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2007 Jeep Wrangler 2-Dr 4x4 complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2007 record →

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Jun 8, 20077,000 milesFL

DRIVING ALONG AT 45MPH AND THE ENGINE DIES POWER SHUTS OFF AND COMES BACKON ,ENGINE RESTARTS ITSELF(NOT BY THE STARTER,BUT BY MOMENTUM,EVEN THO AUTOMATIC TRANS)

Electrical System › Horn
Filed Jun 7, 20072,000 milesFL

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN WOULD GO OFF SPONTANEOUSLY. THE DEALER RESET THE COMPUTER. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS DIMMED, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART. THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

Electrical System
Filed Jun 7, 20071,200 milesTN

NOTHING LED TO THE FAILURE OTHER THAN NORMAL DRIVING. I WAS ACCELERATING UP AN ON RAMP TO INTERSTATE 75 WHEN THE 2007 JEEP WRANGLER THAT I WAS DRIVING, STALLED. ALL POWER APPEARED TO BE GONE, BUT WITHIN 2-3 SECONDS, THE VEHICLE "RESTARTED" AND I CONTINUED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. JANUARY 2007. SIMILARLY, WHILE PARKED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED, BUT DID NOT RESTART. MAY, 2007. BOTH STALLS WERE NOT PRECEEDED BY ANY NOTICE, NO WINDDOWN, NO DIESELING, NOTHING. I HAVE NOT AS YET TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR THIS, AS I AM CONFIDENT WITH THE INFREQUENCY, THERE IS NO WAY THEY CAN DIAGNOSE.

Unknown or Other
Filed Jun 7, 2007GA

VEHICLE STALLS WHILE IN GEAR AT SPEED OR UNDER ACCELERATION. WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLS THE ENGINE LOSES POWER AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH COME ON. AFTER 2 TO 3 SECONDS ENGINE REGAINS POWER AND WARNING LIGHTS GO OFF. DEALER FLASHED THE COMPUTER IN MARCH AND HAVE NOT HAD A STALL SINCE BUT THEY WERE VERY INFREQUENT SO I DON'T KNOW IF THIS FIXED THE PROBLEM.

Electrical System
Filed Jun 7, 20072,950 milesNC

MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER JK HAS STALLED AND LOST ALL ELECTRICAL TWICE NOW. THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT ABOUT THE JK. THE STALL OCCURRED ONCE AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND MOST RECENTLY WHILE ACCELERATING. WHEN THE STALL OCCURS, ALL ENGINE AND ALL ELECTRICAL FUNCTION CEASE FOR ABOUT 3-4 SECONDS. IT'S AS IF I TURNED THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION. THEN ALL THE DASH LIGHTS ILLUMINATE AND THE ENGINE SEEMS TO RESTART ON ITS OWN (THIS MAY BE DUE TO THE FACT I HAVE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND THE WHEELS ARE ROLLING). I KNOW OF AT LEAST 60 PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE. THIS IS NOT ONLY AN INCONVENIENCE BUT EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. WHEN I EXPERIENCED THE STALL THE FIRST TIME I ALMOST WENT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE SECOND STALL HAD TRAFFIC SKIDDING TO STOP BEHIND ME AS THE JEEP LOST POWER AND ELECTRICAL WHILE I WAS ACCELERATING INTO TRAFFIC. I'VE TALKED TO A FEW DEALERS AND THEY HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE ISSUE AND CAN OFFER NO REASONS AS TO WHY THE STALL IS OCCURRING. THIS IS DUE TO THE DEALERS NOT RECEIVING ANY TECHNICAL BULLETIN''S CONCERNING AN ISSUE OR EVEN A POTENTIAL ISSUE FROM DAIMLER CHRYSLER. THIS INDICATES TO ME ABSOLUTELY NOTHING IS BEING DONE AT THE DAIMLER CHRYSLER CORPORATE OFFICES. I AM A HUGE FAN OF JEEP AND HAVE OWNED THREE WRANGLERS IN THE PAST. I HATE THE FACT THAT MOST RECENT WRANGLER HAS THE POTENTIAL OF CAUSING A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT.

