Jeep Wrangler Complaints (2007)

1,750 consumer complaints on file.

#10605856June 25, 2014
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS, STEERING
I WAS SLOWING WHILE I WAS APPROACHING A RED LIGHT. THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I BEGAN MY RIGHT TURN. AT THIS POINT, THE FRONT WHEELS WOBBLED AND THE STEERING TIGHTENED, TAKING ME INTO THE PATH OF AN ONCOMING VEHICLE (2010 FORD F-150) SLOWING TO A STOP FOR HIS RED LIGHT. UPON IMPACT, THE SEAT BELT (IN USE AT THE TIME) FAILED TO ACTUATE AND THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, THE DRIVER'S SEAT MOVED FORWARD, THROWING ME INTO THE STEERING WHEEL AND WINDSHIELD. I SUSTAINED A MINOR HEAD LACERATION AND IMPACT TRAUMA TO THE RIGHT CHEST. THE COMBINE SPEED OF THE CRASH WAS APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MILES PER HOUR. A PASSENGER IN THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED FROM THE LOCAL HOSPITAL. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10599076June 18, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
WHEN DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 40 MPH THE JEEP'S DASH LIGHTS CAME ON, THE HORN STARTED BLOWING, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON, THE LOCKS WENT ON AND OFF AND THE CAR STALLED. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS, WHILE IDLING, AND DIFFERENT WEATHER CONDITIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596813June 7, 2014
ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING WESTBOUND ON THE HIGHWAY TO PARUMPH NV THE ENGINE STALLED OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. I WAS LUCKY THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC GOING MY DIRECTION AND THE HIGHWAY WAY FAIRLY STRAIGHT. I WAS ABLE TO CONTROLL THE VEHICLE WELL ENOUGH TO GET IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT INCIDENT. COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER COULD HAVE HAD TRAGIC RESULTS UNDER DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES. I'M GETTING RID OF THIS DEATH TRAP. THIS HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE ON A TRIP TO SEARCHLIGHT A YEAR AGO, ENGINE STALL / ROUGHLY THE SAME SPEED. THE DEALERSHIP THAT REPAIRED IT IN HENDERSON SAID IT WAS A FAULTY MAF SENSOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596840June 7, 2014
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OFF CONSTANTLY. FIRST DAY WAS ABOUT EVERY 20 OR 30 SECONDS BUT BY THE SECOND DAY IT WOULD COME ON STAY ON FOR 30 SECONDS OR SO GO OFF AND COME ON IMMEDIATELY AGAIN. THIS IS A LEFT HAND DRIVE AND WAS PRODUCED 4/07. OBVIOUSLY THE SAME CLOCKSPRING AS THE L37 PROBLEM. CODE 1B06 IS DISPLAYED ON THE CODE READER AT MY MECHANICS SHOP. THE OIL PUMP FAILED ON THIS JEEP AND THE MOTOR SEIZED AT 9100 MILES AND WAS REPLACED. I ALSO HAD ALARM PROBLEMS FROM THE START WHICH WERE NEVER FIXED. I ALMOST HAD IT DECLARED A LEMON BUT GAVE UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596843June 7, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON 6 JUNE, I NOTICED MY JEEP JK AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THEN DISAPPEARS WITHIN A MINUTE. LATER ON IT STARTED AGAIN AND HAS NOW FREQUENTLY TURNS ON AND OFF APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE OR MORE BUT LESS THAN TWO MINUTES REGARDLESS OF THE SPEED OF DRIVING. I'VE RESEARCHED ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS HAD THE SAME ISSUE (2007-08 MODELS). CHRYSLER CO SAID IT IS NOT A RECALL, BUT ACCORDING TO SEVERAL WEBSITE SAYS IT IS AND IS COVERED ON AN EXTENDED WARRANTY OR 150,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10595341May 31, 2014
POWER TRAIN
