2007 Jeep Commander Speed Control & Cruise Problems

Unknown. While my vehicle is set on cruise control and the weather is over 50 degrees or the air is running my cruise control will shut off. Warning lights abs, esp bas, & stability control will come on, then my cruise control won’t work anymore. Now just this morning going up a hill my car wouldn’t go pass 20 mph while my foot was to the floor basically. Then almost to the top of the hill it took off. The rmps went high Jeep shifted to next gear. Of course took my foot off petal and pushed brakes slightly. As slowing down it started shifting hard with high rmps still. I have done a new tune up and new transmission within the last 6 months. Before the new transmutation it was still doing this. The reason to replace the transmission was my Jeep just stopped completely moving. I don’t have the money to keep taking my Jeep back to the dealership for them to keep telling me they don’t know the problem. If nothing gets done about this sadly I will have to get rid of it. The cruise accrues when I’m on the highway going 60 to 65 mps. The shifting problem happen in town. Which both issues could cause a serious car wreck and harm to others and my self.

I HAD TRANSMISSION SPEED SENSOR REPLACED 2 1/2 WEEKS AGO IT SEEMS TO WENT OUT ALREADY TRUCK WON'T GO OVER 30 MPH AND CAR JERKS WHILE TRYING TO REACH IT THIS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY AS I WAS ALMOST KILLED TRYING TO GET OFF THE PROBLEM EXISTED BEFORE REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION SPEED SENSOR THEN A FEW WEEKS AFTER IT WAS REPLACED I OWN A USED VEHICLE I'M NOT SURE MY VEHICLE RECEIVED ANY SAFETY RECALL PROCEDURES BUT IT NEEDS TO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IDLE WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE ENGINE RPM'S RAPIDLY INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

I WAS TRAVELING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED AND I DISENGAGED TO WORK AROUND SOME SLOWER CARS. WHEN I RE ENGAGED THE SPEED CONTROL IT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT DOWN TO LOWER GEARS AND SPED AHEAD TO AROUND 80 MPH BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO DISENGAGE IT. HAS THERE BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM? *JS

WHILE ACCELERATING SPEED AS I ENTERED THE TOLL ROAD FOR MY MORNING COMMUTE, THE ENGINE STALLED. PULLED OVER, PUT IN PARK, TURNED OFF IGNITION, RESTARTED. VEHICLE OPERATED BUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON. LESS THAN ONE MILE LATER, LOST SPEED AGAIN, HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, PLACE IN PARK, TURN OFF IGNITION, AND RESTART. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED OFF IN THE AFTERNOON. *TR

CRUISE CONTROL STILL DOES NOT WORK (DAY 2). *TR

WHILE IDLING IN A DRIVEWAY, THE CHECK ENGINE AND ESP/BAS LIGHTS CAME ON. THE VEHICLE DID NOT STALL. SHORTLY AFTERWARD, WHEN DRIVING ABOUT 55-60 MPH, I REALIZED THE CRUISE CONTROL NO LONGER WORKS. I TRIED MULTIPLE TIMES TO TURN IT ON, BUT IT DOES NOT COME ON ANY LONGER. THE ESP/BAS LIGHT WENT OFF ABOUT 10 MILES LATER, AFTER I STOPPED TO FUEL UP THE VEHICLE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON. ABOUT AN HOUR LATER AND ANOTHER 35 MILES LATER, AFTER MAKING A STOP, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT COME BACK ON WHEN RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. LATER IN THE AFTERNOON, WHILE IT WAS IN THE NEUTRAL GEAR AND GOING THROUGH AN AUTOMATIC CARWASH, THE VEHICLE STALLED TWICE. THE RPMS WERE CONSTANTLY UP AND DOWN BETWEEN 500 AND 1500 RPMS. *TR

