WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH MY 2007 JEEP RUBICON UL QUICKLY SLOWED TO ABOUT 30 MPH. I WAS STILL PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL WITH NO RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE FELT LIKE THE ESP WAS ON, AND SWERVED A LITTLE. THE RED LIGHTNING BOLT LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH AND FLASHED. THIS HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE, AND ME DEALER LOOKED AT ME JEEP AND SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. THIS IS CERTAINLY A PROBLEM FOR ME. I HAD A FULLY LOADED LOG TRUCK BEHIND ME WHEN THE JEEP SLOWED, AND WAS LUCKY THAT HE WAS ABLE TO AVOID CRUSHING ME. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD, SHUT DOWN THE IGNITION AND RESTARTED. THE LIGHT WENT OFF AND THE JEEP RAN NORMALLY. *TR
2007 Jeep Wrangler 4-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 →
I HAVE A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER AND I HAVE HAD CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS FROM IT. FROM ABOUT 2000 MILES TILL NOW 12000 MILES I HAVE HAD STALLING PROBLEMS. USUALLY WHILE DOING 65 OR BETTER ON THE INTERSTATE. IT HAPPENS AT DIFFERENT TIMES NOT PREDICTABLE AT ALL. I BROUGHT IT TO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS AND CALLED A FEW EXTRA. NO ONE HAS HEARD OF IT AND SAID THAT IT CHECKS OUT FINE. I RECENTLY MOVED TO ALASKA FOR MY CAREER AND DROVE THE JEEP UP HERE. IT STALLED THREE TIMES ON THE WAY UP HERE. ALL AT SPEEDS 55 OR HIGHER. AND IN OREGON THE JEEP BEGAN MAKING LOUD NOISES AT LOW SPEEDS. I BROUGHT IT IN THERE. THEY SAID THERE WAS AN ABS RECALL AND RESET IT. NO EXPLANATION FOR THE STALLING. THE STALLING AND NOISE STILL CONTINUES. FIRST WEEK IN ALASKA MY PARK QUIT WORKING. 5 DAYS LATER WORKS FINE. DEALERSHIP HAS NO ANSWER OF ANY OF THE PROBLEMS. TO THEM IT WORKED FINE. IT HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN AND UNFORTUNATELY IT WONT DO IT FOR THEM. I EVEN SUGGESTED THEY KEEP IT FOR A FEW DAYS BUT THEY WOULDN'T. I CALLED CHRYSLER THEY SAID IT NEEDS TO BE DIAGNOSED WITH A PROBLEM BEFORE THEY CAN HELP ME OUT. I READ SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH OTHER OWNERS ON A FORUM AND THEY SAID TO CONTACT YOU GUYS.
ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING
2007 JEEP WRANGLER SAHARA STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY ON TWO OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED. THE FIRST TIME IN EARLY MARCH 2007 IT WAS POURING RAIN AND I WENT THROUGH A BIG PUDDLE WHICH SENT WATER UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CAR CUT OFF AND ALL THE DASH LIGHT LIT UP, AND THE SEAT BELT WENT OFF. THE CAR STARTED BACK UP IN ABOUT 2 SECONDS BY ITSELF. I HAVE ASSUMED THE WATER SHORTED OUT FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THOUGHT NOTHING ELSE OF IT. THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED WAS ON JUNE 10, 2007. WE WERE SLOWING DOWN AT STOP LIGHT AND IT JUST CUT OUT. THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON , THE ANTI-SKID LIGHT AND ANOTHER RED LIGHT) I THOUGH THE CAR BEHIND US REAR ENDED US BECAUSE THERE WAS A LITTLE JERK , REAR TIRES LOCKED. WE HAD TO RESTART TO CAR. IT STARTED RIGHT UP AND WE CONTINUED ON. I HAVEN'T BEEN TO THE DEALER YET. I WAS RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND SAW THERE HAD BEEN 53 REPORTS OF THE SAME THING HAPPENING SO I FIGURED I SHOULD REPORT IT ALSO. *AK
CAR DIED , LOSS OF ALL POWER AND ELECTRIC) PULLING OUT ON TO A 6 LANE HIGHWAY. ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED AS THE CAR STALLED, THEN RESTARTED BY ITSELF. THIS A BRAND NEW 2007 JEEP WRANGLER JK WITH ONLY 3400 MILES ON IT. *AK
VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND BRIEFLY DIED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT OVER 70 MPH. SLOWED SUDDENLY, THEN RESTARTED BY ITSELF. COULD EASILY HAVE BEEN A LIFE THREATENING INCIDENT. SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. FIRST TIME WAS A FEW MONTHS AGO WHEN VEHICLE WENT COMPLETELY DEAD. LATER THAT DAY, WAS TOWED TO DEALER AND REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. I AM CURRENTLY OUT OF TOWN WORKING, AND DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THE VEHICLE'S VIN. MILEAGES AND DAY OF PURCHASE WERE ESTIMATES.*AK
