Jeep Wrangler Complaints (2007)

1,750 consumer complaints on file.

#10458064May 10, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THIS PROBLEM STARTED IN 2010 EVERY NOW AND THEN, BUT IS NOW HAPPENING EACH AND EVERY TIME I FILL UP. WHEN FILLING THE JEEP WITH GAS, THE GAS WILL OVERFLOW AND SPLASH OUT ONTO THE PERSON FILLING, THE SIDE OF THE JEEP, THE BUMPER, AND ALL OVER THE GROUND. CREATING A SAFETY, FIRE, AND HEALTH HAZARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10457694May 7, 2012
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT STATED OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN OVER 55 MPH AND OVER A ROAD BUMP, THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO DECELERATE TO 45 MPH OR LESS IN ORDER TO STOP THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT A REMEDY WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000. ....UPDATED 06/18/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED A WELL KNOWN FAILURE KNOWN AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE SHAKING WAS SO EXTREME, THE CONSUMER WOULD LOSE THE ABILITY TO FULLY CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND WOULD BE FORCE TO SLOW DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. UPDATED 06/21/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10457151May 2, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDENLY STALLED WARNING. THE FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AND THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 53,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10457018May 1, 2012
STEERING
THIS JEEP IS A DEATH TRAP AND A MONEY TRAP. MY FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED FEB 16TH, 2011 AND COST 600.00. NEEDED A NEW STEERING DAMPNER WHICH THEY REPLACED. TWO MONTHS LATER SAME THING HAPPENS AND THEY REPLACE THE SAME PIECE WITH THE NEWER STEERING DAMPNER. TWO DAYS AGO THE SAME THING HAPPENS AGAIN AND NOW I NEED TO SPEND MORE MONEY TO FIX THE SAME PROBLEM. RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND IT'S CALLED "DEATH WOBBLE" HAD I KNOWN THIS EXISTED I WOULD NEVER HAVE BOUGHT THIS CAR, I FEEL SO UNSAFE IN THIS CAR. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER JEEP AND WILL TELL EVERYONE I KNOW TO NOT BUY ONE. THESE CARS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED FOR FREE, AND THIS COMPANY SHOULD BE SUED FOR MAKING CARS THAT ARE THIS UNSAFE. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10456849April 30, 2012
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ON A ROCKY ROAD AT RAUCH CREEK OFFROAD PARK IN TREMONT, PA. I WAS STOPPED WAITING FOR MY FRIEND TO GIVE ME DIRECTIONS. HE NOTICED WHAT HE FIRST THOUGHT WAS STEAM COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. IN FACT IT WAS SMOKE. WITHIN ONE MINUTE FLAMES WERE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WITHIN TWO MINUTES THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED. I INJURED MYSELF IN MY HASTE TO GET OUT OF THE BURNING VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. I HAVE PHOTO'S AND VIDEOS AVAILABLE OF THE INCIDENT. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10456105April 23, 2012
SUSPENSION
AT CERTAIN SPEEDS, MY FRONT END SHIMMIES ON THE ROAD. I TOOK THE JEEP INTO A DEALERSHIP IN EARLY APRIL TO ADDRESS THE VIBRATION AND THEY CHANGED OUT THE BALL JOINTS. THEY SAID THEY COULD FIND NO EVIDENCE OF THE VIBRATION. I PICKED THE JEEP UP AND IT WAS STILL THERE. I SCHEDULED A FOLLOW UP APPOINTMENT WITH THEM BUT, ON THE 9TH OF APRIL, I WAS DRIVING ON I 495 IN WASHINGTON DC AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING SO BAD THAT I HAD TO PULL OVER AND GET OFF THE ROAD. I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO BE FLUNG INTO A GUARDRAIL OR ANOTHER VEHICLE, IT WAS SHAKING SO BAD. I CALLED JEEP AND THEY OPINED THAT I HAD SCREWED SOMETHING UP WITH AN AFTERMARKET INSTALL FOR A SUSPENSION. HOWEVER, MY JEEP IS COMPLETELY STOCK. I HAVE NOT ALTERED ANYTHING ON IT AND CERTAINLY HADN'T ADDED A SUSPENSION. I HAVE CHECKED AROUND AND APPARENTLY, THIS PROBLEM IS PRETTY RAMPANT. THE VIOLENCE OF THE SHAKING IS EXTREME AND I AM SURPRISED SOMEBODY HASN'T LOST CONTROL AND DIED OVER THIS ALREADY. I AM A LARGE MAN AND IT TOOK ALL MY STRENGTH TO GET THE THING UNDER CONTROL AND INTO A SAFE AREA WHERE I COULD DECREASE SPEED. I SINCERELY HOPE YOU WILL LOOK INTO THIS MATTER BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT., THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455658April 18, 2012
SUSPENSION, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND TIE RODS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGES WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455517April 17, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR AND NOTICED SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE CONTACT INSPECTED UNDER THE HOOD WHERE THERE WERE LARGE FLAMES FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SAVAGE FACILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455578April 17, 2012
STEERING, WHEELS
WHEN THE VEHICLE REACHES APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGINS SHAKE. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE DRIVERS SIDE HUB ON THE FRONT AXLE WHICH WASN'T COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. I HAD IT ALIGNED & THE WHEELS BALANCED, WHICH HELPED A LITTLE, BUT IT WAS STILL SHAKING. TWO MONTHS LATER I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP & THEY'RE REPLACING ALL THE BALL JOINTS AND THE PASSENGER SIDE HUB ON THE FRONT AXLE. I HAD ALREADY REPLACED THE UPPER BALL JOINTS PREVIOUSLY. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455598April 17, 2012
