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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 Nov 23, 201020,000 milesWI

07 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED - FUEL SPILLAGE / OVERFLOW WHEN FUELING VEHICLE. AUTO NOZZLE SHUTOFF DOES NOT, CAUSING FUEL SPILLAGE ONTO VEHICLE AND GROUND. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SAFETY HAZARD. JEEP DEALER DENIES ANY KNOWLEDGE OF KNOWN ISSUE. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Nov 21, 201065,000 milesFL

FUEL FLOW OVERFLOW SEVERAL TIMES SEVERAL GALLONS LOST EACH TIME. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Nov 21, 2010MA

I TOO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED OVERFLOWING WHEN TRYING TO FILL THE GAS TANK. SEE INVESTIGATION #PE10032. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Nov 14, 201050,000 milesAK

WHILE FILLING THE GAS TANK ON MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER SAHARA UNLIMITED, THE GAS OVERFILLS AND SPITS BACK ABOUT A QUART TO HALF GALLON OUT OF THE FUEL FILL NECK AFTER THE FILLER NOZZLE CLICKS OFF. THIS STARTED AFTER 50,000 MILES AND NOW OCCURS DURING ALL FILLUPS. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Nov 9, 201034,500 milesCO

MY JEEP GAS TANK OVERFLOWS WHEN FILLING UP WITH GAS. THE AUTOMATIC STOP IS NOT WORKING ON THE JEEP. *TR

Fuel System, Other
Filed Nov 8, 20103,000 milesTX

FUEL SPILLS OUT WHEN FILLING MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. IT SOMETIMES SPLASHES ON ME AND ALWAYS GETS ON THE SIDE OF MY JEEP AND ON THE GROUND. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Nov 6, 201017,652 milesMD

FUEL OVERFLOWS OUT OF GAS TANK WHEN REFUELING. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP TO GET CHECKED. THEY SAID I NEEDED A NEW GAS TANK WHICH WAS GOING TO COST $650 INSTALLED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Nov 3, 201040,000 milesWA

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WENT OUT CAR DIED THAN RE-STARTED. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Nov 2, 201035,000 milesOH

I HAVE A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED. FOR ABOUT THE LAST YEAR I HAVE HAD FUEL SPILLAGE EVERY TIME I FILL UP MY JEEP WITH GAS. THE PUMP KICKS THE PUMP OFF BUT THE FUEL COMES GUSHING OUT OF THE OPENING ALL OVER THE SIDE OF THE JEEP AND ONTO THE GROUND. WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NO FIX FOR THIS AT THIS TIME. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Nov 1, 201037,350 milesPA

GAS OVERFLOWS OR SPLASHES OUT OF TANK AFTER PUMP SHUTS OFF WHEN FUELING. ALMOST EVERY TIME AT ANY GAS STATION IT DOES THIS. SPILLS APPROX 1/2 QUART EVERY TIME. GAS HAS GOTTEN ON CLOTHES AND GET IT ON HANDS REPLACING NOZZLE. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Oct 28, 201018,000 milesLA

FUEL SPILLS OUT OF THE FILLER PORT DURING THE REFUELING PROCESS. THIS CONDITION GENERALLY OCCURS WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS FILLED TO THE FULL OR NEARLY FULL LEVEL AND THE GAS PUMP AUTOMATICALLY SHUTS OR CLICKS OFF. CONSUMERS REPORT THAT THE SPILLED FUEL CAN SPLASH ON THE PERSON FUELING THE VEHICLE, OR ON THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE GROUND. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Oct 27, 201040,000 milesPA

2007 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED RUBICON - FUEL TANK OVERFLOWS WHEN REFUELING, CAUSING GASOLINE TO SPILL OUT OVER VEHICLE, GROUND AND VEHICLE OWNER. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Oct 26, 201032,000 milesNY

2007 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED 4X4. APPROXIMATELY 1/4 GALLON OF FUEL OVERFLOW SPILLAGE BEFORE PUMP SHUT OFF RESULTING IN GASOLINE DOWN THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND SPLASHING ONTO CLOTHING. *TR

