2007 Jeep Wrangler 4-Dr 4x2

Routine

Owners filed 67 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the steering. No safety recall has been issued.

When it fails
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37,000 milesMedian miles at failure

58 complaints record an odometer reading. Failures cluster around 0–10,000 miles.

Most common 2007 Jeep Wrangler 4-Dr 4x2 problems

16 of the 67 complaints (24%) are about the steering.

ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Steering16
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Fuel System, Gasoline · fuel system10
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Electrical System7
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Air Bags · airbags5
101
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine · engine4
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Suspension › Front3
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Fuel/Propulsion System · fuel and propulsion system3
000
Engine and Engine Cooling · engine3
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Suspension2
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Power Train · transmission2
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What owners reported

Newest filings
Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Dec 13, 2018183,000 milesTX

MY JEEP GETS WHAT THEY CALL A DEATH SHUDDER...IT DOES IT SPARATICALLY AT AROUND 40 MPH...EVERYTHING IN THE FRONT SHAKES HORRIBLY AND FEELS LIKE ITS GOING TO FALL APART ...ON ANY ROAD...GOING STRAIGHT...NO BUMPS INVOLVED

Steering
Filed Nov 19, 2018136,000 milesCA

AT ABOUT 50 TO 70 MPH, THERE IS A VIOLENT SHAKING. I'VE LOOKED IT UP AND MAY HAVE REFERRED TO IT A 'DESTH WOBBLE' EXTREMELY TERRIFYING AND YOU HAVE TO SUDDENLY SLOW DOWN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. ALSO. ONLOOKERS CAN GET DISTRACTED DUE TO THE SHAKING AND HAVEN AN ACCIDENT AS WELL. IT FEELS LIKE EXTREME TURBULENCE. THIS HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST 5 TIMES.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Sep 25, 2018140,000 milesTX

EACH TIME I ADD FUEL FROM A GAS PUMP, ONCE THE PUMP STOPS AUTOMATICALLY, THE FUEL SPITS OUT FUEL, AS IF THERE IS TOO MUCH AIR GETTING INTO THE TANK AND PUSHING OUT THE FUEL. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME, AND GAS GETS ALL OVER MY TIRE COVER, JEEP BODY, AND EVEN SOMETIMES ON ME, IF I AM HOLDING THE PUMP.

Steering
Filed Nov 3, 201690,000 milesAZ

THERE IS A HORRIBLE WOBBLE IN THE JEEP. FELT VERY UNSAFE AS IT HAPPENED SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

Air Bags
Filed Aug 12, 2016FL

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X2. 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 MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Jul 8, 201681,512 milesFL

TAKATA RECALL; S33/ NHTSA 16V-290. WHILE TRAVELLING FORWARD AT APPROXIMATELY 35 TO 40 MPH IN A STRAIGHT DIRECTION, A VEHICLE TURNED LEFT IN FRONT OF ME AND OUR VEHICLES COLLIDED. UNABLE TO APPLY ANY SORT OF BRAKING, MY JEEP'S FRONT CENTER AND FRONT LEFT SIDE STRUCK THE LEFT FRONT, LEFT FRONT QUARTER-PANEL, AND DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR OF THE OTHER VEHICLE. MY JEEP SPUN APPROXIMATELY 45 DEGREES TO THE LEFT BEFORE COMING TO A STOP WITH THE OTHER VEHICLE. MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH. I SUFFERED INJURIES TO MY LEFT HAND, LEFT THUMB, LEFT WRIST, LEFT FOREARM, LEFT SHOULDER, LEFT SIDE OF MY NECK, LEFT SCAPULA, CHEST, RIGHT HIP, LEFT KNEE, LEFT, SHIN, AND LOWER BACK. AS OF THIS TIME, I AM STILL TREATING MY INJURIES. THE IMPACT FORCE WAS ENOUGH TO BEND MY STEERING WHEEL AS WELL.

