23 of the
982 complaints about the 2007 Jeep Commander are about the
braking system — 2% of everything
reported for this model year.
Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before
87,780 miles.
It randomly loses all power and it seems to shift erratically at this time as well. The check engine light dings once then disappears with out storing a any codes to diagnose. It only does it while I'm driving and if it happens while braking it loses the ability to brake. Very dangerous car, bought from dealership, told it had no problems due to not having any check engine lights and didn't do it on the test drive. AS IS WARRANTY.
NHTSA complaint #11451615 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 78,000 milesLemon Grove, CA
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IDLE WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE ENGINE RPM'S RAPIDLY INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.
NHTSA complaint #10811098 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 117,993 milesAtlanta, GACrash
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR END OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,993.
NHTSA complaint #10807791 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 122,000 milesOfallon, MOCrash
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR WOULD JUST SHUT OFF AT RANDOM LOSING BRAKES, STEERING AND ENGINE POWER AS WELL AS OTHER COMFORT FEATURES. IT HAS HAPPENED ON AT LEAST 6 OCCASIONS, USUALLY YOU COULD JUST SHIFT TO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING AND RESTART THE CAR FIXING THE ISSUES. TODAY HOWEVER IT HAPPENED WILL SWITCHING LANES TO THE CENTER TURN LANE. UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES TO WAIT TO TURN LEFT THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, THEN ON THE SECOND DEPRESS IT WAS SUPER STIFF AND VERY LITTLE BRAKING FORCE APPLIED. THIS CAUSED THE JEEP TO REAR END THE 2 OTHER CARS WAITING TO TURN LEFT. THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY EITHER.
NHTSA complaint #10762252 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 90,000 milesNorth Webster, IN
SERVICE BRAKES
VEHICLE LOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING DASH LIGHTS ALL FLASH ABS TRIPS ON AND OFF
NHTSA complaint #10744733 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 10,000 milesCardiff BY THE SEA, CA
SERVICE BRAKES
SINCE I PURCHASED MY JEEP COMMANDER I HAVE EXPERIENCE TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON MANY OCCASIONS. THIS HAPPENS APPROXIMATELY EVERY 6 MONTHS. WHILE DRIVING IN SPEEDS VARYING FROM 20 - 70 MILES AN HOUR MY CAR WILL LOSE POWER. PRIOR TO LOSING POWER ALL DASH LIGHTS, TACHOMETERS, HAZARDS, WARNING LIGHTS AND PERFORMANCE INDICATORS WILL FLASH REPEATEDLY, VERY QUICKLY. WITHIN MOMENTS OF THE FLASHING LIGHTS MY GAS WILL SHUT OFF, MY BRAKE SYSTEM COMPLETELY FAILS AND MY STEERING WILL COMPLETELY LOCK UP. I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO WAY OF CONTROLLING MY VEHICLE IN ANY MANNER. SEVERAL TIMES MY VEHICLE HAS STOPPED IN MAJOR TRAFFIC. NUMEROUS TIMES OTHER VEHICLES HAVE HAD TO MAKE DRASTIC MANEUVERS TO AVOID CRASHING INTO MY CAR. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN REAR ENDED AND WAS NEARLY T-BONED WHEN MY CAR DIED AS I ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN. IN THE EVENT THAT I AM HIT, MY AIRBAGS HAVE NO POWER AND WILL NOT DEPLOY. MY WINDOWS AND LOCKS HAVE NO POWER. MY CHILDREN AND I COULD BE TRAPPED IN MY CAR. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE JEEP DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED IT AT AND THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT AND WILL NOT PROVIDE A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE THAT IS NOT A DEATH TRAP. I HAVE CALLED THE CHRYSLER RECALL ASSISTANCE CENTER AND WAS TOLD NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE AND HAVE NO INDICATION AS TO WHEN OR IF THERE EVER WILL BE. I CANNOT SELL MY CAR BECAUSE NO ONE WILL BUY IT KNOWING IT HAS SUCH MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES. THIS IS THE ONLY VEHICLE I OWN. I HAVE 3 CHILDREN THAT DRIVE IN THIS CAR EVERYDAY. ONE OF MY CHILDREN HAS CANCER AND I NEED A SAFE RELIABLE CAR TO TAKE HIM FOR CHEMOTHERAPY TREATMENTS. CHRYSLER IS NOT ACCEPTING ANY RESPONSIBILITY EVEN THOUGH I WAS MAILED A RECALL NOTICE. PLEASE HELP!!!!!