Suspension
Filed Oct 26, 201027,000 milesVA

I HAVE A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER 4 DOOR THAT I PURCHASED NEW. APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AGO I NOTICED THAT AROUND 50MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE AND YOU ALMOST HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP TO GET THE SHAKE TO STOP. THE SHAKE IS NOT ALWAYS VIOLENT, THOUGH IT IS PROGRESSIVELY BECOMING MORE VIOLENT EVERY TIME. ONCE THE SHAKING WAS SO VIOLENT THAT I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND ALMOST WENT INTO THE DITCH. YESTERDAY IT WAS SO VIOLENT THAT I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND WAS VERY CLOSE TO RUNNING INTO A DUMP TRUCK. A FRIEND HAPPENED TO BE DRIVING BEHIND ME AND SAID IT LOOKED AS IF THE ENTIRE JEEP WAS GOING TO SHAKE APART AND THE WHEELS LOOKED LIKE THEY WERE GOING TO FALL OFF. I HAVE HAD THE JEEP LOOKED AT AND INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC AND NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT. AS I RESEARCH THIS ONLINE IT SEEMS MANY JEEP OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE LABELED IT THE "DEATH WOBBLE". CHRYSLER DOES NOT SEEM TO BE RESPONDING TO THE PROBLEM THOUGH THEY APPEAR TO BE AWARE ACCORDING TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP. AT THIS POINT I AM SCARED TO DRIVE MY OWN VEHICLE AND WILL NOT LET MY WIFE DRIVE IT NOR DO I WANT TO PUT MY CHILD IN IT. I AM LODGING THIS COMPLAINT IN HOPES THAT THIS WILL GET INVESTIGATED AND HOPEFULLY CHRYSLER WILL UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT NUMEROUS JEEP OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING. I DON'T KNOW WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO FIX IT. I DO BELIEVE THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL SINCE SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS BEFORE IT REALLY CAUSES SOMEONE TO B

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Oct 24, 201052,000 milesMO

NEARLY EVERYTIME I FILL MY JEEP WITH FUEL, JUST AS THE GAS NOZZLE CLICKS OFF WHEN THE TANK IS FULL GAS OVERFLOWS DOWN THE SIDE OF THE JEEP AND SOMETIMES ONTO ME. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Oct 23, 201038,800 milesLA

JUST PURCHASED A USED 2007 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED AND HAVE YET TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO FUEL UP WITHOUT MASSIVE OVERFLOW AT FULL. NEVER HAVE I EXPERIENCED SUCH A LARGE AMOUNT OF OVERFLOW ON ANY OTHER VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED. THIS OCCURS ON THE FIRST SHUT OFF AT FULL, NOT UNDER TOPPING OFF (WHICH I KNOW SHOULD NOT BE DONE). I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME OVERFLOW AT EVERY FUEL UP AND AT DIFFERENT FUEL STATIONS. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Oct 23, 2010160 milesNY

FUEL OVERFLOW EACH TIME AN AUTOMATIC FUEL DELIVERY COMPLETION IS MADE. FUEL RUNS OUT OF FILLER, ONTO VEHICLE AND GROUND. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Oct 23, 201054,000 milesMA

FILLED UP MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER JK 4 DOOR AT THE GAS STATION. UPON REACHING THE FULL MARK, THE PUMP SHUT OFF AND ABOUT 1 SECOND LATER, FUEL SPURTED OUT OF THE FUEL NECK AND CAP OPENING ALL OVER ME AND THE SIDE OF MY JEEP. SINCE THEN IT HAS CONTINUALLY HAPPENING EVERY TIME I FILL UP. I HAVE TRIED DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS TO RULE OUT A CERTAIN GAS STATION. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Oct 23, 201045,000 milesIL

WHEN I FILL UP MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED SAHARA, USING THE PUMP LOCK FEATURE ON THE GAS PUMP, FUEL SPLASHES OUT OF THE GAS CAP TUBE WHEN THE TANK GETS FULL. FUEL SPLASHES DOWN THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND ONTO THE GROUND. ONE TIME, MY SON WAS STANDING AT THE REAR CORNER OF THE VEHICLE, AND GAS NEARLY SPLASHED ALL OVER HIM. DEFINITELY A CONCERN. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Oct 23, 201039,000 milesFL

FUEL OVERFLOWS AFTER EVERY REFUELING FOR 1-2 SEC THEN STOPS. FUEL PUMP WILL NOT STOP TILL OVERFLOWING EVERY TIME AT DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Oct 21, 201025,000 milesNC

