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Engine complaints
73 reportsClear category filter110,000 miles · Oct 7, 2014
Engine
WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY, VEHICLE ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED. WAS ABLE TO MOVE OFF THE FREEWAY, VEHICLE RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY WHEN KEY WAS MOVED TO OFF POSITION, AND THEN TO START. NO ERROR CODES CAME UP ON DASH READOUT. WAS ABLE TO COMPLETE JOURNEY WITH NO OTHER STALLING AT THAT TIME. VEHICLE SINCE HAS CONTINUOUSLY AND RANDOMLY HA…
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WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY, VEHICLE ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED. WAS ABLE TO MOVE OFF THE FREEWAY, VEHICLE RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY WHEN KEY WAS MOVED TO OFF POSITION, AND THEN TO START. NO ERROR CODES CAME UP ON DASH READOUT. WAS ABLE TO COMPLETE JOURNEY WITH NO OTHER STALLING AT THAT TIME. VEHICLE SINCE HAS CONTINUOUSLY AND RANDOMLY HAS STALLED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AS WELL AS BEING STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. AGAIN NO CODES HAVE COME UP ON DASH READOUT. THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION CONTINUES TO OCCUR. VEHICLE HAS BEEN UPDATED ON SERVICES NEEDED, DIAGNOSTICS TAKEN; BUT STILL PROBLEM PERSISTS WITH NO RESOLUTION FROM JEEP DEALER AND SERVICE TECHNICIANS. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10643128
86,000 miles · Oct 3, 2014
Engine
MID SEPTEMBER AFTER DROPPING KIDS OFF AT SCHOOL THE JEEP DIED TWICE RIGHT IN A ROW. THE JEEP ALSO STARTED THIS WEIRD HARD DOWN SHIFTING IN CERTAIN GEARS. A FEW DAYS LATER THE JEEP DIED AGAIN AFTER I GOT ON THE HIGHWAY, WHILE I WAS DRIVING 70 MPH. SINCE THEN THE SHIFTING IS GETTING WORSE. A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON WHEN …
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MID SEPTEMBER AFTER DROPPING KIDS OFF AT SCHOOL THE JEEP DIED TWICE RIGHT IN A ROW. THE JEEP ALSO STARTED THIS WEIRD HARD DOWN SHIFTING IN CERTAIN GEARS. A FEW DAYS LATER THE JEEP DIED AGAIN AFTER I GOT ON THE HIGHWAY, WHILE I WAS DRIVING 70 MPH. SINCE THEN THE SHIFTING IS GETTING WORSE. A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON WHEN IT DIES, THE CODES WERE READ BY AN AUTO PARTS STORE. THERE WERE MULTIPLE CODES, ELECTRONIC POSITION SENSOR, INTAKE, AND MANIFOLD. I TRIED TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH CHRYSLER BUT THEY WILL NOT COMPLETE IT UNTIL I PAY THEIR AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIPS TO READ THE CODES. AFTER RESETTING COMPUTER IT HAS NOT COME BACK ON. THE JEEP STILL SHIFTS ERRATICALLY, AND I DISCOVER THAT THE ETC WARNING LIGHT DOES NOT WORK. WHY???. I DON'T KNOW WE HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR 5 YEARS AND I HAVE NEVER SEEN THE LIGHT. SOMETHING IS DEFINITELY WRONG. PLEASE HELP. ALSO NEITHER MY HUSBAND OR MYSELF ARE TALL ENOUGH FOR OUR KNEE TO EVEN THINK ABOUT BUMPING THE IGNITION SWITCH. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10641276
93,274 miles · Sep 16, 2014
EngineSteering
THIS IS THE 4TH TIME THAT THE CAR HAS SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AND CANNOT MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE BIG RIG TRUCK BEHIND US ALMOST CRASHED INTO THE CAR DUE TO THE ENGINE SHUTTING OFF WHILE WE ARE TRAVELING WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. WITH THE ENGINE SHUTTING OFF, THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED…
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THIS IS THE 4TH TIME THAT THE CAR HAS SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AND CANNOT MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE BIG RIG TRUCK BEHIND US ALMOST CRASHED INTO THE CAR DUE TO THE ENGINE SHUTTING OFF WHILE WE ARE TRAVELING WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. WITH THE ENGINE SHUTTING OFF, THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF OTHER VEHICLES. THE CAR EVENTUALLY REDUCES SPEED DOWN TO A HALT. I HAVE TO PLACE THE JEEP IN PARK AND RESTART THE IGNITION. THE TRUCK DRIVER WAS YELLING PROFANITIES OUT THE WINDOW, TELLING ME TO LEARN HOW TO DRIVE AND SHOWING OBSCENE GESTURES WHILE I HAVE TWO CHILDREN IN THE CAR WITH ME. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE I DO NOT KNOW WHEN IT WILL SHUT DOWN ON ME AGAIN. THE ONLY ADVICE I GET FROM CHRYSLER IS TO NOT HAVE ANY OTHER KEYS ON THE RING AND TO NOT HAVE MY KNEE HIT THE IGNITION KEY WHILE DRIVING. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10633724
