Engine Stall Problems of Jeep Commander - part 2

While traveling northbound on the new jersey turnpike on June 17, 2012, at approximately 4:00 pm the vehicles engine just stalled, rate of speed at the time was approximately 55 mph. My wife was able to guide the vehicle to the side of the road. Got out check the engine compartment, could not identify any issues. Wife restarted the vehicle. This has occurred at least six times over the past six months, seems to be occurring more frequently lately. Most of the stalls seem to be at speeds above 45 mph, but she has mentioned that it recently stalled at an intersection.

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While driving a highway speed the engine stalled. Has happened multiple times since the first incident. All power is lost and I have to pull over to the side of the road. Engine does restart.

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The contact owns a 2007 Jeep Commander 4x4. While driving approximately 60 mph, the engine stalled with the illumination of the entire instrument panel. The contact was able to restart the engine and resume in operation. The failure recurred twenty times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis but the failure was unable to be duplicated. The mechanic advised the contact that the failure could possibly have been related to the primary control module. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was notified and they informed there was not a recall. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000. The VIN was unavailable.

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The contact owns a 2007 Jeep Commander. While driving approximately 5 mph, the engine stalled with the illumination of the entire instrument panel. The engine was restarted and resumed normally. The failure recurred on three separate occasions. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was notified of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000.

The contact owns a 2007 Jeep Commander. The contact stated that while driving at highway speeds, the engine stalled. The vehicle was taken to a local shop where they were unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, but offered no assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 47,700 and the current mileage was 48,000.

Engine stalls: engine stalls randomly, at a light, around a corner, and even on freeway at 70 mph. Engine will not restart after a stall until the key has been removed from the ignition. I have had at least 15-20 stalls since I have owned the vehicle. Transmission jerks: this started in the last few months. Transmission disengages while driving down the road then suddenly reengages, jerking the car forward. Sometimes the car will continue ok, sometimes the engine will die. Electrical issues: not a safety issue but maybe related, I have had numerous problems with my nav system going dark (won't display until engine restarted) - lost settings. Rear dvd has totally gone out. Dealer says there is a code for "lost communication with radio" due to an open short. Last incident: 04/11/2012 (51000 miles): on interstate 75 mph - took foot off the accelerator to slow down and felt like the engine had died (lost momentum and was coasting). I applied the gas and the rpm's o the engine increased but the car did not gain speed. Felt like transmission had disengaged. The car jerked forward like the transmission reengaged. Momentum was returned for about 1 second then disengaged again. The second time, the engine died and I had to coast to the side of the interstate. Car restarted and I was able to continue down the road. After driving for another 3 hours, the "service 4wd" message came up on the display. Pulled to the side of the road, turned the car off and back on, same message came up. Continued driving to my destination - message cleared. After the car sat in the parking lot for several hours, went back out and started it, the message was gone and has not reappeared. Dealer had car 6 days - there are no codes in the system. They can not duplicate issue. Vehicle dying on freeway is very dangerous and I have small children, please investigate.

The contact owns a 2008 Jeep Commander. While the contact was driving approximately 45 mph, the engine stalled without prior warning. The engine restarted within a few minutes. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnostic testing and they were unable to detect a trouble code or duplicate the failure. The vehicle remained with the dealer for further investigation. The manufacturer was made aware of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 62,000.

The contact owns a 2006 Jeep Commander. While the contact was driving approximately 55 mph, the engine stalled with the illumination of the engine warning indicator light. The engine restarted and the vehicle operated normally. The failure recurred on a two separate occasions. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnosis, and continued to remain for further investigation. The failure mileage was 73,412.

The engine has stalled on many occasions while driving on highway and other roads. This has occurred probably 20-30 times over the passed couple of years. Occasionally it will stall for a few seconds and then kick back in, but more often I will have to let the vehicle slow down and coast to a stop in the breakdown lane if there is one. I then put on the flashers, put it in park, turn off the key, wait a few seconds and start the vehicle. This may not happen again for several months or it may happen the next day. This is extremely dangerous and scares my wife and myself half to death. This past weekend while in the passing lane this occurred on the interstate with lots of traffic and we were lucky that it did not result in an accident. Researching online I have found that this is not uncommon with the Jeep Commander. There was a recall for this exact problem. (power train control module software) NHTSA campaign id # 08v203000, NHTSA action # ea07007. I called Chrysler and was basically told that our VIN# is not in the recall and they will not help. This is my wife's car but I usually do the driving.