WHEN IN FIRST GEAR AND ACCELERATING IT POPS OUT OF GEAR CAUSING A VIOLENT JARRING OF VEHICLE THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER JEEP OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593756May 23, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHILE TRYING TO PUT GAS INTO MY 2007 JEEP JK WRANGLER UNLIMITED, FUEL STARTED TO POUR OUT THE UNDERSIDE. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT A LARGE CRACK WAS ON THE FILLER NECK THAT IS ATTACHED TO THE FUEL TANK. THEY ALSO INFORMED ME THAT DUE TO THE DISCOLORATION OF THE PLASTIC INLET IT HAS BEEN LEAKING FOR A WHILE. UPON REMOVING THE TANK, THEY ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THE SPRING INSIDE THE NOZZLE IS HIGHLY DEFECTIVE. APPARENTLY, THE SPRING IS SUPPOSED TO PUSH BACK ONCE THE FUEL TANK IS FULL. AS A JEEP OWNER FOR YEARS I?M EXTREMELY ANGRY THAT AN INEXPENSIVE PART MADE POORLY COULD OF COST THE LIFE OF MY FAMILY, FRIENDS AND ANYTHING WITHIN RANGE IF A FIRE ERUPTED. CHRYSLER SHOULD RECALL THESE DEFECTIVE TANKS IMMEDIATELY. I CAN PROVIDE PHOTOS OF THE FILLER NECK AND NOZZLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588346May 14, 2014
SUSPENSION:FRONT, TIRES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS OVER 40 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10586762May 6, 2014
SUSPENSION, STEERING, WHEELS
AFTER DRIVING (BETWEEN 45 MPH AND 55 MPH) OVER A SERIES OF SMALL BUMPS IN THE ROAD (PAVED HIGHWAY), I EXPERIENCED (AND AM NOW CONTINUING TO EXPERIENCE, ON A MORE FREQUENT BASIS) A VERY DRAMATIC, VIOLENT, TERRIFYING, AND NEARLY UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING OF MY ENTIRE VEHICLE (2007 JEEP WRANGLER) WHICH I HAVE RECENTLY LEARNED ONLINE (FROM READING COUNTLESS REPORTS FROM OTHER JEEP WRANGLER DRIVERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME TERRIFYING EVENT) IS BEING CALLED THE DREADED JEEP "DEATH WOBBLE" (APPROPRIATELY NAMED AS ONE RIGHTLY FEELS AS THOUGH THE DRIVER OF AND PASSENGERS WITHIN VEHICLE COULD POSSIBLY SUFFER A TRAGIC AND LIFE-ENDING ACCIDENT RESULTING FROM THIS OBVIOUS VERY SERIOUS VEHICLE MALFUNCTION). AS A LOYAL JEEP CUSTOMER AND OWNER OVER THE PAST 3 DECADES (HAVING MY VEHICLES REGULARLY SERVICED AS RECOMMENDED AT THEIR AUTHORIZED CHRYSLER/JEEP LOCATIONS), I IMMEDIATELY REPORTED THIS MATTER TO CHRYSLER/JEEP CORPORATION AND AFTER ASKING IF A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED, WAS TOLD "NO" AND THAT NONE WAS BEING CONSIDERED. IN ABSOLUTE AMAZEMENT (AND DISGUST), I ADVISED CHRYSLER/JEEP THAT SUCH INACTION BY CHRYSLER/JEEP WOULD NOT ONLY PLACE ITS VEHICLE OWNERS AT GREAT PERSONAL RISK (ACCIDENT AND POSSIBLY EVEN DEATH FROM RESULTING ACCIDENTS), BUT COULD ALSO SUBJECT CHRYSLER/JEEP TO LEGAL ACTION SUCH AS CLASS ACTION SUITS BEING FILED NATIONWIDE BY EACH STATE'S ATTORNEYS GENERAL'S OFFICES. PLEASE KINDLY FULLY INVESTIGATE AND TAKE IMMEDIATE CORRECTIVE ACTION TO REQUIRE CHRYSLER/JEEP TO FULLY ADDRESS AND CORRECT THIS UNSAFE, TERRIFYING (AND POSSIBLY EVEN LIFE-THREATENING) MATTER. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583526April 18, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
DRIVING AT 35MPH DASH ILLUMINATES RANDOM LIGHTS, SPEED ODOMETER FLUCTUATES BACK AND FORTH 0 TO CURRENT SPEED, DASH BOARD DINGS AND CAR SLOWS AND SPONTANEOUSLY STALLS. RESTARTS IMMEDIATELY. THIS FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED AGES MONTHS BACK WITHOUT STALLING NOW IS HAPPENING FREQUENTLY . WILL NOT BE DRIVING THIS CAR AGAIN UNTIL PROBLEM IS IDENTIFIED AND FIXED, TOO RISKY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583091April 16, 2014
ENGINE