I PURCHASED THE 2007 JEEP COMMANDER WITH THE 5.7 HEMI IN SPRING 2013 AND A FEW MONTHS LATER COMING TO A STOP IT JUST SHUT OFF. AT FIRST I THOUGHT MAYBE SOME WATER HAD GOTTEN INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT SINCE IT WAS RAINING AND SHORTED SOMETHING. STARTED BACK UP AND THOUGHT ALL WAS FINE. WELL RECENTLY IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING MORE OFTEN, WHETHER IT IS WET OR DRY OUT AND AT ANY SPEED OR WHETHER THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ON OR OFF. IT ALSO SEEMS TO TRY TO SHUT DOWN WHILE FEATHERING THE GAS PEDAL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FROM ACCELERATING TO COAST. ON ONE OCCASION THIS SUMMER AT HIGHWAY SPEED PULLING OUR CAMPER IT SHUT DOWN AND I HAD TO COAST TO A STOP ALONG THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY TO RESTART. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE. I HAVE CHILDREN, AS I AM SURE MANY HERE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT DO. *TR

I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN ON TO A BUSY ROAD AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE - THERE WAS NO RESPONSE TO THE GAS PEDAL REGARDLESS OF HOW FAR I PUSHED IT. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 40MPH, NOR WAS THERE ANY INCREASE IN RPMS. I TRIED SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE RPMS RESPONDED TO THE GAS PEDAL. WHEN I SHIFTED BACK TO DRIVE THERE WAS NO RESPONSE ONCE AGAIN. I MANAGED TO MAKE IT HOME AT 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE HAS DONE THIS PERIODICALLY AND SHOWS NO SERVICE ENGINE CODE. I ALSO HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM WHERE THE LIGHTS ON DASH SHOW [P][R][N][D] AND THE JEEP APPEARS TO GO INTO A "LIMP" MODE WITH NO RESPONSE...THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING - USUALLY SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL AND BACK TO PARK CORRECTS THE SITUATION. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE TWO CHILDREN AND I TRANSPORT THEM IN THIS VEHICLE. NO CAN FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM ALTHOUGH YOU CAN READ FOR DAYS ABOUT IT ON THE INTERNET!!! VERY FRUSTRATING AND DON'T WANT TO SEE SOMEONE GET HURT OR KILLED BEFORE ACTION IS TAKEN!!!! *TR

THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME SEVERAL TIMES IN THE TWO YEARS I'VE OWNED THIS VEHICLE. EVERY TIME I TAKE IT TO THE SHOP THE MECHANICS SAY THEY CANNOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE SO CANNOT FIX IT. FIRST THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND NO CODES WILL APPEAR WHEN RUN. A COUPLE DAYS LATER (MOSTLY WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, OR ANY SPEED ABOVE 30MPH) I WILL BE DRIVING AS USUAL AND BEGIN TO INCREASE SPEED ON THE ON RAMP FOR THE INTERSTATE AND THE ENGINE WILL TAP OUT AT 45MPH. I WILL PRESS THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND THE ENGINE WILL NOT REV AND THE RPM'S WILL NOT INCREASE. I TRIED TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND BACK INTO DRIVE AND NOTHING CHANGED WITH THE ENGINE. ALL THE WHILE I HAD MY ONE YEAR OLD CHILD IN THE CAR WITH ME. EVERY TIME I TRY TO RESEARCH WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY JEEP I JUST SEE THE SAME COMPLAINT FROM THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY AN ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED IMMEDIATELY! I DON'T CARE IF THEY HAVE TO GIVE ME A NEW JEEP I NEED SOMETHING SAFE FOR MY FAMILY! *TR