Steering
Filed May 31, 2016105,500 milesSC

DEATH WOBBLE AT HIGH SPEEDS FEELS LIKE JEEP IS FALLING APART

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed May 10, 201689 milesFL

TWO WEEKS AGO I WHEN TO THE DEALER TO DETAIL CLEAN MY JEEP, I PARK AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE SHOP, WHEN THEY WHERE GOING TO TAKE MY JEEP IN FOR CLEANING, IT WILL NOT START, THEY HAD TO PUSH THE JEEP INTO THE SHOP, AFTER CHECKING IT FOR A WILD, THEY TOLD ME THAT IT BURN A FUSE, THEY REPLACE IT AND EVERYTHING WAS FIND. LAST WEEK WHEN I CAME OUT OF MY JOB, THE JEEP WILL NOT START AGAIN, I JUST REPLACE THE FUSE AND IT WAS ALL FINE. THIS MORNING AM AT WAWA GETTING COFFEE AND WHEN I CAME OUT , THE JEEP WILL NOT START, HAD TO GET A TOLL TRUCK TO TAKE IT TO MY MECHANIC. HE CHECK IT AND TOLD ME THERE SOMETHING CUTTING OFF THE POWER AND BLOWING THE FUSE EVERY TIME HE TRY TO START IT. HE TOLD TO CHECK WITH THE DEALER TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL OR PROBLEM WITH THIS, I CALL AND BY MY VIN NUMBER THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL, A RECALL ON THE SWITCH AND FOR CUTTING OFF THE POWER WAS ISSUED FOR NEWER MODELS BUT NOT FOR 2007. I WILL LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE BEEN OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS, NOW I REMEMBER THAT SOMETIMES MY JEEP WILL BE LOOSING LIKE POWER OR STALLING WHEN I WAS DRIVING, I KEEP MY JEEP CLEAN AND IN VERY GOOD CONDITIONS , UP TO DATE IN MAINTENANCE, BUT THIS WORRYING ME. I HAVE A FRIEND WITH A 2008 JEEP, AND HE TOLD ME HE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HIS.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Mar 13, 201640,000 milesVA

GREETINGS, MY 2007 JEEP WEANGLER HAS A FUELING ISSUE. WHEN EVER I FUEL MY JEEP IT OVERFLOWS AND SPITS GAS BACK AT ME WHEN EVER THE TANK GETS CLOSE TO FULL. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME AND AT MULTIPLE GAS STATIONS.

Suspension
Filed Jul 5, 2015125,000 milesGA

DEATH WOBBLE. I'M SURE NOT THE FIRST COMPLAINT YOU'VE SEEN FOR IT. THIS IS A COMPLETE BS PROBLEM TO HAVE ON A $40,000 VEHICLE AND CHRYSLER/JEEP NEEDS TO BE HELD LIABLE FOR IT. I HAVE SPENT OVER $2,000 REPLACING COMPONENTS ON THE FRONT-END - NONE OF WHICH HAVE "CURED" THE VIOLENT "DEATH WOBBLE" WHEN I HIT A BUMP OR POTHOLE GOING 50 - 60MPH. JUST TO ADD ANOTHER DEFINITION TO THE PROBLEM, I WILL EXPLAIN IN DETAIL. YOU HIT A BUMP OR A POTHOLE GOING ANYWHERE FROM 40 TO 60 MPH OR SO, AND THE WHOLE FRONT END BEGINS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. STEERING WHEEL SHAKES, WHEELS ARE WOBBLING BACK AND FORTH LIKE CRAZY, AND THE CAR IS HARD TO CONTROL. THERE IS NO WAY TO STOP IT UNTIL YOU PULL OFF THE ROAD AND STOP THE VEHICLE. SHODDY MANUFACTURING IS THE ONLY REAL CULPRIT I CAN POINT TO BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE AND THE HUNDREDS OF ACCOUNTS I HAVE PERSONALLY READ ONLINE JUST TRYING TO FIND A SOLUTION FOR MY OWN PROBLEM. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY CHRYSLER/JEEP...

Steering
Filed May 25, 201589,000 milesAL

WHILE DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE HITS ROUGHLY 55 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTS SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THE STEERING WHEEL NEARLY SNATCHES OUT OF MY HAND IN A VIOLENT MATTER. THE VEHICLE FEELS AS THOUGH IT IS ABOUT TO CRASH. I HAVE TO SLAM ON BREAKS, HOPING NO ONE IS BEHIND ME, TO SLOW THE VEHICLE TO STOP THE VIOLENT SHAKING. THE SHAKING IS KNOWN AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE".

