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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 →

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Jun 2, 201150,000 milesAZ

GAS OVERFLOWS CONSISTENTLY WHEN FILLING MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. *TR

Suspension
Filed May 30, 201145,000 milesMA

SEVERE SHAKING IN FRONT END, FEELS LIKE MY TIRES ARE FALLING OFF, WHEN I AM ON HIGHWAY! HARD TO HOLD STEERING WHEEL IN PLACE, I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND STOP IN ORDER TO GET THE JEEP UNDER CONTROL. I BELIEVE THIS IS CALLED DEATH WOBBLE. I AM SO SURPRISED AFTER ALL THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE THERE HAS BEEN NO FORCED RECALL! I AM SURPRISED WE DIDN'T CRASH AND CAUSE A PILE UP ON HIGHWAY! *TR

Steering
Filed May 24, 201147,000 milesMI

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER 4DR 4X4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT ENCOUNTERED A BUMPY ROAD AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ONE YEAR AGO FOR THE SIMILAR FAILURE AND THE STEERING DAMPER WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR THE MOST RECENT RECURRING FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Steering
Filed May 21, 201124,000 milesNC

2007 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED, AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 30-55 MPH, THE FRONT TIRES CAN BEGIN TO SHAKE AND WOBBLE VIOLENTLY. WHEN IT OCCURS, THE VEHICLE IS UNCONTROLLABLE AND THE VIOLENT WOBBILING CAN ONLY BE STOPPED BY STOPPING THE VEHICLE. DEALERS CLAIM THERE IS NO PROBLEM AND WILL NOT/CANNOT FIX IT. *TR

Steering
Filed May 1, 201147,129 milesCO

2007 WRANGLER UNLIMITED BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY AFTER GOING OVER A MINOR ABRUPTNESS ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 50 MPH. ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HAD TO SLOW TO 25 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY TO GET IT TO STOP SHAKING. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED, AS I HAVE ALREADY TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO CHRYSLER TO FIX THIS AND NOW IT IS OCCURRING AGAIN. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AS THE DRIVER COULD EASILY LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND THE DRIVER MUST BRAKE HARD AND SLOW DOWN IMMEDIATELY TO GAIN CONTROL, THEREBY RISKING BEING REAR-ENDED BY THE CAR BEHIND HIM/HER. *TR

Air Bags
Filed Apr 29, 201172,000 milesAZ

2007 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED RUBICON. CLOCKSPRING IS MALFUNCTIONING AND AIRBAG LIGHTS STAYS ON. *TR

Unknown or Other
Filed Apr 17, 201132,000 milesID

THE PAINT ON THE DOOR HINGES ON MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED SAHARA BEGAN SHOWING SIGNS OF RUST. PRESENTED VEHICLE TO LOCAL DEALER, AND CHRYSLER AGREED TO REPAINT THE HINGES UNDER WARRANTY. WITHIN ONE WEEK, PAINT ON HINGES BEGAN BUBBLING. CHRYSLER AGAIN AGREED TO REPAINT HINGES UNDER WARRANTY. IN TALKING WITH BODY SHOP, THE ISSUE IS THAT THE HINGES ARE AN ALLUMINUM ALLOY, AND, WITH THE STEEL HINGE PIN AND THE STEEL DOOR, GALVANIC CORROSION HAS OCCURRED, AND WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR. SOUNDS TO BE A FUNDAMENTAL DESIGN FLAW (FUNDAMENTAL METALLURGY). HINGES HAVE BEEN REPAINTED A SECOND TIME, WITH INDICATIONS THAT THE PAINT IS BEGINNING TO BUBBLE. BODY SHOP HAS ADVISED THAT THE PROBLEM WILL CONTINUE UNTIL HINGES ARE REPLACED WITH A SIMILAR METAL OR STAINLESS STEEL. ADVISED BY BODY SHOP THAT THEY HAVE DONE THE SAME REPAIR ON APPROXIMATELY 6 OTHER JEEP WRANGLERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. AFTER A SORT INTERNET SEARCH, IT APPEARS AS THOUGH THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE THAT CHRYSLER HAS NOT ADDRESSED APPROPRIATELY. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Apr 16, 201154,262 milesCT