Electrical System
Filed Jun 6, 20073,000 milesFL

MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER 2 DOOR RUBICON STALLED WHILE I WAS DRIVING HOME ON HIGHWAY 85. I HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 65 MPH, THE HEAD LIGHTS, FOG LIGHTS, RADIO WERE ON, AND A GPS WAS PLUGGED INTO THE POWER PORT. THE JEEP STALLED, THE LIGHTS WENT OUT, AND ALL THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS. AFTER THE 2 SECONDS THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION EXCEPT THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT COME BACK ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND OR REPLICATE THE PROBLEM.

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Jun 6, 20073,930 milesCA

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY NORMAL TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. VEHICLE SHUT OFF AT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY WITH LOSS OF ALL ELECTRICAL.

Electrical System
Filed Jun 6, 20071,800 milesNY

MORE THEN ONE OCCASION WHILE DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND SHUT OFF. CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF, ALL WARNING/ DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON., AS WLL AS THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUT OFF. STEPPED ON GAS PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE E DID NO RESPOND. 3THIS 0 SECONDS LATER THE VEHICLE FIRED BACK UP AND WAS FINE. OCCURED 3 OR 4 TIMES IN A 9000 MILE TIME PERIOD.*AK

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Jun 5, 20073,000 milesFL

LIKE ALOT OF OTHER FOLKS, I HAVE A 2007 JEEP JK THAT STALLED ON ME WHILE DRIVING. I WAS GOING AROUND A CURVE AT ABOUT 25 MPH WHEN ALL POWER AND ELECTRICITY FAILED FOR 2 SEC. AFTER 2 SEC EVERYTHING CAME BACK ON INCLUDING THE MOTOR (I HAVE A STANDARD) I HAVE READ ON THE WWW.JK-FORUM.COM WEBSITE OF ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES WITH NO CONCRETE FIXES FROM DC. I WAS LUCKY NOT TO WRECK. *TR

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Jun 5, 20072,000 milesOH

(1)DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS, 45-65 USUALLY. (2)ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, LOSE POWER TO EVERYTHING, IE POWER BRAKES, POWER STEERING, THEN STARTS BACK UP AFTER SEVERAL SECONDS (3) ONE DEALER SAID ITS NOT AN ISSUE, THE OTHER "UPDATE" THE COMPUTER, STILL DIDN'T FIX THE ISSUE. *TR

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Jun 5, 20074,000 milesNY

I HAVE A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER 2DR, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. NO POWER AMENITIES GROUP. BUILD DATE OF 9/12/2006. IT HAS A RANDOM STALLING PROBLEM AND HAS SINCE I PURCHASED IT. IT HAS STALLED AT LEAST 6 TIMES ON ME THAT I CAN RECALL. THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE ANY PATTERN THAT I CAN RELATE, SPEED IS IRRELEVANT, IT HAS HAPPENED AT DEAD STOPS, AND AT 65MPH THRUWAY SPEEDS. IT OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING; ALL OF A SUDDEN ALL THE IDIOT LIGHTS COME ON, IMMEDIATELY EVERYTHING SHUTS DOWN. RADIO, LIGHTS, DASH GAUGES, ENGINE, EVERYTHING. NO POWER STEERING, NO POWER BRAKES, EVERYTHING IS GONE. THIS HAPPENS FOR MAYBE A SECOND OR TWO. SOMETIMES IT COMES BACK ON BY ITSELF, SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. I HAVE HAD IT BACK TO THE DEALER, THEY ATTEMPTED THE COMPUTER REFLASH. IT HAD NO EFFECT. I HAVE NO COMPLAINT WITH CECCONI'S CHRYSLER, THEY HAVE ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THIS IS DAIMLER'S BLUNDER. *TR

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jun 5, 20076,000 milesGA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER WITH 8500 MILES. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH UNDER NORMAL DRY CONDITIONS WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED.THE CONTACT TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WHILE COASTING, IT WOULD NOT RESTART SO THE CONTACT WAS SAFELY ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT SHUT OFF THEN CAME BACK ON BEFORE THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IT RESTARTED AND SHE HAS NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS SINCE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND MADE THEM AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE DEALER OFFERED TO REPLACE THE JEEP WITH A NEW ONE.