EVERY TIME I FILL MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER 4 DOOR WITH GAS IT GUSHES OUT ALL OVER THE PLACE, I DECIDED TO MOT COMPLETELY FILL THE TANK UP, IT STILL GUSHES EVEN WHEN I ONLY FILL IT OP 3/4 OF THE WAY. I HAPPENED EVERY TIME I GET GAS AND STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. *TR

Steering
Filed Oct 21, 201037,000 milesNC

AS I WAS TRAVELING ON 95 TOWARDS BALTIMORE I HIT A BUMPY PATCH IN THE ROAD, MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER4 DOOR STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE. IT FELT AS THOUGH ALL FOUR TIRES WERE ABOUT TO FALL OFF. IT WAS QUITE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE JEEP AND I BARLEY MADE IT TO THE SHOULDER WITH OUT HITTING ANOTHER CAR. THE NEXT DAY IT HAPPENED AGAIN TRAVELING ABOUT 45 MPH. I THEN TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE TIE ROD AND THE STEERING CHASSIE WITH "REENGINEERED PARTS" THIS VIOLENT SHAKING IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS "DEATH WOBBLE" AND THERE ARE COUNTLESS DOCUMENTED INSTANCES OF THIS IN TESTIMONIAL AND VIDEO FORM ON THE INTERNET. THE JEEP DEALERSHIP SAID "OH YOU HAVE THE DEATH WOBBLE" BUT AFTER CONTACTING CHRYSLER THEY KNEW NOTHING OF THIS PROBLEM AND WILL REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS THE JEEP WAS JUST BARLEY OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DEFECT WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE JEEP IS OUT OF CONTROL UNTIL IT COMES TO A STOP. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Oct 21, 2010500 milesVA

2007 JEEP WRANGLER RUBICON UNLIMITED GAS TANK OVERFLOWS WHEN PUMPING GAS FROM A SERVICE STATION. DOES IT MOST (70%) OF THE TIME. NOT A PUMP AUTO SHUTOFF ISSUE. *TR

Steering
Filed Oct 17, 201038,700 milesNJ

ON SUNDAY , OCTOBER 10,2010, MY HUSBAND AND 16 3/4 YR OLD SON DROVE TO LONG ISLAND, NY FROM OUR HOME IN NJ IN OUR 2007 FOUR DOOR JEEP , JUST AS HE WAS GETTING ON SOUTHERN STATE PARKWAY ,GOING 60-65, THE JEEP SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY. HE THOUGHT THE WHEELS WERE COMING OFF. IT TOOK ALL HE HAD TO CONTROL THE CAR . HE PULLED OVER, JEEP LOOKED FINE AND HE DROVE 50 REMAINDER OF WAY AND THEN HOME. WE WENT TO JEEP DEALERSHIP ( WORLD JEEP SHREWSBURY NJ) THE FOLLOWING DAY TO GET AN APPOINTMENT FOR IT. TO OUR ASTONISHMENT THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD MY HUSBAND THAT WHAT HE EXPERIENCED WAS CALLED THE "DEATH SHAKE" OR "DEATH WOBBLE" ... WE WERE NOT ABLE TO GET AN APPOINTMENT UNTIL 10/13/10. I ARRIVED HOME AND GOOGLED "JEEP DEATH SHAKE " AND CAME UPON PAGES AND PAGES OF OTHER CONSUMERS DESCRIBING AND COMPLAINING OF THE SAME SCENARIO. HTTP://WWW.WRANGLERFORUM.COM/F12/JEEP-DEATH-WOBBLE-62728.HTML THE JEEP ON WEDNESDAY 10/13/10 WAS REPAIRED: THE JEEP HAD TO HAVE ITS "STEERING DAMPENER REMOVED AND REPLACED DUE TO A LEAKING WHEEL SHAKE" WORLD AUTO GROUP SHREWSBURY DID THE REPAIR FOR A "GOOD WILL $50 DEDUCTIBLE" THIS WAS BECAUSE I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND COMPLAINED. WE ARE VERY UPSET BECAUSE OUR SON COULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING THAT CAR. HE GETS HIS OFFICIAL LICENSE IN DECEMBER . HAD HE BEEN DRIVING ,MY HUSBAND FEELS HE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR. HE THINKS IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN EVEN DIFFICULT FOR ME. THIS SITUATION IS DOCUMENTED ALL OVER THE INTERNET, THE JEEP DEALERSHIP IS OBVIOUSLY AWARE BEC