71,549 miles · Sep 10, 2014
EngineVehicle Speed Control
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 IGNITIO…
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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. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10632053
71,477 miles · Sep 8, 2014
Electrical SystemEngineVehicle Speed Control
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 …
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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. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10631696
71,382 miles · Sep 7, 2014
Electronic Stability Control (esc)EngineVehicle Speed Control
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…
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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. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10631388
162,000 miles · Sep 4, 2014
EnginePower Train
WE WERE ON INTERSTATE 57 GOING 65 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE JEEP JERKED LIKE IT WAS DOWN SHIFTING AND JUST SHUT OFF. WE HAD A SEMI BEHIND US WHICH ALMOST HIT US BUT WE WERE ABLE TO COAST ONTO THE SIDE OF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WE THEN TURNED THE KEY OFF AND THEN RESTARTED THE CAR AND IT STARTED OKAY BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON…
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WE WERE ON INTERSTATE 57 GOING 65 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE JEEP JERKED LIKE IT WAS DOWN SHIFTING AND JUST SHUT OFF. WE HAD A SEMI BEHIND US WHICH ALMOST HIT US BUT WE WERE ABLE TO COAST ONTO THE SIDE OF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WE THEN TURNED THE KEY OFF AND THEN RESTARTED THE CAR AND IT STARTED OKAY BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. THE ENGINE LIGHT FINALLY WENT OFF BY ITSELF. SINCE THEN WHEN DRIVING THE JEEP JERKS AND ACTS LIKE IT DOWN SHIFTING AND THE RPMS GOES WAY UP. WE ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE IT ON A HIGHWAY BECAUSE SHUTTING OFF LIKE THAT ON THE INTERSTATE COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I AM READING SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FROM OTHERS WHO OWN 2007 JEEP COMMANDERS SO THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING FAULTY! THIS COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT!!! WE JUST PURCHASED THIS FROM A DEALER A MONTH AGO FOR OUR 16 YEAR OLD TWINS. THANK GOD THEY WERE NOT DRIVING IT WHEN THAT HAPPENED. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10630690
71,273 miles · Sep 3, 2014
EnginePower Train
DURING COMMUTE TO WORK, VEHICLE SHIFTING IN A JERKY MANNER AND RPMS ARE HIGH AND ERRATIC FOR SPEED OF VEHICLE. AT 10:00, WHEN DRIVING TO A MEETING, WHEN FIRST PUTTING JEEP INTO GEAR, THE GEAR DISPLAY "D" DISAPPEARED AND "4" WAS IN ITS PLACE, CONCERNING ME THAT THE OVERDRIVE WENT OUT (I'VE ALREADY HAD A SOLENOID PACK REPLACED DU…
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DURING COMMUTE TO WORK, VEHICLE SHIFTING IN A JERKY MANNER AND RPMS ARE HIGH AND ERRATIC FOR SPEED OF VEHICLE. AT 10:00, WHEN DRIVING TO A MEETING, WHEN FIRST PUTTING JEEP INTO GEAR, THE GEAR DISPLAY "D" DISAPPEARED AND "4" WAS IN ITS PLACE, CONCERNING ME THAT THE OVERDRIVE WENT OUT (I'VE ALREADY HAD A SOLENOID PACK REPLACED DUE TO THE OVERDRIVE "GOING OUT" - HAPPENED ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO). VEHICLE DID NOT WANT TO MOVE FORWARD AS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL OUT ONTO THE STREET. FORTUNATELY, IT MOVED FORWARD AND I REACHED MY DESTINATION. DURING COMMUTE HOME, ABOUT 5 MILES INTO MY DRIVE ON THE TOLL ROAD, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE STALLED. HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, PLACE IN PARK, TURN OFF IGNITION SWITCH, TURN BACK ON, AND RESUMED MY COMMUTE HOME. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10630540
