2007 Jeep Commander Seats Problems
- Complaints
- 6about this part
- Share
- 1%of 696 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 75,488miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 6 complaints about the seats of the 2007 Jeep Commander, 1% of the 696 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 75,488 miles. 2 a fire, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I have a 2007 Jeep Commander had it for about 6 months ,bought it used. On april 30,2011 my daughter and I were driving home on the hwy; driver seat reclined me into the steering wheel. Had I not been a small lady I would have been stuck under the steering wheel or may be dead, hospitalized or seriously injured, along with my daughter. Updated 05/11/11”
NHTSA complaint #10398360, filed 2011-04, 75,488 miles“Car in motion. Incident happened at marker 173 northport fl fumes were detected while driving as I looked over there appeared to be smoke on the floor of the front passenger side. I noticed the passenger seat was warm in one spot so I moved my purse. My purse was completely melted as I picked it up smoke came billowing out from the seat. I was inhaling some sort of terrible smelling smoke. I opened windows so I could breathe. The smoke was getting thicker. Could not see from windows to get over to right side of road. …”
NHTSA complaint #10823253, filed 2016-01, 65,000 miles“I drive a Jeep Commander and the third row seat belt has been broken since I bought the vehicle it has been replaced once and it still does not work the seat belt will not pull out to buckle up my child, the dealer says the seat is not lining up with the vehicle...”
NHTSA complaint #10233118, filed 2008-07“After coming home from work around 8:30 pm, I was awakened 3 hours later to the lights of a fire engine and the sound of my vehicle's alarm because of a fire in my front seat . The fire department's report stated that there was indeed a malfunction of the heated seats. I contacted my insurance company, and they determined it a total loss. I contacted the manufacturer's claims group, and upon their investigation, stated that is was not their fault or mine and it was nothing they are responsible for.”
NHTSA complaint #10454021, filed 2012-04“I am a certified child passenger safety technician. I attempted an install of two britax marathon child restraints (forward-facing) into the outboard second-row seating positions of a 2007 Jeep Commander. The headrests in those seating positions slant forward and do not allow the child restraints to lay flat against the vehicle seat back. The headrests are not designed to be removed and will not fold back (if removed, two metal spikes stick out vertically from the vehicle seat back). …”
NHTSA complaint #10199340, filed 2007-08Related service bulletins
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- 10018980Sep 12, 2007Second row 40/20/40 fold & tumble seat mechanism binding. *tt updated 10/26/07.
Seats: other model years
Other parts of the 2007 Jeep Commander
371 complaintsEngine
154 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
131 complaintsEngine cooling
87 complaintsOther or unknown
36 complaintsSteering
33 complaintsVehicle speed control
33 complaintsBrakes
24 complaintsAir bags
19 complaintsSeat belts
19 complaintsBody and structure
17 complaintsElectronic stability control
14 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2007 Jeep Commander
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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