2007 Jeep Wrangler

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2015· SUSPENSION

  WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY GOING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE VEHICLE HIT SOMETHING ON THE ROAD (SMALL BUMP) WHICH RESULTED IN A VIOLENT SHAKING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE SINCED LEARNED THAT THIS CONDITION IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. THE CONDITION WAS SO VIOLENT I WAS FORCED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED TWICE IN THE LAST FOUR WEEKS. THE FIRST INSTANCE I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT, THE SECOND INSTANCE I WAS IN A CURVE. THE CONDITION DOES NOT RESOLVE ITSELF ALTHOUGH THE MAGNITUDE OF THE VIBRATION DOES DECREASE WITH SPEED. THE VEHICLE IS UNDRIVABLE WITH THIS CONDITION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 55-70 MPH. THE CONDITION IS INDUCED BY NORMAL UNDULATIONS AND VARIATIONS IN THE ROAD (I.E.: NOT ONLY A HUGE POTHOLE). AFTER STOPPING ON THE SHOULDER AND INSPECTING THE UNDERCARRIAGE I NOTICED NOTHING UNUSUAL. I RESUMED DRIVING HOWEVER, THE CONDITION DID NOT RESOLVE ITSELF AND I WAS FORCED TO DRIVE BELOW 40 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY (AS I HAD NO OTHER OPTIONS). AFTER THE CAR SAT FOR ~30 MINS I DROVE THE VEHICLE AND THE CONDITION WAS NOT PRESENT. EACH OCCURRENCE WAS RESOLVED THE SAME WAY BY ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO REST. CHRYSLER DID RELEASE A TECHNICAL SERVICE ADVISORY THAT DESCRIBES WHAT TO CHECK. MY ISSUE IS THAT BASED ON THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE ENCOUNTERING PROBLEMS WITH RELATIVELY LOW MILEAGE (MY VEHICLE IS AT 65K) THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE VICE THE CONSUMER TO COVER THE REPLACEMENT OR PREMATURELY WORN PARTS.

• 12/31/2012· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, HE BEGAN TO SMELL PLASTIC BURNING. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, HE SAW THAT THE FUSE BOX WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

• 12/30/2018· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  FUEL SPILLS OUT OF FUEL TANKL FILLING PORT AFTER FUEL DISPENSING EQUIPMENT AUTOMATICALLY STOPS. FUEL DISPENSING PUMP SAFETY FEATHERS INCOMPATIBLE WITH JEEP GAS TANK FUEL FILLING DESIGN.THIS PRESENTS DANGEROUS CONDITIONS AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN WITH EVERY FUEL FILL UP REGARDLESS OF GAS STATION RAN OR EQUIPMENT. IT'S ALMOST AS IF FUEL VILUME GREATLY INCREASES AFTER GAS DISPENSER STOPS FUELING. MORE THEN A QUARTER GALLON OF FUEL IS SPILLED ON MY VEHICLE ALL OVER IT EVERY TIME I FILL MY VIHICLE,HOT BREAKING SYSTEM COMPONENTS AND EXHAUST COMPONENTS COMING IN CONTACT WITH LIQUID FUEL,.FORUMS AND INTERNET SEARCHES REFLECT THAT THIS PROBLEM EXISTS ON ALL VEHICLES WITH THIS FUEL SYSTEM DESIGN.SITUATION CAPTURED IN THIS VIDEO: HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/ZOUVOKEOLO8

• 12/30/2016· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL . I WAS GIVEN A RECALL NOTICE EARLY IN 2016 . THE JEEP DEALER IN N MIAMI SAID THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER AND THEY WILL NOTIFY WHEN THEY ARRIVE. NOTHING HAS HAPPENED IN 1 YEAR. I AM MOST APPREHENSIVE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ON MAJOR ROADS . THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING PROBLEM AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE . PLEASE ADVISE

