2007 Jeep Commander 4x4: sudden loss of power

Filed Oct 7, 2018 · Electrical, Engine · 178,000 miles · IA

Jeep loses power and shuts down while driving in city and on the highway at random speeds. Also will shut down while stationary. Causes loss of power steering and brakes. Check engine light has not come on. The only way to restart is to fully place in park and completely remove the key. Violent shut down and transmission is not shifting correctly. I have had the asd relay replaced and wiring checked with no fix. Very dangerous with my 3 year old in the car.

Filed Oct 9, 2017 · Engine, Transmission · 134,000 miles · NJ

While driving at slow speeds, the vehicle stalls out, obviously resulting in a loss of power steering & brakes. This has happened 50+/- times over the last 2 years of my ownership. The problem has intensified over the last 2 weeks, but would always re start after shifting into park. Last night (10/8/2017) it happened again. This time while merging onto a highway at 55 MPH. The vehicle suddenly lost power as I coasted to the side of the highway. This time it would not start & I had to have the vehicle towed. Through on-line research, this is a common problem on the jeep commander (4.7l) dating back to when the vehicles were new. The fix for the problem varies greatly. Given the timeline for this problem, its obvious this is a problem that daimler chrysler (now fiat chrysler USA) is aware of & makes no attempt at a solution.

Filed Jun 28, 2017 · Driver assistance, Engine · 140,000 miles · CA

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.

Filed Oct 31, 2016 · Electrical · 6 miles · MI

The vehicle will lose all power while driving and stall. None of the electrical systems will work and sometimes the car will not start back up. The recall for the ignition switch was replaced but this problem still happens. It has been returned to the dealership several times for this issue with no actual fix for the problem. When the system fails, all the dash lights and faults lights flash on and off before shutting down. This has happened while driving as well as not starting after turning off the vehicle. It has been an ongoing issue now for a few years now with no fix for the problem since.

Filed Jan 17, 2016 · Electrical · 59,500 miles · NC

This complaint is in regards to a stalling issue in my 2007 5.7l jeep commander. The vehicle will stall while idling at stops and during low speed maneuvering at turns and in parking lots. While at speeds of 45 MPH+ the vehicle will attempt to stall and temporarily lose power. After stopping the vehicle and placing it in park, the vehicle will restart. This has become a serious safety concern as it stalls while maneuvering through intersections and at intersections where following vehicles accelerate when lights turn green. After taking the vehicle to multiple shops over the past week and a half (including the jeep dealership where it is currently located), it was determined the PCM required reprogramming. Following the reprogramming of the PCM, the dealership determined that the issue was not resolved as the vehicle stalled again while maneuvering from the service bay. Per the federal safety agency action number: ea07007, I can see that the 2006, 4.7l commanders were recalled from what appears to be the same issue. I also noticed that an investigation was conducted concerning the 2006-2007 model commanders with the same issues (investigation # pe07009) but the investigation is now 'closed' and 'upgraded to an engineering analysis (ea07-007) to further assess the frequency, scope and potential safety consequences'. This appears to be a proven issue with daimler chrysler era vehicles with over 1.3 million cherokee and commander's recalled in 2008 (hood, james. "jeep owners complain of stalling." consumer affairs. 17 july 2013) and 76 complaints in investigation # pe07009. I am fortunate that due to my geographic location I am able to avoid heavily populated thoroughfares, but have still had some close calls when stalling mid-intersection with oncoming cross traffic approaching. This issue greatly hampers the vehicle's utilization and has a direct impact on my family's safety.

Filed Oct 19, 2015 · Electrical · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep commander 4x4. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system) and stated that the part was not available within a reasonable time frame to schedule the recall repair. The dealer did not give a specific date for when the part would become available. The manufacturer was contacted and could not provide an estimated date for when the contacts vehicle would receive the recall repair. The contact stated that there was a sudden loss of power and the vehicle stalled more than twice. The dealer was notified of the failure and were not able to provide the part to repair the vehicle. The failure mileage was not available.

Filed Sep 6, 2015 · Airbags, Driver assistance · 79,000 miles · CA

The federal safety agency recall number: 14v‑438 recall date: september 3, 2014 manufacturer recall number: p41 "summary: some jeep commander and jeep grand cherokee vehicles may experience an unintended change in ignition switch position while driving. Safety risk: this may result in loss of engine power, power steering, and braking assist increasing the risk of a crash and disabling one or more of the vehicles safety features including the frontal airbags. Remedy: chrysler intends to repair vehicles free of charge (parts and labor). However, the part required to provide a permanent remedy for this condition is currently not available. Chrysler is making every effort to provide the part as quickly as possible. Recall status: recall incomplete. Remedy not yet available" I have had several incidents where all electrical other than the power train fails, including air-conditioning. If I jiggle my ignition switch everything comes back on. If this recall has such a high risk level of crash, injury, and even death, why hasn't jeep come up with a remedy. I worked in the united states army combat readiness/safety center which deals with accident investigation and truly understand the risk of injury or even death that comes with this potential materiel failure. If I were the ceo for jeep or worked in their safety division, I would not put this off any longer. It has been over a year since the discovery of this potential materiel failure and jeep has done nothing. I recommend that jeep is proactive to this failure rather than reactive.

Filed Jan 19, 2015 · Brakes, Engine · SD

I received notification from chrysler awhile back that a defect on my vehicle has been identified. It was a case opened in june, 2014 by the federal safety agency for pe14017. Chrysler said no solution had been identified at the time they sent the letter but the local distributor would remedy the defect without charge within a reasonable time. The local dealer has not heard anything from chrysler. I don't know what "reasonable time" means but wanted to ask you how long you think I should need to wait before a solution to correct the problem which chrysler says "may experience unintended change in ignition switch position while driving which may result in loss of engine power, power steering, and braking assist increasing the risk of a crash and disabling one or more of the vehicle's safety features including the frontal airbags." thank you.

Filed Sep 1, 2014 · Engine · 46,431 miles · MI

Driving at 65mph when check engine light came on and engine stalled. Lost power steering and had to pull over to the side of the road. Shifted into park, turned ignition off, then restarted it. Check engine light remained on and did not run right. Vehicle would not shift into overdrive and rpms were running very high. Drove to dealership. Dealer found one stored code, found defective solenoid pack.

Filed Sep 1, 2014 · Electrical, Engine · 69,800 miles · MI

Driving to work on toll road, 65-70mph. Engine light came on, engine stalled, lost power steering. Had to pull over to the side of the road. Put in park, turned off ignition, restarted. Resumed driving to work. Contacted dealership and they did not have time to check my vehicle that day. Check engine light remained on until mid-afternoon that day.

Filed Sep 1, 2014 · Engine · 70,300 miles · MI

While driving on toll road going 65-70mph, check engine light came on, engine quit, lost power steering, had to pull over to the side of the road. Shifted to park, turned ignition off, restarted. Check engine light came back on. Resumed driving.

Filed Sep 1, 2014 · Driver assistance, Engine · 70,719 miles · MI

Driving 65-70 on toll road. Passing semis when check engine light came on, engine stalled, lost power steering. Had to pull over to the left shoulder of the road. Shifted into park, turned ignition off, restarted. Check engine light stayed on. Drove home. Noticed esp/bas light was lit. Did not drive vehicle until the following monday. Check engine light was no longer on.