On May 10, 2016, Fiat Chrysler America (FCA) submitted a Part 573 Defect Information Report announcing NHTSA recall 16V290 involving 394,258 model year (MY) 2007-2010 Jeep Wrangler vehicles.Under the recall FCA will replace the clockspring and install a steering wheel back cover and steering wheel column shroud.This recall also includes approx. 4,524 MY2007-2010 right hand drive (RHD) Jeep Wrangler vehicles commonly used for rural postal delivery services.In addition 7,180 MY 2011-2016 right hand drive Jeep Wrangler vehicles were also recalled under 16V288, the same remedy repair will be …
2007 Jeep Wrangler 4-Dr 4x4
Owners filed 587 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the fuel system. No safety recall has been issued.
523 complaints record an odometer reading. Failures cluster around 0–10,000 miles.
Most common 2007 Jeep Wrangler 4-Dr 4x4 problems
201 of the 587 complaints (34%) are about the fuel system.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuel System, Gasoline · fuel system | 198 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Electrical System | 82 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| Steering | 53 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Engine and Engine Cooling · engine | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Suspension | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fuel/Propulsion System · fuel and propulsion system | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine · engine | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Air Bags · airbags | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Suspension › Front | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Power Train · transmission | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
2007 Jeep Wrangler 4-Dr 4x4 fuel system problems
34% of all complaints201 of the 587 complaints are about the fuel system.
Share of the 201 fuel system complaints whose text describes each symptom. One complaint can describe several.
“Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep wrangler 4x4. The contact stated that strong fuel fumes emitted inside the vehicle. After inspecting the vehicle, the contact noticed that there was a leak coming from the fuel tank. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer. The technician diagnosed that the fuel tank, lock ring and the fuel pump were deteriorated and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired.”
“Fuel tank overflows on every fill-up. There is a recall wranglers manufactured in the first half of 2007 but this one was made 12/2007 and is not covered by the previous recall but exhibits the same problem and has done so since purchase. *tr”
Complaints and recalls over time
By year of filingComplaints about the 2007 Wrangler 4-Dr 4x4 peaked in 2010, with 146 filed that year. No recall on file covers the fuel system, the subject of 34% of the complaints. In 2020 owners filed 1 so far.
NHTSA investigations
Office of Defects InvestigationBefore a recall there is often an investigation: NHTSA opens one when complaints or manufacturer data point to a safety defect. 8 name the 2007 Wrangler 4-Dr 4x4.
In it's response to ODI's PE15-025 Information Request letter, FCA identified 1,703 consumer complaints, field reports and legal claims responsive to the subject defect condition on the subject Wrangler vehicles.Six of these reports alleged an air bag non-deployment in a crash in which either the air bag warning light was allegedly on or came on afterward the crash, one of which also alleged injuries as a result of the non-deployment.FCA also provided data on other make, model and model year vehicles using the same clockspring.Additionally FCA provided 16,955 warranty claims related to the …
In a letter dated August 21, 2014, the Center for Auto Safety (CAS) petitioned the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to initiate a defect investigation of alleged failures associated with the Totally Integrated Power Module (TIPM) installed in Chrysler SUV?s, trucks, and vans beginning in the 2007 model year. The petitioner alleges that TIPM defects may result in engine stall, airbag non-deployment, failure of fuel pump shutoff resulting in unintended acceleration, fire, and other symptoms. On September 25, 2014, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened DP14-004 …
In its July 29, 2011 response to ODI's May 27, 2011 information request letter, Chrysler provided 153 MY 2007-2008 owner reports, additional to the 28 ODI Vehicle Owner Questionnaires (VOQs), which related to the illumination of the air bag light (ABL) due to a faulty clockspring (CS) wiring circuit.The right hand drive (RHD) vehicles, which were first produced in MY 2008 and account for only 1% of vehicle production, accounted for 82 of these 181 reports (45%).The MY2007 left hand drive (LHD) vehicle accounted for 61 of the remaining 92 LHD reports and exhibited a higher complaint rate than …
ODI found the rate of warranty claims related to fuel spit back on the subject vehicles is lower than other vehicles previously recalled to correct defects related to fuel spit back.Although the rate of complaints reported to the agency on the subject vehicles is higher than or similar to the rates experienced in previous investigations where safety recalls were conducted, ODI suspects that the NHTSA safety complaints submitted by subject vehicles owners may have been influenced by internet related publicity both before and during this investigation.A safety-related defect trend has not been …
In a letter dated november 3, 2009, chrysler group llc (chrysler), notified NHTSA that it will conduct a safety recall of approximately 161,000 model year (my) 2007 and 2008 jeep wrangler vehicles built with automatic transmissions.chrysler stated that these vehicles were not equipped with a transmission fluid temperature warning system and the operation of these vehicles beyond the limits of reasonable usage over a period of time could result in transmission failure and in some cases transmission fluid expulsion.the expelled fluid could come in contact with a hot engine or exhaust component …
The defective tow bar assemblies involved in this recall were supplied to chrysler for use on some of its jeep wrangler vehicles.the purpose of this investigation was to identify any additional purchasers of identical or substantially similar defective assemblies and to initiate additional defect reporting and safety recalls as necessary.to accomplish this rmd contacted the supplier of the assemblies, valley towing products, and confirmed no other such assemblies were distributed.this eq is therefore closed.
