Jeep Wrangler Complaints (2007)

1,750 consumer complaints on file.

#10391908March 15, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
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?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10389955March 13, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
JEEP WRANGLER SPITS GAS DURING FUELING, OVERFLOWS DOWN SIDE OF VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10389980March 13, 2011
SUSPENSION
WHENEVER MY 2007 JEEP HIS A BUMP AT SPEEDS OVER 45MPH, IT BEGINS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". IT SHAKES AS IF READY TO FALL APART. IT OCCURS MOSTLY ON THE HIGHWAY, WHERE I NEED TO HOLD ON TIGHT AND SLOW AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE TO A NEAR STOP. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! I WILL NOT LET MY THREE TEENAGERS DRIVE THE CAR. APPARENTLY THIS IS HAPPENING TO ALL 2007 WRANGLERS. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10389697March 10, 2011
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER CONSTANTLY LIGHTS UP AND CHIMES ABOUT EVERY 20-30 SECONDS. THERE WASN'T AN INCIDENT THAT CAUSED THIS TO START HAPPENING, IT JUST STARTED DOING IT ONE DAY. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS A FAULTY CLOCKSPRING IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHICH, I ALSO BELIEVE WILL PREVENT THE DRIVER AIRBAG FROM DEPLOYING IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING, AS OF YET, TO GET THIS REPAIRED. I HAVE BEEN HOPING THERE WOULD BE A RECALL TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM SEEING THAT MANY JEEP WRANGLER OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10389792March 10, 2011
SUSPENSION:FRONT, STEERING
MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER 2 DOOR DEVELOPED A VIOLENT SHAKE WHEN I WOULD HIT A BUMP OR GO OVER RAILROAD TRACKS AT SPEEDS AROUND 15 MPH TO 25 MPH. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD JERK LEFT AND RIGHT, ALMOST TO THE POINT THAT I COULD NOT MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL OR THE VEHICLE. I COULD FEEL THE FRONT WHEEL SHAKING BACK AND FORTH. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT WOULD BE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP. AFTER A GREAT DEAL OF DIAGNOSING THIS ISSUE, I REMOVED THE FRONT TRACTION BAR AND NOTICED THAT THE BOLT HOLES ON BOTH THE FRAME AND AXLE BRACKETS THAT SECURE THE TRACTION BAR HAD BECOME ELONGATED. DUE TO THE VEHICLE BEING OUT OF WARRANTY, I TOOK IT TO A WELDING SHOP. THEY ADVISED ME THAT THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WOULD BE TO WELD A HEAVY DUTY WASHER ON BOTH SIDES OF EACH MOUNTING BRACKET TO SECURE THE MOUNTING BOLTS. THE WELDING SHOP ALSO INFORMED ME THAT THIS WOULD NOT BE A PERMANENT FIX, BUT MAY LAST FOR A WHILE. THEY ALSO INFORMED MY THAT THE METAL BRACKETS APPEARED TO BE MADE OF WEAK METAL AND THE BOLTS ARE GRADE 8. THEY SAID THIS EXPLAINS THAT THE BRACKET IS WEAKER THAN THE BOLT AND THAT IS WHY THE BRACKETS GAVE WAY. AFTER THE WASHERS WERE WELDED ON THE BRACKETS, THE SHAKING HAS GONE AND HAS NOT RETURNED. I HAVE READ ON JK-FORUM.COM OF MANY OTHER JEEP WRANGLERS THAT HAVE HAD THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386990March 9, 2011
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
2007 JEEP WRANGLER WITH A MANUAL 6-SPEED TRANSMISSION. WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP 1ST GEAR WILL DISENGAGE (POP-OUT) TRANSMISSION WHEN THE CLUTCH IS RELEASED. DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERYTIME BUT OCCASIONALLY, WITH NO WARNING, OFTEN LEAVING ONE IN THE MIDDLE OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC UNABLE TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT HAVING TO RE-ENGAGE 1ST GEAR OR GOING DIRECTLY TO 2ND GEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386992March 9, 2011
SUSPENSION:FRONT
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10389620March 9, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL BURP AROUND FUEL NOZZLE AFTER AUTO SHUTOFF, DOWN SIDE OF JEEP AND ONTO BUMPER. HAPPENING EVERY FILLUP AFTER ODOMETER HAS PASSED 50,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10389643March 9, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
EVERY TIME I FUEL UP MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER X, THE GAS OVERFLOWS. THIS HAS CAUSED THE GAS TO SPILL ONTO THE GROUND AND OR ONTO MY FEET. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS PROBLEM IS QUITE PREVALENT WITH OTHER JEEP OWNERS. I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE AND PURCHASED IT IN FEB. OF 2010. IT HAS OCCURRED EVER SINCE I FIRST FUELED IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386837March 8, 2011
SUSPENSION, STEERING
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386407March 4, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER 4X2. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIBRATE ABNORMALLY AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR SPORADICALLY AND WOULD NOT CEASE UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED HIM THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO INSTALL A HEAVY DUTY STEERING DAMPER TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THEY WOULD INVESTIGATE THE FAILURE BEFORE DETERMINING IF THEY WOULD ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386271March 3, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER SPITS BACK FUEL WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE I BOUGHT THE JEEP. I HAVE HAD THE FUEL TANK, O-RING, FUEL PUMP AND LEVEL UNIT REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386283March 3, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
