited above can be reviewed online at http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchNHTSAID under the following identification numbers: 10101116 10103300 10106060 10112589 10116788 10126986 10128093 10130780 10145501 10146213 10153018 10155291 10156396 10158165 10162933 10166746 10178559 10183305 10186545 10189530 10192237 10193106 10194092 10199552 10199986 10221500 10222283 10227253 10231011 10328609 10358324 10392364 10577532 10585326 10585976 10599142 10604990 10605091 10605209 10606494 10606610 10607043 10607614 10607785 10608196 10615565 10615671 10615761 10616124 10633266 10633313 10633724 10639371 10640010 10644827 10652526 10653000 10653382 10654009 10654139 10654809 10655095 10659448 10662220 10662703
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Electrical System:ignition
Chrysler is conducting a safety recall of approximately 643,618 model year 2006-2007 Jeep Commander and model year 2005-2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles to address the problem of ignition turning off while driving (see NHTSA recall 14V-438 for more information).According to Chrysler, these vehicles may experience an unintended change in ignition switch position while driving, which may result in loss of engine power, power steering, and braking assist, increasing the risk of a crash and disabling one or more of the vehicle's safety features including the frontal air bags.Most of the reported incidents occurred as a result of driver interaction with the ignition key.Based on the recall action taken by Chrysler, this Preliminary Evaluation is closed.Additionalinformation on this closing resume, and the investigation are in the PE14-017 public file available online at SaferCar.gov.The ODI reports cited above can be reviewed online at http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchNHTSAID under the following identification numbers: 10101116 10103300 10106060 10112589 10116788 10126986 10128093 10130780 10145501 10146213 10153018 10155291 10156396 10158165 10162933 10166746 10178559 10183305 10186545 10189530 10192237 10193106 10194092 10199552 10199986 10221500 10222283 10227253 10231011 10328609 10358324 10392364 10577532 10585326 10585976 10599142 10604990 10605091 10605209 10606494 10606610 10607043 10607614 10607785 10608196 10615565 10615671 10615761 10616124 10633266 10633313 10633724 10639371 10640010 10644827 10652526 10653000 10653382 10654009 10654139 10654809 10655095 10659448 10662220 10662703
Electrical System:ignition:module
Chrysler is conducting a safety recall of approximately 643,618 model year 2006-2007 Jeep Commander and model year 2005-2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles to address the problem of ignition turning off while driving (see NHTSA recall 14V-438 for more information).According to Chrysler, these vehicles may experience an unintended change in ignition switch position while driving, which may result in loss of engine power, power steering, and braking assist, increasing the risk of a crash and disabling one or more of the vehicle's safety features including the frontal air bags.Most of the reported incidents occurred as a result of driver interaction with the ignition key.Based on the recall action taken by Chrysler, this Preliminary Evaluation is closed.Additionalinformation on this closing resume, and the investigation are in the PE14-017 public file available online at SaferCar.gov.The ODI reports cited above can be reviewed online at http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchNHTSAID under the following identification numbers: 10101116 10103300 10106060 10112589 10116788 10126986 10128093 10130780 10145501 10146213 10153018 10155291 10156396 10158165 10162933 10166746 10178559 10183305 10186545 10189530 10192237 10193106 10194092 10199552 10199986 10221500 10222283 10227253 10231011 10328609 10358324 10392364 10577532 10585326 10585976 10599142 10604990 10605091 10605209 10606494 10606610 10607043 10607614 10607785 10608196 10615565 10615671 10615761 10616124 10633266 10633313 10633724 10639371 10640010 10644827 10652526 10653000 10653382 10654009 10654139 10654809 10655095 10659448 10662220 10662703
Electrical System:ignition:switch