FUEL BURP AROUND FUEL NOZZLE AFTER THE AUTO SHUTOFF CLICKS AND STOPS FUEL FLOW. FUEL GOES DOWN THE SIDE OF THE JEEP AND ONTO THE REAR BUMPER. HAPPENS EVERY FILLUP NO MATTER WHAT THE FILL RATE OF THE STATION SYSTEM. *TR

Suspension › Front
Filed Apr 16, 201132,000 milesNE

DEFECT IS CALLED "DEATH WOBBLE" IN VARIOUS JEEP WRANGLER YEARS AND MODELS. MINE IS A 2007 WRANGLER X UNLIMITED. I WAS TOLD BY DEALER THE PROBLEM WAS MUD IMPACTION AROUND AND INSIDE OF WHEELS. REMOVING ALL MUD DID NOT FIX PROBLEM. WORSENED PROBLEM AFTER CLEANING. REPLACED FRONT STABILIZER BAR3 WEEKS AGO. PROBLEM CONTINUES... WHICH IS:WHILE DRIVING ON A ROUGH ROAD OR HITTING A BUMP OR EVEN MODESTLY SHALLOW POTHOLE, FRONT END AND STEERING BEGINS SHAKING, WOBBLING, QUAKING TO POINT OF VEHICLE BEING COMPLETELY OUT OF CONTROL AND IS ALMOST IF NOT COMPLETELY IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL WHICH IS MANAGED BY BRAKING TO COMPLETE HALT. HAVE NARROWLY AVERTED COLLISIONS AND COMPLETE VEHICLE CONTROL SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS. REALLY AFRAID TO DRIVE JEEP, NOR CAN I ETHICALLY OR EFFECTIVELY SELL VEHICLE WITHOUT NOTIFYING "BUYER" OR THIS SERIOUS, BODILY AND LIFE THREATENING DEFECT. VEHICLE IS WORTHLESS BECAUSE OF THIS DANGER. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Apr 14, 201170,000 milesMO

WHEN TURNING ON JEEP THE STARTER KEEPS GOING, HAVE TO TURN OFF KEY AND RESTART TO GET IT TO QUIT. SEEMS LIKE THE STARTER LOCKS? *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Apr 11, 201150,000 milesNH

LAST SUMMER (2010) MY 4-DOOR 2007 JEEP WRANGLER BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE GAS SHUT-OFF VALVE. WHEN FILLING UP WITH GASOLINE, GAS WOULD SHOOT OUT OF THE TANK AT THE END OF THE FILLING PROCESS. IT SPLASHES OUT OF THE TANK AND IF I DON'T GET OUT OF THE WAY IN TIME, GAS CAN SPRAY ON MY BODY. OTHERWISE, GAS SPILLS OUT ALL OVER THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE AND ONTO THE GROUND AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY FOR A WHILE AND NOW HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME I FILL UP WITH FUEL. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AS I FEEL THIS IS A DEFECT AND NOT SOMETHING I SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Apr 9, 201160,300 milesFL

