2008 Jeep Commander

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL RELATED TO THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. UPDATED 05/12/14 MA THE CONSUMER STATED THE LIGHT WOULD GO OUT, AND THEN COME BACK ON, PERIODICALLY. UPDATED 05/15/14 *TR

IN THE BEGINNING OF DECEMBER, WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 58 MPH, AN ONCOMING CAR THREW A ROCK UP AND CHIPPED OUR WINDSHIELD. WE HAD THIS CHIP REPAIRED BY OUR INSURANCE COMPANY. A WEEK OR SO LATER, ANOTHER ROCK WAS THROWN UP AND CHIPPED OUR WINDSHIELD AGAIN WHILE GOING AROUND 55 MPH. IN THE BEGINNING OF FEBRUARY WHILE LEAVING OUR HOUSE, ABOUT 2 MINUTES INTO THE DRIVE, OUR PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD CRACKED. (ABOUT A 12+ INCH CRACK.) ON OUR WAY HOME THAT DAY ANOTHER ROCK WAS THROWN AND CHIPPED THAT WINDSHIELD WHILE GOING AROUND 55 MPH. WE CONTACTED THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND HAD THAT WINDSHIELD REPLACED BECAUSE IT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. NOW ABOUT 3 WEEKS LATER, ANOTHER ROCK WAS THROWN UP AND CHIPPED OUR BRAND NEW WINDSHIELD GOING 60 MPH. I HAVE LOOKED UP OTHER COMMANDER REVIEWS AND SEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND QUITE AN INCONVENIENCE FOR COMMANDER OWNERS AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WE HAD A VERY HARD RAIN AND WHEN I WENT TO MY JEEP THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR WAS FULL OF WATER. I STARTED MY JEEP UP AND MY RADIO SPEAKERS STOPPED WORKING. BEFORE I PURCHASED THE JEEP CHRYSLER HAD TO FIX A WATER PROBLEM BECAUSE IT WAS FLOODING THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR AND THEY HAD TO FIX THE SPEAKERS BECAUSE THE BACK SPEAKERS WERE NOT WORKING. NOW I'M HAVING THE SAME ISSUES BUT NOW THEY WANT ME TO PAY. PLEASE HELP. *TR

PURCHASED A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER IN FEB 2009. IT HAS BEEN SHUTTING OFF AND STALLING WHILE DRIVING DURING THE PAST 6 MONTHS. IN NOVEMBER 2013 (ON THANKSGIVING MORNING) DROVE IT TO THE STORE AND WHEN I CAME BACK IT DIDN'T START. HAS TO CALL A TOW TRUCK, OVER THE HOUR WHILE I WAITED FOR THE TOW TRUCK IT DIDN'T START AND I TRIED NUMEROUS TIMES. TRUCK WAS TOWED TO THE MECHANIC CAUSE THE CHRYSLER SERVICE STATION WAS CLOSED ON THANKSGIVING THROUGH DEC 2ND. THE MECHANIC TRIED TO START THE TRUCK ON 11/28 FRIDAY AND IT STARTED. HE HAS HAD THE TRUCK SINCE 11/28 AND EVERY TIME HE GOES TO START IT, IT STARTS WHICH DOESN'T HELP ME CAUSE HE CAN'T PIN POINT THE PROBLEM. I CALLED CHRYSLER SERVICE STATION AND THEY CAN'T TAKE ME UNTIL 12/11. BIGGER QUESTION IS WHY ISN'T MY TRUCK INCLUDED IN THE CHRYSLER # H03 RECALL? IT IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AS EXPLAINED IN THE RECALL, YET WHEN I CALL CHRYSLER THEY TELL ME MY 2008 JEEP ISN'T PART OF THE RECALL AND THE 2008 RECALL INCLUDES THE JEEP. IT'S AN AMBIGUOUS DECISION AND LEAVES PEOPLE IN DANGER WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAYS. MY TRUCK HAS A PROBLEM AND IT CAN'T BE FIXED UNLESS IT HAPPENS AGAIN WHILE IN A SERVICE STATION SO IT CAN BE DOCUMENTED BY A COMPUTER. THIS IS A NIGHTMARE AND SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE BY DODGE / CHRYSLER TO FIX IT WITHOUT ENDANGERING THE LIVES OF MANY PEOPLE. *TR