On july 3, 2007, daimlerchrysler corporation (dcc) submitted a defect information report to NHTSA describing a defect that could result in engine stall while driving in approximately 80,894 model year (my) 2007 jeep wrangler and dodge nitro vehicles manufactured between january 30, 2006 and january 22, 2007 (NHTSA recall 07v-291, dcc recall g25).according to dcc, the totally integrated power module (tipm) in these vehicles was programmed with software that may allow the engine to stall under certain conditions.dcc will reprogram the tipm in the recalled vehicles with revised software. Odi …
Technical service bulletins
15 on fileRepair instructions the manufacturer sent its dealers for the 2007 Wrangler 4-Dr 4x4. Not recalls: the fix is usually free only while the car is under warranty.
What owners reported
Newest filingsJOG SLIPS OUT OF FIRST GEAR VIOLENTLY. THE GEAR DOESNT STAY ENGAGED AND THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN PULLING OUT IN TRAFFIC. THIS HAPPENS QUITE OFTEN. WHEN IT POPS OUT, YOU ARE A STANDING DUCK.
THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE VALVE LIFTERS THAT CAUSE A TICKING OR KNOCKING SOUND WHILE STATIONARY & IN MOTION. WORSE WHILE IN MOTION, WE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS THAT TO REPAIR THE ISSUE THE ENGINE HAS TO BE DISASSEMBLED.
SO EVERYTIME WHEN I FILL MY TANK ITS OVER FLOWING AND ITS A REALLY BIG SAFETY ISSUES LAST WEEK I WAS GOING TO WORK AND STOPPED IN GAS STATION AND IT OVER FILLED AND MY SUIT WAS ALL GAS AND WENT TO WORK SMELING AS GAS. ALSO THIS CAN BE REALLY DANGEROUS . IN THE PAST UNDER THE SERVICE BULLETIN 14-001-11 I LOT OF JEEP OWNERS CHANGED THIS PART FOR FREE BUT NOW THE DEALERS ARE NOT CHANGING IT ANYMORE AND ASKING ALMOST 1500$ TO FIX THIS ISSUE WAS CAUSED BY JEEP. JEEP NEEDS TO REACALL THIS CARS AND PAY CHANGE THE GAS TANK
IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS, THE POWER LOCK ACTUATORS HAVE FAILED ON ALL 4 DOORS. I HAVE TO MANUALLY LOCK/UNLOCK ALL OF THE DOORS. THEY PARTIALLY RESPOND TO THE KEY FOB, BUT THEY DON'T RESPOND AT ALL TO THE LOCK/UNLOCK SWITCH ON THE FRONT DOORS.
WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK FUEL WILL SPILL OUT WHEN THE NOZZLE SHUTS OFF. SPILLING COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF FUEL DOWN THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE ALL OVER THE NOZZLE AND MY HAND AND CREATING A LARGE PUDDLE ON THE GROUND. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS FILLED UP.
I HAD SERVICE DONE ON THE GAS TANK BUT IT STILL THE GAS SPILLS OUT THE JEEP ONLY HAS AS 48575 MILES. THEIR SAYING IT BACK PRESSURE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESS TO THE MANUFACTURER KNOW THEIR TELLING ME TO 1172 DOLLARS. FOR SOMETHING THAT IS WRONG ON THE GAS THAN I WOULD APPRECIATE IF YOU CAN HELP ME WITH THIS ISSUE I'M SENDING THE REPORT THEY GAVE ME.THIS STARTED AT THE GAS PUMP STATION
FIRST THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING (CHANGED MOTOR AND CONTROLS) THEN THE HORN STOPPED WORKING, THEN THE BLINKER AND LIGHTS ALONG WITH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. SWITCHED THE PANEL AND FINALLY THE TIPM WHICH FIXES ALL ISSUES. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO RUN BUT PARKED IT UNTIL AFTER REINSTALLING THE TIPM.