Chrysler is conducting a safety recall of approximately 643,618 model year 2006-2007 Jeep Commander and model year 2005-2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles to address the problem of ignition turning off while driving (see NHTSA recall 14V-438 for more information).According to Chrysler, these vehicles may experience an unintended change in ignition switch position while driving, which may result in loss of engine power, power steering, and braking assist, increasing the risk of a crash and disabling one or more of the vehicle's safety features including the frontal air bags.Most of the reported incidents occurred as a result of driver interaction with the ignition key.Based on the recall action taken by Chrysler, this Preliminary Evaluation is closed.Additionalinformation on this closing resume, and the investigation are in the PE14-017 public file available online at SaferCar.gov.The ODI reports cited above can be reviewed online at http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchNHTSAID under the following identification numbers: 10101116 10103300 10106060 10112589 10116788 10126986 10128093 10130780 10145501 10146213 10153018 10155291 10156396 10158165 10162933 10166746 10178559 10183305 10186545 10189530 10192237 10193106 10194092 10199552 10199986 10221500 10222283 10227253 10231011 10328609 10358324 10392364 10577532 10585326 10585976 10599142 10604990 10605091 10605209 10606494 10606610 10607043 10607614 10607785 10608196 10615565 10615671 10615761 10616124 10633266 10633313 10633724 10639371 10640010 10644827 10652526 10653000 10653382 10654009 10654139 10654809 10655095 10659448 10662220 10662703
EA07007 · Engine Stalling
Opened Apr 27, 2007 · Closed May 7, 2008
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Electrical System; Engine And Engine Cooling; Power Train:automatic Transmission:control Module (tcm/pcm/tecm)
ON MAY 5, 2008, CHRYSLER LLC (CHRYSLER) SUBMITTED A DEFECT INFORMATION REPORT TO NHTSA CONCERNING AN ENGINE CALIBRATION ISSUE THAT COULD RESULT IN ENGINE STALL IN APPROXIMATELY 24,461 MODEL YEAR (MY) 2006 JEEP COMMANDER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE 4.7L V-8 ENGINE AND BUILT FROM FEBRUARY 25, 2005 THROUGH JANUARY 11, 2006.ACCORDING TO CHRYSLER, THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) WAS PROGRAMMED WITH SOFTWARE THAT MAY ALLOW THE ENGINE TO STALL DURING CERTAIN OPERATING CONDITIONS.CHRYSLER DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE PCM SOFTWARE IN THE RECALLED VEHICLES. INFORMATION PROVIDED BY CHRYSLER DURING PE07-009 AND EA07-007 INDICATED THAT A REVISED ENGINE CALIBRATION WAS IMPLEMENTED IN PRODUCTION EFFECTIVE JANUARY 12, 2006 FOR THE MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.7L V-8 ENGINES.ODI'S ANALYSIS OFCONSUMER COMPLAINTS, FIELD REPORTS AND OTHER DATA RELATED TO FIELD EXPERIENCE WITH ENGINE STALLING IN MY 2006 THROUGH 2007 JEEP COMMANDER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3.7L, 4.7L AND 5.7L ENGINES IDENTIFIED AN ELEVATED RATE OF STALLING INCIDENTS IN THE MY 2006 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.7L ENGINES THAT WERE MANUFACTURED BEFORE THE CALIBRATION CHANGE.ODI INTERVIEWED OVER 70 CONSUMERS WHO REPORTED STALLING INCIDENTS IN EARLY PRODUCTION MY 2006 4.7L VEHICLES.INFORMATION GATHERED FROM THOSE INTERVIEWS INDICATED THAT THE STALLING INCIDENTS WERE OCCURRING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, OFTEN OCCURRED DURING TURNS AND TYPICALLY OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE.THE INTERVIEWS DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY CONCERNS WITH RESTARTABILITY. ALTHOUGH THE EARLY MY 2006 PRODUCTION VEHICLES WITH 4.7L ENGINES MAKE UP ONLY ABOUT 15 PERCENT OF ALL MY 2006 THROUGH 2007 JEEP COMMANDERS BUILT BY CHRYSLER, THEY WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR 465 OF THE 854 REPORTED STALLING INCIDENTS (54%), 6 OF THE 12 CRASH INCIDENTS (50%) AND THE ONLY INJURY CLAIM.THE STALLING RATE FOR THE RECALLED VEHICLES IS 1.90 PERCENT, ALMOST 7 TIMES GREATER THAN THE RATE IN THE REMAINING POPULATION (0.28 PERCENT).CHRYSLER'S RECALL COVERS THE VEHICLES WITH THE ELEVATED STALLING RATE.THE REMAINING VEHICLES HAVE RELATIVELY LOW RATES OF STALLING AND DO NOT EXHIBIT ANY SIGNS OF AGGRAVATING FACTORS SUCH AS PROBLEMS WITH RESTART. ODI ALSO ANALYZED COMPLAINTS ALLEGING CONCERNS WITH LOSS OF LIGHTING COINCIDENT TO STALLING INCIDENTS.THIS ANALYSIS IDENTIFIED SEVEN STALLING INCIDENTS WHERE LOSS OF EXTERIOR LIGHTING WAS ALLEGED.NO SPECIFIC CAUSE WAS IDENTIFIED IN THESE INCIDENTS AND THERE WAS NO DISCERNIBLE PATTERN REGARDING ENGINE, VEHICLE PRODUCTION OPTIONS, BUILD RANGE OR FAILURE TREND. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED WITH CHRYSLER'S RECALL.
