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.
2007 Jeep Commander 4x4 engine complaints
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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.
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.
Driving on toll road at 65-70 MPH when check engine light came on. Engine stalled, no power steering, had to pull over to the side of the road. Put in park, turned off ignition, and attempted to restart. It restarted but check engine light remained on. Drove to dealership. Dealer found one stored code, cleared it, performed diagnostic, found nothing, test drove.
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.
Vehicle continues to stall. At 40mph, engine surges then drops in RPM. Drops RPM to the point of stalling. Idle air control (iac) valve, throttle position sensor (tps), and exhaust gas recirculation (egr) valves have been replaced simultaneously with no change. Only way to drive is to manually shift to keep rpms above 2,000 while driving and to use both the brake and accelerator pedals to keep RPM above 1,200 when at stops. No obd2 service codes are ever triggered.
Vehicle stalled while reversing into parking space vehicle stalls coming to stops.......must be restarted to continue on. Vehicle revs really low at idle, idles bounce 200-400 RPM (between 600-1300 RPM), then stalls.
I was driving my 2007 jeep commander limited edition 4x4 in city traffic driving approximately 25 MPH in stop and go traffic when it stalled for no apparent reason. The check engine light also came on. After restarting the engine, the problem went away. This stalling and engine light warning has since happened at least 100 more times over the last 4 years. Dealer and independent mechanics are unable to troubleshoot the problem. The most recent event happened on 6/8/14. Complete engine stall on interstate highway. Vehicle was towed 65 miles to home town. Mechanic replaced alternator and battery. Engine started fine, ran well for 2 days and then engine light came back on with intermittent stalling and rough idling. Jeep is at dealer as we speak. Dealer stated they cannot duplicate the problem and will keep the vehicle overnight and try to duplicate the problem tomorrow.
Starting in september of 2013 while on the interstate traveling at 70mph in the middle lane of 3, the vehicle shut off and the warning lights came on and we had to drift to the side of the road. We got of the road to the side put the jeep in park and after several tries it restarted. We have noticed on occasions after this, while slowing down to turn there is a clunk in the drivetrain. Soon after the clunk starts, that is when the jeep will shut off. It has happened at highway speed and at signal lights. After the first it shut off we took it to a jeep dealer and they put on in on the computed but said it didn't show anything. This has happened about 10 times since september and you take your like in your hands everytime you get on the interstate.
This will be the 3rd electric shift module put in this vehicle. The vehicle lost power then stalled in traffic. The vehicle, while stopped in traffic, would surge. If the brake wasn't applied, it would have struck the vehicle in front of mine. When the problem first started, the incidents of stalling and surging were minimal. As time went on, the incidents were more frequent. The previous switch module (21030400768004143-af) was replaced ($1067.00/dealer only part/repair cost). The latest module (dealer only part cost me $1008.04 (part & repair cost). This is the 2nd report to you on this vehicle.
We have only owned this used jeep for not even two months, bought from us auto sales oct 18 2013, vehicle began jerking around all over out of the blue could barely drive it almost caused us to get into an accident, had to pull over multiple times, took for service, said it was not transmission or engine, see on internet five recalls, have read many people having issues, today vehicle freezes up while driving twice, decelerates powers down to almost a stall out in traffic while my five kids are in this vehicle with me! Very dangerous, read on internet multiple places and people having same issues and chrysler not fixing problems??? Why not do they want to be sued or cause an accident? My vehicle just started doing this now two months after buying it used!!!!! Twice in one day freezes up while trying to drive it, powers down wont accelerate, like its stuck in one gear wont go loses power like it will shut off suddenly have to pull over and turn off and restart to get it to stop doing this....make them fix it before it causes accidents for not just me but everyone else that is having this problem search the internet you will find many are having this same issue!!!!!! Do your job! I expect something to be done about this at once! And remedied....do I take this to the dealer to have it fixed? Or back where I bought it????? I am reading that chrysler is refusing to address the issues and multiple incidents are found all over the internet just search it up under make and model and year of the vehicle! And type in loss of power stalling and it says the remedy is a PCM module or something? I really need this addressed at once and told how to fix this as we just bought this vehicle.
I purchased the 2007 jeep commander with the 5.7 hemi in spring 2013 and a few months later coming to a stop it just shut off. At first I thought maybe some water had gotten into the engine compartment since it was raining and shorted something. Started back up and thought all was fine. Well recently it has been happening more often, whether it is wet or dry out and at any speed or whether the cruise control is on or off. It also seems to try to shut down while feathering the gas pedal at highway speeds from accelerating to coast. On one occasion this summer at highway speed pulling our camper it shut down and I had to coast to a stop along the side of the highway to restart. Something has to be done. I have children, as I am sure many here with the same complaint do.
