Jeep Commander stability control problems

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

WHEN IDLE, THE COMMANDER SHAKES AND TURNS OFF SPORADICALLY

NHTSA complaint #11340404 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

MY JEEP COMMANDER HAS HAD 3 DIFFERENT MECHANICAL DIAGNOSTICS TO DIAGNOSE WHY THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF CONTINUALLY WHILE IN MOTION OR STOPPED. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS RECENTLY REPLACED AS A PART OF A RECALL AND THIS HAS NOT SOLVED THE ISSUE EITHER. THE JEEP WILL RANDOMLY SHUT OFF, AND ALL POWER STEERING IS LOSS, CAUSING A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION UNTIL IT CAN BE PUT INTO PARK OR NEUTRAL AND TURN BACK ON. MY LAST DIAGNOSTIC SHOWED THE AUTO REPAIR SHOPPED A COMPUTER READ OF 'RUNNING' WHILE THE TRUCK HAD TURNED OFF SEVERAL TIMES RIGHT IN FRONT OF THEM. I HAVE SPENT A LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY ON DIAGNOSTICS AND NO MECHANIC HAS BEEN ABLE TO FIND AN ANSWER EVEN AFTER THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED AS PART OF AN ORIGINAL RECALL. I WAS TOLD BY ALL THREE AUTO REPAIR SHOPS THAT THEY KNOW THERE IS A STALLING/SHUT OFF ISSUE BUT THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIX IT BECAUSE THERE IS NO INDICATOR OF WHY THROUGH THOROUGH DIAGNOSTICS. THEY ALSO NOTED THAT WHEN THE JEEP SHUTS OFF THE DASH LIGHTS DO NOT TURN ON AS IT WOULD NORMALLY WHEN A VEHICLE SHUTS OFF. WHEN THE JEEP HAS SHUT OFF ON ME DRIVING DOWN A MAJOR ROAD AT 40 MILES PER HOUR MY ONLY INDICATOR THAT MY VEHICLE HAS SHUT OFF IS THAT MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AS THE JEEP BEGINS TO SLOW DOWN. THE NEW IGNITION SWITCH HAS NOT REMEDIED THE SHUT OFF ISSUE AND NO MECHANICAL SHOP HAS BEEN ABLE TO DIAGNOSE AND OTHER REASON WHY. ESSENTIALLY MY JEEP COMMANDER IS VERY UNSAFE WITH NO SOLUTION ABLE TO FOUND. I RESEARCHED FURTHER AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A FRONT CONTROL MODULE RECALL ON SOME 2008 JEEP COMMANDERS ISSUED. I BELIEVE MY JEEP COMMANDER'S VIN MAY NEED TO BE ADDED TO THIS RECALL FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL BECAUSE THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL HAS NOT FIXED THE ISSUE AND NO MECHANICAL DIAGNOSTIC HAS BEEN ABLE TO ANSWER WHY. EVERYTHING ELSE IS COMPLETELY SOUND WITH THE JEEP COMMANDER EXCEPT THIS ISSUE OF SHUTTING OFF WHILE ON, IN MOTION OR PARKED.