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Electrical System
ON MAY 5, 2008, CHRYSLER LLC (CHRYSLER) SUBMITTED A DEFECT INFORMATION REPORT TO NHTSA CONCERNING AN ENGINE CALIBRATION ISSUE THAT COULD RESULT IN ENGINE STALL IN APPROXIMATELY 24,461 MODEL YEAR (MY) 2006 JEEP COMMANDER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE 4.7L V-8 ENGINE AND BUILT FROM FEBRUARY 25, 2005 THROUGH JANUARY 11, 2006.ACCORDING TO CHRYSLER, THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) WAS PROGRAMMED WITH SOFTWARE THAT MAY ALLOW THE ENGINE TO STALL DURING CERTAIN OPERATING CONDITIONS.CHRYSLER DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE PCM SOFTWARE IN THE RECALLED VEHICLES. INFORMATION PROVIDED BY CHRYSLER DURING PE07-009 AND EA07-007 INDICATED THAT A REVISED ENGINE CALIBRATION WAS IMPLEMENTED IN PRODUCTION EFFECTIVE JANUARY 12, 2006 FOR THE MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.7L V-8 ENGINES.ODI'S ANALYSIS OFCONSUMER COMPLAINTS, FIELD REPORTS AND OTHER DATA RELATED TO FIELD EXPERIENCE WITH ENGINE STALLING IN MY 2006 THROUGH 2007 JEEP COMMANDER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3.7L, 4.7L AND 5.7L ENGINES IDENTIFIED AN ELEVATED RATE OF STALLING INCIDENTS IN THE MY 2006 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.7L ENGINES THAT WERE MANUFACTURED BEFORE THE CALIBRATION CHANGE.ODI INTERVIEWED OVER 70 CONSUMERS WHO REPORTED STALLING INCIDENTS IN EARLY PRODUCTION MY 2006 4.7L VEHICLES.INFORMATION GATHERED FROM THOSE INTERVIEWS INDICATED THAT THE STALLING INCIDENTS WERE OCCURRING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, OFTEN OCCURRED DURING TURNS AND TYPICALLY OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE.THE INTERVIEWS DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY CONCERNS WITH RESTARTABILITY. ALTHOUGH THE EARLY MY 2006 PRODUCTION VEHICLES WITH 4.7L ENGINES MAKE UP ONLY ABOUT 15 PERCENT OF ALL MY 2006 THROUGH 2007 JEEP COMMANDERS BUILT BY CHRYSLER, THEY WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR 465 OF THE 854 REPORTED STALLING INCIDENTS (54%), 6 OF THE 12 CRASH INCIDENTS (50%) AND THE ONLY INJURY CLAIM.THE STALLING RATE FOR THE RECALLED VEHICLES IS 1.90 PERCENT, ALMOST 7 TIMES GREATER THAN THE RATE IN THE REMAINING POPULATION (0.28 PERCENT).CHRYSLER'S RECALL COVERS THE VEHICLES WITH THE ELEVATED STALLING RATE.THE REMAINING VEHICLES HAVE RELATIVELY LOW RATES OF STALLING AND DO NOT EXHIBIT ANY SIGNS OF AGGRAVATING FACTORS SUCH AS PROBLEMS WITH RESTART. ODI ALSO ANALYZED COMPLAINTS ALLEGING CONCERNS WITH LOSS OF LIGHTING COINCIDENT TO STALLING INCIDENTS.THIS ANALYSIS IDENTIFIED SEVEN STALLING INCIDENTS WHERE LOSS OF EXTERIOR LIGHTING WAS ALLEGED.NO SPECIFIC CAUSE WAS IDENTIFIED IN THESE INCIDENTS AND THERE WAS NO DISCERNIBLE PATTERN REGARDING ENGINE, VEHICLE PRODUCTION OPTIONS, BUILD RANGE OR FAILURE TREND. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED WITH CHRYSLER'S RECALL.