Air Bags
Filed Oct 21, 2014CA

AS I WAS DRIVING MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON IT STILL COMES ON, TH HIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BUT I'M WORRIED IF IT'S A FAULTY AIR BAG? OR SOMETHING THAT MIGHT BE HARMFUL LATER, SINCE I HAVE 2 KIDS JUST BEING CONCERNED BECAUSE I SAW IN THE NEWS THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON AIRBAGS FROM I THINK TATAKA AIR BAGS MANUFACTURER AND SAW CHRYSLER AS ONE OF THE COMPANIES USING THESE AIRBAGS ON THEIR VEHICLES!!?? THANK YOU FOR ALL THE HARD WORK! BEST REGARDS *TR

Air Bags
Filed Sep 30, 2014106,183 milesCA

AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON, DING SOUND EVERY FEW SECONDS. *TR

Steering
Filed Apr 11, 201454,000 milesGA

WHILE DRIVING AT A SLOW TO MODERATE SPEED, THE FRONT END SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY AND YOU CAN'T CONTROL THE STEERING. THIS HAPPENS DRIVING SLOW, OR AT 60 MPH, STRAIGHT-A-WAYS OR CURVES. THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT STOPPED IS TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND COME TO A STOP. THIS JEEP HAS NOT BEEN LIFTED, IT HAS THE SAME PARTS ON IT AS WHAT WAS ON IT WHEN PURCHASED AND I WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS DONE TO IT. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGERS AND SCARY FOR THE DRIVER. *JS

Steering
Filed Oct 7, 20135,000 milesOH

I HAVE FILLED A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT BUT THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED I HAVE HAD 2 STEERING DAMPERS REPLACED BY JEEP IN THE PAST, NOW THEY ARE ACKNOWLEDGING THE DEFECT BUT NOT OFFERING ANY KNOWLEDGE OF HOW TO FIX THE DEATH WOBBLE ( VIOLENT SHAKING AND LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE) THIS IS STILL HAPPENING WITH ONLY 50,000 MILES ON MY CAR, WE LIKE THE JEEP BUT WE ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE IT MUCH OR TAKE ON ROAD TRIP THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE I AM A SINGLE MOM I CAN NOT AFFORD TO HAVE THE STEERING COMPONENTS REPLACED AT MY COST SO I AM FORCED TO DRIVE A CAR THAT IS UNSAFE FOR ME AND MY DAUGHTER , MY WRANGLER HAS A BAD NAME DUE TO SO MANY PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THIS IT IS UNSELLABLE. IM STUCK WITH A VERY DANGEROUS JEEP! THIS HAS GONE ON TOO LONG WHY ARE YOU NOT FORCING A RECALL ARE YOU WAITING FOR DEATHS DUE TO THIS. *TR

Power Train
Filed Aug 3, 201368,509 milesFL

VEHICLE GEAR SHIFT CABLE BUSTED AND SHIFTER PIN DAMAGE. DUE TO POOR QUALITY ITEM MADE OUT OF PLASTIC NOT MADE OUT OF METAL. CHRYSLER UPGRADE BECAUSE PART TO NEW PART BUT WILL NOT REIMBURSE, THEY ADMIT THAT PART IS FAULTY BUT SILL WOULD NOT MAKE CHANGES TO OTHER CARS. CAR WOULD NOT MOVE STUCK IN PLACE. AT FIRST WHEN CAR WAS TURNED ON GEAR HAD NOT TRACTION AND NO CONTROL. VIN: [XXX] JEEP WRANGLER 07 INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Engine
Filed Apr 5, 201337,000 milesCA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION POWER AND DECELERATED TO 5 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE ENGINE HAD SPUN A ROD AND THAT THERE METAL PIECES IN THE OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 37,000.

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Mar 22, 2013PA

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A PRODUCT CALLED CELLCONTROL WHICH IS A DISTRACTED DRIVING PREVENTION PRODUCT. WHEN PLUGGING THEIR PRODUCT INTO MY OBD PORT MY CAR'S COMPUTER BEGAN ACTING UP. AFTER 2 WEEKS IN THE SHOP AND REPLACEMENT OF 2 COMPUTERS IN MY VEHICLE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CELLCONTROL DEVICE NOT ONLY COOKED MY CAR'S ELECTRONICS BUT IT VOIDED MY WARRANTY SINCE I BROKE THE FACTORY INSTALLED SEAL ON THE OBD PORT IN ORDER TO PLUG THEIR DEVICE IN. I DON'T BELIEVE THIS PRODUCT HAS BEEN ADEQUATELY TESTED AND MAY RESULT IN ACCIDENTS SINCE MY VEHICLE AT ONE POINT WOULD NOT COME OUT OF HIGH GEAR DUE TO THE COMPUTER MALFUNCTIONING. *TR

