Chrysler Recalls Jeep Commanders on Brake Failures

Chrysler has recalled 300,000 vehicles, including Jeep Commanders, due to problems with the control module of the anti lock brakes. Read more here.

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NHTSA Probes Jeep Commander Engine Stall

The Feds are investigating complains from 26 Jeep Commander owners whose vehicles allegedly stall unexpectedly, sometimes with loss of some or all lighting systems. This preliminary investigation could lead to the recall of more than 135,000 Jeep Commanders. [ Read More ]. Has this happened to you?

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Jeep Commander Technical Service Bulletins (TSBs)

Technical Service Bulletins (TSBs) are issued by vehicle manufacturers to help automotive technicians diagnose and repair problems reported by consumers and repair shops.

TSBs contain up-to-date factory fixes for difficult to diagnose problems such as rough idles, intermittent stalls, hard starts, and all kinds of "shakes", "rattles" and "clunks". TSBs also describe service procedures that may improve performance, reduce future breakdowns, or show a factory authorized modification for your vehicle.

TSBs are not recalls, though, and you may be expected to pay for their repair if you vehicle is already out of warranty.

Xkjeeps.com has put together a comprehensive Jeep Commander Technical Service Bulletin page where they keep track of every TSB and recall for the Jeep Commander, and have organized all the information (TSB number, date and title) in a neat and easy to access table. Normally consumers have to pay in order to get copies of the actual TSBs, but xkjeeps.com has included links to the pdf version of most of the TSBs for the Commander directly from this table.

Other way to get access to the full text of all the TSBs for your vehicle is to get a subscription with a service called Alldata.com ($24.95/year per car) You will also get illustrated diagnosis and repair procedures, diagnostic charts and trouble codes, component locations and diagrams, factory maintenance schedules and more.

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Careful When You Back Up!

Oh boy! The Jeep Commander was recently named by Consumer Reports as "Worst Blind Spot Offender", among 200 other cars and SUVs. The magazine testers determine that a 5' 1" driver could not see the top of a 28" traffic cone (roughly the size of a small child) from a distance closer to 69 feet. Read specifics of the report.

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Jeep Commander Aces NHTSA Crash Test

The Jeep Commander earned high marks in the latest round of crash tests conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The full size Jeep got five stars for both seating positions in frontal crashes. Side impact tests were not conducted. To see how other cars performed read this article. (Update: watch a video of the crash test here)

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