REPETITIVE OIL LEAK, I AM TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE GASKETS ARE BAD, THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES. OIL LEAKS ABOUT 1 QTR PER WEEK AND HAS TO BE ADDED IN ORDER FOR ENGINE NOT TO MALFUNCTION. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583086April 16, 2014
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD WHILE CHANGING LANES. THE CAR STARTED SHAKING VERY VIOLENTLY. I HAS TO PULL OFF THE ROAD SLOWING TO ABOUT 40 MPH IN ORDER TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND STOP THE SHAKING. WHEN THE SHAKING STARTS THE ENTIRE VEHICLE SHAKES SO VIOLENTLY IT IS HARD TO STEER OR EVEN FOCUS ON THE ROAD BECAUSE YOU ARE SHAKING TOO. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN TO JEEP DEALERSHIPS ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS AND THEY ALL TELL ME THE SUSPENSION IS FINE. FINALLY THIS LAST TIME, AFTER COMPLAINING OF THE "DEATH SHAKE" AS I HAVE COME TO RESEARCH AND DISCOVER, THEY WERE ABLE TO PUT A LARGER STEERING DAMPENER ON MY VEHICLE THAN WAS THERE IN ORDER TO CONTROL THE SHAKING. I STILL FEEL VIBRATIONS AT EXPRESSWAY SPEEDS BUT IT IS NOT VIOLENT SHAKING ANYMORE. THIS REPAIR COST OVER $250. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10582813April 15, 2014
STEERING, SUSPENSION
IT'S THE 5TH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. WHILE DRIVING MY JEEP WRANGLER AT MORE THAN 45 MILES AN HOUR THE FRONT END BEGINS TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. I BEGIN TO LOSE CONTROL. I HAVE TO APPLY BRAKES AND NEARLY STOP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS CAUSING SAFETY ISSUES FOR OTHER DRIVERS. CHRYSLER HAS ADMITTED TO THE ISSUE AND HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN 19-002-12. THIS FIRST HAPPENED WHEN MY JEEP WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY FIXED IT. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579441April 13, 2014
STEERING
WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD GOING AROUND 60 MPH WHEN FRONT END BEGIN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE. NO PRECURSOR TO THE INCIDENT. WAS IN VERY HEAVY TRAFFIC AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. CAUSED GREAT DANGER TO MYSELF AND SURROUNDING AS I FOUGHT OFF THE SHAKING AND TOOK IT TO THE SHOULDER. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579204April 11, 2014
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING AT A SLOW TO MODERATE SPEED, THE FRONT END SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY AND YOU CAN'T CONTROL THE STEERING. THIS HAPPENS DRIVING SLOW, OR AT 60 MPH, STRAIGHT-A-WAYS OR CURVES. THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT STOPPED IS TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND COME TO A STOP. THIS JEEP HAS NOT BEEN LIFTED, IT HAS THE SAME PARTS ON IT AS WHAT WAS ON IT WHEN PURCHASED AND I WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS DONE TO IT. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGERS AND SCARY FOR THE DRIVER. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578382April 8, 2014
SUSPENSION, STEERING, WHEELS
WHILE DRIVING OVER 55 MPH ON HIGHWAY THERE IS A DEATH SHAKE THAT START ONLY LETTING UP ON THE GAS WILL IT STOP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577439April 4, 2014
STEERING, SUSPENSION
VEHICLE EXPERIENCES VIOLENT SHAKING THAT REQUIRES YOU TO DRAMATICALLY SLOW DOWN TO STOP. WOBBLES BACK AND FORTH TO AN EXTREME THAT CONTROL IS NEARLY LOST. COMPLETELY STOCK VEHICLE WITH FACTORY REPLACEMENT TIRES. TIRES ARE BALANCED AND VEHICLE IS ALIGNED WITHIN SPEC. ONLINE RESEARCH STATES THIS IS CALLED "DEATH WOBBLE" AS RESULT OF MISMATCHED FASTENER SIZES IN FACTORY ASSEMBLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577276April 3, 2014
