I WAS FUELING THE JEEP AND WENT BACK TO SIT IN JEEP, AND WHEN TANK WAS FULL, IT SPIT OUT GAS ALL OVER JEEP AND GROUND. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED SINCE I OWNED THE JEEP FOR A MONTH. *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 →
ON FEBRUARY 26, 2015, DUE TO UNKNOWN EXHAUST NOISE, MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER WAS EVALUATED BY JIM AT DAVES AUTOMOTIVE IN VISALIA, CA. DURING THIS EVAL. JIM REPORTED BOTH EXHAUST MANIFOLDS (STOCK) WERE CRACKED AND EMITTING EXHAUST. ADDITIONALLY JIM REPORTED THAT DUE TO THE FAULTY EXHAUST MANIFOLDS THAT BOTH WERE MISSING BOLTS WHICH WERE FORCED OUT OF THEIR LOCATION DUE TO THE FAULTY MANIFOLDS. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALERSHIP LAMPE DODGE JEEP IN VISALIA, CA THEY INFORMED ME THIS PROBLEM WAS COMMON AND THE REASON THEY KEPT THE MANIFOLDS IN STOCK. ADDITIONALLY, IN JANUARY WE HAD THE CLOCK SPRING IN THE STEERING COLUMN REPAIRED AT LAMPE AND REQUESTED THEY EVALUATE THE DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM WHICH ONLY WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THEY REPORTED THEY KEEP THE TIPM MODULE IN STOCK TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM WHICH WAS COMMON IN THE JEEP WRANGLERS AND OTHER MODELS.
THE DOORS WILL NO LONGER LOCK OR UNLOCK, AT TIMES THE LOCKING OF THE DOORS IS INTERMITTENT. WE RECENTLY HAD THE CLOCK SPRING REPAIRED AT LAMPE DODGE AND THEN THE LOCKS STARTED MALFUNCTIONING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WERE INFORMED THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TIPM MODULE. I AM RESEARCHING THIS OUT MYSELF DUE TO THE DEALERSHIP REPORTING THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT JEEP IS IGNORING. ADDITIONALLY I WILL BE FILING A REPORT ON THE 2007 WRANGLER EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE SAME REPAIR SHOP WAS LOOKING INTO THE EXHAUST NOISE COMING FROM THIS VEHICLE AND INFORMED ME OF TWO CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLDS. ADDITIONALLY EXHAUST MANIFOLD 1 WAS MISSING 3 BOLTS AND EXHAUST MANIFOLD 2 WAS MISSING 2 BOLTS. AT THIS TIME THE MECHANIC BELIEVED THE BOLTS HAD BEEN FORCED OUT OF THEIR LOCATION BY FAULTY EXHAUST MANIFOLDS THAT WARPED.
PARKING BRAKE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. BRAKES WILL NOT STAY ADJUSTED. I'VE ADJUSTED IT AT LEAST A DOZEN TIMES. *TR
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. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 4/7/15*CN UPDATED 6/25/2015*JS
AT APPROXIMATELY 50MPH IF I HIT A MINOR BUMP IN THE ROAD MY JEEP BEGINS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND CONTROL IS LOST TO THE VEHICLE TO THE POINT THAT YOU MUST COME TO A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE REGAINING CONTROL. THIS IS CALLED "DEATH WOBBLE" BY ONLINE COMMUNITIES AND SERVICE REPAIRMEN. THE INCIDENT ALMOST CAUSED A COLLISION AS I WAS UNABLE TO KEEP THE CAR IN MY LANE AND RAN ANOTHER CAR INTO A DITCH. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT OR PROPERTY DAMAGED. *TR
TOTAL LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, ALL DASH WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND LOST ENGINE POWER. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OF ROAD SAFELY AND CAR DIED COMPLETELY. THIS IS 4TH TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED. FIRST TIME, WITH LESS THAN 75000 MILES AND JEEP DEALER REPLACED BATTERY. SECOND TIME WAS ON VACATION AND DIED ON FREEWAY IN HARRISBURG, PA, WAS TOWED TO AAA SHOP AND BATTERY WAS REPLACED. THIRD TIME WAS NEAR MY HOME AND HUSBAND RECHARGED BATTERY AND TAKEN TO A LOCAL SHOP, WHO REPLACED ALT. , THAT WAS YESTERDAY. TONIGHT, ON THE WAY TO WORK, HAPPENED AGAIN. EVERY TIME, NO WARNING, DASH LIGHTS COME ON A CAR DIES. ANY OF THESE COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BUT WAS LUCKY TO GET OFF THE ROAD SAFELY. *TR
FUEL OVERSPILLS AND SPITS EVERY TIME THE TANK IS FILLED. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR YEARS ON AND OFF. I HAVE REPLACED EVAP. SYSTEM PARTS WITH NO RESOLUTION.