Engine And Engine Cooling
ON MAY 5, 2008, CHRYSLER LLC (CHRYSLER) SUBMITTED A DEFECT INFORMATION REPORT TO NHTSA CONCERNING AN ENGINE CALIBRATION ISSUE THAT COULD RESULT IN ENGINE STALL IN APPROXIMATELY 24,461 MODEL YEAR (MY) 2006 JEEP COMMANDER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE 4.7L V-8 ENGINE AND BUILT FROM FEBRUARY 25, 2005 THROUGH JANUARY 11, 2006.ACCORDING TO CHRYSLER, THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) WAS PROGRAMMED WITH SOFTWARE THAT MAY ALLOW THE ENGINE TO STALL DURING CERTAIN OPERATING CONDITIONS.CHRYSLER DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE PCM SOFTWARE IN THE RECALLED VEHICLES. INFORMATION PROVIDED BY CHRYSLER DURING PE07-009 AND EA07-007 INDICATED THAT A REVISED ENGINE CALIBRATION WAS IMPLEMENTED IN PRODUCTION EFFECTIVE JANUARY 12, 2006 FOR THE MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.7L V-8 ENGINES.ODI'S ANALYSIS OFCONSUMER COMPLAINTS, FIELD REPORTS AND OTHER DATA RELATED TO FIELD EXPERIENCE WITH ENGINE STALLING IN MY 2006 THROUGH 2007 JEEP COMMANDER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3.7L, 4.7L AND 5.7L ENGINES IDENTIFIED AN ELEVATED RATE OF STALLING INCIDENTS IN THE MY 2006 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.7L ENGINES THAT WERE MANUFACTURED BEFORE THE CALIBRATION CHANGE.ODI INTERVIEWED OVER 70 CONSUMERS WHO REPORTED STALLING INCIDENTS IN EARLY PRODUCTION MY 2006 4.7L VEHICLES.INFORMATION GATHERED FROM THOSE INTERVIEWS INDICATED THAT THE STALLING INCIDENTS WERE OCCURRING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, OFTEN OCCURRED DURING TURNS AND TYPICALLY OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE.THE INTERVIEWS DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY CONCERNS WITH RESTARTABILITY. ALTHOUGH THE EARLY MY 2006 PRODUCTION VEHICLES WITH 4.7L ENGINES MAKE UP ONLY ABOUT 15 PERCENT OF ALL MY 2006 THROUGH 2007 JEEP COMMANDERS BUILT BY CHRYSLER, THEY WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR 465 OF THE 854 REPORTED STALLING INCIDENTS (54%), 6 OF THE 12 CRASH INCIDENTS (50%) AND THE ONLY INJURY CLAIM.THE STALLING RATE FOR THE RECALLED VEHICLES IS 1.90 PERCENT, ALMOST 7 TIMES GREATER THAN THE RATE IN THE REMAINING POPULATION (0.28 PERCENT).CHRYSLER'S RECALL COVERS THE VEHICLES WITH THE ELEVATED STALLING RATE.THE REMAINING VEHICLES HAVE RELATIVELY LOW RATES OF STALLING AND DO NOT EXHIBIT ANY SIGNS OF AGGRAVATING FACTORS SUCH AS PROBLEMS WITH RESTART. ODI ALSO ANALYZED COMPLAINTS ALLEGING CONCERNS WITH LOSS OF LIGHTING COINCIDENT TO STALLING INCIDENTS.THIS ANALYSIS IDENTIFIED SEVEN STALLING INCIDENTS WHERE LOSS OF EXTERIOR LIGHTING WAS ALLEGED.NO SPECIFIC CAUSE WAS IDENTIFIED IN THESE INCIDENTS AND THERE WAS NO DISCERNIBLE PATTERN REGARDING ENGINE, VEHICLE PRODUCTION OPTIONS, BUILD RANGE OR FAILURE TREND. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED WITH CHRYSLER'S RECALL.