• 12/30/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  AS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ENGINE STARTED TO MAKE CLICKING NOISE, CALLED LOCAL JEEP DEALERSHIP AND BROUGHT INTO SHOP NO ENGINE LIGHTS OR OIL LIGHTS ON, SERVICE PERSON TOLD ME THAT OIL WAS 5 QUARTS LOW IN A 6 QUART ENGINE AND THE ENGINE BEARINGS WERE STRIPPED NEED NEW ENGINE AND LIFE TIME POWERTRAIN WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER ENGINE. WHEN I ASK SERVICE PERSON WHY THIS HAPPEN HE COULD NOT AND WOULD NOT GIVE STRAIGHT ANSWER SIMPLE SAID " AFTERMARKET OIL FILTER, AND I FOUND NO LEAKS" THEN ASKED IF IT WAS THE OIL FILTER HE SAID " NO I'M NOT TELLING YOU IT WAS THE OIL FILTER!" THEN I SAID "IF IT IS NOT THE OIL FILTER NOR YOU FOUND NO LEAKS WHERE DID THE OTHER 5 QUARTS OF OIL DISAPPEAR TO. IT MUST BE A DEFECTED ENGINE. I JUST CHANGE THE OIL 2000 MILES AGO!" IN ALL SERVICE DEPARTMENT WILL NOT TELL ME WHY THE ENGINE FAILED OR HOW IT HAPPEN NEITHER WILL CHRYSLER. *KB

• 12/30/2011· STEERING,SUSPENSION

  WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE JEEP STARTED SHAKING LIKE CRAZY COULDN'T CONTROL IT ALMOST CAUSED WRECK BETWEEN TWO TRACTOR TRAILERS THOUGHT IT JUST FELL OUT OF GEAR BUT THEN A WEEK LATER IT DID IT AGAIN GOING AROUND A CURVE AND ALMOST WENT OVER A VERY STEEP HILL SIDE TO LATER DO RESEARCH FOUND OUT THAT IT HAS BEEN A ON GOING ISSUE CALLED DEATH WOBBLE SEVERAL THINGS CAUSE IT THAT ARE DEFECTS TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT THEY HAVE TO REPLACE DAMPER BRACKET KIT, STEERING DAMPER, DAMPER TIRE ROD, DAMPER BRACKET NUT AND A BOLT ONLY HAD THE JEEP 3 MONTHS THE DEALERSHIP HAD NEVER HEARD OF IT WHICH I WAS TOLD THEY SAY THAT THRU THE ONLINE COMMENTS FROM OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD SAME PROBLEM I PRINTED OUT ALL INFORMATION SO THEY COULD SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON NOW THERE CHARGING ME TO FIX THE PROBLEM TO ALSO FIND OUT THAT THE JEEP NEVER WENT THRU THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT UNTIL I TOOK IT BACK ASKING WHEN THE OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION WAS DO ON IT THERE WASN'T ANY RECORDS IN THERE SYSTEM OF IT BEING THRU THERE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SO THEY JUST PUT ON THE LOT TO SALE BASICALLY SO THEY CHANGED THE OIL THEN AND SERVICED IT NOW IM WITH OUT A VEHICLE FOR 5-6 DAYS WHILE THEY ORDER THE PARTS AND FIX IT I'VE NEVER HAD THIS MUCH TROUBLE OUT OF A VEHICLE PAYING SO MUCH MONEY FOR IT AND 3 MONTHS IN ALREADY HAVING TO FORK OUT MONEY TO HAVE IT SAFE AND DRIVABLE SO FILING THIS COMPLAINT TO HOPEFUL HELP OTHERS IN MY SITUATION ON A SAFETY DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE FIXED BY THE COMPANY AND NOT THE INDIVIDUAL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED LIKE I DID ALMOST TWICE BEFORE I KNEW WHAT WAS HAPPENING. *KB

• 12/30/2011· POWER TRAIN

  THE SIX SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION CONTINUALLY JUMPS OUT OF FIRST GEAR WHILE PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT TO OCCUR IF THE TRANSMISSION WAS TO JUMP OUT OF GEAR DURING A TAKE OFF AND CROSSING LANES OF TRAFFIC. I ALSO AM AWARE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, NOT ONLY HAS CHRYSLER SHIPPED A NON-FUNCTIONAL VEHICLE BUT HAVE KNOWINGLY IGNORED A FIX AFTER 5 YEARS. *KB

• 12/30/2011· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL OVERFLOWS FROM TANK WHEN FILLING VEHICLE. *KB

• 12/30/2009· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  AFTER THE FUEL PUMP AT A GASOLINE STATION SHUTS OFF INDICATING MY GAS TANK IS FULL, GASOLINE SPEWS BACK OUT OF THE TANK THROUGH THE OPENING WHERE THE GAS PUMP NOZZLE IS INSERTED ONCE THE NOZZLE IS PULLED OUT AFTER FUELING. THE AMOUNT OF FUEL SPILLED IS SIGNIFICANT. I BELIEVE IT COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO MY PAINT AND PLASTIC PIECES ON MY VEHICLE AND IS ALSO A FIRE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD. THIS IS NOT A RESULT OF CONTINUING TO PUMP FUEL WHILE REMOVING THE NOZZLE. THE FLOW OF FUEL THROUGH THE NOZZLE HAS STOPPED BUT PRESSURE FROM INSIDE THE TANK FORCES FUEL OUT WHEN THE GAS NOZZLE IS REMOVED. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AT MULTIPLE GAS STATIONS AND DID NOT OCCUR EARLIER IN THE VEHICLE'S HISTORY AND DOES NOT OCCUR WHEN I AM FUELING OTHER VEHICLES. *TR

• 12/30/2008· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,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.