The contact owned a 2007 Jeep Commander. The contact was driving approximately 35 mph on a curved road when the engine stalled without warning. The contact was able to restart the vehicle after several attempts. The vehicle was taken to an independent repair shop where an oil change was performed and the contact was advised to have the vehicle inspected by a dealer. The failure recurred and the vehicle was towed to the dealer where an engine module was replaced. The failure persisted and the vehicle was towed back to the dealer where several unknown repairs were made but to no avail. The vehicle was towed back to the dealer where the contact was awaiting a full diagnosis. The manufacturer was contacted and advised that because they were unaware if the independent mechanic made any repairs to the vehicle, they were unable to assist. The contact stated that the failure occurred before the vehicle was taken to the independent mechanic. The vehicle was not further repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 52,000.

The contact owns a 2009 Jeep Commander 4x4. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 mph, the engine stalled then a few seconds later the oil and engine warning indicators began to illuminate on the instrument panel. Upon restarting the vehicle, it resumed as normal. The malfunction occurred four times. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer two times for a diagnosis. The technician was unable to duplicate or locate the malfunction. The manufacturer was not notified of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 15,000.

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I have a 2006 Jeep Commander limited v8 5. 7l hemi. It is a low mileage vehicle, always garaged and never been in an accident. About 6 months ago it began stalling when going from reverse to drive. The electrical did not go off, the engine simply stalled. This happened countless times easily 20+ occurrences. We took it to the dealer and they couldn't find anything wrong with it, they told us to use higher octane fuel and they updated the software in the car. . . A week later my wife was at work and it would not even turn over even though all of the electrical components worked fine. We had it towed and they replaced the battery and told us that was the problem. Yesterday I was driving the truck, it was in drive and as I slowed to a stop it stalled - again the electrical remained on. We took it to the dealer this morning and they told us it was not part of the original recall and they needed to keep it, but couldn't tell us what was wrong, we called Chrysler and they couldn't tell us anything either. I have two young children and this could be horrible if this happened on the highway.

My 2006 Jeep Commander (hemi 5. 7) engine stalled and lost all power at 75 mph on the highway. My 3 kids, wife and imyself could have been killed. It has also stalled 4 other times on the road at slow speeds. All the electrical controls are lost and the vehicle stalles until I shut it off then on again.

At 50 mph the engine stalled I pulled to the side and restarted it this has been happening ever since that first time only at present it happens more regularly at least once daily sometimes twice I have replaced many parts,plugs, coils, oil sending unit, cps, ignition switch but the problem still exist, ps I am a retired auto mechanic so I do not trust or believe in auto dealerships.

Beginning in October 2009 when the vehicle had less than 36k on it the engine stalled once. I thought maybe gas or something. . . . Then two more times in October while stopped. Gets worse by the week until it is actually stalling when driving at 60mph. . . . . Have had it in for service on several occasions and they have replaced several components and still will stall. This is 2012 and since it all began I have filed 2 cases with Chrysler, on the first go round, they thought they fixed it and again a few weeks later it began to stall. My daughter, 6 years of age, in the car and I am taking her to school and the engine stalls and we almost were hit by a vehicle traveling in excess of 55 mph, if that vehicle did not get out of the way it would have directly hit where my daughter was sitting. She began to cry and she will no longer ride in the Commander. We are all afraid to drive it. It has stalled on us I know over 100 times in the past 4 years. I have begged Chrysler to replace the vehicle. I loved my Commander I have had several Jeeps and this is so upsetting. Chrysler seems to deny they have any clue of these problems with 2007 Commanders and I see several postings on this website alone of the same issue. It is dangerous to drive this vehicle. Someone is going to be seriously injured. Please make them step up to the plate and own up to this before it is too late for someone. I will never believe it is actually fixed and they make us drive it until it so bad that they can make it stall. In the mean time, we are in danger daily. Please help us and advise us how to get out of this vehicle and into a safe one for my family.

Driving, turning right into parking spot and car just died, engine just stopped. Turned key and started again. Not sure if had to do with power steering because I had it turned tight or engine stall. . Which I have seen reported.

The contact owns a 2007 Jeep Commander. While the contact was driving approximately 65 mph, the engine stalled with the illumination of the warning indicator. The vehicle restarted immediately and resumed as normal. Also, there was low engine power response when the accelerator pedal was engaged. The failure occurred sporadically. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who was unable to locate a problem. The manufacturer was not notified of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 30,000. The VIN was unavailable.

The contact owns a 2007 Jeep Commander. While driving approximately 30 mph on normal road conditions, the engine stalled unexpectedly while proceeding to a complete stop. The engine restarted after several attempts with the gear shifter placed in the neutral position. The warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. The failures occurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and they stated that the failure was related to the electronic control unit (ecu). The dealer reprogrammed the ecu; however, the failure recurred on a separate occasion. The vehicle currently has not been repaired. The contact was concerned of the safety risk involved. The failure mileage was 38,000 and current mileage was 40,200. Updated 01/07/09. The consumer stated several components were replaced, but the stalling continued. Updated 01/08/09.

Basically the engine stalls out while vehicle is at idle. Engine rpm's will increase up to 1200 and then drop to about 3000 rpms, and sometimes lower then this; almost to the point of killing the engine. It has occur twice to me, and three times to my wife.

