34 of the
696 complaints filed about the Jeep Commander 4X4
are about the throttle and cruise control —
5% of everything owners reported.
The worst model year for it is 2007.
34
Complaints
5%
Share of all complaints
2
Crashes
0
Fires
Acceleration & Cruise Control complaints by model year
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 RECALL PROCEDURES BUT IT NEEDS TO
NHTSA complaint #11143702 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MY VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE IN TRAFFIC CAUSING ME TO ALMOST GET HIT IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. I COULD DO NOTHING BUT COAST AND BRAKE. ALL GEARS BECAME HIGHLIGHTED WHICH WERE NOT PREVIOUSLY. I AM WORRIED IF THIS CONTINUES TO HAPPEN I WILL BE IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ENCOUNTER AMONG JEEP OWNERS BUT THERE IS NO RECALL.
NHTSA complaint #10956759 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AS THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED FROM OVERNIGHT, THE VEHICLE WOULD FUNCTION AS NORMAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 64,000. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON 2-24-16.
NHTSA complaint #10818996 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. I WAS ABLE TO MOVE TO THE SHOULDER AND BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. THERE WAS NO POWER TO ANY SYSTEM. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS IN THE OFF POSITION. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. *TR THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE HAS LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING.
NHTSA complaint #10714322 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THIS HAS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY SINCE PURCHASING VEHICLE IN SEPT 2015. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE EITHER; A) LURCHES ALL ELECTRONICS DIE AND THEN QUICKLY COMES BACK TO POWER, OR B) THE VEHICLE STALLS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIR 4 TIMES AND SERVICE DOES NOT FIX.
NHTSA complaint #10713194 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHEN SHIFTING OUT OF PARK, JEEP WILL SHIFT HARD AND LIGHTS AROUND PRND ARE ILLUMINATED AND ERROR MESSAGE "SERVICE PARK ASSIST SYSTEM" IS DISPLAYED. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, YOU HAVE TO PUT CAR BACK IN PARK AND TURN IT TO THE OFF POSITION TO RESET. SOMETIMES THIS CLEARS IT,SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. AFTER ABOUT 4 TIMES IN A ROW, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON FOR DAYS AT A TIME. THIS ISSUE ALSO HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS IN DRIVE AND YOU ARE ACTUALLY DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IT HAS CAUSED ME TO BE REAR ENDED ONCE AND ALMOST REAR ENDED MANY MORE TIMES. LUCKILY WHEN I WAS REAR ENDED, WE WERE IN A PARKING LOT AND ONLY TRAVELING AT A SLOW SPEED SO THERE WAS NO DAMAGE/INJURIES. THIS IS BEGINNING TO HAPPEN ON A DAILY BASIS AND IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED DUE TO JEEP'S DENIAL THERE IS A PROBLEM AND REFUSAL TO FIX THE ISSUE. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR INTO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES BUT THEY ARE UNABLE TO RECREATE THE ISSUE AND THEREFORE SAY THERE IS NO PROBLEM. AN AUTO PARTS STORE WAS ABLE TO PULL A CODE ONE TIME (U0404) BUT COULDN'T DETERMINE THE MEANING BEHIND THE CODE AND COULDN'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE FOUND THROUGH A PRIOR GOOGLE SEARCH THAT THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN REPORTED BEFORE AND THAT A PRIOR RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM. OF COURSE, MY CAR AND APPARENTLY EVERYONE ELSE'S WEREN'T PART OF THE RECALL AND ARE THEREFORE STILL NOT REPAIRED CONSIDERING THE PART TO FIX THE PROBLEM COSTS AROUND $1,000 BEFORE LABOR CHARGES! I HOPE SOMEONE CAN FORCE JEEP TO FIX THESE VEHICLES BEFORE SOMEONE LOSES THEIR LIFE BECAUSE OF IT!
NHTSA complaint #10690155 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHILE ACCELERATING SPEED AS I ENTERED THE TOLL ROAD FOR MY MORNING COMMUTE, THE ENGINE STALLED. PULLED OVER, PUT IN PARK, TURNED OFF IGNITION, RESTARTED. VEHICLE OPERATED BUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON. LESS THAN ONE MILE LATER, LOST SPEED AGAIN, HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, PLACE IN PARK, TURN OFF IGNITION, AND RESTART. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED OFF IN THE AFTERNOON.
