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2008 Jeep Commander engine problems

Owners reported engine problems in 72 complaints for the 2008 Jeep Commander, 16% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
72 16% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
79,000 miles 61 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
3 and 0
Injuries and deaths
2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Engine complaints by mileage, 2008 Jeep Commander Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 79,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 5 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 4 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 9 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 14 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 8 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 10 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 3 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 3 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 3 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 79,000 miles
Based on 61 complaints that include mileage. 30% 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 miles5
20k to 40k miles4
40k to 60k miles9
60k to 80k miles14
80k to 100k miles8
100k to 120k miles10
120k to 140k miles3
140k to 160k miles3
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles3

What the data shows

Of the 61 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 79,000 miles, and 30% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 3 crashes, 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

My daughter was driving down the hwy and a car came out in front of her from the left side and they hit. The other car's air bags all went off. My jeep not one air bag went off after totaling the front end going through a ditch hitting a guard rail etc. Police but on report they went off just took it as they should of because of how bad she was hit. My daughter has back problems the other person cracked hip had to have back surgery.

Reported at 100,000 miles, June 2011 CrashInjury

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 jeep commander. While the contact was driving approximately 45 MPH, the engine stalled without prior warning. The engine restarted within a few minutes. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnostic testing and they were unable to detect a trouble code or duplicate the failure. The vehicle remained with the dealer for further investigation. The manufacturer was made aware of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 62,000.

Reported at 62,000 miles, April 2011

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