STEERING, WHEELS
WAS DRIVING IN NORMAL ROAD AND WEATHER CONDITIONS ON I-680. VEHICLE STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING SIDE TO SIDE, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING OUT OF CONTROL. I WAS IN EXTREMELY HEAVY TRAFFIC AND HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 30 MPH FOR THE SHAKING TO STOP. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE THE FIRST OF THE YEAR. I TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR REPAIR AFTER THE SECOND INCIDENT TO HAVE STEERING PARTS REPLACED, BUT IT DID NOT REMEDY THE INCIDENT. I AM EXTREMELY SCARED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE - ESPECIALLY WITH MY WIFE AND THREE KIDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577273April 3, 2014
STEERING, WHEELS
WAS DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ALL THE SUDDEN STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING OUT OF CONTROL, THE FRONT WHEELS WERE RAPIDLY GOING BACK AND FORTH. I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE AND NEARLY WENT OFF THE ROAD. I HAD TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN, IN TRAFFIC, TO ABOUT 35 BEFORE THE SHAKING STOPPED. ABOUT 5 MILES LATER DOWN THE ROAD IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I ONCE AGAIN HAD TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN TO STOP THE ISSUE. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE NORMAL, THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE GOOD. AFTER THE INCIDENT, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP AND HAD SOME STEERING PARTS REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576176April 1, 2014
STEERING, SUSPENSION
THE PROBLEM STARTED LATE FEBRUARY 2014. I TOOK MY JEEP TO THE DEALERSHIP AND EXPLAINED MY PROBLEM IN GREAT DETAIL AND THEY WERE AWARE OF THE THIS PROBLEM, THE DEATH WOBBLE. SO THEY CALLED ME LATER AND SAID IT'S FIXED. WHICH IT WASN'T I PULLED OUT AND ONLY A FEW MINUTES LATER IT HAPPENED SO I WENT BACK AND ASKED THEM IF THEY BOTHERED TO TEST DRIVE TO SEE IF IT WAS ACTUALLY FIXED AND THEY SAID NO. THIS BLEW MY MIND ESPECIALLY SINCE IT'S DANGEROUS. SO AFTER THEY PUT ON A NEW STABILIZER BAR I TOOK IT TO A NEW PLACE SINCE THAT WAS THE 4TH BAD EXPERIENCE I'VE HAD WITH THAT DEALERSHIP. THE BACK UP PLACE STARTED THEIR INSPECTION OF PROBLEM AND NOTICED THE STABILIZER WAS FAULTY AND HE STARTED WITH REPLACING THAT AGAIN. I GOT THE JEEP BACK TO ONLY FIND IT WAS STILL NOT FIXED. I'VE TAKEN THE JEEP BACK 5 TIMES TO HAVE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS REPLACED IN THIS ORDER: STABILIZER BAR/WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND TIRE ROTATION, STABILIZER BAR AGAIN, ALL NEW SHOCKS, STEERING DAMPER/TIE ROD ENDS, AND TRACK BAR. $2000 WORTH OF WORK AND IT IS STILL NOT FIXED. NOW I'M AT A POINT WHERE I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. THE MECHANIC IS STUMPED AND REPLACED THE ENTIRE SUSPENSION SYSTEM. I FEEL LIKE THIS VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE SO NOW I'M STUCK WITH A LEMON OR SELL TO SOMEONE ELSE WHICH IS NOT RIGHT EITHER. I'M BLOWN AWAY THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM AND THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAS DONE NOTHING TO REMEDY ISSUE. THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO ALMOST OF BEEN RUN OVER BY 70MPH SEMIS, RUN TWO OTHER CARS OFF THE ROAD AND IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE I GET HURT OR KILLED OR SOMEONE ELSE DOES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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