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2007 Jeep Commander cruise control problems

Owners reported cruise control problems in 33 complaints for the 2007 Jeep Commander, 3% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
33 3% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
65,000 miles 31 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When cruise control problems show up

Cruise control complaints by mileage, 2007 Jeep Commander Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 65,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 5 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 8 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 3 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 6 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 4 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 65,000 miles
Based on 31 complaints that include mileage. 48% 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 miles2
20k to 40k miles5
40k to 60k miles8
60k to 80k miles3
80k to 100k miles6
100k to 120k miles4
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 31 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 65,000 miles, and 48% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash.

What owners wrote

I was driving home from picking up my daughter from a school event when suddenly my car slowed down on its own down to 10 MPH. Then the car completely stopped. On the control console it only read "service park assist" and the drive position controls where all highlighted and boxed out (drnp). I lost all control of the vehicle other than turning the wheel. I tried to accelerate by pressing the gas and it just revved the engine and did nothing else.

Reported at 67,522 miles, November 2012 Crash

When the cruise control is engaged at highway speeds and the vehicle is traveling down a hill the cruise control will properly downshift to slow the vehicle and keep it at the set speed. If the vehicle is then shifted into neutral, the cruise control will disengage properly and the transmission will go into the neutral gear, but when shifted back into drive the transmission will re-engage and will slow the vehicle extremely abruptly as if someone slammed on the brakes with full force and will nearly lock-up the…

Reported at 30,000 miles, September 2009

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