2007 Jeep Wrangler 4-Dr 4x4 complaints

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, HEADLIGHTS ON AND RADIO ON. RADIO CUTOUT AND ALL DASH LIGHTS (IDIOT) CAME ON, THE RADIO CAME BACK ON WITHIN ABOUT 2 SECONDS AND ALL DASH LIGHTS WENT OUT AFTER ABOUT 5 SECONDS. CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT DISENGAGE AND THERE WAS NO APPARENT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THIS IS THE FIRST OCCURRENCE OF THIS SITUATION, NO OBD-II CODES ARE STORED IN THE COMPUTER. THERE ARE NO LASTING EFFECTS AND APPEARS TO RUNNING NORMALLY. *TR

2007 WRANGLER UNLIMITED SAHARA WITH 24,000 MILES WHEN ISSUE BEGAN. ISSUE IS CALLED DEATH WOBBLE. IT IS SO TRUE TO IT'S NAME. IT FEELS LIKE ONE TIRE HAS COME COMPLETELY OFF THE VEHICLE AND YOU ARE REQUIRED TO ACT IMMEDIATELY TO ENSURE YOU CAN GET OFF THE ROAD SAFELY AWAY FROM OTHERS BEFORE YOU CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. IT IS SO SEVERE YOU COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT JUST BY PEOPLE SWERVING TO GET AS FAR AWAY FROM YOU AS POSSIBLE. MY JEEP IS GOING IN FOR THE 5TH TIME ON THIS ISSUE. I HAVE SPENT 5 MONTHS TRYING TO GET THIS RESOLVED. THE DEALERSHIP HAS DONE ALL THEY CAN DO. THEY HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING AND STILL NOW THE WOBBLE OCCURS UP TO 7 TIMES IN A MERE 30 MIN DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE CALLED CHRYSLER MANY TIMES AND SPENT HOURS ON THE PHONE. NO ONE HELPS CARES OR EVEN SPEAKS DECENT ENGLISH. THEY JUST CONTINUE TO TAKE MESSAGES AND READ SCRIPTING. I NOW AM LEFT WITH A $30,000 JEEP THAT IS NOT SAFE FOR ME AND MY 2 KIDS. I CAN'T TRADE IT OR SELL IT DUE TO THIS SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE TO TURN. *TR

I HAVE NOTICED AN INCREASE IN GIVE / LEEWAY IN THE STEERING COLUMN AT APPROX 15,000 MILES. THE PROBLEM INCREASED TO THE POINT WHERE THERE IS A POPPING FELT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL AS WELL AS BOTH THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDALS WHEN LIGHT PRESSURE IS PLACED ON THE FRONT WHEELS WHILE TURNING (TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS THROUGH TRAFFIC CIRCLES, GOING OVER UNEVEN PAVEMENT WHILE TURNING, SMALL BUMPS IN THE ROAD, ETC). THE FEEDBACK FELT CONTINUES TO GET WORSE UNTIL THE POINT IT FEELS UNSAFE TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE BACK INTO THE ONLY 2 JEEP DEALERSHIPS WITHIN A 90 MILE RADIUS OF MY PLACE OF RESIDENCE MORE THAN 3 TIMES. AT FIRST THE FRONT END SWAY BAR WAS REPLACED, TO NO AVAIL. THE 2ND TIME THE STEERING COLUMN SHAFT WAS REPLACED, WITH ONLY A SHORT TERM ALLEVIATION OF THE PROBLEM. AT FIRST WHEN THE SHAFT WAS REPLACED, THE STEERING FELT AS NEW (TIGHT, WITH GOOD CONTROL, AND NO FEEDBACK). AFTER LESS THAN ANOTHER 5,000 MILES ON THE NEW SHAFT, THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED AND CONTINUES TO GET WORSE (CURRENTLY AT 23,000 MILES). AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER AT A LOCAL JEEP DEALERSHIP, HE HAS INDICATED THERE IS NO PROBLEM AWARE WITHIN JEEP TO HIS KNOWLEDGE, BUT HAS NOTED THAT HE HAS HAD A FEW VEHICLES IN HIS SHOP WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY, WENT ACROSS A BRIDGE. THE JEEP STARTED THE "DEATH WOBBLE". AS SOON AS IT WENT OVER THE 'BUMP' ON THE BRIDGE, THE WHOLE JEEP STARTED TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE, AS IF THE WHOLE THING WAS FALLING APART. I HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE FREEWAY, COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. ITS UNDER WARRANTY, TOOK IT TO DEALER. THEY SUGGESTED AN "AFTER MARKET" STEERING STABILIZER, WHICH I PAID FOR WITH MY OWN MONEY. THE 'DEATH WOBBLE' CONTINUES. DEALERSHIP TELLING ME THERE'S NOTHING WRONG. IM PURSING THE MATTER. *TR

