TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST STEERING ABILITY AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DIMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED TO REGAIN POWER AND STEERING ABILITY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.
2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE STOPPED OR IDLING HE NOTICED THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD WOULD DIM AND THE ENGINE WOULD ACT AS IF IT WERE GOING TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. HE REPLACED THE BATTERY HIMSELF BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS HE WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO START. THE VEHICLE THEN OPERATED AS NORMAL. IT WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,848.
