2007 Jeep Wrangler complaints

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A RUGGED DIRT ROAD VERY SLOWLY AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE AC VENTS. I STEPPED OUT OF THE JEEP AND OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICED FLAMES. I IMMEDIATELY GRABBED MY VALUABLES AND RAN AWAY AS THE JEEP EXPLODED INTO HEAVY FIRE. IT BURNED COMPLETELY. *JS

HORN STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY, CHECKED ALL THE FUSES AND EVERYTHING LOOKS FINE. I'VE TRACED IT TO A FAULTY CLOCK SPRING IN THE STEERING COLUMN. *TR NOT SAFE AND WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION VIOLENTLY SHIFTED OUT OF FIRST GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

AT 60 MPH MY JEEP STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKE. I HAD TO PULL OFF THE INTERSTATE IN THE EMERGENCY LANE. THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER 10 TIMES. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND HE SAID BALL JOINTS AND STEERING DAMPER WAS BAD. $1,100.00 TO FIX IT. IT IS STILL NOT STEERING CORRECTLY. THERE IS A POPPING IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND SHAKES SOMEWHAT WHEN I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. I HAD NO IDEA THERE WAS A DEATH WOBBLE IN THE JEEP I LOVED SO MUCH. I WILL BE TRADING THE JEEP FOR A DIFFERENT SUV AFTER I GET THE WOBBLE FIXED AGAIN. I AM EXPECTING A GRAND BABY IN DEC AND THERE IS NO WAY I WILL PUT IT IN THE JEEP. *TR

I WAS SLOWING WHILE I WAS APPROACHING A RED LIGHT. THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I BEGAN MY RIGHT TURN. AT THIS POINT, THE FRONT WHEELS WOBBLED AND THE STEERING TIGHTENED, TAKING ME INTO THE PATH OF AN ONCOMING VEHICLE (2010 FORD F-150) SLOWING TO A STOP FOR HIS RED LIGHT. UPON IMPACT, THE SEAT BELT (IN USE AT THE TIME) FAILED TO ACTUATE AND THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, THE DRIVER'S SEAT MOVED FORWARD, THROWING ME INTO THE STEERING WHEEL AND WINDSHIELD. I SUSTAINED A MINOR HEAD LACERATION AND IMPACT TRAUMA TO THE RIGHT CHEST. THE COMBINE SPEED OF THE CRASH WAS APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MILES PER HOUR. A PASSENGER IN THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED FROM THE LOCAL HOSPITAL. *TR

WHEN DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 40 MPH THE JEEP'S DASH LIGHTS CAME ON, THE HORN STARTED BLOWING, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON, THE LOCKS WENT ON AND OFF AND THE CAR STALLED. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS, WHILE IDLING, AND DIFFERENT WEATHER CONDITIONS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING WESTBOUND ON THE HIGHWAY TO PARUMPH NV THE ENGINE STALLED OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. I WAS LUCKY THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC GOING MY DIRECTION AND THE HIGHWAY WAY FAIRLY STRAIGHT. I WAS ABLE TO CONTROLL THE VEHICLE WELL ENOUGH TO GET IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT INCIDENT. COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER COULD HAVE HAD TRAGIC RESULTS UNDER DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES. I'M GETTING RID OF THIS DEATH TRAP. THIS HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE ON A TRIP TO SEARCHLIGHT A YEAR AGO, ENGINE STALL / ROUGHLY THE SAME SPEED. THE DEALERSHIP THAT REPAIRED IT IN HENDERSON SAID IT WAS A FAULTY MAF SENSOR. *TR

ON 6 JUNE, I NOTICED MY JEEP JK AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THEN DISAPPEARS WITHIN A MINUTE. LATER ON IT STARTED AGAIN AND HAS NOW FREQUENTLY TURNS ON AND OFF APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE OR MORE BUT LESS THAN TWO MINUTES REGARDLESS OF THE SPEED OF DRIVING. I'VE RESEARCHED ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS HAD THE SAME ISSUE (2007-08 MODELS). CHRYSLER CO SAID IT IS NOT A RECALL, BUT ACCORDING TO SEVERAL WEBSITE SAYS IT IS AND IS COVERED ON AN EXTENDED WARRANTY OR 150,000 MILES. *TR