GAS TANK OVERFLOWING WHEN FILLING VEHICLE. *TR

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Apr 8, 201137,000 milesVA

THE ISSUE IS LEAKING TRANSMISSION LINES IN 2007 - 2012 JEEP WRANGLERS EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. THE TRANSMISSION LINES THAT LEAD FROM THE TRANSMISSION TO THE RADIATOR ARE LEAKING WHERE THE LINES CHANGE FROM METAL TO RUBBER. ACCORDING TO MANY PEOPLE ON A WWW.JKFORUM.COM AND OTHER JEEP FORUMS ON THE WEB, THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD ISSUE. IF SOMEONE IS NOT AWARE OF THE LEAK, IT COULD RESULT WITH ALL THE TRANSMISSION FLUID TO LEAK OUT AND THE TRANSMISSION TO OVER HEAT. IF THIS HAPPENS, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD FAIL AND COST THE CONSUMER $1,000'S TO HAVE REPAIRED. ALSO, IF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK IS SERIOUS, THE TRANSMISSION FLUID COULD SPRAY ONTO THE EXHAUST OR ENGINE BLOCK AND CATCH FIRE. LEAKING TRANSMISSION LINES ARE HAPPENING TO TOO MANY JEEP WRANGLERS AND IT IS NOT FAIR FOR ALL THESE CONSUMERS TO PAY FOR THESE DAMAGES. THE COST TO REPLACE THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION LINES COULD RANGE BETWEEN $200 AND $300 DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU LIVE. AND ONCE AGAIN...IT IS NOT FAIR FOR THE CONSUMER TO EVEN PAY THIS AMOUNT TO REPAIR SOMETHING THAT IS HAPPENING TO SO MANY JEEP WRANGLERS FROM THE MANUFACTURE YEARS OF 2007 - 2012. WHEN I CALL MY DEALERSHIP TO PRICE THE TRANSMISSION LINES, THEY HAVE TO ORDER THE PART BECAUSE THEY ARE SOLD OUT. I HAVE ALSO HEARD THAT THE REPLACEMENT LINES HAVE A NEW PART NUMBER (WHICH MAKES ME THINK THEY HAVE BEEN REDESIGNED) AND ARE ON BACK ORDER. TO VIEW SOME OF THE COMMENTS MADE BY OTHER JEEP OWNERS WITH THIS ISSUE, PLEASE VISIT THESE WEB FORUMS FOR FURTH

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Apr 6, 201140,000 milesAL

I HAVE A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED SAHARA. WHEN I FILL THE TANK WITH FUEL I ALWAYS GET AN OVERFILL. THIS IS NOT AN INTERMITTENT THING. IT HAPPENS 100% OF THE TIME. THE SPLASHBACK IS SIGNIFICANT SPILLING FUEL ALL OVER MY JEEP THE GROUND AND MOST THE TIMES IF I AM NOT PAYING ATTENTION MYSELF. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Apr 6, 201150,385 milesMA

GAS OVERFOW AFTER FILL UP. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Mar 29, 201162,300 milesAL

WHEN REFUELING MY 2007 JEEP WRANKLER (4DR) THE FUEL WILL OVERFLOW BACK OUT OF THE TANK WITHOUT WARNING. THIS OCCURS WHEN LOCKING THE FUEL PUMP HANDLE AS SOME PLACES ALLOW AND WHEN FUELING UP MANUALLY. THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW WHEN TO STOP FUELING BEFORE THIS OCCURS UHNLESS YOU TRY TO REMOVE THE NOZZLE AND LOOK INTO THE FILL HOLE WHILE SLOWLY PUMPING THE FUEL.

Air Bags
Filed Mar 29, 201171,918 milesAR

2007 WRANGLER RUBICON UNLIMITED WITH FAULTY CLOCK SPRING. AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH AN AUDIBLE DINGING ALARM AT 71,918 MILES. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED REPLACED AND WASN'T COVERED UNDER THE 100,000 MILE WARRANTY I PURCHASED. HAVE NOT HAD THIS REPLACED AT THIS TIME.

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Mar 20, 201153,895 milesCT

FUEL BURP AROUND FUEL NOZZLE AFTER AUTO SHUTOFF. FUEL GOES DOWN THE SIDE OF THE JEEP AND ONTO THE REAR BUMPER. HAPPENS EVERY FILLUP. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Mar 17, 2011IN

2007 4 DOOR JEEP WRANGLER. NOTICED OIL LEAK IN FEBRUARY 20TH. AT FIRST APPEARANCE ASSUMED IT WAS FROM OIL CHANGE. AS OF NOW IT APPEARS IT IS A FRONT MAIN SEAL ON THE MOTOR... REALLY! A 4YR. OLD VEHICLE WITH 63,000 MILES?! SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING BY MY P.O.V... ALSO, POWER WINDOWS HAVE FAILED TO FUNCTION ON TWO OCCASIONS. AND, INTERIOR LIGHT DOESN'T COME ON WHEN PASSENGER SIDE DOOR IS OPENED. EITHER WAY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Mar 15, 201174,719 milesOH

