Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | ||||||||||||||||
| 08V059000 | CHRYSLER LLC | V (Vehicle) | 1338 | 02/18/2008 | MFR | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 02/06/2008 | 02/06/2008 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Chrysler is recalling 1,338 my 2008 jeep grand cherokee and commander vehicles. the front control module may have been incorrectly manufactured. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | 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. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will inspect the module and replace it if necessary. the recall began on february 18, 2008. owners may contact chrysler at 1-800-853-1403. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Chrysler recall no. h03.customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov. | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||||
| H-30 | 12/01/2008 | 10028166 | Chrysler: the remote keyless entry transmitters on certain vehicles may exhibit poor retention to the valet key and could inadvertently separate from each other. csc letter was received. *pe | 03/09/2009 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 01/21/2013 | 65000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 jeep commander. the contact stated that when depressing the horn pad he could push on it until it reached the frame of the steering wheel, but would not make a sound. the vehicle was later taken to a dealer. after diagnosis they advised him that the horn and the switches on the horn pad failed and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired for the horn and the switches. the manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. the failure mileage was approximately 65,000. the current mileage was approximately 80,000. the vin was unavailable. tb | |||
| 01/01/2009 | 42000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep commander. the contact stated that while driving, the vehicle suddenly stalled. the contact also stated that the failure occurred while at a complete stop. the vehicle was taken to a private mechanic where two diagnostics were performed but the failure could not be replicated. the vehicle was given a gas treatment but the failure recurred. the failure was not repaired. the manufacturer was contacted about the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign id number: 08v059000 (electrical system). the failure mileage was 42,000 and the current mileage was 104,000. the vin was not available. | |||
| 07/16/2012 | 63000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 jeep commander. the contact stated that after shutting down the vehicle, it failed to restart. the vehicle was towed to the dealer who diagnosed that the win module needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 63,000. pmb | |||
| 07/16/2012 | 63000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 jeep commander. the contact stated after shutting down the vehicle failed to restart. the vehicle was towed to the dealer. the dealer confirmed the win module needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileages were 63,000 . rds | |||
| 07/29/2012 | |||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep commander. the contact was traveling 10 mph when the vehicle stalled and failed to restart. the vehicle was towed to the dealer. the dealer stated that the keys and wind module needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was contacted and they stated that the vin failed to qualify for the recall under nhtsa campaign id number: 08v059000 (electrical system). the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileages were unknown. | |||
| 07/29/2012 | |||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 jeep commander. the contact was traveling 10 mph when the vehicle stalled and failed to restart. the vehicle was towed to the dealer. the dealer stated that the keys and wind module needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was contacted and they stated that the vin failed to qualify for the recall under nhtsa campaign id number: 08v059000 (electrical system). the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileages were unknown. sm. | |||
| 07/29/2012 | |||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 jeep commander. the contact was traveling 10 mph when the vehicle stalled and failed to restart. the vehicle was towed to the dealer. the dealer confirmed the keys and wind module needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was contacted and they confirmed the vin failed to qualify for recall under nhtsa campaign id number:08v059000 (electrical system). the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileages were unknown. rds | |||
| 06/05/2012 | 75000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 jeep commander. the contact stated that the vehicle lost power and all of the lights on the instrumental illuminated. in addition, the vehicle stalled while driving approximately 40-50 mph. the contact was able to restart the vehicle however, the vehicle would not accelerate over 30 mph. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer to have a diagnostic performed. the approximate failure and current mileage was 75,000. kmj | |||
| 06/05/2012 | 75000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 jeep commander. the stated that the vehicle jolted lose power and the lights on the instrumental illuminated and caused the vehicle to stall while driving at approximately 40 to 50 mph. the contact was able to cost the vehicle off the road restarted the vehicle and the vehicle would not accelerate over 30 mph. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer to have a diagnostic performed. the approximate failure and current mileage was 75,000. li | |||
| 04/29/2011 | 36203 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 12/14/2011 | |||
| Water leaking into interior of vehicle from sunroof, affecting electrical components., windows and instrument panel components damaged. rodents per dealership (snethkamp) damaged electrical wiring to brake lights (p) and engine damaged. | |||
| 09/06/2011 | 100000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 jeep commander. while approaching a stop at approximately 5 mph, the vehicle suddenly stalled. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic for diagnostics. the mechanic was unable to diagnose the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 100,000. kmj | |||
