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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Tech Authority® Service Manuals for Jeep Commander

Tech Authority is the official source of manuals and training material for Chrysler, Plymouth, Jeep, Dodge and older Chrysler and American Motors vehicles. Its material covers nearly every aspect of repairing and maintaining DaimlerChrysler Corporation vehicles and is designed to give automobile technicians and students the latest "how to" diagnostic and service data available.

The following material can be purchased through Tech Authority:

• Diagnostic Procedure Manuals: Show how to find and fix problems on computer-controlled vehicle systems and features using step-by-step troubleshooting and drivability procedures, proven diagnostic tests and a complete list of all tools and equipment.

• Master Tech Training Programs video series

• Service Manuals: Comprehensive resource for professional technicians to diagnose, troubleshoot, maintain, service and repair DaimlerChrysler Corporation vehicles. Filled with illustrations, diagrams and charts.

• Technical Service Bulletins: Documents issued on specific subjects to update technicians on engineering and production changes as well as revised or new diagnostic and repair methods. At the end of each year, DaimlerChrysler combines all of the bulletins it has issued during the past 12 months and offers them in a single, bound book.

• Owner's Manuals: Prepared with the assistance of service and engineering specialists to acquaint owners with their specific Chrysler group vehicles. Included are starting, operating, emergency and maintenance procedures as well as specifications, capabilities and safety tips.

Access all Tech Authority material available for the Jeep Commander.

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2" Daystar™ Comfort Ride Coil Spring Spacer Kit

While few Jeep Commander owners plan to use their rigs for extreme off-roading, many of them want to fit bigger tires and give their Commander a more muscular appearance without spending a lot of money or doing complicated suspension modifications.

The Daystar(TM) 2” Comfort Ride Coil Spring Spacer Kit caters to those needs. The kits include:

• Four spacers (2/front, 2/back)
• Two coil spring isolators (front)
• Two concentric spacers (front)
• Four stem cushions (2/front, 2/back)
• Two strut mounts
• Four washers

They preserve factory ride quality, are made in the U.S., carry a lifetime warranty and take between two and four hours to install, depending on the level of experience.

You can read these detailed installation instructions (PDF) to get a better feel for how this system works. To know more about the company that makes it, visit Daystar's website.

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How to Change a Jeep Commander Tail Light

Browsing through the Jeep Commander forum, I saw this helpful thread, well documented with large, detailed pictures, explaining how to change a Jeep Commander tail light. May come in handy some day...

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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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