TAKA AIRBAGS, TIPM FUSE BOX. COMPLETELY DISABLES THE VEHICLE. THEY HAVE KNOWN ABOUT AND HAVE BEEN RUNNING THIS PART IN MANY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP VEHICLES SINCE 1995.MY CAR IS A 2007. IT RECKON HAVOCK ON THE WHOLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE DEALER MILKS ALL OF YOUR 260 SOMTHING SENSORS BEFORE REPLACING THE TIPM, TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE. AND THE SWAY BAR DISCONNECT IS PRONE TO WATER DAMAGE AND SHORTING OUT BECAUSE THEY LET WATER IN THE ASSEMBLY AND SHORT OUT THEN THEY CHARGE YOU 1400 DOLLARS FOR A NEW ONE. WHEN IT IS JUST THE ACTUATOR. A MANUAL OVERRIDE IS ONLY 89.00.ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS ARE FROM THE CAN BUSE C. 90 %OF THIS VEHICLE PROBLEMS ARE FROM THIS CAN BUSE C. BUT NO RECALL ON THE TIPM, SWAY BAR ACTUATOR, OR CAN BUSE C COMMUNICATION. THIS WHOLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHOULD BE A RECALL. IT IS GARBAGE. OVER COMPLICATED AND UNDER NESASARY! DRIVING DONE THE FREEWAY AND THE WHOLE DASHBOARD LIGHTS UP I PULLED OVER TURNED CAR OFF AND THEN WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON. GOES IN TO A LIMP MODE. I WAS WORRIED THAT IT WOULD SHUT OFF OR WORSE CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR LEAVE ME STRANDED IN THE FREEWAY! THE AIRBAG RECALL COULD SET THE AIRBAG OF WILE DRIVING CAUSING YOU TO CRASH.
FUEL DOES NOT SHUT OFF WHILE FILLING TANK, LEADING TO OVERFLOW ONTO VEHICLE, GROUND, KEYS, PERSON.
FOR THE PAST 5 MONTHS I'VE HAD MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. I READ THE CODE AND IS SAYS "LARGE E VAP LEAK " I'VE REPLACED THE PCV VALVE AND THE E VAP CHARCOAL CANISTER AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON. I'VE BROUGHT IT TO A MECHANIC AND THEY DID A SMOKE TEST AND EVERYTHING TESTED OUT GOOD. SHOWING THAT THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS AND TO START WITH THE GAS CAP. I'VE SPENT OVER 100.DOLLARS ON GAS CAPS AND I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE TO FOR EMISSIONS BY THE END OF DECEMBER. I'VE HAD EVERY RECALL KNOWN TO MAN ON THIS JEEP. I'VE DONE RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT IT COULD BE THE GAS FILLER NECK ITSELF. HOW TO I GO ABOUT GETTING A NEW ONE AND WILL IT COST ME ANYTHING? I ALSO HAVE PROBLEMS WHEN I TRY AND FILL THE TANK. THE GAS COMES FLYING BACK OUT IF I TRY AND FILL IT. ITS GETTING OUT OF HAND AND THE DEALERSHIP WON'T GIVE ME AN ANSWER. I WAS GOING TO GO TO.ANOTHER DEALERSHIP BUT I WANT TO KNOW IF THIS WILL COST ME? I HAVE UNTIL DECEMBER 31 TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED OR MY PLATES WILL BE SUSPENDED AND I WON'T BE ABLE TO GET MY PLATE STICKER. WHAT SHOULD I DO?? THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON WHILE STATIONARY AND WHILE DRIVING. THIS STARTED IN THE MIDDLE OF MAY.
MY NAME IS [XXX]. I RUN A REPAIR SHOP CALLED GLEN ALLEN SERVICE CENTER. WE HAVE HAD 3 JEEP WRANGLERS (2007, 2007, AND 2008) THAT HAVE NEEDED BRAKE HOSE REPLACEMENT IN THE LAST 4 MONTHS. THE FIRST ONE WE NOTICED THE HOSE WAS SWOLLEN WHERE A RUBBER COVER IS MADE OVER THE STEEL LINE CRIMP AT THE FRAME AND THE BRAKE CALIPER. WE ADVISED THE CUSTOMER TO REPLACE IT WHICH HE DID. THE OTHER TWO WERE TOWED IN WITH COMPLETE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE (BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR). CHRYSLER HAS REDESIGNED THE HOSES BUT THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL ISSUED. BOTH CHRYSLER DEALERS PARTS DEPARTMENTS I DEAL WITH SEEM TO NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ORDERED AS THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. YOU CAN REACH ME AT [XXX] IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
THE 'HEAT BARRIER/ SOUND BARRIER' CAUSING ON THE JEEPS FLOORBOARDS CAPTURES WATER WHICH THEN COMPLETELY RUSTS OUT THE FLOOR BOARD. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A FREAK DEAL WITH MINE, BUT UPON RESEARCH AND TALKING TO OTHERS WHO OWN WRANGLE, I FOUND THIS WAS PRETTY COMMON. I ALSO CAN FEEL THE DRIVERS FLOOR GETTING VERY HOT AS THERE IS NOW ALMOST NOTHING BETWEEN MY FEET AND THE ALUMINUM HEAT SHIELDING FOR THE EXHAUST THAT RUNS JUST UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE.
PARKED AT A GAS STATION, REFUELING MY JEEP TO THE FULLEST CAUSES IT TO CHOKE ON THE GAS AND THROWS UP SOME OF IT.
