2008 Jeep Commander visibility & wipers problems

The 2008 Jeep Commander has 21 visibility & wipers complaints filed with NHTSA — 5% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

Visibility & Wipers complaints

Share of year

Crash-involved

Related recalls

Visibility & Wipers complaints by year

Commander visibility & wipers complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Related recalls

08V059000Visibility & WipersFebruary 6, 2008 · 1,338 units

Defect

CHRYSLER IS RECALLING 1,338 MY 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AND COMMANDER VEHICLES. THE FRONT CONTROL MODULE MAY HAVE BEEN INCORRECTLY MANUFACTURED.

Consequence

THIS COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL WHILE DRIVING OR NOT TO START AND/OR CAUSE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. ENGINE STALLING OR INOPERATIVE WIPERS COULD CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE MODULE AND REPLACE IT IF NECESSARY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 18, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

What owners report

“I HAVE OWNED TWO JEEP COMMANDERS. 1ST WAS A 2006 COMMANDER THAT I LEASED. SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHIELD CRACKING EASILY. I HAD TO REPLACE 2 WINDSHIELDS ON THE VEHICLE. I TRADED IT IN AND PURCHASED A 2008 COMMANDER. WITHIN ONE WEEK, I ALREADY HAVE A ROCK CHIP. SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT WITH…”
Complaint filed with NHTSA · Visibility & Wipers · February 20, 2008

Common questions

How many visibility & wipers complaints does the 2008 Jeep Commander have?

NHTSA has 21 complaints about the 2008 Jeep Commander visibility & wipers — 5% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 2008 Jeep Commander visibility & wipers?

Yes — 1 NHTSA recall campaign for this model year is tied to the visibility & wipers: 08V059000.

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.