2008 Jeep Commander

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE COULD DEPRESS THE HORN PAD UNTIL IT REACHED THE FRAME OF THE STEERING WHEEL HOWEVER, THE HORN WOULD NOT SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE HORN AND THE SWITCHES ON THE HORN PAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE HORN AND THE SWITCHES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. ...UPDATED 05/08/13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE HORN REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE IN ORDER TO WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT CONTINUED TO FAIL. UPDATED 05/20/2013 *JS

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 FELT LIKE THE ENGINE HAD DIED (LOST MOMENTUM AND WAS COASTING). I APPLIED THE GAS AND THE RPM'S O THE ENGINE INCREASED BUT THE CAR DID NOT GAIN SPEED. FELT LIKE TRANSMISSION HAD DISENGAGED. THE CAR JERKED FORWARD LIKE THE TRANSMISSION REENGAGED. MOMENTUM WAS RETURNED FOR ABOUT 1 SECOND THEN DISENGAGED AGAIN. THE SECOND TIME, THE ENGINE DIED AND I HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE. CAR RESTARTED AND I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DOWN THE ROAD. AFTER DRIVING FOR ANOTHER 3 HOURS, THE "SERVICE 4WD" MESSAGE CAME UP ON THE DISPLAY. PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON, SAME MESSAGE CAME UP. CONTINUED DRIVING TO MY DESTINATION - MESSAGE CLEARED. AFTER THE CAR SAT IN THE PARKING LOT FOR SEVERAL HOURS, WENT BACK OUT AND STARTED IT, THE MESSAGE WAS GONE AND HAS NOT REAPPEARED. DEALER HAD CAR 6 DAYS - THERE ARE NO CODES IN THE SYSTEM. THEY CAN NOT DUPLICATE ISSUE. VEHICLE DYING ON FREEWAY IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I HAVE SMALL CHILDREN, PLEASE INVESTIGATE. *TR

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

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. 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 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.