2007 Jeep Commander electronic stability control (esc) problems

“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.”

“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…”

“MY JEEP IS LOSING POWER WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND WHEN I TAKE IT TO BE LOOKED AT, I CAN NEVER GET A STRAIGHT ANSWER. I CONTINUE BEING TOLD IT'S TRANSMISSION ISSUE (TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER, FLUID, LINES). MY CAR SLIGHTLY JERKS INTO GET WHEN SHIFTING FROM PART TO ANOTHER GEAR, AND THE PARKING ASSIST MESSAGE FLASHES ON. AFTER READING ALL THE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ONLINE IT SEEMS THE ISSUE MAY BE WITH THE SHIFT MODULE. WITH SO MANY COMPLAINTS IT WOULD BE NICE IF THIS COULD BE A RECALL AND CORRECTED.”

“WHEN DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT HIGH SPEEDS THE CAR SHUTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN, WHEN IT HAPPENS THE ENGINE STUMBLES AND THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON FOR A SECOND AND THEN BACK OFF. IT MAKES FOR A DANGEROUS CONDITION. NO CODES COME UP THOUGH. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY PUT A NEW IGNITION KEY SWITCH IN BUT IT STILL HAS THE PROBLEM, THEY SAY THERE IS NO RECALLS”

“MY SITUATION BEGAN ON JUL 10, 14 WHEN MY VEHICLE BEGAN STALLING WHILE DRIVING. SINCE THAT TIME, THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN STALLING AND QUITTING ON THE HIGHWAY/CITY STREETS AND SPUTTERING ALONG EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT. THIS VEHICLE STOP RUNNING ON ME WHILE DRIVING 65 TO 70 MPH AND I HAVE TO PULL OVER TO RESTART IT. THIS IS AT A STANDSTILL AND CANNOT BE RESTARTED WHILE COASTING. ANOTHER TIME I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND THE MOTOR DIED WHEN I APPLIED THE GAS PEDAL. EVEN WHILE TURNING ONTO A MAJOR HIGHWAY HAS GIVEN ME SCARY MOMENTS. EVEN WHILE AT A STAND STILL, THE ENGINE HAS DIED ON ME. THESE INCIDENTS THAT I HAVE DESCRIBED HAVE HAPPENED TO ME AND MY WIFE MORE THAN ONCE FOR EACH SITUATION THAT I MENTIONED HERE. TO THE BEST OF MY JUDGEMENT, MY SITUATION IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. THE SITUATION HERE IS THAT THE ENGINE SPUTTERS/STALLS AND QUITS ON ME WHILE DRIVING. THE CAUSE TO ME IS UNKNOWN SINCE I AM NOT A MECHANIC. AS STATED, THIS STARTED JUL 2014 AND HAS BEEN ONGOING TO DATE.”

“AFTER HAVING IGNITION SWITCH FIXED DUE TO RECALL AND BATTERY, ALTERNATOR AND STARTER CHECKED, WE CAN NOT FIND AN ISSUES. IT WAS SERVICED BY A JEEP DEALER. MY JEEP WILL NOT START OR WILL START AND THEN AFTER PARKING, WILL NOT START AGAIN. IT LEAVES ME STRANDED IN PARKING LOTS AND WHEREVER I PARK IT. THIS ONLY HAPPENS AFTER PARKING AND TURNING JEEP OFF.”