• 12/29/2016· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL: IN JULY 2016 I RECEIVED NOTICE FOR DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAG SAFETY RECALL. AT THAT TIME NO REPLACEMENT PARTS WERE AVAILABLE & I WAS TOLD THAT AVAILABILITY WAS UNKNOWN AT THAT TIME. IN EARLY DECEMBER I WAS NOTIFIED THAT PARTS WERE AVAILABLE BUT NOW FOR ONLY ONE OF THE AIRBAGS AND THAT WAS REPAIRED. HOWEVER, AS TO THE 2ND AIRBAG, AGAIN THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AND THERE IS NO KNOWN DATE WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. TO BE TOLD THAT THERE IS A DEFECT AND NOW WAITING OVER 5 MONTHS FOR COMPLETE REPAIR IS NOT RIGHT AND EXTREMELY DISCONCERTING. WHY MAY JEEP TAKE SO LONG TO REPAIR THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM?

• 12/29/2014· STEERING

  I JUST BOUGHT THIS IN AUG 2014. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND HIT A BUMP MY STEER WHEEL WENT FROM SIDE TO SIDE FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS AND THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPEN I BROUGHT IT TO A DEALER THEY SAID NOTHING WRONG IT HAPPEN 4 MORE TIMES SENSE THEN THEY ARE NOW CALLING IT THE DEATH WOBBLE. *TR

• 12/29/2010· SEATSCrash

  I WAS REAR ENDED AND PUSHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. I WAS DRIVING A JEEP FOUR DOOR AND MY HEAD HIT THE HEAD REST WHICH IS VERY HARD. I HAVE HAD HEADACHES EVER SINCE AND THE SEAT BELT LOCKED DOWN SO TIGHT THAT MY SHOULDER HAS HURT EVER SINCE, NO BROKEN BONES, BUT SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT. I KNOW FOR A FACT THE HEADRESTS NEED TO BE EVALUATED ON THEIR SAFETY! I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE JEEP PLACE FOR ANOTHER RECALL AND THAT IS WHEN I AM GOING TO DISCUSS THE HARD HEADRESTS AGAIN. *TR

• 12/29/2010· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL SPILLS OUT OF MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER WHEN I FILL UP. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I FILL THE JEEP UP. THIS CONDITION GENERALLY OCCURS WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS FILLED TO THE FULL OR NEARLY FULL LEVEL AND THE GAS PUMP AUTOMATICALLY SHUTS OR CLICKS OFF. *TR

• 12/29/2010· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  STARTING FROM THE FIRST TIME I FILLED MY GAS TANK ON MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER 2 DOOR XS PACKAGE, EVERY TIME I FILL OR COME CLOSE TO FILLING THE GAS TANK AND THE PUMP AUTOMATICALLY SHUTS OFF THE FUEL SPILLS/ AND OR SPRAYS OUT OF THE FUEL FILLING TUBE. MANY TIMES IT HAS SPRAYED ME OR WHOEVER IS PUMPING THE GAS. *TR

• 12/28/2016· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL: I HAVE RECEIVED THREE NOTICES FROM FCA ABOUT THE CRITICAL NEED TO HAVE MY VEHICLE REPAIRED, AND YET FOR SIX MONTHS NOW, THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PART AVAILABLE. CAN YOU PLEASE COMPEL THEM TO DELIVER THE PART TO A DEALER NEAR ME (IN GLENDALE CALIFORNIA) SO THAT I CAN RESOLVE THIS MATTER QUICKLY. MY FORMAL COMPLAINT TO THEM IS ATTACHED. I HAVE REPEATEDLY REACHED OUT TO THEIR DEALERS WHO CLAIM THAT THEY ARE AT THE MERCY OF THE FACTORY TO SUPPLY THE PARTS NEEDED. YOUR INTERVENTION WOULD BE APPRECIATED SINCE THEY DO NOT RESPECT OR RESPOND TO ME. I HAVE HAD NO INCIDENTS OTHER THAN THE REPETITIVE WARNING LETTERS FROM THE FACTORY, AND THEIR NOT BEING ABLE TO RESOLVE THE MATTER DESPITE THEIR TELLING ME THAT THE FAILURE TO ADDRESS THIS MATTER IMMEDIATELY MIGHT RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. IF THEY ARE SENDING OUT NOTICES LIKE THIS, THEY SHOULD BE COMPELLED TO RESOLVE IT RIGHT AWAY. SINCERELY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 12/28/2015· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE COOLANT LINES FOR THE TRANSMISSION BLEW OUT AND CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO FAULTY COOLANT LINES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.