TAKATA RECALL - IT HAS ALMOST BEEN A YEAR SINCE THE TAKATA RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED. IN THAT TIME, I HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED BY JEEP ONCE. AS IT APPEARS THAT THE WRANGLER IS THE ONLY VEHICLE IN THEIR LINE THAT IS AFFECTED, I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED. I HAVE A 2007 WRANGLER AND LIVE IN ALABAMA WHICH IS "ZONE A" FOR THE RECALL. I HAVE A COLLEAGUE THAT HAS A SIMILAR AGED VEHICLE FROM TOYOTA THAT WAS TOLD TO PARK THE CAR AND WAS PROVIDED WITH A LOANER BY TOYOTA UNTIL A FIX WAS AVAILABLE BECAUSE OF THE POTENTIAL DANGER. AS THIS IS THE VEHICLE THAT I USE TO DRIVE MY CHILD TO AND FROM SCHOOL, THIS CONCERNS ME. IT SEEMS THAT JEEP IS MAKING NO EFFORT TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM, AND I AM LEFT PUTTING PASSENGERS OF MY VEHICLE IN DANGER. ANY EFFORT TO CONTACT JEEP HAVE RESULTED IN NO RESPONSE. I WOULD MUCH PREFER TO HAVE THE AIRBAG DISABLED AND/OR REMOVED UNTIL A FIX IS AVAILABLE RATHER THAN A POTENTIAL HAZARD FOR MY CHILD. EVEN A NEW INFLATOR THAT IS NO SO OLD WOULD BE A BETTER TEMPORARY FIX. I WOULD APPRECIATE SEEING SOME ACTION ON JEEP'S PART OR SOME ACTION ON THE PART OF NHTSA TO FORCE THE ISSUE.
FILLING THE JEEP UP WITH FUEL IT SPITS A LOT OF FUEL OUT WHEN IT GETS FULL AND SEVERAL TIMES GETTING ON MY CLOTHS AND SHOES. I'VE READ THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. IF I WERE TO GET BACK IN THE JEEP AND WOULD GET STATIC AND IGNITE MY CLOTHS AND BURN MYSELF BADLY I DON'T THINK THIS WOULD BE GOOD FOR ANYONE. I'VE READ THAT CERTAIN DEALERS ARE REPLACING THE TANK FOR FREE AND OTHERS AREN'T .IS THERE A RECALL OR FIX IN THE WORKS FOR THIS OR DO PEOPLE HAVE TO BURN UP TO GET ANY ACTION? PLEASE ADVISE
DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, MY JEEP DASH LIT UP AND IT SHUTDOWN. I HAD TO COAST OUT OF HARMS WAY AND HAVE IT TOWED HOME AS IT WOULD NOT RE-START. BEEN READING ABOUT TIPM FAILURES IN MY MODEL YEAR. SEEMS TO BE RELATED. *TR
I'VE HAD IT IN THE SHOP THREE TIMES FOR THE SAME ISSUE. WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE WILL STALL. IT MAY START BACK UP, OR IT MAY TAKE 10 MINUTES FOR IT TO RESTART. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS I BELIEVE IT TO BE A FAULTY TIPM. AT TIMES WHEN IT STALLS, THE BLOWER MOTOR ON THE A/C WILL CONTINUE TO RUN EVEN WITH THE KEY OFF AND OUT OF THE IGNITION. MY CONCERN IS THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES WHEN IT STALLS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY HAZARD. THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINT FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. I HAVE HAD THE TIPM REPROGRAMMING THAT IS ON RECALL. THIS DIDN'T HELP THE PROBLEM. *TR
TAKATA RECALL....WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 68 MPH ON AN INTERSTATE OVERPASS TODAY, MY JEEP WENT INTO THE DREADED "DEATH WOBBLE". IT WAS HORRIFYING...I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND THOUGHT I WOULD FALL OVER THE OVERPASS. THERE WAS NO WARNING, NO BUMPS OR POT HOLES. THIS IS THE SCARIEST THING I'VE EVER EXPERIENCED ON THE ROAD. IT FELT LIKE 4 BLOW-OUTS SIMULTANEOUSLY. I CANNOT BELIEVE THERE IS NO RECALL ON SUCH A DANGEROUS ISSUE. *TR
FUEL SPILLS OUT WHEN FILLING TANK. THE SHUTOFF ON THE GAS PUMP DOES NOT PREVENT THIS FROM OCCURRING. THIS IS NOT AN OVERFILL BUT HAPPENS EVEN WHEN THE PRESSURE IS LIGHT. THIS IS A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN. CHRYSLER/JEEP HAS A TSB TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN 2010
FIRE STARTED UNDER THE CAR SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION. GLOW OF THE FLAME WAS TOWARDS THE BACK OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND TOWARDS THE CENTER OF THE CAR. FIRE WORKED ITS WAY FORWARD AND ENGULFED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CAR WAS IN MOTION EXITING FROM THE HIGHWAY ONTO AN OFF RAMP WHEN ISSUE WAS NOTICED.