I would be driving, and my temperature gauge would slowly creep over to hot, temp over heating..I noticed as I slowed down my car wanted to stall, it would putt putt putt until I gave it a go as if it was misfiring, and slowly the temperature gauge would go back to normal. Honestly not thinking anything of it, I went home, dropped the groceries off and proceeded back to my car to pick my son up from school. I started my car, it stalled, I started it again, it stalled, extremely worried I was praying third time a charm..as I started it the third time it started with much hesitation and did the same stuttering as if it was misfiring again. I proceeded to my sons school, watching the temperature gauge creep right back up to hot. When I got there I checked the hood, no steam, nothing seemed hot, and the coolant level was still full. When we went to leave it refused to start. Long story short, I have been without my car for a month now, and after spending 1000's of dollars to fix the situation, the mechanic cant for certain put his hand on it. Everything he does, leads to him thinking something else, and leads to the problem becoming an engine overhaul. Has anyone else had this over heating issue, and the misfiring of the car, as if it stalls while driving? Please, I have contacted chrysler, I am at my wits end.
On two separate occurrences so far, the jeep has randomly stalled out at highway speeds in traffic. Accelerator and steering loose function. Other times it has nearly stalled but regained operation. Check engine light comes on with code for large vacuum leak? Dealer was unable to find anything wrong and is currently evaluating again. Vehicle starts back up fine after pulling to side of road and removing and reinserting key. Safety issue to stall at highway speeds and lose power steering! This does not appear to be the first occurrence as there are many other complaints and a recall/investigation which noted it in 2007 vehicles but only issued a PCM recall for 2006 vehicles.
After taking the jeep commander in to a dealer ship to get recall the federal safety agency campaign number 13v175000 fixed the vehicle has been wanting to turn off at random. It has happened while in park or even driving the vehicle. The 1st time it happen, I was accelerating while getting on the high way and I was going about 40 MPH and the engine lost all power and it was hard to steer. It lasted about 4 sec and then stopped. The next time it happen was going down the high way about 65 MPH with the cruise on and it did the same thing and the last time it did it the vehicle was parked. Each time it happens it only last about 4-5 secs. It just started doing it right after the dealer ship reprogrammed the ECM to fix the recall.
I was beginning to accelerate out of a right turn and noticed that I was not picking up speed and the car started to shake. I tried to speed up to the flow of traffic and the accelerator was not working and the steering wheel kept shaking and had to pull over to the side of the road. I noticed that all the gears on the dash were lit up, from park to drive and everything in between. I decided to shut off the engine and start it again. The car was fine but did it again on 2 separate occasions. Thank goodness I was not on the freeway and there was not a lot of traffic.
Vehicle stalled when attempting to take off from a red light. It would not initially restart, but a full power cycle of the car resolved the issue. Reporting incident as many others have reported similar problems and want to add to the data.
While driving up hill (just autosticked to 3rd) jeep commander stalled. Had to slowly back down curve on hill to safe point. Engine light came on and vehicle would not restart. Called for tow and waited. Truck started after 10 minutes and drove to dealership in stafford connecticut. Vehicle stayed there for 3 weeks ultimately ending with no findings. With 79000 miles I am afraid this will happen again without notice. Dealer saw engine codes initially but could not duplicate issue after codes disappeared. Dealer refused to change anything without code verification. This is a known problem with commanders pre/post years-wondering what is going on in terms of recall?
The engine has stalled on me many times while driving at a slow speed, take off from a stop light or while standing still. Engine light has come one numerous times and codes have lead to different sensors. Which were replaced but did not fix the problem of the jeep stalling and shutting off. This is my main vehicle and I can not chance the safety of my kids and family when no one wants to take action for a problem that has not been fixed or recalled. If anything happens to my family die to this problem there will be a law suit. I bought this vehicle used with a little over 60,000 miles on it and have only had it for a month. I can not even go a full week with out it shutting off or stalling on me. There is a serious issue that jeep chrysler needs to look into!
Purchased the jeep in january of 2011. Within a month of owning it, it would randomly stall while driving down the road. When the jeep stalls, all of the lights in the dashboard illuminate. You can push down on the gas pedal and the RPM's go up, but the speed still decreases until the vehicle stops. It will cut right back on after stopping and cutting the engine off. The vehicle will randomly do this no matter the weather conditions, speed, or anything else. Took it to a mechanic and they couldn't find anything wrong with it and I was told they would have to recreate the problem themselves to fix it. Since it randomly messes up under no special circumstances, I couldn't leave the vehicle with them while they drove it every day trying to recreate the problem. Jeep has done this probably 10 times since I have owned it. I called a dealership and gave my VIN and was told no recalls on this vehicle. Yet I am continuously reading about the same exact issue with other people's 2007 jeep commanders.
Vehicle will idle rough and stall after 15-45 seconds after starting. Will not stay running in p,n, or d.
On or about the above date the rpms on my vehicle raced up and the car suddenly lunged forward, it happened again a few times afterward without any check engine codes. I had it checked back then and nothing was found because no codes were present.this happened a couple of times a year since I owned it, but noticed it happens when it's raining. Today 3/12/2013 (heavy rain) my wife was stopped at a light and it raced & lunged forward just missing a pedestrian. I immediately brought it to a neihborhood jeep dealer & explained the severity of the situation. He was very accomodating and took it in immediately. After a few hours in the shop & a test drive ,again, nothing found. There were no engine codes present, all other components were with-in specs. I asked if this is a similar problem to the 2006 recall, he said possibly, but this VIN. Is not under recall. (I belive the 2006 recall was the power train control module.) I am not sure were to go with this but this needs to be resolved by jeep before an accident happens.