IN NOVEMBER 2008, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY AFTER HITTING A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD. VEHICLE HAD TO BE PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND STOPPED TO ABATE THE VIBRATION AND REGAIN CONTROL. TOOK TO DEALER AND DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING STABILIZER SHOCK. THEN, IN FEBRUARY 2008, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. DEALER RECOMMENDED THE INSTALLATION OF A HEAVY DUTY STABILIZER SHOCK. UPON PICKING UP THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER, THE PROBLEM WAS SIGNIFICANTLY WORSE. VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT EXPERIENCING THE "DEATH WOBBLE," AS IT IS COMMONLY REFERRED TO. VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER 4 MORE TIMES FOR "RETORQUING OF THE SUSPENSION" AND VARIOUS OTHER POTENTIAL FIXES. NOTHING HAS FIXED OR EVEN MITIGATED THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE'S CONDITION CONTINUES TO WORSEN AND IS NOW VIRTUALLY UNDRIVEABLE. EVEN THOUGH UNDER WARRANTY, THE DEALERSHIP/CHRYSLER WILL DO NOTHING ELSE. THROUGH RESEARCH ON THIS INTERNET SITE AND SEVERAL JEEP SITES, I HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS IS A COMMON AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM. YET CHRYSLER SEEMS UNWILLING TO OPENLY CONSIDER A POSSIBLE DEFECT OR EVEN INVESTIGATE MY PROBLEM FURTHER. I CALLED JEEP/CHRYSLER THREE TIMES ON 3/10/09 AND WAS MYSTERIOUSLY DISCONNECTED DURING EACH CALL. *TR

A VIOLENT WOBBLE OCCURS AT 60-65 AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN ROAD. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES. CHRYSLER DID NOT HAVE AN ANSWER AS TO WHY IT HAPPENS. *TR

WITH 1/3 TO 1/2 TANK OF GAS, THE VEHICLE WILL STALL (AND NOT RESTART) IF IDLED FACING DOWNHILL FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHEN PARALLEL PARKING AS WELL AS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT IN TRAFFIC. IN ORDER TO RESTART THE VEHICLE YOU MUST BE ABLE TO DRIFT IT TO LEVEL GROUND. OBVIOUS ISSUE IN DRIFTING ARE NO POWER STEERING, NO POWER BRAKES, AND THE AVAILABILITY OF A SAFE LEVEL AREA OUT OF TRAFFIC. CERTAINLY, YOU SHOULD NOT EXPECT TO "RUN OUT OF GAS" WITH UP TO A HALF TANK REMAINING. *TR

2007 JEEP WRANGLER SAHARA WITH 21K MILES. VEHICLE WILL NOT START AT TIMES. INTERMITTENT ISSUE HAPPENS EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS. VEHICLE WILL EVENTUALLY START AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. TAKEN TO JEEP SERVICE AND NO ERROR CODES COME UP. THEY CAN NOT FIND A PROBLEM. *TR

TWO MAIN PROBLEMS - THE GAS TANK WAS REPLACE ON MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER DUE TO OVER FLOW PROBLEMS, AFTER READING A FEW DISCUSSION BOARDS I NOTICED THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM. WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK THE AUTO SHUT OFF WOULD SIGNIFY THAT THE TANK WAS FULL, UPON PULLING THE NOZZLE ABOUT A PINT OF GAS WOULD BLOW BACK AT YOU. MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP DID REPLACE THE TANK, BUT I THINK THIS IS A MAJOR DANGER AND SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. MY SECOND PROBLEM IS THAT THE JEEP WILL STALL FOR NO REASON. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES. THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHORTS OUT FOR A BRIEF MOMENT. NO POWER BRAKES, NO LIGHTS, NO RADIO. AGAIN DISCUSSION BOARDS HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING THIS ISSUE WITH THE JEEPS. IN BOTH ABOVE CASES JEEP TURNED A BLIND EYE, MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE TANK AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE AFTER JEEP DISMISSED THE CLAIM. PLEASE LOOK INTO THESE DANGEROUS SITUATIONS, BEFORE SOMEBODY IS MAIMED OR KILLED. *TR

ABS, TRACTION CONTROL AND ESP LIGHTS ALL WENT ON AND STAYED ON. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT ANY OF THESE SYSTEMS WAS WORKING, AS THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT AT UNDER 40 MILES PER HOUR ON DAMP PAVEMENT THE DAY AFTER LIGHTS WENT ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A WIRING PROBLEM. CHARGE WAS MORE THAN $300.00. TOLD I HAD TO PAY BECAUSE I HAD MORE THAN $36,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. *TR

1. AT NIGHT ON JANUARY 17, 2008 AT 10:30 IN THE EVENING, MY FAMILY AN I WERE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH DOWN A US HIGHWAY IN OUR 2007 JEEP JK WRANGLER 4-DOOR. 2. WITHOUT WARNING OF ANY TYPE, ALL OF THE JEEP'S POWER SHUT OFF - HEADLIGHTS, ENGINE, DASH LIGHTS, EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE'S POWER CAME BACK ON IN APPROXIMATELY 2-3 SECONDS. UPON THE ELECTRICAL POWER RETURNING ON, ALL OF THE DASHES WARNING LIGHTS FLASHED ON FOR A FEW SECONDS. THE DASH WARNING LIGHTS FOR THE ESP, TRACTION CONTROL AND MIL (MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT) REMAINED ON UNTIL I DROVE HOME (ABOUT 2 MILES). 3. WHEN HOME, I ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE CAR TO SEE IF THE ERROR WARNING LIGHTS WOULD REMAIN IN - THE MIL WAS THE ONLY LIGHT THAT REMAINED ON. I WILL CALL THE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW FOR DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLESHOOTING. HOWEVER, THIS WAS AN EXTREMELY FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE SINCE IT WAS SNOWING AND I LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING ON AN ICE COVERED ROAD. I CHECKED THE JEEP WEBSITE WITH MY VIN NUMBER, AND ACCORDING TO THE WEBSITE THERE ARE NO RECALLS OUTSTANDING FOR MY VEHICLE. *TR