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Jun 5, 2007ME

VEHICLE STALLS OUT, ALL "IDIOT" LIGHTS GO ON, HEADLIGHTS AND OTHER LIGHTING GO OFF, THEN VEHICLE RESTARTS, HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES, AND HAS HAPPENED AFTER DEALERSHIP "FIXED" WITH A MANUFACTURER ISSUED TSB, ON THIS LAST DATE I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY @ 70MPH ! LOST ALL LIGHTS AND POWER. AND THIS IS ONLY ONE OF THE ISSUES WITH THIS 2007 VEHICLE I PURCHASED IN NOV ! I EVEN HAVE A CASEMANAGER THOUGHT THE MANUF. FOR A ROOF LEAK THAT THEY HAVE TRIED TO FIX 5 TIMES AND IT STILL LEAKS. *TR

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Jun 5, 20074,730 milesOR

1) THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY PROGRAM LIGHT HAS COME ON AND STAYED ON 3 TIMES OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS ON MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. 2) YESTERDAY, WHILE TRAVELING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED MOMENTARILY, BUT RESTARTED. IN SURPRISE, I SWERVED A LITTLE BIT, BUT NOT ENOUGH TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AS I UNDERSTAND IT, OTHER '07 WRANGLERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS AS WELL AND IT HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. 3) I CONTACTED MY DEALER TODAY TO TAKE A LOOK AT MY VEHICLE TOMORROW. I DESCRIBED THE ISSUE, BUT THEY SEEMED UNFAMILIAR WITH IT. *TR

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jun 4, 20072,000 milesIL

I HAVE HAD STALL ISSUES ALL AROUND TOWN, AT LEAST 4 TIMES. THE WORSE STALL ISSUE WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ALL MY DASH LIGHTS LIT UP AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. I HAD TO "LIMP" MY WAY TO THE SHOULDER. CHRYSLER DID A BUY BACK ON MY VEHICLE. *TR

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Jun 4, 20076,500 milesTX

I AM HERE TO REPORT THE STALLING PROBLEM WITH MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. I EXPERIENCED LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER ALONG WITH ENGINE FAILURE AND WAS UNABLE TO START MY JEEP FOR A FEW SECONDS WHILE DOING HIGHWAY SPEEDS. (I THINK I WAS DOING ABOUT 60MPH AT THE TIME). I KNOW THERE ARE FELLOW 07 WRANGLER OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS AS WELL AND WE WOULD ALL LIKE TO SEE THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED BY THIS MALFUNCTION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. MICHAEL WOLFE. *TR

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Jun 4, 20073,250 milesCT

IT HAPPENS TO A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER, 2 DR, 6-SP MANUAL. I WAS DOING CITY DRIVING, AND WAS SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR, WHEN SUDDENLY ALL LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD TURNED ON, AND THE RADIO CUT OFF, ENGINE STALL FOR A SPLIT SECOND, AND TURN BACK ON TO NORMAL. DEALER DID A TSB ON THIS BUT DOESN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *TR

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Jun 4, 20072,600 milesIL

I HAVE A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. I HAVE HAD 3 ISSUES WITH IT STALLING OR WITH SYSTEMS FAILURE. THE FIRST TIME HAPPENED ON THE DATE LISTED BELOW. I WAS TRAVELING THROUGH A BUSY INTERSECTION AT ABOUT 50 MPH WHEN MY JEEP LOST POWER FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS. LUCKILY, I MADE IT THROUGH WITHOUT ANY ISSUES AND THE POWER RESUMED. 3 DAYS LATER, I TOOK MY JEEP INTO MY LOCAL DEALER (WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED) AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO DIAGNOSTIC THAT COULD BE PERFORMED ON IT AT THAT TIME BECAUSE THE SOFTWARE WASN'T AVAILABLE YET. SINCE THAT DATE, I HAVE HAD 2 OTHER SIMILAR ISSUES. ABOUT 4 MONTHS AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT, MY JEEP STALLED OUT AT A STOPLIGHT. I HAD TO RESTART THE ENGINE. ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO, THE SAME THING HAPPENED IN MY DRIVEWAY. I STARTED MY JEEP IN THE EARLY MORNING TO WARM IT UP BEFORE WORK, AND WHEN I CAME BACK OUT IN ABOUT 5 MINUTES, AND AS NO LONGER RUNNING. I DIDN'T THINK TOO MUCH ABOUT THIS UNTIL I READ AN ARTICLE RECENTLY ABOUT OTHERS HAVING ISSUES WITH THEIR 2007 JEEP WRANGLERS. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE MY STORIES WERE KNOWN, TOO! THANKS! *TR

