ON 2/22/19 THIS VEHICLE WAS TOTALED IN AN ACCIDENT. IT IMPACTED ANOTHER CAR, IT'S FRONT TO THE OTHER VEHICLE'S REAR... ON THE HIGHWAY, FLIPPED 4 TIMES, AND IMPACTED A TELEPHONE POLE. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THIS VEHICLE HAD AN AIRBAG RECALL, AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND ALLEGEDLY CORRECTED WITHIN THE LAST FEW MONTHS. *DT PICTURES ATTACHED*JB
2007 Jeep Wrangler 2-Dr 4x4
Owners filed 339 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the fuel system, gasoline. No safety recall has been issued.
296 complaints record an odometer reading. Failures cluster around 0–10,000 miles.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Electrical System | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Air Bags | 22 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Steering | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Suspension | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Suspension › Front | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Power Train › Manual Transmission | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fuel/Propulsion System | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsTHERE IS A PROBLEM WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK, WHEN THE GAS PUMP CLICKS OFF, FUEL SPILLS OUT ON MY VEHICLE AND THE GROUND, ITS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS
DURING REFUELING, WHEN TANK IS FULL FUEL OVERFLOWS OUT OF THE FILLER AS THE PUMP SHUTS OFF. EVERY TIME AT EVERY GAS STATION. VERY DANGEROUS, GAS ON THE SIDE OF JEEP AND ON THE GROUND.
2007 JEEP WRANGLER. I HAVE EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE HOOD FLUTTER. THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IF THERE IS ANY WIND. BASED ON EVENTS IN THIS POST ON WRANGHLERFORUMS. (HTTP://WWW.WRANGLERFORUM.COM/F274/HOOD-FLUTTER-ON-2017-HARD-ROCK-ALMOST-KILLED-ME-DEALER-REFUSES-TO-FIX-2283538.HTML) I HAVE SPENT $125 AND CHANGES OUT THE HOOD LATCHES ON MY JK.. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT.
WHEN GOING 55MPH DOWN THE ROAD ,IT BEGINS TO SHAKE WITH NO WARNING,I SEEN WHERE SOME PEOPLE CALL IT THE DEATH WOBBLE,IN ORDER FOR IT TO STOP SHAKING YOU HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP,AND THIS HAPPENS WHEN WE DRIVE IT OUT OF TOWN ,AND WE HAVE OWENED THIS JEEP SINCE 9/14/2015 WE BOUGHT IT USED
WAS INVOLVED IN COLLISION AT 35-45 MPH WHERE DRIVER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY TO DRIVER. THIS VEHICLE WAS I'M FORWARD MOTION ON A RURAL STREET. WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY NOTICES OF AIRBAG DRIVER SIDE RECALLS
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I OPENED THE DOOR TO THE JEEP AND THE WIPERS, HORN AND WIPER FLUID ENGAGED NON-STOP WITHOUT A KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THEM WAS TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. WHEN THE BATTERY CABLES ARE RECONNECTED, THE HORN, WIPERS AND WIPER FLUID SPRAYER ARE AGAIN ENGAGED. ON QUICK RESEARCH, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN TIPM FAILURE ISSUE THAT CAN ALSO EFFECT THE AIRBAG (PREVENTING DEPLOYMENT AS WELL AS RANDOMLY ENGAGING IT WHILE DRIVING), FUEL INJECTION CAUSING SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND VEHICLE CONTROL AS WELL AS ISSUES WITH LIGHTS AND GAUGES. ISSUES WERE SEVERE ENOUGH TO ISSUE A RECALL ON 2007 YEAR MODELS BUT SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THE 2008 ARE NOT ADDRESSED. I WAS FORTUNATE THE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN MY GARAGE WHEN THE TIPM FAILED AND NOT DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER 2-DR 4X4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED A DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALL REMEDY PARTS WERE ON BACKORDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE, BUT DID NOT OFFER ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED AND A TICKING NOISE COULD BE HEARD COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
WHILE REFILLING THE GAS TANK, AS THE GAS PUMP SHUTS OFF IT SPILLS GAS ALL OVER THE FLOOR. IT ALMOST SPILLED ALL OVERON ME.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER 2-DR 4X4. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE THE VEHICLE, THE GEAR SHIFT FAILED TO SWITCH GEARS WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE GEAR CONNECTOR LINK FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT NOT BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
WHILE COMING OFF THE HIGHWAY I NOTICED MY ENGINE MAKE A 'CLICKING' NOISE, DIDN'T SOUD TOO SERIOUS, BUT CHECKED OIL LEVEL AND SEEMED TO HAVE BEEN BARELY ANY OIL IN IT. IT WAS AROUND SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE DATE, HOWEVER TOOK TO A MECHANIC AND HE THOUGHT AND ASSUMED WAS THE IDLER PULLEY AND CHANGED IT. DROVE IT SAME NIGHT AND WAS STILL MAKING SAME NOISE. TOOK IT BACK AND HE JUST SPOKE WITH A 'CHRYSLER SERVICE PERSONNEL' AND STATED "CHRYSLER HAD A BAD ENGINE CASTING FOR MOLDING THE ENGINES AND AT HIGH TEMPERATURES THE ENGINE ITSELF WILL WARP." SO NOT SURE IF THIS IS TRUE, AND I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO TAKE TO A DEALERSHIP AND CONFIRM.
