2009 Jeep Commander 4X4 recalls & problems

Safety recalls

Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. A recall listed here may already have been fixed on a particular car: enter its 17-character VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see open recalls.

What owners report

*Median odometer reading when the problem happened, where owners gave one. One complaint can name several problem areas.

Recent owner complaints

• Air bags

  DRIVING DOWN A RESIDENTIAL STREET AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND MAKES A CHIME NOISE. NOW IT DOES IT OFF AND ON THE WHOLE TIME IT IS BEING DRIVEN. ALSO IF YOUR SITTING STEAL AND YOU TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IT WILL DO IT AS WELL. I'M THINKING IT MAY BE DUE TO THE CLOCKSPRING.

  Jul 15, 2019 · 126,000 miles
• Electrical system

  MY FOBIK KEY IS GETTING STUCK IN THE OWN POSITION AND WILL NOT LET ME TAKE THE KEY OUT WITHOUT UNPLUGGING THE BATTERY.

  Dec 10, 2018 · 150,000 miles
• Electrical system

  IDENTICAL ISSUE AS FOUND WITH NHTSA # 10908927 VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING AND CANNOT BE RESTARTED WITHOUT PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN PARK. PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED WITH 170,000 MILES ON IT. CARFAX SHOWS GREAT CARE INTO THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER WITHIN FIRST 24 HOURS AFTER PURCHASE HAVE FOUND IT TO STALL WHILE DRIVING AND AT IDLE NEAR 6X. HAVE TAKEN TO AUTO REPAIR SHOP/AUTOZONE/USED IFIXIT CODE FINDER AND NOTHING IS FOUND. THIS HAS CREATED HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AS IT WILL HAPPEN AT RANDOM.

  Sep 24, 2017 · 170,900 miles
• Unknown or other

  WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND OFF, I AM UNABLE TO START THE CAR. ALL LIGHTS WORK PROPERLY, AND THE BATTERY IS NEW & WORKING. AFTER HITTING THE STARTER WITH A WRENCH, THE VEHICLE STARTED. THIS CONTINUES TO HAPPEN.

  Mar 28, 2017 · 90,000 miles
• Electrical system

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH MERGING INTO TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SHOULDER, SHIFTED INTO PARK, AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

  Oct 19, 2015 · 97,000 miles
• Electrical system

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE DOORS FAILED TO LOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIN MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS AN UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER RECALL DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,500.

  Jul 10, 2015 · 42,500 miles
• Engine

  THIS MORNING THE CAR WOULD NOT START AT ALL. BATTERY IS 100%. ALL LIGHTS COME ON, EVERYTHING ELSE WORKS FINE BUT ENGINE WILL NOT START. VEHICLE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION VERY LOW MILEAGE. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED OUT IN THE BUSH WE WOULD BE IN SERIOUS TROUBLE. CHATTER ON MOST OF THE JEEP FORUMS CONFIRMS MULTIPLE NO START ISSUES ACROSS THE JEEP PRODUCT LINE.

  Aug 22, 2015 · 35,000 miles
• Electrical system

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE TRANSMISSION INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED INTO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE IT BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , POWER TRAIN). THE VIN WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

  Mar 18, 2013

Owner complaints are submitted to NHTSA by the public and are not verified. Shown as filed (NHTSA removes personal details); long reports are shortened.