WHILE DRIVING AT ROUGHLY 70 MPH ON HIGHWAY THROTTLE FELT A LITTLE WEIRD THEN THE RPMS DROPPED TO ZERO AS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON. IMMEDIATELY HEADED FOR THE SHOULDER AS I LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKING ALTHOUGH THE ELECTRONIC STEERING/BRAKING SYSTEM WAS ALERTED DURING MY SWERVE TOWARDS THE SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS VERY UNRESPONSIVE. UPON REACHING THE SHOULDER THE VEHICLE STALLED. TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, AND THEN RESTARTED IT AND CAUTIOUSLY RETURNED HOME. CONSULTED THE MANUAL AND IT APPEARED THAT SUCH EVENTS WERE EXPECTED AND CONSIDERED NORMAL IF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT DID NOT RETURNED UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE.*AK THE VEHICLE HAS SHOWN SIGNS OF REPEATING THIS TROUBLE AND DURING THOSE TIMES I HAVE LET OFF THE THROTTLE, DOWN SHIFTED AND THEN SHIFTED UP AGAIN IN HOPES THAT WHATEVER GLITCH WAS OCCURRING WOULD BE RESET. CONDITIONS: LATE AFTERNOON, 80*F, DRIVING FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES MANUAL TRANSMISSION , STEREO WAS ON. *AK
VEHICLE STALLED AT HIGHWAY SPEED LOOSING ALL POWER INCLUDING POWER STEERING, BRAKES AND LIGHTS. IT RESTARTED, BUT CAUSED A NEAR MISS.*AK
ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS I WAS DRIVING LESS THAN 10 MPH AND COMING TO A STOP WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I WAS AWARE OF THIS POTENTIAL HAZARD DUE TO MY RESEARCH ON JK-FORUM.COM WHERE OTHER 2007 JEEP WRANGLER OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR PROBLEMS TO MINE. I EXPERIENCED THE ENGINE STALLING ISSUE AROUND 3700 MILES AND A SECOND TIME AT APPROXIMATELY 7500 MILES. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, I JUST SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND RESTART THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUE TO DRIVE. HOWEVER I CANNOT REPLICATE THIS STALL CONDITION AND I'M NERVOUS ABOUT IT HAPPENING AT HIGHER SPEEDS. *AK
STALLING PROBLEM. OCCURRED 3 TIMES APPROXIMATELY 2-3 MONTHS APART. SEPARATE SITUATIONS: 1) FEBRUARY 2007. ACCELERATING THROUGH INTERSECTION AT 40-45 MPH ENGINE CUT OUT. ALL LIGHTS ON DASH ILLUMINATED. LOSS OF POWER FOR 2-3 SECONDS, THEN ENGINE RESTARTED AND ALL POWER RESUMED. APRIL 2007. SITTING AT STOP LIGHT, NORMAL IDLE AT 600 RPMS, WITHOUT WARNING, ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF. HAD TO NEUTRAL AND RESTART ENGINE. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY APPLIED PCM FLASH UPDATES PER SERVICE BULLETIN) JUNE 2007. CRAWLING TRAFFIC SPEED OF 10-15 MPH AND ALL LIGHTS CAME ON DASH AND ENGINE DIED. ENGINE DID NOT MISFIRE AND STARTED TO LOOSE ACCELERATING AND POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. HAD TO PUT IN NEUTRAL TO RESTART ENGINE. PENDING APPOINTMENT WITH DEALER AT THIS TIME.*AK
2007 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED 4DR 4X4. HILE DRIVING ON I-83 AT ABOUT 10 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. ALL LIGHTS, RADIO, ENGINE AND OPTIONS WERE COMPLETELY DEAD FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS. BEFORE I COULD GET OFF THE HIGHWAY ALL POWER RETURNED ,AND I LET OUT THE CLUTCH AND STARTED THE ENGINE. ALL DASH INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON BRIEFLY. THE JEEP WAS FINE SINCE AND THIS IS THE ONLY TIME THIS OCCURED IN ABOUT 7K MILES. THE DEALER DID A THOROUGH DIAGNOSTIC AND NOTHING IS WRONG. I SAW THAT THIS IS NOT A UNIQUE SITUATION AND AM JUST A BIT CONCERNED THAT IT MIGHT HAPPEN AGAIN. I TRAVEL DC-BALTIMORE ALOT AND NO LIGHTS, NO POWER ON THE BELTWAYS COULD BE VERY BAD. *AK
1: DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED WITH 3400 MILES ON THE CAR. 2: ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON AND ENGINE STOPPED. WITHIN A FEW SECONDS, THE VEHICLE RESUMED OPERATION. 3: NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING AND WAITING FOR THIS ISSUE TO OCCUR, AS IT HAS FOR MANY OTHER 2007 JEEP WRANGLER OWNERS. IT WILL BE GOING IN TO THE DEALER, BUT AS OF LATE, THERE IS NO "FIX" FOR THIS ISSUE.
