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2008 Jeep Commander 4X4

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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

3 crash reports0 fire reports4 injury reports

Electrical System complaints

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40,914 miles · Mar 19, 2011
Electrical System

THIS 2008 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4 4.7 LITER V8 WAS JUST PURCHASED USED. THE 1ST DAY IT STALLED AT A STOP SIGN. THEN STALLED AT A DRIVE THROUGH. THE SECOND DAY THE STALLING CONTINUED INCLUDING ACCELERATING FROM A STOP SIGN ABOUT 30 MPH. WOULD TURN OVER BUT NOT RESTART AT FIRST, BUT THEN I DISCOVERED THAT WHEN CYCLING THE KEY TO OFF AN…

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THIS 2008 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4 4.7 LITER V8 WAS JUST PURCHASED USED. THE 1ST DAY IT STALLED AT A STOP SIGN. THEN STALLED AT A DRIVE THROUGH. THE SECOND DAY THE STALLING CONTINUED INCLUDING ACCELERATING FROM A STOP SIGN ABOUT 30 MPH. WOULD TURN OVER BUT NOT RESTART AT FIRST, BUT THEN I DISCOVERED THAT WHEN CYCLING THE KEY TO OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN IT WOULD RESTART INSTANTLY. THE LOCAL JEEP DEALER HAS VERIFIED THE ISSUE OCCURS, BUT HAS HAD IT FOR 3 WEEKS WITH NO IDEA OF A RESOLUTION. THEY REPORT BEING IN CONTACT WITH CHRYSLERS STAR TECHNICAL SUPPORT... AGAIN NO ACTION OR RESOLUTION. I DISCOVERED THE PRIUS OWNER HAD VEHICLE IN FOR THE SAME ISSUE WITH NO RESOLUTION. IT IS JUST LIKE YOU TURN THE KEY OFF; NO POWER STEERING, NO POWER BRAKES. WHEN SEARCHING FOR INFORMATION IN GOOGLE... IT IS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE, BUT I CAN FIND NO RESOLUTIONS MYSELF. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10392208

32,000 miles · Oct 26, 2010
Electrical SystemVisibility

DRIVING MY 2008 JEEP COMMANDER ON THE HIGHWAY APPROXIMATELY 55MPH AND THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM POWER WENT OUT. HAD TO PULL OVER TURN OFF THE VEHICLE, PULL THE KEY OUT, AND RESTART. VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. *TR I HAVE EXPERIENCED MANY TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2008 WHERE MY EL…

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DRIVING MY 2008 JEEP COMMANDER ON THE HIGHWAY APPROXIMATELY 55MPH AND THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM POWER WENT OUT. HAD TO PULL OVER TURN OFF THE VEHICLE, PULL THE KEY OUT, AND RESTART. VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. *TR I HAVE EXPERIENCED MANY TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2008 WHERE MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED, AND ONE PREVIOUS OCCURRENCE WHERE THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED, BUT ON THOSE OCCURRENCES THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN MOTION. I HAVE TAKEN IT INTO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS SINCE 2008 AND DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM WITH FEEDBACK FROM THE DEALER THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE AND THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE SYMPTOMS I WAS EXPERIENCING. INVESTIGATED ON NHTSA.GOV AND NOTICED THE ISSUE, CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V059000. THIS CAMPAIGN ALMOST EXACTLY DESCRIBES THE ISSUE I AM EXPERIENCING. HOWEVER IT STATES THAT THEY ONLY RECALLED 1338 VEHICLES IN 2008, AND MINE WAS OBVIOUSLY NOT ONE OF THEM. THE DEALER SHOULD ATLEAST KNOW OF THE ISSUE AND/OR I SHOULD BE NOTIFIED BY CHRYSLER, WHICH I WAS NOT. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10362446