DEATH WOBBLE-BETWEEN 45-60 MPG. SHAKES SO VIOLENTLY THAT STEERING IS IMPOSSIBLE, MUST COME TO A STOP TO GAIN CONTROL. DEALERSHIP SAID THEY CANT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER 4 DOOR 4X4. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE STEERING SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THROUGH RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A DEATH WOBBLE, IN WHICH THE VEHICLE'S HARMONIC ACTION CAUSES THE FRONT END TO VIBRATE. THE VEHICLE WILL SHIMMY SEVERELY TO THE POINT WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE SLOWED DOWN OR PULLED OVER. THE DEALER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE AND FOUND NO FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT HER RESIDENCE AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 52,000.

RAINED AND LEAKED WATER THROUGH FACTORY SOFT TOP WHICH DAMAGED ELECTRONICS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER 4X4. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WOULD BOUNCE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BOUNCING UP AND DOWN AND THE FRONT TIRES WERE NOT TOUCHING THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE STRONG DAMPER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO MONTHS LATER WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY MAXIMUM PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES AND CRASHED INTO THE MEDIAN. THE CRASH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE TIE ROD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY FAILURES. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND REPORTED THE ISSUE THAT HE WAS EXPERIENCING. AN INSPECTOR WAS SENT TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT HE COULD NOT SHARE HIS FINDINGS. THE CONTACT IS CURRENTLY WAITING FOR A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,900 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,500.

HELLO, I BOUGHT A NEW 2007 JEEP WRANGLER AND HAVE BEEN HAVING WHAT THE INDUSTRY CALLS THE "DEATH WOBBLE" SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW AND IT IS NOW IN FOR THE 4TH REPAIR ATTEMPT AND DEALERSHIP IS TELLING ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO FIX IT AND THAT THEY CAN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM THIS TIME, ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE NOW REPAIRED IT 3 TIMES NOW OVER THE LAST 2 YEARS AND WERE ABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM EACH OF THE OTHER TIMES. NOW MY NEW VEHICLE WARRANTY IS WITHIN 200 MILES OF EXPIRING NOW AND I HAVE A BROKEN CAR THAT IS IN NO WAY SAFE TO DRIVE. I WILL BE DRIVING TO THE MOUNTAINS TO SKI THIS WEEKEND IN A SNOW STORM SO IT SHOULD BE SCARY AS THIS IS MY ONLY CAR. A SIMPLE SEARCH FOR MY MODEL YEAR JEEP ONLINE AND DEATH WOBBLE WILL RETURN AN UNLIMITED AMOUNT OF INFORMATION. OBVIOUSLY I AM NOT THE ONLY CONSUMER WITH THIS COMPLAINT. CAN YOU PLEASE ADVISE WHOM I SHOULD CONTACT TO ADDRESS THIS MATTER? I DON'T WANT TO DIE OR KILL ANYONE. THE "DEATH WOBBLE" OCCURS WHEN I ENCOUNTER A BUMP IN THE ROAD AT SPEEDS OVER ~40MPH AND MUST BE SLOWED TO A NEAR STOP TO MAKE IT QUIT. I CAN'T SEEM TO GET ANYONE AT CHRYSLER TO HELP ME AND THE DEALERS CAN'T FIX IT, WHAT DO I DO? *TR

CONTENTS ARE LETTER FORWARD TO TERRA FLEX. ORIGINAL SENT TO VEHICLE OWNER. I UNDERSTAND YOUR FRUSTRATION WITH US. PLEASE LOOK CLOSELY AT YOUR PICTURE. THE TAG STATES CLEARLY THE GREASE ZERT IS TO FACE DOWN. WHEN THE HEIM IS INSTALLED IN THIS POSITION THE ARM YOKE WILL NOT LINE UP WITH THE AXLE MOUNT " OFF CENTER BY 5 INCHES". THIS ARM USES AN OFFSET DESIGN HEIM. I PERSONALLY SPOKE WITH TECH SUPPORT AT TERA FLEX AND THEIR RECOMMENDATION WAS TO PROCEED WITH INSTALLING THE ARM WITH THE GREASE ZERT FACING DOWN AND THE TAG FACING DOWN. TECH STATED THE ARM MUST HAVE BEEN MISLABELED. I ADVISED THIS WILL CHANGE THE SUSPENSION SYMMETRY AS WELL AS THE ARM COMING IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH THE FRAME WHEN THE AXLE REACHES TRAVEL LIMITS. WHO EVER I SPOKE WITH WAS GROSSLY MISS INFORMED. WE PROCEEDED UNDER ADVISEMENT BY TERA FLEX AND HAS NOW MADE US TO BE THE FOOL IN YOUR EYES. WHEN INSTALLING A HIGHLY MODIFIED SUSPENSION PACKAGE WE DO SO IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDATIONS SO NOT TO CREATE A SAFETY HAZARD. THIS IS WHY I MADE THE NECESSARY CONTACTS WITH TERA FLEX WHEN THE PRINTED INSTALLATION PROCEDURE THAT CAME WITH THE KIT WAS NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE PART DESIGN. I AM CALLING TERA FLEX NOW. THE OWNER OF TERA FLEX SHALL BE ADVISED I WILL BE FORWARDING A SAFETY ADVISEMENT TO THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION. YOU SEE , I AM A TRIPLE MASTER ASE CERTIFIED TECH AS WELL AS A FEDERAL CFR QUALIFIED SAFETY INSPECTOR. MY REPUTATION IS SET TO THE SIDE WHEN PUBLIC SAFETY B