VEHICLE STALLED UPON ACCELERATION UP A HILL STARTED ITSELF UP AGAIN WITHIN 5 SECONDS. INTERMITTANT ROUGH IDLE/CHUGGING OCCURING AND BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. OTHER TIMES VEHICLE BEHAVED AS IF STALLED BUT RECOVERED RAPIDLY
WHILE TRAVELING AT NIGHT DOWN A COUNTY ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF FOR ALMOST A SECOND, THE DASH LIGHTS LIT UP LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE, THE ENGINE BOGGED AND ALL ACCESSORIES WENT OFF, AND THEN CAME BACK ON AS IF THE IGNITION HAD JUST BEEN TURNED ON. THE ENGINE'S POWER RETURNED, AND IT CONTINUED AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED. THE BRAKE LIGHT STAYED ILLUMINATED FOR 3-5 MINUTES AFTER. PRIOR TO THIS, THERE WAS A SIMILAR INCIDENT, THOUGH IT WAS IN THE DAYLIGHT AND I WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE DASH LIGHTS LIGHT UP OR THE HEADLIGHTS COME ON, HOWEVER THE ENGINE BOGGED AND THE BAS LIGHT LIT UP. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND I HAVE NOT YET HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP YET.*AK
ENGINE STALLED, LOSS OF POWER WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. *AK
I OWN A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED 4 DOOR AND I HAVE BEEN READING OFTEN ABOUT SOMETHING CALLED THE STALL BUG. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE SINCE THE END OF FEBRUARY 2007 AND HAD NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS UNTIL I HAD APPROXIMATELY 5000 MILES. I TOOK A ROAD TRIP TO SOUTH CAROLINA FROM NYC AND WAS ON THE HIGHWAY IIN SC WHEN I FELT A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER . THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON ,AND THE RADIO AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED WITHIN A SECOND ON ITS OWN. I THOUGHT I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO NOT GET A JEEP WITH THIS PROBLEM BUT IT SEEMS I WAS WRONG. I HOPE SOMETHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS. I READ THAT PEOPLE HAVE BROUGHT THEIR JEEP TO THE DEALER AND THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTING WRONG. *AK
VEHICLE DIED LOST ALL POWER AND CONTROL DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON THE TRANSITION FROM THE 91 EAST TO THE 110 NORTH
I WAS JUST ACCELERATING GOING FROM 55 TO 65 MPH WHEN MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER HAD WHAT WAS LIKE A HICCUP. THE ELECTRICAL SUPPLY CUT OUT AND THE JEEP ACTED AS IF IT WOULD STALL BUT THEN KICKED BACK IN WITHIN A COUPLE SECONDS.
THE JEEP JK 2007 STALLS AT HIGHWAY SPPEDS. I HAVE READ ABOUT IT ON A WEBSITE. IT HAS OCCURRED TO ME ONLY ONCEIT HAPPENED AFTER 2 HOURS OF 65 MPH DRIVING. THE JEEP SLOWLY SEEMED TO LOSE POWER THEN SUDDENLY SHUT OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN. IT HAS NOT HAPPENED SINCE.
OUR JEEP HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND WHILE SITTING AT IDLE. IT IS ACCOMPANIED BY THE DASHBOARD LIGHTING UP LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE AND THEN THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM GOING OUT. THIS INCLUDES THE HEADLIGHTS EXTINGUISHING AT HIGH SPEEDS ON THE FREEWAY--VERY SCARY.