INSTRUMENT PANEL GOES HAYWIRE,FLICKERS, GAUGES GO CRAZY(RANDOM) INSTRUMENT PANEL GOES OUT COMPLETELY AT START UP AND SHIFTER IS STUCK IN PARK POSITION. WHEN DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY AND RECONNECTING RESETS TIPM AND WILL THEN GO BACK TO NORMAL.WHEN TURNED OFF SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. ENGINE HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING ALSO.
AS SOON AS I TURN THE CAR OVER, MY DASH LIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS COME ON. THE HEADLIGHT STALK AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPER STALK ARE INOPERABLE. IT'S A SAFETY HAZARD TO DRIVE MY CAR. AND AFTER RESEARCHING THROUGH MULTIPLE FORUMS AND SITES ONLINE, IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM, WITH A NON-STANDARD RESOLUTION. NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO THE HOURS I'M GOING TO HAVE TO SPEND GETTING THIS ADDRESSED. I WAS DRIVING 8/14 WHEN I NOTICED THE ISSUES.
NO PARTS, THEY SAID TO ORDER BUT I DO NOT SEE ANYWAY OF COMPLETING THIS.
JUST AS ALL THE OTHER 2007 JEEP WRANGLERS MY CLOCKSPRING HAS GONE BAD AND MY AIRBAGS AND HORN MALFUNCTION CONSTANTLY. I FILED A REPORTS YEARS AGO BUT THAT SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN REMOVED. I SEE THAT THE 2008 JEEP WRANGLERS HAD THIS RECALLED, BUT 2007 JEEPS WERE NOT GOOD ENOUGH. GUESS OUR LIVES AND THE LIVES OF OUR FAMILIES DON'T MEAN SQUAT.
VIOLENT FRONT END SHAKE AT 50 MPH
AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON,HORN STOPPED WORKING,ESP AND BAK LIGHT IS ON N NONE OF CODES CAN BE CLEARED
AIRBAGS- ON JAN 06, 2016 I WAS INVOLVED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT IN MY 07 JEEP JK THE IMPACT WAS AT 35 MILES PER HOUR AND CONDITIONS WET (RAIN). A VEHICLE FAILED TO YIELD AND WE IMPACTED, HOWEVER, OUR AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE OTHER VEHICLES AIRBAGS DID. THE DAMAGE WAS MODERATE AND CHEVY TAHOE RECEIVED MORE SEVERE DAMAGE. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH CHRYSLER AND THEY ARE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE. I AM VERY CONCERNED, MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER WERE VERY SORE AFTER THIS ACCIDENT AND ALL WORE THEIR SEAT BELTS, WIFE IS AFRAID TO DRIVE HER JEEP NOW AND SAYS IT IS NOT SAFE. CAIR #28562532.
HAD TO ADD OIL AT NEARILY EVERY FILLUP. THE DEALER SAID THAT WAS NORMAL TO ADD OIL EVERY 1000 MILES!!! ENDED UP SHORT ON OIL, OIL LIGHT NEVER WENT ON AND TRASHED ENGINE. IT MADE A HORRIBLE KNOCKING NOISE. I REPLACED IT AT A COST OF $6118 AS THE CAR ONLY HAD 49560 MILES ON IT.
AFTER THE GAS PUMP SHUTS OFF, WHEN FILLING YOUR TANK, THE JEEP WRANGLER WILL SHOOT OUT FUEL ALL OVER THE JEEP AND TOWARD THE PERSON PUMPING.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4. WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE MOUNTING PLATE FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO WOBBLE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL AND THE FRONT SUSPENSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.
FUEL OVER FLOWS WHEN FILLING UP. JEEP SHAKES VIOLENTLY AT RANDOM TIMES. AIR BAG LIGHTS UP AND DINGS AT RANDOM TIMES
AS I WAS PULLING INTO PARKING LOT THE AIR BAG WENT OFF AND BLEW UP IN MY FACE. CHRYSLER JEEP HAS YET TO PAY FOR IT, SO IT SITS AT BODY SHOP WAITING TO GET FIXED, I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD PAY FOR IT
3.8L V6 ENGINE BURNS EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL OVER 1 QUART EVERY 1000 MILES. THE OIL ALSO DESTROYS THE FOUR OXYGEN SENSORS WHICH HAVE TO REPLACED EVERY 75K MILES AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER $500. MY REAR EXHAUST DRIPS OIL AND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT REEKS OF BURN OIL. THIS ISSUE HAS DEVALUED MY VEHICLE WORSE THAN THE VW DIESEL SOFTWARE SCANDAL. ALSO THE OIL LIGHT IT SET TO COME ON WHEN THE OIL PRESSURE REACHES 0 PSI OF PRESSURE, WHATS THE POINT TO LET YOU KNOW YOU JUST DAMAGED YOUR ENGINE? SO STUPID. THE DEALER TOLD ME THIS EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION IS NORMAL AND PRINTED OUT A STATEMENT FROM CHRYSLER'S ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT STATING MOTORS OVER 50K MILES WILL BURN 1 QUART OF OIL EVERY 750 MILES. HOW DOES THIS JEEP PASS POLLUTION SMOG TESTS? ON THE PLUS SIDE THERE ARE LESS MOSQUITOES IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT WHO WILL PAY FOR MY LUNG CANCER WHEN I'M 50 YEARS OLD?