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
ON THE 2007 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) DASHBOARD, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHES ON EVERY OTHER MINUTE WITH A CHIME, AN INDICATION THAT THERE IS SOMETHING MALFUNCTIONING OR INTERFERING WITH THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS. THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING ISSUE AND CONCERN FOR MANY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER OWNERS, INCLUDING MYSELF, AND HAS BEEN SHOWN TIME AND TIME AGAIN TO BE CAUSED BY A FAULTY CLOCKSPRING WITHIN THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL. THIS FAULTY CLOCKSPRING IS THE CULPRIT FOR POTENTIAL AIRBAG FAILURE IN THE 2007 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) DURING AN ACCIDENT OR PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT WHEN SIMPLY DRIVING AROUND. DAIMLER CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE SAFETY CONCERN OF THEIR FAULTY CLOCKSPRING THAT CAN CAUSE FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS FROM PROPERLY DEPLOYING. I WILL PREFER TO GET CONTACTED BY EMAIL. *TR
TRANSMISSION POPS VIOLENTLY OUT OF FIRST GEAR UPON ACCELERATION CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LURCH AND PAUSE/STOP SUDDENLY. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS WITH INCREASING SEVERITY AND OCCURRENCE. THE VEHICLE, WHEN IN FIRST GEAR, IS MOST OFTEN IN THE MIDDLE OF TURNING OR CROSSING AN INTERSECTION. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS WITH INCREASING SEVERITY AND OCCURRENCE TO THE POINT WE FELT IT DANGEROUS SO WE FINALLY TOOK IT TO A DEALER. DESPITE IT BEING KNOWN ISSUE FOR THIS MAKE/MODEL, JEEP REFUSED TO HELP FIX THE PROBLEM CITING THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE AND WARRANTY EXPIRATION. *TR
ON THE 2008 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) DASHBOARD, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHES ON EVERY OTHER MINUTE WITH A CHIME, AN INDICATION THAT THERE IS SOMETHING MALFUNCTIONING OR INTERFERING WITH THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS.THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING ISSUE AND CONCERN FOR MANY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) OWNERS, INCLUDING MYSELF, AND HAS BEEN SHOWN TIME AND TIME AGAIN TO BE CAUSED BY A FAULTY CLOCKSPRING WITHIN THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL. THIS FAULTY CLOCKSPRING IS THE CULPRIT FOR POTENTIAL AIRBAG FAILURE IN THE 2007 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) DURING AN ACCIDENT OR PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT WHEN SIMPLY DRIVING AROUND. DAIMLER CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE SAFETY CONCERN OF THEIR FAULTY CLOCKSPRING THAT CAN CAUSE FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS FROM PROPERLY DEPLOYING." *TR
AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, I HIT A BUMP AND MY WHOLE JEEP RAPIDLY RATTLED BACK AND FORTH ACROSS THE ROAD, NEARLY CAUSING MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS. IT STARTLED ME SEVERELY, AND I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES, SLOWLY DECELERATING. IT TOOK UNTIL I GOT DOWN TO 25MPH FOR IT TO STOP SHIMMYING. I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY INTO THE NEAREST GAS STATION, CHECKED MY TIRE PRESSURE AND MADE SURE THERE WERE NO IDENTIFIABLE OBTRUSIONS THAT WOULD AFFECT PERFORMANCE, AND 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. *TR
