Jeep Wrangler Complaints (2007)

1,750 consumer complaints on file.

#10667467December 20, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WIPERS SUDDENLY START, SWAY BAR INDICATOR TURNS ON, HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF AND VEHICLE STALLS. TAKES UP TO 2 DAYS FOR VEHICLE TO RESTART. *DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10664227December 15, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
JEEP SHUTS OFF WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10664170December 14, 2014
STEERING, SUSPENSION
WHILE TRAVELING DOWN A 35 MPH COUNTY ROAD, I WENT INTO A SMALL TURN AND MY JEEP STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING TO THE POINT THAT I COULD NOT CONTROL THE STEERING. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ON THE WEB AND HAVE SEEN IT OFTEN CALLED "DEATH WOBBLE". I MANAGED TO PULL OVER INTO A CHURCH PARKING LOT AND DECIDED TO TURN AROUND AND TAKE IT BACK HOME. ONCE I GOT GOING, THE STEERING WHEEL AGAIN BEGAN VIOLENTLY SHAKING AND AGAIN I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I CALLED MY HUSBAND TO COME GET ME BECAUSE I WAS NOT DRIVING THIS VEHICLE ANYMORE LIKE THIS. HE CRAWLED UNDER THE JEEP AND NOTICED THE WELDS OF THE STEERING STABILIZER BRACKET HAD COMPLETELY BROKEN OFF FROM THE FRONT AXLE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. ON OCT 11, 2011, I LOST CONTROL OF THE JEEP AND RAN OFF THE ROAD INTO A DITCH. THERE WAS $4000 WORTH OF DAMAGE INCLUDING REPLACEMENT OF THE FRONT AXLE BECAUSE THE STEERING STABILIZER BRACKET HAD SEPARATED FROM THE AXLE! I HAVE NO DOUBT IN MY MIND BECAUSE OF THE OCCURRENCE OF THIS SECOND INCIDENT THAT THE FIRST ACCIDENT WAS AT NO FAULT OF MY OWN BUT INSTEAD A MANUFACTURER FLAW IN THE DESIGN OF THIS BRACKET! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10662123December 4, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THIS IS THE SECOND REQUEST I AM NOW SENDING. MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING THROUGH SOME BRUSH ON 10/25/2014 AND WAS A TOTAL LOSS. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THAT RESPONDED CONCLUDED THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AS WELL AS MY INSURANCE COMPANY. JEEP SAID SINCE I ALREADY SETTLED WITH MY INSURANCE COMPANY THERE IS NOTHING THEY WILL DO. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I AM REPORTING THIS INCIDENT TO YOU SO CAN SOMEONE PLEASE GET BACK TO ME? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10660995November 25, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO OPERATE AND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SWITCH GEARS. THE CONTACT HAD TO ENGAGE THE MANUAL OVERDRIVE SWITCH IN ORDER TO RELEASE THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10660278November 22, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHEN FILLING UP WITH FUEL AT THE GAS STATION, WHEN THE TANK GETS NEAR FULL, THE FUEL PUMP WILL SHUT OFF, BUT NOT UNTIL FUEL SPITS BACK OUT OF THE FUEL FILL TUBE, OUT ONTO THE OUTSIDE OF THE JEEP AND INTO THE GROUND. THERE IS A LIFETIME WARRANTY RECALL FOR JEEP WRANGLERS FOR THIS PROBLEM, THAT STARTS WITH VEHICLES MANUFACTURED AFTER MARCH 1, 2007. HOWEVER, OUR VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN NOVEMBER, 2006. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10659177November 19, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
WAS DRIVING AND ENGINE STOPPED. COASTED TO SIDE OF ROAD AND WHEN STOPPED SMOKE WAS BILLOWING UP AROUND ME. GOT OUT AND TRIED TO PUT OUT UNDERCARRIAGE WITH WATER AND THEN TWO FIRE EXTINGUISHERS WITH THE HELP OF OTHER MOTORISTS THAT STOPPED TO HELP. WE COULDN'T EXTINGUISH SO I CALLED 911 AND WATCHED AS IT WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND BURNED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10654267November 11, 2014
STEERING
STEERING DAMPENER. STEERING BOX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10654270November 11, 2014
SUSPENSION, STEERING
THE JEEP STARTED WOBBLING LIKE IT WAS GOING TO EXPLODE. HAD TO PULL OVER BEFORE I CAUSED A ACCIDENT. TOOK IT TO A JEEP DEALERSHIP, STILL TAKING IT TO THE JEEP DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS FOR WOBBLING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10652613November 5, 2014
AIR BAGS