WHEN IN FIRST GEAR AND ACCELERATING IT POPS OUT OF GEAR CAUSING A VIOLENT JARRING OF VEHICLE THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER JEEP OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS OVER 40 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD WHILE CHANGING LANES. THE CAR STARTED SHAKING VERY VIOLENTLY. I HAS TO PULL OFF THE ROAD SLOWING TO ABOUT 40 MPH IN ORDER TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND STOP THE SHAKING. WHEN THE SHAKING STARTS THE ENTIRE VEHICLE SHAKES SO VIOLENTLY IT IS HARD TO STEER OR EVEN FOCUS ON THE ROAD BECAUSE YOU ARE SHAKING TOO. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN TO JEEP DEALERSHIPS ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS AND THEY ALL TELL ME THE SUSPENSION IS FINE. FINALLY THIS LAST TIME, AFTER COMPLAINING OF THE "DEATH SHAKE" AS I HAVE COME TO RESEARCH AND DISCOVER, THEY WERE ABLE TO PUT A LARGER STEERING DAMPENER ON MY VEHICLE THAN WAS THERE IN ORDER TO CONTROL THE SHAKING. I STILL FEEL VIBRATIONS AT EXPRESSWAY SPEEDS BUT IT IS NOT VIOLENT SHAKING ANYMORE. THIS REPAIR COST OVER $250. *TT

WHILE DRIVING OVER 55 MPH ON HIGHWAY THERE IS A DEATH SHAKE THAT START ONLY LETTING UP ON THE GAS WILL IT STOP. *TR

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES VIOLENT SHAKING THAT REQUIRES YOU TO DRAMATICALLY SLOW DOWN TO STOP. WOBBLES BACK AND FORTH TO AN EXTREME THAT CONTROL IS NEARLY LOST. COMPLETELY STOCK VEHICLE WITH FACTORY REPLACEMENT TIRES. TIRES ARE BALANCED AND VEHICLE IS ALIGNED WITHIN SPEC. ONLINE RESEARCH STATES THIS IS CALLED "DEATH WOBBLE" AS RESULT OF MISMATCHED FASTENER SIZES IN FACTORY ASSEMBLY. *TR

WAS DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ALL THE SUDDEN STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING OUT OF CONTROL, THE FRONT WHEELS WERE RAPIDLY GOING BACK AND FORTH. I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE AND NEARLY WENT OFF THE ROAD. I HAD TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN, IN TRAFFIC, TO ABOUT 35 BEFORE THE SHAKING STOPPED. ABOUT 5 MILES LATER DOWN THE ROAD IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I ONCE AGAIN HAD TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN TO STOP THE ISSUE. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE NORMAL, THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE GOOD. AFTER THE INCIDENT, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP AND HAD SOME STEERING PARTS REPLACED. *TR

MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER X (JUST PURCHASED THIS PAST SATURDAY 3/15/14) OVERFLOWS GASOLINE WHEN FILLING IT UP. IT DOESN'T INDICATE LIKE OTHER VEHICLES THAT IT'S NEARING FULL BY SHUTTING OFF, IT KEEPS GOING AND SPLASHES OUT, EVERY TIME YOU FILL IT. *TR

EXPERIENCE VERY LOUD AND NOISY EXHAUST MANIFOLDS, DEALER FOUND BOTH INTAKE MANIFOLDS TO BE DEFECTIVE AND LEAKING , WARRANTY REPAIR AND REPLACED BOTH. #2 LEAK FOUND IN POWER STEERING, DEALER STATED LEAKS IN LINES, RACK , AND PUMP, WARRANTY ON ALL BUT THE LINES,#3 ALSO FOUND CATALYTIC CONVERTER LEAK, RECOMMEND REPLACEMENT (AGAIN HAPPENS TO BE UNDER WARRANTY) #4 FOUND SMALL HOLE IN INTERMEDIATE PIPE, RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT . #5 LOOKING FURTHER DEALERSHIP FOUND CYLINDER HEAD TO BE LEAKING!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND YES, COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. NOW I AM BEGINNING TO WONDER ABOUT THIS DEALERSHIP, AS I HAVE NEVER USED THEM BEFORE NOT DID I BUT THE JEEP FROM THEM. .#6 TECH STATED SOME WEAR IN ALL BALL JOINTS , RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT . #7 FOUND STEERING DAMPER TO HAVE A LEAK, RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT, NOW AS ANYONE CAN SE THERE SEEMS TO BE MANY ISSUES RELATED TO MY 07 JK. *TR

VIOLENT SHAKING AT 50 MPH HAD TO SLOW TO 30 MPH WOULD HAPPEN WITH GRADUAL CORNERS CROSSING UNEVEN PAVEMENT IE. ON RAMP. I REPLACED STEERING DAMPER WHICH SEEMED TO ALLEVIATE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS STOCK CONFIGURATION THE SAME BRAND AND SIZE OF TIRES IT WAS ORIGINALLY EQUIPPED WITH. *TR

