2008 Jeep Commander 4X4

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE SUNROOF WINDOW SHATTERED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUN ROOF NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,081.

8/27 PURCHASED USED VEHICLE, BEGAN DRIVE FROM MD TO SC, SURGING AT HWY SPEED; 8/28 ENGINE DIED AT 65 MPH, TOOK MANY TRIES TO GET ENGINE STARTED AFTER; 8/30 ENGINE DIED WHILE BACKING UP TWICE; 9/3 ENGINE DIED AT 40 MPH; 9/8 ENGINE DIED WHILE SITTING IN PARK; 9/9 ENGINE DIED WHILE SITTING IN PARK; 9/10 TOOK TO DEALERSHIP, NO CODES FOUND EXCEPT 8 COMPUTER UPDATES NEEDED, RAN UPDATES HOPING THAT WOULD SOLVE PROBLEM; 9/11 ENGINE STALLED AT 45 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC; 9/11 ENGINE STALLED WHEN SHIFTING INTO PARK TO DROP OFF CARPOOL; 9/12 TOOK BACK TO DEALERSHIP, HAD THROTTLE BODY REPLACED WHICH ENCASES THE TPS HOPING THAT IT WAS A THROTTLE POSITION CENSOR PROBLEM BASED ON RESEARCH; 9/17 ENGINE DIED WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT STOP LIGHT, TOOK MANY TRIES TO GET ENGINE STARTED AFTER; 9/18 ENGINE DIED WHEN TURNING ACROSS TRAFFIC IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE ENGINE ALSO SURGES WHILE DRIVING WITH A FEELING THAT THE ENGINE IS GOING TO CUT OFF. THE RPM NEEDLE WILL INDICATE THIS SURGING WITH A SLIGHT MOVEMENT. IN RESEARCHING THIS, IT SEEMS TO BE A PERSISTENT PROBLEM THAT COMES UP ON THE JEEP FORUMS. *TR

WHILE MERGING ON TO THE HIGHWAY THE JEEP'S ESP SUDDENLY ENGAGED AND CUT ENGINE POWER. THE JEEP STALLED AND HAD TO BE MANEUVERED OFF THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS HAPPENING WITH GREAT REGULARITY, USUALLY WHILE MERGING ON AN UPHILL ON-RAMP. THE DEALER LOOKED AT THE JEEP AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. CHRYSLER WAS CONTACTED AND SAID THEY COULD NOT HELP SINCE THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

2008 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4 LOSES ALL POWER AT HIGH SPEEDS TAKEN BACK TO REEDMAN-TOLL DEALERSHIP X2 IN APRIL 2014 AND AUG 2014, AND THEY CANNOT IDENTIFY PROBLEM. REEDMAN TOLD US GAS CAP COULD CAUSE ENGINE LIGHT TO GO ON, OR WIN MODULE, WHICH WAS REPLACED ONCE, MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE KEY CHAIN IS TOO HEAVY (CANNOT HAVE MULTIPLE KEYS ON CHAIN) AND MAY NEED TUNE UP. IT S SOO SCARY AND DANGEROUS NOW WE SEE THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FILED. IS THIS CAUSED BY THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR? IS THERE A RECALL? AT. 50-60 MPH THE ENGINE WITH HESITATE AND STALLS OUT AT HIGH SPEEDS AND REQUIRE A SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL TO RESTART. ALL POWER IS LOST: STEERING AND BRAKES! ....... MANUFACTURER: CHRYSLER GROUP LLC VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NO. (VIN): [XXX]... SUMMARY: MY VEHICLE STALLED OVER 5 TIMES IN FIRST 10 MINUTES OF OPERATION. ONCE I GOT TO 50-60 MPH THE ENGINE WITH HESITATE AND STALL OUT AT HIGH SPEEDS AND REQUIRE A SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL TO RESTART. THIS HAS BEEN A CONSISTENT ISSUE WITH MY JEEP COMMANDER SINCE THE DAY I PURCHASED IT IN 2012. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN TO JEEP/CHRYSLER ON 4 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND THEY HAVE NEVER FOUND THE ISSUE. I HAD TO LEAVE MY VEHICLE WITH NAPERVILLE CHRYSLER/JEEP/RAM/DODGE ON FRIDAY 6/20 BECAUSE IT WAS NOT DRIVABLE AND DANGEROUS. THEY DETERMINED THAT IT WAS THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. I HAVE READ THAT 100'S IF NOT 1000'S OF JEEP OWNERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES AND TO DATE NO RECALL OR FIX. SHAME ON CHRYSLER, SOMEBODY WILL BE INJURED BECAUSE THIS ISSUE. REQUEST RESEARCH FILTER 2008 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4 COMPLAINTS . INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I HAD TROUBLE GETTING MY KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION AND HAD TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT BACK AND FORTH UNTIL THE KEY WOULD TURN COMPLETELY OFF AND FINALLY COME OUT. I LOCKED MY CAR AND WENT INTO MY HOME. I LATER WENT OUT TO GO TO THE STORE. I UNLOCKED MY CAR VIA KEYLESS ENTRY WITHOUT DIFFICULTY. I PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND IT WILL NOT TURN OVER. I WENT AND BOUGHT BATTERIES FOR MY KEY FOBS THINKING THAT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM AND IT DID NOT. MY JEEP WHICH IS MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION IS STUCK IN MY DRIVE WAY. *TR

THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR EMAIL. SHOULD YOU REQUIRE ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE, OR HAVE ANY NEW INFORMATION TO PROVIDE, PLEASE REPLY TO THIS EMAIL MESSAGE OR CALL 1-877-I-AM-JEEP (1-877-426-5337). [XXX] ORIGINAL MESSAGE FOLLOWS: ------------------------ THE REPLACEMENT PART I PAID FOR FAILED . AT THE SAME TIME MY JEEP WAS IN FOR REPAIR THERE WAS ANOTHER WITH THE SAME PROBLEM , I THINK THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE PART AN THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON SAT, JUNE 14, 2014 AT 4:55 AM, CUSTOMERASSIST <CUSTOMERASSIST@CHRYSLER.COM> WROTE: DEAR [XXX], THANK YOU FOR CONTACTING THE JEEP CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER. WE ARE VERY SORRY TO LEARN OF THE PROBLEM YOU HAVE ENCOUNTERED AND CAN CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND YOUR FRUSTRATION. WE HAVE DOCUMENTED YOUR CONCERN. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR EMAIL. SHOULD YOU REQUIRE ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE, OR HAVE ANY NEW INFORMATION TO PROVIDE, PLEASE REPLY TO THIS EMAIL MESSAGE OR CALL 1-877-I-AM-JEEP (1-877-426-5337). [XXX] SERVICE - JEEP BRAND SITE BRIEF DESCRIPTION: WIN MODULE FAILED COMMENTS: IF THIS WOULD HAVE FAILED ON THE HIGHWAY INSTEAD MY LANE I COULD HAVE HAD A BAD ACCIDENT IN THE LITE OF GM'S PROBLEMS THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO . I THINK IT SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED. AND I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED INVOICE NO [XXX]THE TOTAL WAS $658.65 THANK YOU [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

COMMANDER WOULD NOT RESTART AFTER DRIVING AND STOPPING FOR 20 MINUTES. GOT IT RESTARTED NEXT MORNING THEN WOULDN'T RESTART UNTIL JIGGLED THE GEARSHIFTER IN NEUTRAL. BROUGHT TO DEALER WHO REPLACED FRONT CONTROL MODULE ($ 900). GOT CAR AND WORKED FOR A COUPLE DAYS THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. BROUGHT BACK TO DEALER WHO REPLACED THE IGNITION. SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED YESTERDAY BUT TODAY AFTER SITTING FOR 5 HOURS WOULD NOT RESTART. SEEMS LIKE A COMMON ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY MANUFACTURE. *TR

DRIVING AT SPEED ON A PARKWAY, THE CAR ENGINE STALLED OUT. LOST ALL ELECTRICAL (RADIO, SPEEDOMETER, TACH, ETC.) AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO SIDE OF THE ROAD. BRAKES AND STEERING WORKED, BUT NOT PS. CAR STARTED BACK UP WITH TURN OF IGNITION. THIS IS THE SECOND INSTANCE OF THIS HAPPENING, FIRST ONE WAS ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO BUT DON'T HAVE INFO. I HAPPENED TO PAY CLOSER ATTENTION THIS TIME GIVEN RECENT HISTORY OF IGNITION RECALLS. *TR