2007 Jeep Wrangler complaints

I HIT A SMALL BUMP ON MY MORNING COMMUTE ON INTERSTATE 95 WHILE RIDING NEXT TO A TRACTOR TRAILER. MY FRONT END STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY...I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO SLAM INTO THE SIDE OF THAT TRACTOR TRAILER. THE SO CALLED "DEATH WOBBLE" IS A HORRIFYING EXPERIENCE, AND FRANKLY SOMETHING THREATENING MY LIFE REALLY PISSES ME OFF. MY JEEP IS STOCK..NEVER LIFTED AND NO MODIFICATIONS. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION HAS LET THIS ONE SLIP THROUGH THE CRACKS. I AM GOING TO SEE A LAWYER. I HAVE SPENT SO MUCH MONEY TRYING TO GET THIS RESOLVED..AND I AM STILL NOT SAFE IT IS STILL HAPPENING..HAPPENED YESTERDAY. NOW I COULD TRADE IT IN OR SELL IT, BUT THAT IS SOME REAL BAD KARMA COMING BACK. I AM LOOKING FOR THESE MANUFACTURE ISSUES TO BE RESOLVED AND TO KNOW THAT WHEN I DRIVE MY JEEP TO AND FROM WORK EVERYDAY THAT EVERYTIME I HIT A SMALL BUMP OR CROSS OVER A JOINT IN A BRIDGE, I AM NOT AT RISK OF KILLING MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE DUE TO DRIVING A JEEP WRANGLER. I WOULD NEVER RECOMMEND JEEP TO ANYONE AT THIS POINT. IN FACT PEOPLE ASK ME ALL THE TIME HOW I LIKE IT AND I TELL THEM IT IS A PIECE OF CRAP AND I WOULDN'T BUY ONE. FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME REGARDING THESE ISSUES. I AM SURE YOU HAVE HEARD THEM BEFORE AS THEY SEEM TO BE PRETTY COMMON (THE VIOLENT SHAKING IN THE FRONT END EVEN HAS IT'S OWN NAME...THE "DEATH WOBBLE"). WHY DON'T YOU GO OUT AND BUY A WRANGLER AND PUT YOUR OWN FAMILY MEMBERS IN IT AND DRIVE DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70? WOULD YOU OWN A J

DURING FUELING, AFTER THE AUTO-SHUTOFF OF THE FUEL PUMP STOPS THE FUEL DISPENSING, FUEL OVERFLOWS (APPROX. 1/2-1 GALLON) FROM THE FUEL TANK PAST THE STILL IN-PLACE PUMP HANDLE CAUSING FUEL TO SPILL ON THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, THE GROUND, AND ON ANYONE STANDING DIRECTLY BESIDE THE FUEL INLET. *TR

FUEL OVERFLOWS FROM TANK WHEN FILLING VEHICLE. *KB

THE SIX SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION CONTINUALLY JUMPS OUT OF FIRST GEAR WHILE PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT TO OCCUR IF THE TRANSMISSION WAS TO JUMP OUT OF GEAR DURING A TAKE OFF AND CROSSING LANES OF TRAFFIC. I ALSO AM AWARE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, NOT ONLY HAS CHRYSLER SHIPPED A NON-FUNCTIONAL VEHICLE BUT HAVE KNOWINGLY IGNORED A FIX AFTER 5 YEARS. *KB