I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55-60MPH, THERE WERE SOME MILD TAR BUMPS IN THE ROAD THAT I DROVE OVER AND THE CAR PROCEEDED TO THE DEATH WOBBLE. IT IS EXACTLY AS EVERYONE ELSE HAS NOTED, THE JEEP FELT LIKE ALL 4 WHEELS WERE COMING OFF, THE JEEP SHOOK VOILENTLY, WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO HANDLE. I SLOWED MY SPEED AND PULLED OFF THE ROAD. THE CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO COME APART. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM TO CHRYSLER AND TO THIS ORGANIZATION, WHY WON'T YOU DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT????? WITH ONLY 33K MILES, I NOW HAVE TO GET A NEW CAR BECAUSE I AM IN FEAR OF DRIVING THIS ONE. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF AN EXPRESSWAY....IT COULD HAVE BEEN TRAGIC AND DEADLY....IS THAT WHAT YOU ARE WAITING FOR? HOPE IT ISN'T ANYONE YOU KNOW WHEN IT DOES HAPPEN!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING AND WHEN THE VEHICLE SPORADICALLY FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE CONNECTION ROD FAILING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V436000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR WHEN DRIVING CAUSING THE DRIVER TO GIGGLE THE STICK SHIFT AND GET IT IN GEAR. THIS TAKES ATTENTION AWAY FROM DRIVING AND GETTING THE CAR IN GEAR. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER CROSSING OVER A BRIDGE, THE FRONT END AND STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. BRAKING DID NOT BRING THE CONDITION UNDER CONTROL. FORTUNATELY I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE AND ABLE TO PULL ONTO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. THE SHAKING STOPPED WHEN MY SPEED FELL BELOW 25MPH. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AT APPROX 50,000 MILES. THIS CONDITION HAS NEVER OCCURRED BEFORE. CLEARLY THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR OUTRIGHT LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, OR POTENTIAL FOR COLLISION FROM BEHIND DUE TO NEED FOR RAPID DECELERATION WHILE DRIVING AT A HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR

I HAVE LOVED THIS JEEP SINCE THE DAY I GOT IT, AT ABOUT A FEW YEARS AFTER OWNING IT I HAD EXPERIENCED SOMETHING I JUST COULDN'T BELIEVE!!! I WAS GOING DOWN THE ROAD AT 45 MILES AN HOUR WHEN I MUST HAVE HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD, MY JEEP CONTINUED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND I COULD NOT STOP IT UNLESS I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND TRIED TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I THEN WENT DIRECTLY TO MY MECHANIC WHO THEN INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, HE FOUND NOTHING WRONG AND SAID HE DID NOT EXPERIENCE IT HIMSELF. I HAVE REPLACED ALL THE SHOCKS,NEW TIRES, BRAKES, STEERING PIN AND STILL HAVE THAT PROBLEM, I DID NOT KNOW WHAT IT WAS UNTIL I STARTED LOOKING IT UP ON THE INTERNET, THERE IS EVEN A VIDEO OF SOMEONE DRIVING A JEEP EXACTLY LIKE MINE AND IT IS DOING THE SAME THING. I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS, IF SOMETHING IS NOT DONE SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED WHEN THEY ARE IN ICE OR RAIN!!!! WHY HASN'T ANYONE STEPPED UP TO HAVE THIS FIXED? I HAVE CALLED JEEP ON IT AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE HAD COMPLAINTS BUT NO ONE IS DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT! REALLY?? HOW ABOUT YOU CLIMB INTO MY VEHICLE AND HAVE THIS "DEATH WOBBLE" HAPPEN TO YOU WITH YOUR CHILD IN IT??? I AM 2 PAYMENTS AWAY FROM PAYING OFF MY JEEP, THIS JUST DISGUSTS ME! SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE!!!!!!! *TR

I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND PUT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON DUE TO THE WEATHER AND SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF VEHICLE CAUGHT IT ON TIME AND IT WAS THE POWER MODULE FUSE BOX. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT IF JEEP DON'T FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I BOUGHT THE JEEP IN JULY OF 2013. EVERY TIME I FILL THE TANK THE FUEL SPILLS OUT ON THE GROUND, ME, AND THE JEEP'S BODY. THIS HAPPENS AT EVERY STATION, EVERY TIME. I HAVE TAKEN TO MATHEMATICALLY FIGURING OUT THE AMOUNT OF FUEL I NEED TO ADD TO THE TANK AT EACH FILL UP SO IT DOESN'T FILL, BUT IF I'M WRONG IT SPILLS OUT ALL OVER ME! *TR