I WAS DRIVING WITH FRIENDS WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. OVERHEATING, AC STOPPED WORKING, AND AN ODD SPEED FLUCTUATION. I INFORMED THE PEOPLE I WAS WITH THAT I WAS GOING TO DRIVE TO THE MAIN ROAD. BEFORE I GOT THERE, ABOUT 50 FEET, THE WHOLE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FLAMES WENT OVER THE TOP OF THE JEEP. LUCKILY THE FLAMES DIED DOWN BRIEFLY ENOUGH FOR ME TO JUMP OUT . I LOST EVERYTHING IN THE JEEP AND THE JEEP ITSELF. UPON CONTACTING JEEP, THEY SAID IT WASN'T THEIR FAULT RATHER IT WAS MY FAULT. CLEARLY SOMETHING MALFUNCTIONED AND I ALMOST LOST MY LIFE. *TR
JEEP DEATH WOBBLE. *TR
CLOCK SPRING RECALL FOR AIR BAG FAILURE ON 07 WRANGLER, MINE IS DOING THE VERY SAME BUT NO RECALL ON MY JEEP. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD AND I WOULD EXPECT A DEFECTIVE PART TO BE REPLACED NOT AT MY COST. I THOUGHT I WAS BUYING DEPENDABILITY BUT NOW MY FAMILY IS AT RISK. BLINKER, HORN NO LONGER WORK, AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON. *TR
DRIVING AT 35MPH DASH ILLUMINATES RANDOM LIGHTS, SPEED ODOMETER FLUCTUATES BACK AND FORTH 0 TO CURRENT SPEED, DASH BOARD DINGS AND CAR SLOWS AND SPONTANEOUSLY STALLS. RESTARTS IMMEDIATELY. THIS FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED AGES MONTHS BACK WITHOUT STALLING NOW IS HAPPENING FREQUENTLY . WILL NOT BE DRIVING THIS CAR AGAIN UNTIL PROBLEM IS IDENTIFIED AND FIXED, TOO RISKY. *TR
REPETITIVE OIL LEAK, I AM TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE GASKETS ARE BAD, THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES. OIL LEAKS ABOUT 1 QTR PER WEEK AND HAS TO BE ADDED IN ORDER FOR ENGINE NOT TO MALFUNCTION. *TT
WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD GOING AROUND 60 MPH WHEN FRONT END BEGIN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE. NO PRECURSOR TO THE INCIDENT. WAS IN VERY HEAVY TRAFFIC AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. CAUSED GREAT DANGER TO MYSELF AND SURROUNDING AS I FOUGHT OFF THE SHAKING AND TOOK IT TO THE SHOULDER. *JS
WAS DRIVING IN NORMAL ROAD AND WEATHER CONDITIONS ON I-680. VEHICLE STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING SIDE TO SIDE, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING OUT OF CONTROL. I WAS IN EXTREMELY HEAVY TRAFFIC AND HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 30 MPH FOR THE SHAKING TO STOP. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE THE FIRST OF THE YEAR. I TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR REPAIR AFTER THE SECOND INCIDENT TO HAVE STEERING PARTS REPLACED, BUT IT DID NOT REMEDY THE INCIDENT. I AM EXTREMELY SCARED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE - ESPECIALLY WITH MY WIFE AND THREE KIDS. *TR