NHTSA complaint #10632053 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
CRUISE CONTROL STILL DOES NOT OPERATE. SINGLE TOUCH POWER WINDOW FUNCTION NO LONGER WORKS ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOWS. WHILE COMMUTING TO WORK ON THE TOLL ROAD, RPMS REGISTERED BETWEEN 2500-3500 GOING AT A SPEED OF 75. THE MAJORITY OF THE TIME, IT WAS BETWEEN 3000-3500. I DID NOT HAVE THE AIR CONDITIONAL RUNNING. I WAS NOT ACCELERATING AND WAS NOT GOING UP OR DOWN INCLINES TO CAUSE THE HIGHER RPMS. AFTER EXITING THE TOLL ROAD, I TURNED AND WHILE ACCELERATING TO AROUND 40MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AS I WAS ON AN INSIDE LANE, I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO ALLOW A SEMI TO PASS ON THE OUTSIDE LANE IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I HAD TO PLACE IN PARK, TURN OFF THE IGNITION SWITCH, AND TURN IT BACK ON. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON. MY AVERAGE MPG WAS 13.9, LOWER THAN IT SHOULD BE. LEAVING FOR MY COMMUTE HOME, WHEN I TURNED ON THE JEEP, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NO LONGER LIT. I NOTICED DURING THE COMMUTE THAT THE RPMS WERE NOT AS HIGH AS IN THE MORNING, AND ALSO MY MPG INCREASED BY ALMOST A MILE PER GALLON, AND THAT WAS RUNNING AT THE SAME SPEED AND I ALSO WAS RUNNING THE AIR CONDITIONING. UPON EXITING THE TOLL ROAD, THE VEHICLE JERKED HEAVILY WHILE DOWNSHIFTING FROM OVERDRIVE. A JERKY MOTION CONTINUED FOR THE REMAINDER OF MY COMMUTE (RANGING FROM 30-55 MPH). PLEASE NOTE THAT I DO NOW TAKE PHOTOS AFTER THE ENGINE STALLS TO REFLECT THE MILEAGE AND THAT THE LIGHT IS LIT. I ALSO NOW TAKE PICTURES WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES OFF.
NHTSA complaint #10631696 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHILE IDLING IN A DRIVEWAY, THE CHECK ENGINE AND ESP/BAS LIGHTS CAME ON. THE VEHICLE DID NOT STALL. SHORTLY AFTERWARD, WHEN DRIVING ABOUT 55-60 MPH, I REALIZED THE CRUISE CONTROL NO LONGER WORKS. I TRIED MULTIPLE TIMES TO TURN IT ON, BUT IT DOES NOT COME ON ANY LONGER. THE ESP/BAS LIGHT WENT OFF ABOUT 10 MILES LATER, AFTER I STOPPED TO FUEL UP THE VEHICLE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON. ABOUT AN HOUR LATER AND ANOTHER 35 MILES LATER, AFTER MAKING A STOP, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT COME BACK ON WHEN RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. LATER IN THE AFTERNOON, WHILE IT WAS IN THE NEUTRAL GEAR AND GOING THROUGH AN AUTOMATIC CARWASH, THE VEHICLE STALLED TWICE. THE RPMS WERE CONSTANTLY UP AND DOWN BETWEEN 500 AND 1500 RPMS.
NHTSA complaint #10631388 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
2007 JEEP COMMANDER (PURCHASED USED IN THE FALL OF 2012): AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT, THE CAR ABRUPTLY SPED UP, CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL. I CRASHED INTO AN UTILITY POLE DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM THE PARKING LOT EXIT AS A RESULT. THE CAR IS NOW TOTALED AND THE UTILITY POLE WAS DAMAGED (LEANING OVER). I TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 26 FEET, AT A SPEED HIGH ENOUGH TO CREATE THAT AMOUNT OF DAMAGE. AS SOMEONE WHO HAS DRIVEN PROFESSIONALLY FOR MANY YEARS, THIS WAS UNNERVING AND UNUSUAL. ALSO, AROUND 3 MONTHS AGO THE SAME SITUATION HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I WAS FOLLOWING A CAR GOING 45 MPH, AND MY COMMANDER SUDDENLY SPED UP, CAUSING ME TO APPLY THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN. I DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT AT THE TIME, BUT NOW I AM WONDERING IF THERE IS/WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #10625818 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE CAR TURN OFF ARE STALL WHILE DRIVING. NORMALLY OCCURS WHEN FOOT IS SLIGHT ON THE PEDDLE HOWEVER ALSO ATTEMPTS TO STALL AT HIGH SPEEDS. A REVIEW OF THE INTERNET SHOWS THAT THIS LIFE THREATENING PROBLEM IS A FREQUENT EXPERIENCE AND A LONG TERM REPORTED PROBLEM. I AM HAPPY TO PROVIDE THIS INFORMATION UPON REQUEST. DOES THERE NEED TO BE A LOSE OF LIFE TO OBTAIN RELIEF OF THIS ISSUE. IS THIS ISSUE A RESULT OF DEMANDS BY THE EPA TO HAVE THESE CARS RUN AT AN IDEAL SPEED THAT IS TOO LOW? IS THE EPA ALSO THE REASON FOR THIS PROBLEM? LIVES ARE AT RISK WITH NO ACTION BEING TAKEN TO PROTECT CONSUMERS.