PURCHASED 2007 WRANGLER SAHARA NEW. MAINTAINED VEHICLE AS SUGGESTED BY MANUFACTURER. NOTICED EARLY ON THE 3.8 L V6 BURNED OIL. WAS TOLD THIS WAS NORMAL, SO I ADDED A QUART OF OIL EVERY 1,000 MILES. AT 51,000 MILES NOTICED A LOUD KNOCK. IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN. I HAD CHANGED THE OIL AT 50,000 MILES BUT SOMEHOW LOST ALL OF THE OIL IN 1,000 MILES. NEVER HAD A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR OIL WARNING LIGHT, NO OIL SHOWING ON THE GROUND. DEALER WANTED $7,000 TO INSTALL REMANUFACTURED LONG BLOCK. WOULD NOT CALL CHRYSLER ON MY BEHALF EVEN THOUGH THEY HAD BEEN THE ONE SERVICING THE VEHICLE. CHRYSLER REFUSED ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE OUT OF WARRANTY. THREE DIFFERENT CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES REFUSED TO ALLOW ME TO SPEAK WITH ANYONE ABOVE THEM AS THE DECISION (MADE IN ONE HOUR) WAS FINAL. THEY REFUSED TO GIVE ME AN ADDRESS OR FAX NUMBER SO THAT I COULD SUBMIT MY SERVICE RECORDS TO SHOW THAT I HAD MAINTAINED THE VEHICLE. IN FACT, THEY INDICATED THAT NOT ONLY WAS A QUART OF OIL EVERY 700-1,000 MILES WAS PERFECTLY NORMAL, THAT IS WAS ALSO NORMAL TO CHECK THE OIL LEVEL AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK WHEN FUELING THE VEHICLE. A QUICK REVIEW ON THE INTERNET SHOWS THOUSANDS WITH THIS PROBLEM. 650 SIGNATURES ARE ON ONE PETITION ALONE THAT SHOW THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT CHRYSLER REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH OVER A ROAD BUMP, THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ERRONEOUSLY DROVE OFF THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE STEERING STABILIZER BUT THE DEFECT WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000. UPDATED 03/11/14*LJ

WHEN FILLING TANK THE AUTO CUTOFFF DOES NOT WORK ON TANK AND FUEL OVERFLOWS AND SPILLS/SPRAYS. *TR

GAS TANK SPILLOVER. THE GAS TANK DOES NOT TRIGGER THE GAS PUMP AT THE STATION TO STOP. I CANNOT FILL MY TANK WITHOUT HAVING GAS SPILL OUT OR OVERFLOW. I DON'T RECALL WHEN I FIRST NOTICED IT HAPPENING BUT APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR AGO OR A LITTLE MORE IS WHEN I RECALL. I THINK IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN IT KEEPS SPILLING OUT. *TR

THE 2007 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED X MODEL BEGAN VIOLENT SHAKING IN THE FRONT END AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE SHAKING STARTED MILDLY THEN BECAME VIOLENT. I SLOWED DOWN AND THE SHAKING SUBSIDED BUT THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN THE TRAFFIC FLOW IS MOVING AT FASTER RATES. AN ON-LINE SEARCH INDICATES THAT THIS IS COMMON IN THIS MODEL. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED. *TR

FUEL DOES NOT SHUTOFF AUTOMATICALLY UNTIL FUEL OVERFLOWS. SPILLS ALL OVER THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND ON THE GROUND. *TR

SHORTLY BEFORE TAKING VEHICLE IN FOR BRAKES, THE ABS/ESP/BAS AND TRACTION LIGHTS CAME ON. REPAIR SHOP STATED THIS WOULD RESET AFTER BRAKES REPLACEMENT. IT DID NOT. NOW THE LIGHTS ARE ON ALL THE TIME. I HAVE NO ABS,NO TRACTION CONTROL AND VEHICLE IS ALL OVER THE ROAD IN INCLEMENT CONDITIONS. ALSO THE WIPERS WON'T TURN OFF AFTER CAR IS TURNED OFF AND KEY IS REMOVED. THEY OPERATE ON LOW OR HIGH NO INTERMITTENT. THE FLUID WORKS AND THE REAR WIPERS AND FLUID WORKS, BUT THE WIPERS WONT TURN OFF UNLESS I REMOVE THE FUSE. AND NOW THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT WORK. I WAS TOLD THE TIPM IS BAD, BUT LOOKING AT REVIEWS ONLINE. IT SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR ALL THESE ISSUES AND SHOULD BE CAUSE FOR RECALL. *TR