ENGINE STALL TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEED
MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER HAS STALLED A COUPLE OF TIMES WHILE DRIVING, IT TURNS OFF AND THEN I HAVE TO TURN IT BACK ON, IT IS SCARY THAT THIS HAPPENS WHILE I AM DRIVING
THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES NOW. THE FIRST TIME WAS ABOUT 2 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE JEEP ON INTERSTATE 95 ON CRUISE CONTROL AT ABOUT 70MPH. THE JEEP STALLED, RADIO CUT OFF, EVERYTHING WENT BLANK, AND RAPIDLY DEACCELERATED. THEN THE WHOLE DASH LIT BACK UP, IT RESTARTED ON ITS OWN AND THE RPMS WENT WAY UP THEM RESUMED AS NORMAL WITH A JERK BACK INTO GEAR. I NEARL WAS REAR ENDED BY A TRUCK TAILING RIGHT BEHIND ME WHO HONKED, SLAMMED BRAKES AND JERKED AROUND ME. I TOOK IT TO THE DEARLERSHIP FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME THERE WERE NO OTHER REPORTS ON TSB AND THE COMPUTER FOUND NO PROBLEM, NOR COULD THEY DUPLICATE IT SO IT MUST HAVE BEEN "WORKING IT'S KINKS OUT". I TOOK IT HOME. ABOUT TWO MONTHS LATER IT ONCE AGAIN DID THE SAME THING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AT ABOUT 25 MPH ON INTERSTATE 495. THIS TIME I HAD TO PUT IT IN PARK, PEOPLE HONKING AND CURSING AND RESTART IT. I DIDN'T TAKE IT IN BECAUSE I FEARED THE SAME RESPONSE. THE THIRD TIME ABOUT ABOUT 2 MONTHS LATER WHEN MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING ME AND GUEST FROM ENGLAND ON INTERSTATE 95 AGAIN, NOT ON CRUISE CONTROL AT ABOUT 65 MPH. IT REPEATED THE ACTION FROM THE FIRST INCIDENT. IT'S BEEN THERE FOUR DAYS NOW FOR THE SECOND TRY AT CORRECTION WITH NO UPDATE AND FAILED RETURNED CALLS FROM THE SERVICE MANAGER ON AN UPDATE.
2007 JEEP JK 4-DOOR HAS STALLED A COUPLE OF TIMES. I'VE STARTED MY JEEP ABOUT 10 TIMES AND THE STARTER CONTINUES TO RUN. I NEED TO TURN OFF THE JEEP FOR THIS TO STOP.
I HAD NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE STALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING WITH NO NOTICABLE DIFFERENCE THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT. I WAS PULLING OFF FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND I FELT THE POWER FROM THE ENGINE CUT OUT. I LOOKED AT MY INSTRUMENTS AND THE TACH DROPPED TO ZERO AND ALL THE INSTRUMENT LIGHTS WENT OUT. NO MORE THAN ONE TO TWO FULL SECONDS LATER ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT LIGHTS CAME ON AND WENT THROUGH THE NORMAL SEQUENCE LIKE THE VEHICLE WAS JUST STARTED. THE ENGINE CAME BACK TO LIFE AND THE VEHICLE RAN AS THOUGH THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT DID NOT STORE A CODE IN THE COMPUTER AND THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PRBLEM. I HAVE HAD NO OTHER FAILURES. I DON'T REMEMBER THE EXACT DATE OF THE FAILURE, BUT I AM SURE I HAVE A COPY OF THE SERVICE RECORD IN MY GLOVE BOX FROM WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. I WILL BE HAPPY TO COOPERATE WITH ANY INVESTIGATION AND PROVIDE THE DOCUMENTATION IF NEEDED.
I HAVE AN 07 WRANGLER UNLIMITED JK. THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. LUCKILY I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 20MPH THRU A PARKING LOT WHEN INCIDENT OCCURRED.. I HAVE ALSO LOST ALL OF POWER TO DASH WHILE WINDOWS WERE BEING ROLLED UP. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPAIRED PROBLEM W/ A COMPUTER FLASH.
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, ALL OF MY DASHBOARD LIGHTS LIT UP AND MY VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER; IE: THE RADIO AND THE BLOWER SHUT OFF AND MY RPMS DROPPED. THE SAME THING HAPPENED 3 OTHER TIMES UNDER DIFFERENT CONDITIONS.
