2008 Jeep Commander 4X4 Engine Problems
- Complaints
- 23about this part
- Share
- 21%of 111 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 78,360miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 23 complaints about the engine of the 2008 Jeep Commander 4X4, 21% of the 111 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 78,360 miles.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I was driving down the road and the vehicle lost power. I was able to move to the shoulder and bring the vehicle to a stop. There was no power to any system. The ignition switch was in the off position. I was able to restart the vehicle. This is not the first time the vehicle has lost power while driving.”
NHTSA complaint #10714322, filed 2015-05, 127,000 miles“The vehicle stalls out when I stop it. I have to then put it in park and turn the key off and attempt to restart it; usually several times before it will turn back on. Thankfully it hasn't happened while driving... Yet. Since the first occurrence in september of 2012, the problem has become more frequent. It now has 110000 miles on it and I have also done all of the scheduled maintenance and more and nothing seems to help the issue.”
NHTSA complaint #10599135, filed 2014-06, 85,000 miles“There have been two times that the vehicle just would not start after a rain, but when we had it looked at no problems and it has not happened again. The major issue is that while driving home on the toll road all of the sudden the vehicle just lost power and would not go over about 30mph, so I have to try and get across a toll road in rush hour traffic so that I can turn it off and back on. When I did that it came back on fine. …”
NHTSA complaint #10533018, filed 2013-08, 62,456 miles“My wife was in the Jeep with my 3 children driving approximately 25mph. She said the Jeep, which is 4x4 and has the 5.7l hemi engine, died with no warning. She was able to put the vehicle into neutral and restart it.”
NHTSA complaint #10703227, filed 2015-04, 95,600 miles“Have had multiple issues with Jeep stalling. For 2 years now it has randomly stalled after passing over large uneven surfaces in road. Have taken in to chrysler Jeep facilities and was told nothing could be diagnosed. A new issue is when I am simply driving the vehicle will stall. Having my 3 small children in the car when this happened yesterday was beyond terrifying. Someone is going to be seriously injured or killed with this problem that seems to be a commonality in jeeps. Something needs to be done.”
NHTSA complaint #10521874, filed 2013-06, 44,000 milesEngine: other model years
Other parts of the 2008 Jeep Commander 4X4
68 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
14 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
12 complaintsAir bags
9 complaintsEngine cooling
5 complaintsVehicle speed control
5 complaintsOther or unknown
4 complaintsSteering
4 complaintsSeat belts
3 complaintsSeats
3 complaintsBody and structure
3 complaintsBrakes
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2008 Jeep Commander 4X4
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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