Suspension
Filed Sep 28, 201050,000 milesIN

WHEN DRIVING MY 2007 4-DOOR JEEP WRANGLER ON THE INTERSTATE 4 WEEKS AGO I NOTICED THAT WHEN I HIT A HOLE IN THE ROAD OR A BUMP THE ENTIRE VEHICLE SHOOK, CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE BACK AND FORTH CAUSING ME TO ALMOST SKIP LANES AND ALMOST HIT A SEMI TRUCK IN THE NEXT LANE. THE NEXT DAY I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM USED ABOUT 5 MONTHS AGO (10,000 MILES AGO). I HAVE MADE 3 TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP IN THE PAST 4 WEEKS AND THE SHAKING HAS BECOME WORSE. THE LAST 2 DAYS WHILE DRIVING TO AND FROM WORK, I LITERALLY THOUGHT THAT THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS GOING TO COME OFF OR THAT THE FRAME WAS GOING TO BRAKE! I PULLED OFF OF THE INTERSTATE MANY TIMES ON MY 30 MILE TRIP AND DIDN'T DRIVE OVER 40MPH. I ASKED THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP TO DRIVE THE JEEP WITH ME ON THE INTERSTATE TODAY. HE SAID THAT HE HAS NO IDEA WHAT IS WRONG BUT IT FELT LIKE THE ENTIRE FRAME IS VIOLENTLY SHAKING. I FEEL VERY UNSAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AS I AM UNABLE TO CONTROL IT WHEN THIS OCCURS. I SHOULD MENTION 2 MORE THINGS...1. THIS ONLY OCCURS WHEN ONE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE HITS A BUMP, NOT WHEN BOTH TIRES HIT AT THE SAME TIME, LIKE HITTING A POT HOLE WITH LEFT TIRE. 2. MANY OWNERS OF THIS EXACT MAKE AND MODEL ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I HAVE BEEN LOOKING ON-LINE AND THERE ARE MULTIPLE SITE WITH HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WHO, DESPITE SPENDING A LOT OF MONEY REPLACING PART AFTER PART CONTINUE TO HAVE THIS SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ABOUT THE LACK OF TEMPERATURE CO

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Sep 25, 201039,500 milesKY

WHEN REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL WILL OVERFLOW AND SPRAY OR RUN DOWN THE SIDE OF VEHICLE, ONTO THE BUMPER, FENDER FLARE, THEN SPLATTERS ON THE GROUND. WE HAVE LEARNED NOT TO STAND CLOSE THE VEHICLE SO WE DON'T HAVE FUEL SPLATTERED ON OUR PANTS AND SHOES. WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW IN JULY '07 AND THIS PROBLEM DID NOT START HAPPENING UNTIL AUGUST THIS YEAR ' AT APPROXIMATE MILEAGE 39,500. *TR

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Sep 25, 201018,000 milesCA

CHRYSLERS RECALL FOR THE TEMPERATURE WARNING ADDRESSED THE SYMPTOM NOT THE PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSIONS ARE STILL OVERHEATING IN THE WRANGLER. THE SOLUTION IS A $50 TRANSMISSION COOLER. THIS CAN HAPPEN BOTH WHEN OFF ROADING(WHICH THE WRANGLER IS BUILT FOR) BUT OTHERS IN OUR JEEP GROUP HAVE HAD THE SITUATION HAPPEN ON ROAD. MY SITUATION HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON APPROXIMATELY A 20% GRADE ON A DIRT ROAD AT 20 MPH---HOT OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND WAS FORCED TO STOP DRIVING TO ALLOW COOLING---LATER FOUND OUT FROM THE JK-FORUM ONLINE JEEP GROUP THAT THIS IS VERY COMMON AND THAT DEALERSHIPS ARE NOT CORRECTING WITH TRANSMISSION COOLER...BUT IT IS SOMETHING YOU CAN DO YOURSELF IF YOU HAVE SOME MECHANIC SKILLS. THE ISSUES IS...IF YOU ADD THE COOLER CHRYSLER CAN VOID YOU WARRANTY. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AS I SAID THEIR RECALL UNDER YOUR NUMBER 09V436000 ADDRESSED THE SYMPTOM BUT DID NOT SOLVER THE REAL ISSUE---[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Suspension
Filed Sep 23, 201045,000 milesCA

