2007 Jeep Commander: engine overheating

Filed Dec 28, 2022 · Engine · PA · 1 injury

Original owner of this vehicle. Has 73,000 on 5.7 hemi engine. Engine blew up on 12/25/2022. Only warning was the gauge went to overheat high red. Stopped vehicle, at fuel station and added more anti freeze. Gauge dropped to while normal range. Got back on highway drove 7 miles and enginle like came on and heat gauge went to high red then dropped to nothing. Got vehilcle off the road and it immediately shut down. Engine blew up. Had vehilcle towed to Jeep Dealership 12/26/2022. Need engine replaced at only 73, 000 miles. Chrysler no longer makes this engine and a rebuilt will have to go into this vehicle. No offer or explanation of why this engine blew up with such low mileage. I was left stranded in 5 degree weather for about 45 minutes along interstate trying to get my roadside assistance to help. They couldn't speak understandable english. After 40 minutes of this call I ended up calling State Police for help. I knew I was starting to go into hypothermia. State Police arrived in minutes and put me in their car to warm me up and they called tow co. That co. showed up in 15 minutes. I called Chrysler myself to try to find a new engine but they discontinued this engine in July 2022, early cut off for an engine. No new engines in inventory. No offer of any kind to assist or ask questions about possible injury/causes/or where the vehicle was. No engine should blow with this low mileage. Why did they cut off mfg of this engine so early? No answers. Vehicle is at Hillview Motors, Greensburg, PA 15601(Jeep Dealership) for repair. Jeep Dealership inspected engine and determined it was blown. Only warning was guage went hot then engine blew. Nothing in the past on this vehicle.

Filed Mar 18, 2020 · Engine · 149,000 miles · OH

Upon starting the engine reads a high idle, drive the jeep down the road and a red lightning bolt appears and then across the dash reads check gauges. At this point the coolant gauge quits working. If shut off and restarted the jeep sometimes won't start and will say transmission overheating even when it's not. It will sound like the starter is stuck and keep trying to start until the key is removed. After about 20 minutes of it sitting it will now start and the gauges will work properly and no warning lights. Already replaced thermostat and temperature sensor.

Filed Oct 25, 2019 · Electrical · 202,000 miles · PA

Mid winter of 2018 I drove my jeep home and parked it on a flat landing and when I went out to start it 2 days after parking it nothing happened. I had to have it towed because the problem was with my starter. Now it is october 2019 and I was waiting at a red light in the middle of a busy city intersection and the jeep just shuts off. After I couldn't get it started up again we found that it was once again the starter. This happened 2 weeks ago and since then I had the starter rebuilt and put back in. This morning it did the exact same thing at the exact same red light. On top of this it has been overheating at random times while driving, it does leak antifreeze but it has overheated even when the antifreeze was full. Also, over the summer I parked at s pizza shop in my hometown and left it running while I picked up my order. When I returned to the jeep it was stuck in park and needed the shifter replaced. The components that attached the shifter to the actual gears were destroyed. I've had this jeep for 1.5 years and it has left me sit now on 4 separate occasions.

Filed Oct 25, 2019 · Electrical · 202,000 miles · PA

Mid winter of 2018 I drove my jeep home and parked it on a flat landing and when I went out to start it 2 days after parking it nothing happened. I had to have it towed because the problem was with my starter. Now it is october 2019 and I was waiting at a red light in the middle of a busy city intersection and the jeep just shuts off. After I couldn't get it started up again we found that it was once again the starter. This happened 2 weeks ago and since then I had the starter rebuilt and put back in. This morning it did the exact same thing at the exact same red light. On top of this it has been overheating at random times while driving, it does leak antifreeze but it has overheated even when the antifreeze was full. Also, over the summer I parked at s pizza shop in my hometown and left it running while I picked up my order. When I returned to the jeep it was stuck in park and needed the shifter replaced. The components that attached the shifter to the actual gears were destroyed. I've had this jeep for 1.5 years and it has left me sit now on 4 separate occasions.

Filed Jul 28, 2016 · Acceleration, Engine · 89,000 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep commander. The contact stated that the vehicle was previously repaired according to a recall for the final drive module, which was reprogrammed and re-flashed. After the repair and driving approximately 60 MPH, the vehicle would downshift without warning, which caused the final drive module to overheat. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the final drive module needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and opened a case regarding the failure; however, a decision of the repair was not finalized. The approximate failure mileage was 89,000.

Filed Jan 20, 2016 · Transmission · 111,000 miles · TX

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep commander. While driving 40 MPH, the contact heard a clicking sound. The transmission overheated, check gauges, and battery warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence and then to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the PCM was defective and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. After the failures, the vehicle was remedied under the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system:ignition:switch); however, the vehicle would not start. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact referenced the federal safety agency campaign number: 08v203000 (power train), but the VIN was not included. The failure mileage was approximately 111,000.

Filed Oct 28, 2015 · Engine, Lights · LA

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep commander. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the entire instrument panel illuminated and the vehicle overheated. The failure occurred several times. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage and VIN were unknown.

Filed Aug 1, 2013 · Engine · 65,000 miles · MA

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep commander. The contact stated that while driving approximately 5 MPH, the vehicle overheated as the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for diagnostic testing or repairs. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure and current mileage was 65,000.

Filed Jul 16, 2012 · Transmission · 52,000 miles · SC

I own a 2007 jeep commander it is always overheating. It has also stalled out an the lighting system started malfunctioning by cutting completely off. Also it will say in the digital dash screen that the transmission is overheating when I start the vehicle. I have to cut the truck off immediately an when I crank it back up it is fine.