AS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ENGINE STARTED TO MAKE CLICKING NOISE, CALLED LOCAL JEEP DEALERSHIP AND BROUGHT INTO SHOP NO ENGINE LIGHTS OR OIL LIGHTS ON, SERVICE PERSON TOLD ME THAT OIL WAS 5 QUARTS LOW IN A 6 QUART ENGINE AND THE ENGINE BEARINGS WERE STRIPPED NEED NEW ENGINE AND LIFE TIME POWERTRAIN WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER ENGINE. WHEN I ASK SERVICE PERSON WHY THIS HAPPEN HE COULD NOT AND WOULD NOT GIVE STRAIGHT ANSWER SIMPLE SAID " AFTERMARKET OIL FILTER, AND I FOUND NO LEAKS" THEN ASKED IF IT WAS THE OIL FILTER HE SAID " NO I'M NOT TELLING YOU IT WAS THE OIL FILTER!" THEN I SAID "IF IT IS NOT THE OIL FILTER NOR YOU FOUND NO LEAKS WHERE DID THE OTHER 5 QUARTS OF OIL DISAPPEAR TO. IT MUST BE A DEFECTED ENGINE. I JUST CHANGE THE OIL 2000 MILES AGO!" IN ALL SERVICE DEPARTMENT WILL NOT TELL ME WHY THE ENGINE FAILED OR HOW IT HAPPEN NEITHER WILL CHRYSLER. *KB

WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK, THE TANK WILL OVERFILL EVERY TIME THAT THE FUEL HOSE HANDLE IS ALLOWED TO CUT OFF AUTOMATICALLY. GAS WILL THEN SPLASH DOWN THE SIDE OF THE JEEP AND ON TO THE GROUND. *TR

THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS TANK OVERFLOWING SINCE IT WAS ALMOST NEW. JEEP HAS REFUSED TO RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SAFETY HAZARD THAT THIS FLAW CAUSES EACH AND EVERY TIME THESE JEEPS ARE FUELED UP. AT THE POINT OF FILLING UP, THE GAS TANK OVERFLOWS SENDING LARGE AMOUNTS OF GAS ON THE SIDE OF THE JEEP AND ONTO THE GROUND. THIS IS A TERRIBLE FIRE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD THAT COULD LEAD TO PUBLIC INJURY AND EVEN DEATH IF IT CAUSED A FIRE. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO PROVIDE A VIDEO OF THIS PROBLEM OCCURRING IF NEEDED TO GET THIS ADDRESSED. ABSENT ACTION BEING TAKEN HERE, I AM NOT SURE WHERE TO TURN OTHER THAN MAINSTREAM MEDIA TO GET ACTION TO BE TAKEN. *TR

BOUGHT THIS JEEP USED IN FEB 2011. IT SPILLS FUEL EVERYWHERE DURING FILL UP AT GAS PUMP WHEN NOZZLE CUTS OFF. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME AND AT MULTIPLE STATIONS. I HAVE TO USUALLY ONLY PUT 15-18 GALLONS IN TO PREVENT IT FROM SPILLING OVER. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS TIMES IT HAS SPIT AND SPILLED ON MYSELF OR MY WIFE DURING FUELING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING STABILIZER SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 363,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ABOVE 55 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO SHOP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE MECHANIC ROTATED THE TIRES AND REPLACED THE STABILIZER BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIGOROUSLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONSTANTLY WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN SPEEDS OF 50-70 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE TECHNICIANS REPLACED THE BALL JOINTS, STABILIZER BAR AND THE TIRES. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000.

FUEL OVERFLOWS EVERY TIME I VISIT THE GAS STATION. EACH GAS STATION PUMP AUTO SHUTOFF WORKS PROPERLY BUT FUEL ALWAYS SPILLS OVER. IT IS DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. *TR

AT 45MPH STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY. VEHICLE ABOUT TO ROLL OVER DUE TO LOSS OF CONTROL. CAR FOLLOWING STATES WHEELS WERE TURNING BACK AND FORTH AT HIGH SPEED. DOES FREQUENTLY NOW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON SHIFTING INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD UNTIL IT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND WILL SEND AN INVESTIGATOR TO EXAMINE THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

