FUEL SPILLS OUT AFTER THE NOZZLE KICKS OFF. *TR
2007 Jeep Wrangler 2-Dr 4x4 complaints
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1. FILLING THE TANK WITH FUEL. 2. WAIT FOR THE PUMP TO CLICK OFF ON IT'S OWN. EVERY TIME I LET THE PUMP AUTO SHUTOFF, IT WILL SPILL 6-20 OZ OF FUEL OUT THE SPOUT AND ONTO THE GROUND. 3. HAVE NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *TR
I ACQUIRED MY JEEP WRANGLER (MANUAL TRANSMISSION) IN JANUARY OF 2007, SHORTLY THEREAFTER IT STARTED POPPING OUT OF 1ST GEAR. AT FIRST IT WAS JUST ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH, IT HAS PROGRESSED TO A POINT WHERE IT WAS DOING IT 4-6 TIMES PER DAY. AT FIRST I THOUGHT THAT I WAS NOT ENGAGING IT PROPERLY, BUT I'VE SUBSEQUENTLY TRIED TO HOLD IT IN 1ST GEAR AND IT FORCES ITSELF OUT OF GEAR SO HARD THAT IT ALMOST BROKE MY WRIST. I'VE NOTICED THAT IT POPS OUT MORE UPON LOW TO MEDIUM ACCELERATION. LAST MONTH, I APPROACHED AN INTERSECTION IN AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE A RIGHT HAD TURN. AS I ATTEMPTED TO MAKE THE TURN FROM A STOPPED POSITION, UPON MODERATE ACCELERATION, THE TRANSMISSION POPPED OUT OF FIRST GEAR AND LEFT ME STALLED IN NEUTRAL IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. FORTUNATELY, THE VEHICLE BEHIND WAS ABLE TO SKID AND BARELY HIT MY SLOWED VEHICLE. AT THIS POINT MY WIFE STOPPED DRIVING THE VEHICLE AS SHE FELT IT WAS TWO DANGEROUS. I WAS NOW CONVINCED THAT THIS CONDITION WAS VERY UNSAFE AND RETURNED THE VEHICLE (@49,500 MILES) TO A JEEP DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THE DEALERSHIP UPDATED THE 1-2 SYNCHRONIZER ASSEMBLY WITH STRONGER DETENT SPRINGS PURSUANT TO THE CHRYSLER/JEEP TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 21-001-10 THAT WAS ISSUED ON MARCH 2, 2010. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO INVESTIGATE THIS DEFECT IN ORDER TO PREVENT SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO ADDITIONAL VEHICLE OWNERS. *TR
2007 JEEP WRANGLER GAS FILLER NECK. WHEN TOPPING OFF THE TANK WITH GAS ABOUT 1-2 CUPS OF GAS COMES OUT OF THE FILLER NECK. USING THE SAME PUMP ON OTHER CARS IT SHUTS OFF FINE. EVEN WHEN FILLING AT A SLOW RATE THIS HAPPENS. *TR
I BOUGHT A USED 2007 JEEP WRANGLER 2 DOOR WITH 34,000 MILES ON IT. I HAD FILED THE GAS TANK SEVERAL TIMES ONLY TO HAVE IT BACKFLOW ON TO ME AND THE SIDE OF THE JEEP MAKING A REAL MESS AND CREATING A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. OF COURSE I BLAMED THE SERVICE STATION PUMP FOR NOT STOPPING IN TIME BUT THIS HAPPENS ON EVERY FILL UP WHEN TRYING TO FILL THE TANK FULL. THIS PROBLEM IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED. MY WARRANTY IS UP 40,000 MILES AND I AM TOLD IT NEEDS A NEW GAS TANK TO REPAIR WHICH OF COURSE IS SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS OF REPAIR COST. THIS FAULTY PART DEMANDS A SAFETY RECALL BE IMPLEMENTED OR MAYBE A POSSIBLE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED. *TR
MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER X HAS HAD A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH FUEL SPILLING FROM THE FUEL TANK NOZZLE DURING FILL-UPS. WHEN THE TANK IS FULL AND THE GAS PUMP SHUTS OFF, FUEL GUSHED FROM THE FILLER TUBE AND DOWN THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND ONTO THE GROUND. THE FENDER AND BUMPER NEAR THE FILL NOZZLE ARE NOW DISCOLORED DUE TO THE SITUATION. I HAVE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS, AND THEY REPLACED THE GAS TANK. THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. EVERY FILL UP, I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM CONCERNED THAT AT SOME POINT, THE FUEL WILL HIT A HOT AREA AND IGNITE. I SEE THAT A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS VERY ISSUE HAVE BEEN FILED (PE10032). PLEASE ADDRESS IT!!!! *TR