FRONT WIPERS DO NOT WORK. IT IS NOT THE MOTOR. DEALERSHIP SAYS IT IS THE TIPM. TIPMS HAVE BEEN ON BACK ORDER FROM CHRYSLER FOR YEARS WITH NO END IN SIGHT!
2007 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED SAHARA WILL STALL WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT ANY GIVEN TIME/SPEED. WIPERS WILL START GOING OFF WITHOUT TURNING THEM ON, FOLLOWED BY ENGINE STALLING, LEAVING ME UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. MEANWHILE, MY WHEELS LOCK UP LEAVING ME UNABLE TO STEER. VERY DANGEROUS. ALREADY HAD THE TIPM REPROGRAMMED IN 2010, AND THEN AGAIN 2 DAYS AGO. (OCTOBER 16TH, 2015). ON THE WAY HOME FROM GETTING IT "FIXED", WIPERS GO OFF AGAIN AND ENGINE STALLS. PAID $825 FOR NOTHING. THIS NEEDS TO BE DEALT WITH.
WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER ON AN INTERSTATE GOING 70 MILES PER HOUR THE WHOLE JEEP SHUCK VIOLENTLY, APPARENTLY THIS IS KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. I HAD NO IDEA WHY MY WHOLE JEEP WAS SHAKING AND THOUGHT I JADE A FLAT TIRE. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE. I WAS TERRIFIED TO CONTINUE MY TRIP AND I AM STILL AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. IT IS GOING TO THE SHOP ON FRIDAY. THIS WAS A VERY TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE FOR ME. I LOVE MY JEEP AND THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE CORRECTED BEFORE PEOPLE ARE KILLED AND NOT AFTER THE FACT.
MY 2007 JEEP JKU SAHARA WILL COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AND STALL AT ANY GIVEN TIME WHILE I AM DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE WIPERS AND HORN WILL GO OFF EVEN WHEN IN THE "OFF" POSITION, FOLLOWED BY THE ENGINE STALLING. MY WHEELS WILL LOCK UP AND I CANNOT GIVE THE VEHICLE GAS. I CAN ONLY BRAKE AND SLIGHTLY TURN OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BECAUSE THERE IS NO TELLING WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. RECALL FOR TIPM HAS ALREADY BEEN "REPROGRAMMED" AND APPARENTLY THERE ARE NO POWER MODULES AVAILABLE. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT IF A CERTAIN CODE DOES NOT POP UP, THAT I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE EVERYTHING ON MY OWN. WELL, HOW AM I SUPPOSE TO DO THAT WHEN THERE ARE NO POWER MODULES AVAILABLE? THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE FIXED ASAP.
AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, REACHING SPEEDS OF APPROXIMATELY 60MPH, I HIT A ROUGH PATCH IN THE ROAD AND THE JEEP BEGIN TO SHAKE BACK AND FORTH VERY FORCEFULLY, PULLING TO THE RIGHT. ONCE I LET OFF THE GAS AND THE JEEP SLOWED DOWN TO APPROX. 40MPH, IT FINALLY STOPPED. EVERY TIME I HIT A ROUGH PATCH IT WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY. MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE NAMED THIS "THE DEATH WOBBLE".
WE HIT A BAD PATCH IN THE ROAD, AND THE JEEP BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. MY HUSBAND TOOK HIS FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND LET IT SLOW DOWN ON IT'S OWN, I PUSHED THE HAZARD LIGHTS, AND WE CAREFULLY MOVED INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. WE EXAMINED THE TIRES AND UNDERCARRIAGE NOT KNOWING WHAT HAD HAPPENED. WE THOUGHT MAYBE OUR SHOCKS NEEDED REPLACING WHICH WE SUBSEQUENTLY DID. THIS ISSUE HAS OCCURRED TWICE SINCE. AGAIN, THE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND IS VERY DIFFICULT TO MANAGE. WE SIMPLY LET THE VEHICLE SLOW (WITHOUT HITTING BRAKES) AND EVENTUALLY, IT COMES BACK UNDER CONTROL. HONESTLY, I AM VERY UNCOMFORTABLE IN THE VEHICLE AT THIS POINT IF WE ARE ON ROUGH ROADS.
VEHICLE GOES INTO A VERY BAD SHAKING AND WOBBLE OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION, TYPICALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND AFTER PASSING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, FREQUENTLY EVEN A VERY SMALL BUMP. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE RATTLE/WOBBLE AFTER IT BEGINS, IS TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL REPAIR SHOPS EXAMINE IT, ALIGNMENT CHECKED, TIRES REPLACED, SUSPENSION PARTS REPLACED.
