Jeep Wrangler Complaints

18,838 consumer complaints on file.

#10188668April 23, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ONCE WHILE DRIVING AND ONCE WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT MY 07 JEEP JK WRANGLER JUST STALLED. IT HAD TO BE PUT BACK INTO PARK AND RESTARTED. THIS SEEMS VERY DANGEROUS! *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188671April 23, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AS I WAS DRIVING AT 50 MPH ON A LEVEL ROAD; THE ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ON MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER COMPLETELY FAILED. JUST AS QUICKLY AS THE ENGINE/ELECTRICAL CUT OUT (WITHIN 1-2 SECONDS) ALL THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE RESTARTED ON ITS OWN. WHAT MADE THIS EVENT A DANGER TO ME AND POSSIBLY OTHERS ON THE ROAD IS WHEN THE ENGINE DIED I ALSO LOST POWER STEERING. THIS CAUSING ME TO MOVE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC (I WAS ROUNDING A SWEEPING CORNER AT THE TIME). WHEN THE ENGINE RESTARTED IT CAUSED THE POWER STEERING TO IMMEDIATELY COME BACK WHICH IN TURN CAUSED A QUICK JERK BACK INTO MY LANE OF TRAVEL. THIS WAS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS MANEUVER GIVEN THE TYPE OF VEHICLE THIS IS. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH MANY 2007 JEEP WRANGLERS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188463April 20, 2007
STEERING:LINKAGES
2005 JEEP WRANGLER WITH 9,600 MILES. EXPERIENCED "DEATH WOBBLE" AT 40 MPH. DEALER SAID IT NEEDED NEW AFTER MARKET STEERING DAMPNER..THIS DOES NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM OF DEATH WOBBLE.. DEALER AVOIDS THIS PROBLEM AREA.. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188336April 19, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE FRONTEND OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE TRAVELING DOWNHILL. THE FAILURE CONTINUES TO PERSIST UNTIL THE VEHICLE DECELERATES TO APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH. THE DEALER INSTALLED A HEAVY DUTY STEERING DAMPENER ON THE VEHICLE. THERE HAVE BEEN NO OTHER FAILURES SINCE THE REPLACEMENT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 48,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188360April 19, 2007
VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER, VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER 4X4. ON THREE OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING 25MPH, THE SNOW FROZE THE LINKAGE ON THE VEHICLE AND THE WIPERS DIDN'T OPERATE NORMALLY. SNOW ALSO ENTERS THE HEATER VENTILATION SCREEN AT THE BASE OF THE WINDSHIELD, WHICH IS A CLOSED CHAMBER WHERE THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR AND THE LINKAGE IS CONTAINED. THE SNOW FREEZES INTO A SOLID MASS WHERE THE LINKAGE/ WIPERS WILL NOT WORK UNTIL YOU PUT SOME FORM OF HEAT INTO THE CHAMBER TO MELT THE ICE. THE RAIN ALSO MAKES CONTACT WITH THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ATTACHED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE ALTHOUGH THEY STATED THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED IN OTHER VEHICLES. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED HIM TO CONTACT NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,100.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188209April 18, 2007
SUSPENSION, STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE ENGAGES IN A "DEATH WOBBLE" (UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING) CAUSED BY STEERING SUSPENSION FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING DIMPLER, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 9,617. THE VIN IS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188215April 18, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THREE TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE 2007 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED THE ENGINE STALLED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. TWICE I WAS CLIMBING A MOUNTAIN PASS AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, AND ONCE I WAS AT AN INTERSECTION GOING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH. ALL THREE TIMES THE ENGINE CUT OFF, ALL LIGHTS ON THE DASH CAME ON, AND THE MOMENTUM OF THE CAR STARTED THE ENGINE AFTER ABOUT TWO SECONDS. THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES WHILE THE ENGINE WAS OFF. LUCKILY, THERE WAS NO NEED TO MAKE IMMEDIATE STOPS OR TURNS WHILE THE ENGINE WAS OFF. THESE INCIDENTS HAPPENED ABOUT 3,000 MILES APART.