STEERING
MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER SAHARA UNLIMITED (4 DOOR) SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND BECOMES UNCONTROLLABLE, COMMONLY KNOWN AS DEATH WOBBLE. SHAKING CONTINUES UNTIL THE VEHICLE COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS CONTINUES TO OCCUR ON A REGULAR BASIS ON SPEEDS BETWEEN 40 TO 70 MPH AND IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD TO MYSELF AND OTHERS. AGAINST RECENT INVESTIGATION RESULTS OF NHTSA THE VEHICLE DOES BECOME UNCONTROLLABLE AND PULL OUT OF LANE. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454773April 10, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS OVERFLOWS INSTEAD OF STOPPING WHEN FULL. THIS HAPPENS WHENEVER FILLING TANK. DEALER WANTED 500.00 TO REPLACE ENTIRE TANK AS THE ANSWER WHEN CLEARLY THE ISSUE IS WITH VENT. GAS SPILLS AROUND VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454036April 4, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL SPILLS OUT OF FUEL FILLER NECK WHEN FILLING TANK COMPLETELY. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I FILL UP MY VEHICLE, SPILLING FUEL ON THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, BUMPER AND GROUND. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10453813April 2, 2012
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLE SAHARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK VIOLENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A REMEDY FOR THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 25,000 WAS AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10453856April 2, 2012
POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER, AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR, I WAS DRIVING AT 25MPH. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO HYANNIS TRANSMISSION #2. IF THIS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY, THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT THAT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURIES, OR DEATH TO A PERSON, OR PERSONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10453412March 29, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON THIS DATE I HAD USSUES WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL, STARED JEEP AND THE ETC LIGHT CAME ON , ENGINGE RAN ROUGHT THEN DIED , DID THIS APROX 3 TIMES, THEN READ MANUAL FOR GUIDANCE, IT SAID TO CYCLE THE KEY A FEW TIMES . THEN TRIED AGAIN , RAN OK BUT SEEMS TO BE HOLDING BACK, READING ONLINE POSTS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, A STALL IN TRAFFIC COULD BE FATAL , NEED N OPEN RECALL ON ALL MODELS AND YEARS, I AM NOW HESITANT TO DRIVE IT. AND KNOWING MY DEALERSHIP IT WILL BE A FIGMENT OF MY IMAGINATION OR THEY WILL USE ME FOR AN ATM$$$$
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10453467March 29, 2012
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE STEERING DAMPENER WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED WITH A DIFFERENT DESIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10453408March 28, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, POWER TRAIN
THE 2007 JEEP WRANGLER STALLED, LOST POWER BRAKES, LOST POWER STEERING. TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND WOULD NOT TURN OVER. WE NOTICED FLAMES SHOOTING UP OUTSIDE THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. ALL 4 OF US CLIMBED OUT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. I TRIED TO OPEN THE HOOD AND FLAMES CAME BURSTING OUT. WITHIN 2 MINUTES THE WHOLE VEHICLE ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FLAMES WERE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE ENGINE. IT TOOK THE FIRE DEPARTMENT NEARLY 2 HOURS TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10452524March 21, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHILE FILLING UP FUEL TANK TO FULL AND USING THE AUTOMATIC SHUTOFF SUPPLIED BY ALL FUEL STATIONS THE GAS WILL OVERFLOW OUT OF THE FILLER NECK FOR 1-2 SECONDS BEFORE ACTUALLY STOPPING THE FLOW OF THE FUEL. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10452578March 21, 2012
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD WOBBLE VIOLENTLY WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10452363March 20, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
EVERY TIME THAT I FILL MY VEHICLE UP WITH FUEL IT OVERFLOWS AND SPILLS ALL OVER THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND ONTO THE GROUND. AT FIRST, I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS THE PUMPS AT THE GAS STATION I NORMALLY GO TO, BUT RECENTLY I'VE STARTED TO GO TO A NEW GAS STATION AND THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING. WHAT FINALLY BROUGHT IT TO MY ATTENTION WAS THAT I WAS FILLING UP, AND SOMEONE WITH THE SAME YEAR (2007) JEEP WAS GETTING GAS RIGHT NEXT TO ME AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO HIM. I KNOW 2 OTHER PEOPLE WITH JEEP WRANGLERS AND THEIRS ARE DOING THE SAME THING. I'D BE WILLING TO BET MOST HAVE THIS PROBLEM. IT'S NOT ONLY BAD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, IT'S A DANGEROUS SITUATION AS WELL. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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