DEALER WORKING ON REPLACEMENT OF EXHAUST MANIFOLDS, BROKE BOLT GOING INTO HEAD, HAVE TO REMOVE ENTIRE HEAD, TO REMOVE BROKEN BOLT, AS WELL AS REINSTALL WITH NEW GASKET, THEN PROCEEDS TO SHOCK THE JEEP AND NOW A NEW POWER CONTROL MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED , THIS DEALER IS INADEQUATE TO SAY THE LEAST, NEMER, SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY. *TR
EACH TIME I FILL UP AND SET THE GAS PUMP TO 'AUTO FILL' THE GASOLINE SPILLS OUT ALL OVER THE GROUND WHEN THE TANK IS FULL AND THE PUMP FAILS TO SHUT OFF. THIS OCCURS WITH NO WARNING AND I WAS SPLASHED WITH GASOLINE AGAIN YESTERDAY. I DO NOT TRUST THE CAR USING THE AUTOMATIC FEATURE AS THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE I BOUGHT THE JEEP NEW IN 2007. I WAS DOUSED WITH GASOLINE YESTERDAY AND I AM SERIOUSLY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF SIMILAR NATURE FOUND ONLINE FOR THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER ABOUT THE ISSUE AND THEY WERE OF NO HELP AND CLAIM NOT TO BE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. I THINK THIS IS MORE THAN AN INCONVENIENCE AND IS OF A PARTICULAR SAFETY CONCERN AS GASOLINE IS SPEWING OUT FROM THE FUEL RECEPTACLE. PLEASE FOLLOW UP WITH CHRYSLER AND SEE IF A SERVICE BULLETIN HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CONDITION. *TR
I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON THE FREEWAY GOING AROUND 60MPH, HIT A SMALL BUMP AND THE JEEP STARTED TO SHAKE SO VIOLENTLY MY HEART WENT OUT OF MY CHEST. I FLIPPED ON MY HAZARDS AND MADE MY WAY OVER TO THE SLOW LANE, BUT THE SHAKING STOPPED. WHEN I ARRIVED TO WORK, I RESEARCHED THE "SHAKING" AND FOUND ANOTHER NAME FOR IT, "DEATH WOBBLE." I CAN'T BELIEVE THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL ON THE PARTS THAT CAUSE THIS, IT HASN'T CAUSED ANY FATALITIES YET; BUT IT WILL. *TR
THE JEEP SAT IN MY DRIVE WAY FOR HALF HOUR BEFORE I TOOK IT OUT. GOT 200 YARDS FROM MY HOME AND I LOST POWER STEERING,HORN AND WIPERS GOING OFF WITH OUT TOUCHING ANY OF THEM THEN THE JEEP SHUT OFF AND SMOKE POURED OUT FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. LIFTED THE HOOD AND THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE INNER FENDER WAS ON FIRE! WITH IN MINUTES THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE JEEP ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS DESTROYED. THE FUSE BOX , BATTERY, AND WIRING HARNESS WHERE DESTROYED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID IT STARTED IN THE FUSE BOX. THIS JEEP IS COMPLETELY STOCK AND AS BEEN PERFECT TILL THIS! NEVER ANY ISSUES IN THE YEAR HALF I OWN IT! *TR
VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. FIRST THE HORN GOES OFF, THEN ALL LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD GO OFF, THEN IT FINALLY STALLED. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER 2X AND BOTH TIMES WAS TOLD NOTHING WRONG. WHY IS THE JEEP DEALERSHIP, THE ONES THAT SHOULD KNOW THE VEHICLE BETTER THAN ANY OTHER MECHANIC, TELL ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WHEN THERE CLEARLY IS A PROBLEM? I'M CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AND CANNOT DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL ITS FIXED. THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THAT THE DEALERSHIP IS CHARGING ME $100 EACH TIME AND TELLING ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. *TR