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188283April 18, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER 2 DOOR. WITH APPROXIMATELY 4700 MILES. I WAS DRIVING AT 40 MPH AND ALL OF SUDDEN THE ENGINE CUT OFF AND ALL DASH WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND WITHIN 3-4 SECONDS THE ENGINE STARTED AND RAN FINE. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS CONDITION. I HAVE READ ON THIS SITE AND OTHER JEEP SITES THAT OTHER FOLKS ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188166April 17, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING MY 2 MONTH OLD JEEP WRANGLER 4-DOOR UNLIMITED SAHARA ON THE NJ TURNPIKE DOING 65 MPH THE POWER TO THE CALL TOTALLY SHUT OFF AND ALL ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. I COULD NOT STEER OR BRAKE. AFTER APPROX. 5-10 SECONDS, THE POWER CAME BACK ON WITHOUT ME DOING ANYTHING. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER (MCDONAGH IN EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ) TWO TIMES AND THEY TOLD ME THEY RAN ALL THE TESTS AND THAT THE VEHICLE IS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THEY DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE NOR REPLACE THE CAR. THE CAR IS 2 MONTHS OLD WITH 5,000 MILES ON IT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188011April 16, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
PULLING OUT OF PARKING SPOT JEEP STARTED TO SHUDDER, THEN THE ENGINE QUIT AND ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS CAME ON. AFTER A FEW SECONDS, THE ENGINE RESTARTED AND RESUMED OPERATING NORMALLY. AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188042April 16, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DURING NORMAL DRIVING, MY VEHICLE WILL STALL. HAS HAPPENED TWICE SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT (5 MONTHS). TOTAL LOSS OF ALL POWER STEERING, BRAKES, AND ELECTRICAL IN THE VEHICLE. DEALER TOLD ME ON BOTH OCCASIONS THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE DID NOT REPORT A CODE IN THE COMPUTER, THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10187982April 15, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED FOR ABOUT 1-2 SECONDS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10187722April 12, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
UNINTENDED ACCELERATION / ENGINE FLARE. CAN BE ANTICIPATED AND VEHICLE MOVEMENT PREVENTED IN 2 WHEEL DRIVE, HIGH RANGE BUT WILL OVERPOWER BRAKES WHEN IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE , LOW RANGE. OCCURRENCE NOT CONSISTENT OR REPEATABLE ON DEMAND BUT IS FREQUENT. CAN OCCUR WITH APPLICATION (OR RELEASE) OF POWER BRAKE, TURNING OF STEERING WHEEL (POWER STEERING) OR AIR CONDITION CYCLING. WHEN THIS HAPPENS IN TECHNICAL TRAIL MANEUVERS (OFF ROAD CONDITIONS IN TREACHEROUS TERRAIN) OR IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO TREES, LARGE ROCKS, ABRUPT DROP-OFFS ALONG ROAD, THE RESULTS ARE POTENTIALLY DEADLY. NO CORRECTIVE ACTION CAN BE TAKEN BY ANY, NON FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE AS THIS IS A PROGRAMMING ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE COMPUTER. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT UNIQUE. THE "DEALER" IS UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE SYMPTOM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10187729April 12, 2007
AIR BAGS
DRIVER'S AIRBAG AND HORN FAIL TO OPERATE DUE TO DEFECTIVE CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY. CHRYSLER RECALLED THIS CLOCKSPRING FOR SEVERAL MAKE/MODELS BUT DIDN'T INCLUDE THE 1999 JEEP WRANGLER TJ. SEE RECALL #04V480000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10187536April 11, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING ON A CANYON ROAD AT AROUND 50 MPH THE JK WRANGLER STOPPED RESPONDING. ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH CAME ON. THE TRANSMISSION FELT LIKE IT WENT INTO NEUTRAL, BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT STALL. THE PROBLEM LASTED FOR 3-4 SECONDS BEFORE SELF CORRECTING. I WAS ON A STRAIGHT STRETCH OF ROAD , AND THE VEHICLE WAS LINED UP WELL SO THERE WAS NOT A CRASH.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10187583April 11, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
