| Issue ID | 700425 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10248435 |
| Manufacurer | CHRYSLER LLC |
| Brand | JEEP |
| Model | COMMANDER 4X4 |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 15/09/08 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I lease a 2007 jeep commander. I noticed, to start, that the engine would not accelerate at a low speed. At first it felt like my foot was not quite on the accelerator so i dismissed the first couple of incidences. More recently however, my vehicle will occasionally stop accelerating at about 15 miles per hour. With my foot fully on the accelerator, the vehicle will not go ( the engine is not stalled ). It definitely feels like the vehicle is shifting automatically into neutral when i try to accelerate. The engine light on my control panel illuminates. The problem has become worse. The vehicle will stop accelerating at higher speeds and the park, reverse, neutral, and drive symbols all illuminate on my control panel - suggesting that i am in all those positions. I took my commander in to the dealership to be checked on october 6, 2008 and they said absolutely nothing wrong. I do not understand this because my vehicle is blatantly not working properly - an accident waiting to happen if i cannot move my vehicle at an appropriate speed to cross intersections etc.. I have to put my hazards on and pull over when this happens, now on a daily basis. I will not drive it distances because i am afraid that it could shift out of gear on the highway which would be dangerous. I did take it to a local car store where they did a diagnostic scan and found the code u0404 that invalid data was received from the gear shifter. I do not know what to do now that i have a vehicle that chrysler says nothing is wrong with but does not work. I do think that this is clearly a dangerous problem to have. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 22972 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | FORT GRATIOT, MI |
| VIN pattern | 1J8HG48KX7CXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| Date of purchase | 06/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 15 |
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