I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN AUGUST OF 2013. EVERY TIME I FILL THE GAS TANK UP IT OVERFLOWS. THE AUTOMATIC SHUT OFF AT THE PUMP DOES NOT SHUT OFF UNTIL THERE IS GAS SPILLING OUT ALL OVER MY VEHICLE, THE NOZZLE AND THE GROUND. IT HAPPENS 100% OF THE TIME. *TR
MY WIFE AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED AT LEAST FIVE (5) INCIDENTS WHERE THE VEHICLE ENGINE STALLS/KILLS AND EITHER RESTARTS ITSELF OR HAS BE MANUALLY RESTARTED VIA IGNITION KEY. THE SYMPTOMS MIRROR EXACTLY THOSE DESCRIBED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE07027. (DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WHEN VEHICLE DASH LIGHTS UP AS IF FRESHLY STARTED, AND SOMETIMES NEEDS TO BE MANUALLY RESTARTED, AND SOMETIMES HAS RESTARTED ITSELF) THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS EXPERIENCED BY MY WIFE IN AUGUST OF 2009, AND THE VEHICLE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY INSPECTED BY JEEP DEALER [XXX] MOTORS OF MINOCQUA, WI, WHO AFTER INSPECTION AND ROAD TEST REPORTED "NO TROUBLE FOUND." (PER MY INVOICE DATED 8/24/09) AT THAT POINT THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY WITH 33,054 MILES ON THE ODOMETER, AND I WAS CHARGED $35.25 FOR THAT SERVICE ITEM. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT OCCURRED OCTOBER 14, 2013, AND WAS WITNESSED BY MY SON. IN THAT CASE I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH ON I-70 APPROACHING I-15 IN UTAH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE MANUALLY RESTARTED VIA KEY. THAT WAS THE 3RD INCIDENT I'VE EXPERIENCED IN THE PAST 5 MONTHS. *TR
THE 2007 JEEP WRANGLER 4 DOOR HAS SEEMED TO HAVE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS REGARDING VIOLENT SHAKING. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME SEVERAL TIMES WHERE THE VEHICLE SHAKES SO VIOLENTLY IT FEELS LIKE YOU ARE HAVING A TIRE BLOWN OUT. IT ALMOST THROWS YOU OFF THE ROAD. I WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY. I AM NERVOUS AND DO NOT THINK THIS VEHICLE IS SAFE. *TR
THIS HAS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE KEYS WERE NOT EVEN IN THE IGNITION. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE HORN STARTED HONKING, WIPERS WENT OFF AND WINDSHIELD FLUID STARTED SPRAYING EVERY WHERE. IT HAS DONE IT SEVERAL TIMES. IT HAS ALSO DONE THIS JUST WHEN OPENING THE DOORS AND NO KEYS IN THE IGNITION. IT BLINKS THROUGH THE GEARS ON THE TRANSMISSION AND HAS LOCKED UP THE TRACTION CONTROL. I HAVE HAD IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES AND IT IS JUST NOW POSSIBLY DIAGNOSED WITH TIPM. IM PART OF A JEEP CLUB IN WHICH WE HAVE AN ONLINE FORUM AND THIS IN NOT JUST HAPPENING TO MY JEEP ITS HAPPENING TO MANY JEEPS AND I FEEL ITS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. CHRYSLER HAS PAID FOR SEVERAL OF THE JEEPS ON THE FORUM, SO FAR THEY HAVEN'T PAID FOR MINE BUT I THINK THIS ISSUE REALLY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.
EVERYTIME I FILL UP THE VEHICLE, THERE IS SUBSTANTIAL FUEL OVERFLOW. THIS HAPPENS REGARDLESS OF THE AMOUNT FILLING UP, REGARDLESS OF THE PUMP OR STATION, AND REGARDLESS OF THE NOZZLE ITSELF. THERE IS ENOUGH FUEL SPILLAGE TO FILL AT LEAST A 16 OZ. CUP EVERY TIME I FILL UP.