VEHICLE WAS JUST PURCHASED CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED. VEHICLE CAME WITH A FULL TANK OF GASOLINE. WHILE RE-FILLING AT A GAS STATION FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE TANK FILLED NORMALLY. AS SOON AS THE FUEL REACHED THE NOZZLE END I HEARD THE NOZZLE CLICK OFF. THEN APPROXIMATELY HALF A GALLON OF FUEL SPRAYED OUT THE END OF THE FILL TUBE. THE FUEL RAN ALL OVER THE SIDE OF THE JEEP AND ALSO SPRAYED ONTO MY PANT LEG AND SHOE. I HAVE SINCE LOOKED THIS ISSUE UP ONLINE IN JEEP OWNER'S FORUMS AND FOUND THIS TO BE A HUGE PROBLEM AMONG SO MANY OF THESE MODELS. NOT ONLY IS THIS A TREMENDOUS SAFETY ISSUE, BUT ALSO AN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE AS WELL. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE TANK IS NOT VENTED PROPERLY. THIS ISSUE NEEDS IMMEDIATE ATTENTION BEFORE A TRAGIC EVENT OCCURS. EARLIER IN THIS FORM I WAS ASKED IF A FIRE OCCURRED I ANSWERED NO. THANK GOD THIS TIME THERE WAS NOT. THIS DEFECT NOT UNLIKE THROWING LIT MATCHES AT A GAS PUMP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN NUMEROUS TIMES TO SEVERAL MECHANICS WHO STATED THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED AND ROTATED. THE SHOCKS AND STABILIZER WERE ALSO REPLACED BUT THE SHAKING CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THERE WAS NO REPAIR FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND A CLAIM WAS FILED AND SHE WAS ADVISED A REPRESENTATIVE WOULD GIVE HER A CALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. UPDATED 12/12/11*LJ

WHILE DRIVING ON A SECONDARY ROAD AT 50 MPH, I CROSSED A BUMP IN THE ROAD WHERE A CULVERT HAD BEEN REPLACED. THE BLACKTOP WAS REPLACED ON THE ROAD AND NO VISIBLE OBSTRUCTIONS WERE NOTICED. THE JEEP STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. I THOUGHT I HAD BLOWN A TIRE OR A BALL JOINT HAD FAILED. I CAME TO A STOP AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH TRAFFIC BEHIND ME, FEARING I'D GET REAR-ENDED MAKING A STOP SO SUDDENLY. I GOT OUT OF THE JEEP TO CHECK THE TIRES, ETC AND NOTHING LOOKED OUT OF PLACE - NO FLAT TIRES, NO SIGN OF JOINTS FAILING. I GOT BACK IN THE JEEP AND SLOWLY STARTED DRIVING AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED WITHIN A 4 WEEK SPAN AT LEAST 4 TIMES AT THE SAME LOCATION. BUT WHEN I WOULD DRIVE WITH OTHERS IN THEIR VEHICLES, THERE WOULD BE NO PROBLEMS. I ENDED UP TAKING MY JEEP TO THE LOCAL GARAGE AND THEY REPLACED BALL JOINTS, U JOINTS AND ALSO ALIGNED THE FRONT END. I HAD NO PROBLEM UNTIL NOVEMBER 1, WHEN ALONG ANOTHER SECONDARY ROAD, ANOTHER CULVERT HAD BEEN REPLACED; AGAIN THE JEEP STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. AGAIN ON A MAIN HIGHWAY, A WEEK LATER, A BUMP YOU COULD NOT SEE BUT FEEL WHILE DRIVING, VIOLENT SHAKING OCCURRED. I CALLED MY GARAGE TODAY AND TOLD THE ATTENDANT WHAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING AND THEY EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THIS OCCURS IN SOME CHRYSLER AND ALSO FORD VEHICLES. THERE PROBABLY IS NOTHING ELSE WRONG, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT JUST NEEDS TO BE DEALT WITH IN OWNING ONE OF THESE VEHICLES. "DEALT WITH"???? I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS - CHRYSLER SHOULD DEAL WITH THIS - HELLOOOO, "RECALL"..

WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK AT THE PUMP THE TANK OVERFILLS BEFORE THE PUMP SHUTS OFF. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS AT ALMOST EVERY PUMP WITH ANY ANGLE AND DEPTH OF NOZZLE. I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE ON MANY JEEP FORUMS. *TR

DEAR [XXX], I RECEIVED A RESPONSE FROM [XXX] STATING THAT THERE WAS NOT A SAFETY DEFECT TREND WITH JEEP WRANGLERS...ARE YOU KIDDING ME? DO YOU NOT READ ALL YOUR REPORTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. I AM ASKING AGAIN AND WILL CONTINUE TO ASK FOR ANY ONE PERSON AT NHTSA TO LOOK INTO THIS VERY SERIOUS DEFECT THAT CAUSES ACCIDENTS, CRASHES, THAT MAY LEAD TO DEATH...OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION NEEDS TO HAVE "THE JEEP DEATH WOBBLE INVESTIGATED, RESEARCHED FOR NHTSA DESCRIBES ITS MISSION AS "SAVE LIVES, PREVENT INJURIES,REDUCE VEHICLE-RELATED CRASHES. PLEASE I WOULD LIKE THIS RSOLVED FOR I WOULD LIKE MY LIFE BACK. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED WITH 7907 MILES ON IT. WITHIN FOUR MONTHS I EXPERIENCED THE FRONT END SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHEN I HIT A BUMP. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A ONE TIME OCCURRENCE CAUSED BY BEING IN A CURVE WHEN IT HAPPENED. BUT THIS HAS HAPPENED SIX OR SEVEN TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR WITH TWO OCCURRENCES IN THE SAME DAY, YESTERDAY 11-1-11. I HAVE FOUND A LOCATION ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY I-294 WHERE AT 55MPH IT WILL OCCUR WHEN EVER I AM IN THE RIGHT LANE. I HAVE NOT TAKEN THE CAR TO A DEALER YET BECAUSE IT ONLY HAS 27000 MILES ON IT AND EVERYTHING LOOKS TIGHT IN THE FRONT END. THE VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY STOCK AND HAS NEVER BEEN DRIVER OFF ROAD. AFTER RESEARCHING THE INTERNET FOR SIMILAR COMPLAINTS I FOUND MANY PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME TROUBLE. IT IS DESCRIBED AS "DEATH WOBBLE". I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE LOOKED AT BY THE NTSB. WITH SO MANY JEEP WRANGLER OWNERS HAVING THE SAME TROUBLE, THERE MAY BE DESIGN FAULT. *TR

INTERMITTENT PROBLEM OCCURRING ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF. ALL WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD APPEAR, ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF WHICH LEADS TO POWER STEERING FAILURE AND LOSS OF SAFE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. WHILE THE ENGINE SHUT OFF IS INTERMITTENT AND DOES NOT LAST FOR MORE THAN A FEW SECONDS BEFORE IT TURNS BACK ON WITHOUT USE OF THE KEY OR ANY OTHER MEANS OF MANUALLY RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, IT IS HIGHLY UNSAFE AND CAN LEAD TO SEVERE INJURY OR DEATH. WE HAVE NOTED THIS ISSUE OCCURRING APPROXIMATELY 1-2 TIMES PER MONTH. WE FINALLY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO SERVICE AND LOCATE THE ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE ON OCTOBER 20, 2011. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF UNUSUALLY HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED WE DO AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST WHICH WILL BE COMPLETED IN 3000 MILES OR 3 MONTHS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FULL WITH GASOLINE FUEL IT WOULD SPILL OUT ABNORMALLY. THE FAILURE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,713.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WHEN HE DROVE OVER A ROAD BUMP AND THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD BECOME UNCONTROLLABLE WHEN IT WOULD SHAKE OR WOBBLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

MY JEEP HAS A DEATH WOBBLE THAT HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. I HAVE PAID HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS AND STILL NO SOLUTION. PLEASE HELP!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL CHIMING SOUND. THE DEALER MADE AN ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH ANY FURTHER REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,165 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,906. KMJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FRONT TRACK BAR BRACKET WAS DETACHED FROM THE FRONT AXLE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING AND AS HE TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL, THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