THE 2007 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED X, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE JK, LOST ENGINE POWER TWICE WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, AND THE ELECTRICAL AND ENGINE SHUT OFF FOR 3-5 SECONDS AND CAME BACK ON. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE FOR THE GAS PEDAL WENT INTO THE DEFAULT MODE, WHERE IT WON'T GO OVER 45 MPH ,AND THE TRACTION CONTROL SHUT OFF AT THIS TIME ALSO. THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING AT 55-60 MPH. ALSO, THE COMPASS SHUT OFF ALSO AT A DIFFERENT TIME. EACH TIME I HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND RESTART THE JEEP , AND EVERY THING WORKED AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10187601April 11, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT 65 MPH AT NIGHT SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE STALLED, THE HEADLIGHTS DIMMED, AND ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED, IT LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED WITHIN THREE SECONDS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE RESTARTRD THE TRANSMISSION JERKED ROUGHLY INTO GEAR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT NO FAILURES WERE FOUND. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO CLAIMED NEVER HEARD OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO HELP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 2,300.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10187436April 10, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TWICE DURING THE FIRST 7400 MILES THE 2007 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. INCIDENT #1 - I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO TURN INTO DRIVEWAY WHEN THE ENGINE AND ELECTRONICS IN THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF FOR 1-2 SECONDS. WHEN ELECTRICAL POWER WAS RESTORED ALL OF THE INDICATOR LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD ILLUMINATED AS IF I HAD JUST TURNED THE KEY TO THE ON POSITION. THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, SO NO FIX WAS ATTEMPTED. INCIDENT # 2 - MY WIFE WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WHEN THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF AND STAYED OFF. SHE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT COULD NOT SINCE THE TRANSMISSION WAS STILL IN DRIVE. SHE HAD TO SHIFT INTO PARK IN ORDER TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE THE FOLLOWING MORNING AND WERE ONCE AGAIN TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, SO NO FIX WAS ATTEMPTED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND I HAVE LOST 3 DAYS OF VEHICLE SERVICE BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. CHRYSLER SAYS THAT THE DEALER MUST INVESTIGATE AND FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT ALL THE DEALER WANTS TO DO IS CLAIM THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM BECAUSE NO TROUBLE CODES ARE STORED IN THE COMPUTER AND THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. IN THE MEANTIME MY WIFE AND I ARE DRIVING A VEHICLE THAT WE FEEL IS UNSAFE DUE TO THE RISK OF LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DURING ONE OF THESE INCIDENTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10187520April 10, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 JEEP X UNLIMITED W/ AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, BUILD DATE 12/06, ON A LONG TRIP ENGINE HAD BEEN RUNNING FOR 4 HOURS STRAIGHT. APPROACHED A STOP LIGHT AT ABOUT 35 MPH AND ENGINE STALLED. ALL DASH LIGHTS CAME ON AND RADIO CUT OUT. I HAD MY IPOD HOOKED UP TO THE AUXILIARY JACK. HAD OVER 1/4 TANK OF GAS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10187336April 9, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ON TWO OCCASIONS THE ENGINE IN THE JEEP JK, 4X4 SAHARA HAS CUT OFF MOMENTARILY AND WITHIN A COUPLE OF SECONDS CUT BACK ON. THE FIRST TIME WAS MORE NOTICEABLE THAN THE SECOND TIME. I HAVE LESS THAN 4000 MILES ON THE JEEP. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND NOTHING WAS FOUND. THIS COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. READING MESSAGE BOARDS, I HAVE SEEN THAT OTHERS HAVE REPORTED THIS AS WELL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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