FUEL SPITBACK ISSUE. UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY, JEEP WRANGLERS BUILT 3/1/2007 - 3/31/2008 CAN HAVE THEIR FUEL TANKS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. MINE WAS BUILT IN JANUARY 2007. IF THIS IS AN ISSUE IN SO MANY OTHER JEEPS THAT FALL OUTSIDE OF THESE BUILT DATES, I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY WERE NOT INCLUDED. MY VEHICLE SPITS OUT SOMETIMES AND ESTIMATED QUART OF GASOLINE AFTER THE AUTOMATIC FILL PUMP STOPS. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF IT IS PUMPING ON THE HIGHER OR LOWER SPEED. THIS GASOLINE, EVEN THOUGH I WASH IT OFF EVERY TIME, HAS LEFT MARKS ON MY TIRES AND I HOPE IT DOES NOT CORRODE THE PAINT OR PLASTIC TRIM. *TR
DEATH WOBBLE. YES IT'S SCARY. FIRST TIME ON THE FREEWAY, THEN IT WAS EASY TO DUPLICATE AFTER THAT AT SPEEDS ABOUT 40 MPH WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP. I REPLACED THE SHOCKS, AND CHECKED TORQUE ON ALL FRONT END COMPONENTS, SAME PROBLEM. I ORDERED A NEW TRACK BAR (PANNARD ROD) WHICH I FOUND OUT HAD BEEN UPGRADED, AND WELDED REINFORCEMENTS WHERE THE BAR MOUNTS ON THE AXLE AND FRAME SUCH THAT THE BOLTS (ALSO REPLACED) FIT TIGHTER. PROBLEM GONE SINCE, 25000 MILES AGO. ALL STOCK SUSPENSION AND TIRE SIZE. THE DENIAL FROM CHRYSLER IS UNACCEPTABLE. *TR
SPITS GAS UPON FILLING. TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER ORIGINALLY AND THEY REPLACED THE CARBON CAN AND OTHER ITEMS TO THE TUNE OF ABOUT $500. DID IT AGAIN A MONTH LATER AND STILL DOES EVERY TIME FOR THE LAST COUPLE YEARS. WE HAVE LEARNED TO PUT THE CAP WHERE IT WON'T GET WET AND STAND FAR AWAY FORM THE FILLER WHEN FILLING. I SAW THE EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR A FUEL INLET CHECK VALVE, BUT AM RELUCTANT TO GO TO DEALER (ONLY ONE AROUND FOR 120 MILES) BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO HOSED BUY THEM, I'D RATHER GET HOSED BY FUEL. IF THE VEHICLE BURNS DOWN A GAS STATION IT'S GOOD TO KNOW THAT THERE ISN'T A DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER RUBICON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION FLUID SUDDENLY BOILED OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE BOILING FLUID THEN MADE CONTACT WITH THE EXHAUST AND CAUSED A FIRE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK AND KNEE INJURIES AS WELL AS SMOKE INHALATION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.
ESP COMPUTER SYSTEM FAILURE, FAULTY ABS MODULE, ELECTRICAL FAILURE.
WHEN FILLING GAS TANK FUEL SHUT OFF DOES NOT WORK. FUEL SPRAYS OUT OF FILL HOLE. *TR
I WAS DRIVING AT A STEADY SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 35, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIBRATE, AND WITHIN SECONDS THE STEERING WAS SHAKING SO BADLY THAT I HAD TO BRING THE CAR TO A COMPLETE STOP. AFTER RESUMING MY SPEED, THE CAR WAS NO LONGER SHAKING. SINCE THAT TIME, I EXPERIENCE A SLIGHT TO MODERATE SHAKE AT ALL SPEEDS, AND EXPERIENCE THE "DEATH WOBBLE" ALMOST DAILY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. I HAVE FOLLOWED ALL RECOMMENDATIONS AS FAR AS TIRE ROTATION IS CONCERNED, AS WELL AS ALIGNMENT WHEN TIRES WERE PURCHASED. I HAVE SINCE FOUND THE RECENT CHRYSLER TSB REGARDING THE DEATH WOBBLE, AND AM CURRENTLY HAVING THE VEHICLES SUSPENSION AND WHEELS CHECKED. I WANT IT ON RECORD THAT THIS VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM DAILY. *TR