NHTSA complaint #10722801 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Lehi, UT
SERVICE BRAKES
IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE AT LEAST JULY 2014. VEHICLE WILL STALL WITHOUT WARNING. WILL ACCELERATE WITH OUT BEING ABLE TO STOP. SOMETIMES WE ARE EVEN UNABLE TO GET IT STARTED FOR A FEW MINUTES. EVEN AFTER TAKING EVERYTHING OFF THE KEY RING IT IS CONTINUING TO GET WORSE.
NHTSA complaint #10670193 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 127,000 milesLake Zurich, ILCrash
SERVICE BRAKES
DRIVING TO WORK AT THE NORMAL SPEED, MY VEHICLE JUST TURNED OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, WHICH RESULTED IN THE CAR BEHIND ME HITTING ME. I AM DEATHLY AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR. WHEN I WENT TO CHRYSLER & CALLED SEVERAL TIMES, I WAS TOLD I WAS OUT OF LUCK & COULDN'T BE HELPED. I WAS EVEN HUNG UP ON. I'M NOT SURE WHAT TO DO BESIDES CONTACTING THE NEWS & HIRING AN ATTORNEY, WHICH ISN'T IN MY BUDGET. IS THERE ANYONE THAT CAN HELP ME?
NHTSA complaint #10637155 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 100,000 milesLanghorne, PA
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN, AND THERE WAS A DELAYED BRAKE RESPONSE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V38000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
NHTSA complaint #10637166 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 176,000 milesLancaster, TX
SERVICE BRAKES
THIS CAR LOOSES POWER WITHOUT WARNING... GOES INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT WARNING... SLOWS DOWN WITHOUT WARNING... I HAVE COMPLAINTS DATED BACK TO 2011... FINALLY A RECALL... BUT THE CHRYSLER JEEP REP SAID BC OF THE TYPE OF TRAC SYSTEM I HAVE IT WON'T APPLY TO ME... I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE BUT HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE UNLESS I WALK! MY VEHICLE IS WITHIN THE SAME YR AS THE RECALL AND HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS... IM FILING A LAWSUIT!!! THEY WON'T BE SATISFIED UNTIL SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED!
NHTSA complaint #10548190 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 83,000 milesActon, ME
SERVICE BRAKES
MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER V-6 IS SHOWING ESP, BAS CODES AS WELL AS DISABLING BACK UP ASSIST, TRACTION CONTROL STAYS OFF, THE ABS LIGHT, AND SOME TIMES IT WONT CLICK INTO GEAR, DRIVE OR REVERSE. AND IT IS MISS FIRING ON CYLINDER NUMBER FOUR. ALSO ALL THE LIGHTS DIM AND FLICKER.
NHTSA complaint #10508322 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 126,000 milesLoretto, KY
SERVICE BRAKES
WAS DRIVING TO WORK GOING ABOUT 60 MPH AND MOTOR JUST SHUTS OFF. HAD TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN OFF THE KEY AND TRIED TO RESTART ENGINE. IT DIDN'T START ON THE FIRST TRY HAD TO TURN KEY OFF AND TRIED AGAIN IT STARTED. IT DID THE SAME THING WHEN I WAS GOING HOME THAT MORNING HAD TO DO THE SAME THING AS ABOVE TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS I DIDN'T HAVE POWER STEERING OR BRAKES LUCKILY I WASN'T ON THE FREEWAY.
NHTSA complaint #10483201 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 95,000 milesHendersonville, TN
SERVICE BRAKES
DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND I LOST ALL POWER. CONTINUED TO RUN AND STALLED 5 MINUTES LATER ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.
NHTSA complaint #10480000 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 100,060 milesHendersonville, TN
SERVICE BRAKES
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO CHURCH WITH MY DAUGHTER AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING FOR THE 7TH OR 8TH TIME SINCE WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS HEAVY TRAFFIC AT 6PM AND IT SCARED HER AND MY 9 YR OLD DAUGHTER TO TEARS. THIS VEHICLE IS A REAL DANGER TO MY FAMILY AND THE LIVES OF OTHERS. IT DOES NOT START AT THIS POINT.