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jun 4, 20072,496 milesNJ

I AM THE OWNER OR A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER X 4X4 6SPD. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROX 2,600 MILES ON IT. ON MAY 30TH I WAS DRIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA WHEN I WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN. I WAS ON MY WAY TO GET GAS AND MY GAS LIGHT WAS ON (I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS IS RELEVANT OR NOT BUT I WILL REPORT IT). WHILE APPROACHING THE STOP SIGN, WITH THE CLUTCH PEDAL PUSHED TO THE FLOOR AT ABOUT 3 MPH THE VEHICLE JUST STALLED. NO REAL WARNING JUST A FLASH OF THE RADIO LIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS AND THE VEHICLE DIED. I THOUGHT IT HAD RUN OUT OF GAS BUT IT STARTED RIGHT BACK UP. THEN I THOUGHT POSSIBLY THE GAS WAS VERY LOW BUT THERE WERE STILL 2 GALLONS LEFT IN THE TANK AS I FOUND OUT WHEN I FILLED UP THE TANK 2 MINUTES LATER. AFTER THIS HAPPENED I RESEARCHED THIS "STALL" A LITTLE MORE ONLINE. I CAME ACROSS JK-FORUM.COM AND THIS WAS NOT JUST AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. THIS IS A VERY WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM IN WHICH THE DEALERS POKE AND HOPE WITH THEIR REPAIRS AND THEY DO NOT WORK. THIS IS A VERY BIG SAFETY ISSUE. I THINK ABOUT IT EVERYTIME I SET IN MY VEHICLE NOW WAITING FOR IT TO STALL IN AN EVEN WORSE SITUATION SUCH AS A HIGHWAY OFF OR ON RAMP OR SOMETHING. CHRYSLER MUST BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR FINDING A FIX ASAP IN MY OPINION. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Jun 3, 20076,400 milesNC

VEHICLE WAS SET ON CRUISE AT 45MPH AND SUDDENLY SUFFERED A COMPLETE POWER LOSS AND STALLED. NO EQUIPMENT WAS FUNCTIONAL IN THE VEHICLE, INCLUDING GAUGES, HEADLIGHTS, RADIO, ETC. AS THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS STILL IN DRIVE, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED VERY SUDDENLY UNTIL POWER WAS RESTORED APPROXIMATELY 3-4 SECONDS LATER, AT WHICH POINT THE VEHICLE RESTARTED ITSELF. POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES WERE ALSO AFFECTED DURING THIS POWER LOSS, AND NEITHER WAS FUNCTIONAL. BATTERY CABLES DO NOT APPEAR LOOSE AND THERE IS NO OTHER INDICATION OF LOOSE WIRING. *TR

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed May 30, 20075,000 milesPA

STALL: MY NEW 2007 WRANGLER HAS TWICE STALLED AND LOST ALL POWER FOR 1-2 SECONDS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS ALL TURN ON AS IF THE CAR WAS JUST STARTED, THE BRAKES AND STEERING STOP RESPONDING AND THE ENGINE SEEMS TO EITHER TURN OFF COMPLETELY OR GO SILENT. THIS LASTS FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS AND THEN THE VEHICLE POWERS UP AGAIN AND ACTS AS IF NOTHING HAS HAPPENED. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE SO FAR ON STRAIGHT LANES AND AM WORRIED THIS WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF IT HAPPENS ON A CURVE OR WHEN I NEED TO USE MY BRAKES. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO JEEP AND WAS GIVEN THE RESPONSE "CANNOT DUPLICATE, NO ACTION TAKEN" BUT THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE TO ME AND DON'T WANT THEM TO FINALLY TAKE THIS PROBLEM SERIOUSLY WHEN MY WIFE, 5 MONTH OLD INFANT AND MYSELF ARE ON THE NEWS BECAUSE WE DIED ON THE ROAD. *TR