• 12/28/2011· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK, THE TANK WILL OVERFILL EVERY TIME THAT THE FUEL HOSE HANDLE IS ALLOWED TO CUT OFF AUTOMATICALLY. GAS WILL THEN SPLASH DOWN THE SIDE OF THE JEEP AND ON TO THE GROUND. *TR

• 12/28/2011· STEERING,SUSPENSION,WHEELS

  MY 2007 JEEP UNLIMITED SAHARA HAS THE "DEATH WOBBLE." OCCURRED SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. MECHANIC COULDN'T FIGURE IT OUT, BUT PRESCRIBED TIRE INFLATION. PROBLEM WENT AWAY UNTIL ONE WEEK AGO. CAN BE EASILY REPLICATED BY GOING OVER A SPEED BUMP AT ABOUT 25 MPH AND TURNING THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT SHARPLY. ALTERNATIVELY, JUST TRAVELING ABOVE 40-45 MPH ON A HIGHWAY, ESPECIALLY ON A CURVE, WILL REPLICATE. IF ANY OTHER JEEP DRIVER HAS THIS PROBLEM, THE ONLY WAY TO PROTECT YOURSELF IS TO BRAKE SLOWLY, GET OFF THE ROAD AND DRIVE UNDER 40 MPH...AND MUCH SLOWER WHILE TURNING EVEN ON SIDE STREETS. IF YOU MUST DRIVE ON A HIGHWAY, STAY IN THE SLOW LANE SO THAT YOU CAN EXIT TO THE SHOULDER WITH RELATIVE SAFETY, AND ENGAGE YOUR HAZARD LIGHTS. OBVIOUSLY, THESE ARE NOT PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS AND ULTIMATE CULPABILITY MUST LIE WITH THE MANUFACTURER, WHO HAS BEEN PUT ON ALERT OF THIS PERSISTENT PROBLEM FOR MANY MONTHS IF NOT YEARS. VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED BY JEEP BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED OR SERIOUSLY HURT. PLEASE SHARE THESE COMPLAINTS WITH JEEP & THE GENERAL PUBLIC (WITHOUT DISCLOSING THE NAMES OR SPECIFIC VIN #S). *TR

• 12/28/2009· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  WHEN FUELING MY JEEP WRANGLER THE PUMP SHUTS OFF THEN SPRAYS GASOLINE. WE HAVE TWO SIMILAR JEEPS (2007, 2010) AND THEY BOTH DO IT. *TR

• 12/28/2009· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  IN THE PAST MONTH THE VEHICLE HAS BEGUN TO "SPIT UP" GASOLINE WHEN FILLING UP AT THE SERVICE STATION. WHENEVER I FILL THE TANK TO FULL AND THE FILL NOZZLE AUTOMATICALLY CUTS OFF, A GOOD AMOUNT OF GASOLINE COMES UP THROUGH THE FILLER NECK SPILLING OUT ONTO THE GROUND. VARIOUS JEEP OWNERS HAVE ENCOUNTERED THE SAME ISSUE AND HAVE POSTED IT ON THE NET THOSE THAT HAVE SOUGHT TO HAVE THE PROBLEM REMEDIED HAVE USUALLY HAD A NEW TANK INSTALLED AND/OR SOME SORT OF EMISSIONS VALVE REPLACED. MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND MY DEALER WILL NOT EVEN LOOK AT IT WITHOUT ME PAYING A 'DIAGNOSIS' FEE. FURTHERMORE I CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR A NEW GASOLINE TANK ON A VEHICLE THAT'S ONLY 3 YEARS OLD AND HAS 27,300 MILES! I HAVE RESORTED TO ONLY FILLING MY TANK 3/4 OF THE WAY. I FEEL THIS PRESENTS VARIOUS SAFETY ISSUES SINCE THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF GASOLINE SPILLAGE PRESENTING A DANGEROUS SITUATION AT THE PUMP. *TR

• 12/27/2021· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  Fuel spits out during filling so you have to barely squeeze the pump handle. It takes a long time to just put 20.00 in gas in it sometimes as long as 5 mins. When you live in a cold weather state it becomes an issue when you try to pump it and get splashed with gas because you are trying to get out of the cold. Seems like this would be a health hazard along with a fueling problem.