OCCASIONAL, APPARENT VEHICLE MASTER COMPUTER RESET OCCURS DURING NORMAL DRIVING. RESULTS IN MOMENTARY STALLING. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 5 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR (IN 2007). I HAVE READ THAT THIS KNOWN ISSUE AND THE VENDORS CLAIMS TO HAVE ISSUED SOFTWARE PATCHES TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE PATCHES HAVE BEEN APPLIED TO MY VEHICLE BUT THE PROBLEM STILL REMAINS. I HAVE HAD THE CAR TO SEVERAL DEALERS FOR REPAIR - THEY DID NOT FIND ANYTHING THEY COULD FIX AND DID NOT RECOMMEND REPLACING THE COMPUTER. I WANT THIS PROBLEM ON RECORD IN CASE A CRASH DOES AT SOME POINT OCCUR. *TR

DRIVE A 2007 4-DOOR WRANGLER. WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF PURCHASE, HIT A SMALL BUMP GOING AROUND 50 MPH ON HIGHWAY. CAR STEERING VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY MOVING ABOUT 2-INCHES SIDE TO SIDE. NO SHOULDER AVAILABLE (CAUSED OTHER CARS TO SWERVE AWAY FROM ME) BUT AFTER BREAKING, IT EVENTUALLY STOPPED. ASKED DEALER SERVICE WORKERS (WHILE IT WAS BEING LOOKED AT FOR SECOND RECALL FOR COMPUTER/BREAKS) WHY THIS WAS HAPPENING, THEY CLAIMED "THAT IS WHAT JEEPS DO". HAPPENED 4 MORE TIMES UNTIL A WITNESS FROM THE ROAD PULLED ME OVER TO TELL ME "HE THOUGHT MY RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WAS GOING TO COME OFF." JEEP CLAIMED TO HAVE NEVER HEARD OF IT BEFORE. (THERE ARE WEBSITE ABOUT "DEATH WOBBLE" EVERYWHERE). BROUGHT TO DEALER, FIXED TIE ROD. HAPPENED AGAIN, SAID IT MIGHT BE A BAD TIRE. WILL BE AT MY EXPENSE. CALLED TIRE MANUFACTURER, TO START A FILE. *TR

WE HAVE HAD 5 FLAT TIRES IN THE LAST MONTH ON A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED. WE DID NOT FIND ANYTHING IN THE TIRE AND IT NEVER HAS BEEN ANYPLACE THAT THE OTHER VEHICLE DOES NOT GO. TIRES ARE GOODYEAR WRANGLER SR-A P245/75R16. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER 4X4. ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 40-65 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE OR VIBRATE UNCONTROLLABLY AFTER DRIVING OVER A POTHOLE OR BUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER THREE TIMES, BUT THEY COULD NEVER DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 09/10/08. *LJ THE SECOND TIME THE INCIDENT HAPPENED, THE DEALER REPLACED A FAULTY DAMPER. UPDATED 09/16/08. *JB

CONTINUED WATER LEAKS FROM ROOF (BOTH HARD TOP AND SOFT TOP) SHORT OUT ELECTRONICS IN DASHBOARD AND DISABLES THE AIR BAGS AND THE HORN MAKING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

2007 WRANGLER 4- DOOR UNLIMITED. POPPING FELT THROUGH BOTH STEERING COLUMN AND GAS/BRAKE PEDALS WHEN GOING OVER SMALL BUMPS. NO VIOLENT SHAKING LIKE DESCRIBED IN OTHERS...JUST A VERY UNCOMFORTABLE POPPING. THE POPPING HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY MORE NOTICEABLE OVER A PERIOD OF ABOUT 3,000 MILES. THE POPPING IS NOW AUDIBLE. IT HAS BEEN AT JEEP 3 TIMES SO FAR, WITH THE ONLY SOLUTION BEING TO REPLACE THE TIE RODS TO NO AVAIL. *TR

2007 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED WITH APPROX. 15,000 MILES. WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 40-50 MPH AND HIT A SMALL BUMP, FRONT END BEGINS A SUSTAINED VIOLENT SHAKING THAT REQUIRES THE VEHICLE BE NEARLY STOPPED BEFORE SHAKING GOES AWAY. HAS HAPPENED FIVE TIMES (HIGHWAY ON RAMP, HIGHWAY OFF RAMP, STRAIGHT DRIVING ON CITY STREET AND ON COUNTY ROAD). INITIAL DEALER RESPONSE WAS THAT THEY HAD NOT HEARD OF THIS BEFORE AND SAID IT DROVE FINE. TWO MORE INCIDENTS AND A PHONE CALL TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THERE IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THE FOUR DOOR JEEP WRANGLER AND THAT THERE IS A NATIONAL BACK ORDER ON THE STEERING DAMPER. I AM ON THE LIST FOR THESE WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE AT THE END OF THE MONTH. *TR