2006 Jeep Commander driving at 50+ mph on a straight highway engine died. Power brakes and steering was lost as well as all instrument panel function. The Jeep recall fix for engine stalling had been put on within the last month. This was the second time this has happened at high speed driving, the first time was about a year ago. In both cases the engine can not be restarted until the vehicle comes to a complete stop and put into park.

Problem with my 2006 Jeep Commander engine stalling. This has happened on 3-4 different occasions and happened again today in a parking lot. The engine just completely shuts down and nothing works, including the steering. Each time it has happened I have been going at a slow speed. I have taken it to my dealer who says they can't find anything wrong with it ( bob schwartz-bunker hill indiana). I am going to take it in again to see if they can possibly fix this problem now since there have been other Commander owners complain. I am really afraid to drive this vehicle now especially with my kids. If Jeep is aware of these complaints, they need to issue a recall on the 2006 & 2007 models also instead of just the 2008. If this would happen at highway speeds, it would have possibly been deadly!!! please help.

The contact owns a 2006 Jeep Commander. While driving approximately 62 mph, all of the warning light indicators illuminated on the instrument panel and then the engine stalled. The contact shifted the gear into neutral and restarted the vehicle . He then shifted into drive andthe vehicle was able to continue normally. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnosis. The technician was unable to locate the problem. The identical failures occurred on two separate occasions, however there was a burning odor. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired at the time of the complaint. The failure mileage was 20,000.

There is a 4/07 NHTSA investigation into 2006-7 Jeep Commanders' intermittent and persistent engine stalling problems - supposedly in response to 76 complaints. Nhtsa really needs to read its own complaints about this problem, which can be found not only in the Commander line but also in 2005-2008 Jeep grand cherokees. There are hundreds of complaints on the internet (jeepforum. Com, usenet news, etc. ) about Jeep vehicles stalling, besides the Commander. I fear that even if Chrysler is finally forced to address the problem under this investigation, they will simply point to the "2006-7 Commanders" portion of the settlement and completely ignore the exact same problem in other years and other models of Jeep. They cannot be allowed to continue waving off their customers, who paid for their products in good faith, and now are not being supported. They need to be forced to acknowledge and rectify this very wide spread problem immediately, before their negligence gets someone killed. Unfortunately, we lowly consumers have little to no power over a giant like Chrysler. That is why we need organizations like the NHTSA to help us. Nhtsa, please review your other complaints under the Jeep brand and expand your investigation as appropriate. Anyone else with a Jeep that keeps stalling, please continue to post your complaints here and anywhere else you can find. These stalling problems need to be fixed, and Chrysler needs to take ownership of this dangerous issue immediately.

Jeep Commander. This is the 2nd report I have made. On January 24, 2008 my Jeep Commander had another engine stall. The third time I the last 5 months this has happened. I cannot locate my original complaint to you, but I wanted to file this again anyway.

The total occurrences include seven incidents of engine stalling to date, the most recent incident on or around December 26th, 2007. Five incidents occurred while my leased 2007 Jeep Commander was idling in park. Two of the engine stalls occurred while actually driving my vehicle, the December 17th, 2007 incident while driving upwards of 50mph. I was forced to put my emergency brakes on, change to neutral, and restart the engine while my car was moving at a high speed on just its momentum. There was a risk of a near accident with both the car to my side and behind me. I attempted to correct this instability by taking the car to the service department of the dealership I leased it from. I was given two unreasonable options by the service department after having left my vehicle there until the close of business that day: either leave my vehicle at the service department, without being given a loaner, until another incident occurs while the car was hooked up to a diagnostic machine and only until then would they even recognize that there was problem (not an option because that could potentially take weeks and I can't do without a car for that time) or take my car back and risk having it happen again with more serious consequences. So, in short, since I was sent off without recognition by the service department that a problem existed I was left without any possible corrective measures I could think of.

November 24 evening leaving fuji (children in car) November 30 morning on way to work ? hit mailbox (baby in car) December 5 morning on way to work ? dies turning out of subdivision and stalls in middle of street (baby in car) there was one other instance when I had all kids with me?it was prior to Nov 24 but I do not recall the actual date all of the instances the engine stalled, the lights (when on) went out, I lost the ability to steer and brake as well. The mph ranged from 4 or 5 mph to 35 mph. There were times when it was warm and days that it was cold. Nothing seemed to standout as a possible "trigger" I took car to dealer after the November 24th incident. Tony in the service department said there was really nothing that they could do unless it was a problem they could "make happen" when they drove it. A few days later I wrecked into a mailbox when my Jeep stalled and I lost steering and braking capability. . . . I am lucky it was not head on with a large truck or a tree.