MY JEEP WRANGLER HAS THE WELL KNOWN DEFECT APPROPRIATE CONSUMER NAME "THE JEEP DEATH WOBBLE" THERE IS NO GUARANTEED REPAIR IN THIS DEFECT THAT CAUSES AND HAS CAUSED ACCIDENT AND / OR DEATH. I WILL NOT REPAIR A JEEP THAT I DID NOT CAUSE THE DEFECT IN THE MANUFACTURE. MY JEEP IS WELL MAINTAINED, NEVER TAKEN OFF ROAD , NEVER ALTERED ANY OF THE ORIGINAL MANUFACTURE DESIGN AND PARTS. THIS DEFECT IS AFFECTING THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS OF CONSUMERS AND THERE IS NO GUARANTEED REPAIR IF ANY AND I WILL NOT RISK THE LIVES OF MY FAMILY, FRIENDS, ENEMIES, CHILDREN, BABIES, PETS, THOSE INNOCENT PEOPLE DRIVING AROUND ME WITH THEIR NON-DEFECTIVE VEHICLE AND I WILL NOT RISK MY LIFE AT THE HANDS OF DAIMLER CHRYSLERS DEFECTIVE JEEP WRANGLERS SINCE 2003. THIS TO BE A PRIORITY FOR THIS DEFECT IN 50% TO 75% JEEP WRANGLERS MAY CAUSE AND HAS CAUSED ACCIDENT AND OR DEATH. YOURS IN SUCCESS,

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE STEERING STABILIZER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR THE REPAIR AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BURN OIL EXCESSIVELY. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE PISTONS AND RINGS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK A COMPLAINT BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000. UPDATED 01/12/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED IT WOULD COST $ 6200 TO REPLACE THE PART. UPDATED 01/12/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING, FUEL WOULD SPILL OUT FROM THE FILLER NECK. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN THE STEERING AND THE FRONT END BEGAN SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHAKING STOPPED WHEN THE VEHICLE INCREASED SPEED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER OR A MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE BECOMES VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE ONCE IT WOULD REACH HIGHWAY SPEEDS ABOVE 60 MPH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

THIS IS MY THIRD CLOCKSPRING IN JUST OVER TWO YEARS. I RUN A JEEP TOUR COMPANY WITH TWO JEEPS, TWO BEING THE 4 DOOR UNLIMITED. JUST AFTER REPLACING THE SECOND ONE IN JUST UNDER TWO YEARS ON THE 07 JEEP THIS ONE WENT OUT. I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH OR LESS WHEN THE AIRBAG WAS ILLUMINATED. BASED ON PRIOR EXPERIENCE WITH THE 07 I HAD IT CHECKED OUT AND DISCOVERED THIS CLOCKSPRING HAD BECOME DEFECTIVE AS THE PRIOR TWO. I REPLACED THIS CLOCKSPRING MYSELF TO SAVE ON COSTS AS THE TWO PRIOR REPLACEMENTS COST OVER $400 EACH TIME. I HAVE SAVED TWO OF THESE CLOCKSPRINGS IF NEEDED FOR INVESTIGATION.

THIS IS THE FIRST OF THREE SIMILAR INCIDENTS CONCERNING TWO DIFFERENT JEEPS AND CLOCKSPRING FAILURE. IN THIS INCIDENT THEY ADVISED THAT IT WAS CAUSED FROM A BIG JARRING. IN THE SECOND INCIDENT THEY SAID DUST. THE THIRD ONE, IN A SEPARATE 2008 WRANGER I REPLACED MYSELF. THEY CHARGE APPROXIMATELY $150 FOR LESS THEN A MINUTE OF DIAGNOSTIC AND APPROXIMATELY $250 FOR A PART THAT COSTS LESS THEN $180. I BELIEVE THIS IS A FLEECING OF THE PUBLIC AND NEEDS THE ATTENTION OF YOUR AGENCY. THERE IS A WAY TO DISABLE THE THE AIRBAG SOUND AND BECAUSE OF THESE COSTS IT COULD/WILL LEAD TO A DEATH FROM FAILURE.