The car will slow down and the service park light will pop on then the engine light will come on. This has been happening since the day I purchased the car. I have taken into the shop plenty of times and they keep telling me nothing is wrong with it. Over the past few years it has only gotten worse. It has done this on the highway while going 75 miles an hour. I have had to pull off the side of the road wait like 5 minutes before I can take off again. This is really becoming a problem and I am afraid to even put my grandbaby in the car with me because I'm afraid this will cause an accident. I have just recently went to dealership and they want to charge me for them to check my car and I have been telling them this issue from the day I had my car and my warranty was still in place, but they continued to tell me nothing is wrong with it.
When shifting from park to drive, or reverse to drive, the engine stalls and it takes almost a minute for the shift to actually occur so I can drive.
This has happened to me several times in the two years I've owned this vehicle. Every time I take it to the shop the mechanics say they cannot replicate the issue so cannot fix it. First the check engine light will come on and no codes will appear when run. A couple days later (mostly when driving on the highway, or any speed above 30mph) I will be driving as usual and begin to increase speed on the on ramp for the interstate and the engine will tap out at 45mph. I will press the gas pedal to the floor and the engine will not rev and the RPM's will not increase. I tried to put the car in neutral and back into drive and nothing changed with the engine. All the while I had my one year old child in the car with me. Every time I try to research what is wrong with my jeep I just see the same complaint from thousands of people. This is obviously an issue and needs to be fixed immediately! I don't care if they have to give me a new jeep I need something safe for my family!
Vehicle was traveling at a speed of sixty five MPH on the highway, when the engine just shut off, losing power and making it very hard to get the vehicle off the road and stopped safely. This has happened numerous times in the year we have owned the vehicle. When the engine shuts off it makes it very hard to turn because power steering is disabled because the engine is not running. When the vehicle shuts off it makes it very hard to get to the shoulder of the roadway without any engine power and the sudden slowing down is a very high risk for a rearend collision. We have had numerous close calls in this vehicle because of this problem. I have replaced numerous parts to try and resolve this issue but with no success it continues to happen. The vehicle has been to the dealership numerous times to have this problem fixed and they say (we can not get the vehicle to act up with the technician driving the vehicle to exactly pin point the problem.) this is very frustrating because this vehicle is very unsafe to drive with this issue. I have looked up numerous complaints and issues of people with the same vehicle having identical problems and have yet to be resolved. We have replaced spark plugs, coils, map sensor, mds wiring harness, ignition switch with oem parts and the issue still continues. I recommend faulty engine wiring, ECM, to the service advisors just to be ignored. They tell me until the issue is recorded on the vehicle scanner that nothing can be done to pin point the problem.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep commander 4x4. The contact stated that while driving approximately 50 MPH, the rpms increased and there was a loss of acceleration power. The failure occurred twice but the engine failed to start the second time. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle was not taken to a mechanic and was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 85,000.
Vehicle shuts off while driving. Various conditions. Idling, cruising at highway speeds, accelerating, decelerating, etc. Must shut key off to reset engine before the vehicle will start again. This has happened at least 20 times with no check engine light illuminating. It has become a huge safety issue since all power is lost at any speed.
I was driving home from picking up my daughter from a school event when suddenly my car slowed down on its own down to 10 MPH. Then the car completely stopped. On the control console it only read "service park assist" and the drive position controls where all highlighted and boxed out (drnp). I lost all control of the vehicle other than turning the wheel. I tried to accelerate by pressing the gas and it just revved the engine and did nothing else. I swerved off the road and hit a median that took out the tire and left damage to the left of the car under carriage. I had to shift the gear into park and back to drive in order for the car to start up again. I took the car to a local jeep chrysler dodge service depot and had it ran for a diagnostic for at which time they told me that it was a common issue found in this model and earlier models and that it wasn't covered by the power train that the vehicle would need $1100.00 in repairs to fix an electronic transformer shift modulator. I had just purchased the car on october 31 from a jeep chrysler dodge dealership and less than three weeks later the car is for crap. And the dealership refused to fix the problem and jeep has not issued a recall for this issue but they have for the 2006 model. This problem is life threatening. It can occur at anytime at any speed. If I were on a expressway my children and I would probably be dead. Jeep needs to be pursed for this issue and forced to fix the damage on any vehicles reporting this issue.
2007 jeep commander limited 5.7l hemi stalled again while driving. This time, my daughter was pulling into the driveway when it stalled and she had no control over the brakes or steering because they don't work when the vehicle stalls. She just about drove through the garage door. This is a major safety issue and must be addressed before someone gets hurt or even worse, killed. I took it to the jeep dealership and they updated the PCM, but as soon as I left it stalled again, so I took it back and they replaced an ignition coil. As soon as I pulled off the highway on my way home, it stalled again. They want to replace all of the ignition coils which will cost about $550, and they claim this may fix the issue. I don't understand how jeep doesn't know how to fix this issue. There are thousands of jeep owners that are experiencing the same issue with no fix. That's all we want is a solution to the problem before someone dies.
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