Electrical System
Filed May 21, 20074,026 milesAZ

LOST ELECTRICAL POWER FOR 1 SECOND. STALL BUG. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System
Filed May 14, 20079,000 milesNY

AT APPROXIMATELY 3,000 MILES VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL AT 45 MPH. RADIO TURNED OFF, LOST CONTROL OF STEERING, ALL LIGHTS LIT UP ON DASHBOARD. THIS LASTED FOR APPROXIMATELY 4-5 SECONDS. SCARY! TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR FLASH"OF COMPUTER PER TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB). ALL WAS WELL UNTIL YESTERDAY AT 9,100 MILES. SAME EXACT THING HAPPENED! WILL HAVE DEALER CHECK OBD FOR ERROR CODES. THIS WAS A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM AND CONCERN, COULD HAVE BEEN TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED ON INTERSTATE WITH SEMI BEHIND ME. THEN WHAT? THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ASSISTANCE WITH THIS SAFETY ISSUE AND POTENTIAL FOR INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE. JUST WANTED THE PROBLEM ACKNOWLEDGED AND CORRECTED.*AK

Structure › Body › Roof and Pillars
Filed May 8, 2007MA

2007 JEEP WRANGLER HARD TOP LEAKS IN RAIN. DEALER TRIED TO FIX FOUR TIMES - STILL LEAKS. *AK

Electrical System
Filed May 5, 20072,800 milesGA

DRIVING 4TH GEAR, STEADY GAS, NO RADIO, NO ACCESSORIES, NO LIGHTS. VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER FOR 1 SECOND, DASH LIT UP ALL LIGHTS. NO LOSS OF ENGINE JUST POWER TO EVERYTHING, STEERING, BRAKES, ACCESSORIES, ETC. *TR

Fuel System, Other › Storage › Tank Assembly › Filling/Charging
Filed Apr 23, 200738 milesNC

MY FUEL TANK OVERFLOWS WHEN FILLING TANK. EVERY TIME. EVERY FILLING STATION WE HAVE TRIED. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Apr 23, 20072,600 milesNC

AS I WAS DRIVING AT 50 MPH ON A LEVEL ROAD; THE ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ON MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER COMPLETELY FAILED. JUST AS QUICKLY AS THE ENGINE/ELECTRICAL CUT OUT (WITHIN 1-2 SECONDS) ALL THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE RESTARTED ON ITS OWN. WHAT MADE THIS EVENT A DANGER TO ME AND POSSIBLY OTHERS ON THE ROAD IS WHEN THE ENGINE DIED I ALSO LOST POWER STEERING. THIS CAUSING ME TO MOVE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC (I WAS ROUNDING A SWEEPING CORNER AT THE TIME). WHEN THE ENGINE RESTARTED IT CAUSED THE POWER STEERING TO IMMEDIATELY COME BACK WHICH IN TURN CAUSED A QUICK JERK BACK INTO MY LANE OF TRAVEL. THIS WAS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS MANEUVER GIVEN THE TYPE OF VEHICLE THIS IS. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH MANY 2007 JEEP WRANGLERS. *JB

Electrical System
Filed Apr 18, 20074,700 milesDE

I HAVE A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER 2 DOOR. WITH APPROXIMATELY 4700 MILES. I WAS DRIVING AT 40 MPH AND ALL OF SUDDEN THE ENGINE CUT OFF AND ALL DASH WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND WITHIN 3-4 SECONDS THE ENGINE STARTED AND RAN FINE. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS CONDITION. I HAVE READ ON THIS SITE AND OTHER JEEP SITES THAT OTHER FOLKS ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. *AK

Electrical System
Filed Apr 11, 2007UT

WHILE DRIVING ON A CANYON ROAD AT AROUND 50 MPH THE JK WRANGLER STOPPED RESPONDING. ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH CAME ON. THE TRANSMISSION FELT LIKE IT WENT INTO NEUTRAL, BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT STALL. THE PROBLEM LASTED FOR 3-4 SECONDS BEFORE SELF CORRECTING. I WAS ON A STRAIGHT STRETCH OF ROAD , AND THE VEHICLE WAS LINED UP WELL SO THERE WAS NOT A CRASH.*AK