70,784 miles · Sep 1, 2014
EnginePower Train
DRIVING ON TOLL ROAD, 65-70MPH, ENGINE STALLED, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, LOST POWER STEERING, HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. PUT INTO PARK, TURNED OFF IGNITION, RESTARTED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON AND CONTINUED DRIVING. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON UNTIL MID-AFTERNOON THAT DAY. ALSO NOTICED SHIFTING WAS JER…
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DRIVING ON TOLL ROAD, 65-70MPH, ENGINE STALLED, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, LOST POWER STEERING, HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. PUT INTO PARK, TURNED OFF IGNITION, RESTARTED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON AND CONTINUED DRIVING. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON UNTIL MID-AFTERNOON THAT DAY. ALSO NOTICED SHIFTING WAS JERKY. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10629892
70,719 miles · Sep 1, 2014
Electronic Stability Control (esc)Engine
DRIVING 65-70 ON TOLL ROAD. PASSING SEMIS WHEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, ENGINE STALLED, LOST POWER STEERING. HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE LEFT SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. SHIFTED INTO PARK, TURNED IGNITION OFF, RESTARTED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. DROVE HOME. NOTICED ESP/BAS LIGHT WAS LIT. DID NOT DRIVE VEHICLE UNTIL THE FOLLOWING M…
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DRIVING 65-70 ON TOLL ROAD. PASSING SEMIS WHEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, ENGINE STALLED, LOST POWER STEERING. HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE LEFT SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. SHIFTED INTO PARK, TURNED IGNITION OFF, RESTARTED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. DROVE HOME. NOTICED ESP/BAS LIGHT WAS LIT. DID NOT DRIVE VEHICLE UNTIL THE FOLLOWING MONDAY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ON. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10629889
NHTSA investigations
3PE14017 · Air Bag Non-deployment
Opened Jun 16, 2014 · Closed Dec 23, 2014
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Electrical System:ignition; Electrical System:ignition:module; Electrical System:ignition:switch
Chrysler is conducting a safety recall of approximately 643,618 model year 2006-2007 Jeep Commander and model year 2005-2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles to address the problem of ignition turning off while driving (see NHTSA recall 14V-438 for more information).According to Chrysler, these vehicles may experience an unintended change in ignition switch position while driving, which may result in loss of engine power, power steering, and braking assist, increasing the risk of a crash and disabling one or more of the vehicle's safety features including the frontal air bags.Most of the reported incidents occurred as a result of driver interaction with the ignition key.Based on the recall action taken by Chrysler, this Preliminary Evaluation is closed.Additionalinformation on this closing resume, and the investigation are in the PE14-017 public file available online at SaferCar.gov.The ODI reports cited above can be reviewed online at http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchNHTSAID under the following identification numbers: 10101116 10103300 10106060 10112589 10116788 10126986 10128093 10130780 10145501 10146213 10153018 10155291 10156396 10158165 10162933 10166746 10178559 10183305 10186545 10189530 10192237 10193106 10194092 10199552 10199986 10221500 10222283 10227253 10231011 10328609 10358324 10392364 10577532 10585326 10585976 10599142 10604990 10605091 10605209 10606494 10606610 10607043 10607614 10607785 10608196 10615565 10615671 10615761 10616124 10633266 10633313 10633724 10639371 10640010 10644827 10652526 10653000 10653382 10654009 10654139 10654809 10655095 10659448 10662220 10662703
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Electrical System:ignition