PURCHASED A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER JK ABOUT 6 WEEKS AGO. I HAVE TRIED DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS. GAS WILL SPILL OUT WHEN FILLING UP. PUMP NOZZLE WILL RELEASE/POP AFTER GAS IS ALREADY OVER FLOWED AND ON THE GROUND. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10388168March 3, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386165March 2, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
07 JEEP WRANGLER: FUEL SPILLS OUT OF THE FILLER NECK WHEN THE TANK IS FILLED. THE FUEL SPITS BACK OUT BEFORE THE FUEL PUMP AUTO SHUT-OFF CLICKS IN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10387729March 2, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FUEL SPIT BACK ISSUE! I RECENTLY JUST BOUGHT THIS JEEP FROM A LOCAL DEALER THAT FIRST NIGHT WHILE LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP I WENT TO FILL UP MY TANK. THE DEALERSHIP DOESN'T FILL UP YOUR TANK IF YOU BUY A USED CAR. WHILE STANDING AND WAITING FOR THE PUMP NOZZLE TO STOP I DID WHAT I USUALLY DO AND WAITED BY THE FUEL NOZZLE. AFTER THE FUEL NOZZLE CLICKED LETTING ME KNOW THAT THE TANK WAS FULL AND UPON TAKING OUT THE FUEL PUMP NOZZLE I NOTICED THAT ABOUT 3/4 OF A QUART OF GAS POURED OUT ALL OVER MY SHOES. AT FIRST I DIDN'T MIND THIS BUT AFTER A FEW TIMES OF REFUELING TO FULL THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME! IT SEEMS AS IF THERE IS PRESSURE IN THE TANK THAT BUILDS UP AND IS NOT RELEASED DURING FILLING. EACH AND EVERY TIME I PUT GAS IN AND PUMP UNTIL FULL ALSO IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THE FUEL PUMP IS ON HIGH PRESSURE OR LOW PRESSURE. GAS POURS OUT!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386243March 2, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
IT STARTED WITH A SLIGHT KNOCK IN THE ENGINE AT FIRST START UP. IT WOULD GO AWAY AFTER A FEW MINUTES. THAT LASTED ABOUT 3-4 WEEKS. UNTIL ONE START UP THE ENGINE WOULD NOT STOP TICKING, BY THE TIME I ARRIVED HOME THE ENGINE WAS KNOCKING VIOLENTLY. OIL LEVELS WERE FINE. HAD THE JEEP TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE ENGINE INSPECTED, TO SEE IF IT WOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE TECH DID AN INSPECTION AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE SPUN 2 CONNECTING ROD BEARINGS, BENT 4 RODS, DAMAGED 4 PISTONS, DAMAGE TO CRANK, AND ALMOST ALL OIL PASSAGES IN ENGINE WERE CLOGGED BY METAL DEBRIS. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THE FACTORY SEAL ON THE ENGINE WAS OPENED. THE DEALERSHIP CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND TOLD THEM THE SITUATION. I SPOKE WITH CHRYSLER MANY TIMES OVER THE MONTH SPAN THAT THE JEEP WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP,I ALSO HAD THE DEALERSHIP FAX ALMOST 20 OTHER CASES TO THE CLAIMS DEPT. THAT I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON THE SAME SITUATION AND PROVIDED THE VEHICLE YEAR, MAKE, AND MILEAGE INCLUDING ALL OF MY SOURCES. CHRYSLER TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE ENGINE REPAIR BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE AND THAT I WAS NOT THE FIRST OWNER OF THE VEHICLE,THE JEEP HAS 53K ON IT. NO ONE AT THE DEALERSHIP COULD TELL ME THE REASON WHY THIS HAPPENED, OR HOW I CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SELF DESTRUCT. I WAS TOLD BY ANOTHER MECHANIC THAT THE OIL PORTS INSIDE THE ENGINE GOING TO THE CRANK WERE DESIGNED TOO SMALL, AND THIS IS WHY THE CRANK BEARINGS WERE FAILING. I HAVE TAKEN THE JEEP TO ANOTHER MECHANIC, HE ADVISED THAT A NEW ENGINE SHOULD BE INSTALLED. HE TRIED TO ORDER A NEW ENGINE FROM HIS SUPPLIER, BUT WAS TOLD THEY ARE ON A NATIONAL BACKORDER AND THAT IT WOULD TAKE ABOUT A WEEK TO RECEIVE A NEW ONE. HE WAS TOLD THAT CHRYSLER IS VERY AWARE OF THE SITUATION AND HAS REFUSED TO TAKE ANY ACTION AS OF NOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386251March 2, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS OVERFLOWS WHEN FILLING TANK. AFTER AUTOMATIC NOZZLE SHUTS OFF GAS BACKS UP IN FILL TUBE AND EXITS FROM FILL TUBE. GAS SPILLS OVER ONTO OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE DESTROYING PAINT AND FORMING PUDDLE ON GROUND. SOMETIMES GAS EXPELS SO FAST IT SHOTS OUT AND GETS ON PERSON PUMPING FUEL. THIS HAPPENS AT EVERY FULL FILL UP. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THIS EXCEPT FOR TRYING TO MANUALLY STOP PUMP BEFORE TANK IS FULL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386255March 2, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AND GETTING READY TO PARK, GEAR SHIFT LOCKED. ABLE TO SHIFT TO PARK BUT INSTRUMENT PANEL CONTINUES TO SHOW DRIVE. UNABLE TO START VEHICLE- STUCK ON DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10387231March 1, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE AUTOMATIC SHUTOFF DOES NOT ENGAGE FROM THE VEHICLE ITSELF. FUEL (ABOUT A QUART) CONTINUES TO FLOW AND OUT AND ALL OVER THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IT ALSO SPRAYS OUT AND ON THE PERSONNEL FUELING THE VEHICLE. THERE IS A TSB 14-001-11 FROM JEEP ABOUT THE ISSUE, AND I REQUEST THIS BE REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. IT IS UNSAFE FOR THE OPERATOR TO HAVE FUEL SPRAYED ON THEM, AND HAVE FUEL SPILLAGE ON THE GROUND.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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