WHEN DRIVING AT 40 MPH OR FASTER THE CAR WILL HIT A BUMP AND START SHAKING VIOLENTLY TO THE POINT WHERE LOSS OF CONTROL COULD OCCUR. COULD POSSIBLY BE JUST THE TIRES, BUT SEEMS A LOT OF EARLIER JK WRANGLERS SUFFER FROM THIS.
TAKATA RECALL: I HAVE RECEIVED THREE NOTICES FROM FCA ABOUT THE CRITICAL NEED TO HAVE MY VEHICLE REPAIRED, AND YET FOR SIX MONTHS NOW, THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PART AVAILABLE. CAN YOU PLEASE COMPEL THEM TO DELIVER THE PART TO A DEALER NEAR ME (IN GLENDALE CALIFORNIA) SO THAT I CAN RESOLVE THIS MATTER QUICKLY. MY FORMAL COMPLAINT TO THEM IS ATTACHED. I HAVE REPEATEDLY REACHED OUT TO THEIR DEALERS WHO CLAIM THAT THEY ARE AT THE MERCY OF THE FACTORY TO SUPPLY THE PARTS NEEDED. YOUR INTERVENTION WOULD BE APPRECIATED SINCE THEY DO NOT RESPECT OR RESPOND TO ME. I HAVE HAD NO INCIDENTS OTHER THAN THE REPETITIVE WARNING LETTERS FROM THE FACTORY, AND THEIR NOT BEING ABLE TO RESOLVE THE MATTER DESPITE THEIR TELLING ME THAT THE FAILURE TO ADDRESS THIS MATTER IMMEDIATELY MIGHT RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. IF THEY ARE SENDING OUT NOTICES LIKE THIS, THEY SHOULD BE COMPELLED TO RESOLVE IT RIGHT AWAY. SINCERELY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
I'VE EXPERIENCED THE OCCURRENCE KNOWN AS THE "JEEP DEATH WOBBLE" TWICE NOW SINCE BUYING THIS JEEP LAST YEAR. BOTH HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING APPROX. 50MPH ON HIGHWAY. *TR
PURCHASED A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER LESS THAN A COUPLE YEARS AGO WITH AROUND 53K MILES. I HAVE JUST START EXPERIENCING WHAT IS KNOWN AS DEATH WOBBLE, IN THE MIDDLE OF MY TRIP FROM COLORADO TO VIRGINIA AND THE JEEP HAS BEEN SHAKING VIOLENTLY AT RANDOM INTERVALS ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS KNOWN AS I SEEN OVER 200 COMPLAINTS ONLINE AND CHRYSLER REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND RECALL THESE JEEPS . I AM TAKING TO DEALER BUT I WON'T STOP UNTIL CHRYSLER REIMBURSES FOR THESE REPAIRS AND WANT OTHER PEOPLE INCLUDED THE GOVERNMENT TO LOOK INTO THIS. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT THIS IS NOT RIGHT THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.
MY HORN DOES NOT WORK AND I DON'T KNOW IF ITS MAKING MY ENGINE LIGHT GO ON.
TAKATA RECALL. WENT TO TRADE IN VEHICLE AND DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT TAKE IT IN ON TRADE BECAUSE OF OPEN RECALL
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER 2-DR 4X4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V290000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILALBE.
TAKATA RECALL.: HOW CAN I GET A RENTAL VEHICLE OR A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY APPEAR TO HAVE NOTHING IN PLACE TO REPAIR THIS LIFE THREATENING PROBLEM? WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO DRIVE AROUND PLAYING RUSSIAN ROULETTE ON THEIR PROBLEM? PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED AND I SHOULDN'T B A VICTIM EITHER. PLEASE ADVISE AS TO HOW FIAT WILL TAKE CARE OF MY LIFE THREATENING PROBLEM. DON'T LET THIS REQUEST GO INTO A BLACK HOLE. I EXPECT A PROMPT ANSWER BECAUSE THAT IS WHY YOU HAVE THIS WEBSITE. [XXX]. I HAVE BEEN SENT THE RECALL NOTIFICATION. PLUS I JUST HAD OPEN HEART SURGERY AND ANY FORCE TO MY CHEST COULD KILL ME. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
20 of 339 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Reading this record
Complaint volume is well above typical for a single model year.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.