https://plaincars.com/make/jeep-commander-4x4 New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the Jeep Commander 4X4. en-us Sun, 18 Oct 2026 04:35:09 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/jeep-commander-4x4 https://plaincars.com/make/jeep-commander-4x4#complaint-1588894 Sat, 27 Jul 2019 00:00:00 GMT DRIVING DOWN A RESIDENTIAL STREET AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND MAKES A CHIME NOISE. NOW IT DOES IT OFF AND ON THE WHOLE TIME IT IS BEING DRIVEN. ALSO IF YOUR SITTING STEAL AND YOU TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IT WILL DO IT AS WELL. I'M THINKING IT MAY BE DUE TO THE CLOCKSPRING. https://plaincars.com/make/jeep-commander-4x4 https://plaincars.com/make/jeep-commander-4x4#complaint-1582124 Tue, 09 Jul 2019 00:00:00 GMT THIS MORNING I WAS DRIVING INTO WORK, WHEN MY CAR WASN'T GETTING ENOUGH POWER TO MOVE. EACH TIME I WOULD GIVE IT GAS, IT WOULD SPUTTER AT ME. THIS HAS BEEN A CONSTANT PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT A YEAR AGO... I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS SO I CAN FIX IT https://plaincars.com/make/jeep-commander-4x4 https://plaincars.com/make/jeep-commander-4x4#complaint-1582125 Tue, 09 Jul 2019 00:00:00 GMT THIS MORNING I WAS DRIVING INTO WORK, WHEN MY CAR WASN'T GETTING ENOUGH POWER TO MOVE. EACH TIME I WOULD GIVE IT GAS, IT WOULD SPUTTER AT ME. THIS HAS BEEN A CONSTANT PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT A YEAR AGO... I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS SO I CAN FIX IT https://plaincars.com/make/jeep-commander-4x4 https://plaincars.com/make/jeep-commander-4x4#complaint-1553516 Sun, 31 Mar 2019 00:00:00 GMT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT I THOUGHT I COULD HEAR A SCRAPING NOISE. I PROMPTLY ROLLED DOWN MY WINDOW AND CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE SLOWLY. I DIDN'T HEAR THE NOISE SO PROCEEDED HOME. A FEW MILES LATER I PULLED INTO MY DRIVE AND A POLICE OFFICER PULLED UP TO TELL ME METAL WAS LOOSE UNDER MY VEHICLE AND SHOOTING SPARKS OUT OF THE REAR. THE NEXT MORNING I CHECKED AND A LARGE PIECE OF RUSTED METAL WAS HANGIN https://plaincars.com/make/jeep-commander-4x4 https://plaincars.com/make/jeep-commander-4x4#complaint-1549961 Tue, 19 Mar 2019 00:00:00 GMT MY FOBIK KEY IS GETTING STUCK IN THE OWN POSITION AND WILL NOT LET ME TAKE THE KEY OUT WITHOUT UNPLUGGING THE BATTERY. https://plaincars.com/make/jeep-commander-4x4 https://plaincars.com/make/jeep-commander-4x4#complaint-1549962 Tue, 19 Mar 2019 00:00:00 GMT MY FOBIK KEY IS GETTING STUCK IN THE OWN POSITION AND WILL NOT LET ME TAKE THE KEY OUT WITHOUT UNPLUGGING THE BATTERY. https://plaincars.com/make/jeep-commander-4x4 https://plaincars.com/make/jeep-commander-4x4#complaint-1547239 Mon, 11 Mar 2019 00:00:00 GMT WHEN ATTEMPTED TO START VEHICLE,CLICKS BUT STARTER WON'T TURN. ADJUSTING CONTACT IF FACTORY WIRES RESOLVED NO START SITUATION TEMPORARILY. HOWEVER, PROBLEM RETURNED IN 24HOURS https://plaincars.com/make/jeep-commander-4x4 https://plaincars.com/make/jeep-commander-4x4#complaint-1547240 Mon, 11 Mar 2019 00:00:00 GMT WHEN ATTEMPTED TO START VEHICLE,CLICKS BUT STARTER WON'T TURN. ADJUSTING CONTACT IF FACTORY WIRES RESOLVED NO START SITUATION TEMPORARILY. HOWEVER, PROBLEM RETURNED IN 24HOURS https://plaincars.com/make/jeep-commander-4x4 https://plaincars.com/make/jeep-commander-4x4#complaint-1510712 Mon, 29 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMT I HAD TRANSMISSION SPEED SENSOR REPLACED 2 1/2 WEEKS AGO IT SEEMS TO WENT OUT ALREADY TRUCK WON'T GO OVER 30 MPH AND CAR JERKS WHILE TRYING TO REACH IT THIS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY AS I WAS ALMOST KILLED