GAS OVERFLOWS AND SPILLS OUT OF THE GAS FILLER TUBE EVERY TIME I FILL UP ON MY 2007 JEER WRANGLER X. *TR
1) UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS 2) THE JEEP'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WILL CUT OUT AND SHUT EVERYTHING OFF INCLUDING THE ENGINE. 3) I INQUIRED ABOUT A RECALL THAT DESCRIBED MY SITUATION (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V291000 ) AND WAS TOLD THAT IT DIDN'T APPLY TO MY VEHICLE. *TR
2007 JEEP WRANGLER EVERY TIME I FILL THE TANK WITH GAS IT WILL OVERFLOW AND SPILL OUT. IT APPEARS TO BE ANYWHERE FROM A FEW OUNCES TO MAYBE AS MUCH AS A HALF A GALLON. I NOW TURN THE KEY TO ACCESSORY POSITION WHILE PUMPING GAS SO THAT I CAN WATCH THE GAUGE AND STOP PUMPING BEFORE IT REACHES FULL. *TR
I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER 4X4 FROM A DEALER. THE PAST HANDFUL OF TIMES WE HAVE FILLED THE VEHICLE WITH GAS, GAS HAS SPRAYED OUT ALL OVER THE CAR, GROUND AND MYSELF. I AM NOT TOPPING OFF THE VEHICLE - I AM FILLING UP TO THE POINT OF WHEN THE PUMP AUTOMATICALLY STOPS. THIS IS NOT SAFE AND I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME TYPE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO CORRECT THIS. *TR
JEEP WRANGLER 2007 VEHICLE CONSISTENTLY SPILLS GAS WHEN REFUELING. *TR
VIOLENT SHAKE OF THE FRONT END OF MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER JK RUBICON. SEEMS TO HAPPEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND FEELS LIKE THE ENTIRE VEHICLE IS GOING TO FALL APART. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND CHRYSLER NEEDS TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT AND PUT OUT A FIX FOR THIS BEFORE IT KILLS SOMEONE. IT IS KNOWN IN THE JK COMMUNITY AS "DEATH WOBBLE" VERY COMMON AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED. *TR
GAS TANK OVER FLOW WHEN FILLING UP 2007 JEEP JK WRANGLER RUBICON. THE PUMP DOESN'T EVEN HAVE TO STOP FOR IT TO HAPPEN. I CAN FILL IT UP WITH 10 GALLONS OF GAS, STOP THE PUMP AND AS SOON AS YOU PULL THE PUMP OUT OF THE NECK GAS SPRAYS OUT. THE OPTION BELOW TO ENTER A DATE ONLY ALLOWS FOR ONE DATE. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I FILL UP THE JEEP. *TR
I HAVE A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER A RED 3 COMES ON THE DASH THEN THE MOTOR SHUTS OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN EVERYTHING GOES BACK TO NORMAL ...THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN THE LAST TWO YEARS .... *TR
2007 JEEP WRANGLER. WHEN LEAVING A STOP, MANUAL TRANSMISSION VIOLENTLY POPS OUT OF 1ST GEAR ON ACCELERATION. THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN ACCELERATION IS NEEDED MOST OF ALL SUCH AS WHEN TURNING LEFT ON A BUSY 4-LANE ROAD. DRIVER IS THEN UNABLE TO PUT CAR IN ANY GEAR FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. THIS WILL LEAD TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT EVENTUALLY BY BEING HIT BROADSIDE OR FROM THE REAR IF STALLED LEAVING A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. DEALER ACTS LIKE THEY NEVER HEARD OF THIS BUT THE WEB IS FULL OF SIMILAR REPORTS. THERE IS NO FIX FOR THIS OTHER THAN A TRANSMISSION REDESIGN. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 15 TIMES IN THE PAST 3-YEARS. THE ONLY THING THAT SEEMS TO HELP IS TO HOLD THE SHIFTER FIRMLY IN 1ST GEAR WHEN ACCELERATING TO PREVENT IT FROM POPPING OUT OF GEAR. I'M GOING TO HAVE TO TRADE THE JEEP BECAUSE IT IS UNSAFE. UNFORTUNATELY THE DEALER WILL SELL IT TO SOME POOR UNSUSPECTING PERSON WHO WILL PROBABLY KILL HIMSELF. *TR