| 09/06/2011 | 100000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 jeep commander. while approaching a stop at approximately 5 mph the vehicle suddenly stalled. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic for diagnostic. the mechanic was unable to diagnose the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 100,000. ds | |||
| 08/01/2010 | 45000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep commander. the contact stated that the vehicle would not start. after numerous attempts, the contact was able to successfully start the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, but they were unable to diagnose the failure. the failure continued. the contact also stated that the vehicle began to stall while driving at various speeds. the vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in the recall associated with nhtsa campaign id number 08v059000 (electrical system). the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 45,000. | |||
| 10/17/2011 | 68000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep commander. the contact stated that after putting his key in the ignition the vehicle would not start on an intermittent basis. the manufacturer was contacted and offered no assistance. the vehicle was not inspected by a dealer nor had it been repaired. the failure mileage was approximately 68,000. | |||
| 08/01/2010 | 45000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 jeep commander. the contact stated that the vehicle would not start. after numerous attempts, the contact was able to successfully start the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, but they were unable to diagnose the failure. the failure continued. the contact also stated that the vehicle began to stall while driving at various speeds. the vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in the recall associated with nhtsa campaign id number 08v059000 (electrical system). the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 45,000. kmj | |||
| 10/17/2011 | 68000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 jeep commander. the contact stated that after putting his key in the ignition the vehicle would not start on an intermittent basis. the manufacturer was contacted and offered no assistance. the vehicle was not inspected by a dealer nor had it been repaired. the failure mileage was approximately 68,000. rvk | |||
| 08/01/2010 | 45000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 jeep commander. the contact stated that the vehicle would not start. after numerous attempts, the contact was able to successfully start the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, but they were unable to diagnose the failure. the failure continued. the contact also stated that the vehicle began to stall while driving at various speeds. the vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in the recall associated with nhtsa campaign id number 08v059000 (electrical system). the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 45,000. kmj | |||
| 10/17/2011 | 68000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 jeep commander. the contact stated that after putting his key in the ignition the vehicle would not start on an intermittent basis. the manufacturer was contacted and offered no assistance. the vehicle was not inspected by a dealer nor had it been repaired. the failure mileage was approximately 68,000. rvk | |||
| 08/01/2010 | 45000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 jeep commander. the contact stated that the vehicle would not start. after numerous attempts, the contact was able to successfully start the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, but they were unable to diagnose the failure. the failure continued. the contact also stated that the vehicle began to stall while driving at various speeds. the vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in the recall associated with nhtsa campaign id number 08v059000 (electrical system). the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 45,000. sm. | |||
| 10/17/2011 | 68000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 jeep commander. the contact stated that after putting his key in the igniton the vehicle would not start on an intermittent basis. the manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. the vehicle had not been inspected by a dealer nor had it been repaired. the failure mileage was approximately 68,000. tb | |||
| 08/31/2011 | 100000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 jeep commander overland. the contact stated that the vehicle would stall and lose all power, similar to the failures listed under nhtsa campaign id number: 08v059000 (electrical system). the dealer did not offer any assistance and the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the vehicle was neither diagnosed nor repaired. the current and failure mileages were 100,000. kmj | |||
| 08/31/2011 | 100000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 jeep commander overland. the contact stated that the vehicle would stall and lose all power similar to nhtsa campaign id number: 08v059000 (electrical system). the dealer did not offer any assistance. the manufacturer was aware of the failure. the vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. the current and failure mileages were 100,000. bw | |||
| 08/01/2009 | 15000 | ||
| This vehicle has an intermittent electrical issue, periodically all of the dashboard warning lights will flash on and then all of the electrical systems will fail - including the speedometer and other instrument gauges, the turn signals and the other lights, the windshield wipers, the radio, and everything else. usually everything will reset after the vehicle has been parked, shut down, allowed to rest for several hours, and restarted. this event has occurred 8 or 9 times since the original incident. after the most recent incident the radio speakers went down one by one and you can no longer use the radio, however you do sometimes get a loud static sound over the speakers - even though the radio is turned off. i contacted the dealership after the original incident and was told that when this failure event occurs the system would reset itself without intervention, and that i would have to pay a diagnostic fee if i brought the vehicle in for testing, so i have been putting up with this ever since. however, now that other related systems are failing permanently i am not willing to put up with it any longer, i am concerned that eventually everything else will fail permanently including the instruments, turn signals, windshield wipers, etc. | |||