ARE JEEP STARTED SHAKING VERY BADLY. WE HAVE LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND SEEN THAT MANY JEEP OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM , THEY ARE CALLING IT THE DEATH WOBBLE. WHY IS JEEP NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS? *TR
WHENEVER I FILL MY TANK, IT SPITS GASOLINE OUT ALL OVER THE PLACE. THE OVERFLOW VALVE IN THE STEM DOESNT WORK. NOT ONLY IS THIS AN EXPENSIVE ISSUE AS GAS IS LOST AT EACH FILL UP, BUT ALSO ENVIRONMENTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. *TR
THE AUTOMATIC SHIFTER LINKAGE POPS OFF AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SWITCH GEARS. THIS IS DANGEROUS. YOU MAY THINK YOU'RE IN PARK WHEN YOU'RE ACTUALLY IN DRIVE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO MOVE FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY. THIS WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, VEHICLE DAMAGE AND BODILY INJURY. *TR
I BOUGHT A USED 2007 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DOOR SAHARA IN MARCH OF 2012. ABOUT 30 DAYS AFTER THE PURCHASE (WHICH IS WHEN DEALER WARRANTY EXPIRED) THE VEHICLE'S BRAKES STARTING SQUEAKING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS BECAUSE THE BRAKES WERE DIRTY. THEY "CLEANED" THE BRAKES AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. THE NEXT DAY THE BRAKES STARTED SQUEAKING AGAIN EVERY TIME I BRAKE. I TOOK IT BACK AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE THE BRAKES WERE BRAND NEW. AT THIS TIME, THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR ALSO STOPPED LOCKING CORRECTLY. THE WARRANTY I HAD PURCHASED FOR $2,000 DID NOT COVER ELECTRONICS! A COUPLE MONTHS GO BY AND I EXPERIENCED THE POPULAR DEATH WOBBLE AFTER GETTING AN OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION. IT TURNS OUT THE REAR TRACKBAR BRACKET WAS CRACKED AND EVENTUALLY COMPLETELY BROKE IN HALF. I BOUGHT A HEAVY DUTY ADJUSTABLE REAR TRACKBAR AND HAD A NEW BRACKET WELDED ON WHICH SEEMED TO FIX THE PROBLEM FOR A FEW DAYS. THEN THE DEATH WOBBLE STARTED AGAIN. I THEN TOOK THE JEEP TO GET THE TIRES ROTATED AND BALANCED AND THE DEATH WOBBLE STARTED AT JUST 30MPH AS WE WERE LEAVING THE SHOP. I TOOK IT BACK AND THEY WERE DUMBFOUNDED AS TO WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. SO THEY PLACED THE TIRES BACK WHERE THEY WERE WHEN I TOOK IT IN AND IT STOPPED FOR A COUPLE MORE DAYS. SINCE THEN I HAVE REPLACED THE FRONT TRACKBAR, STEERING STABILIZER, AND SHOCKS, WHICH ALL SEEMED TO HAVE PUT IT AT BAY. HOWEVER, NOW I HAVE $340-A-PIECE TIRES THAT HAVE BEEN WORN OUT AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD I CANNOT GET
SINCE JUNE 2012 WHEN FILLING UP THE FUEL TANK NO MATTER HOW SLOW OR FAST THE LAST BIT OF FUEL SPEWS FROM THE TANK FILLER OPENING SPILLING ALL OVER THE CAR AND GROUND OCCURS EVERY TIME THE CAR IS FUELED UP COMPLETELY. *TR
EVERY TIME I TRY TO FILL MY TANK, IT OVERFLOWS. IT DOESN'T RESPOND TO THE SHUT-OFF MECHANISM. I'VE HAD MY CAR SINCE FEBRUARY OF LAST YEAR AND IT'S HAPPENED EVERY TIME I'VE TRIED TO FILL UP FOR ALMOST A YEAR NOW. *TR
I WAS ON HIGHWAY AND I GOT WHAT I NOW FIND OUT IS COMMON IN MY CAR THE DEATH WOBBLE. I HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP ON THE HIGHWAY TO MAKE IT STOP. VERY SCARY AND DEADLY. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH OVER AN UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. UPON RESTARTING, THE CONTACT RESUMED CAUTIOUSLY WITH THE HAZARD LIGHTS ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000.