GAS GUSHES OUT OF THE FILLER AFTER THE PUMP SHUTS OFF. TRIED DIFFERENT ANGLES AND DEPTHS IT IS INSERTED BUT IT HAPPENS WHEN IT SHUTS OFF AND MAKES A MESS ON THE VEHICLE AND THE GROUND. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I FILL UP THE TANK. *TR
2007 JEEP WRANGLER JK - 2 DOOR X - FUEL OVERFLOW ISSUE - WHEN FUELING VEHICLE, FUEL SPILLS OUT OF FUEL FILLER PRIOR TO STOPPING. APPROX. 1 PINT OF FUEL POURS OUTSIDE OF FUEL SYSTEM AND ONTO GROUND. THIS POSES A HIGH RISK OF FIRE AND ACCIDENT. RECURRING INCIDENT EVERY TIME VEHICLE IS FILLED. *TR
JEEP JK WRANGLER (07-10): GAS OVERFLOWS WHEN FILLING UP USING AUTO LEVER OR HAND HELD. A LOT OF GAS SPILLS OUT ONTO VEHICLE AND ON GROUND. NUMEROUS POSITIONING OF NOZZLES AND GAS STATIONS ATTEMPTED. *TR
2007 JEEP WRANGLER STEERING ( DEATH WOBBLE) HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.EF2D28F. *TR
GAS TANK OVERFILLS ALMOST EVERY TIME, SPILLS LARGE AMOUNTS OF GAS. PROBLEM IS COMMON TO MY VEHICLE AND IS NOT A RESULT OF USER ERROR. *TR
MY VEHICLE OVERFLOWS WITH FUEL EVERY TIME I FILL UP. THE PUMP WILL SHUT DOWN JUST IN TIME TO GUSH OUT A QUARTER OF A GALLON. *TR
OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE, VEHICLE USES 3 TO 4 QUARTS OF OIL BETWEEN 3,000 MILE OIL CHANGES, HAS DONE SO SINCE 25,000 MILES. I'VE ALSO HAVE A 'POPPING' FEELING FROM THE FRONT END OR STEERING COMPONENT WHEN VEHICLE HAS WARMED UP. YOU'LL FEEL THE 'POP' IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND FUEL PEDAL. THE DEALERSHIPS FROM BOTH FLORIDA AND TENNESSEE STATED NO PROBLEM FOUND MULTIPLE TIMES. *TR
WHEN I FUEL THE JEEP IT "SPITS OUT" GAS. IT ONLY STARTED DOING THIS AFTER 40K MILES. IT NOW DOES IT EVERY TIME! *TR
WE HAVE A 2007 MODEL JEEP WRANGLER. WE ARE HAVING ISSUES WITH THE STEERING DAMPENER. IT HAS BEEN RECALLED ON SEVERAL MODELS EXCEPT THIS ONE. WE ARE HAVING TO REPLACE IT BECAUSE WE HAVE THE "JEEP DEATH WOBBLE". I HAVE CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY SAY THAT THEY HAVEN'T RECALLED IT ON THIS MODEL YET WHEN WE WENT TO REPLACE IT AT THE DEALERSHIP, YOU CANNOT PURCHASE THE ORIGINAL. YOU CAN ONLY PURCHASE THE NEW ONE WHICH REQUIRES ALL NEW BRACKETS FOR INSTALLATION. WE HAVE 2 FRIENDS THAT HAVE THE SAME MODEL JEEP THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. MY HUSBAND WAS NEARLY HIT HEAD ON BY A SEMI BECAUSE WHEN THE WOBBLE STARTS IT SHAKES THE ENTIRE FRONT END AND YOU MUST SLAM ON YOUR BRAKES TO MAKE IT STOP. WHEN HE DID THIS IT THREW HIM INTO THE OTHER LANE ALMOST HITTING THE SEMI TRUCK. IS IT GOING TO TAKE SOMEONE GETTING KILLED TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED?? *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER GASOLINE WAS ADDED TO THE FUEL TANK AT LEAST SIX OUNCES OF IT WOULD LEAK OUT OF THE TANK. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,000. UPDATED 12/08/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS LOOKED AT TWICE, WITH NO RESOLUTION/REPAIR. THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE TRADED THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 12/14/10
WHEN FILLING UP THE GAS TANK, NO MATTER HOW SLOW I DO IT, THERE IS AN OVERFLOW AND IN A COUPLE CASES A FORCIBLE SPLASH. IT WAS SO FORCIBLE THIS WEEKEND THAT MY PANTS AND SHOES WERE SOAKED. I HAVE READ ON A JEEP FORUM THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO A NUMBER OF OWNERS OF THE JEEP WRANGLERS. THERE ARE EVEN A NUMBER OF YOUTUBE VIDEOS DOCUMENTING THE SITUATION. AT THE VERY LEAST THIS IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE BUT IT COULD ESCALATE INTO SOMETHING FAR MORE DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF GAS THAT OVERFLOWS. *TR
THE GAS TANK OVERFLLS EVERY TIME I PUMP GAS INTO IT AT THE GAS STATION.
