general problems of the 2010 Jeep Commander

Engine fire under normal operation.

The engine failed while driving at major intersection. Multiple individuals had to assist and avoid causing an accident. After a week at diagnostic Jeep service department, techs determined compression failure in cylinders 2 and 4 with 0 psi. There no codes or check engine lights other than a brief blinking right before failure.

Engine stalled at stop signs, daughter was driving the vehicle and engine stalled at an intersection. Not able to restart it. Vehicle was pushed to the side. I went to assist her and after many tries the engine restarted, I started to drive and the engine will stall as n DC shutdown at all stop signs/ traffic lights. I managed to drive it to the Jeep dealer shifting into neutral and pressing the gas to keep the engine running. No engine lights were present, temperature was normal and vehicle had 1/4 tank of gas. After a 5 days in the the dealer, they indicated that there is nothing wrong with the vehicle, no codes.

Tl the contact owned a 2010 Jeep Commander. The contact stated while his wife was parked at the supermarket his wife attempted to start the vehicle twice with no avail. The third time she attempted she stepped out the vehicle after she smelled abnormal fumes and someone alerted her that there were flames coming from under the vehicle. The fire was located on the front passenger side where the engine was located. The fire department was called and extinguished the flames. There were no injuries. The vehicle was towed to a lot without being diagnosed as totaled. The dealer was not notified of the failure, and the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 100,000.

With no warning,(no noise from engine) traveling about 25mph engine light flash on, lost all engine power, became hard to steer, was able to safely pull the vehicle out of the road. Later learned that the timing chain broke. I also learned that Chrysler corporation recalled this engine 5. 7 hemi in other products, but not the Jeep. This is a time bomb.

Timing chain broke on motor causing catastrophic damage to the v8 hemi. Recalls on other vehicles with this motor but Chrysler says not enough people have complained to cause recall on Jeep. Stupid answer. Problem is not the vehicle motor is in its the motor. Jeep was still financed so had to pay out of pocket for a new motor while still paying for the Jeep.

This is my VIN, but it's not showing up on your system: 1j4rg4gk3ac156724 2010 Jeep Commander, 6 cylinder, awd. Engine dies without warning, after stopping at a stoplight, or after sitting with the foot on brake, such as while waiting to make a turn left or right. (as of yet, it has just not died while driving. It always happens after stopping. ) this is my daughter's car, and the dealer is unable to pinpoint problem. Sometimes the car just dies while sitting at a light; other times, after sitting in a braking situation, and acclerating from a stopped position to make a turn, it dies. Very dangerous, especially if pulling out in front of or across moving traffic. It appears this is a recurring problem with Jeeps and Dodge/crysler products, based on what I've read on-line. I am very worried and concerned. John odgers 1218 westchester drive oklahoma city, ok 73114 405-502-5752 john. Odgers@cox. Net.

Vehicle idles poorly and 4 wheel drive transfer case motor does not work after dealership performed n23 recall work. This is a vehicle with less than 40,000 miles on it.

I just purchased a used 2010 Jeep Commander limited with 5. 7 hemi from philpot motors and brought it home June 25th, 2012. On Friday, June 29th on my way home the engine completely shut off twice within 10 minutes. Both times it was as I was coming to a complete stop. I had to put it in park and turn the key and it started right back up like nothing was wrong. Philpot had it brought to an authorized Jeep dealer (allen samuels) where it sat for 2 weeks and they couldn't figure it out or reproduce the problem. Philpot suggested they change the tipm (power module) and re-flash the memory which they did. I got it back and drove it for about a month and once again it happened at a stop sign when my wife was driving it. The engine stopped completely and she had to put it in park and restart it. It just dies with no warning at complete random times when coming to a complete stop. I was disgusted and so philpot took it once again and sent it to allen samuels. They had it for another 2 weeks and still could not replicate the problem nor find one. They even contacted Chrysler engineers and they couldn't offer any advice. I just got it back the other day because they couldn't figure it out. I even contacted Chrysler group myself after the first occurrence and the girl was rude to me on the phone. She couldn't or wouldn't help me find a solution to the problem because I wasn't the authorized service center. She said the authorized mechanic could only contact their techs, not a consumer. I can't believe that Chrysler engineers and authorized service people cannot find or replicate a problem that's happened three times now. I just wanted my Jeep fixed but I guess Chrysler doesn't have the knowledge or know how to pinpoint what is causing this dangerous problem.

During acceleration throttle became stuck. Vehicle started increasing in speed without the pedal being depressed. I initially held on the brakes for 3 consecutive compressions without any noticeable decrease in speed or rpm. Shifted car to lower gear along with brakes, still rpm and speed was increasing. Plan b was to shift into neutral and let the engine blow or shut vehicle off while driving on busy highway. In the midst of going through these actions vehicle stopped accelerating. Going to dealer first thing Monday morning, god only knows what would have happened if my wife and kids were in this vehicle when this negligent, unsafe, hazard occurred. This is totally uncalled for in a basically brand new vehicle, me, my son and the innocent pedestrians along the highway were in jeopardy when this safety incident occurred.