NHTSA complaint #10480002 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 97,778 milesHendersonville, TN
SERVICE BRAKES
SLOWING DOWN AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. AGAIN COMING CLOSE TO CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF SO MUCH TRAFFIC., THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AGAIN FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES CAUSE GRID LOCK AND CHAOS. ALL I COULD HERE WAS A CLICKING SOUND WHEN TRYING TO START IT. THIS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AFTER THAT AND THE LAST TIME I ENDED UP HAVING TO STEER INTO A STEEP DITCH TO AVOID REAR ENDING AN 18 WHEELER. I HAD MY KIDS WITH ME AT THE TIME. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND GOT NO HELP.
NHTSA complaint #10480001 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 65,590 milesLeland, NC
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE JEEP SHUT OFF, COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER, BRAKES AND STEERING THEN AFTER A FEW SECONDS TURNED BACK ON. THIS HAD HAPPENED 4 TIMES WITHIN 10 MILE. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED. I HAD TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP SO THEY COULD PLUG IT INTO THEIR COMPUTER. THE RESULTS WERE NEGATIVE AND COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. SEARCHING ONLINE, THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER JEEP OWNERS THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED.
NHTSA complaint #10459782 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 80,007 milesRound Rock, TX
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
CAR STALLS, DIES AND SUFFERS A LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE DECELERATING. THIS HAS OCCURRED 7 TIMES IN TOTAL NOW. COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, POWER BRAKES, AND STEERING. UNACCEPTABLE DANGER TO MY FAMILY AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD.
NHTSA complaint #10430312 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 85,560 milesMilford, PAFire
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 72 MPH, THE REAR BRAKES SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SHOULDER AND A BURNING ODOR WAS COMING FROM THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS IN THE PAST FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE A FAILURE. THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V493000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,560. UPDATED 11/15/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE REAR BRAKES LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING. UPDATED 06/15/2012
NHTSA complaint #10426904 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 53,800 milesCornelius, OR
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE ABS, ESP AND THE SLIPPERY WHEN WET WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. SHE THEN ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE REAR WHEEL SUDDENLY LOCKED AND BEGAN TO EXHIBIT AN UNUSUAL GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO HAD NOT YET CONTACTED HER BACK WITH A DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 53,800.
NHTSA complaint #10373979 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Oxford, NYCrash
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2007 JEEP COMMANDER. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE AND ALL WARNING LIGHTS INDICATED THE SHIFT INDICATOR. MECHANIC REPLACED THE ESIM. CONSUMER STATES THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED ON OCTOBER 23, 2010 AS HE WAS ENTERING A PARKING LOT AT A VERY LOW SPEED, PREPARING TO STOP, HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP AND JUMPED THE CURB AND A FENCE.
NHTSA complaint #10368978 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 16,000 milesDayton, TXCrash
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TRAVELING TO STOPLIGHT, AND WHEN I WENT TO BRAKE, THE BRAKES DID NOT CATCH CAUSING ME TO CRASH INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME.
NHTSA complaint #10237571 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 2,493 milesCerritos, CA
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
THE BRAKE SYSTEM WOULD LOCK UP AT HIGH SPEEDS, DRIVABLE AND YOU FEEL THE FRICTION AND IT'S LIKE A TUGGING EFFECT UNTIL YOU BRAKE AND THEN IT WOULD BE COMPLETELY FINE. THIS FIRST HAPPENED BACK IN JUNE OF 2007. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN TO HAVE THE DEALER LOOK AT THE PROBLEM AS SOON AS IT HAPPENED. THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG, NOTHING SHOWED UP ON THEIR TESTS. THIS BRAKE PROBLEM HAPPENED OCCASIONALLY THROUGH THE YEAR WITH NO WARNING LIGHT APPEARING ON THE PANEL AND IT WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALERS ATTENTION AND ALWAYS THE SAME RESULT, NOTHING THEY CAN FIND IN THEIR TESTS. BUT LATELY THIS BRAKE PROBLEM WAS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY, MORE RANDOM AND PROGRESSIVE AND AGAIN WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALERS ATTENTION, 3 DIFFERENT DEALERS IN FACT. AND STILL NOTHING THEY CAN FIND.
NHTSA complaint #10232996 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 5 milesAcron, OHFire
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE REAR BRAKES. THE VEHICLE STILL MANAGED TO STOP, EVEN THOUGH THE PEDAL DROPPED. THERE WAS NO FUEL LEAKAGE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE LOCKING, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V493000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE). THE VEHICLE REACHES 11 MILES PER GALLON. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,600.
NHTSA complaint #10216418 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.