I HAVE A 4DR 2007 JEEP WRANGLER SAHARA UNLIMITED. 60K+ MILES AND NO MATTER WHAT GAS STATION OR WHAT POSITION I PLACE THE NOZZLE INTO THE GAS PORT WHEN THE TANK FILLS IT WILL SHOOT GAS OUT ALL DOWN THE SIDE OF MY JEEP ONTO THE GROUND AND ON MYSELF. *TR

THIS VEHICLE WAS CLASSIFIED AS HAVING EXCELLENT OFF-ROAD CAPABILITIES. AFTER IT'S FIRST EXCURSION OFF-ROAD, THE CLUTCH THROWOUT BEARING WAS FOUND TO BE RATTLING AND HAD COME APART. A FULL CLUTCH REPLACEMENT WAS COMPLETED WITH ALL NEW COMPONENTS BY A LICENSED AND CERTIFIED MECHANIC WITH EXCELLENT OUTCOME. 1 MONTH AFTER THE CLUTCH REPLACEMENT THE CLUTCH PEDAL SUDDENLY WENT TO THE FLOOR AND WOULD NOT RELEASE THE CLUTCH. REPLACEMENT OF THE CLUTCH SLAVE, MASTER AND HYDRAULIC LINE AS WELL AS A FULL HYDRAULIC FLUID FLUSH YIELDED NO SUCCESS EVEN WITH PRESSURE AND VACUUM APPLICATIONS TO BLEED THE SYSTEM. THIS FAILURE OF PLASTIC PARTS DESIGNED FOR OFF-ROAD APPLICATIONS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. THIS SYSTEM IS FED BY THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR AND COULD COMPROMISE THE BRAKING SYSTEM IF IT FAILS. NUMEROUS TSB'S AND A POSSIBLE RECALL WERE NOTED BUT THE DEALER NOTIFIED ME THAT THE VIN WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT WAS WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE RECALL COVERED YEARS, MAKE AND MODEL. WILL HAVE JEEP FINISH THE REPAIR AT NO COST SINCE IT SEEMS TO BE A FLAWED DESIGN. *TR

I WAS GOING STRAIGHT AT A 4 WAY INTERCEPTION AND I PUT FIRST GEAR AND A HEAVY TRUCK ALMOST HIT ME WITH MY SON IN THE BACK OF MY VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE HAS PROBLEMS WITH FIRST AND THIRD GEAR. IT JUMPS FROM 1ST GEAR TO NEUTRAL AND FROM THIRD GEAR TO NEUTRAL AND NOW SECOND GEAR JUMPS TO NEUTRAL AS WELL. SO WHEN MY INCIDENT HAPPENED I WAS GOING STRAIGHT AND I COULD NOT EVEN PUT SECOND GEAR AND THE TRUCK ALMOST HIT ME. THANK GOD NOTHING HAPPEN BUT I AM WRITING THIS REPORT BECAUSE IT COULD HAPPEN TO ANYBODY ELSE OR IT COULD HAPPEN TO ME AGAIN. AND JUST TO TAKE IT TO THE JEEP CHRYSLER DEALER THEY ARE CHARGING MONEY JUST TO CHECK THE PROBLEM. I THINK IS A RECALL AND THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESS. I SPOKE TO [XXX] FROM THE CORPORATE CHRYSLER OFFICE AND HE WAS NOT VERY HELPFUL IN REGARDS TO THIS ISSUE. HE SEEM NOT TO CARE WHAT THE INCIDENT COULD OF BEEN. THIS IS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER 6 SPEED MANUAL. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE JEEP WRANGLERS. I GOT THIS TRUCK BECAUSE IT WAS RECOMMENDED BY A FRIEND OF MINE AND SINCE I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS AND UNFORTUNATELY THIS COULD LEAD TO SOMETHING FATAL. I THINK THEY HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR A WHILE NOW BUT NOBODY HAS EVER FILE A COMPLAIN. AND I FEEL FOR THE REST OF THE WRANGLER OWNERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AND ONE DAY COULD LEAD TO SOMETHING VERY UNEXPECTED. I JUST HOPE THAT FILING THIS REPORT WILL HELP NHTSA REALIZES THAT THE JEEP WRANGLERS HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND SOMEBODY WHO CAN MAKE JEEP CHRYSLER LISTEN TO MY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,900 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 02/11/14*LJ

