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2007 Jeep Commander 4X4 engine problems

122 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2007 Jeep Commander 4X4, which is 24% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
122 24% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
70,000 miles 114 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 0
Injuries and deaths
3 and 3

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Engine complaints by mileage, 2007 Jeep Commander 4X4 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 70,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 16 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 15 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 19 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 20 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 18 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 9 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 7 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 4 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 4 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 70,000 miles
Based on 114 complaints that include mileage. 44% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles16
20k to 40k miles15
40k to 60k miles19
60k to 80k miles20
80k to 100k miles18
100k to 120k miles9
120k to 140k miles7
140k to 160k miles4
160k to 180k miles4
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 114 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 70,000 miles, and 44% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 3 injuries, 3 deaths.

What owners wrote

Erie, pa 11/3/08 search under rumsey, joann the newspapers describe it all and pictures speak a thousand words. This 2007 jeep commander crashed by stalling at a high speed claiming the lives of a young woman 40 years old and her 2 children who were 4 yrs old and 18 months old. Please search and review this incident before selecting to put your family in a brand new jeep vehicle. A 5 star crash rating will not do much good if the vehicle stalls at a high speed and the driver is unable to control such vehicle.

November 2008 CrashInjuryDeath

Purchased a new 2007 jeep commander 4x4 rocky mountain edition on 9/3/2007 3:00pm cst. 18 miles driven off lot while driving 25 miles later engine stalled and choked at stoplights. Stalling with very rough idling while brake applied. I pulled over opened the hood and there was smoke and burning smell. Turned off vehicle called dealer restarted engine continued rough idle and now the engine light was on. I went back to the dealer and returned the vehicle and cancelled my contract.

Reported at 36 miles, September 2007

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