FUEL SPILLS OUT WHEN PUMPING GAS AT ANY STATION. *TR
THE CHRYSLER GROUP LLC AND MIDWAY JEEP CHRYSLER LOCATED AT 777 CAMINO DEL RIO SOUTH IN SAN DIEGO, CA ARE COLLUDING THE DENY CONSUMER RIGHTS AFFORDED ME UNDER STATE AND FEDERAL LAW, BREACH OF CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS AND VIOLATION OF STATE AND FEDERAL CLEAN VEHICLE EMISSION REGULATIONS. I PURCHASED A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER X ON APRIL 13TH, 2007. SINCE THEN, I HAVE TO ADD 6 QUARTS OF OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE PROBLEM RESOLVED UNDER THE TERMS OF THE VEHICLES WARRANTY. AFTER CURSORY EXAMINATION THAT INCLUDED VISUALLY CHECKING THE DIP STICK, VISUALLY CHECKING THE SPARK PLUGS, PVC, AND CVC VALVES, I WAS TOLD THE SERVICE MANAGER FOR MIDWAY JEEP CHRYSLER STATED THAT USING 6 QUARTS OF OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES IS PERFECTLY NORMAL AND MIDWAY JEEP NOR CHRYSLER WILL NOT PERFORM ANY OTHER INVESTIGATIVE DIAGNOSTICS, NOR MAKE ANY REPAIRS TO VEHICLE. THEY APPEAR TO BE COLLUDING TO 'RUN OUT THE CLOCK' FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WARRANTY EXPIRES ON APRIL 12TH, 2010. AFTER CONSULTING AUTOMOTIVE EXPERTS AND TECHNICIANS, WHICH I HIRED AT MY OWN EXPENSE, HAVE BEEN UNANIMOUS IN THEIR PROFESSIONAL OPINIONS THAT THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE HAS SERIOUS INTERNAL MECHANICAL ISSUES AND THE ENGINE WILL FAIL. FURTHER MORE, THE AMOUNT OF OIL BEING CONSUMED IS DESTROYING THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, OXYGEN SENSORS AND OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE VEHICLE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THIS WILL RENDER THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE UNDER CALIFORNIA LAW AND REQUIRE SUBSTANTIAL REPAIRS AT GREAT COST. *TR
FUEL OVERFLOWING WHEN FILLING TANK IN A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER, DESIGN DOES NOT SHUT OFF FUEL FILL WHEN TANK IS FULL RESULTING IN BACKSPLASHING ONTO VEHICLE, GROUND AND MOST IMPORTANTLY THE PERSON FILLING THE FUEL TANK. THIS COULD BE DEADLY! *TR
AFTER 25,000 MILES, MY JEEP WRANGLER'S GAS TANK OVERFLOWS EVERY TIME I FILL UP. THE EVENT OCCURS EVERY TIME I FILL UP WITH GAS. GAS BLOWS FORCIBLY UP OUT OF THE HOLE WHERE THE GAS NOZZLE FROM THE PUMP GOES INTO THE VEHICLE. THE GAS GOES ALL OVER MY VEHICLE AND EVERYTHING/EVERYONE IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY. CHRYSLER REFUSES TO ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM. *TR
WHILE PUMPING GAS, WHEN IT IS NEARLY FULL THE GAS PUMP WILL SPIT THE GAS OUT AT YOU. MORE INFO HERE: HTTP://WWW.JEEPFORUM.COM/FORUM/F9/HAVE-FUEL-SPILL-PROBLEMS-LIKE-MANY-US-SUBMIT-COMPLAINT-FORCE-RECALL-974337/. *TR
2007 JEEP WRANGLER GAS OVERFLOW WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK. QUITE A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF GAS OVERFLOWS WHEN THE GAS TANK IS FILLED. EVEN WHEN I TRY TO SLOWLY FILL THE TANK IT STILL OVERFLOWS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND IS COMMON AMONG THE JK MODEL JEEP. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A DEATH WOBBLE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH OVER A POTHOLE THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY BACK AND FORTH AND BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE. AS HE WAS TRYING TO CONTROL THE SHAKING AND TRYING NOT TO HIT THE GUARD RAIL THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND THE SHAKING CEASED. THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000.