NHTSA complaint #10566575 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, ALL OF THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS SIMULTANEOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE THEN ACCELERATED AND DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE SHIFT GEAR BOX WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE GEAR BOX WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE LATER RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER UT HE WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.
NHTSA complaint #10563161 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I PURCHASED THE 2007 JEEP COMMANDER WITH THE 5.7 HEMI IN SPRING 2013 AND A FEW MONTHS LATER COMING TO A STOP IT JUST SHUT OFF. AT FIRST I THOUGHT MAYBE SOME WATER HAD GOTTEN INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT SINCE IT WAS RAINING AND SHORTED SOMETHING. STARTED BACK UP AND THOUGHT ALL WAS FINE. WELL RECENTLY IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING MORE OFTEN, WHETHER IT IS WET OR DRY OUT AND AT ANY SPEED OR WHETHER THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ON OR OFF. IT ALSO SEEMS TO TRY TO SHUT DOWN WHILE FEATHERING THE GAS PEDAL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FROM ACCELERATING TO COAST. ON ONE OCCASION THIS SUMMER AT HIGHWAY SPEED PULLING OUR CAMPER IT SHUT DOWN AND I HAD TO COAST TO A STOP ALONG THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY TO RESTART. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE. I HAVE CHILDREN, AS I AM SURE MANY HERE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT DO.
NHTSA complaint #10555794 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ON TWO SEPARATE OCCURRENCES SO FAR, THE JEEP HAS RANDOMLY STALLED OUT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN TRAFFIC. ACCELERATOR AND STEERING LOOSE FUNCTION. OTHER TIMES IT HAS NEARLY STALLED BUT REGAINED OPERATION. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON WITH CODE FOR LARGE VACUUM LEAK? DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND IS CURRENTLY EVALUATING AGAIN. VEHICLE STARTS BACK UP FINE AFTER PULLING TO SIDE OF ROAD AND REMOVING AND REINSERTING KEY. SAFETY ISSUE TO STALL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND LOSE POWER STEERING! THIS DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE THE FIRST OCCURRENCE AS THERE ARE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS AND A RECALL/INVESTIGATION WHICH NOTED IT IN 2007 VEHICLES BUT ONLY ISSUED A PCM RECALL FOR 2006 VEHICLES.
NHTSA complaint #10548115 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I WAS BEGINNING TO ACCELERATE OUT OF A RIGHT TURN AND NOTICED THAT I WAS NOT PICKING UP SPEED AND THE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE. I TRIED TO SPEED UP TO THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC AND THE ACCELERATOR WAS NOT WORKING AND THE STEERING WHEEL KEPT SHAKING AND HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I NOTICED THAT ALL THE GEARS ON THE DASH WERE LIT UP, FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN. I DECIDED TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND START IT AGAIN. THE CAR WAS FINE BUT DID IT AGAIN ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THANK GOODNESS I WAS NOT ON THE FREEWAY AND THERE WAS NOT A LOT OF TRAFFIC.