2007 WRANGLER JK ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING ILLUMINATES FOLLOWED BY POWER LOSS WHILE DRIVING INCLUDING COMPLETE ENGINE SHUT-DOWN IN TRAFFIC. DEALER REPLACED ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL...PROBLEM CAME BACK - DEALER #2 NOW REPLACING E.T.C. WIRING HARNESS. ACCORDING TO BLOGGERS PROBLEM IS COMMON AND WIDESPREAD. ALSO LEARNED CHRYSLER HAD A JULY 2007 RECALL OF 80,000 VEHICLES WHICH I WAS NEVER INFORMED OF OR RECALLED. I'M AFRAID ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55MPH THE ENGINE WILL SHUT DOWN AND I WILL BE HIT FROM BEHIND BY AN 18-WHEELER. I LIVE NEAR AND DRIVE ON I-95 JUST OUTSIDE NYC, ONE OF THE HEAVIEST TRAFFIC AREAS IN THE USA. I NEED HELP/RESOLUTION!!! *TR

WATER WAS FIRST NOTICED IN MY VEHICLE WHEN I FIRST CAME OUT OF WORK TO GO HOME. MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A FIRE STATION PARKING LOT OVERNIGHT AS I WORK 24 HOURS AS A FIREFIGHTER. I NOTICED A STRONG MILDEW ODOR AND CHECKED THE FLOORS AND BOTH REAR PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE CARPETING WAS SOAKING WET. I THE PULLED UP THE CARPETS AND LET THE WATER DRAIN ONTO THE FLOOR ONCE THIS WAS COMPLETE I THEN PULLED BOTH DRAIN PLUGS AND LET THE WATER DRAIN OUT. THE TOTAL ACCUMULATION WAS APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2 INCHES OF WATER. THIS WAS AFTER A MODERATE RAIN NO HEAVY GUSTS OR ANYTHING OF THE SORTS. I THEN CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHO THEN REPLACED ALL THE DOOR SEALS. THEY CLAIMED THEY COULD NOT REPEAT THE PROBLEM. AGAIN ON ANOTHER MORNING AFTER ANOTHER RAIN I CAME OUT FROM WORK AND YET AGAIN MORE WATER IN THE SAME LOCATION. I ALSO WENT HOME THAT MORNING AND WATER BEGAN TO LEAK ON ME FROM THE OUTSIDE AND ALSO BEGAN LEAKING ONTO THE DASHBOARD AS WELL AS FROM BOTH A AND B POSTS THIS WATER THEN LEAKED ONTO MY WIFE WHO WAS SITTING IN PASSENGERS FRONT SEAT, THE WATER ALSO BEGAN TO LEAK ONTO MY SON'S ARM WHO WAS SITTING BEHIND ME IN HIS CAR SEAT . ON THE 2 MOST RECENT OCCASIONS THE SAME THING OCCURRED NOW I HAVE WATER ON THE FLOOR BOARDS AS WELL AS UNDER THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE CARPETING THAT IS COMPLETELY SATURATED WITH RAIN WATER. BOTH SEATBELTS ARE WET AS WELL. I AM NOW BRINGING IN THE VEHICLE FOR A THIRD TIME FOR THE SAME PROBLEM HOWEVER, I DID NOT PULL THE DRAIN PLUGS AS TO ALLOW THE DEALERSHIP TO WITN

WHEN GETTING ON TO THE EXPRESSWAY FROM AN ON RAMP SPEED WAS ABOUT 30-40 MPH I HIT A FEW BUMPS CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLE STARTED TO APPLY MY BREAKS COMING TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP THAT'S WHEN THE SCARY THING HAPPENED A SEMI WAS COMING UP BEHIND ME HE SLAMMED HIS BREAKS ON AND SWERVED TO AVOID ME THANK GOD HE DID NOT HIT ME WITCH COULD OF BEEN BAD PUSHING ME INTO TRAFFIC THAT IS TRAVELING 65MPH + OR RUNNING ON TOP OF ME PULLED UP TO THE NEXT OFF RAMP LOOKED UNDER / CHECKED EVERYTHING ALL SEEMED OK GOT BACK HOME DOUBLE CHECKED NOTHING VISIBLY WRONG OR LOOSE LOOKED ON A WEB SITE TO FIND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THE STEERING STABILIZER LACKS SOMETHING CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIPS SERVICE MANAGER HE STATED NOTHING HAS OCCURRED LIKE THAT TO DROP IT OFF AND THEY WOULD LOOK AT IT NOT WANTING TO GO WITH A VEHICLE FOR A DAY I OPTED TO SPEND THE $26.00 TO GET A AFTERMARKET ONE HAD MY WHEELS BALANCED-ROTATED TIRE PRESS 36# THINS OCCURRED AGAIN HITTING A SERIES OF BUMPS. *TR