Engine stall while driving at 45mph. I was able to pull into grass and restart. System seemed to reset by turning key off, then back on. Nothing unique about day, sunny and 65 at 3pm est.

The contact owns a 2006 Jeep Commander. While driving 40 mph, the engine stalled and the power steering and brakes failed without warning. The failure lasts for only five seconds. The failure also occurred while traveling 20 mph through a red light. The vehicle would not stop until it turned itself back on. The vehicle was taken to the dealer twice, but they could not determine the cause of the failure. The vehicle is currently at the dealer being serviced. The current and failure mileages were 32,000.

The contact owns a 2006 Jeep Commander. While driving 10 mph, the engine stalled and all the warning indicators illuminated. The contact restarted the vehicle. The dealer was unable to duplicate the failure; however, they replaced a pump. The name of the pump was unknown. The failure mileage was 15,000 and current mileage was 17,000.

Engine stalled while driving at approximately 45 mph. Turned the key to off and restarted. 2007 Jeep Commander limited with 5. 7 hemi mds.

When I bought my 2007 Jeep Commander 2 years ago, a problem occurred 2 months after buying the car, where it would slow down when I was driving at a fast speed. This only occurred once, so I let it slide; however, this recently started becoming a frequent problem. There are even multiple times when the engine just completely shuts off in the middle of the highway. This is very dangerous for me and my kids' safety. There was even a time when a car almost crashed into me because the stop was so sudden. The problem ranges from my car just slowing down automatically to completely shutting off. The engine also starts shaking which ends up shaking my entire car. I do not understand why this is happening, but I do know that it is not safe. I took my car to the dealership I purchased the car from 1 year ago, but they only told me that I should not worry. I then recently returned to the dealership again when I noticed the problem was becoming gradually worse, and they wanted to charge me 1000 dollars for damages that they were not even sure about. I did not find this to be just because I was not going to pay that amount of money for something that is not my fault. I researched online that the feds are actually involved with engine stall problems for Jeep Commanders because more than 135,000 people have the same complaint as I do. This is very dangerous and something needs to be done. So far, I have not received any significant help.

My husband and I are leasing a 2006 Jeep Commander since Nov 2005. I have been involved in 3 separate traffic accidents on may 31 2006, August 8 2006 and September 20 2007. The engine stalled during low speed turns on both August 8 2006 and September 20 2007. I had just left a stop sign on may 31 2006 when my engine stalled in the intersection, resulting in a crash. I was cited for failure to yield on may 31 2006. I wasn't cited on August 8 2006 or September 20 2007, although the police report from the September 20 2007 accident describes a "failure to yield. " I have also had ongoing tire pressure issues as well as intermittent brake failure issues. Prior to may 31 2006 I had never been involved in a traffic accident nor had I received any traffic citations. I am 48 years old. My vehicle was repaired twice after the first 2 accidents, but I am awaiting contact from the other party's auto insurer before proceeding with the repairs following yesterday's accident. I've brought the 2006 Jeep Commander in to bud mulcahy's Jeep on several occasions. That dealership is now closed.

Jeep Commander 2006. Engine stalls while driving. Loss of power.

I called the dealer (walnut creek Chrysler Jeep) in 2007 that my engine made a stalling noise when I started the engine, and they said not to worry about it (I purchased the vehicle in may 2007, so only a few months later). I moved the car to CT, and to TX (warranty companies continue to track my address, no word of recalls, they almost stalk me, I have the mailings to prove it, which I would like to opt-out from; only use an e-mail for recalls). For months, and years, I have been complaining that my vehicle has been accelerating usually while stopped at a traffic light, it stalls while driving, the front panel lights flicker even shut off (seems running on auto pilot), the engine self-shuts off for no reason. I even asked dealers if there were any recalls, they said no. I heard that many people had their front panel vehicle lights flicker erratically, also the self-accelerating and self-stalling problems with their vehicles. The thought that my car had been hacked crossed my mind (many studies show that this can happen); I contacted my insurance company, and also the state police agency regarding a drivers license and agency documentation fine print about research. No accidents, but the above problems continue to affect my vehicle (the panel lights "some what" slowed down, but the self-acceleration, self-stalling continue, and self-shut down continue. I have driven my vehicle for approximately 35,000 miles, and purchased it new in may 2007. Is this a safety issue? note: do not post or distribute my personal information, or upload to a public database. Please keep my personal information private. In addition, I do not want to be pestered with more warranty offers; I have no idea how they obtained my physical address.

The contact owns a 2006 Jeep Commander. While driving approximately 35mph and engaging the brake pedal intermittently, the engine stalled. The power steering and power brakes also failed and the radio continued to play. The vehicle has been at the dealer for 28 days to diagnose the failure. There were no warning lights illuminated during or after the vehicle stalled. The vehicle restarts immediately. Speed was not a factor when the vehicle stalled. The current and failure mileage was 22,000.