Chrysler is conducting a safety recall of approximately 643,618 model year 2006-2007 Jeep Commander and model year 2005-2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles to address the problem of ignition turning off while driving (see NHTSA recall 14V-438 for more information).According to Chrysler, these vehicles may experience an unintended change in ignition switch position while driving, which may result in loss of engine power, power steering, and braking assist, increasing the risk of a crash and disabling one or more of the vehicle's safety features including the frontal air bags.Most of the reported incidents occurred as a result of driver interaction with the ignition key.Based on the recall action taken by Chrysler, this Preliminary Evaluation is closed.Additionalinformation on this closing resume, and the investigation are in the PE14-017 public file available online at SaferCar.gov.The ODI reports cited above can be reviewed online at http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchNHTSAID under the following identification numbers: 10101116 10103300 10106060 10112589 10116788 10126986 10128093 10130780 10145501 10146213 10153018 10155291 10156396 10158165 10162933 10166746 10178559 10183305 10186545 10189530 10192237 10193106 10194092 10199552 10199986 10221500 10222283 10227253 10231011 10328609 10358324 10392364 10577532 10585326 10585976 10599142 10604990 10605091 10605209 10606494 10606610 10607043 10607614 10607785 10608196 10615565 10615671 10615761 10616124 10633266 10633313 10633724 10639371 10640010 10644827 10652526 10653000 10653382 10654009 10654139 10654809 10655095 10659448 10662220 10662703
Electrical System:ignition:module
Chrysler is conducting a safety recall of approximately 643,618 model year 2006-2007 Jeep Commander and model year 2005-2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles to address the problem of ignition turning off while driving (see NHTSA recall 14V-438 for more information).According to Chrysler, these vehicles may experience an unintended change in ignition switch position while driving, which may result in loss of engine power, power steering, and braking assist, increasing the risk of a crash and disabling one or more of the vehicle's safety features including the frontal air bags.Most of the reported incidents occurred as a result of driver interaction with the ignition key.Based on the recall action taken by Chrysler, this Preliminary Evaluation is closed.Additionalinformation on this closing resume, and the investigation are in the PE14-017 public file available online at SaferCar.gov.The ODI reports cited above can be reviewed online at http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchNHTSAID under the following identification numbers: 10101116 10103300 10106060 10112589 10116788 10126986 10128093 10130780 10145501 10146213 10153018 10155291 10156396 10158165 10162933 10166746 10178559 10183305 10186545 10189530 10192237 10193106 10194092 10199552 10199986 10221500 10222283 10227253 10231011 10328609 10358324 10392364 10577532 10585326 10585976 10599142 10604990 10605091 10605209 10606494 10606610 10607043 10607614 10607785 10608196 10615565 10615671 10615761 10616124 10633266 10633313 10633724 10639371 10640010 10644827 10652526 10653000 10653382 10654009 10654139 10654809 10655095 10659448 10662220 10662703
Electrical System:ignition:switch
Chrysler is conducting a safety recall of approximately 643,618 model year 2006-2007 Jeep Commander and model year 2005-2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles to address the problem of ignition turning off while driving (see NHTSA recall 14V-438 for more information).According to Chrysler, these vehicles may experience an unintended change in ignition switch position while driving, which may result in loss of engine power, power steering, and braking assist, increasing the risk of a crash and disabling one or more of the vehicle's safety features including the frontal air bags.Most of the reported incidents occurred as a result of driver interaction with the ignition key.Based on the recall action taken by Chrysler, this Preliminary Evaluation is closed.Additionalinformation on this closing resume, and the