Jeep Wrangler Complaints (2007)
1,750 consumer complaints on file.
- #10261669March 12, 2009SUSPENSION, STEERING
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
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10258842February 16, 2009STEERING, EQUIPMENT
IN JULY OF 2008 I EXPERIENCED WHAT JEEP OWNERS ARE CALLING "THE DEATH WOBBLE" IN MY 2007 WRANGLER. WHILE PASSING A CAR I HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD AND MY WHOLE FRONT END OF MY JEEP BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE JEEP WAS BROUGHT INTO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPER(COVERED UNDER WARRANTY). ON FEB 9TH 2009 WHILE DRIVING SOUTH ON THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65 TO 70 MPH I AGAIN HIT A SMALL BUMP AND THE JEEP BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND I COULD NOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE OUT OF GEAR AND CAME TO A SLOW STOP. THEN I NOTICED A STATE TROOPER BEHIND ME. WHEN I FINALLY MANAGED TO GET TO THE SHOULDER HE EXITED HIS VEHICLE AND APPROACH MY DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW AND ASKED IF I WAS OK AND STATED THAT HE NEVER HAD SEEN A VEHICLE EVER ACT LIKE THAT, THAT HE THOUGHT THE WHEELS WERE GOING TO FALL OFF. THE TROOPER COULD SEE THAT I WAS VISIBLY SHAKING AND SCARED. I DECLINED TO MAKE A REPORT WHICH I REGRET DOING. AT 65-70MPH I COULD NOT CONTROL MY VEHICLE. I CALL THE JEEP DEALERSHIP AND SCHEDULED AND APPOINTMENT FOR MY JEEP ON FEB 18TH 2009 AS THAT WAS THE EARLIEST TIME THEY COULD GET ME IN. THE DEALERSHIP IS GOING TO REPLACE THE STEERING DAMPER AGAIN. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ JUST ON THE NHTSA WEB SITE THIS IS A PROBLEM AND CHRYSLER CORP DOESN'T SEEM TO WANT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT..DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO BE KILLED BEFORE THIS AUTO CORP. REALIZES THAT THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE!!!!! *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10258747February 16, 2009SUSPENSION:FRONT
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
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10258341February 11, 2009FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
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
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10256602January 28, 2009ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
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
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10256486January 27, 2009STEERING, SUSPENSION, SUSPENSION:FRONT, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
2007 JEEP WRANGLER 2DR. 4X4..APPROX MILEAGE 27,000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING A RELATIVELY LOW SPEED (30 -45 MPH), THE VEHICLE ENCOUNTERS A BUMP IN THE ROAD, OR AN UNEVEN SPOT, A VIOLENT SHAKING BEGINS AND IS UNCORRECTABLE UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS BROUGHT TO A NEAR COMPLETE STOP. THE DEALERSHIP CALLS THIS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". THIS HAS GONE ON FOR APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS TIME. THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE WAS THE WORST, IT HAPPENED AT A HIGHER SPEED (APPROX. 50 MPH) AND RESULTED IN A NEAR COLLISION/ROLLOVER. SAME HAS BEEN RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IS PENDING. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10256482January 27, 2009FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
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
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10255986January 22, 2009ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
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
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10255499January 18, 2009ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10254304January 8, 2009SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE
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
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10253843January 5, 2009STEERING
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.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10253770January 4, 2009STRUCTURE
RAINED AND LEAKED WATER THROUGH FACTORY SOFT TOP WHICH DAMAGED ELECTRONICS. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10253203December 30, 2008ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. ON DECEMBER 23, 2008, WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND WOULD ONLY STEER TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AND THE STABILIZER SYSTEM ACTIVATED ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE SWITCHED INTO TWO WHEEL DRIVE. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKES AND PULLED THE WHEEL IN AN ATTEMPT TO STABILIZE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED INTO THE LEFT LANE AND WAS PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY FOUND NO FAILURES. THE DEALER TURNED OFF THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 23,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10252270December 19, 2008SUSPENSION
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.
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10251605December 12, 2008STEERING, SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
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
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10251513December 11, 2008SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
TRAVELING APPROX 15-20 MPH DOWN HILL AT MEDIUM GRADE IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP, STAMPED BOTH FEET ON CLUTCH AND BRAKE FIRMLY WITH OUT LET UP...BRAKE PHYSICALLY FOUGHT BACK NOT ALLOWING BRAKE TO FULLY DEPRESS OR CATCH AND ALLOWED VEHICLE TO CONTINUE FORWARD, ONLY FULLY DEPRESSING ONCE HAD CRASHED INTO VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD A RECALL ON IT WITH ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE ISSUES IN THE BRAKES, WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND REPROGRAMMED APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS PRIOR TO INCIDENT. *TR
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10250424December 1, 2008SUSPENSION:FRONT, EQUIPMENT
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 BECOMES A PREDOMINATE CONCERN! I STRONGLY BELIEVE THE CONDUCT OF TERA FLEX POSES A CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER TO THE PUBLIC WELFARE, (I.E. HIGH PROBABILITY OF LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL CAUSING PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH). I AM FORMALLY RECOMMENDING YOU DO NOT OPERATE THIS VEHICLE (VIN# ) UNTIL SUCH TIME THE LIFT KIT MANUFACTURER, TERA FLEX, ISSUES A PUBLIC NOTICE OF RECALL OR TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN AND PROVIDES IT TO ALL OWNERS OF THIS KIT. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10250055November 28, 2008ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10249507November 21, 2008ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
VEHICLE CONTINUES TO LOSE POWER WHILE IN MOTION. AS A RESULT THERE IS A LOSS OF POWER BREAKING AS WELL AS STEERING. CHRYSLER HAS INVESTIGATED THE PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES INCLUDING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ONE LAST FIX UNDER THE LEMON LAW STATUTE IN FLORIDA. YET THE CONDITION PERSISTS. CHRYSLER HAS DETERMINED THAT THEY WILL ONLY AGREE TO SETTLE THE OUTSTANDING ISSUE WITH THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION IF THEY ARE PROVIDED WITH YET ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. CHRYSLER OF AUBURN HILLS HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF THIS UNSAFE CONDITION AND HAS RESPONDED WITH CUSTOMER RELATIONS REPRESENTATIVE RICHARD WILCOX 407-826-7035 WHO ADVISED OF THE ADDITIONAL INSPECTION REQUIRED BEFORE THEY WILL CONSIDER SETTLING THIS MATTER. IT DOES NOT SEEM THAT CHRYSLER IS AT ALL CONCERNED WITH THE OBVIOUS POTENTIAL FOR BODILY HARM THAT MAY OCCUR AS A RESULT OF THE INCIDENTS OF POWER LOSS AND THE RESULTANT CONTROL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10249382November 20, 2008STRUCTURE
SOFT TOP AND HARD TOPS BOTH LEAK IN HEAVY RAINS OR AT THE CAR WASH. LEAK IS FROM THE A-PILLAR AREA ABOVE THE DOORS. MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES TO HAVE THE LEAK ADDRESSED. THE DEALERSHIP THEN HAD MY WARRANTY VOIDED BECAUSE MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER HAD "SIGNS" THAT IT HAD BEEN "OFFROAD." *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0