EVERY TIME DURING FUEL FILL UP ON 07 JEEP WRANGLER 4DR UNLIMITED X, THE FUEL WILL SPIT ANYWHERE FROM 1-3 PINTS BACK OUT OF THE GAS TANK ALL OVER THE VEHICLE AND THE GROUND. I FIND THIS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN FOR BOTH EMISSIONS AND VERY POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARDS, NOT TO MENTION THE IRRITATION OF WASTED GAS OVER TIME= WASTED HARD EARNED MONEY. UPON RESEARCH, ITS A POOR DESIGN WITHIN THE GAS TANK AND/OR THE EVAP SENSOR ON THE EVAP CANISTER. PLEASE HELP US CUSTOMERS BY GETTING CHRYSLER/JEEPS ATTENTION TO RECALL THIS POOR DESIGN THAT IS AFFECTING THOUSANDS OF JEEP OWNERS. *TR
REFUELING, AT UNDER 2 GALLONS, FUEL SPRAYED OUT THE FUEL FILL. TRIED FILLING AGAIN, AT ALMOST 18 GALLONS, DID IT AGAIN. SPILLING FUEL ON THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, THE GROUND, AND ME. *TR
BOUGHT MY AUTO-TRANSMISSION JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED X 2007 (JK) LAST NOVEMBER, TOOK IT TO AN 4 HOUR TRIP (FIRST TIME LONG TRIP) IN APRIL. ON OUR WAY WE NOTICED THAT THE CONTROL PANEL FOR RADIO BECAME HOT. WE STOPPED A LITTLE BIT THEN CONTINUED TO DRIVE. SUDDENLY THERE WAS A "HOT OIL" WARNING LIGHT UP. WE HAD TO STOP AGAIN AND WAIT FOR ANOTHER 2 HOURS TO HIT THE ROAD. I HAVE NEVER DONE TOWING OR OFF-ROADING OR ANYTHING - JUST DRIVING IN 2-WHEEL DRIVE ON A HIGH WAY, WHY THE HOT OIL LIGHT WENT OFF? THEN I DID SOME SEARCH AND FIND A LOT OF WRANGLER CATCHING FIRE VIDEOS ON YUTUBE. AND PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT "HOT OIL" AND INSUFFICIENT TRANSMISSION COOLER. I FIND THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR AUTO-TRAN 2010 MODEL TO INSTALL AN ADDITIONAL COOLER. I ALSO FOUND THAT THE 2011 AND 2012 MODEL JEEP WRANGLER AUTO-TRAN COME WITH THE ADDITIONAL TRANSMISSION COOLER. BUT HOW ABOUT 2007, 2008 AND 2009 MODEL? THE PROBLEM IS ENDEMIC TO 100% OF AUTOMATIC JKS. THE RISK OF FIRE OR TRANSMISSION DAMAGE WHEN USING THE VEHICLE IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH IT'S INTENDED USE IS UTTERLY UNACCEPTABLE. IT IS ALSO ILLEGAL! *TR
AS I WAS PULLING OUT FROM A GREEN LIGHT, THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER WAS VIOLENTLY THROWN OUT OF 1ST GEAR INTO NEUTRAL. THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER ACTUALLY LEFT A SMALL BRUISE ON MY RIGHT HAND. I CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. AND WAS TOLD THAT A TSB WAS OUT ADDRESSING THE ISSUE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE "INNER" SHIFT BOOT NEEDED TO BE REMOVED, AND/OR REPLACED. I DID EXACTLY AS THEY SAID AND REMOVED THE INNER SHIFT. I DID NOT REPLACE THE OUTER AS I WANTED TO SEE IF THIS SOLUTION WORKED. IT DID NOT. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME ANY POWER IS APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE IS IN 1ST GEAR. MY WIFE ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AS SHE WAS UNAWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. AS SHE PULLED INTO THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC, THE TRANSMISSION VIOLENTLY SHIFTED IN NEUTRAL, AND SHE WAS ALMOST HIT FROM THE DRIVER PULLING OUT BEHIND HER. *TR
I EXPERIENCED "DEATH WOBBLE" TWICE YESTERDAY. THE FIRST HAPPENED IN A CURVE WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THERE WAS NO OBSTRUCTION IN THE ROAD. THE SECOND WAS SHORTLY AFTER ON A STRAIGHT STRETCH. AGAIN, NO OBSTRUCTION IN THE ROAD. THIS WAS SO SEVERE MY PASSENGER HAD TO HELP STEADY THE WHEEL TO KEEP ME FROM CRASHING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THERE ARE NO AFTER MARKET PARTS AND NO LIFT INSTALLED ON THE JEEP. *TR
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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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