22,050 miles · Aug 27, 2010
Electrical System

WHILE DRIVING, PULLED TO RED LIGHT AND STOPPED. 2008 JEEP COMMANDER WITH THE V6 SHUT DOWN, LOST ALL POWER. KEY WOULD NOT DISENGAGE, TOTALLY LOCKED UP. CALLED FOR ROADSIDE AND AFTER FIFTEEN MINUTES, TURNED KEY AND JEEP STARTED. DROVE TO DEALERSHIP. THEY FOUND NOTHING ON THE ONBOARD COMPUTER BUT TIGHTENED THE BATTERY CABLES A…

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WHILE DRIVING, PULLED TO RED LIGHT AND STOPPED. 2008 JEEP COMMANDER WITH THE V6 SHUT DOWN, LOST ALL POWER. KEY WOULD NOT DISENGAGE, TOTALLY LOCKED UP. CALLED FOR ROADSIDE AND AFTER FIFTEEN MINUTES, TURNED KEY AND JEEP STARTED. DROVE TO DEALERSHIP. THEY FOUND NOTHING ON THE ONBOARD COMPUTER BUT TIGHTENED THE BATTERY CABLES AND REPLACED THE KEY FOBS. AS THIS IS A COMMUTER VEHICLE AND IT SEEMS THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED WITH OTHER JEEP COMMANDERS WHILE GOING AT SPEEDS UP TO 50 MPH. I'M VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE RESOLVED, BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10352421

36,006 miles · Feb 17, 2010
Electrical System

WHILE DRIVING THE WIPERS AND LIGHTS TURNED ON, BUT ALL OTHER ELECTRICAL STOPPED WORKING. ALL GAUGES WERE OFF INCLUDING TURN INDICATORS, SPEEDOMETER, AND ODOMETER. VERY SCARY. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10311219

8,450 miles · Oct 2, 2008
Electrical SystemLatches/locks/linkagesPower Train

VEHICLE HAS ROLLED BACK 3 TIMES ON ITS OWN AFTER BEING STARTED WHILE TRANS WAS STILL IN PARK. DEALER CLAIMS THERE IS NO PROBLEM TO BE FOUND. CHILD SAFETY LATCH ON DOOR HAS FAILED. POWER WINDOW REPEATEDLY GOES UP AND DOWN. INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS UP COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING. FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM COMES ON WHEN NOT NEEDED AND ST…

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VEHICLE HAS ROLLED BACK 3 TIMES ON ITS OWN AFTER BEING STARTED WHILE TRANS WAS STILL IN PARK. DEALER CLAIMS THERE IS NO PROBLEM TO BE FOUND. CHILD SAFETY LATCH ON DOOR HAS FAILED. POWER WINDOW REPEATEDLY GOES UP AND DOWN. INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS UP COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING. FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM COMES ON WHEN NOT NEEDED AND STAYS ON. SQUEAK IN RIGHT REAR SUSPENSION. OTHER WORK HAS BEEN DONE ON VEHICLE THAT I CAN DOCUMENT. VEHICLE HAS APPROX. 8,450 MILES. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10244209

5,000 miles · Jul 29, 2008
Electrical System

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAULTY ON 07 JEEP COMMANDER. ALSO KNOWN AS THE "STALL BUG". *TR

NHTSA ODI #10236198

5,500 miles · Jun 27, 2008
Electrical System

ON NUMEROUS OCCASSIONS OUR 2008 JEEP COMMANDER OVERLAND WILL NOT START. I'LL INSERT THE KEY FOB INTO THE SLOT, TURN, AND THEN NOTHING HAPPENS. USUALLY AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS THE TRUCK WILL START. (THE DEALERSHIP CURRENTLY HAS THE TRUCK AND STILL IS UNABLE TO RESOLVE OR ISOLATE THE PROBLEM).

NHTSA ODI #10232510

5,500 miles · Jun 27, 2008
Electrical System

WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A COMMERCIAL SHOPPING AREA IN CRANSTON, RHODE ISLAND, OUR 2008 JEEP COMMANDER OVERLAND STALLED WHILE DRIVING. MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF OF THE ROAD OUT OF TRAFFIC NEXT TO THE SIDE OF THE STREET. THE TRUCK RESTARTED AFTER A FEW MINUTES.

NHTSA ODI #10232509

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