TRYING TO GET OFF THE PROBLEM EXISTED BEFORE REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION SPEED SENSOR THEN A FEW WEEKS AFTER IT WAS REPLACED I OWN A USED VEHICLE I'M NOT SURE MY VEHICLE RECEIVED ANY SAFETY RECA https://plaincars.com/make/jeep-commander-4x4 https://plaincars.com/make/jeep-commander-4x4#complaint-1507689 Thu, 18 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMT WHILE SITTING AT A LIGHT. MY JEEP JUST DIED OUT ON ME. NO REASON NOTHING ACTING OUTSIDE OF THE NORMAL. TRIED TO RESTART AND AFTER A FEW TRIES WAS ABLE TO RESTART. https://plaincars.com/make/jeep-commander-4x4 https://plaincars.com/make/jeep-commander-4x4#complaint-1504618 Sun, 07 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMT JEEP LOSES POWER AND SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING IN CITY AND ON THE HIGHWAY AT RANDOM SPEEDS. ALSO WILL SHUT DOWN WHILE STATIONARY. CAUSES LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS NOT COME ON. THE ONLY WAY TO RESTART IS TO FULLY PLACE IN PARK AND COMPLETELY REMOVE THE KEY. VIOLENT SHUT DOWN AND TRANSMISSION IS NOT SHIFTING CORRECTLY. I HAVE HAD THE ASD RELAY REPLACED AND WIRING CHECK https://plaincars.com/make/jeep-commander-4x4 https://plaincars.com/make/jeep-commander-4x4#complaint-1504619 Sun, 07 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMT JEEP LOSES POWER AND SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING IN CITY AND ON THE HIGHWAY AT RANDOM SPEEDS. ALSO WILL SHUT DOWN WHILE STATIONARY. CAUSES LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS NOT COME ON. THE ONLY WAY TO RESTART IS TO FULLY PLACE IN PARK AND COMPLETELY REMOVE THE KEY. VIOLENT SHUT DOWN AND TRANSMISSION IS NOT SHIFTING CORRECTLY. I HAVE HAD THE ASD RELAY REPLACED AND WIRING CHECK https://plaincars.com/make/jeep-commander-4x4 https://plaincars.com/make/jeep-commander-4x4#complaint-1494829 Tue, 28 Aug 2018 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAITED APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES AND THE VEHICLE RESTARTED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (ZIMMERMAN MOTORS, 1301 MA https://plaincars.com/make/jeep-commander-4x4 https://plaincars.com/make/jeep-commander-4x4#complaint-1490928 Mon, 13 Aug 2018 00:00:00 GMT INTERMITTENT STARTING ISSUE. THE JEEP WILL DRIVE FINE BUT ONCE YOU TURN IT OFF IT IS A COIN TOSS WHETHER IT WILL START AGAIN. I HAVE FOUND THAT IF YOU CRAWL UNDERNEATH THE JEEP AND PUSH IN ON THE YELLOW WIRE CONNECTED TO THE STARTER, IT WILL IMMEDIATELY START. IT IS OBVIOUSLY A POORLY DESIGNED CONNECTOR, AS IT IS OBVIOUSLY NOT WEATHER PROOF BUT IT IS IN AN AREA THAT NEEDS TO BE WATER TIGHT. I HAVE https://plaincars.com/make/jeep-commander-4x4 https://plaincars.com/make/jeep-commander-4x4#complaint-1488835 Mon, 06 Aug 2018 00:00:00 GMT UPON HAVING THE IGNITION SWITCH SAFETY RECALL PERFORMED ON MY JEEP, I AM NOW PUTTING IN THE 5TH STARTER ON MY JEEP. SINCE THIS RECALL HAS BEEN DONE, I'M REPLACING STARTERS AS FREQUENTLY AS I AM DOING OILCHANGES https://plaincars.com/make/jeep-commander-4x4 https://plaincars.com/make/jeep-commander-4x4#complaint-1474958 Mon, 11 Jun 2018 00:00:00 GMT INSTRUMENTS LIGHTS OFF AND ON(BATTERY, CHECK ENGINE, AIR BAGS, BREAKS, ETC), TRANSMISSION OVERHEAT INFORMATION LIGHT, VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING OR WON'T START OR LOOSE POWER,COMPUTER TELLS MECHANICS A NEW MODULE NEEDED, BUT NEW MODULE DO NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. HAD TRANSMISSION SERVICES, AND MECHANIC CHECK OUT, BUT NOTHING WORKED. https://plaincars.com/make/jeep-commander-4x4 https://plaincars.com/make/jeep-commander-4x4#complaint-1474959 Mon, 11 Jun 2018 00:00:00 GMT INSTRUMENTS LIGHTS