Power Train:automatic Transmission:control Module (tcm/pcm/tecm)
ON MAY 5, 2008, CHRYSLER LLC (CHRYSLER) SUBMITTED A DEFECT INFORMATION REPORT TO NHTSA CONCERNING AN ENGINE CALIBRATION ISSUE THAT COULD RESULT IN ENGINE STALL IN APPROXIMATELY 24,461 MODEL YEAR (MY) 2006 JEEP COMMANDER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE 4.7L V-8 ENGINE AND BUILT FROM FEBRUARY 25, 2005 THROUGH JANUARY 11, 2006.ACCORDING TO CHRYSLER, THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) WAS PROGRAMMED WITH SOFTWARE THAT MAY ALLOW THE ENGINE TO STALL DURING CERTAIN OPERATING CONDITIONS.CHRYSLER DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE PCM SOFTWARE IN THE RECALLED VEHICLES. INFORMATION PROVIDED BY CHRYSLER DURING PE07-009 AND EA07-007 INDICATED THAT A REVISED ENGINE CALIBRATION WAS IMPLEMENTED IN PRODUCTION EFFECTIVE JANUARY 12, 2006 FOR THE MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.7L V-8 ENGINES.ODI'S ANALYSIS OFCONSUMER COMPLAINTS, FIELD REPORTS AND OTHER DATA RELATED TO FIELD EXPERIENCE WITH ENGINE STALLING IN MY 2006 THROUGH 2007 JEEP COMMANDER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3.7L, 4.7L AND 5.7L ENGINES IDENTIFIED AN ELEVATED RATE OF STALLING INCIDENTS IN THE MY 2006 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.7L ENGINES THAT WERE MANUFACTURED BEFORE THE CALIBRATION CHANGE.ODI INTERVIEWED OVER 70 CONSUMERS WHO REPORTED STALLING INCIDENTS IN EARLY PRODUCTION MY 2006 4.7L VEHICLES.INFORMATION GATHERED FROM THOSE INTERVIEWS INDICATED THAT THE STALLING INCIDENTS WERE OCCURRING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, OFTEN OCCURRED DURING TURNS AND TYPICALLY OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE.THE INTERVIEWS DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY CONCERNS WITH RESTARTABILITY. ALTHOUGH THE EARLY MY 2006 PRODUCTION VEHICLES WITH 4.7L ENGINES MAKE UP ONLY ABOUT 15 PERCENT OF ALL MY 2006 THROUGH 2007 JEEP COMMANDERS BUILT BY CHRYSLER, THEY WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR 465 OF THE 854 REPORTED STALLING INCIDENTS (54%), 6 OF THE 12 CRASH INCIDENTS (50%) AND THE ONLY INJURY CLAIM.THE STALLING RATE FOR THE RECALLED VEHICLES IS 1.90 PERCENT, ALMOST 7 TIMES GREATER THAN THE RATE IN THE REMAINING POPULATION (0.28 PERCENT).CHRYSLER'S RECALL COVERS THE VEHICLES WITH THE ELEVATED STALLING RATE.THE REMAINING VEHICLES HAVE RELATIVELY LOW RATES OF STALLING AND DO NOT EXHIBIT ANY SIGNS OF AGGRAVATING FACTORS SUCH AS PROBLEMS WITH RESTART. ODI ALSO ANALYZED COMPLAINTS ALLEGING CONCERNS WITH LOSS OF LIGHTING COINCIDENT TO STALLING INCIDENTS.THIS ANALYSIS IDENTIFIED SEVEN STALLING INCIDENTS WHERE LOSS OF EXTERIOR LIGHTING WAS ALLEGED.NO SPECIFIC CAUSE WAS IDENTIFIED IN THESE INCIDENTS AND THERE WAS NO DISCERNIBLE PATTERN REGARDING ENGINE, VEHICLE PRODUCTION OPTIONS, BUILD RANGE OR FAILURE TREND. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED WITH CHRYSLER'S RECALL.