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Feb 8, 201384,227 milesAZ

I WAS FUELING MY JEEP. WHILE THE PUMP WAS ACTIVE I WAS WASHING THE WINDOWS. I HEARD ANS SMELLED FUEL SPLASHING AND HAD TO RUN BACK AND MANUALLY DISENGAGE THE NOZZLE. THE LEFT REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND THE GROUND WERE COVERED WITH GAS. THINKING IT MIGHT BE A GAS PUMP (GAS STATION) PROBLEM, I IGNORED THE PROBLEM. WHEN IT HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS, I GOT REPAIRS DONE AT A LOCAL GARAGE. MY GARAGE LOOKED UP THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND HTTP://WWW.EDMUNDS.COM/AUTOOBSERVER-ARCHIVE/2011/02/CHRYSLER-FUEL-SPIT-BACK-COMPLAINTS-RISE.HTML WHICH DOCUMENTS A SPIKE IN COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER JEEP WRANGLER OWNERS. *TR

Steering
Filed Dec 6, 2012OK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER 4X2. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MERGE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO FURTHER INSPECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE UNKNOWN REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER THE INITIAL FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 132,744.

Air Bags
Filed Nov 22, 201287,000 milesUT

MY COMPUTER IN THE JEEP THINKS THE AIRBAG WENT OFF TOOK IT IN AND DEALER SAID AIR BAG IS DEAD. 1ST GEAR POPS OUT OF GEAR ALMOST DIED ON TAKE OFF, TURNING LEFT . *TR

Steering
Filed Jul 18, 20125,000 milesOH

UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING VIBRATING LOSS OF STEERING..... DEATH WOBBLE TILL STOPPED AND PULLED OVER JEEP HAS SERVICED IT 3X AND ACTING LIKE IM CRAZY REPLACED STABILIZER BAR AND DAMPENER ONLY HELP FOR FEW WEEKS IM AFRAID TO DRIVE AND CAN NOT AFFORD ANOTHER CAR IT HAS 30000 MILES STOCK EVERYTHING AND NO OFF ROADING EVER. *TR

Steering
Filed Jul 7, 201230,000 milesID

THE FRONT END BEGAN AN UNCONTROLLABLE WOBBLE AT ABOUT 55 MILES PER HOUR. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT WAS TO GRADUALLY SLOW DOWN TO A STOP. THERE WAS NO APPARENT REASON FOR IT TO BEGAN. I DID NOT HIT ANYTHING. THE ROAD I WAS TRAVELING WAS AN IMPROVED SMOOTH PAVED ROAD. THE CAR COULD NOT BE CONTROLLED. *TR

Steering
Filed Apr 19, 201145,000 milesMD

I AM EXPERIENCING WHAT HAS BECOME KNOWN AS JEEP WOBBLE AND EVEN HAS BEEN CALLED DEATH WOBBLE. DRIVING AT SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO WOBBLE UNCONTROLLABLY AND WILL NOT STOP UNTIL SPEEDS GO BELOW 20 MPH. THIS OCCURS AT TIMES WITHOUT UNSTABLE ROAD CONDITIONS AND IT IS ALMOST ALWAYS OCCURRING WHEN CROSSING A BRIDGE OR ANY WHERE THAT THE ROAD SURFACE CHANGES. JEEP HAS REPLACED THE STEERING STABILIZER AND DAMPENER THREE TIMES WITH NO SUCCESS AND REPLACED THE SHOCKS AS WELL. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Apr 19, 201170,000 milesMS

FUEL SPILLAGE WHILE REFILLING.*TR

Steering
Filed Mar 28, 201137,500 milesFL

DRIVING ON THE ROAD GOING ABOUT 45MPH AND THE JEEP STARTED TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE (DEATH WOBBLE), FELT LIKE I HAD A TIRE BLOW OUT, PULLED OVER, NOTHING WAS WRONG, DROVE AWAY AND WAS FINE. SCARED MYSELF AND MY 10 YEAR OLD SON! I HAVE THE VEHICLE BEING INSPECTED NOW. *TR