I OWN A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER AND I HAVE NOW GONE THRU 4 SETS OF BALL JOINTS AND THE JEEP CURRENTLY HAS LESS THAN 45K MILES. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT I KNOW MANY OTHER JEEP OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

Equipment
Filed Sep 20, 201033,000 milesIN

2007 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED RANDOMLY STALLS. DASH LIGHTS LIGHT UP AND ENGINE STALLS WITH COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKING--THIS HAS OCCURRED AT 60 MPH AND AS LOW AS 10 MPH. HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY CANNOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE. IT CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM. *TR

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Sep 14, 20103,048 milesFL

2007 JEEP WRANGLER 4X4 SAFARI WITH ESP (ELECTRONIC STABILITY PROGRAM). ESP INTERMITTENTLY TURNS ON BY ITSELF AND CAN'T BE TURNED OFF. IT WILL EVENTUALLY TURN ITSELF OFF. DEALER TELLS ME IT'S CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE CLOCK SPRING IN THE STEERING COLUMN, WHICH ALSO CONTROLS THE STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG, CRUISE CONTROL AND THE HORN! I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN, IF ANY OF THESE DEVICES QUIT WORKING, BECAUSE OF A DEFECTIVE CLOCK SPRING!!!! *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Sep 9, 201066,000 milesMN

2007 JEEP WRANGLER RUBICON UNLIMITED, APPROX. 66K MILES. JEEP HAS RECENTLY STARTED "OVER FILLING" WHILE PUMPING GAS. THIS HAS OCCURRED LAST THREE FILL-UPS (3 DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS IN DIFFERENT STATES). NOZZLE IS PUT IN AS NORMAL, TRIGGER IS SET TO "AUTO-FILL" AS NORMAL, TANK FILLS UP, NOZZLE SHUTS OFF, 1 OR 2 SECONDS LATER GAS GUSHES FROM JEEP SPILLING GAS ON SIDE OF JEEP AND GROUND. *TR

Suspension
Filed Sep 9, 201035,000 milesOH

I WAS DRIVING A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER AND THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON. I FILLED THE TIRES TO THE SPECIFIED AMOUNT AND DROVE DOWN THE ROAD. THE JEEP ALL OF A SUDDEN VIOLENTLY SHOOK BACK AND FOURTH TO THE POINT I COULD BARLEY HOLD ON TO THE STEERING WHEEL. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE, VISUALLY CHECK THE WHEELS AND DRIVE AWAY AND PROBLEM WENT AWAY. I BELIEVE WHAT I EXPERIENCED WAS THE "DEATH WOBBLE." NOW RECENTLY MY FATHER WAS DRIVING THE SAME JEEP AND IT HAPPENED TO HIM 3 TIMES ON A ROAD TRIP WITHOUT THE TIRE PRESSURES BEING CHANGED. HE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACE THE STEERING STABILIZER. I BELIEVE THIS IS JUST A FIX TO THE DAMAGE THAT WAS CAUSED BY THE JEEPS MALFUNCTIONS AND THEY DID NOT FIX ANYTHING TO PREVENT THE WOBBLE FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. *TR

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Sep 9, 201035,000 milesOH

I WAS DRIVING A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER AND THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON. I FILLED THE TIRES TO THE SPECIFIED AMOUNT AND DROVE DOWN THE ROAD. THE JEEP ALL OF A SUDDEN VIOLENTLY SHOOK BACK AND FOURTH TO THE POINT I COULD BARLEY HOLD ON TO THE STEERING WHEEL. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE, VISUALLY CHECK THE WHEELS AND DRIVE AWAY AND PROBLEM WENT AWAY. I BELIEVE WHAT I EXPERIENCED WAS THE "DEATH WOBBLE." NOW RECENTLY MY FATHER WAS DRIVING THE SAME JEEP AND IT HAPPENED TO HIM 3 TIMES ON A ROAD TRIP WITHOUT THE TIRE PRESSURES BEING CHANGED. HE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACE THE STEERING STABILIZER. I BELIEVE THIS IS JUST A FIX TO THE DAMAGE THAT WAS CAUSED BY THE JEEPS MALFUNCTIONS AND THEY DID NOT FIX ANYTHING TO PREVENT THE WOBBLE FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Sep 7, 201080,000 milesNY

