44 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 2008 Jeep Commander cite power train, 10% of all 438 complaints for this model year. NHTSA also lists 1 recall on this component.
“2008 Jeep Commander, 4.7L, QDII system. Vehicle experiences a sudden an unexpected loss of power and braking action while driving at speed. After loss of power, ABS, Stability Control, Brake, Check engine light, dash board warning lights illuminate and flash. Park assist and service 4wd error messages flash intermittently. Vehicle begins to buck and surge, accelerator becomes unresponsive. Has occurred at highway speed of 70mph, 50mph, 35mph. Loss of control of vehicle is sudden an unexpected with no advance warning. Vehicle has been to my local jeep dealer 4 times for repair (in under 1000 miles) multiple components replaced with no correction to issue.”
“The Electrical System has failed. The center sound system shuts off and reboots on its own every hour or 2 causing electronic failure and has proven to get worse over time. Following that the Jeep will randomly not start, mechanics have told me that it must be the Electrical System because it is not starter, alternator or the battery. Failure to start engine has occurred over 20 times...effecting my ability to drive to work a few times. Power Train has failure has caused electronic control, software, shift lever/gear control and indicator devices, torque, drive axles, hubs, shafts, CV joints, housings and related safety systems to fail/stop working while in drive; example the Jeep was driving 50 miles an hour and transmission gears shut down and i tried shifting into neutral attempt to start transmission/engine failure. All transmission gears shut off. Then after 5 minutes came back on and started working again while driving down a country highway , luckily no other vehicles passed during this incident. This scared me and the passenger in fear of wreaking from lack of control of the vehicle. This has happened 2 times. Having severe problems with gear shifting…”
“Electrical System is failing. Began with the Electrical sunroof will not open/OR slide all the way open, the sunroof Electrical problem has been this way since 10 years before i purchased it in 2019. Next the panel for the radio and screen panel for AM/FM, Then the CD Player quit working all together. Will not play any CD. Airbag warning light is showing on dash,however, vehicle has never been wreaked. No airbag been deployed. Starting the vehicle, within the past 6 months 2008 commander has failed to start over 20 times after continuously checking alternator, starter, ect. Informed it is the Electrical System failing; By professional. Vehicles Electrical system has caused the gears to slip and it is a v6 but drives as a 4 cylinder. Driving on Highway is dangerous when Electrical system breaks down without warning. Suspension and shocks seem to not work well, as the slightest bump is rough and rugged throwing passengers around. All these defects never occurred from April 2020 until recently about December 2021. Electrical system Repair is thousands of dollars to fix or replace. This is a manufacturer problem. Please help to correct these issues for the safety…”
“The jeep randomly stutters, surges, and dies at the light. The brake light comes on and off and the brakes also feel like they stutter and/or shake when pressing on the pedal break.”
“ON A 2 LANE ROAD AT A SPEED OF 25 TO 30 MPH, THE 2008 JEEP COMMANDER QUIT ACCELERATING WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS PUSHED. IT RESPONDED AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. RPM'S REVED UP HIGH WITH NO ACCELERATION. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND THEN BACK ON IT CONTINUED TO DO THE SAME THING. INTERMITTENTLY.”
“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE ENGINE STARTED REVVING AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE BEGAN TO RISE. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAGS, TRACTION AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED SHE CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BUT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE AND SHIFTED TO 4TH GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AS OF YET. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE AND ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH MANUFACTURER COMMUNICATION NUMBER: P57. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL DEALER VOYLES CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM OF BIRMINGHAM LOCATED AT 1313 GRANTS MILL WAY, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35210, (205) 403-5430, AND HAD THE RECALL REPAIR COMPLETED. THE DEALER STATED AFTER THE REPAIR WAS COMPLETED THAT THEY CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THE TRANSMISSION SOLENOID PACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED…”
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Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2005-2010 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles manufactured February 11, 2004, through March 9, 2010; and 2006-2010 Jeep Commander vehicles manufactured January 31, 2005, through March 10, 2010. A transfer case electrical failure may result in an unintentional shifting of the transfer case into the neutral position.
Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.