I HAVE A STOCK 2007 WRANGLER UNLIMITED X,6SPD. IT IS ONE YEAR OLD WITH 24,000KMS. AT APPROX. 8,000 KMS IT STARTED TO HAVE A SEVERE WOBBLE IN THE FRONT END AFTER HITTING SMALL BUMPS AT APPROX. 70 KMS OR MORE. THE SHAKE IS VERY HARSH AND HARD TO CONTROL, IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, THE DEALERSHIP HAD NO ANSWERS UNTIL RECENTLY THEY TELL ME THAT ITS THE TIRES AND I NEED TO GET NEW ONES AT MY OWN EXPENSE. THE GOODYEAR REP SAYS THAT THERE IS NO DEFECT WITH THE TIRES BUT THAT CHRYSLER HAS SIMPLY PUT AN INSUFFICIENT TIRE ON THE VEHICLE...WHY IS THIS MY PROBLEM...MY VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE!!! *TR

BRAKES "LOCK UP" WHEN TAKING RIGHT HAND, DESCENDING TURNS. I'VE HAD VEHICLE LIFTED BY DEALER AND HAVE HAD IT IN THE DEALERS REPAIR DEPARTMENT 4 TIMES AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. NOW THEY REFUSE TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND HAVE VOIDED MY EXTENDED SERVICE WARRANTY BECAUSE OF THE LIFT KIT THEY SOLD ME. *TR

LARGE CRACK DEVELOPED IN WINDSHIELD AT 15,000 MILES AFTER NORMAL USAGE FROM MINOR ROCK DAMAGE. *TR

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER AND HAVE HAD A MAJOR FAILURE OF THE STEERING/SUSPENSION OF THE JEEP. IN RESEARCHING THIS I FIND THE COMPLAINT IS A RATHER COMMON FAILURE. DO A GOOGLE OF "JEEP DEATH WOBBLE" AND SCAN SELECTED ITEMS OF 19000 HITS FOR JEEPS MADE FROM THE 1990'S TO PRESENT. THE JEEP HAS 9500 MILES. THE INCIDENCE OCCURRED AT ABOUT A SPEED OF 40-55 MILES PER HOUR AFTER RIDING OVER FROST WAVES IN THE ROAD. THE JEEP WENT INTO A VIOLENT VIBRATION MODE WHERE STEERING WAS VERY DIFFICULT AND THE JEEP WAS OUT OF CONTROL. THE JEEP WHEN SLOWED TO ABOUT 30 THE VIBRATION DISAPPEARED AND IT WAS SLOWLY DRIVEN TO A JEEP DEALER (OWL CHRYSLER JEEP) HONESDALE, PA. ELEVEN DAYS LATER THE JEEP WAS RETURNED PERHAPS REPAIRED BUT SOME THINGS DON'T SEEM RIGHT. I HAVE MET ANOTHER PERSON WITH THE SAME / SIMILAR PROBLEM AND ON THE INTERNET FIND MANY COMPLAINTS OF WHAT IS REFERRED TO AS A DEATH WOBBLE. BELIEVE ME A GOOD DESCRIPTION. HAD THIS OCCURRED IN WINTER WEATHER, RAIN OR ON A CURVE I WOULD PERHAPS BE A STATISTIC AS THERE FOR A FEW SECONDS NO CONTROL OVER THE DIRECTION OR STEERING OF THE VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THAT CHRYSLER KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM FOR WHAT APPEARS TO BE YEARS AND IS STILL MANUFACTURING VEHICLES WITH A DESIGN/MATERIAL FLAW. THE REPAIR NUMBER FROM OWL IS: R.O. NUMBER 24079 THE PARTS REPLACED ARE: FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND BUSHINGS. OLD PARTS RETAINED BY DEALER AS PERHAPS WARRANTY REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN DRIVEN OFF ROAD AND IS BASICALLY BABIED. OWL CAN BE CONTA

PURCHASED 2007 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED NEW, BUT VEHICLE HAD BEEN MODIFIED BY THE SELLING DEALER WITH A 4" SKYJACKER LIFT KIT. ON SECOND DAY OF DRIVING VEHICLE, BEGAN EXPERIENCING INAPPROPRIATE ACTIVATION OF THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY PROGRAM. VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY BRAKES ON CERTAIN FREEWAY ON RAMPS AND HIGHWAY CURVES, BOTH WHILE BRAKING AND ACCELERATING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN SEEN BOTH BY THE SELLING DEALER AND ONE OTHER DEALER AND PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CURED. CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE GIVE NO ASSISTANCE AND TELLS ME THAT AS THE VEHICLE WAS MODIFIED BY THE DEALER, I MUST WORK THIS OUT WITH THE DEALER. NUMEROUS INTERNET WEBSITES DESCRIBES THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH OTHER LIFTED JEEP WRANGLERS. SELLING DEALER HAS ADVISED THEY HAVE DONE ALL THEY CAN. *TR

PURCHASED A '07 WRANGLER, LEAKS AROUND PILLARS AND REAR VIEW MIRROR WHEN IT RAINS, SOAKS CARPET IN FLOORBOARD, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. A PREVIOUS SOLUTION HAD BEEN FAULTY AND NOTHING NEW HAD BECOME AVAILABLE. *TR