I AM THE OWNER OF A JEEP JK FOUR DOOR SAHARA WRANGLER.... 2007 MODEL. SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT I HAVE HAD IT SPIT/ HURL FUEL EVERY SINGLE TIME I FILL IT UP. ITS GOTTEN SO BAD THAT I NOW PURPOSELY HAVE TO WATCH IT AND CAN'T DO A COMPLETE FILLUP. *TR

Suspension
Filed Mar 13, 201125,000 milesNY

WHENEVER MY 2007 JEEP HIS A BUMP AT SPEEDS OVER 45MPH, IT BEGINS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". IT SHAKES AS IF READY TO FALL APART. IT OCCURS MOSTLY ON THE HIGHWAY, WHERE I NEED TO HOLD ON TIGHT AND SLOW AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE TO A NEAR STOP. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! I WILL NOT LET MY THREE TEENAGERS DRIVE THE CAR. APPARENTLY THIS IS HAPPENING TO ALL 2007 WRANGLERS. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED! *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Mar 9, 201153,686 milesCT

FUEL BURP AROUND FUEL NOZZLE AFTER AUTO SHUTOFF, DOWN SIDE OF JEEP AND ONTO BUMPER. HAPPENING EVERY FILLUP AFTER ODOMETER HAS PASSED 50,000 MILES. *TR

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Mar 2, 201153,000 milesFL

IT STARTED WITH A SLIGHT KNOCK IN THE ENGINE AT FIRST START UP. IT WOULD GO AWAY AFTER A FEW MINUTES. THAT LASTED ABOUT 3-4 WEEKS. UNTIL ONE START UP THE ENGINE WOULD NOT STOP TICKING, BY THE TIME I ARRIVED HOME THE ENGINE WAS KNOCKING VIOLENTLY. OIL LEVELS WERE FINE. HAD THE JEEP TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE ENGINE INSPECTED, TO SEE IF IT WOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE TECH DID AN INSPECTION AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE SPUN 2 CONNECTING ROD BEARINGS, BENT 4 RODS, DAMAGED 4 PISTONS, DAMAGE TO CRANK, AND ALMOST ALL OIL PASSAGES IN ENGINE WERE CLOGGED BY METAL DEBRIS. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THE FACTORY SEAL ON THE ENGINE WAS OPENED. THE DEALERSHIP CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND TOLD THEM THE SITUATION. I SPOKE WITH CHRYSLER MANY TIMES OVER THE MONTH SPAN THAT THE JEEP WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP,I ALSO HAD THE DEALERSHIP FAX ALMOST 20 OTHER CASES TO THE CLAIMS DEPT. THAT I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON THE SAME SITUATION AND PROVIDED THE VEHICLE YEAR, MAKE, AND MILEAGE INCLUDING ALL OF MY SOURCES. CHRYSLER TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE ENGINE REPAIR BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE AND THAT I WAS NOT THE FIRST OWNER OF THE VEHICLE,THE JEEP HAS 53K ON IT. NO ONE AT THE DEALERSHIP COULD TELL ME THE REASON WHY THIS HAPPENED, OR HOW I CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SELF DESTRUCT. I WAS TOLD BY ANOTHER MECHANIC THAT THE OIL PORTS INSIDE THE ENGINE GOING TO THE CRANK WERE DESIGNED TOO SMALL, AND THIS IS WHY THE CRANK BEARINGS WERE FAILING. I HAVE TAKEN THE JEEP TO ANOTHER MECHANIC, HE ADVISED THAT A