Electrical System
Filed Apr 9, 20076,000 milesWI

NEW 2007 JEEP WRANGLER 2DR 4X4, TOTAL POWER/ENGINE/ELECRICAL SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVENG ON THE INTERSTATE AND TWICE WHILE GETTING ON/OFF RAMPS. ALMOST REAR ENDED BY FOLLOWING VEHICLES IN ALL THREE CASES. *AK

Service Brakes, HydraulicCrash
Filed Apr 6, 20071,505 milesOH

I OWN 1.5 MONTH OLD 2007 WRANGLER.I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT AT A LOCAL BUSINESS. I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND CAR DOESN'T STOP. I WENT UP ON THE CURB. I BRAKE AGAIN. DOESN'T STOP.I TURN THE WHEEL SO I WONT GO INTO THE GLASS OF THE BUSINESS.I HIT THEIR PATIO AND BRICK WALL.THE CAR WONT BACK UP OR MOVE.I TURN IT OFF AND ON AGAIN,THEN IT MOVES.THE WORKERS CAME OUT TO MAKE SURE I WAS OK.I TOLD THEM THE BRAKES DIDNT WORK.I HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS GOING ON AND I WAS TERRIFIED TO DRIVE MY CAR.I CALL TO HAVE CAR TOWED TO DEALER.I LOOK UP ONLINE INSIDE THE BUSINESS TO SEE OF ANY SIMILAR PROBS.ALL OVER INTERNET THERE ARE RECALLS ON BRAKES OF MY MODEL,MAKE,YEAR VEHICLE.AT DEALER, I MENTION RECALL POSSIBILITY AND THEY HAVE NO IDEA" WHAT I'M TALKING ABT. AND HAVE "NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING..." THEY WERE GOING TO TEST DRIVE" IT.WHY SOMEONE WOULD WANT TO DO THAT WHEN I JUST TOLD THEM I HAD PROB WITH BRAKES IS BEYOND ME.THEY SAY ITS "FINE."THEY TELL ME THEY ARE GOING TO TAKE OFF WHEELS AND THOROUGHLY CHECK IT.HOOK IT UP TO COMPUTER AND RUN A FEW TESTS.SEE IF IT CAUGHT ANY CODES.I SAY FINE.BOTH PEOPLE THAT I SPOKE WITH ASKED ME IF "ANY BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON... ABS OR ANY OTHER RIGHT BEFORE IT HAPPENED."NO IDEA... DIDNT HAVE TIME TO CHECK DURING INCIDENT.AN HOUR LATER THEY COME BACK AND TELL ME "NOTHING IS WRONG" "NO CODES" THAT "THEY TOOK FOR 2ND TEST DRIVE AND ITS FINE." BUT THEY ARE CONFIDENT THAT I CAN DRIVE IT.MILEAGE ON CAR THE SAME AS WHEN I GOT THERE.I'M STILL TERRIFIED.I KNOW

Electrical System
Filed Apr 4, 2007TN

ON 4 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS NOW THE JEEP HAS COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS IN MOVING TRAFFIC. THERE ARE NO SYMPTOMS THAT LEAD UP TO THE INCIDENTS. AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND AT VARIOUS TIMES ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD WILL COME ON FOR A SECOND, THEN THEY ALL GO OFF, THE RADIO SHUTS OFF, AND THE ENGINE DIES AS IF THE IGNITION HAS BEEN TURNED OFF. THE ENGINE AND LIGHTS WILL STAY OFF FOR AN AVERAGE OF A 4 TO 6 SECONDS AND THE VEHICLE WILL START BACK UP AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN IN THE FACT THAT DURING THIS TIME PERIOD ALL VEHICLE CONTROL IS LOST. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I HAVE TAKEN THE JEEP TO THE DEALERSHIP MORE THAN ONCE REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. THEY REPORT THAT THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE, AND PRETTY MUCH ACT AS IF IT IS A NON-ISSUE SINCE THEY CAN'T REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM.*AK