WHEN SHIFTING OUT OF PARK, JEEP WILL SHIFT HARD AND LIGHTS AROUND PRND ARE ILLUMINATED AND ERROR MESSAGE "SERVICE PARK ASSIST SYSTEM" IS DISPLAYED. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, YOU HAVE TO PUT CAR BACK IN PARK AND TURN IT TO THE OFF POSITION TO RESET. SOMETIMES THIS CLEARS IT,SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. AFTER ABOUT 4 TIMES IN A ROW, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON FOR DAYS AT A TIME. THIS ISSUE ALSO HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS IN DRIVE AND YOU ARE ACTUALLY DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IT HAS CAUSED ME TO BE REAR ENDED ONCE AND ALMOST REAR ENDED MANY MORE TIMES. LUCKILY WHEN I WAS REAR ENDED, WE WERE IN A PARKING LOT AND ONLY TRAVELING AT A SLOW SPEED SO THERE WAS NO DAMAGE/INJURIES. THIS IS BEGINNING TO HAPPEN ON A DAILY BASIS AND IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED DUE TO JEEP'S DENIAL THERE IS A PROBLEM AND REFUSAL TO FIX THE ISSUE. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR INTO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES BUT THEY ARE UNABLE TO RECREATE THE ISSUE AND THEREFORE SAY THERE IS NO PROBLEM. AN AUTO PARTS STORE WAS ABLE TO PULL A CODE ONE TIME (U0404) BUT COULDN'T DETERMINE THE MEANING BEHIND THE CODE AND COULDN'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE FOUND THROUGH A PRIOR GOOGLE SEARCH THAT THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN REPORTED BEFORE AND THAT A PRIOR RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM. OF COURSE, MY CAR AND APPARENTLY EVERYONE ELSE'S WEREN'T PART OF THE RECALL AND ARE THEREFORE STILL NOT REPAIRED CONSIDERING THE PART TO FIX THE PROBLEM COSTS AROUND $1,000 BEFORE LABOR CHARGES! I HOPE SOMEONE CAN FORCE JEEP TO FIX THESE VEHICLES BEFORE SOMEONE LOSES THEIR LIFE BECAUSE OF IT! *TR

ACCELERATED FROM STOP LIGHT AND VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPED WITH THE FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. THE CONTACT HAD TO ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF DIAGNOSING THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE CONTACT STATED A SUDDEN ACCELERATION HAD OCCURRED THREE TIMES PRIOR AND EXPRESSED CONCERN OVER A POTENTIAL CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

2007 JEEP COMMANDER SHUT OFF ON HIGHWAY. *TR

TURNED RIGHT FROM A STOP SIGN. ACCELERATED TO ABOUT 40. ACCELERATOR STUCK AND 2007 JEEP COMMANDER CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. DRIVER STEPPED ON BRAKE & IT DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. DRIVER PULLED THE PARKING BRAKE TO SLOW A BIT. HAD TO THROW INTO PARK WHILE MOVING IN ORDER TO AVOID ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE ENGINE WOULD EXHIBIT AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN RPMS AND THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY INSPECTED AND RAN A DIAGNOSTIC BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AT LEAST THREE TIMES FOR THE EXACT SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

THIS PROBLEM BEGAN IN THE FALL OF 2008. TYPICALLY, AFTER SHIFTING THE CAR INTO DRIVE, THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST IDLE SPEED, HAVE A MODERATE BUCKING, ALL GEAR SELECTOR LIGHTS ON THE DASH WERE BOXED IN, AND AN ERROR MESSAGE WOULD READ "SERVICE PARK ASSIST SYSTEM". THE PROBLEM WAS SERVICED UNDER WARRANTY. THE DEALERSHIP CHECKED WIRES AND CONNECTORS, AND REPLACED THE BEZEL ASSEMBLY ON SHIFTER. THIS SEEMED TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM UNTIL RECENTLY. BEGINNING A FEW MONTHS AGO, AROUND THE BEGINNING OF 2012, I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS: ALL GEAR SELECTOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, NO ACCELERATION FOR 10-15 SECONDS, AND SERVICE PARK ASSIST SYSTEM MESSAGE. THE PROBLEM OCCURS ALMOST ALWAYS IN THE MORNING ON THE WAY TO WORK, SCHOOL, ETC.. IT HAS NEVER LASTED LONGER THAN 15-20 SECONDS ON ANY DAY, AND SEEMS TO OCCUR APPROXIMATELY ONE TO TWO TIMES PER WEEK, OVER THE LAST 4 WEEKS. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT LATER THIS WEEK AT A DEALER TO CHECK OUT THE PROBLEM. BUT READING SEVERAL INTERNET SOURCES, THIS OBVIOUSLY NOT AN ISOLATED ISSUE, AS THERE ARE MANY ACCOUNTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM. *JS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS SHE STOPPED HER VEHICLE THERE WAS AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. IT DOES NOT MATTER IF THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK OR DRIVE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY COULD NOT FIX THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MORE THAN TWELVE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CALLED AND THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW TO ADVISE THE DEALER TO FIX THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.