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2009 Jeep COMMANDER Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1036351
Internal NHTSA #	10561946
Manufacurer	Chrysler Group LLC
Brand	JEEP
Model	COMMANDER
Model Year	2009
File date	21/12/13
Component	EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I was driving our 2009 jeep commander on the highway at night. The lights were on dim, and they adjusted down which gave only about 20 feet of visibility to the road. There was no car approaching, and the auto adjusting feature was not even turned on. I was driving 55 miles an hour when this happened. I found out that the vehicle is equipped with a self adjusting light system when using the brights. However, i was not using the brights, but had on the dim lights. The lights adjusted to the point that i could not see the road. If i had not known the terrain of the road, i could have easily driven off the road. The same thing happened to my wife a couple of times. Since we were the second owner of the vehicle, the warranty on this feature was only 90 days. This problem occurred just after the warranty ran out, and when we spoke to the local dealer, they acted as if they had not dealt with this issue before. To repair the sensor that controls the lights will cost several hundred dollars. The remedy presented by the dealer was to removed the bumper, and unplug the sensor. This is an unacceptable cure as this is a safety issue which jeep is aware of, and apparently they will only make the repair if the vehicle is still under factory warranty. The car only had 57,500 miles on it when the incident occurred. According to the jeepforum. Com, this has been happening for several years, and there has not been a recall to correct the problem. I find it an unacceptable answer to have lights that suddenly angle down when driving, making for a dangerous situation, and the manufacturer knows about this and apparently has not corrected the lighting problem.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	57500
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	NOBLESVILLE, IN
VIN pattern	1J8HG58T49CXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	8
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Vehicle speed	55
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2009 Jeep COMMANDER Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2009 Jeep COMMANDER Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

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