CRUISE CONTROL WENT OUT ABOUT A YEAR AGO. RECENTLY THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY WITH A WARNING TONE. APPEARS TO BE A FAULTY CLOCKSPRING.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD, THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING DAMPER, BOTH FRONT AND REAR SHOCKS AND BOTH FRONT TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.
2007 JEEP WRANGLER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO UNCONTROLLABLE FRONT END VIBRATION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE LEARNED THE VEHICLE HAD AN ISSUE REFERRED TO AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TRYING TO PERMANENTLY FIX THE PROBLEM. SOME PARTS WERE REPLACED TWO AND THREE TIMES. *JB
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON BUT WENT OFF. I WAS ON A NARROW ROAD AND WAS ABOUT TO PULL OFF THEN LIGHTS STARTED TO FLASH AND THE CLUTCH WOULD NOT WORK I STOPPED AND TURNED THE CAR OFF BUT IT WOULD NOT STOP. THEN I TRIED TO GET OUT AND THE DOORS ALL LOCKED ON ME.I GOT OUT AND NOTICED WHAT I FIRST THOUGHT WAS A BOILING RADIATOR BUT WHEN I WENT TO LIFT THE BONNET THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE. IT WAS GONE IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. JEEP AUSTRALIA DENIED ANY CARS HAD CAUGHT FIRE HERE AND WOULD NOT ALLOW US TO HAVE FORENSICS INVESTIGATE. AT 35,000 THE CLUTCH ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED WHICH JEEP ALSO SAID WAS BECAUSE I DID NOT KNOW HOW TO DRIVE A MANUAL I HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR 17 YEARS. I KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER CARS HERE IN AUSTRALIA WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD
DEATH WOBBLE!!! DEATH WOBBLE!!! AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC, I HIT A BUMP GOIN 65 MPH AND SUDDENLY WITH OUT ANY WARNING THE FRONT END OF MY JEEP STARTED RAPIDLY WOBBLING BACK AND FORTH ACROSS THE ROAD, NEARLY CAUSING MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS. IT STARTLED ME SEVERELY, I WAS ABLE TO TURN ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND STARTED TO SLOWLY DECELERATE WHILE TRYING TO STEER TO THE SHOULDER. IT TOOK UNTIL I GOT DOWN TO 25MPH FOR IT TO STOP SHIMMYING. I STOPPED ON THE SHOULDER TO INSPECT THE FRONT END OFF THE HIGHWAY, CHECKED MY TIRE PRESSURE, THE SHOCKS, AXLE AND ALL OTHER PARTS TO SEE WHAT BROKE. EVERYTHING APPEARED TO BE NORMAL AND I COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING THAT CAUSED THE SEVER WOBBLING BACK AND FORTH OF THE FRONT END, SO CARRIED ON, VERY CAUTIOUSLY. THIS HAPPENS QUITE OFTEN, SOMETIMES GOING AS LOW AT 45MPH, BUT ONLY WHEN SOMETHING IN THE ROAD KNOCKS IT OFF BALANCE. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN MY JEEP AT ALL. THE JEEP DEALER TELLS ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE JEEP'S SUSPENSION AND I HAVE HAD SEVERAL INDEPENDENT MECHANICS TELL ME THEY DONT KNOW WHAT TO REPLACE INORDER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM THAT THE ONLY THING THEY HAVE LUCK WITH FIXING THE ISSUE IS TOO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FRONT-END ALONG WITH THE AXLE. THIS IS THE TYPE OF ISSUE THAT THIS AGENCY WAS ESTABLISHED TO CORRECT. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE BEFORE PEOPLE ARE KILLED DUE TO A MAJOR ENGINNERING DEFECT BY JEEP. *TR
DRIVING ON I-40 APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH. VEHICLE BEGAN TO EMIT DARK SMOKE FROM REAR OF VEHICLE. WHEN SLOWING THE VEHICLE DOWN TO SAFELY EXIT HIGHWAY, DASH LIGHTS FLASHED AND ENGINE STOPPED RESULTING IN LOSS OF ALL POWER AND STEERING. WAS FORCED TO STEER VEHICLE TO SIDE OF OFF RAMP AND WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BY THE FRONT WINDOW BURST INTO FLAMES. FORTUNATELY A TOW TRUCK COMPANY WAS VERY CLOSE BY, WITNESSED THE INCIDENT, AND ATTEMPTED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE ALONG WITH A DRIVER FROM A LOCAL CABLE COMPANY. BLAZE WAS EVENTUALLY CONTROLLED ONCE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED ON SCENE. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS INCIDENT, I AM VERY THANKFUL NO ONE WAS PHYSICALLY INJURED. GIVEN THE NUMBER OF SIMILAR REPORTS, IT WOULD SEEM THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE NOTIFIED OF THE REAL RISK WITH THESE VEHICLES BEFORE ANYONE ELSE IS INJURED OR KILLED. *TR