Steering
Filed Mar 23, 2011MD

WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY FROM RIGHT TO LEFT, FEELING SIMILAR TO SUDDEN WHEEL IMBALANCE AND AS IF FRONT WHEELS MIGHT COME OFF WHEN I HIT A BUMP, USUALLY SMALLER ONES LIKE GAPS IN BRIDGE SURFACES OR DIPS IN THE ROAD. IT HAS BEEN DESCRIBED IN BLOGS AND WEB POSTINGS AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". TO STOP THIS ACTION I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN BELOW 30 MPH AND SOMETIMES HAVE TO STOP COMPLETELY. IN HEAVY TRAFFIC THIS CAUSES DANGEROUS TRAFFIC SITUATIONS SINCE THE NATURAL INSTINCT IS TO APPLY BRAKES TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS DOES NOT OCCUR EVERY TIME I HIT A BUMP, BUT OCCURS MORE FREQUENTLY AS TIME PASSES. THE DEALER HAS ROTATED TIRES, DONE REAR END WORK, REPLACED BRAKES, AND REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. REPLACING THE STEERING DAMPER RELIEVES SYMPTOMS FOR 2-3 MONTHS,(UP TO 2,000 MILES) BUT IT STARTS AGAIN, LIGHTLY INITIALLY, THEN INCREASING IN INTENSITY AND FREQUENCY. THE SAME DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO SERVICE THIS PROBLEM FOUR TIMES OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, BUT HAS NOT COME UP WITH A SOLUTION. THEY SAY THEY CAN NOT "RE-CREATE" THE CONDITION AND CAN NOT DETERMINE WHAT CAUSES IT. THEY ALSO SAY THEY HAVE NOT RECEIVED OTHER COMPLAINTS. CHRYSLER'S CUSTOMER SERVICE WORKERS DEFER TO THE DEALER. THIS IS A VERY FRIGHTENING AND DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN IT OCCURS. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN OFF ROAD AND HAS ONLY ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Mar 13, 2011GA

JEEP WRANGLER SPITS GAS DURING FUELING, OVERFLOWS DOWN SIDE OF VEHICLE. *TR

Steering
Filed Mar 4, 201128,000 milesTX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER 4X2. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIBRATE ABNORMALLY AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR SPORADICALLY AND WOULD NOT CEASE UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED HIM THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO INSTALL A HEAVY DUTY STEERING DAMPER TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THEY WOULD INVESTIGATE THE FAILURE BEFORE DETERMINING IF THEY WOULD ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

Power Train › Manual Transmission
Filed Feb 27, 2011500 milesPA

I PURCHASED A 2007 FOUR DOOR STEEL BLUE JEEP WRANGLER FROM A DEALERSHIP IN KANSAS. FROM THE START, I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR SHAKING VIOLENTLY WHENEVER WOULD HIT A BUMP OR POTHOLE IN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE CAME WITH AFTERMARKET TIRES AND RIMS THAT WERE 18 INCHES, I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE LIKE THAT. WHEN I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD 1ST THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH IT. THEN I WAS TOLD THAT IT COULD POSSIBLY BE THE TIRES, THEN I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED A HEAVY DUTY STEERING DAMPER. I HAVE SINCE GOT THE TIRES THAT ORIGINALLY CAME WITH THE VEHICLE PUT BACK ON THEM, A NEW HEAVY DUTY STEERING DAMPER, BY THE DEALERSHIP, THE TIRES ROTATED AND BALANCED AND I STILL HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE JEEP, IT SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY WHENEVER I HIT A BUMP OR POTHOLE IN THE ROAD. I HAVE TO BRING MY VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP, NO MATTER WHAT SPEED I'M GOING 10 MPH OR 65 MPH, PUT ON MY HAZARDS AND PULL OVER IF I CAN, BEFORE RESUMING DRIVING. I ONLY HAVE ABOUT 22000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT IS TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. I EVEN PURCHASED A 2ND VEHICLE TO AVOID DRIVING THE JEEP. BUT, I AM STILL PAYING ON THIS JEEP AND I SHOULD BE ABLE TO DRIVE IT WITHOUT FEAR AND ANXIETY ABOUT A POSSIBLY COLLISION OR ACCIDENT WHICH I EXPERIENCE EVERY TIME I'M BEHIND THE WHEEL. THIS WINTER, I HAD TO DRIVE IT FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS BECAUSE MY CAR WAS DOWN FOR REPAIRS, BUT SINCE I HAD CAR FIXED I HAVE SINCE PARKED THE JEEP AGAIN. I NEED SOME SERIOUS HELP, NOT JUST FOR ME BU

Suspension › Front
Filed Feb 27, 201175,000 milesTX

MY JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED 2007 SHAKES VIOLENTLY AFTER IT HITS A BUMP GOING AROUND 40 MPH. I HAVE NO MODIFICATIONS ON IT. I HAVE TO SLOW IT DOWN THEN I CAN GO AGAIN. ITS VERY SCARY AND IT FEELS LIKE THE WHEELS ARE ABOUT TO FALL OFF THE JEEP. ITS VERY UNSAFE CAUSE I HAVE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOP. *TR