EVERY TIME I FILL UP MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED WITH GAS WHEN IT IS FULL IT SPILLS OUT ABOUT A HALF GALLON OUT OF THE FILLER NECK ON TO THE GROUND. I HAVE TO BE CAREFUL AND WATCH WHEN IT IS ALMOST FULL TO PREVENT THIS. IF I DON NOT WATCH IT WOULD DO IT EVERY TIME. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Sep 7, 2010MI

2007 JK JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED. WHEN REFUELING THE GAS TANK AFTER THE PUMP SHUTS OFF AUTOMATICALLY WHEN THE TANK IS FULL , THE JEEP OVERFLOWS 1/2 TO 1 GALLON OF GAS ALL OVER THE JEEP AND GROUND. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Sep 2, 201019,290 milesCA

I OWN A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER AND HAD ON TWO TRIP ON FUELING MY JEEP THAT FUEL HAD SPLASHED ON THE JEEP AND DRIPPED ON THE GROUND. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Aug 30, 201016,500 milesWA

FUEL OVERFLOWS FROM FILLER WHEN FILLING FUEL TANK. HAPPENS AFTER THE AUTO SHUT OFF HAS ALREADY STOPPED FLOW OF FUEL TO VEHICLE.. *TR

Steering
Filed Aug 12, 201060,000 milesMI

"DEATH WOBBLE" 2007 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DOOR: UNABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE DUE TO VIOLENT SHAKING STARTING AT 50 MPH REGARDLESS OF ROAD CONDITIONS, BUMPS OR POTHOLES. JEEP SERVICED AT 35,000: STEERING DAMPER AND LEFT SIDE BALL JOINTS REPLACED (UNDER WARRANTY). PROBLEM SOLVED FOR THE TIME BEING. AT 60,000 (NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY) WE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, VIOLENT SHAKING BETWEEN 50-60 MPH. LOOKS AND FEELS LIKE THE FRONT WHEELS ARE FALLING OFF. IT IS INCREDIBLY UNSAFE. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Aug 2, 201050,000 milesCA

2007 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED 4X4 - 1. EVERYTIME I FILL GAS TANK, GAS OVERFLOWS OUT OF TANK AT ME AND DOWN SIDE OF JEEP. SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. 2. DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE OTHER DAY AND 3 DIFFERENT MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON IN A MATTER OF SECONDS, JEEP POWERED OFF. NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES, TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH. VERY ODD, SCARY AND UNSAFE??? CAR IS AT DEALERSHIP, NO CLUE WHY THIS HAPPENED AT THIS TIME. DEALERSHIP NEEDS TO TAKE ENGINE APART AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $900. WHAT IS CHRYSLER GOING TO DO ABOUT THESE ISSUES.? *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Jul 22, 201050,275 milesMI

UPON FILLING UP THE GAS TANK THE FUEL BACKS UP AND SPILLS ALL OVER THE PLACE AS THE AUTO STOP ENGAGES ON THE PUMP. THIS HAPPENS AT EVERY FILL UP. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Jul 21, 201045,000 milesKS

I HAVE A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED RUBICON (BUILT JANUARY 2007). WE BOUGHT IT USED IN THE MIDDLE OF MARCH 2010. EVER SINCE WE HAVE OWNED IT, WILE FUELING UP, ONCE THE TANK IS FULL GASOLINE WILL "BURP" OUT OF THE FILLER NECK AND RUN DOWN THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME UNLESS I STOP EVERY FEW GALLONS TO LET IT SETTLE. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR A NEARLY NEW VEHICLE. I HAVE READ OF MANY OTHERS THAT HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Jul 21, 201054,200 milesFL

WHEN FILLING VEHICLE WITH FUEL, THE FUEL WILL NOT STOP WHEN FULL AND OVERFLOW UNTIL A LARGE AMOUNT OF FUEL OVERFLOWS ON THE VEHICLE AND GROUND. *TR