2007 JEEP WRANGLER FOUR DOOR. WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND DURING A TURN IF YOU ENCOUNTER A SMALL BUMP THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHAKES TO THE POINT WHERE YOU LOSE CONTROL IN THE TURN. IT IS KNOWN AS THE DEATH SHAKE TO THE DEALERSHIPS. THEY KNEW WHAT WAS WRONG BEFORE I HAD FINISHED MY SENTENCE TO THEM. BAD FRONT SHOCK STABILIZER. THEY ARE POORLY MANUFACTURED. *TR

THE BRAKES LOCK AND KEEP SLIDING WHILE GOING UPHILL OR UNDER OTHER CONDITIONS. I HAVE BEEN IN OVER TWO ACCIDENTS WITHIN TJHE PAST THREE MONTHS AND I NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT BEFORE. *TR

I STARTED MY CAR AND ATTEMPTED TO PULL OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON AND THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE. I STOPPED THE CAR, KEPT THE ENGINE ON AND LET IT SIT FOR A 5 MINUTES AND WARM UP. I PUT IT IN DRIVE AGAIN AND MADE IT 1 BLOCK WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT STARTED BLINKING, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER, AND SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING OUT OF THE MUFFLER AND HOOD OF MY JEEP. I OPENED THE HOOD ONLY TO BE CONSUMED WITH THE SMELL A GAS. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER ARRIVED, HE EXPLAINED THAT I WAS VERY LUCKY AS THE CAR ENGINE WOULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE IF I WOULD HAVE CONTINUED TO DRIVE ONE MORE BLOCK. THE DEALERSHIP INITIALLY THOUGHT IT WAS THE FUEL IGNITER, AS IT WAS FOUND STUCK OPEN. THEY ENDED UP REPLACING THE WIRING FOR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM THAT CONTROLLED THE IGNITER INSTEAD. SO FAR IT'S RUNNING FINE. *TR

WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT. THE JEEP WAS SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WHEN IT WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BY A SAAB 93 GOING ABOUT 30-40 MPH. THE SEAT BELT DID NOT CATCH ON THE JEEP AND THUS MY FOREHEAD STRUCK THE STEERING WHEEL. I WAS TOLD BY THE JEEP DEALER THAT WITH THIS MODEL JEEP THE SEATS BELTS DO NOT CATCH UNLESS THEY ARE ENGAGED JUST RIGHT. SO BECAUSE I WAS IN A STOPPED POSITION AND WAS AT REST IT WOULD NOT HAVE CAUGHT. I WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT WITH A SEVERE CONTUSION TO MY FOREHEAD. HAVING SAID THIS, THE JEEP ITSELF HELD UP EXTREMELY WELL IN THE CRASH. THE POLICE MAN ON DUTY SAID IT WAS WHAT SAVED ME FROM FURTHER HARM. I AM NERVOUS TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE NOT KNOWING IF THE SEAT BELTS WILL WORK IN THE FUTURE. I ALSO HAVE 3 CHILD SEATS IN THIS CAR AND WORRY ABOUT THOSE AS WELL. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY DO NOT CHECK THESE AND WOULDN'T CHECK IT AFTER THE ACCIDENT EVEN THOUGH I REQUESTED IT. THE CAR WAS IN THEIR SHOP FOR 3 WEEKS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND LET ME KNOW WHAT CAN BE DONE. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED X, AUTOMATIC WITH 10,500 MILES. I WAS TRAVELING DOWN AN ON RAMP GOING ABOUT 40MPH, LIGHT ON THE THROTTLE AND THE JEEP HESITATED, ALL OF THE GAUGES (SPEEDOMETER, ETC) SHUT OFF (SHOWED 0), THEN ALL OF THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON. DURING THAT 2 SECOND PERIOD, I HAD NO POWER STEERING, BRAKES OR CONTROL OVER THE THROTTLE OF THE JEEP. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. I KNOW THERE IS A RECALL THAT COVERS THIS, BUT MY JEEP FALLS OUT OF THE PRODUCTION DATE TO GET IT TAKEN CARE OF. THE "BUILD" DATE IS FEB. OF 2007. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THE PROBLEM AND THE CURRENT RECALL IS NOT TAKING CARE OF THIS ISSUE. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESS BEFORE SOMEONE (LIKE MY FAMILY) GETS SERIOUSLY HURT. HTTP://WWW.JK-FORUM.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=2634. *TR

2007 4 DOOR SAHARA HAS STALLED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE ALREADY TAKEN VEHICLE IN SEVERAL TIMES TO HAVE PROBLEM DEALT WITH FOR RECALL. STILL NOT FIXED. 7/28 AT 7:56 PM,9/25 AT 2:38 P.M, 11/13 AT 7:58 AM,1/12/08 AT 4:07 P.M. HELP VERY UNSAFE!!! *TR

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, VEHICLE RANDOMLY STARTS SHAKING VIOLENTLY. STOPS WHEN I TAKE FOOT OFF GAS OR PUT ON BRAKE. ALSO OCCASIONALLY HEAR A CLUNK WHEN STOPPING AND MAKING A TURN. *TR