Electrical System
Filed Apr 4, 20074,790 milesNJ

WITH LESS THAN 5000 MILES ON MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER JK X, I HAVE ALREADY HAD 2 OCCURRENCES WHERE THE JEEP WOULD "STALL" UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. FLAT ROAD DRIVING, NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS (50-65), IT WILL LOSE POWER TO THE MOTOR, GIVING A MILD BUCK, THEN RADIO CUTS OUT, ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS COME ON, AND ABOUT A SECOND LATER, ALL GO OUT, AND DRIVING RESUMES AS NORMAL. NEARLY GOT REAR-ENDED BY AN 18-WHEELER DUE TO POWER LOSS. BOTH TIMES WERE UNDER SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES. *JB

Electrical System
Filed Apr 4, 20074,000 milesPA

I HAVE A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER X AND AS I PULLED OUT FROM A STOP SIGN THE RADIO CUT OUT AND THE ELECTRICAL LIGHT CAME ON AND IT WOULDN'T GO OVER 2K RPMS IN FIRST GEAR. SO I HAD TO PULL OVER AND TURN IT OFF THEN IT WOULDN'T START BACK UP FOR A FEW MINUTES. *JB

Electrical System
Filed Apr 3, 20073,217 milesVA

I WAS ACCELERATING AND HAD REACHED ABOUT 45 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED AND ALL THE DASH LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THIS LASTED FOR ABOUT 1 TO 2 SECONDS, AND THEN THE ENGINE CAME BACK ON AND ALL WAS WELL. *JB

Electrical System
Filed Mar 28, 20072,540 milesPA

WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP SIGN,ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD LIT UP AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. A FEW SECONDS LATER IT RESTARTED. IF THE INTERSECTION WAS A 2 WAY STOP THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. A DEALER WAS HESITANT TO FIX A PROBLEM IF IT COULDN'T BE DUPLICATED. THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM , AND I KNEW OF AT LEAST 50 PEOPLE THAT HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM. IT SEEMED TO HAPPEN EVERY 2000 MILES. THE ORIGINAL TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB) TO FIX THIS PROBLEM DIDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Mar 17, 20071,998 milesWV

I WAS LEAVING WORK ON 3/15/07 AND GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE ABOUT 65 MPH IN THE RAIN WHEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. I WAS DOING NOTHING BUT DRIVING WHEN THE ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF THE GAUGES WENT NUTS. I DRIVE A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER AND IT HAS ONLY 2000 MILES ON IT. I COULD HAVE BEEN HURT OR EVEN KILLED BY THIS EVENT. TODAY ON MY WAY BACK TO WORK THE JEEP WAS SHAKING BADLY LOTS OF VIBRATION AT HIWAY SPEEDS. ONCE AGAIN I JUST BOUGHT IT BACK IN DECEMBER AND NOW IT SHUTS OFF AND IS ONE BIG VIBRATOR GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. I WILL BE TAKING THE JEEP BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. I WILL TELL YOU RIGHT NOW THEY WILL FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT SINCE THERE ARE NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ON OR ANY OTHER SYMPTONS. I WOULD LIKE THIS INVESTAGATED. I HOPE THAT THERE WILL BE A RECALL BEFORE TOO MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE FROM THIS. BUT GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPPEDS AND YOUR ENGINE SHUTTING OFF AND HAVEING NO CONTROL OVER YOUR VEHICLE IS A PERFECT RECIPE FOR A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.

Electronic Stability Control › Automatic (asc)
Filed Feb 16, 2007NC

WHEN USING A HIGHWAY ON OR OFF RAMP, THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL PROGRAM ENGAGES SUDDENLY CAUSING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND GRINDING BRAKES. THIS ISSUE NORMALLY OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ON AN INCLINE AND IS WELL WITHIN SAFE SPEEDS FOR THE GIVEN ROAD. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS EVEN WHEN THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL PROGRAM IS TURNED OFF. *NM

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Feb 2, 20071,500 milesNJ

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER, AND WHILE DRIVING OFF THE RAMP OF A HIGHWAY AT 20 MPH THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE ,AND THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. ABOUT 10 TIMES AND THE MAJORITY OF THE TIME, IT WAS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ON AN INCLINE. THE CONTACT TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY PROGRAM (ESP), AND THAT IN ORDER FOR CONTACT TO AVOID THE FAILURE HE WOULD HAVE TO KEEP THE ESP DEACTIVATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE HAD THE ESP DEACTIVATED HE DID NOT EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE. *AK UPDATED *JB

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