ON THE 2007 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) DASHBOARD, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHES ON EVERY OTHER MINUTE WITH A CHIME, AN INDICATION THAT THERE IS SOMETHING MALFUNCTIONING OR INTERFERING WITH THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS. THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING ISSUE AND CONCERN FOR MANY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER OWNERS, INCLUDING MYSELF, AND HAS BEEN SHOWN TIME AND TIME AGAIN TO BE CAUSED BY A FAULTY CLOCKSPRING WITHIN THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL. THIS FAULTY CLOCKSPRING IS THE CULPRIT FOR POTENTIAL AIRBAG FAILURE IN THE 2007 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) DURING AN ACCIDENT OR PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT WHEN SIMPLY DRIVING AROUND. DAIMLER CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE SAFETY CONCERN OF THEIR FAULTY CLOCKSPRING THAT CAN CAUSE FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS FROM PROPERLY DEPLOYING. I WILL PREFER TO GET CONTACTED BY EMAIL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10652031November 3, 2014
SUSPENSION, STEERING
WE HAVE HAD THIS INCIDENT MANY TIMES BEFORE, REFERRED TO AS THE 'DEATH WOBBLE', HAD THE STEERING PIN REPLACED TWICE, AND NEW TIRES, ALIGNMENT AND WAS FINE FOR 3 MONTHS AND YESTERDAY IT HAPPENED AGAIN, HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD GOING 45 MPH AND JEEP JUST STARTED ROCKING AND JUMPING ALL OVER THE ROAD, HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD THE MAKE IT STOP. WHEN ARE YOU PEOPLE GOING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS????? WHEN SOMEONE GETS KILLED????? THIS IS SO DANGEROUS AND I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THIS HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED, SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS AND ARE VERY UPSET, HAS THIS BEEN LOOKED INTO???? IF YOU ARE FOR SAFETY THAN THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOOKED INTO A LONG TIME AGO!!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10651561October 31, 2014
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
WAS DRIVING MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER TO WORK AND I WAS GOING ABOUT 35MPH AROUND A CORNER AND AFTER I GOT OUT OF THE CORNER THE JEEP JERKED ENGINE STALLED KICKED BACK ON THEN STALLED AGAIN THEN DIED AND WOULDN'T START BACK UP HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE MECH. SHOP AND HE SAID THE CRANK BUSTED.... LOVE THOSE JUNK 3.8 JEEP WONT ADMIT THEIRS A DEFECT WITH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10650021October 26, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DRIVING JEEP WRANGLER AND SUDDENLY ENTIRE CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10649648October 24, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION POPS VIOLENTLY OUT OF FIRST GEAR UPON ACCELERATION CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LURCH AND PAUSE/STOP SUDDENLY. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS WITH INCREASING SEVERITY AND OCCURRENCE. THE VEHICLE, WHEN IN FIRST GEAR, IS MOST OFTEN IN THE MIDDLE OF TURNING OR CROSSING AN INTERSECTION. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS WITH INCREASING SEVERITY AND OCCURRENCE TO THE POINT WE FELT IT DANGEROUS SO WE FINALLY TOOK IT TO A DEALER. DESPITE IT BEING KNOWN ISSUE FOR THIS MAKE/MODEL, JEEP REFUSED TO HELP FIX THE PROBLEM CITING THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE AND WARRANTY EXPIRATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10649003October 21, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
AS I WAS DRIVING MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON IT STILL COMES ON, TH HIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BUT I'M WORRIED IF IT'S A FAULTY AIR BAG? OR SOMETHING THAT MIGHT BE HARMFUL LATER, SINCE I HAVE 2 KIDS JUST BEING CONCERNED BECAUSE I SAW IN THE NEWS THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON AIRBAGS FROM I THINK TATAKA AIR BAGS MANUFACTURER AND SAW CHRYSLER AS ONE OF THE COMPANIES USING THESE AIRBAGS ON THEIR VEHICLES!!?? THANK YOU FOR ALL THE HARD WORK! BEST REGARDS *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10649124October 21, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE HORN STOPPED WORKING AND THEN A DAY LATER THE AIR BAG WARNINGLITE INDICATING MALFUNCTION CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY AND THEN STAYED ON CHIMING FROM TIME TO TIME.IT GOES OFF AND THEN COMES BACK ON WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTS MOVING AGAIN.IT SOMETIMES GOES OFF WHEN TURNING RIGHT.MY MECHANIC SAID THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT,IT IS THE CLOCKSCREW HE SAID NAD WHEN I LOOKED IT UP ,IT WAS THE EXACT DESCRIPTION.PITIFUL IS ALL I HAVE TO SAY,THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND JEEP SHOULD FIX IT IMMEDIATELY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10644606October 14, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON THE 2008 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) DASHBOARD, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHES ON EVERY OTHER MINUTE WITH A CHIME, AN INDICATION THAT THERE IS SOMETHING MALFUNCTIONING OR INTERFERING WITH THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS.THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING ISSUE AND CONCERN FOR MANY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) OWNERS, INCLUDING MYSELF, AND HAS BEEN SHOWN TIME AND TIME AGAIN TO BE CAUSED BY A FAULTY CLOCKSPRING WITHIN THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL. THIS FAULTY CLOCKSPRING IS THE CULPRIT FOR POTENTIAL AIRBAG FAILURE IN THE 2007 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) DURING AN ACCIDENT OR PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT WHEN SIMPLY DRIVING AROUND. DAIMLER CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE SAFETY CONCERN OF THEIR FAULTY CLOCKSPRING THAT CAN CAUSE FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS FROM PROPERLY DEPLOYING." *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10643663October 9, 2014
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
THERE WAS NOT A FIRE BUT THOUGHT THERE WAS AND 911 WAS CALLED. I HAD THE OIL CHANGED IN MARCH AND AGAIN IN JULY. IN SEPTERMBER THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND I PULLED INTO A DRIVE WAY AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. I ASKED SOMEONE TO LOOK AT IT AND WHEN THEY TRIED TO START THE ENGINE SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE VENTS AND ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER. TURNS OUT, THAT THE JEEP HAD NO OIL IN IT AND THE ENGINE BURNED UP. THE REPAIR FOR A NEW ENGINE IS $5200. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS AT ALL. NO "CHANGE OIL NOTICE", "LOW OIL PRESSURE" LIGHT, "OVERTEMP" LIGHT, OR "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT. HAD THERE BEEN SOME KIND OF WARNING LIGHT BEFORE I RUINED THE ENGINE IT WOULD NOT BE SO COSTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10641504October 5, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
I NOTICED A FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING MY USED 2007 JEEP WRANGLER SAHARA UNLIMITED THAT ON OCCASION, NO PARTICULAR SPEED OR INCIDENT, THE AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD INDICATE ON THAT DASH FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT AIRBAG EVEN WHEN NO ONE AND NOTHING WOULD BE SEATED IN PASSENGER SEAT. DURING ONE OF MY OIL CHANGE/SERVICE APPOINTMENTS THAT I REGULARLY KEEP I ASKED IF THEY COULD IDENTIFY THE ISSUE AND HAD STATED IT MAY JUST BE AN ELECTRICAL SENSOR ISSUE IN THE SEAT ITSELF THAT HAD BEEN DAMAGED WITH AN UNSUBSTANTIATED WEIGHT PLACED IN THE SEAT, SUCH AS A BAG OR SMALL CHILD, THAT AFFECTED THE SENSOR WAS NOT RATED FOR. I WAS DOING A RECALL SEARCH FOR MY VEHICLE, NONE LISTED, BUT NOTICED COMPLAINTS FILED FOR MANY VEHICLES OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL FOR THIS VERY SAME ISSUE I'M HAVING WITH THE AIRBAG INDICATOR. DATE INVESTIGATION OPENED: MAY 23, 2011 DATE INVESTIGATION CLOSED: NOV 07, 2011 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE11019 COMPONENT(S): AIR BAGS I'M SIMPLY FILING THIS COMPLAINT TO INDICATE MY VEHICLE APPEARS TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE INDICATED AND IF ANY ACTION IS TAKEN TO CORRECT IT I'D LIKE TO BE ALERTED SO AS TO HAVE THE ISSUE RESOLVED ON MY VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10641474October 4, 2014
STRUCTURE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH MY VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. THE STEERING WHEEL, ENGINE, ENTIRE JEEP AND THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO TO CONTROL OR STEER THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME THREE TIMES SINCE JUNE 2014. I HAVE TWO CHILDREN AND HAVE BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY EACH TIME IT HAS HAPPENED AND IS TERRIFYING! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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