NHTSA complaint #11271156 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

MY VEHICLE HAS A BLOWOUT HEAD GASKET @ 135,000 WHAT WILL CHRYSLER DO ABOUT THIS

NHTSA complaint #11244485 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

WHEN TRYING TO CRANK THE CAR THE IGNITION IS VERY SLOW AND THE LIGHTS DIM. IT IS TRYING TO TURNOVER BUT CANNOT. AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS IT STARTS SMELLING LIKE SOMETHING ELECTRICAL IS GOING ON. WE ATTEMPTED TO JUMP IT OFF BUT IT PERFORMS THE SAME EVEN WHEN ATTACHED TO JUMPER CABLES. SO IT IS NOT THE BATTERY WHICH WAS CHANGED 2 YEARS AGO AND THE STARTER WAS REPLACED 2 YEARS AGO AS WELL. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A WHILE PERIODICALLY BUT IT ALWAYS EVENTUALLY STARTED AND NEVER SMELLED LIKE SOMETHING ELECTRICAL WAS BURNING. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A PARKING SPOT IN LEXINGTON FOR ONLY A FEW MINUTES TO RUN INTO THE RETRIEVE SOME DOCUMENTS AND WHEN RETURNING IT JUST WOULD NOT START. ONCE I GOT HOME I STARTED LOOKING UP COMMON ISSUES WITH ELECTRICAL AND NOTICED THAT THERE HAD BEEN SEVERAL RECALLS THAT MIGHT APPLY TO MY ISSUE. I PLAN TO CALL OUR LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER AS SOON AS THEY OPEN AND SEE IF THEY CAN CONFIRM AND PICK IT UP FOR REPAIRS THAT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY.

NHTSA complaint #11221126 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

THE PROBLEM STARTED IN JANUARY 2019. THE VEHICLE STARTED HAVING IDLING ISSUES, COLD START IN MORNING IDLES AROUND 900, WHEN PUT IN REVERSE IT DIPS TO AROUND 500 AND WOBBLES BACK AND FORTH WHILE BACKING UP, PUT IN DRIVE AND IT WOULD BE OK BUT WOULD STALL SOMETIMES AT STOP SIGN- CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. I HAD THROTTLE BODY CLEANED AND FUEL SYSTEM SERVICE DONE AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SAME DAY. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR RECALLS AND THEY REPLACED THROTTLE BODY ALSO. IT DROVE OK FOR A DAY AND I HAVE THE UNSTABLE IDLE BACK AND THE RPM JUMPS UP WHILE IN DRIVE BUT STOPPED AT A LIGHT. ABOUT A WEEK AGO I AM SLOWING DOWN TO STOP AT A LIGHT AHEAD AND IT STARTS VIBRATING LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL AND THE ETC AND TCS LIGHT CAME ON AND I SHUT IT OFF AND IT CRANKED RIGHT BACK UP AND DROVE IT THE REST OF THE DAY WITH NO ISSUE. ETC LIGHT WILL COME ON WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSE NO ISSUES OTHER THAN THE UNSTABLE IDLE. TODAY-5-10-19, COMING HOME AND START TO TURN LEFT AND ETC AND TCS LIGHT COME ON AND IT SEEMS LIKE IT IS IN LIMP MODE BECAUSE THERE IS A LOSS OF POWER AND ETC LIGHT IS NOW BLINKING, SO I PULL IN A PARKING LOT, CUT IT OFF FOR FIVE MINUTES AND IT CRANKS RIGHT BACK UP WITH NO LIGHTS ON AND I AM ABLE TO DRIVE 5 MILES HOME.

NHTSA complaint #11206938 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

WHEN DRIVING THE JEEP COMMANDER WILL SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WITH NOW STEERING OR BRAKING POWER

NHTSA complaint #11180620 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

TAKATA RECALL : MY COMMANDER IS HAVING AN ISSUE WHERE ALL THE GEARS LIGHT UP ON THE DASH AT THE SAME TIME AND POWER TO THE VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN DRASTICALLY. THE STEERING WHEEL IS HARD TO CONTROL WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THE DASH LIGHTS UP SERVICE PARK ASSIST SYSTEM.THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION WHEN THIS HAPPENS.

