Car Will Not Accelerate problems of the 2008 Jeep Commander

Three problems related to car will not accelerate have been reported for the 2008 Jeep Commander. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2008 Jeep Commander based on all problems reported for the 2008 Commander.

1 Car Will Not Accelerate problem

Failure Date: 09/16/2016

The contact owns a 2008 Jeep Commander. While driving various speeds, the radio continuously turned on and off, the sun roof became inoperable, and the vehicle would not accelerate above 2 mph. When the contact attempted to accelerate, the vehicle nearly stalled and caused the service park assist, air bag, ebs, and traction control indicators to illuminate. The contact managed to pull over and shut off the vehicle for approximately five minutes. When the vehicle was restarted, the failure recurred. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 95,000.

2 Car Will Not Accelerate problem

Failure Date: 03/09/2015

Tl-the contact owns a 2008 Jeep Commander. The contact stated that while attempting to make a right turn, the vehicle lost power. In addition, the accelerator pedal was depressed but the vehicle failed to accelerate over 40 mph. The vehicle was towed to a dealer. The technician was unable to diagnose or repair the vehicle. The VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 14v567000 (electrical system) however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 145,000. Pam.

3 Car Will Not Accelerate problem

Failure Date: 05/30/2014

The contact owns a 2008 Jeep Commander. While driving at various speeds, the vehicle lost power. In addition, the accelerator pedal was depressed but the vehicle failed to accelerate and the engine warning light illuminated. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 14v567000 (electrical system); however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 119,000.




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