NHTSA complaint #10534481 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THERE HAVE BEEN TWO TIMES THAT THE VEHICLE JUST WOULD NOT START AFTER A RAIN, BUT WHEN WE HAD IT LOOKED AT NO PROBLEMS AND IT HAS NOT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE MAJOR ISSUE IS THAT WHILE DRIVING HOME ON THE TOLL ROAD ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE VEHICLE JUST LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT GO OVER ABOUT 30MPH, SO I HAVE TO TRY AND GET ACROSS A TOLL ROAD IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC SO THAT I CAN TURN IT OFF AND BACK ON. WHEN I DID THAT IT CAME BACK ON FINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT WHEN WE CALLED CHRYSLER THEY TOLD US THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR OUR VIN, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM THAT THE NON 4X4 2008 COMMANDER HAS AND THAT DID GET A RECALL. NOW THE VEHICLE DID IT AGAIN LAST NIGHT AND WILL NOT CORRECT ITSELF WITH A RESTART, AND WILL NOT GO 30MPH. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT SO MANY OF US ARE HAVING THE SAME EXACT ISSUE AND THERE IS NOTHING BEING DONE ABOUT IT, I GUESS SOMEONE REALLY DOES HAVE TO BE INJURED OR DIE TO GET ANY ATTENTION.
NHTSA complaint #10533018 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AS YOU SPEED UP FROM A STAND STILL THE THROTTLE CONTROL INDICATOR FORCES THE CAR TO SLOW DOWN. HAVE TO PULL OVER TO SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN OFF THE CAR. START THE CAR BACK ON AND SLOWLY EXCEL, SOMETIMES THE THROTTLE WILL ACT UP AGAIN, AND HAVE TO TURN OFF CAR AGAIN. AND TODAY THE TRACTION INDICATOR TURNED ON WHILE DRIVING AND AS THE CAR SLOWED DOWN THE THROTTLE CONTROL FORCED MY HUSBAND TO PULL OVER AND TURN OFF THE CAR. IT SEEMS TO ACT UP WHEN THE WEATHER GETS WARMER. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER LAST YEAR AND THE GAS PEDAL WAS REPLACED AND THEY ASSURED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. BUT THE CAR IS ACTING UP AGAIN. I AM PRETTY SURE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT IS EXPERIENCING THESE KIND PROBLEMS WITH THE JEEP COMMANDER.
NHTSA complaint #10512301 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME SEVERAL TIMES IN THE TWO YEARS I'VE OWNED THIS VEHICLE. EVERY TIME I TAKE IT TO THE SHOP THE MECHANICS SAY THEY CANNOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE SO CANNOT FIX IT. FIRST THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND NO CODES WILL APPEAR WHEN RUN. A COUPLE DAYS LATER (MOSTLY WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, OR ANY SPEED ABOVE 30MPH) I WILL BE DRIVING AS USUAL AND BEGIN TO INCREASE SPEED ON THE ON RAMP FOR THE INTERSTATE AND THE ENGINE WILL TAP OUT AT 45MPH. I WILL PRESS THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND THE ENGINE WILL NOT REV AND THE RPM'S WILL NOT INCREASE. I TRIED TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND BACK INTO DRIVE AND NOTHING CHANGED WITH THE ENGINE. ALL THE WHILE I HAD MY ONE YEAR OLD CHILD IN THE CAR WITH ME. EVERY TIME I TRY TO RESEARCH WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY JEEP I JUST SEE THE SAME COMPLAINT FROM THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY AN ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED IMMEDIATELY! I DON'T CARE IF THEY HAVE TO GIVE ME A NEW JEEP I NEED SOMETHING SAFE FOR MY FAMILY!
NHTSA complaint #10496217 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I WAS PULLING OUT ONTO THE HIGHWAY. AS I GOT UP TO AROUND 15 MPH, ALL THE SHIFT INDICATOR LIGHTS LIT UP ,AROUND PARK, NEUTRAL, DRIVE AND REVERSE. MY ACCELERATION CUT OFF. I COULDN'T ACCELERATE PAST, MAYBE, 20 MPH. THE RPMS WOULD GO UP, WITH NO RESPONSE FROM THE VEHICLE. I HAD CARS COMING UP FAST BEHIND ME AND I COULDN'T GO ANY FASTER OR PULL OFF, TILL THE NEXT TURN OFF. ALSO, IF I'M PULLING OUT, FROM A STOP, SOMETIMES I JUST LOSE POWER AND MY CAR CRAWLS ON TO THE ROAD, ESPECIALLY IF ON A INCLINE. IT'S REALLY SCARY AND DANGEROUS.
NHTSA complaint #10490468 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.