NHTSA complaint #11170100 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

TAMARA RECALL THE JEEP WILL CUT OFF RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IT WILL ALSO MAKE ATTEMPTS TO CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH AND BELOW. THE ESP LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WILL COME ON. ONCE ABLE TO GET THE JEEP STOPPED WITH OUT GETTING IN AN ACCIDENT IT WILL RESTART AND ALL LIGHTS WILL GO OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED NOW 3 TIMES WITH IN 4 DAYS WITH IT CUTTING COMPLETELY OFF AND 5 TIMES TRYING TO WHILE DRIVING. THE 1ST TIME IT WAS ON A HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 50 MILES AND HOUR. THE 2ND TIME I WAS GETTING OFF THE INTERSTATE WHILE GOING AROUND A CURVE GOING ABOUT 30 MILES AN HR. THE 3RD TIME I WAS DOING 35 MILES AN HR ON A BUSY STREET. THE TIMES THAT IT HAS ATTEMPTED TO SHUT OFF BUT DIDN'T I WAS GOING BETWEEN 45 AND 60 MILES AN HR. THIS IS UNSAFE FOR ANYONE TO BE DRIVING AND HAVE HAPPEN. IT CAN CAUSE ME TO HAVE ACCIDENT AND OR TO CAUSE A ACCIDENT. THIS CAN CAUSE SERIOUS HARM AND LOSS OF LIFE. I AM NOT SURE IF IT IS THE IGNITION SWITCH OR AN ISSUE WITH THE MOTOR OR WIRING. SOMETHING IS WRONG. I SEE ON OTHER FORUMS THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS ISSUE. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP THAT I HAVE RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS JEEP FROM I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT. I AM IN FEAR FOR MYSELF AND KIDS AND OTHERS.

NHTSA complaint #11161851 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

TRANSMISSION STOP SHIFTING PROPERLY AND SHUTTERING IN MOTION..TOOK IT TO TRANSMISSION SHOP, THEY SAID TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACED. GOT NEW TRANSMISSION, STILL HAD SAME PROBLEM. TOOK IT BACK TO SHOP, THEY DID A SECOND REPAIR AND CHARGED ME $2959.50. THEY DIDNT DESCRIBED WHAT THEY DID THE SECOND TIME. I HAD NO PROBLEMS SINCE..SO FAR.

NHTSA complaint #11152813 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

2007 JEEP COMMANDER WITH 112,000 EST MILES, BOUGHT USED IN AK 2016. A WEEK AFTER I BOUGHT IT I KEPT HAVING O2 SENSOR CODES POP UP. I HAVE HAD ALL SENSORS REPLACED MORE THAN ONCE AND NUMEROUS OTHER PARTS WITH THE LATEST BEING THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. I HAVE SPENT SEVERAL THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TRYING TO SOLVE THIS ISSUE. TODAY WAS MY BREAKING POINT, I WAS DRIVING ON I-24 TO NASHVILLE TO TAKE MY SON TO AN APPOINTMENT AT VANDERBILT. IT WAS RAINING THIS MORNING, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE RED LIGHTING BOLT AND OTHER LIGHTS CAME ON. MY JEEP LOST POWER, THE BRAKES DIDN'T WORK, THE STEERING LOCKED UP AND I WAS SCARED I WAS GOING TO GET HIT. I PUT MY HAZARDS ON AND WAS ABLE TO GET ACROSS 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC TO THE SHOULDER. I SHUT THE JEEP OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT WAS NORMAL AGAIN WITH JUST THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. I WAS SO SCARED TO DRIVE BACK TO CLARKSVILLE, FEARING THAT IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. I SAW THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS HAD THIS ISSUE. I CALLED CORPORATE AND THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING REALLY THEY CAN DO. I SAID WHAT IS IT GOING TAKE, SOMEONE, DYING OR GETTING INTO A WRECK?? I AM DISAPPOINTED IN HOW THIS HAS BEEN HANDLED. MY LATEST CARFAX SHOWS THAT THIS JEEP HAS HAD THE SAME ISSUES OVER AND OVER, WITH NOTHING REALLY GETTING RESOLVED.