2007 JEEP WRANGLER- WHEN FILLING UP FOR GAS THE TANK OVERFLOWS BEFORE THE PUMP IS SWITCHED OFF. I HAVE TRIED MULTIPLE GAS STATIONS IN MULTIPLE STATES, STILL OVERFLOWS EVERY TIME. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE ADDING FUEL TO THE TANK AND IT REACHED THE CAPACITY, THE FUEL BEGAN TO SPILL OUT OF THE TANK SPLASHING ONTO THE CONTACT THE GROUND. THE CONTACT HAS CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE GAS TANK AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THEY WEREN'T AWARE OF ANY RELATED FAILURES. THE CONTACT HAS MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST DONE ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE COULD CAUSE A FIRE TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,804.
WHEN TRYING TO DO A COMPLETE FILL-UP OF FUEL, THE PUMP WILL SHUT OFF AS IT SHOULD, AND THEN A MODERATE AMOUNT OF FUEL WILL "BURP" OUT OF THE OPENING. IT SPILLS DOWN THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND ON TO THE GROUND. UNSAFE, UNPLEASANT, AND ENVIRONMENTALLY IRRESPONSIBLE. THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM. THE JEEP HAD NO ISSUES FOR OVER TWO YEARS, SINCE FALL OF 2009 IT HAS BEEN OCCURRING, WILL DO IT EVERYTIME I DO A FULL FILL-UP, NO MATTER WHAT GAS STATION I USE. I NO LONGER DO FULL FILL-UPS AS A RESULT, WHICH MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO PROPERLY TRACK FUEL ECONOMY. *TR
FUEL OVERFLOWS WHENEVER PUMP IS LEFT ON "FILL." THIS OCCURS EVERY TIME I FILL THE VEHICLE WITH GASOLINE. FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THEY CAN'T FIND ANY PROBLEM. I NOW JUST ADD A FEW DOLLARS WORTH OF GAS AT A TIME SO I KNOW IT WON'T HIT THE SHUT OFF POINT & OVERFLOW. *TR
SIXTH OCCURRENCE OF PROBLEM: WHEN IN FIRST GEAR, THE GEAR BANGS AND LOCKS-UP. THIS NORMALLY OCCURS WHEN JUST STARTING ACROSS AN INTERSECTION AFTER BEING STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, AS ANOTHER VEHICLE COULD REAR-END ME OR SIDE HIT ME IF I WERE MAKING A LEFT TURN ACROSS AN INTERSECTION. MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP CANNOT DUPLICATE THIS PROBLEM WHEN IN FOR SERVICE. I HAVE RESEARCHED OTHER JEEP WRANGLER VEHICLE OWNERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM REPORTED, AND THE ONLY FIX WAS A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. OTHER ODI BY ME 1030673(2/5/2010); 10310930(2/16/2010); 10310938(2/16/2010). *TR
FOURTH OCCURRENCE OF PROBLEM: WHEN IN FIRST GEAR, THE GEAR BANGS AND LOCKS-UP. THIS NORMALLY OCCURS WHEN JUST STARTING ACROSS AN INTERSECTION AFTER BEING STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, AS ANOTHER VEHICLE COULD REAR-END ME OR SIDE HIT ME IF I WERE MAKING A LEFT TURN ACROSS AN INTERSECTION. MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP CANNOT DUPLICATE THIS PROBLEM WHEN IN FOR SERVICE. I HAVE RESEARCHED OTHER JEEP WRANGLER VEHICLE OWNERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM REPORTED, AND THE ONLY FIX WAS A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. OTHER ODI BY ME 1030673(2/5/2010). *TR
FIFTH OCCURRENCE OF PROBLEM: WHEN IN FIRST GEAR, THE GEAR BANGS AND LOCKS-UP. THIS NORMALLY OCCURS WHEN JUST STARTING ACROSS AN INTERSECTION AFTER BEING STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, AS ANOTHER VEHICLE COULD REAR-END ME OR SIDE HIT ME IF I WERE MAKING A LEFT TURN ACROSS AN INTERSECTION. MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP CANNOT DUPLICATE THIS PROBLEM WHEN IN FOR SERVICE. I HAVE RESEARCHED OTHER JEEP WRANGLER VEHICLE OWNERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM REPORTED, AND THE ONLY FIX WAS A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. OTHER ODI BY ME 1030673(2/5/2010); 10310930(2/16/2010).*TR