WHEN TRAVELING AT 45 MPH I MADE A SLIGHT LEFT TURN IN THE ROAD AND WENT OVER A LONG SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD MAYBE FROM A ROAD SEAM THAT WAS FILLED IN. BOTH WHEELS HIT IT AT THE SAME TIME AND THE JEEP SLOWLY STARTED SHAKING UNTIL IT BECAME VERY VIOLENT INSIDE THE JEEP. I HAD TO SLOW MY SPEED DOWN TO APPROX 10 MPH TO GET IT TO STOP. I HAPPENED TO HAVE A COWORKER BEHIND ME WHO SAW THE WHOLE THING FROM BEHIND AND SAID THE CAR WAS SHAKING BACK AND FORTH SO MUCH THAT IT LOOKED LIKE MY RIMS WERE ALMOST TOUCHING THE ROAD SINCE MY TIRE TREADS STAYED STRAIGHT. IT FELT LIKE I HAD 4 FLATS. I CHANGED THE STEERING DAMPENER AND THE SHOCKS TO RANCHO BRAND WHICH ARE LARGER THAN THE OEM BUT IT HAPPENED AGAIN BUT NOT NEARLY AS BAD SINCE I NOW KNOW WHEN IT COULD POSSIBLY HAPPEN. IF THERE WERE CARS NEXT TO ME I WOULD HAVE HIT THEM. THIS IS A VERY REAL PROBLEM WHICH IS SCARY. ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THANK YOU. *TR

MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. WHEN I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT THE LIGHT WILL GO OFF THEN COME BACK ON. IF I AM GOING STRAIGHT THE LIGHT WILL STAY ON UNTIL A TURN IS MADE. READING ON THE BLOGS IT IS DEFINITELY THE CLOCK SPRING. I KNOW THERE IS A RECALL ON RHD WRANGLERS, AND THIS IS CRAZY. I WOULD THINK THEY USE THE SAME PART IN ALL WRANGLERS! *TR

FUEL BACK FLOWS OUT OF THE FUEL FILLER NECK AT GAS STATIONS WHEN FULL, NO MATTER HOW SLOW I RUN THE NOZZLE. CHRYSLER HAS DETERMINED THAT MY BUILD DATE IS BEFORE THEIR TSB, SO IT IS NOT COVERED. MY SOLUTION IS TO STUFF PAPER TOWELS AT THE NOZZLE DURING EVERY FILL, WHICH SOAKS UP THE EXCESS FUEL SPILLAGE. NOT VERY FRIENDLY TO THE ENVIRONMENT, BUT IF IT IS OK WITH CHRYSLER, THEN I GUESS IT IS OK WITH ME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON PAVED, CITY BOULEVARD, I HEARD A VERY SHORT, ALMOST INAUDIBLE "BEEP" WARNING, BUT SAW NO WARNING LIGHTS. ABOUT A WEEK LATER, I HEARD THE SAME VERY SHORT "BEEP", AGAIN, NO WARNING LIGHT. ABOUT A WEEK LATER, A "BEEP" ACCOMPANIED BY THE CHECK OIL LIGHT. I STOPPED CHECKED OIL. I WAS LOW. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE HAD LOW OIL ON THIS VEHICAL, BOUGHT NEW. AFTER ABOUT A WEEK MORE OF DRIVING THE CHECK OIL LIGHT AGAIN CAME ON AND I HEARD A SUDDEN LOUD KNOCKING FROM THE ENGINE. A DIAGNOSTIC INDICATES THE ENGINE IS "SEIZED" AND NEEDS REPLACING. AT LESS THAN 5700 MILES OF EASY DRIVING, I FIND THIS INCREDULOUS.

IM TRYING TO RESOLVE A POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE.I HAVE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURE OF A PROBLEM THE PROBLEM IS CALLED A DEATH WOBBLE IVE HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE NOVEMBER IT SHOOK SO BAD I HAD TO DRIVE OF THE HIGHWAY I TOOK IT TO MY GARAGE WERE I HAVE MY VEHICLE MANTAINED HE THOUGHT IT COULD BE THE ROTORS AND BRAKES SO I HAD HIM CHANGE THEM IT STILL WASN'T THE PROBLEM IT HAPPEN AGAIN I TOOK IT BACK AND SAID IT LOOKS LIKE THE SUSPENSION IS TIGHT SO THIS JULY WE WENT ON A TRIP IT HAPPENED AGAIN THIS TIME IN THE SECOND LANE IT SHOOK SO BAD I HAD TO STEER IT TO THE THE BRAKE DOWN LANE CUT EVERY ONE OFF LIKELY THEY WAS NO CRASH I REALLY ONLY DRIVE THIS CAR BACK AND FOURTH TO WORK IJUST HAVE SENT IN JULY A LETTER TO THE MAUFACTOR AND TO TO MY LOCAL STATE REP ONE GOT BACK TO ME AND SAID THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRENTY AND THE EP HAS STILL NOT RESPONDED BACK TO ME AND NOW I JUST LEARNED THE THE MANUFACTURE ANOLOGE THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT END SUSPENSION BUT NOT OFFERING TO FIX IT IM LETTING U KNOW THAT I NOT PAYING FOR THIS THEY KNOW THERES A PROBLEM AND I HAVE NOT MODAFIDE MY JEEP ITS ALL STILL FACTORY BUILT SO IF YOU HEAR OF A CRASH WITH THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE THIS IS NOT A SERIOUS ISSUE ITS ALL ON THEM

