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.
2007 Jeep Commander engine complaints
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We have been having issues with our jeep just suddenly turning off. Very dangerous situation specially since we have our kids in the jeep with us when it happens. We could be driving on the freeway and the jeep will just shut off and will not show no problem codes. This happens at any speed and no speed. We turn the jeep on a let it warm up. About 2 minutes later it shuts off. We have to turn it back on. Then we would be driving at speed below 30 MPH and turns off. And most dangerously on the freeway when it just turns off and we have to pull over and this is hard specially because the steering wheel is so stiff. Hopefully jeep/chrysler can do something about it.
I bought this jeep 10-4-19. Since I've owned the vehicle it has stalled multiple time while going down the road. The first time it happen was with my 18 year old daughter. I first thought she just did something wrong and didn't think much of the issue. Until I was taking my son to a baseball camp in ut knoxville. It died on us twice while going down the interstate. Luckily, I was able to pull off the side of the road. It took us about 5-10 minutes and it finally would start back up and run normal. On the trip home it ran fine until we crossed over the georgia state line and it died one more time. I have replaced the battery. I read somewhere that it was a grounding issue so I pulled the ground wires off to make sure they are touching metal. This hasn't helped and the vehicle will still stall while driving or at stop lights. I bought this for my kids to drive but like everyone else I've read about. I'm afraid to let my kids or wife drive this car. I don't have the money to buy another vehicle. Any help would be greatly appreciated considering this seems to be a known issue. I've started documenting the times it stalls to see if there is a pattern. 11/7/19 8 pm in traffic, 11/12/19 8 am in traffic, 11/20/19 lows parking lot, 12/2/19 10:17 pm at red light - then again 10:29 at another red light down the road. Also the speeds were from 35 MPH to 75 MPH doesn't matter.
While driving straight in the fast lane on the highway at around 65 MPH, my vehicle suddenly shut off with no warning and I noticed that all dashboard warning lights came on. Fortunately, there was a fast-lane shoulder that I was able to steer it on, or I might have been killed by oncoming traffic. Vehicle would not re-start so I disconnected the negative battery cable, waited a few minutes and re-connected it and then the vehicle re-started but ran very rough. I proceeded along the shoulder to try and get off the highway, but the vehicle shut down again. I repeated the same process and it again re-started and I managed to drive home on back roads at 40 MPH. This has happened on at least three other occasions, but the incidents occurred many months apart, which made me think it was a one-off situation. I have since researched this issue on the internet and have learned that many other people have had this happen to them. I think this is a tragedy in the making if chrysler does not address this deficiency by issuing an immediate recall. I also request that a chrysler dealership inspect my vehicle at no cost to me. Your prompt response to this urgent matter will be greatly appreciated.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep commander. While traveling on short trips, the engine emitted vapor fumes. The failure delayed the vehicle from being able to be restarted for an extended period of time. Performance chrysler jeep dodge ram georgesville (1130 auto mall dr, columbus, oh 43228, (614) 272-0000) tested the vehicle, but could not provide an exact diagnosis. An independent mechanic was able to remedy the failure by taping up the fuel line. The failure was remedied. The manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to the federal safety agency. The failure mileage was 160,000.
Having loss of gas fuel and oil constantly lose every week as I driving on the highway..
The vehicle shut off without warning while driving 65 MPH. Lost control hit side truck try restart but won crank or anything head lights and everthing is normal just won crank again
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep commander. The contact stated that the vehicle shut off without warning while driving 65 MPH. The contact coasted the vehicle to the side of the road. The failure also occurred while the vehicle was at a red light. Gator chrysler dodge jeep ram (840 s harbor city blvd, melbourne, fl 32901, (877) 707-5664) was able to duplicate the failure, but could not determine the cause. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 75,000.