I WAS AT A STOP SIGN COMING OUT OF A SUBDIVSION AND WHILE PULLING OUT ONTO A BUSY ROAD THE JEEP WENT DEAD FOR A FEW SECONDS AND STARTED BACK UP. I WAS SITTING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BUSY ROAD TRYING TO GET TO THE SIDE OR AT LEAST GOING ENOUGH TO NOT GET HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS HAS ONLY HAPPENED ONCE SO FAR BUT SEEMS ALOT OF OTHER OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME EXPERIENCE.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER 4X4. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES AFTER LEAVING THE DEALER THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM ON FOUR OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER HAS NOT DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16. THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER PAYING $8,000 IN ENGINE PARTS AS OF 6/15/07 THE JEEP STILL WILL NOT RUN. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT DAIMLER-CHRYSLER CONTACTED HER TO OFFER A BUYBACK OR REPLACEMENT. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE REQUESTED THE BUYBACK OPTION AS THE STALL DEFECT IS STILL BEING REPORTED ON THE WEB. AT THE FINAL INSPECTION, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE DOOR DIDN'T SHUT PROPERLY. UPDATED 07/10/07 *TR
AT APPROXIMATELY 8,100 MILES, WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A SUBDIVISION AT 25 MPH, VEHICLE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. ALSO HAD LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND THE RADIO TURNED OFF. BOTH RETURNED ONCE THE ENGINE RESTARTED. NO ACTION TAKEN ON MY PART, BUT VEHICLE SPEED DID SLOW. TOTAL TIME FROM SHUTDOWN TO RESTART WAS ONE OR TWO SECONDS. HAVE NOT SCHEDULED DEALER SERVICE YET. *TR
2007 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED SAHARA. STALLED AT 2,700 MILES WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH ON A 4 LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY. VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF INCLUDING POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WHILE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN. WAS FORCED TO MOVE VEHICLE WHILE STILL ROLLING INTO GRASS MEDIAN. VEHICLE "REBOOTED" 30 SECONDS LATER WITHOUT ME DOING ANYTHING (I.E. TURNING OFF OR ON) AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AWAY. LUCKILY THERE WAS NOT HEAVY TRAFFIC AS I HAD NO MEANS TO STOP QUICKLY AND THE GRASS SLOWED ME DOWN IN THE MEDIAN. TOOK TO DEALER AND SUPPOSEDLY "FLASHED THE PCM MODULE" AS MY WARRANTY RECEIPT SAYS. THE JEEP HAS NOW AGAIN STALLED AT 3,800 MILES YESTERDAY WHILE GOING 35 MILES AN HOUR DOWN MY STREET. *TR
WHILE DRIVING MY 07 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED WITH 3,400 MILES ON IT AT 65 MPH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MOMENTARILY CUT OUT THEN ALL LIGHTS CAME ON, CHIMES STARTING GOING, AND HORN WAS HONKING FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN EVERYTHING WENT BACK TO NORMAL EXCEPT MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. UNFORTUNATELY IT WAS SUNDAY AND I COULDN'T HAVE THE COMPUTER READ. ON MONDAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS OFF. *TR
VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE TRAVELING AT SLOW SPEEDS UNDER LOW ENGINE LOAD. ONE OCCURRENCE WAS PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. THROTTLE BECOMES UNRESPONSIVE, ENGINE BOGS DOWN AND STALLS. *TR
RUNNING VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEED (60 MPH), VEHICLE SHUT DOWN IMMEDIATELY, LEADING TO LOSS IN STEERING AND BRAKING. ENGINE RPM'S WENT TO ZERO. ABOUT 4 SECONDS LATER, VEHICLE STARTED BACK UP AT NORMAL OPERATING RPM'S FOR SPEED AND GEAR SELECTION (6 TH GEAR, 60 MPH, 2600 RPM). *TR
WHILE TRAVELING ON A DIVIDED HIGHWAY, MY VEHICLE LOST ALL ENGINE POWER, BATTERY POWER AND THEN STARTED BACK UP BY ITSELF. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES PREVIOUSLY AND THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO RECTIFY. *TR
ENGINE CUT OUT (STALLED) ON 2007 JEEP WRANGLER WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. ENGINE RESTARTED AFTER PULLING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *TR
ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED AT SPEED. FOUR OUT THE FIVE TIMES IT HAS HAPPENED SO FAR, IT STARTED BACK ON ITS OWN. ONE OF THE STALLS REQUIRED STOPPING AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. EACH STALL HAS OCCURRED RANDOMLY, TWICE WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON, ONCE WHILE ACCELERATING, ONCE WHILE BRAKING AND ONCE WHILE DRIVING STEADY WITHOUT CRUISE. TWO TIMES IT STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 65 TO 75 MPH, TWO OF THE TIMES IT STALLED ON AN ON OR OFF RAMP TO THE HIGHWAY BETWEEN 35 TO 45 MPH, AND ONCE IN A PARKING LOT AT ABOUT 15 MPH. EACH TIME IT HAS STALLED, THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF, ALL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT SHUTS OFF COMPLETELY (RADIO, A/C, LIGHTS) AND THE GAUGES DROP TO ZERO LIKE THE VEHICLE IS OFF. ALL BUT ONE OF THESE TIME, THE VEHICLE THEN STARTS RIGHT BACK UP WITHIN ABOUT 1 TO 3 SECONDS, THE GAUGES RETURN TO NORMAL, RADIO TURNS BACK ON, ETC. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE STALLED LIKE THIS, THE TRANSMISSION WAS FULLY IN GEAR (NO CLUTCH BEING USED AT THE TIME). I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN THREE TIMES FOR REPAIR. THE FIRST TIMES WERE SUPPOSEDLY TO UPDATE THE VEHICLES COMPUTER SYSTEM. THE THIRD TIME, I DON'T KNOW IF ANYTHING WAS DONE OR NOT, BUT DEALER TOLD ME THAT NEITHER THEY, NOR CHRYSLER CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT AND WILL NOT FIX IT AT THIS TIME. OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS VERY MUCH A SAFETY CONCERN AND HOPE FOR THIS TO BE RESOLVED SOON. *TR
VEHICLE HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING 45MPH ON EXIT RAMP AND 65MPH ON HIGHWAY. VEHICLE RESTARTED RIGHT AWAY AS IT'S A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. ALL DASH WARNING LIGHTS LIT UP LIKE WHEN FIRST TURNING VEHICLE ON. DIDN'T NOTICE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AS I WAS GOING STRAIGHT BOTH TIMES. DIDN'T FILE COMPLAINT BEFORE BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW I COULD. WAS JUST WAITING FOR JEEP TO COME UP WITH THE SOLUTION AND THEN TAKE IT IN FOR IT. *TR
AT A STOP SIGN, THE ENGINE DIED. I TRIED TO START IT AGAIN, BUT THE CONSOLE REMAINED BLANK AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I HAD TO PUSH IT OFF THE ROAD. AFTER TRYING 5-6 MORE TIMES, IT FINALLY STARTED. THERE WAS NO WARNING THIS WOULD HAPPENED; IT WAS VERY SUDDEN. I'M AFRAID THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY. IT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DEAD FOR APPROX. 5 MINS. THE ELECTRIC WINDOWS STILL WORKED DURING THIS TIME. *TR
2007 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DOOR 6000 MILES. FIRST INCIDENT: SUNNY CLEAR DRY ROAD CONDITIONS. TOOK EXIT RAMP OFF EXPRESSWAY AND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT INTERSECTION THE BRAKES FAILED. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND JEEP DID NOT STOP. AFTER PUMPING BRAKES WITH NO RESPONSE I HAD TO STOP JEEP BY SHIFTING INTO PARK. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT, WITH BRAKES FUNCTIONING LESS THAN A HALF MILE HOME. I HAD THE JEEP TOWED (COVERED BY WARRANTY) THE NEXT MORNING. DEALER INSPECTED AND TEST DROVE WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO REPEAT PROBLEM. CONCLUSION WAS NO PROBLEM. SECOND INCIDENT: SUNNY CLEAR DRY ROAD CONDITIONS. TOOK EXIT RAMP OFF EXPRESSWAY AND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT INTERSECTION THE BRAKES FAILED. THIS TIME I HELD BRAKES TO FLOOR AND THE BRAKES EVENTUALLY "KICKED-IN" AND STOPPED THE JEEP. THIS TIME I DROVE TO DEALER AND AFTER ANOTHER INSPECTION OF THE JEEP THERE WAS NO PROBLEM FOUND?!? FORTUNATELY, BOTH INCIDENTS DID NOT RESULT IN ANY ACCIDENTS AS I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE JEEP PRIOR TO ENTERING THE INTERSECTION. I'M PRAYING THERE ISN'T A 3RD INCIDENT! *TR