DRIVING ON 4 LANE NON-INTERSTATE ROAD IN THE RAIN AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. DROVE THROUGH A PUDDLE THAT SEEMED TO AFFECT THE LEFT FRONT TIRE ONLY AND THE FRONT END BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AS THOUGH SOMETHING HAD CAME LOOSE. THERE WAS A STRONG PULL TO THE LEFT ALSO. I'M THINKING I WILL HAVE TO GET THE FRONT END CHECKED OUT, STOPPED AT A GROCERY STORE FOR A FEW THINGS AND WHEN HEADED HOME THE SHAKE IS STILL THERE, BUT NOT SO VIOLENT. PARKED AT HOME OVERNIGHT AND HEADED OUT THE NEXT DAY TO GET IT LOOKED AT AND THERE IS NO SHAKE WHATSOEVER, VEHICLE DRIVES LIKE IT ALWAYS HAS. IN DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET I SEE A PROBLEM OTHERS SEEM TO BE HAVING EXACTLY LIKE MINE AND IT'S BEING CALLED THE "DEATH WOBBLE". IT HAS NOT DONE THIS SINCE THIS ONE TIME BUT IT HAS ME WORRIED THAT IT WILL AT ANY TIME, AND COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

FIRST OCCURRENCE DEC 6TH 2012, BACKING OUT OF AN INCLINED DRIVEWAY. VEHICLE SEEMED AS IF IT HAD NO POWER, STALLED, SPITTING AND SPUTTERING LIKE IT WAS STARVING FOR GAS. FINALLY GOT IT OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND WAS ABOUT 15 MILES FROM CLOSEST JEEP DEALERSHIP IN OCALA FL, AND NURSED IT THERE, SPITTING AND SPUTTERING AND STALLING THE WHOLE TRIP. LEFT IT OVERNIGHT AND GOT A CALL THE NEXT DAY WHERE THEY HAD FOUND THE PROBLEM AND A COUPLE OF OTHER THINGS WRONG (UNRELATED TO THE PROBLEM) I APPROVED THE FIXES AND AFTER $677.00 LATER DROVE OFF THE LOT. THE ONLY THING I CAN SEE ON THE INVOICE THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM IS A LINE THAT READS "CLEANER-FUELSYSTEM" AND HAS A $59.00 PART AND A $106.00 LABOR CHARGE. ON JANUARY 13TH 2013 IT STARTS ACTING UP AGAIN. I TAKE IT BACK TO SAME DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY AND COMPLAIN THAT I'M NOT GOING TO COME IN EVERY MONTH AND PAY A $90.00 DIAGNOSTICS FEE FOR SOMETHING THEY SAID WAS FIXED. SO THEY PLUG IT IN AND THE CODE TELLS THEM I WAS RUNNING "LEAN" HOWEVER THEY HAVE NO IDEA THIS TIME WHAT'S WRONG. AND OF COURSE IT'S NOT DOING IT SO THEY "CAN'T FIX WHAT'S NOT BROKE". BETWEEN JAN AND JULY IT HAS DONE THIS MANY TIMES, IN THE BEGINNING IT WAS ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH BUT NOW WILL DO IT ALMOST EVERY TRIP. WHEN IT STALLS COMPLETELY I LOOSE PS & PB, VERY DANGEROUS. IT NOW STALLS AT SPEEDS OF AROUND 50 MPH AND I JUST HAVE TO PULL ONTO SHOULDER TO RESTART. SOMETIMES IT RESTARTS RIGHT AWAY AND OTHER TIMES I HAVE TO SIT A SHORT BIT. IT SEEMS TO BE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

