2008 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4 Visibility Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. WHEN IT RAINED, WATER ENTERED THE FLOOR PANEL OF THE VEHICLE AND CAUSED THE AMPLIFIER TO FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE SUN ROOF TUBES NEEDED TO BE CLEARED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, BUT THE REMEDY FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 98,000.

Mileage: 98,000

THIS JEEP HAS TWO PROBLEMS. AS I WAS TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY, THE JEEP SHUT ITSELF OFF. IT HAPPENED ONLY ONCE, BUT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT A REPEATED ISSUE.REPORT RECEIPT DATE FEBRUARY 6, 2008, NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER #08V059000.. THE SECOND PROBLEM I AM HAVING WHICH IS ON RECALL, IS THE IGNITION. ONCE I PLACE THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, AFTER PARKING THE JEEP, THE JEEP WILL GO TO THE OFF POSITION, BUT THE KEY CAN NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. REPORT RECEIPT DATE SEPTEMBER 17, 2014, NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER#14V56700. I OWN A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER, VIN # [XXX]. I HAVE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM BY CALLING CHRYSLER, WHO DID ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM, BUT NEVER GOT BACK TO ME, AND I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE JEEP, BUT BECAUSE MY VIN NUMBER DOESN'T MATCH THE RECALL LIST, THEY REFUSE TO RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE SUNROOF WINDOW SHATTERED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUN ROOF NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,081.

Mileage: 106,081

I RECENTLY HAD AN ISSUE WHERE AFTER DRIVING MY VEHICLE, GOING INTO A BANK AND RETURNING TO START MY CAR, THE VEHICLE DID NOT START. I TRIED REPEATEDLY TO START THE VEHICLE BUT NOTHING WORKED. FINALLY IT STARTED AGAIN AT AN AUTO SHOP AND THEN TURNED OFF AND WE TRIED TO START IT AGAIN, BUT IT WOULD NOT START. THE BATTERY WAS TESTED AS WELL AS THE STARTER. THERE WERE NO ISSUES WITH EITHER OR THE COMPONENTS ASSOCIATED WITH STARTING THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, AFTER MY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STARTING SEARCHING FOR RECALLS HE NOTICED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FRONT CONTROL MODULE AND SAID TO CALL CHRYSLER. I CALLED AND ONLY 1338 VEHICLES WERE "QUALIFIED" FOR THIS PART RECALL. MY VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THAT RECALL BUT THE ISSUE AT HAND IS THE CULPRIT OF A DEFECTIVE FRONT CONTROL MODULE. RECALL ID # 71686 - VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER SUMMARY: CHRYSLER IS RECALLING 1,338 MY 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AND COMMANDER VEHICLES. THE FRONT CONTROL MODULE MAY HAVE BEEN INCORRECTLY MANUFACTURED. CONSEQUENCES: THIS COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL WHILE DRIVING OR NOT TO START AND/OR CAUSE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. ENGINE STALLING OR INOPERATIVE WIPERS COULD CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING. *JS

Mileage: 34,000

WINDSHIELD CRACK FOR NO APPARENT REASON. NO SIGNS OF IMPACT. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

DRIVING MY 2008 JEEP COMMANDER ON THE HIGHWAY APPROXIMATELY 55MPH AND THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM POWER WENT OUT. HAD TO PULL OVER TURN OFF THE VEHICLE, PULL THE KEY OUT, AND RESTART. VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. *TR I HAVE EXPERIENCED MANY TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2008 WHERE MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED, AND ONE PREVIOUS OCCURRENCE WHERE THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED, BUT ON THOSE OCCURRENCES THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN MOTION. I HAVE TAKEN IT INTO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS SINCE 2008 AND DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM WITH FEEDBACK FROM THE DEALER THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE AND THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE SYMPTOMS I WAS EXPERIENCING. INVESTIGATED ON NHTSA.GOV AND NOTICED THE ISSUE, CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V059000. THIS CAMPAIGN ALMOST EXACTLY DESCRIBES THE ISSUE I AM EXPERIENCING. HOWEVER IT STATES THAT THEY ONLY RECALLED 1338 VEHICLES IN 2008, AND MINE WAS OBVIOUSLY NOT ONE OF THEM. THE DEALER SHOULD ATLEAST KNOW OF THE ISSUE AND/OR I SHOULD BE NOTIFIED BY CHRYSLER, WHICH I WAS NOT. *TR

Mileage: 32,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE PASSENGER SIDE TO THE MIDDLE OF THE VEHICLE AFTER THE FRONT DEFOGGER WAS ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS AWAITING A RETURN CALL. HE HAD NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000. UPDATED 05/11/10. *LJ

Mileage: 30,000

CRACKED WINDSHIELD -- MY WIFE'S 2008 JEEP COMMANDER HAS EXPERIENCED THREE CHIPS IN THE WINDSHIELD; ONE WAS REPAIRED, ONE DEVELOPED INTO A CRACK AND THE THIRD HAS REMAINED A "STAR." IN ADDITION, A CRACK DEVELOPED BELOW THE ONE CAUSE BY A PEBBLE. WE HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED RUST STAINS ON THE THIRD ROW SEATS WHERE THE SEAT FOLD-DOWN HINGES ARE RUSTING THROUGH THE LEATHER SEAT COVERINGS. *TR

VEHICLE HAS ROLLED BACK 3 TIMES ON ITS OWN AFTER BEING STARTED WHILE TRANS WAS STILL IN PARK. DEALER CLAIMS THERE IS NO PROBLEM TO BE FOUND. CHILD SAFETY LATCH ON DOOR HAS FAILED. POWER WINDOW REPEATEDLY GOES UP AND DOWN. INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS UP COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING. FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM COMES ON WHEN NOT NEEDED AND STAYS ON. SQUEAK IN RIGHT REAR SUSPENSION. OTHER WORK HAS BEEN DONE ON VEHICLE THAT I CAN DOCUMENT. VEHICLE HAS APPROX. 8,450 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 8,450

WINDSHIELD OF 2008 JEEP COMMANDER HAS CRACKED TWICE IN LESS THAN THE FIRST 1,000 MILES. BOTH TIMES WERE VERY SMALL AND SLOW ROCKS THAT WOULD NEVER DO ANY DAMAGE TO ANY OTHER WINDSHIELD I HAVE EVER OWNED. THIS IS AN EPIDEMIC! I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD LEAD TO A FUTURE SAFETY ISSUE! *TR

Mileage: 447