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Mar 2, 2011100 milesWI

GAS OVERFLOWS WHEN FILLING TANK. AFTER AUTOMATIC NOZZLE SHUTS OFF GAS BACKS UP IN FILL TUBE AND EXITS FROM FILL TUBE. GAS SPILLS OVER ONTO OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE DESTROYING PAINT AND FORMING PUDDLE ON GROUND. SOMETIMES GAS EXPELS SO FAST IT SHOTS OUT AND GETS ON PERSON PUMPING FUEL. THIS HAPPENS AT EVERY FULL FILL UP. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THIS EXCEPT FOR TRYING TO MANUALLY STOP PUMP BEFORE TANK IS FULL. *TR

Steering1 injured
Filed Feb 26, 201155,505 milesIA

THE STEERING IS DEFECTIVE IT ALLOWS THE VEHICLE TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND YOU LOSE CONTROL. I ALMOST RAN INTO A CONCRETE WALL ALONG THE INTERSTATE. I WAS ACCELERATING UP AN ENTRANCE RAMP AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING SO VIOLENTLY THE HOOD WAS SEPARATING FROM THE BODY I ESTIMATE AT LEAST 6" OFF SIDE TO SIDE SHAKE. I COULD NOT STEER, JUST TRY TO HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL STRAIGHT AND ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN. THE BALL JOINTS, TIE ROD JOINTS, AND TRACK BAR MUST BE REPLACED. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Feb 26, 201180,000 milesNY

OVER THE PASS TWO MONTHS AS I FILL THE GAS TANK OF MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER ONCE THE TANK IS FULL AND THE PUMP STOPS THE FLOW OF GAS, GAS SPITS BACK OUT OF THE FUEL INLET WITH SOME FORCE BEHIND IT. OTHER THAN GAS COVERING MY HANDS AND LEGS NO INJURIES HAVE RESULTED FROM THIS BUT WITH THE FORCE THAT IT DOES COME OUT OF THE INLET IT COULD EASILY GET IN TO SOMEONE'S EYES, NOT TO MENTION THE EFFECT OF GAS COVERING MY HANDS EVERY TIME I FILL MY GAS TANK. I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO MY LOCAL DEALER AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME I NEED TO REPLACE MY GAS TANK AS THERE IS A VENT THAT IS PART OF THE TANK THAT CAN NOT BE REPLACED WITHOUT CHANGING THE WHOLE TANK AT A COST OF 610.00 THIS SOUNDED ODD TO ME SO I STARTED LOOKING IN TO IT AND FOUND A LARGE NUMBER OF THIS HAPPENING TO OTHER PEOPLE. THAT IN TURN LED ME TO YOUR WEB SITE AND THIS COMPLAINT FORM. I HAVE AN OPEN CASE FILE IN WITH JEEP BUT HAVE NOT GOT AN ANSWER AS I WRITE THIS. I HAVE READ THE INVESTIGATION YOU HAVE DONE INTO THIS AND MY ONLY COMMENT TO THAT IS JUST BECAUSE NO ONE HAS BEEN HURT YET DOES NOT MAKE IT SAFE. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Feb 24, 2011CO

EVERYTIME THE VEHICLE IS FILLED WITH GAS, GAS SPILLS OUT EVEN WHEN THE GAS PUMP HAS TURNED OFF. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Feb 23, 201173,000 milesNC

WHEN FILLING UP MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER WITH FUEL ABOUT A QUART SHOOTS BACK OUT AFTER THE PUMP STOPS. DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS AND AMBIENT TEMPS DO NOT AFFECT THE ISSUE, IT ALWAYS HAPPENS. THIS IS UNSAFE! MY WIFE AND I BOTH HAVE HAD GAS SPILLED ON US, OUR CHILDREN CAN BREATH THE FUMES ON US GETTING BACK IN THE CAR, AND GAS IS LEFT TO SEEP INTO THE GROUND OR CATCH ON FIRE FROM THE HEAT OF THE NEXT CARS EXHAUST. NOT SAFE! TSB 14-001-11 WHICH EXTENDS THE GAS TANK VALVE DOES NOT PERTAIN TO MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER SINCE IT WAS BUILT DEC 22, 2006 AND THE TSB BEGINS ON MARCH 1, 2007. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Feb 23, 201150,000 milesMI