TOP HEADER ON MY 2007 WRANGLER HAS HAD SEVERAL LEAKS ON CENTER CONSOLE AND BY DOORS. *TR
I HAVE A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. EVERYTIME I FILL IT UP WITH GAS THE AUTOMATIC CUTOFF FAILS AND GAS OVERFLOWS AND SPILLS DOWN THE SIDE OF THE JEEP AND ONTO THE GROUND. IT DOESN'T WHAT GAS STATION OR WHERE, IT HAPPENS EVERYTIME. *TR
IN THE NOVEMBER 2010 ISSUE OF CONSUMER REPORTS, PAGE 15, THEY IS AN ARTICLE ABOUT A RECALL ON '07-'08 JEEP WRANGLERS " - FAULTY TRANSMISSION FLUID-TEMPERATURE WARNING SYSTEM NOT WORKING; COULD CAUSE FIRE WHEN BOIL OVER COOURS." I CALLED CHRYSLER AT 1-800-653-1403 AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY KNEW OF NO RECALL OF THIS NATURE AND THAT IF ANYTHING SHOULD HAPPEN, THEN I SHOULD CALL THEM. I EXPLAINED THAT IF SOMETHING HAPPENED, IT WOULD BE TOO LATE, ACCORDING TO THIS ARTICLE, MY CAR WOULD BE ON FIRE. THEY STILL SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, THERE WAS NO RECALL. ALSO, THE 3 DIGET PREFIX NUMBER GIVEN IN CONSUMER REPORT ISSUE WAS TRANSPOSED, IT IS 853 NOT 835.
THE GAS INSIDE OF MY GAS TANK SHOOTS OUT AFTER THE PUMP AUTOMATICALLY SHUTS OFF WHEN THE TANK IS FULL. *CN
MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER HAS HAD ENGINE STALL TWO TIMES NOW AT 50-60 MPH. CAUSING LIGHT FAILURE, ENGINE FAILURE, NO BRAKES OR POWER STEERING. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TWO TIMES, AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. THE NEXT TIME IT HAPPENS, THEY SAID CALL A TOW TRUCK AND HAVE IT TOWED TO THEM. THIS STARTED AT APPROXIMATELY 26,000 MILES AND AGAIN AT 30,000. BOTH TIMES NOTHING WAS FOUND AND THE COMPUTER PROGRAMS WERE CURRENT. *TR
WHEN IN FIRST GEAR, THE GEAR BANGS AND LOCKS-UP. THIS NORMALLY OCCURS WHEN JUST STARTING ACROSS AN INTERSECTION AFTER BEING STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, AS ANOTHER VEHICLE COULD REAR-END ME, OR I COULD BE HIT WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN ACROSS AN INTERSECTION. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES TO ME NOW. THE LATEST TIME WAS TODAY. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND OTHER JEEP WRANGLER 6-SPEED OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH LITTLE HELP AT LOCAL DEALERSHIPS. I HAD THIS AT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP ON 1/25/10 AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM AT 17,936 MILEAGE. THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED ON 1/18/2010. OTHER DRIVERS HAVE INDICATED THE ONLY FIX FOR THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN A TOTAL TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. PROBLEM CONTINUES AND NO FIX BECAUSE DEALERSHIP CANNOT REPLICATE PROBLEM. *TR
GAS OVERFLOW AT EVERY FILL UP ON MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER TW*
2007 JEEP WRANGLER JK, 2 DOOR, SAHARA MODEL WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK, THERE IS GAS OVERFLOW BACK OUTSIDE THE TANK, SPLASHES OVER THE NOZZLE HANDLE, DOWN THE SIDE OF THE JEEP AND POOLS ON THE PAVEMENT. THIS HAPPENS REGARDLESS OF STATION, HOLDING THE GAS SPIGOT BY HAND OR WITH VARIOUS AUTOMATIC SETTINGS.*CW
2007 JEEP WRANGLER STALLS WITH NO NOTICE AND ALL THE DASH LIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF. I ALMOST GOT KILLED TODAY GOING THROUGH A INTERSECTION. *TR
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