Battery Cable Problems of Jeep Commander

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.

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2007 Jeep Commander. Consumer writes in regards to flashing lights on vehicle dash board. The consumer stated when the vehicle was built, they made a three-way connection in the battery cables under two fuse boxes. When the mechanic lifted the fuse box out the way, he found the connection was never tightened so over the years there was movement in the connection causing all of the problems. It apparently caused damage to the pcm and indirectly to the engine.

While sitting at a traffic light, most or all of the warning lights came on, wipers came on, horn started honking and the engine stalled. The horn continued to honk, the wipers to operate as if I had turned them on, which I had not. Once I was able to restart the engine, the incident stopped and operated fine until the next occurrence. The second and third time this same thing happened; I was driving on an interstate, somewhere between 60 and 70mph, and all the above random things happened again, although the engine did not stall. The fourth time I was driving in suburban traffic and stopped at a light, all the same thhings happened and the engine did stall. I was not able to stop the horn from blaring, nor shut off the high beams this time, even after the engine was stopped and the key was withdrawn. I had to disconnect the battery cable to shut off the horn and lights. Once I reconnected the battery, about an hour later, all was fine again. These 4 occurences happened over the last ~2 months at random times in various traffic and weather conditions. It's frightening to think that I may be on an interstate in heavy traffic, and the engine stalls!.

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My car- I was able start it twice after a few simple test. - I made sure the battery cable/terminals were tight, I turned everything off, and I then cut it off. On the 3rd time it did nothing. No dash light radio, no a/c, windows not working. The headlights and interior lights work so battery is fine. The key will lock or unlock the doors. The starter works.

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While driving, pulled to red light and stopped. 2008 Jeep Commander with the v6 shut down, lost all power. Key would not disengage, totally locked up. Called for roadside and after fifteen minutes, turned key and Jeep started. Drove to dealership. They found nothing on the onboard computer but tightened the battery cables and replaced the key fobs. As this is a commuter vehicle and it seems this problem has happened with other Jeep Commanders while going at speeds up to 50 mph. I'm very concerned that this is an issue that should be resolved, before someone gets hurt.