NHTSA complaint #11151642 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

4WD SYSTEM ALSO LIGHT ON WHEN DRIVING, AND ON THE DASHBOARD PARKING YELLOW LIGHT STAY ON, IN MOTION IN THE CITY AND HIGHWAY

NHTSA complaint #11145139 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

WHILE RAINING WATER DRAINS INTO VEHICLE FROM SUNROOF CAUSING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. LIGHTS CONSTANTLY FLICKERING, DASHBOARD LIGHTS CONSTANTLY TURNING ON AND OFF, INTERIOR WATER DAMAGE, RUSTING INSIDE COMPONENTS. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENS CONSTANTLY FORCING ME TO KEEP HEADLIGHTS ON HIGH BEAM AT ALL TIMES WHILE THE CAR IS STATIONARY AS WELL AS IN MOTION ON STREETS AS WELL AS HIGHWAYS. THIS PROBLEM CAUSES UNNECESSARY PROBLEMS BEING THAT WHILE THE CAR IS GOING THROUGH THIS THE TURNING SIGNALS, WIPER BLADES, AIR CONDITIONING TURN OFF AND ON. EVEN THOUGH MY CAR WAS SERVICED UNDER WARRANTY FOR REAR SEATBELTS THE BELTS ARE CONSTANTLY JAMMING KEEPING MY CHILDREN CAPTIVE AND AT SOME POINTS IT WILL NOT SUCCESSFULLY LATCH.

NHTSA complaint #11114406 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

OUR CAR WON'T START

NHTSA complaint #11114366 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG, ABS, AND TRACTION CONTROL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. NAPLETON'S RIVER OAKS CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM IN LANSING, ILLINOIS WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE IGNITION KEY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 119,000.

NHTSA complaint #11092735 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

2006 JEEP COMMANDER LIMITED 4WD. 179,000 MILES. TRACTION ASSIST IS ACTIVATING WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT ON DRY PAVEMENT CAUSING UNEXPECTED DECELERATION POWER LOSS. WHILE DRIVING ON FLAT DRY PAVED HIGHWAY, AT APPROXIMATELY 40-45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STUMBLE AND LOSE POWER. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WAS BLINKING DURING THIS TIME. DURING WHICH TIME, WHEN I TURN OFF THE TRACTION ASSIST VIA THE BUTTON, THE EFFECT DISAPPEARED. NO FAULT CODES WERE STORED OR SET. THIS ISSUE HAS JUST BEGUN TO OCCUR PERIODICALLY AND HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 5 TIMES. HAVE ALMOST HAD A CRASH EVENT OCCUR WHEN TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC, AND HAD TO TURN OFF THE TRACTION ASSIST VIA THE BUTTON ON THE CENTER CONSOLE.

NHTSA complaint #11074991 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

MY FAVORITE, JEEP COMMANDER 2006 3.7 V6. 103600 MILEAGE. THE CAR SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FROM LAST NOVEMBER. I FEEL LIKE I'M IN A DEATH TRAP BECAUSE WHEN CARS GOING 60 - 70 MPH ON I-495 AND CAR LOST POWER. ALL I CAN REALLY DO IS PRAY THAT MY FAMILY DON'T GET KILLED. THE DEALER FIXED FLIPPING KEY PROBLEM AT THE SAME YEAR OF SUMMER BECAUSE OF THE RECALL. THIS IS REALLY NOT RELATED I BELIEVE. IT HAPPENED 6 TIMES MOSTLY WINTER SEASON BETWEEN NOVEMBER THROUGH JANUARY EASTERN TIME LAST YEAR, AND THIS STALLING PROBLEM CAME BACK LAST SUNDAY DEC 10TH, 2017 WHILE DRIVING ON NORTHERN STATE PARKWAY TO MICRO CENTER IN NY. 3 TIMES ALREADY THIS SEASON. THE BEST WAY ONLY I FOUND FOR OUR SAFETY. SLOWLY MOVE OVER ON THE SHOULDER FINDING PLACE TO STOP WHILE SPEEDING DOWN, AND HAVE ONE CHANCE OF STOP TO BREAK VEHICLE WITHOUT POWER. HOWEVER, LUCKILY IT STARTS AGAIN AND RUNS NORMAL. THE DEALER, DAIMLER CHRYSLER CONSUMER CENTER. THEY NEVER CARE ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND KEEP CHARGING FOR THE SERVICE WITHOUT A SOLUTION. MY RESEARCH IS ON GOING TO FIND ECM, PCMA, AND FCM PROBLEMS. I AM SCARED FOR MY FAMILIES SAFETY. THE CAR CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. ANY IDEAS, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE HELP US.