| 06/01/2011 | 72000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 jeep commander. while driving at any speed, the contact stated that the vehicle would suddenly stall without warning similar to nhtsa campaign id number: 08v059000 (electrical system). the vehicle was taken to the dealer; however, they were unable to duplicate the failure. the manufacturer was aware of the failure. the vehicle had not been repaired. the current and failure mileages were 72,000. bw | |||
| 05/18/2009 | 5225 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep commander. the contact stated the vehicle would continuously fail to start. the vehicle was taken to the dealer at least nine times and they were unable to locate the cause of the failure. the dealer replaced three starters and four computer modulators yet the failure persisted. the manufacturer was contacted who stated they would return his call but had not. the failure mileage was 5,225 and the current mileage was 13,800. | |||
| 07/26/2010 | 62001 | ||
| My adult children's 2008 jeep commander engine has quit running, while they are driving, eight times in the past 4 months. (7/26/2010 thru 11/26/2010). the last time the engine quit running my son was driving the car, he was able to restart the engine with the car in drive (turning the key multiple times). they have had many issues with warning lights flickering and/or staying on. they have taken the jeep to waldorf chrysler jeep dealer 8 times due to engine failure. they have repaired module wiring, replaced the starter and turned the core, performed routine check up and maintenance, run/start circuit repaired, throttle and gasket repaired/replaced twice, currently in the repair shop. dealer would only provide rental car if the kids paid for it. also took the jeep to dodge dealership in waldorf 8/2010, they could not find a problem. | |||
| 07/27/2009 | 11664 | 16 | 02/06/2009 |
| 2008 jeep commander. consumer writes in regards to several issues with vehicle *tgw the check engine light and traction control light illuminated and the vehicle stalled. the dealer could not diagnose the problem as there were no fault codes. two days later, the dealer replaced the crank sensor. four months later, the check engine and traction control light illuminated and the vehicle stalled. the dealer was unable to duplicate the problem. one week later, the same lights illuminated and the vehicle stalled. on december 2, 2009 the vehicle stalled again. the check engine light and traction control light continued to illuminated for several months. the stalling continued as well. the consumer also had problems with the vehicle hesitating at times. the dealer replaced the power train control module. they also replaced the stream o2 sensors and rest the controller. *jb | |||
| 04/27/2010 | 46285 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 jeep commander. the front control module has fail causing his vehicle to not start. there is recall nhtsa # 08v059000, component: electrical system in which his vin was not included. he has taken his vehicle to the dealer twice for repair and they cannot correct the problem or repair the vehicle. the manufacturer was also call and a claim was file#19635241 stating they will give him a call by close of business. the failure and current mileage was 46,285....mw | |||
| 03/01/2010 | 67777 | 1 | |
| Chrysler has a recall on electrical systems on the 2008 jeep commander. the recall details loss of headlights, wipers, blinkers, and for the engine to stall. but they are only covering it on certain vins. our 2008 jeep commander has suddenly experienced all these problems. my husbands head lights went out in the middle of driving in the dark. the wipers quit working, we have no blinkers, and the engine keeps stalling. we called the chrysler corporation and they refuse to take our jeep in on the recall, yet acknowledged it had all the signs of the recall, they said it had too many miles. we have three small children and the recall states that it is a serious problem and could cause a crash. so what are we too do know? *tr | |||
| 10/19/2009 | 55000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2008 jeep commander. the contact stated that the vehicle stalled 5 times since it was purchased. when the vehicle stalled, it would completely shut down. when trying to re-start it, everything but the engine would power up. on 02/16/2010, the vehicle shut off while she was driving 10 mph and she still has not been able to re-start the vehicle since the complaint was filed. she had not taken the vehicle to the dealer. she called the manufacturer and inquired about recall 08v059000 but was told that her vehicle was not included. the vehicle had not been repaired to-date. the vehicle identification number was not available at the time of the complaint. the current mileage was approximately 65,000. the failure mileage was approximately 55,000. | |||
| 10/01/2008 | 12000 | 1 | |
| On saturday oct. 25 at 10am we were driving the commander and all of the warning lights came on and stayed on. the radio and accessories cut off as well. the commander was serviced again on oct. 27 for this issue and they replaced the wireless ignition again. november 4, 2008 the commander stalled at 10:30am while it was stationery and then again at 11:05am while at a stop light. november 4, 2008-november 6, 2008 the commander stayed with the dealership over the course of two days to see if they could duplicate the problem. november 14, 2008 my wife was driving the commander at 12:30pm and was stopped at an intersection. she began to slowly lift her foot off the brake pedal and the engine revved up and the commander went flying into the intersection. december 8, 2008 the vehicle sat idle in park for less than two minutes before the engine stalled out. all accessories remained on and the ignition switch remained in the | |||