Engine and Engine CoolingFire
Filed Jul 18, 201034,000 milesTN

I PURCHASED A 2007 4D JEEP WRANGLER ON 3/17/10. I HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH IT AND DROVE IT ONLY ON ROADS (NOT OFF ROAD). IT HAD APPROXIMATELY 34,000 MILES ON IT AND NO DAMAGE HISTORY. IT WAS PRE-OWNED CERTIFIED. ON JUNE 27, 2010 IT STARTED TO HESITATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS DEPRESSED. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO TAKE IT TO A LOCAL DEALER. ON JUNE 29TH I WAS DRIVING TO THE DEALER PER APPOINTMENT AND IT LOST POWER. IT THEN BURST INTO FLAMES AND IS A TOTAL LOSS. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY ARE CONDUCTING AN INVESTIGATION BUT HAVE NOT CONTACTED ME WITH A SOLUTION. *TR

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Jul 16, 201089,500 milesWA

THE SWAY BAR WILL NOT RECONNECT ON MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED JK RUBICON MAKING IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT FREEWAY SPEED. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Jul 6, 201010 milesNH

FUEL OVERFLOWS EVERY SINGLE TIME VEHICLE IS REFILLED, REGARDLESS OF STATION OR PUMP USED. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Jul 2, 201030,000 milesCO

1. FILLING GAS TANK 2. GAS OVERFLOWS ON TO THE SIDE OF THE JEEP AS WELL AS ON THE GROUND. 3. JUST HAD THE DEALER TAKE A LOOK. THEY SAY A NEW GAS TANK IS NEEDED. *TR

Air Bags
Filed Jul 1, 201055,025 milesOR

2007 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED. CLOCKSPRING AND AIRBAG MODULE NEED REPLACED AT 56K MILES. AIRBAG LIGHT AND CHIME STAY ON WHILE DRIVING. NUMEROUS CASES HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTED WITH SAME FAILURE. SOLUTION IS TO HAVE $700 REPLACEMENT DONE OR CIRCUMVENT AIRBAG SYSTEM...WHICH IS NOT SAFE TO DO. *TR

Steering
Filed Jun 23, 201047,000 milesCO

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IF THE SLIGHTEST BUMP IS HIT THE VEHICLE STARTS SHAKING INTO WHAT CAN ONLY BE DESCRIBED AS A "DEATH WOBBLE". THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THIS IS TO QUICKLY SLOW TO UNDER 15 MPH. MECHANIC REPLACED BALLJOINTS AND STEERING DAMPENER TO FIX THE PROBLEM. STEERING DAMPENER HAS BEEN MODIFIED BY CHRYSLER BECAUSE THEY KNOW OF THIS ISSUE. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Jun 22, 201069,000 milesNH

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED SAHARA WITH 69,000 MILES. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN FEBRUARY OF 2007. FOUR ABOUT THE LAST 18 MONTHS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL OVERFLOWS EVERY TIME I GO TO THE GAS STATION TO FILL THE TANK. I PLACE THE NOZZLE IN THE FILLER TUBE AND SET THE PUMP TO AUTO FILL. ONCE THE TANK IS FILLED, THE PUMP CLICKS OFF AND THE FUEL TANK THEN "BURPS" ABOUT 2-3 CUPS OF FUEL OUT. AT TIMES, THE FUEL COMES OUT VIGOROUSLY IN A SPRAY MAKING IT EVEN MORE FLAMMABLE AND COVERING ME AND THE VEHICLE. I HAVE GONE TO MANY DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS SINCE, AND HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM EVERY TIME I FILL THE TANK. THE PROBLEM ALSO OCCURS WHEN I HOLD THE PUMP AND TRY TO LIMIT THE FUEL FLOW. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF KNOWN CASES REGARDING THIS EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE, AND IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT, OR EVEN WORSE...KILLED. *TR

Service Brakes, Electric
Filed Jun 10, 201026,000 milesIL

MY ENGINE STALLS AND JEEP WANTS TO TURN OFF. I ALSO AM HAVING BRAKE PROBLEMS REAR BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES IN ONLY 26,000 MILES FRONT BRAKES STILL LOOK LIKE NEW. HAVE TAKEN IT TO DEALER MULTIPLE TIME BUT THEY CANT FIND OUT WHY ITS DOING THESE THINGS. *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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