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2009 Jeep Commander electrical system problems

The 2009 Jeep Commander has 20 electrical system complaints filed with NHTSA — 31% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

20

Electrical System complaints

31%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

1

Related recalls

Electrical System complaints by year

Commander electrical system complaints by model year732 complaints2005: 2 complaints2006: 732 complaints2007: 386 complaints2008: 212 complaints2009: 20 complaints2010: 21 complaints
Commander electrical system complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Related recalls

13V175000Electrical SystemMay 7, 2013 · 295,345 units

Defect

Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2005-2010 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles manufactured February 11, 2004, through March 9, 2010; and 2006-2010 Jeep Commander vehicles manufactured January 31, 2005, through March 10, 2010. A transfer case electrical failure may result in an unintentional shifting of the transfer case into the neutral position.

Consequence

If the vehicle shifts into neutral, it may roll away increasing the risk of a crash or personal injury.

Remedy

Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the final drive controller which governs the transfer case, with new software, free of charge. The recall began on August 15, 2013. Owners may contact Chrysler at 1-800-247-9753. Chrysler's recall campaign number is N23.

What owners report

MY JEEP HAS PERIODIC STARTING ISSUES. ALL THE LIGHTS WORK ON THE DASH IT JUST CLICKS. THIS IS VERY RANDOM. IF YOU JUMP IT THE VEHICLE WILL START. SOMETIMES IF YOU WAIT A PERIOD OF TIME IT WILL START. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY REPLACED STARTER BUT ISSUE STILLS PERSIST. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Electrical System · December 26, 2019

Common questions

How many electrical system complaints does the 2009 Jeep Commander have?

NHTSA has 20 complaints about the 2009 Jeep Commander electrical system — 31% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 2009 Jeep Commander electrical system?

Yes — 1 NHTSA recall campaign for this model year is tied to the electrical system: 13V175000.

Related

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

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.