OFF AND ON(BATTERY, CHECK ENGINE, AIR BAGS, BREAKS, ETC), TRANSMISSION OVERHEAT INFORMATION LIGHT, VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING OR WON'T START OR LOOSE POWER,COMPUTER TELLS MECHANICS A NEW MODULE NEEDED, BUT NEW MODULE DO NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. HAD TRANSMISSION SERVICES, AND MECHANIC CHECK OUT, BUT NOTHING WORKED. https://plaincars.com/make/jeep-commander-4x4 https://plaincars.com/make/jeep-commander-4x4#complaint-1474960 Mon, 11 Jun 2018 00:00:00 GMT INSTRUMENTS LIGHTS OFF AND ON(BATTERY, CHECK ENGINE, AIR BAGS, BREAKS, ETC), TRANSMISSION OVERHEAT INFORMATION LIGHT, VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING OR WON'T START OR LOOSE POWER,COMPUTER TELLS MECHANICS A NEW MODULE NEEDED, BUT NEW MODULE DO NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. HAD TRANSMISSION SERVICES, AND MECHANIC CHECK OUT, BUT NOTHING WORKED. https://plaincars.com/make/jeep-commander-4x4 https://plaincars.com/make/jeep-commander-4x4#complaint-1474030 Thu, 07 Jun 2018 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000. https://plaincars.com/make/jeep-commander-4x4 https://plaincars.com/make/jeep-commander-4x4#complaint-1474103 Thu, 07 Jun 2018 00:00:00 GMT WHILE DRIVING MY CAR WILL START TO HARD IDLE AND THEN SOMETIMES SHUT OFF AT RED LIGHTS OR STOP SIGNS ALSO ONE DRIVING IT ALL THE SUDDEN SHUT OFF AND I'LL LOSE ALL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HAVE THE PULL THE E BREAK JUST TO STOP THE VEHICLE I'VE TAKEN IT TO AN AUTHORIZED JEEP DEALER OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS TO TRY AND FIX THE PROBLEM AND THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE FIND ANYTHING BUT I'M NOT THE ONLY 1 W https://plaincars.com/make/jeep-commander-4x4 https://plaincars.com/make/jeep-commander-4x4#complaint-1470596 Wed, 23 May 2018 00:00:00 GMT I DROVE TO A GAS STATION ABOUT 5 MILES FROM MY HOME TO FUEL UP. AFTER FUELING UP, I TRIED TO START THE ENGINE AND IT RAN ROUGH FOR LESS THAN A SECOND AND THEN SHUT OFF. I TRIED TO START IT AGAIN AND IT RAN BUT HAD A LOUD KNOCK SO I IMMEDIATELY SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. I TOWED IT TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHO SAID I HAD A DROPPED VALVE SEAT AND WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. THE ODOMETER WAS AT 106,00 https://plaincars.com/make/jeep-commander-4x4 https://plaincars.com/make/jeep-commander-4x4#complaint-1444039 Tue, 30 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT DRIVING STRAIGHT AHEAD AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ON A TURNPIKE THE ENGINE AND ALL POWER IMMEDIATELY AND INSTANTLY SHUT OFF. VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 110,300 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. QUITE A SCARY CIRCUMSTANCE. AS I WAS PULLING OFF THE MAIN FREEWAY TO THE SHOULDER, I TURNED THE IGNITION TO START AND THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY STARTED, SEEMED TO RUN FINE, AND I PROCEEDED ON AS IF NOTHING HAD HAPPENED. https://plaincars.com/make/jeep-commander-4x4 https://plaincars.com/make/jeep-commander-4x4#complaint-1444040 Tue, 30 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT DRIVING STRAIGHT AHEAD AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ON A TURNPIKE THE ENGINE AND ALL POWER IMMEDIATELY AND INSTANTLY SHUT OFF. VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 110,300 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. QUITE A SCARY CIRCUMSTANCE. AS I WAS PULLING OFF THE MAIN FREEWAY TO THE SHOULDER, I TURNED THE IGNITION TO START AND THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY STARTED, SEEMED TO RUN FINE, AND I PROCEEDED