Equipment
Filed Feb 27, 201170,000 milesTN

WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY BETWEEN 50 AND 65 MPH AND HITTING A SLIGHT BUMP OR DIVET IN THE ROAD JEEP WRANGLER JK BEGINS TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY UNTIL I AM FORCED TO PULL OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER AND BRING IT UNDER 30MPH. IT HAPPENS AT LEAST ONCE EVERY OTHER DAY, BUT OCCURRED FOUR TIMES TODAY ALONE. AT THE PRESENT TIME I HAVE HAD IT TO THREE DIFFERENT MECHANICS WHERE THE ALIGNMENT HAS BEEN CHECKED FOUR TIMES, THE TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED AND ROTATED BACK, A NEW STEERING STABILIZER HAS BEEN INSTALLED ALONG WITH A NEW BUSHING, NEW TRACK BAR AND NEW BALL JOINT. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Feb 21, 2011VA

I BOUGHT A USED 2007 JEEP WRANGLER IN JUNE OF 2010. A COUPLE MONTHS AFTER OWNING THE VEHICLE, I NOTICED THAT IF I LEFT THE GASOLINE PUMP ON AUTOMATIC, THE PUMP WOULD CUT OFF AND GASOLINE WOULD GUSH OUT FROM THE TANK, SPILLING ON THE VEHICLE AND GROUND BELOW. THIS HAPPENED AT VARIOUS STATIONS AND EVERY TIME I WENT TO FILL MY TANK TO FULL. TO PREVENT IT FROM HAPPENING, I ONLY FILL MY TANK TO 3/4 FULL. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Feb 20, 201160,000 milesGA

2007 JEEP WRANGLER X FUEL OVERFLOW PROBLEM STARTING APPROX 60K. *TR

Steering
Filed Feb 17, 201157,000 milesIN

DEATH SHAKE IN FRONT END . STEERING STABILIZER FAILURE. TO REPLACE HAD TO BUY FROM CHRYSLER A MODIFICATION BRACKET AND SHOCK. COULD NOT BUY AFTERMARKET. MY POINT IS I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR A BRACKET THAT THEY DID NOT MAKE RIGHT IN THE 1ST PLACE. I ALMOST WAS IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING NORMAL CONDITIONS. THEY COMPARED IT TO A DELL COMPUTER THAT IF I NEEDED A UPGRADE I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. DON'T YOU THINK THAT DRIVING A VEHICLE ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN A COMPUTER SITTING ON A DESK? I DO NOT OFF ROAD AS THIS IS A 2 WHEEL DRIVE JEEP. I LIKE WHAT I DRIVE BUT I THINK THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL BEFORE NOW. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Feb 16, 201140,800 milesTX

FUEL SPILLS OUT WHEN TANK IS FILLED UP. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Feb 8, 201130,000 milesLA

THE GAS TANK HAS BEEN OVERFLOWING FOR THE PAST THREE MONTH. NO MATTER HOW SLOW YOU PUMP, OR HOW MANY GAS STATIONS YOU TRY. HAS NOT BEEN FIXED YET. *TR

Steering
Filed Jan 25, 201160,100 milesSC

I HAVE A 2007 4DR JEEP WRANGLER NOT 4 WHEEL DRIVE. JUST RECENTLY HAS A PROBLEM STARTED ON MY JEEP. I WILL BE DRIVING AT 35-65MPH AND HIT A BUMP OR A SERIES OF SMALL BUMPS AND MY JEEP WILL BEGIN SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND WILL NOT STOP UNLESS I IMMEDIATELY PULL OFF THE ROAD OR SLOW TO ABOUT 20MPH. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM I WAS HAVING TO WHICH THEY REPLIED I HOPE IT'S NOT THE 'DEATH WOBBLE'. FROM WHAT THEY COULD SEE THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT AS FAR AS STEERING AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD HAVE TO CONTACT JEEP DEALERSHIP TO GET FURTHER INFORMATION. I BEGAN RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE VIA THE INTERNET AND IT IS COMMONLY KNOWN BY JEEP OWNERS AS A 'DEATH WOBBLE'. IN ALL CASES THEY HAVE HAD TO IMMEDIATELY SLOW DOWN AND GET OUT OF TRAFFICS WAY TO REGAIN CONTROL, IN SOME REPORTS READ IT HAS CAUSED WRECKS AND EVEN A BROKEN WRIST. I AM WRITING HOPING THAT THERE ARE MORE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND HOPEFULLY AN INVESTIGATION CAN BEGIN ON THE SUBJECT BECAUSE IT IS TERRIFYING WHEN THIS ISSUE BEGINS AND YOU ARE ON A HIGHWAY OR ANY BUSY ROAD. I BELIEVE THEIR NEEDS TO BE SOME KIND OF RECALL TO GET THIS PROBLEM TAKEN CARE OF IF IT IS A COMMONLY KNOWN DEFECT. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Jan 16, 201157,326 milesPA