investigation are in the PE14-017 public file available online at SaferCar.gov.The ODI reports cited above can be reviewed online at http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchNHTSAID under the following identification numbers: 10101116 10103300 10106060 10112589 10116788 10126986 10128093 10130780 10145501 10146213 10153018 10155291 10156396 10158165 10162933 10166746 10178559 10183305 10186545 10189530 10192237 10193106 10194092 10199552 10199986 10221500 10222283 10227253 10231011 10328609 10358324 10392364 10577532 10585326 10585976 10599142 10604990 10605091 10605209 10606494 10606610 10607043 10607614 10607785 10608196 10615565 10615671 10615761 10616124 10633266 10633313 10633724 10639371 10640010 10644827 10652526 10653000 10653382 10654009 10654139 10654809 10655095 10659448 10662220 10662703
EA07007 · Engine Stalling
Opened Apr 27, 2007 · Closed May 7, 2008
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Electrical System; Engine And Engine Cooling; Power Train:automatic Transmission:control Module (tcm/pcm/tecm)
ON MAY 5, 2008, CHRYSLER LLC (CHRYSLER) SUBMITTED A DEFECT INFORMATION REPORT TO NHTSA CONCERNING AN ENGINE CALIBRATION ISSUE THAT COULD RESULT IN ENGINE STALL IN APPROXIMATELY 24,461 MODEL YEAR (MY) 2006 JEEP COMMANDER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE 4.7L V-8 ENGINE AND BUILT FROM FEBRUARY 25, 2005 THROUGH JANUARY 11, 2006.ACCORDING TO CHRYSLER, THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) WAS PROGRAMMED WITH SOFTWARE THAT MAY ALLOW THE ENGINE TO STALL DURING CERTAIN OPERATING CONDITIONS.CHRYSLER DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE PCM SOFTWARE IN THE RECALLED VEHICLES. INFORMATION PROVIDED BY CHRYSLER DURING PE07-009 AND EA07-007 INDICATED THAT A REVISED ENGINE CALIBRATION WAS IMPLEMENTED IN PRODUCTION EFFECTIVE JANUARY 12, 2006 FOR THE MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.7L V-8 ENGINES.ODI'S ANALYSIS OFCONSUMER COMPLAINTS, FIELD REPORTS AND OTHER DATA RELATED TO FIELD EXPERIENCE WITH ENGINE STALLING IN MY 2006 THROUGH 2007 JEEP COMMANDER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3.7L, 4.7L AND 5.7L ENGINES IDENTIFIED AN ELEVATED RATE OF STALLING INCIDENTS IN THE MY 2006 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.7L ENGINES THAT WERE MANUFACTURED BEFORE THE CALIBRATION CHANGE.ODI INTERVIEWED OVER 70 CONSUMERS WHO REPORTED STALLING INCIDENTS IN EARLY PRODUCTION MY 2006 4.7L VEHICLES.INFORMATION GATHERED FROM THOSE INTERVIEWS INDICATED THAT THE STALLING INCIDENTS WERE OCCURRING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, OFTEN OCCURRED DURING TURNS AND TYPICALLY OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE.THE INTERVIEWS DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY CONCERNS WITH RESTARTABILITY. ALTHOUGH THE EARLY MY 2006 PRODUCTION VEHICLES WITH 4.7L ENGINES MAKE UP ONLY ABOUT 15 PERCENT OF ALL MY 2006 THROUGH 2007 JEEP COMMANDERS BUILT BY CHRYSLER, THEY WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR 465 OF THE 854 REPORTED STALLING INCIDENTS (54%), 6 OF THE 12 CRASH INCIDENTS (50%) AND THE ONLY INJURY CLAIM.THE STALLING RATE FOR THE RECALLED VEHICLES IS 1.90 PERCENT, ALMOST 7 TIMES GREATER THAN THE RATE IN THE REMAINING POPULATION (0.28 PERCENT).CHRYSLER'S RECALL COVERS THE VEHICLES WITH THE ELEVATED STALLING RATE.THE REMAINING VEHICLES HAVE RELATIVELY LOW RATES OF STALLING AND DO NOT EXHIBIT ANY SIGNS OF AGGRAVATING FACTORS SUCH AS PROBLEMS WITH RESTART. ODI ALSO ANALYZED COMPLAINTS ALLEGING CONCERNS WITH LOSS OF LIGHTING COINCIDENT TO STALLING INCIDENTS.THIS ANALYSIS IDENTIFIED SEVEN STALLING INCIDENTS WHERE LOSS OF EXTERIOR LIGHTING WAS ALLEGED.NO SPECIFIC CAUSE WAS IDENTIFIED IN THESE INCIDENTS AND THERE WAS NO DISCERNIBLE PATTERN REGARDING ENGINE, VEHICLE PRODUCTION OPTIONS, BUILD RANGE OR FAILURE TREND. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED WITH CHRYSLER'S RECALL.
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Electrical System