CRACKING FRONT WINDSHIELD AFTER TURNING ON DEFROSTER. *TR

SEE ATTACHED DOCUMENT. *TR THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE STALLING PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER THEN RECEIVED A RECALL REGARDING THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE. THE DOCUMENT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PROGRAMMED WITH SOFTWARE THAT MAY CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL UNDER CERTAIN OPERATING CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPROGRAMMED. SOON AFTER, THE ESP AND BAS CONTROL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. AFTERWARDS, THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *JB

PURCHASED BRAND NEW 2007 4DOOR JEEP WRANGLER. IT HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON 5 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. WE HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER, AND EACH TIME BEEN TOLD IT WAS FIXED. THIS CAR IS A DEATH TRAP AND WE REFUSE TO DRIVE IT. DEALER WONT TAKE IT BACK SO NOW WE NEED TO GO TO COURT. THE SEVERITY OF THIS IS NOT SHOWING....THIS VEHICLE STALLS AT HIGH RATES OF SPEED ON HIGHWAYS...NO LIGHT ...NO POWER STEERING...NO BRAKES...NOTHING......SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE OR KILL SOME ONE. AND CHRYSLER DOESN'T CARE. HELP. *TR

THE WINDSHIELD ON THE VEHICLE IS VERY WEAK. I HAVE HAD THREE CRACKS IN THE LAST THREE WEEKS. THIS SEEMS TO OCCUR ON DAYS BELOW 32 DEGREES F. I DO NOT TRAVEL GRAVEL ROADS AND HAVE NEVER HAD A VEHICLE WINDSHIELD DO THIS BEFORE.*CN

WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS 65 MPH ALL DASH LIGHTS FLASHED ON AND RADIO CUT OUT. HAPPENED FOR A FEW SECONDS, THEN EVERYTHING WENT BACK TO NORMAL. I BELIEVE THE ENGINE KEPT RUNNING AND DID NOT CUT OUT.*CN

2007 JEEP WRANGLER X STALLED AT HIGHWAY SPEED THIS VEHICLE HAD HAD THE RECALL FOR POSSIBLE STALLS DONE PRIOR TO THIS STALLING! HE WAS ABLE TO JUMP THE VEHICLE TO START. *TR

DURING A SNOW OR ICE STORM AS THE SNOW AND ICE COLLECTED ON THE VENT BELOW THE WINDSHIELD IT GETS IN THE AREA WHERE THE WIPER MOTOR AND OTHER MECHANICAL PARTS ARE, THEY THEN FREEZE AND ENCASE THE WIPER SYSTEM IN ICE CAUSING THE WIPERS NOT TO WORK. WHEN THE WIPERS ARE NEEDED AS ROAD SALT AND DIRT SPLASH ON THE WINDSHIELD THEY DO NOT WORK. THIS CAUSES A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION RESTRICTING VISIBILITY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH IN 5TH GEAR WITH A MANUAL, ENGINE HESITATED AND THAN ALL DASH LIGHTS ILLUMINATED FOR APPROX 3 SECONDS, THE ENGINE THEN CONTINUED AS NORMAL AND THE LIGHTS WENT OFF. OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE 55 DEGREES, LIGHTS ON, NO AC OR HEAT. RADIO OFF, NO OTHER ELECTRONICS IN USE. *TR

WHEN TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH MY JEEP BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY THROWING ME TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ALMOST CAUSING ME TO BE HIT BY NEARBY CARS AND TRACTOR TRAILER. I HAD TO BE TOWED OFF THE HIGHWAY. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER TO COME AND PICK IT UP THE FOLLOWING DAY. THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT AND TO TAKE IT HOME. WITHIN 1 WK OF HAVING THE VEHICLE BACK THE SHAKING OCCURRED AGAIN, THIS TIME LUCKILY AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED. AFTER SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES THE SHAKING STOPPED. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, THIS TIME THEY " "RE-TORQUED" THE FRONT END TO CHRYSLER SPECS". I DROVE IT HOME AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN WITHIN DAYS. THIS TIME THE SHOP FORMAN SAID THAT HE WAS NOT GOING TO TOUCH THE JEEP BUT WOULD BE MAKING A CALL TO CHRYSLER. WE TOOK IT ON A TEST DRIVE TO TRY AND REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. IT DID NOT HAPPEN WHILE HE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE. I LEFT IT WITH HIM, HE CALLED CHRYSLER AND TOLD ME TO COME AND PICK IT UP. I CAME AND PICKED UP THE JEEP WITHOUT ANYTHING BEING DONE TO IT. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER THE DEALERSHIP CALLED AND SAID THAT THEY HAD SOMEONE FROM CHRYSLER COMING IN TO LOOK AT THE JEEP. I BROUGHT IT BACK AGAIN (4TH TIME), I WAS TOLD THAT THE PERSON FROM CHRYSLER REPLACED THE STEERING. I LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND THERE APPEARS TO BE A NEW PART. I HAVE NOT HAD THE PROBLEM AGAIN TO THE EXTENT THAT IT HAPPENED THE FIRST FEW TIMES BUT IF I HIT EVEN THE SMALLEST OF BUMPS THE FRONT END "BOUNCES" (COMPARED TO SHAKING VIOLENTLY) UNTIL I BR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER 4X4. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT AXLE FAILED. THE DAIMLER CHRYSLER DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO OWNER NEGLIGENCE. THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU AGREED WITH THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,212 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,200.