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AND I WAS IN THE PASSENGER. IT WAS 10PM AND WE WERE DRIVING ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 45MPH WHEN ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH LIT UP AND THEN THE SHUT DOWN( EVERYTHING SHUT OFF ( LIGHTS,POWER STEERING,ETC) AFTER ABOUT 2 SECONDS THE JEEP CAME TO LIFE ( WE DID NOTHING TO RESTART IT).WE STARTED TO DRIVE AGAIN AND AFTER ABOUT 5 SECONDS IT SHUT DOWN AGAIN. MY HUSBAND PULLED THE STEERING WHEEL AS HARD AS HE COULD TO PULL US OFF THE ROAD AND INTO A PARKING LOT. WE ROLLED TO A STOP MY HUSBAND GOT OUT AND OPENED THE HOOD AND JUST THEN THE LIGHTS CAME ON AND HE CLOSED THE HOOD GOT IN AND TURNED THE KEY AND THE ENGINE STARTED AND WE DROVE HOME. I AM SCARED TO DEATH TO DRIVE THE CAR WITH 4 CHILDREN. *LN

Steering
Filed Dec 30, 201053,000 milesFL

WHILE DRIVING 50 TO 70 MPH IF THE VEHICLE HITS ANY SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD IT THEN BEGINS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THERE IS A TERM GIVEN BY JEEP OWNERS THAT HAVE THIS YEAR JEEP CALLED THE "DEATH WOBBLE." THERE ARE MANY OF DISCUSSION GROUPS ONLINE THAT TALK ABOUT IT AND THERE IS EVEN FOOTAGE ON YOUTUBE. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE WOBBLE IS TO STOP THE VEHICLE AS QUICKLY AS YOU CAN. NOT SAFE AT ALL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL ON THIS ISSUE? GENERAL MOTORS WAS SAVED BY THE TAX PAYERS OF THE U.S. THEY SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO PUT VEHICLES THAT ARE UNSAFE ON U.S. HIGHWAYS. I ONLY HOPE NO ONE HAS BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED FROM THIS ISSUE. MY JEEP IS ALL STOCK FROM THE FACTORY. I HAVE HAD NO WORK OR MODIFICATIONS DONE TO IT. THERE IS NO REASON WHY JEEP OWNERS THAT PAY $24,000 OR MORE FOR THEIR JEEP TO PAY OVER $1000 TO FIX A SAFETY ISSUE THAT GM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR. I HAVE HAD A FEW RECALL ON MY JEEP FOR MINOR ISSUES AND HAD THEM FIXED. THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Dec 27, 2010AL

WHEN TOPING OFF THE, GAS OVERFLOWS OUT OF THE GAS TANK. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Dec 7, 20102,700 milesFL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT INTERMITTENTLY, FUEL WOULD SPEW BACK FROM THE FILLER TANK DURING REFUELING. THE CONTACT STATED HE WOULD HAVE TO HOLD THE FUEL PUMP AGGRESSIVELY WHEN REFUELING TO KEEP THE GASOLINE FROM SPILLING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ROLLOVER VALVE ON THE FUEL TANK WAS FRACTURED AND WOULD ONLY BECOME WORSE. THE DEALER STATED THE FAILURE WAS NOT A DEFECT BUT A WARRANTY ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,700 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Nov 19, 201053,000 milesPA

I BROUGHT A 2007 JEEP OFF A NEW CAR DEALER ( JEEP WAS USED WITH 53,000 MILES ON IT) 2 WEEKS AGO. I HAVE FILLED THE TANK 3 TIMES AND EACH TIME THE TANK HAS OVER FLOWED A LITTLE AT THE END OF THE FILL UP AND GAS HAS SPILLED OUT ONTO THE BUMPER AND THE GROUND. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Nov 12, 201030,000 milesTX