WHILE FILLING THE GAS TANK ON MY 07 JEEP WRANGLER, FUEL SPILLS OUT BEFORE PUMP SHUT OFF. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR 6 MONTHS NOW. MY BUILD DATE IS BEFORE THE DATE THAT CHRYSLER SAID PROBLEMS ARE HAPPENING. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Feb 23, 201159,021 milesVA

GAS OVERFLOW ON FILLING. JEEP HAS RELEASED A TSB BUT MY JEEP WAS NOT IN THE DATES COVERED BY THE TSB, YET I STILL HAVE THIS OVERFLOW ON FILLING ISSUE. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Feb 23, 201125,000 milesMO

FUEL SPLASHES OUT OF FILLER NECK ON MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED AT FILL-UPS WHEN THE PUMP AUTOMATICALLY SHUTS OFF. IT HAS OCCURRED IN WARM AND COLD WEATHER, AND AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS BOTH WITH AND WITHOUT VAPOR RECOVERY TYPE NOZZLES. AN ESTIMATED 1-2 CUPS OF FUEL CAN SPLASH OUT, GETTING ALL OVER ME, THE VEHICLE AND THE GROUND. ORIGINALLY THE PROBLEM NEVER OCCURRED, BUT NOW HAPPENS 50% OR MORE OF THE TIME HAVING STARTED PERHAPS TWO YEARS AGO. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT JUST BE ME UNTIL I LEARNED RECENTLY NHTSA WAS LOOKING INTO THE ISSUE. THIS PROBLEM CAN BE A POTENTIAL FIRE/EXPLOSION HAZARD, AS I OFTEN SEE IDIOTS SMOKING WHILE REFUELING THEIR VEHICLES. NOT TO MENTION OTHER POTENTIAL HEALTH AND INCONVENIENCE ISSUES DUE TO CONTACT WITH GASOLINE. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Feb 19, 201174,000 milesMI

FUEL SPILLS OUT OF GAS FILLER HOLE WHEN FILLING TANK. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Feb 17, 201158,002 milesIL

FUEL TANK OVERFLOWS BEFORE AUTOMATIC SHUTOFF AT PUMP. HAVE HAD IT HAPPEN USING VARIOUS TYPES OF FUEL FILLING STATIONS AND VARIOUS TYPES OF FILLING STATION NOZZLES. HAS OCCURRED EVERY FILL UP SINCE 2009. *TR

Steering
Filed Feb 16, 201175,000 milesIN

MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER RUBICON, WITH 77K MILES HAS BEEN BACK TO THE SHOP GOING ON IT'S 4TH TIME, I HAVE QUESTIONED 3 CINCY DEALERS, THE FACTORY & THEY ALL IGNORE THE "DEATH WOBBLE", I FINALLY GOT THE PARTS MANAGER AT WYLER DEALERSHIP IN CINTI, OHIO TODAY, TO SAY "YES, WE DID GET A TECHNICAL ALERT ABOUT THE TRACK BAR", SO WE WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET THE DEALER PARTS, THIS IS AFTER, I HAVE TRIED 2 OTHER HEAVIER DUTY UNITS, THIS DEALER PART IS NOT WORKING, I AM NOW TRYING THE $380 KIT FROM A SHOP IN ARIZONA THAT CLAIMS TO HAVE THE FIX, WISH ME LUCK, BEFORE I HAVE A WRECK. THIS IS ABSURD TO READ & SEE SO MUCH ONLINE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND CHRYSLER IS IGNORING IT, MY NEXT STEP IS MY LOCAL TV STATION & TALK RADIO. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE TO BE MADE, NOT TO MENTION HARD EARNED DOLLARS SPENT & SOMEONE BEING IN AN ACCIDENT BEFORE THEY PAY ATTENTION...NOW HAVING THIS DEALERSHIP TELL ME A "TECHNICAL ALERT" IS DIFFERENT THAN A RECALL? MAKES ME EVEN MADDER...THEY ARE JUST ON A "FIX AS NEEDED BASIS?", SO ANYONE OUT OF WARRANTY HAS TO PAY FOR THE WHOLE FIX? WOW WHERE HAS ACCOUNTABILITY GONE? *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Feb 15, 201140,000 milesGA