AIR BAG LITE AND ALARM ON/OFF. 3 CHRYSLER DEALERS UNABLE TO FIX. I BELIEVE IT IS THE CLOCKSPRING. I BELIEVE IT IS UNSAFE TO OPERATE AS IS. NEEDS TO BE RECALLED.

THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT HAS COME ON AND IT BEEPS EVERY 30 SECONDS AND FROM WHAT MY HUSBAND UNDERSTANDS, THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT WORK. WE DO NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX THIS AND OUR DEALER DOES NOT KNOW EITHER.

THE CHRYSLER CLOCK SPRINGS ARE FAILING ON ALMOST ALL OF THEIR VEHICLES. THERE ARE PAGES AND PAGES OF COMPLAINTS ON JEEP FORUMS ALONE. THIS IS A EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE. CHRYSLER WILL NOT WARRANTY THIS PART AT ANY COST. THERE NEEDS TO BE A SAFETY RECALL ON THIS ITEM ASAP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE 30 MPH IT PULLED EXCESSIVELY TO THE RIGHT. THE CONTACT TRIED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL BACK TO THE LEFT AND IT RESPONDED AS IF THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ALSO FAILED WHEN IT WAS ENGAGED. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A VIADUCT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND INSPECTED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACT WHO ADVISED THAT THE CONTACT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 TO 60 MPH WHEN THE STEERING BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO CONTINUOUSLY APPLY THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, WHEN REFUELING THE VEHICLE, FUEL WOULD SPILL BACK OUT FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACT BUT DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000. FORM RETURNED NO CHANGE

WHILE FILLING JEEP WITH GAS FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE I PURCHASED USED, GAS OVERFLOWED FROM TANK, GAS PUMP DID NOT SHUT OFF UNTIL GAS WAS SPILLING OUT. I INFORMED THE GAS STATION ATTENDANT, THINKING IT WAS A GAS PUMP PROBLEM. SINCE THEN, I HAVE FILLED UP AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT STATIONS, AND THE PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED EVERY TIME UNLESS WE SLOWLY PUMP THE GAS IN AS THE TANK FILLS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000. UPDATED 07/20/11*LJ UPDATED 08/29/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE YET THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 43,500.

FUEL SPLASH BACK WHEN PUMP SET ON AUTO SHUT OFF, LOWEST SETTING. WILL LOOSE 2 - 6 OZ. FUEL ON TO SIDE OF VEHICLE AND OFTEN ENOUGH TO SPLASH ON DRIVE. DEALER DOESN'T SEEM TO KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT ONGOING PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING BETWEEN 50-60 MPH OVER AN UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DRIVE AS IF THE SUSPENSION WAS LOOSE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A PERSONAL MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TIRES MAY HAVE NEEDED TO BE BALANCED. THE TIRES WERE BALANCED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TEST DRIVEN WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE RESPONDED WELL FOR SEVERAL WEEKS BEFORE THE FAILURE RECURRED. THERE WERE NO FURTHER REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A 7% GRADE HILL, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH LIT UP AND THE ENGINE RACED. FOLLOWED BY INEFFECTIVE BRAKE MODULATION, MORE LIGHTS, INCREASED SPEED, AND PANIC OF WIFE (DRIVER), CHILDREN IN CAR SEATS 2), AND DOGS (3). WIFE WAS ABLE TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO SLOW FAR ENOUGH TO SHIFT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TO 2ND, FOLLOWED BY 1ST, PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND JAM IT INTO PARK. SHE DROVE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL AND INTO A PARKING AREA IN 4WD LOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY FOUND NOTHING CONCRETE TO BLAME. THEY SPECULATED THAT A CORRODED BATTERY CABLE CAUSED A VOLTAGE SPIKE(S) WHICH THE COMPUTER INTERPRETED AS THE VEHICLE BEING IN A SKID AND THE COMPUTER TOOK AWAY ALL DRIVER CONTROL OF BRAKING. LUCKILY, THEY ALL SURVIVED.