ON SEPTEMBER 17TH, 2013 AT 10:00AM, I WENT TO START MY 2008 JEEP COMMANDER AND IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER. I WAS GETTING A "DAMAGED KEY" OR "WRONG KEY" ERROR MESSAGE. MY HUSBAND CAME FROM HIS JOB TO ALSO START IT. HE WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO START VERY INTERMITTENTLY. WE DECIDED THAT I WOULD LEAVE WORK TO TAKE THE CAR HOME TO TRY THE SPARE KEY. IT ALSO DID NOT WORK. AT 1:00PM ON SEPTEMBER 17TH, WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO THE JEEP DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THE CAR AS NEEDING A NEW KEY FOB. I LET THEM KNOW THAT I FIRMLY BELIEVED THEY WERE INCORRECT AND THAT IT WAS THE WIRELESS IGNITION MODULE. THEY PROCEEDED WITH THE KEY FOB. ON SEPTEMBER 18TH, I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO FOLLOW UP ON THE STATUS OF MY CAR. THEY NOTED THAT IT WAS NOT THE KEY FOB, BUT THE WIRELESS IGNITION MODULE LIKE I SAID THE DAY PRIOR. THE DEALERSHIP LET ME KNOW THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER AND I WAS NUMBER 103 ON THE WAITLIST. AFTER A LOT OF RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, IT APPEARS THE ISSUE WITH THE WIRELESS IGNITION MODULE IS VERY COMMON WITH JEEPS. I HAVE NOW CALLED JEEP FOUR TIMES (SEPTEMBER 18TH - TWICE; SEPTEMBER 19TH - TWICE) AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED A SINGLE RETURN CALL TO BRING RESOLUTION TO THIS ISSUE. I NOW HAVE A CAR THAT DOES NOT RUN AND NO ANSWERS ON WHEN TO EXPECT A PART....A PART THAT HAS HAD A LOT OF ISSUES FOR JEEP OWNERS. WHERE IS JEEP'S RESPONSIBILITY TO THEIR CUSTOMERS? THE LACK OF CUSTOMER SERVICE AND ANSWERS IS VERY DISHEARTENING. *TR

THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. CAR JUST SHUTS OFF ALL POWER AND THE ENGINE. IT RESTARTS AFTER A FEW MINUTES. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO REPLICATE IT. IT HAS HAPPENED OVER 30 TIMES IN THE LAST FEW YEARS. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AS OUR FAMILY VEHICLE. HOWEVER, IN THE PAST COUPLE YEARS MY WIFE AND I MOSTLY JUGGLE OUR OTHER VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY WITH OUR SMALL CHILDREN. THIS LAST TIME IT OCCURRED WAS 9/09/2013 WHILE ON THE FREEWAY AT A SPEED OF 60MPH. I NARROWLY ESCAPED A POTENTIALLY HORRIFIC ACCIDENT WITH A COUPLE EIGHTEEN WHEELERS. I PUSHED IT OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BY MYSELF. EVENTUALLY IT STARTED LONG ENOUGH TO GET TO AN OFFRAMP WHERE IT STOPPED AGAIN. IT WAS TOWED AND IS NOW AT THE DEALERSHIP. HOWEVER, NOW I SEE BY LOOKING ONLINE THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I AM ASTONISHED THAT CHRYSLER WOULD ALLOW THIS TO BE HAPPENING AND KNOWINGLY PUT US ALL IN DANGER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE IGNITION RUNNING AND THE PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED WHEN THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. THE DRIVER JUMPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE BEFORE IT CRASHED INTO A WATERWAY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A SWOLLEN ANKLE AS A RESULT. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OUT OF THE WATER AND TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BUT WAS DEEMED AS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55000.