EVERY TIME I FILL UP THE JEEP WITH GASOLINE THE GASOLINE WILL SPILL OUT ALL OVER THE SIDE OF THE JEEP, JUST AS THE AUTOMATIC SHUT OFF FROM THE GAS PUMP ACTIVATES. THIS STARTED HAPPENING THIS LAST SUMMER AND IS STILL OCCURRING. *TR

Suspension › Front
Filed May 6, 201032,000 milesMA

MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND BECOMES UNCONTROLLABLE IF IT HITS A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD. *TR

Power Train
Filed Jan 21, 201050,000 milesFL

I PURCHASE A NEW 2007 JEEP WRANGLER, AT 50,000 MILES THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND. I THEN CHECKED THE OIL AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS NO OIL. AT THIS POINT I PUT OIL IN BUT AFTER 5 DAYS THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. I SINCE CONTACT JEEP BUT HAVEN'T HEARD NOTHING BACK. I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEM IN THE PAST WITH THE OIL RUNNING LOW. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Aug 10, 200951,000 milesTX

2007 JEEP WRANGLER WOULD NO START AFTER BEING PARKED FOR 2 DAYS, WAITED 10 MINUTES AND IT STARTED. SAME DAY I WAS DRIVING 65 MPH AND IT STALLED/DIED COMPLETELY WITH ALL DASH LIGHT COMING ON. JEEP WAS HAULED BY A WRECKER TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR, THE WRECKER DRIVER DROVE THE JEEP ONTO THE WRECKER AND OFF THE WRECKER. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH. PICKED UP ON 7/23, VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR A WEE, 8/1-8/3, IT STARTED UP AND DROVE FINE. ON 8/4 PARKED AND IT WOULDN'T START AGAIN. WAITED 1 HOUR AND IT STARTED, DROVE TO DEALERSHIP AGAIN. THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, SO FAR IT SITS FOR 15 MINUTES AFTER STALLING, IT WILL START. THE DEALERSHIP REPROGRAMMED ABS MODULE AND STEERING ANGLE SENSOR ROAD TEST, NO FAULTS AND ALL SENSORS WORKING PROPERLY. DID REPROGRAM TIPM, COULD NOT DUPLICATE STALLING. LEFT DEALERSHIP ON 8/6/09, DROVE 2 DAYS NO PROBLEMS. 8/8 STALLED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, ALL DASH LIGHTS CAME ON AND WAS STILL ABLE TO ROLL WINDOWS DOWN. STARTED AFTER 5 MINUTES, PARKED FOR 5 HOURS, CAR STARTED BUT AFTER GOING 20 YDS. THE A/C CUT OFF, BACK ON AND CONTINUED TO DO THIS FOR 30 MINUTES. A/C STARTED RUNNING OK AND THEN THE JEEP STALLED AGAIN TRAVELING 50 MPH, NO WHERE TO GET OFF HIGHWAY, PARKED IN THE ROAD ON A HILL AND WAS ALMOST HIT FROM BEHIND. SHERIFF DEPUTY PULLED UP, CAR STARTED 15 MINUTES LATER AND SHERIFF FOLLOWED ME HOME. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO AND WANT ME TO LEAVE IT WITH THEM UNTIL THEY CAN

Electrical System
Filed May 27, 200935,000 milesMS

MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED SAHARA SUDDENLY LOST POWER TO MY TURN SIGNALS, INTERIOR LIGHTS, AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS MULTIPLE TIMES DURING A LONG ROAD TRIP. ONE TIME IT OCCURRED DURING A STORM AND I COULDN'T SEE OUT OF MY WINDSHIELD AND I COULDN'T COMMUNICATE THAT I NEEDED TO PULL OVER BECAUSE MY TURN SIGNALS WOULDN'T WORK. *TR

Suspension
Filed Apr 19, 20092,000 milesAZ

FRONT END WOBBLE AT ABOUT 45 MPH. DOES NOT STOP UNTIL YOU COME TO A COMPLETE STOP! I HAVE HAD THE JEEP BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE LAST YEAR NOW AND THEY CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM, BUT IT IS GOING TO GET SOMEONE HURT. *TR

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Jun 11, 200828,000 milesTX

2007 JEEP WRANGLER WITH 28,000 MILES HAS PREMATURE WEAR OF THE REAR BRAKE PADS. *TR

Complaints 1-50 of 67, newest first, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2007
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20095000Routine
200835010Routine
2007 — this page67000Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

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.