NHTSA complaint #11055110 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

FOR SOME REASON OFF AND ON SINCE WE HAVE OWNED THE JEEP BOUGHT IT NEW WE HAVE HAD OCCURRENCES WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T START. JUST IN 2016 WE HAD TO REPLACE THE SOLENOID AND THE STARTER. NOW IN 2017 HAVING TO DO IT AGAIN. THE PROBLEM IS WHEN THE SOLENOID GETS TO HOT THE TRUCK DOESN'T WANT TO START AFTER RUNNING FOR A WHILE. AND ALSO HAVING ISSUES WITH THE ESP BAS LIGHTS COMING ON WHICH HAS TO BE ELECTRICAL. I WAS TOLD TO CONTACT YOU SINCE MANY OTHER CHRYSLER OWNERS AND JEEP OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUES. THANK YOU

NHTSA complaint #11011784 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

AFTER HAVING THE RECALLED IGNITION AND TCM REPLACED/REPROGRAMMED THE ESP,BAS AND TRACTION LIGHTS COME AND THE TWO DRIVER SIDE BRAKES AND TIRES LOCK UP, MAKES A TERRIBLE GRINDING NOISE, AND THE VEHICLE SLIDES WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A TURN. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND WITHOUT WARNING.

NHTSA complaint #10985109 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

MY JEEP DIDN'T PULL CORRECTLY, IT BACK FIRE AND WIND. WE TOOK IT TO CHRYSLER TO GET IT FIX. THE MECHANIC TOLD US THAT THE SOLENOID WENT BAD... SO WERE CHARGED $405 FOR A CONVERTER, $357 FOR A SOLENOID, $7.75 FOR A SEALER, AND $3.60 FOR A NUT NONE... TOTAL LABOR AND PARTS $1930.31... TODAY WE GO TO PICK IT UP, AND IT STILL MAKES THE SAME NOISE AND THE PROBLEM WORSEN. WE LEFT IT THERE TO BE FIXED AGAIN... AT THE MOMENT WE ARE OUT OF $2000, NO CAR, AND THEN HAD THE NERVE TO TELL ME IT WAS SOMETHING ELSE WRONG WITH MY CAR AND IT'LL BE $800 MORE TO FIX IT. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I TOLD THEM I WANTED TO SPEAK WITH THE OWNER, HE SAID HE'LL CALL ME BACK.. NOT EVEN TWO MINUTES LATER, HE GOES... "WE'LL TAKE CARE OF IT...

NHTSA complaint #10946827 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

I HAVE A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER 4.7. LAST MONTH AFTER COMING HOME FROM ANOTHER STATE, THE CAR PARKED FOR SEVERAL DAYS WHILE I WAS OUT OF TOWN IT WOULD NOT CRANK WHEN I WENT TO START IT... JUST THE CLICKING SOUND. MY BOYFRIEND JUMPED IT AND IT OVERHEATED HIS CABLE. THEN IT HAPPENED AFTER SITTING JUST OVERNIGHT, SAME SCENARIO. I DID NOT LEAVE ANYTHING ON LIKE LIGHTS, ETC. I HAD THE BATTERY CHECKED AND IT WAS FINE. IT BEGAN TO HAPPEN MORE FREQUENTLY (SEVERAL NIGHTS IN A ROW). TOOK IT INTO A DEALER AND HE REPLACED A FEW PARTS BUT NOTHING CHANGED. THEN THE BATTERY STARTED DRAINING AFTER SITTING FOR 15 MINUTES WITH THE IGNITION OFF. TOOK IT TO A FRIEND WHO'S AN AUTO MECHANIC, HE SAID SOMETHING WAS DISCHARGING FROM SOMEWHERE.

NHTSA complaint #10886013 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.