ON AS IF NOTHING HAD HAPPENED. https://plaincars.com/make/jeep-commander-4x4 https://plaincars.com/make/jeep-commander-4x4#complaint-1438838 Tue, 09 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 (NA) JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 91,000. https://plaincars.com/make/jeep-commander-4x4 https://plaincars.com/make/jeep-commander-4x4#complaint-1438848 Tue, 09 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BRANHAVEN JEEP CHRYSLER DODGE RAM (348 W MAIN ST, BRANFORD, CT 06405) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 48,000. https://plaincars.com/make/jeep-commander-4x4 https://plaincars.com/make/jeep-commander-4x4#complaint-1433250 Fri, 15 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMT FINAL DRIVE CONTROL MODULE (FDCM). VEHICLE HAD N23 AND P73 RECALLS COMPLETED. SOMETIME LATER, LOST 4WD LOW. RETURNED TO DEALER FOR RE FLASH PER FCA RECALL FOR LIFE. UPON INVESTIGATION, THEY CANNOT ACCESS FDCM DUE TO A SHORT; PART NEEDS REPLACED. CALLED FCA MULTIPLE TIMES AND THEY WILL NOT COVER AS ITS HARDWARE AS OPPOSED TO SOFTWARE RECALL. THERE ARE MANY INSTANCES, IN MY RESEARCH, WHERE TH https://plaincars.com/make/jeep-commander-4x4 https://plaincars.com/make/jeep-commander-4x4#complaint-1413151 Mon, 09 Oct 2017 00:00:00 GMT WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLS OUT, OBVIOUSLY RESULTING IN A LOSS OF POWER STEERING & BRAKES. THIS HAS HAPPENED 50+/- TIMES OVER THE LAST 2 YEARS OF MY OWNERSHIP. THE PROBLEM HAS INTENSIFIED OVER THE LAST 2 WEEKS, BUT WOULD ALWAYS RE START AFTER SHIFTING INTO PARK. LAST NIGHT (10/8/2017) IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME WHILE MERGING ONTO A HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOS https://plaincars.com/make/jeep-commander-4x4 https://plaincars.com/make/jeep-commander-4x4#complaint-1413152 Mon, 09 Oct 2017 00:00:00 GMT WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLS OUT, OBVIOUSLY RESULTING IN A LOSS OF POWER STEERING & BRAKES. THIS HAS HAPPENED 50+/- TIMES OVER THE LAST 2 YEARS OF MY OWNERSHIP. THE PROBLEM HAS INTENSIFIED OVER THE LAST 2 WEEKS, BUT WOULD ALWAYS RE START AFTER SHIFTING INTO PARK. LAST NIGHT (10/8/2017) IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME WHILE MERGING ONTO A HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOS https://plaincars.com/make/jeep-commander-4x4 https://plaincars.com/make/jeep-commander-4x4#complaint-1410171 Mon, 25 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT IDENTICAL ISSUE AS FOUND WITH NHTSA # 10908927 VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING AND CANNOT BE RESTARTED WITHOUT PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN PARK. PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED WITH 170,000 MILES ON IT. CARFAX SHOWS GREAT CARE INTO THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER WITHIN FIRST 24 HOURS AFTER PURCHASE HAVE FOUND IT TO STALL WHILE DRIVING AND AT IDLE NEAR 6X. HAVE TAKEN TO AUTO REPAIR SHOP/AUTOZONE/USED IFIXIT CODE FI https://plaincars.com/make/jeep-commander-4x4 https://plaincars.com/make/jeep-commander-4x4#complaint-1410172 Mon, 25 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT IDENTICAL ISSUE AS FOUND WITH NHTSA # 10908927 VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING AND CANNOT BE RESTARTED WITHOUT PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN PARK. PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED WITH 170,000 MILES ON IT. CARFAX SHOWS GREAT CARE INTO THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER WITHIN FIRST 24 HOURS AFTER PURCHASE HAVE FOUND IT TO STALL WHILE DRIVING AND AT IDLE NEAR 6X. HAVE TAKEN TO AUTO REPAIR SHOP/AUTOZONE/USED IFIXIT CODE FI