SEVERE WOBBLE IN FRONT END WHERE CONTROL OF VEHICLE IS HARD TO MAINTAIN. IT BEGAN INTERMITTENTLY AND BRIEFLY AND NOW IS REPETITIVE AND SUSTAINED. MY WRANGLER IS NOW BEING EVALUATED FOR THE FOURTH TIME AND NEEDS A STEERING DAMPENER REPLACED (WHICH WAS THE RECALL) ALONG WITH REPLACING UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. CHRYSLER REPORTEDLY HAD 4,000 OF THESE VEHICLES RECALLED UNDER SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER: CSN-J34 WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THIS VEHICLE AND OTHERS LIKE IT IS GOING TO KILL SOMEONE. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY SHAKES/WOBBLES AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THIS WAS A "KNOWN ENGINEERING FLAW".

MY VEHICLE SPILLS FUEL OUT OF THE FILLER AREA EVERY TIME I FILL UP. THE FUEL GETS ON ME, THE VEHICLE, AND THE GROUND. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER ABOUT THE MATTER, AND THEY ADVISE ME BECAUSE I AM OUTSIDE THE TIME FRAME FOR THEIR TSB, ANY REPAIRS WOULD HAVE TO BE PAID BY ME. AFTER THOROUGHLY RESEARCHING THE MATTER, IT SEEMS THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD CONCERN. CHRYSLER HAS ADDRESSED THE ISSUE FOR SOME, BUT NOT OTHERS BECAUSE "WE'RE OUTSIDE THE WINDOW". PLEASE SEE YOUR CODE #PE10032. ALSO, MY VEHICLE CONSUMES OR BURNS OIL AT THE RATE OF ONE QUART PER 1000 MILES. AGAIN, RESEARCH SHOWS THIS IS ANOTHER WIDE SPREAD MATTER ATTRIBUTED TO FAULTY MOTOR CONSTRUCTION OF SOME 2007/2008 ENGINES. OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THE REPAIR DONE UNDER WARRANTY FOUND THAT ON THREE PISTONS, RING GAPS WHERE IN A LINE, THE OTHER THREE WHERE CLOSE, ALL SIX OIL EXPANDER RINGS AND PISTON RODS WHERE INSTALLED UPSIDE DOWN. CHRYSLER WILL ADDRESS THE MATTER ONLY IF YOU ARE STILL UNDER WARRANTY. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE COST SHOULD BE BARED BY THE CONSUMER WHEN BOTH MATTERS ARE SO COMMON AND WIDE SPREAD AS TO INDICATE DESIGN FLAWS IN THE PRODUCT. WHY SHOULD I PAY FOR THEIR INABILITY TO BUILD A COMPONENT CORRECTLY?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER LIMITED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING 10 MPH AND ABOVE, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD BOUNCE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WHEN TRAVELING AT SPEEDS ABOVE 50 MPH, THE WHEELS WOULD RATTLE AND HE WOULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER MADE THREE ATTEMPTS TO DUPLICATE A FAILURE. THEY REPLACED ALL THE SHOCKS AS WELL AS THE STEERING STABILIZER. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

WHILE PUMPING FUEL TO THE VEHICLE. THE GAS NOZZLE CLICKS AND SHUTS OFF FUEL WHEN GAS TANK IS FULL. THE VEHICLE WILL BURST FUEL BACK OUT. SPILLING ALL OVER SIDE OF VEHICLE AND ON TO THE FLOOR. WHEN I PUMP GAS I HAVE TO MAKE SURE I DON'T FILL GAS TANK TO FULL OR THE PROBLEM WILL CONTINUE. IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME AND IN DIFFERENT GASOLINE STATIONS.