PE07009 · Engine Stall
Opened Feb 12, 2007 · Closed Apr 27, 2007
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Electrical System; Power Train:automatic Transmission:control Module (tcm/pcm/tecm)
ODI HAS RECEIVED 76 VEHICLE OWNER COMPLAINTS ALLEGING INCIDENTS OF ENGINE STALL WHILE DRIVING IN MODEL YEAR (MY) 2006 THROUGH 2007 JEEP COMMANDER VEHICLES (SUBJECT VEHICLES).SOME OF THE COMPLAINTS REPORTED ONE OR MORE INCIDENTS OF ENGINE STALL WITH A SIMULTANEOUS LOSS OF SOME OR ALL LIGHTING SYSTEMS, INCLUDING HEADLAMPS.TWO ENGINE STALLS RESULTED IN A VEHICLE CRASH.IN ITS RESPONSE TO A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION, DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION (DCC) INDICATED THAT IT HAS NOT DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF ENGINE STALLING IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES AND THAT IT HASFORMED A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TASK FORCE TO INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE. THIS INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS (EA07-007) TO FURTHER ASSESS THE FREQUENCY, SCOPE AND POTENTIAL SAFETY CONSEQUENCES OF THE ALLEGED DEFECT.
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Electrical System
ODI HAS RECEIVED 76 VEHICLE OWNER COMPLAINTS ALLEGING INCIDENTS OF ENGINE STALL WHILE DRIVING IN MODEL YEAR (MY) 2006 THROUGH 2007 JEEP COMMANDER VEHICLES (SUBJECT VEHICLES).SOME OF THE COMPLAINTS REPORTED ONE OR MORE INCIDENTS OF ENGINE STALL WITH A SIMULTANEOUS LOSS OF SOME OR ALL LIGHTING SYSTEMS, INCLUDING HEADLAMPS.TWO ENGINE STALLS RESULTED IN A VEHICLE CRASH.IN ITS RESPONSE TO A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION, DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION (DCC) INDICATED THAT IT HAS NOT DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF ENGINE STALLING IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES AND THAT IT HASFORMED A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TASK FORCE TO INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE. THIS INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS (EA07-007) TO FURTHER ASSESS THE FREQUENCY, SCOPE AND POTENTIAL SAFETY CONSEQUENCES OF THE ALLEGED DEFECT.
Power Train:automatic Transmission:control Module (tcm/pcm/tecm)
ODI HAS RECEIVED 76 VEHICLE OWNER COMPLAINTS ALLEGING INCIDENTS OF ENGINE STALL WHILE DRIVING IN MODEL YEAR (MY) 2006 THROUGH 2007 JEEP COMMANDER VEHICLES (SUBJECT VEHICLES).SOME OF THE COMPLAINTS REPORTED ONE OR MORE INCIDENTS OF ENGINE STALL WITH A SIMULTANEOUS LOSS OF SOME OR ALL LIGHTING SYSTEMS, INCLUDING HEADLAMPS.TWO ENGINE STALLS RESULTED IN A VEHICLE CRASH.IN ITS RESPONSE TO A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION, DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION (DCC) INDICATED THAT IT HAS NOT DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF ENGINE STALLING IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES AND THAT IT HASFORMED A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TASK FORCE TO INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE. THIS INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS (EA07-007) TO FURTHER ASSESS THE FREQUENCY, SCOPE AND POTENTIAL SAFETY CONSEQUENCES OF THE ALLEGED DEFECT.
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