EVERY TIME I FILL UP MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER JK UNLIMITED IT SUDDENLY OVERFLOWS POURING GAS ALL OVER ME, THE GROUND, AND THE JEEP. THIS OCCURS EVERYTIME I FILL UP THE JEEP. EVEN IF I SLOW THE PUMP DOWN WHEN GETTING CLOSE TO FULL IT STILL SPITS FUEL OUT. I'VE TRIED SEVERAL DIFFERENT GAS STATION WITH THE SAME DANGEROUS RESULTS. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Feb 15, 201153,239 milesCT

WHILE REFUELING THE AUTO SHUTOFF DEVICES CLICKS AND THEN FUEL IS BURPED OUT OF THE FILLER AND DOWN THE SIDE OF THE JEEP AND ONTO THE REAE BUMPER. THIS HAPPENING AT EVERY FILLUP SINCE THE ODOMETER HAS PASSED 50,000 MILES. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline1 injured
Filed Feb 15, 201129,450 milesVA

I HAVE A 2007 4DR WRANGLER AND HAVE 29000 MILES ON IT AND EVERY SINGLE TIME THAT I HAVE FILLED THE TANK UP IT OVER FLOWS ONTO THE GROUND. I HAVE HAD TO PUT ABSORBANT DOWN PER THE GAS STATION FOR THE MESS THAT WAS CAUSED. IT SPLASHES BACK HARD ENOUGH THAT IT GETS EVERYWHERE. AND FOR THOSE OF JEEP THAT READ THESE, NO I DO NOT LEAVE THE PUMP OR HANDLE UNATTENDED. IT NOT BEING UNDER WARRANTY ANYMORE, IT IS NO USE AFTER READING ALL THIS THAT I CONTACT JEEP TO HAVE IT FIXED AS THEY SAY NOTHING IS WRONG. BUT THE FEELING OF GAS IN YOUR EYE IS A REALLY UNCOMFORTABLE FEELING CAUSED BY A DEFECT IN JEEP. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Feb 13, 201112,000 milesRI

I OWN A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED RUBICON. THE VEHICLE HAS 16,000 MILES. BEGINNING AT ABOUT 12,000 MILES, WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK, THE TANK CONSISTENTLY OVERFLOWS, REGARDLESS OF LEVEL OF FILL, GAS STATION OR WEATHER CONDITIONS. APPROXIMATELY 8 TO 32 OZ OF GAS FLOWS OR SPURTS FROM THE FILLER NECK. THIS CONDITION REPRESENTS A PERSONAL INJURY RISK, FIRE HAZARD AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE. AS THE VEHICLE IS BEYOND WARRANTY, JEEP REFUSES TO ADDRESS THIS SERIOUS ISSUE. BASED ON JEEP BLOGS, THIS ISSUE APPEARS TO NOT BE AN ISOLATED ONE. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Feb 13, 201138,000 milesNC

EVERY TIME I FILL THE TANK ON MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER IT OVERFLOWS GASOLINE TO THE POINT THAT A SMALL PUDDLE FORMS ON THE GROUND. IF I SLOW THE PUMP TOWARDS THE END IT WILL STILL SPEW GASOLINE, BUT NOT TO THE SAME EXTENT. THE JEEP HAS DONE THIS EVERY SINGLE FILL UP SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN AUGUST 2010. *TR

Suspension › Front
Filed Feb 10, 201128,800 milesLA

DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE AT SPEEDS ABOVE 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE BUMP DOES NOT HAVE TO BE LARGE, AND CAN BE AS SMALL AS A BAD JOINT IN CONCRETE PAVEMENT. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE SHAKING IS TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE TO A NEAR STOP. THIS OCCURRED ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WITH NO SHOULDER, CAUSING A NEAR-COLLISION. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Feb 10, 201147,000 milesNC

WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK NORMALLY, THE FUEL OVERFLOWS. THIS HAPPENS AT ALL GAS STATIONS AND UNDER MOST CONDITIONS. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Feb 9, 201145,000 milesKS

THE FUEL TANK OVERFLOWS WHEN FILLING UP. THE FILL NOZZLE SHUTS OFF THEN GASOLINE SHOOTS OUT OF THE FILL TUBE OF THE TANK SPILLING ONE OR TWO CUPS OF FUEL. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Feb 9, 20116,000 milesOR

2007 JEEP WRANGLER SPLASHES FUEL OUT OF THE FILLER NECK WHEN REFUELED (AFTER PUMP CLICKS OFF). GAS IS SPILLED ON THE VEHICLE AND ON THE GROUND. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHEN IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY IN 2007 AS IT WAS HAPPENING INTERMITTENTLY, THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. SINCE THAT TIME IT HAS GOTTEN INCREASINGLY WORSE OCCURRING EACH TIME IT'S REFUELED. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Feb 3, 2011115,000 milesMO

OUR 2007 WRANGLER UNLIMITED HAS 115,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS SUDDENLY STARTED OVERFLOWING GAS WHEN FILLING UP. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE ALONG WITH AN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE. I'M IN TALKS WITH CHRYSLER AND HOPE THEY WILL PAY TO FIX AN OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE SYSTEM. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Feb 1, 201153,017 milesCT

WHILE REFUELING VEHICLE AND THE AUTO SHUTOFF DEVICE CLICKED AND FUEL WAS BURPED OUT OF THE FILLER AND DOWN THE SIDE OF THE JEEP AND ONTO THE BUMPER. IT DOES THIS ON ALL FLOW RATES. THIS IS AT GAS STATIONS THAT I USED FOR OTHER FILL UPS WITH NO SPILLS. IT IS HAPPENING AT EVERY FILL UP THAT HAS BEEN DONE AFTER MILEAGE HAS REACHED 50,000 MILES. *LN

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Feb 1, 201141,545 milesNC

WHEN FUELING MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED IT SUDDENLY OVERFLOWS POURING GAS ALL OVER ME, THE GROUND, AND THE JEEP. THIS OCCURS EVERYTIME I FILL UP THE JEEP. EVEN IF I SLOW THE PUMP DOWN WHEN GETTING CLOSE TO FULL IT STILL SPITS FUEL OUT. *LN

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Jan 28, 201170,500 milesOH

GAS TANK OVERFLOWING DURING FULL UP. WAS INTERMITTENT SINCE 45,000 MILES. OVERFLOWS AT EVERY FILLUP NOW AT 70,500 MILES. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Jan 27, 201155,568 milesNC

WHEN I FILL UP MY GAS TANK, IT 'SPITS BACK' FUEL BEFORE SHUTTING OFF LEAVING GAS DRIPPING DOWN MY FENDERS AND ONTO THE GROUND. IT DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE TOO MUCH GAS BUT STILL LEAVES EVERYTHING WET WITH GAS INCLUDING THE GAS PUMP. THIS HAPPENS WHEN USING THE AUTO SHUT-OFF FEATURE OF THE PUMP. IT ALSO HAPPENS WHEN ON THE LOW SPEED SETTING. THIS STARTED AROUND 50K MILES AND CONTINUES NOW AT 55K MILES. *TR

Steering
Filed Jan 25, 2011MA

MY STEERING WHEEL HAS A CLUNK SOUND IN IT, WHEN I DRIVE ON NORMAL EVERYDAY STREETS.. STARTED AT 10K MILES NOW AT 24K SAME ISSUE. JEEP WRANGLER 2007. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Jan 25, 201159,014 milesOH

I WAS FILLING MY CAR WITH GAS AND WHEN THE GAS PUMP AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF, GAS CAME RUSHING BACK OUT OF MY FUEL TANK. IT GETS ALL OVER ME AND THE SIDE OF MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. *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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