Engine does not start sometimes, have had recalled ignition put in already. Then it stalled on highway, had it towed to mechanic, couldn't get it jumped. He took off serpentine belt and showed us engine was locked up. It has a 5.7 hemi in it. I get all fluids changed when I'm supposed to. Change oil and filter religiously with best oil and filter available . Mechanic even said all fluids looked great. He can't understand it. This vehicle has had numerous problems, from leaking weepholes in son roof to drivetrain, not wanting to start and stalling when ever to now a seized engine!
Takata recall I was driving along as normal on the city street with minimal and my vehicle cut off on its own. It will not turn over or even try to turn over.
Takata recall about a month ago I was traveling at 70mph on the interstate. When exiting the interstate my car just shut it's self off. No warning lights, sounds, etc. We tried for about 20 mins to get it to start back and stay running once running we took it straight to a mechanic who put it on a machine. No problems showed up on the machine at all and it's been fine ever since until today. This time my husband was driving and the exact same thing happened again.
The 2007 jeep commander I own is having a fuel pump relay issue.it will not start but continuously turns over also we have had the car stall out on the highway at high speeds making it a rather dangerous situation. Many of the vehicles from 07 and up had a recall for this exact reason but unfortunately mine was not covered under this recall. I am certain that this is my issue but the manufacturer has refused to do anything to fix the problem without paying an arm and a leg.
While driving at 60 MPH on the highway, my jeep has jolted like it had lost power for a brief moment. The jolt was severe enough that it made my arms ache from it. This worries me as I have read many complaints about complete stalls at high speeds and this could cause a severe accident. My jeep has 150,000 miles on it. This issue needs to be investigated before there is a fatality.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep commander. While driving approximately 25 MPH, the vehicle stalled and the oil pressure warning indicator illuminated. The contact switched into neutral and restarted the vehicle normally. The contact also stated that the failure occurred two other times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but the failure could not be duplicated. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 113,900.
2007 jeep commander with 112,000 est miles, bought used in ak 2016. A week after I bought it I kept having o2 sensor codes pop up. I have had all sensors replaced more than once and numerous other parts with the latest being the catalytic converter. I have spent several thousands of dollars trying to solve this issue. Today was my breaking point, I was driving on I-24 to nashville to take my son to an appointment at vanderbilt. It was raining this morning, all of a sudden the red lighting bolt and other lights came on. My jeep lost power, the brakes didn't work, the steering locked up and I was scared I was going to get hit. I put my hazards on and was able to get across 2 lanes of traffic to the shoulder. I shut the jeep off and turned it back on and it was normal again with just the check engine light on. I was so scared to drive back to clarksville, fearing that it would happen again. I saw that I am not the only one who has had this issue. I called corporate and they said there is nothing really they can do. I said what is it going take, someone, dying or getting into a wreck?? I am disappointed in how this has been handled. My latest carfax shows that this jeep has had the same issues over and over, with nothing really getting resolved.
Jeep shuts down while drive down road, jeep restarts without issue, and will run without problems. This has been the 11th time this has happens, this time I was also rear ended by a semi truck. I have had this looked at from dodge many times over the years, but they can't seem to find the issue,or don't care too. But to there def fence it only happens ever so often.
Vehicle shutting off when stalling or at a stop driving down a city street with vehicles behind me. Idleing high when turning on or driving. Just had some thing fixed and issue still not resolved seems to be ECM/PCM possibly. Some sort of water entrance unsure where from had windshield reinstalled and I still get puddles on my driver and passenger feet. Back set belts keep braking was told this is a defect when seats are layed down seat buckles break and need to be replaced which is a safety issue with my children since I have 4 and need these to be functional they have been replaced 3 times and am now told it's a defect.
It keeps shutting off and almost caused me an accident with my child in the car several times. And at times seem to stear all over the road when on a highway.