ON MAY 5, 2008, CHRYSLER LLC (CHRYSLER) SUBMITTED A DEFECT INFORMATION REPORT TO NHTSA CONCERNING AN ENGINE CALIBRATION ISSUE THAT COULD RESULT IN ENGINE STALL IN APPROXIMATELY 24,461 MODEL YEAR (MY) 2006 JEEP COMMANDER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE 4.7L V-8 ENGINE AND BUILT FROM FEBRUARY 25, 2005 THROUGH JANUARY 11, 2006.ACCORDING TO CHRYSLER, THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) WAS PROGRAMMED WITH SOFTWARE THAT MAY ALLOW THE ENGINE TO STALL DURING CERTAIN OPERATING CONDITIONS.CHRYSLER DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE PCM SOFTWARE IN THE RECALLED VEHICLES. INFORMATION PROVIDED BY CHRYSLER DURING PE07-009 AND EA07-007 INDICATED THAT A REVISED ENGINE CALIBRATION WAS IMPLEMENTED IN PRODUCTION EFFECTIVE JANUARY 12, 2006 FOR THE MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.7L V-8 ENGINES.ODI'S ANALYSIS OFCONSUMER COMPLAINTS, FIELD REPORTS AND OTHER DATA RELATED TO FIELD EXPERIENCE WITH ENGINE STALLING IN MY 2006 THROUGH 2007 JEEP COMMANDER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3.7L, 4.7L AND 5.7L ENGINES IDENTIFIED AN ELEVATED RATE OF STALLING INCIDENTS IN THE MY 2006 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.7L ENGINES THAT WERE MANUFACTURED BEFORE THE CALIBRATION CHANGE.ODI INTERVIEWED OVER 70 CONSUMERS WHO REPORTED STALLING INCIDENTS IN EARLY PRODUCTION MY 2006 4.7L VEHICLES.INFORMATION GATHERED FROM THOSE INTERVIEWS INDICATED THAT THE STALLING INCIDENTS WERE OCCURRING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, OFTEN OCCURRED DURING TURNS AND TYPICALLY OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE.THE INTERVIEWS DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY CONCERNS WITH RESTARTABILITY. ALTHOUGH THE EARLY MY 2006 PRODUCTION VEHICLES WITH 4.7L ENGINES MAKE UP ONLY ABOUT 15 PERCENT OF ALL MY 2006 THROUGH 2007 JEEP COMMANDERS BUILT BY CHRYSLER, THEY WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR 465 OF THE 854 REPORTED STALLING INCIDENTS (54%), 6 OF THE 12 CRASH INCIDENTS (50%) AND THE ONLY INJURY CLAIM.THE STALLING RATE FOR THE RECALLED VEHICLES IS 1.90 PERCENT, ALMOST 7 TIMES GREATER THAN THE RATE IN THE REMAINING POPULATION (0.28 PERCENT).CHRYSLER'S RECALL COVERS THE VEHICLES WITH THE ELEVATED STALLING RATE.THE REMAINING VEHICLES HAVE RELATIVELY LOW RATES OF STALLING AND DO NOT EXHIBIT ANY SIGNS OF AGGRAVATING FACTORS SUCH AS PROBLEMS WITH RESTART. ODI ALSO ANALYZED COMPLAINTS ALLEGING CONCERNS WITH LOSS OF LIGHTING COINCIDENT TO STALLING INCIDENTS.THIS ANALYSIS IDENTIFIED SEVEN STALLING INCIDENTS WHERE LOSS OF EXTERIOR LIGHTING WAS ALLEGED.NO SPECIFIC CAUSE WAS IDENTIFIED IN THESE INCIDENTS AND THERE WAS NO DISCERNIBLE PATTERN REGARDING ENGINE, VEHICLE PRODUCTION OPTIONS, BUILD RANGE OR FAILURE TREND. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED WITH CHRYSLER'S RECALL.
Engine And Engine Cooling
ON MAY 5, 2008, CHRYSLER LLC (CHRYSLER) SUBMITTED A DEFECT INFORMATION REPORT TO NHTSA CONCERNING AN ENGINE CALIBRATION ISSUE THAT COULD RESULT IN ENGINE STALL IN APPROXIMATELY 24,461 MODEL YEAR (MY) 2006 JEEP COMMANDER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE 4.7L V-8 ENGINE AND BUILT FROM FEBRUARY 25, 2005 THROUGH JANUARY 11, 2006.ACCORDING TO CHRYSLER, THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) WAS PROGRAMMED WITH SOFTWARE THAT MAY ALLOW THE ENGINE TO STALL DURING CERTAIN OPERATING CONDITIONS.CHRYSLER DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE PCM SOFTWARE IN THE RECALLED VEHICLES. INFORMATION PROVIDED BY CHRYSLER DURING PE07-009 AND EA07-007 INDICATED THAT A REVISED ENGINE CALIBRATION WAS IMPLEMENTED IN PRODUCTION EFFECTIVE JANUARY 12, 2006 FOR THE MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.7L V-8 ENGINES.ODI'S ANALYSIS OFCONSUMER COMPLAINTS, FIELD REPORTS AND OTHER DATA RELATED TO FIELD EXPERIENCE WITH ENGINE STALLING IN MY 2006 THROUGH 2007 JEEP COMMANDER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3.7L, 4.7L AND 5.7L ENGINES IDENTIFIED AN ELEVATED RATE OF STALLING INCIDENTS IN THE MY 2006 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.7L ENGINES THAT WERE MANUFACTURED BEFORE THE CALIBRATION CHANGE.ODI INTERVIEWED OVER 70 CONSUMERS WHO REPORTED STALLING INCIDENTS IN EARLY PRODUCTION MY 2006 4.7L VEHICLES.INFORMATION GATHERED FROM THOSE INTERVIEWS INDICATED THAT THE STALLING INCIDENTS WERE OCCURRING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, OFTEN OCCURRED DURING TURNS