I ENGAGED MY ELECTRONIC SWAYBAR DISCONNECT WHEN I WENT OFF-ROADING. WHEN I RETURNED TO PAVEMENT, I TRIED TO RECONNECT BY PRESSING THE BUTTON ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, BUT THE LIGHT CONTINUED FLASHING ON THE DASH. I TOOK MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER RUBICON IN TO THE LOCAL JEEP DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, I FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE AMONG RUBICON OWNERS. HERE IS THE LINK TO SOME OTHERS ON A JEEP FORUM EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE: HTTP://WWW.JK-FORUM.COM/JK-ELECTRICAL-LIGHTING-SOUND-SYSTEMS-13/WARNING-RUBICON-OWNERS-YOUR-SWAYBAR-WILL-GET-YOU-177489/PAGE2/ THIS IS A REAL ISSUE, AS MOST JEEP OWNERS THAT HAVE THIS ELECTRONIC SWAYBAR DISCONNECT OPTION USE IT OFF-ROAD, FAR FROM CIVILIZATION. IN SOME CASES, THIS DEFECT HAS CAUSED THEIR VEHICLE TO FREEZE UP. THIS COULD BE DEADLY IN SOME OF THE REALLY HOT OR REALLY COLD LOCATIONS. *TR

I BOUGHT A NEW 2007 JEEP WRANGLER DEATH WOBBLE STARTED AT 70,000 MILES MARK MITSUBISHI IN PHOENIX AZ HAS NOT HELPED ME OUT AT ALL IT GOES EVERY 10,000 MILES ON ME AND THEY JUST REPLACED MY TIRES. DEATH WOBBLE OCCURRED THE DAY AFTER AND BEFORE. HOW DO WE ALL GET TOGETHER WHO HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND GET JEEP TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR A DEFECTIVE FRONT END. DEATH WOBBLE IS NOT ONLY SCARY IT IS DANGEROUS AND I HOPE THAT IT DOESN'T TAKE SOMEONE GETTING KILLED FOR THEM TO FINALLY REPLACE IT. *TR

STEERING COLUMN SHAKES VIOLENTLY AFTER HITTING SMALL BUMPS, USUALLY IN A TURN. VERY CLOSE TO CAUSING ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE NEED TO BRAKE QUICKLY TO SLOW DOWN AND ELIMINATE THE SHAKING. ITS VERY DISAPPOINTING THIS IS NOT PUBLISHED NOR ANYONE ACTED ON THIS. INCIDENT HAS NOW HAPPENED APPROX 20 TIMES AND VEHICLE HAS NO AFTER MARKET PARTS. *TR

MY JEEP WRANGLER 2007 SHAKES SO VIOLENTLY THAT I CAN NO LONGER DRIVE IT. I AM AFRAID THAT I MAY KILL SOMEONE OR MY SELF OR MY KID. IT IS THE SCARIEST THING EVER. AT THREE (3) DIFFERENT OCCASIONS I ALMOST CRASH. I HEARD SO MANY JEEP OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, SO WHY CHRYSLER ARE NOT DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM? THEY TRIED TO TELL ME ITS FRONT END OR A TIRE ISSUE. I HAVE CHANGED MY STEERING DAMPER, MY STABILIZER BAR AND BUSHINGS. HAD IT ALIGNED AND BOUGHT NEW TIRES AND BALANCE. PROBLEM STILL EXIST. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER AS OF THIS MORNING. AND THEY ARE TRYING TO STICK ME WITH A BILL FOR ANY REPAIRS DONE TO RECTIFY THIS WOBBLING ISSUE. I DO NOT THINK THAT I, THE CONSUMER SHOULD HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING FOR THIS MANUFACTURE DEFECT. $40, 000.00 IS NOT CHEAP, THEY MADE A KILLING FROM ME AND NOW THAT I HAVE SIX MONTHS LEFT, NOBODY WANTS TO ASSIST OR DO THE RIGHT THING. I LOVE MY WRANGLER. ALWAYS DREAM ABOUT OWNING ONE SINCE HIGH SCHOOL. I HOPING YOU CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I HAVE NO EXTRA MONEY LYING AROUND. PLEASE HELP [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE BECAME STUCK IN A MUDDY SURFACE. IN ADDITION, GREY SMOKE BEGAN BILLOWING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE SMOKE WAS SEEN, THE VEHICLE BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE WRIST, FEET, ELBOW AND LOWER BACK. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,500. *TR

JEEP DIED COMPLETELY - LOST POWER AND ELECTRICAL WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON A HWY. THIS IS THE 4TH TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED - EACH TIME UNDER DIFFERENT DRIVING CONDITIONS. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE WITH JEEP UPTO JANUARY 22, 2007 MODELS. MY JEEP IS A FEBRUARY 2007 MODEL SO THEY ARE SAYING MY JEEP IS NOT COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL. *TR