I HAVE A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER 4DR 4WD THAT HAS STALLED TWICE WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 6,000 MILES AND I'VE REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAY THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE OCCURRED DURING THE DAY WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 65MPH FOR OVER AN HOUR. THE VEHICLE CUT OUT, ALL THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON, I LOST POWER STEERING, AND WITHIN 3 SECONDS THE VEHICLE "RE-STARTED" ITSELF ON ITS OWN. THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OCCURRED SEVERAL MONTHS LATER WHILE TRAVELING AT 70MPH FOR OVER AN HOUR. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AT NIGHT AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. ALL THE SUDDEN THE ENGINE CUT OUT, I LOST HEADLIGHTS, AND WITHIN 3 SECONDS THE VEHICLE CAME BACK ON AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. AGAIN, I REPORTED TO THE DEALER, AT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. *TR
ENGINE CUTS OUT AND ALL DASH LIGHTS GO ON. AS SOON AS I REALIZE WHAT IS GOING ON THINGS ARE BACK TO NORMAL.HAS HAPPENED ON AT LEAST 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TIME WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45 MPH. THE SECOND TIME WAS DOING 70 ON I94 NEXT TO A SEMI TRACTOR. THE THIRD TIME WAS ON AN EXIT RAMP ON I55 IN JOLIET IL. THE LAST TIME WAS ON JUNE 1, 2007 WHILE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT. IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALER AND THEY HAVE DISMISSED IT. TOLD ME THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING. ON THE LAST VISIT THEY SAID "THE CUSTOMER STATES THE ENGINE HESITATES SO BAD HE THINKS IT HAS STALLED THEN WILL SNAP BACK AND WILL ACCELERATE NORMALLY". I WAS VERY FRUSTRATED WHEN I RED THIS BECAUSE IT IS NOT HESITATION IT IS A STALL. THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY DIES. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND IF IT HAPPENS AT THE WRONG TIME OR IF SOMEONE PANICS THE CONSEQUENCES COULD BE DEADLY. *TR
BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACES AND TURNING A CORNER AT VERY LOW SPEEDS, CAUSED THE ESP AND BAS DASH LIGHTS TO COME ON AND STAY ON. ALL THE DASH LIGHTS HAVE COME ON AT SPEEDS OF 5 MPH WHILE DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT, VEHICLE ACTED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL, BUT DID NOT TURN OFF. TOOK THE JEEP IN FOR SERVICE, DTC'S WERE SCANNED DTC STORED CODES WERE FOUND, C2205 STEERING ANGLE SENSOR INTERNAL, C121A, STEERING ANGLE SENSOR NOT INITIALIZED. ALL STORED DTC CODES WERE CLEARED AND ALL MODULES WERE CHECKED AND NEW SOFTWARE, ABS52059883AE WAS INSTALLED. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION VIBRATES BETWEEN 35-40 MPH, DEALER COULD NOT RECREATE VIBRATION OR FIND CAUSE. *TR
2007 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED 4 DOOR LOST ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE. THE RADIO BLACKED OUT, LOST ALL POWER FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS, ALL DASH LIGHTS CAME ON, THEN OFF. IT WAS LIKE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL. VERY DANGEROUS!!!!!! *TR
MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER 4 DOOR HAS STALLED 5 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW ON NOVEMBER 5 2006. IT HAS HAPPENED AT NIGHT WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON, DURING THE DAY WITH THE HEADLIGHTS OFF, ON THE INTERSTATE, AND IN MY SUBDIVISION TRAVELING UNDER 20 MPH. WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLS THE DASH LIGHTS UP LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE, THE TRANSMISSION GOES INTO NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE REVS AND THE STEERING AND POWER BRAKES ARE GONE. THIS EPISODE LASTS FOR 3-5 SECONDS THEN THE VEHICLE RESUMES NORMAL OPERATION. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER THE 4TH TIME THIS HAPPENED AND OF COURSE NO CODE WAS STORED TO DIAGNOSE SO THEY CHECKED THE CONNECTORS AND SAID THAT WAS ALL THEY COULD DO. THE 5TH TIME THE VEHICLE DID THIS I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. I SPOKE THE SERVICE ASSOCIATE ON THE TELEPHONE AND THEY SAID THEY DAD NOT HEARD OF ANY OTHER INCIDENTS OF THIS NATURE. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY ALSO HAD NO KNOWLEDGE. I FIND THAT UNBELIEVABLE BECAUSE WITH A SIMPLE SEARCH ON THE INTERNET BRINGS UP TONS OF EXACT COMPLAINTS. I HOPE THIS PROBLEM CAN BE FIXED. I WILL NOT LET MY FAMILY RIDE IN THIS VEHICLE UNTIL IT HAS. *TR
WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN CRUISE CONTROL MODE THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN, ACCELERATE, OR SHUT DOWN AND RESTART AND ACCELERATE QUICKLY. *TR
MY JEEP HAS DIED ON ME 3 TIMES:1) IN JAN 07; 2 MOS AFTER I BOUGHT IT-WHILE IN TRANSIT ON THE FREEWAY @ 70MPH ALL POWER WAS LOST, ENGINE SHUT DOWN, LASTED ABOUT 5 SEC. IT CAME BACK ON-ON ITS OWN WHILE STILL MOVING. 2) 03/07 WHILE IN TRANSIT, @ 10MPH SHUT DOWN, HAD TO PUT IT IN PARK AND RESTART IT. 3) MAY 07- WHILE APROACHING A RED LIGHT, IT SHUT DOWN, HAD TO PUT IT IN PARK AND RESTART IT. EVERY SINGLE TIME ITS OCURRED I HAVE TAKEN IT IN THE THE SERVICE DEPT AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIND THE MALFUNCTION. THE THIRD INSTANCE, THEY INSTALLED AN AUTOPILOT- TO RECORD THE MALFUNCTION, BUT ON LY LET ME KEEP IT FOR 1 1/2 WEEKS BECAUSE THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ONLY HAS 1 IN THE WHOLE SHOP, AND THEY CANNOT SPARE ME THE AUTOPILOT FOR THE LENGTH OF TIME THAT IT MIGHT TAKE FOR THE ISSUE TO REOCURR, OF COURSE NOTHING HAPPENED. I BELIEVE THAT THIS CUSTOMER SERVICE IS A JOKE, & FEEL IT IS A MAJOR HAZARD, TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE AROUND LIKE THIS, I FEAR THAT IT MAY STALL WHILE ON THE FREEWAY AND GET HIT BY ANOTHER TRAVELING VEHICLE. ANOTHER ISSUE IS THE IGNITION/STARTER, IT SEEMS TO RANDOMLY GET STUCK- AND SOUNDS AS THOUGH I AM STILL TURNING THE KEY WHEN MY HAND IS NOT EVEN TOUCHING IT. I AM FRUSTRADED WITH THIS LEMON AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHO ELSE IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES- BECAUSE I AM NOT GETTING ANY SOLUTIONS FROM THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT & MANUFACTURER.
THE 2007 4 DOOR JEEP WRANGLER DIED AT A LIGHT AFTER I HAD IT ABOUT ONE MONTH. THROUGHOUT MY OWNERSHIP THE STARTER OR IGNITION , I DIDN'T KNOW WHICH, STUCK WHEN TRYING TO START IT PERIODICALLY. THE BIGGEST CONCERN WAS THAT LAST WEEKEND WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 70 MPH THE ENGINE GOT REALLY LOUD FOR A MINUTE AND THEN ALL OF THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLEW ON. I BELIEVED THAT THE ENGINE HAD STARTED TO STALL BUT THEN CAUGHT. I TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY COULDN'T RECREATE THE PROBLEM, RAN DIAGNOSTICS, AND THEN SEARCHED THE JEEP DATABASE AND FOUND NOTHING. IF YOU INVESTIGATED THE INTERNET THERE WERE DOZENS OF PEOPLE WHO WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. TWO PEOPLE NY AND MINNESOTA CONTACTED ME AND SAID THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE THROTTLE CONTROL. ONE OF THEM STATED THAT HIS DEALERSHIP HAD CALLED THE JEEP HELP LINE AND GOT IT FIXED. THEREFORE, I KNEW THAT IT SHOULD BE IN THEIR DATABASE - BUT IT WASN'T SHOWING WHEN SEARCHED AS BEING DONE BY DEALERSHIPS. I WAS SCARED THAT ONE OF THESE TIMES WHILE I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE THE ENGINE WAS GOING TO DIE AND STEERING WILL GO OUT. ON THE JEEP WEBSITES, NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE ACTUALLY HAD TO RESTART THEIR ENGINES WHILE DRIVING.*AK
VEHICLE: 2007 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED X 4X4 . I WAS DRIVING IN 4-WD-LOW DOWN A SANDY HILL AND I HIT A RATHER LARGE BUMP/RUT AND THE ENGINE CUT OFF , RENDERING THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES INEFFECTIVE. LUCKILY , THERE WAS NO OTHER TRAFFIC IN THE AREA OR OBSTACLES IN FRONT OF ME, AND I WAS ABLE TO BRING THE JEEP TO A STOP IN 50 YARDS OR SO ON A STEEP DOWN-HILL SECTION OF ROAD. AFTER BRING THE JEEP TO A STOP IT STARTED UP AGAIN WITHOUT PROBLEM. THE JEEP DEALER SAID THEY HAVE NOT HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM ALTHOUGH I HAVE FOUND OTHER'S ON THE WEB, INDICATING SITUATIONS WHERE THE ENGINE RANDOMLY TURNED OFF. THIS WAS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. IF I HAD BEEN IN A SITUATION WITH ANY OBSTACLES , TREES, CARS N FRONT OF ME, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN NO WAY FOR ME TO STOP OR STEER OUT OF THE WAY IN TIME. *AK
JEEP WRANGLER 4 DOOR 2007. VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH. VEHICLE RESTARTED BY ITSELF 5 SECONDS LATER. ONCE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN IT WAS HARD TO STEER, AND PANIC SET IN DUE TO UNEXPECTED HAZARD. *AK
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