AND TYPICALLY OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE.THE INTERVIEWS DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY CONCERNS WITH RESTARTABILITY. ALTHOUGH THE EARLY MY 2006 PRODUCTION VEHICLES WITH 4.7L ENGINES MAKE UP ONLY ABOUT 15 PERCENT OF ALL MY 2006 THROUGH 2007 JEEP COMMANDERS BUILT BY CHRYSLER, THEY WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR 465 OF THE 854 REPORTED STALLING INCIDENTS (54%), 6 OF THE 12 CRASH INCIDENTS (50%) AND THE ONLY INJURY CLAIM.THE STALLING RATE FOR THE RECALLED VEHICLES IS 1.90 PERCENT, ALMOST 7 TIMES GREATER THAN THE RATE IN THE REMAINING POPULATION (0.28 PERCENT).CHRYSLER'S RECALL COVERS THE VEHICLES WITH THE ELEVATED STALLING RATE.THE REMAINING VEHICLES HAVE RELATIVELY LOW RATES OF STALLING AND DO NOT EXHIBIT ANY SIGNS OF AGGRAVATING FACTORS SUCH AS PROBLEMS WITH RESTART. ODI ALSO ANALYZED COMPLAINTS ALLEGING CONCERNS WITH LOSS OF LIGHTING COINCIDENT TO STALLING INCIDENTS.THIS ANALYSIS IDENTIFIED SEVEN STALLING INCIDENTS WHERE LOSS OF EXTERIOR LIGHTING WAS ALLEGED.NO SPECIFIC CAUSE WAS IDENTIFIED IN THESE INCIDENTS AND THERE WAS NO DISCERNIBLE PATTERN REGARDING ENGINE, VEHICLE PRODUCTION OPTIONS, BUILD RANGE OR FAILURE TREND. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED WITH CHRYSLER'S RECALL.
Power Train:automatic Transmission:control Module (tcm/pcm/tecm)
ON MAY 5, 2008, CHRYSLER LLC (CHRYSLER) SUBMITTED A DEFECT INFORMATION REPORT TO NHTSA CONCERNING AN ENGINE CALIBRATION ISSUE THAT COULD RESULT IN ENGINE STALL IN APPROXIMATELY 24,461 MODEL YEAR (MY) 2006 JEEP COMMANDER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE 4.7L V-8 ENGINE AND BUILT FROM FEBRUARY 25, 2005 THROUGH JANUARY 11, 2006.ACCORDING TO CHRYSLER, THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) WAS PROGRAMMED WITH SOFTWARE THAT MAY ALLOW THE ENGINE TO STALL DURING CERTAIN OPERATING CONDITIONS.CHRYSLER DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE PCM SOFTWARE IN THE RECALLED VEHICLES. INFORMATION PROVIDED BY CHRYSLER DURING PE07-009 AND EA07-007 INDICATED THAT A REVISED ENGINE CALIBRATION WAS IMPLEMENTED IN PRODUCTION EFFECTIVE JANUARY 12, 2006 FOR THE MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.7L V-8 ENGINES.ODI'S ANALYSIS OFCONSUMER COMPLAINTS, FIELD REPORTS AND OTHER DATA RELATED TO FIELD EXPERIENCE WITH ENGINE STALLING IN MY 2006 THROUGH 2007 JEEP COMMANDER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3.7L, 4.7L AND 5.7L ENGINES IDENTIFIED AN ELEVATED RATE OF STALLING INCIDENTS IN THE MY 2006 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.7L ENGINES THAT WERE MANUFACTURED BEFORE THE CALIBRATION CHANGE.ODI INTERVIEWED OVER 70 CONSUMERS WHO REPORTED STALLING INCIDENTS IN EARLY PRODUCTION MY 2006 4.7L VEHICLES.INFORMATION GATHERED FROM THOSE INTERVIEWS INDICATED THAT THE STALLING INCIDENTS WERE OCCURRING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, OFTEN OCCURRED DURING TURNS AND TYPICALLY OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE.THE INTERVIEWS DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY CONCERNS WITH RESTARTABILITY. ALTHOUGH THE EARLY MY 2006 PRODUCTION VEHICLES WITH 4.7L ENGINES MAKE UP ONLY ABOUT 15 PERCENT OF ALL MY 2006 THROUGH 2007 JEEP COMMANDERS BUILT BY CHRYSLER, THEY WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR 465 OF THE 854 REPORTED STALLING INCIDENTS (54%), 6 OF THE 12 CRASH INCIDENTS (50%) AND THE ONLY INJURY CLAIM.THE STALLING RATE FOR THE RECALLED VEHICLES IS 1.90 PERCENT, ALMOST 7 TIMES GREATER THAN THE RATE IN THE REMAINING POPULATION (0.28 PERCENT).CHRYSLER'S RECALL COVERS THE VEHICLES WITH THE ELEVATED STALLING RATE.THE REMAINING VEHICLES HAVE RELATIVELY LOW RATES OF STALLING AND DO NOT EXHIBIT ANY SIGNS OF AGGRAVATING FACTORS SUCH AS PROBLEMS WITH RESTART. ODI ALSO ANALYZED COMPLAINTS ALLEGING CONCERNS WITH LOSS OF LIGHTING COINCIDENT TO STALLING INCIDENTS.THIS ANALYSIS IDENTIFIED SEVEN STALLING INCIDENTS WHERE LOSS OF EXTERIOR LIGHTING WAS ALLEGED.NO SPECIFIC CAUSE WAS IDENTIFIED IN THESE INCIDENTS AND THERE WAS NO DISCERNIBLE PATTERN REGARDING ENGINE, VEHICLE PRODUCTION OPTIONS, BUILD RANGE OR FAILURE TREND. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED WITH CHRYSLER'S RECALL.
