2007 Jeep Commander: fire, smoke or burning smell

Filed Aug 30, 2021 · MI · fire

Heat shield on the muffler system. I was towing a boat up north and started to smell a burning smell. At first I thought it was an electrical issue, but couldn't identify anything. So I drove another 3 to 4 miles and the back floor boards was smoking filling the car with smoke. I pulled over and the carpet was melting from the heat of the muffler/exhaust under the back seat. When it was inspected the heat shield was not over the area that almost caught fire. This is an issue that Jeep is more than aware of and it's an issue that only happens when these vehicles are towing. They run extremely hot towing and the heat shield is defective. Their are other's that have had this happen and there's no recall! My car is equipped with tow package too and it was turned on before it's even a question. I got a call about a year ago about a family friend was towing a pop up camper and their commander caught on fire and was a total loss! Thank God no one was injured. There needs to be an investigation with people who have commander's.

Filed Jan 8, 2019 · Electrical · 154,000 miles · OH · fire

Power door lock fuse blows due to short in wire where it cought on fire and burnt hole in carpet in the back seat

Filed Jul 28, 2016 · Airbags, Electrical · 112,000 miles · CA · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep commander. The contact stated that the vehicle caught fire while it was parked. The fire department extinguished the fire. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that there was a short in the driver side air bag wiring. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 112,000.

Filed Jul 4, 2016 · Electrical, Engine · 143,152 miles · MI

The battery light came on close to my home I continue to drive and when I open the hood the alternator was smoking and smelled like it was burning it was so hard it almost caught on fire there was no flame but there was lots of smoke

Filed Jan 30, 2016 · Seats · 65,000 miles · FL · fire

Car in motion. Incident happened at marker 173 northport fl fumes were detected while driving as I looked over there appeared to be smoke on the floor of the front passenger side. I noticed the passenger seat was warm in one spot so I moved my purse. My purse was completely melted as I picked it up smoke came billowing out from the seat. I was inhaling some sort of terrible smelling smoke. I opened windows so I could breathe. The smoke was getting thicker. Could not see from windows to get over to right side of road. Also as driving the odometer and speedometer needles were going back and forth but I was driving normally. I pulled over shut car off. Car seat continued to burn and smoke. Called 911 and fire department had to cut battery terminal and spray car to put fire out. Huge hole in seat where fire was. Seat warmers were not on. There were no passengers just myself. It is unknown as to what caused this to happen.

Filed Jul 28, 2015 · 109,000 miles · WA · fire

Our jeep was parked in the driveway when we noticed flames and smoke coming out from under the driver's side dash. The jeep was completely engulfed in flames in 5 minutes.

Filed Jan 28, 2015 · Electrical · CA · fire

My 2007 jeep commander caught on fire while parked for a couple hrs. Fire investigator said it originated in the electrical wiring in the headliner. Jeep sent out an investigator and stated no manufacturer defect, prior to incident, all lights,dashboard,headlights would shut off. Taken to dealer and something with computer was reset. But continued a few times after.

Filed Oct 6, 2014 · Electrical · 100,352 miles · CA · fire · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owned a 2007 jeep commander. While the vehicle was parked, flames appeared from the front passenger side signal light. A fire report was filed. The contact stated that the insurance company stated that the cause of the fire was due to faulty electrical wiring in the front passenger signal light. The contact sustained minor burns that required medical attention. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The vehicle was destroyed. The approximate failure mileage was 100,352.

Filed Oct 3, 2014 · Engine · 107,000 miles · GA

I was driving my 2007 jeep commander, 5.7l hemi at approximately 25 MPH on interstate 16 at approximately 2200 hours with my two minor children seatbelted in the back. We were approximately 150 miles from home. There was heavy traffic due to a holiday weekend, road construction, and rainy weather. I recognized a problem was occurring because I could not accelerate, and my attention was diverted from driving because I was trying to figure out what was happening. I realized that the engine had cut off without warning. There was no power to anything, and the vehicle was very hard to steer and to stop. I pulled over to the side, placed the vehicle in park, and tried unsuccessfully to restart the engine. I was able to check under the hood and I found that the oil level was in the normal range and the oil appeared clean. The antifreeze in the reservoir was in the normal range and there was no bubbling. The transmission fluid, power steering fluid, and brake fluid were also within normal ranges. After another try, it restarted, then there was a loud metal clanking sound then copious smoke coming from the tailpipe, then the engine light came on flashing. The temperature gauge registered normal. I turned the truck off and started making phone calls with thunderstorms and severe lightning complicating the situation. We arranged for a tow truck to transport us to a nearby hotel, and the next day I towed the jeep back home using a uhaul truck. Mechanics have determined that a piston head is damaged and cracked and the jeep is currently in the shop having a new engine installed. They did not find an obvious cause for the damage to the piston. There are two significant problems: the engine stopped without warning, and the engine failed prematurely. It is unknown if the problems are related to each other.