I have own this car for 5 years and it did shut down on me due to I did hit the ingestion switch with my knee as we were going down the interstate. A couple years go after that with no issue. Now my 17 year old girl drives it now with no issue. Got recall littler ignition switch replacement. Got switch replaced and one for a re-flash on the power train. Now after that it has stalled out on my daughter 2 times a mouth apart when stop to make a turn going to school. Took to the dealer and they said it was a faulty front control module and only going off of stored codes b211e & b211a and don't know how many counts or how old they are. The service writer could not tell me that is a fix and the tech said that is what it need . I took the car home and I can not find these codes anywhere online. I did find a lot of complaints of this same thing and the fcm has been replaced with many other sensors and they still have the same issue. So that my have saved me over $500 that may or may not fix it.. I the parent am driving the car now till I can this figured out. If there are updated resolving this issue with the same problem please advise. Don't what to just throw away money on parts that is not on me but more of a safety issue on the jeep company end that needs to fix this. Thanks for your time.
Vehicle completely shut down on freeway due to recall causing anxiety, fear of life and potential accident on major highway. The ignition switch on your vehicle may experience an unintended change in ignition switch position while driving. This may result in a loss of engine power, power steering assist, power brake assist or disable the airbag function. Disabling one or more of the vehicle's safety features could increase the risk of vehicle occupant injury during a crash and/or cause a crash without warning
There was a valve seat that fell out of the head which caused major internal damage to the motor. This motor only had 120k miles on it and did not have any other issues. When this happened the vehicle had been driven for approximately 20 minutes, shut off and then when it was started again it had the issue.
My front differential is broken and I have no idea how it broke. It could potentially be as simple as wear and tear on the vehicle, as it is 10 years old. However, the problem is extremely dangerous and can result in loss of control and/or a crash.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep commander. The contact stated that the engine stalled numerous times, while the contact drove at various speeds. The engine light illuminated while the failure occurred. The contact was able to coast onto the road shoulder and was able to restart the engine. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic whom performed a diagnostic which was unable to locate a failure code. The contact stated that the mechanic phone number and address was not available. The contact also wanted to advise that after the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v567000 (electrical system) was performed by barnett jeep dealer in white bary lake minnesota, phone number: 651‑482‑6100, the failure reoccurred but the vehicle was not taken back to the dealer to have a diagnostic performed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 120,000. ...updated 10/19/17 *bf the consumer stated the vehicle was diagnosed no codes ould be found.
While attempting to start the jeep, the engine keeps turning over while the motor will not start. Does it randomly.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep commander. While driving 65 MPH, the check engine warning indicator illuminated and the steering became difficult to operate. The vehicle was turned off and restarted, and the vehicle operated as intended. The dealer diagnosed that the engine needed to be replaced. The mechanic was unable to duplicate the failure with the steering. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 98,000. Updated 01/25/2017
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep commander. While driving approximately 50 MPH, the vehicle lost power and shut down. The vehicle was pulled over to the side of the road and restarted, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where twelve warning codes were produced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure was not remedied. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep commander. While driving at any speed, the rpms increased and the vehicle shut down. The vehicle was able to be restarted. The failure recurred multiple times. The vehicle was driven to a mechanic who found a "p0 433 cam sensor code" failure. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep commander. While driving various speeds, the vehicle lost power. The accelerator pedal was depressed, but the vehicle failed to accelerate. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. All the gear selections illuminated on the instrument cluster. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the engine, radiator, spark plugs, and multiple parts needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The VIN was later included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system); however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 20,000. Parts distribution disconnect.
My 2007 jeep commander is stalling and shutting off while in park and while driving regardless of speed. It has been diagnosed at a jeep dealership and they say the fuel pump is bad though are unsure if that will fix the problem.
For a number of years now I intermittently receive a "transmission over temp" message in my dash and the car won't start for about 24 hours later. This usually happens after a good rain. I will drive to somewhere and then park for about 10 minutes. When I try to start the vehicle, it doesn't start until about 24 hours later. I replaced the battery and still have the same issue. Auto shops were not able to fix this issue and no one seems to have a clue how to fix this. Right now the vehicle is unreliable as if I go somewhere there is a risk that I will be stranded.
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