PE07009 · Engine Stall
Opened Feb 12, 2007 · Closed Apr 27, 2007
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Electrical System; Power Train:automatic Transmission:control Module (tcm/pcm/tecm)
ODI HAS RECEIVED 76 VEHICLE OWNER COMPLAINTS ALLEGING INCIDENTS OF ENGINE STALL WHILE DRIVING IN MODEL YEAR (MY) 2006 THROUGH 2007 JEEP COMMANDER VEHICLES (SUBJECT VEHICLES).SOME OF THE COMPLAINTS REPORTED ONE OR MORE INCIDENTS OF ENGINE STALL WITH A SIMULTANEOUS LOSS OF SOME OR ALL LIGHTING SYSTEMS, INCLUDING HEADLAMPS.TWO ENGINE STALLS RESULTED IN A VEHICLE CRASH.IN ITS RESPONSE TO A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION, DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION (DCC) INDICATED THAT IT HAS NOT DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF ENGINE STALLING IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES AND THAT IT HASFORMED A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TASK FORCE TO INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE. THIS INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS (EA07-007) TO FURTHER ASSESS THE FREQUENCY, SCOPE AND POTENTIAL SAFETY CONSEQUENCES OF THE ALLEGED DEFECT.
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Electrical System
ODI HAS RECEIVED 76 VEHICLE OWNER COMPLAINTS ALLEGING INCIDENTS OF ENGINE STALL WHILE DRIVING IN MODEL YEAR (MY) 2006 THROUGH 2007 JEEP COMMANDER VEHICLES (SUBJECT VEHICLES).SOME OF THE COMPLAINTS REPORTED ONE OR MORE INCIDENTS OF ENGINE STALL WITH A SIMULTANEOUS LOSS OF SOME OR ALL LIGHTING SYSTEMS, INCLUDING HEADLAMPS.TWO ENGINE STALLS RESULTED IN A VEHICLE CRASH.IN ITS RESPONSE TO A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION, DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION (DCC) INDICATED THAT IT HAS NOT DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF ENGINE STALLING IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES AND THAT IT HASFORMED A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TASK FORCE TO INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE. THIS INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS (EA07-007) TO FURTHER ASSESS THE FREQUENCY, SCOPE AND POTENTIAL SAFETY CONSEQUENCES OF THE ALLEGED DEFECT.
Power Train:automatic Transmission:control Module (tcm/pcm/tecm)
ODI HAS RECEIVED 76 VEHICLE OWNER COMPLAINTS ALLEGING INCIDENTS OF ENGINE STALL WHILE DRIVING IN MODEL YEAR (MY) 2006 THROUGH 2007 JEEP COMMANDER VEHICLES (SUBJECT VEHICLES).SOME OF THE COMPLAINTS REPORTED ONE OR MORE INCIDENTS OF ENGINE STALL WITH A SIMULTANEOUS LOSS OF SOME OR ALL LIGHTING SYSTEMS, INCLUDING HEADLAMPS.TWO ENGINE STALLS RESULTED IN A VEHICLE CRASH.IN ITS RESPONSE TO A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION, DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION (DCC) INDICATED THAT IT HAS NOT DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF ENGINE STALLING IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES AND THAT IT HASFORMED A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TASK FORCE TO INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE. THIS INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS (EA07-007) TO FURTHER ASSESS THE FREQUENCY, SCOPE AND POTENTIAL SAFETY CONSEQUENCES OF THE ALLEGED DEFECT.
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