I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT APPROX 65 MPH. I SWITCHED LANES AND ALL OF A SUDDEN HAD THIS INTENSE SHAKING INITIALLY THINKING A TIRE WAS GOING DOWN. I DIDN'T STOP UNTIL I GOT DOWN TO ABOUT 25MPH. I DID ALL I COULD TO KEEP THE JEEP IN THE LANE. I HAVE READ ABOUT DEATH WOBBLE...I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS HAPPENING. THIS IS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED SAHARA 4-DR 4X4. *TR
THE 3.8 ENGINE USED IN THE JEEP WRANGLER LINE USES AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL. IT CAN USE UP TO 1 QUART EVERY 700-800 MILES. CHRYSLER HAS SAID ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THIS IS "NORMAL". THERE IS NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON VARIOUS BOARDS REGARDING THIS ISSUE AS IT SEEMS TO AFFECT ALMOST ALL WRANGLERS. CHRYSLER REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS A PROBLEM AND DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. SPENDING 35,000+ ON A VEHICLE THEY SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 70K MILES. *TR
I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT PREVIOUSLY REGARDING THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE OR TIPM AND HAVE BEEN WAITING ALMOST TWO MONTHS FOR THE DEALERSHIP TO GET ONE IN. I HAVE HEARD AND READ FURTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS MATTER AND I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT ON THE NHTSA FOR NOT CONDUCTING THEMSELVES ACCORDINGLY. THEY FILED AN INVESTIGATION AND REOPENED THE INVESTIGATION ONLY TO RECALL THE VEHICLES FOR A TIPM REPROGRAM. WELL NOW ALL THOSE VEHICLES REPROGRAMMED ARE FACING A TIPM EQUIPMENT FAILURE AND THERE ARE NO MODULES IN PRODUCTION [ACCORDING TO JEEP DEALERSHIP] LAMPE DODGE AND JEEP VISALIA, CA. SO NHTSA REOPEN YOUR FAILED INVESTIGATION AND COMPLETE THE WORK BECAUSE JEEP DEALERS ARE CHARGING $ 700-1200 TO REPLACE THE TIPM MODULES. THIS IS RIDICULOUS HOW YOU HAVE ALLOWED THE JEEP MANUFACTURE TO CORRECT THIS ERROR. IN NOVEMBER, 2013 A CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT WAS FILED AGAINST CHRYSLER ACCUSING THEM OF EQUIPPING THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES WITH FAULTY TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULES (TIPM). YOU OWN OR LEASE A JEEP/DODGE/CHRYSLER VEHICLE AND ARE HAVING ISSUES WITH YOUR VEHICLE'S TIPM, OR IF YOU WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS CLASS ACTION AGAINST CHRYSLER, PLEASE CONTACT GIRARD GIBBS LLP AT 866-981-4800 OR BY EMAIL AT TIPM@[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
FOR THE PAST TWO TIMES FILLING UP GAS IN MY WRANGLER, I HAVE EXPERIENCED A SLIGHT FUEL OVERFLOW RIGHT AS THE AUTOMATIC RELEASE SOUNDS. I LOOKED IT UP TODAY AND SAW THAT THIS IS A COMMON MISHAP, THAT VARIES IN SEVERITY FROM JEEP TO JEEP, AND THAT SOMETIMES CHRYSLER WILL DENY THIS AS A PROBLEM, BLAME THE DRIVER FOR OVERFILLING, BLAME THE GAS PUMP WHICH DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT. *TR
Complaints 1-50 of 587, newest first, reproduced as filed.
2007 Jeep Wrangler 4-Dr 4x4: questions buyers ask
Is the 2007 Jeep Wrangler 4-Dr 4x4 a good car?
Owners filed 587 complaints with NHTSA; there are too few Wrangler 4-Dr 4x4 years on record to rank this one against the others. The most common complaint is about the fuel system (34%).
What is the most common problem with the 2007 Jeep Wrangler 4-Dr 4x4?
The fuel system: 201 of the 587 complaints (34%) are about it. The typical report comes at 41,000 miles.
At what mileage do 2007 Jeep Wrangler 4-Dr 4x4 problems start?
Half of the complaints that record an odometer reading came in before 35,499 miles. For the fuel system the midpoint is 41,000 miles.
Has NHTSA investigated the 2007 Jeep Wrangler 4-Dr 4x4?
Yes, 8 times. The latest, EA15007 ("Air Bag Clockspring Wiring Failure"), was opened Dec 4, 2015 and closed Jul 6, 2016.
Are there service bulletins for the 2007 Jeep Wrangler 4-Dr 4x4?
The manufacturer filed 15 technical service bulletins and other notices for it with NHTSA, most of them about the body and frame (4), the engine (3) and the electrical system (2). A bulletin is a repair instruction to dealers, not a recall: the fix is usually free only under warranty.
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.