• 12/27/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS

  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 (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

• 12/27/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (TIPM) FAILURE CAUSING EVERY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO MALFUNCTION - USUALLY AT THE SAME TIME. ALARM/HORN, WIPERS/WASHER, RADIO, GAUGES, ETC), TO WHICH REMOVING THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION HAS NO EFFECT. ONLY SOLUTION IS TO REMOVE BATTERY CONNECTION ( AND APOLOGIZE TO THOSE AROUND YOU IN TRAFFIC FOR THE INCONVENIENT SHOW THE VEHICLE JUST PUT ON). MANUFACTURER RECALL OF TIPMS ONLY COVERED CERTAIN MANUFACTURE DATES, DESPITE THE PROBLEM NOT BEING LIMITED TO JUST THAT ONE GROUP OF VEHICLES. REPAIR (REPLACEMENT OF TIPM) IS > $1000. *TR

• 12/27/2013· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  GAS TANK SPILLOVER. THE GAS TANK DOES NOT TRIGGER THE GAS PUMP AT THE STATION TO STOP. I CANNOT FILL MY TANK WITHOUT HAVING GAS SPILL OUT OR OVERFLOW. I DON'T RECALL WHEN I FIRST NOTICED IT HAPPENING BUT APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR AGO OR A LITTLE MORE IS WHEN I RECALL. I THINK IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN IT KEEPS SPILLING OUT. *TR

• 12/27/2013· STEERING,SUSPENSION

  THE 2007 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED X MODEL BEGAN VIOLENT SHAKING IN THE FRONT END AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE SHAKING STARTED MILDLY THEN BECAME VIOLENT. I SLOWED DOWN AND THE SHAKING SUBSIDED BUT THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN THE TRAFFIC FLOW IS MOVING AT FASTER RATES. AN ON-LINE SEARCH INDICATES THAT THIS IS COMMON IN THIS MODEL. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED. *TR

• 12/27/2012· STEERING,SUSPENSION,WHEELS

  FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY, FEELS LIKE A FLAT TIRE OR A LOOSE WHEEL. STOPPED & CHECKED TIRES, FOUND NOTHING WRONG. GOT BACK IN VEHICLE AND DROVE. THIS HAS HAPPEN AT LEAST 2 OTHER TIMES. I BELIEVE IT IS CALLED A DEATH WOBBLE. WAS PRETTY SCARY. *TR

• 12/27/2010· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS FILLED WITH GASOLINE, GASOLINE EXITS THE TANK THROUGH THE FILLER TUBE AND SPLASHES ON THE GROUND LEAVING A POTENTIAL FOR FIRE. THIS HAPPENS AT PUMPS AT DIFFERENT STATIONS IN DIFFERENT STATES, DIFFERENT AMOUNTS OF FUEL WITHIN BEFORE FUELING, AND REGARDLESS OF PLACEMENT OF THE FILLING HANDLE OF THE PUMP. THE VEHICLE WORKED AS IT SHOULD FOR THE FIRST 25K MILES AND WILL NOT FILL CORRECTLY SINCE THAT TIME WITHOUT LEAVING FUEL ON THE GROUND. THIS IS MY SECOND 2007 JEEP WRANGLER AND BOTH HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AT APPROXIMATELY THE SAME MILEAGE. EACH VEHICLE WAS FILLED WITH THE CORRECT GASOLINE AS PRESCRIBED BY THE MANUAL AND ALL MAINTENANCE WAS DONE AT A 5 STAR JEEP DEALER ON BOTH. THERE APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF THE GAS SYSTEM.

• 12/27/2010· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL OVERFLOWS OUT OF TANK. *TR

• 12/27/2010· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  WHEN REFUELING, AS YOU NEAR FULL, THE PUMP WILL SHUT OFF, AND YOU WILL GET A BIG SPLASH BACK OF GASOLINE( ABOUT 2-5 CUPS). IT WILL SPLASH BACK ALL OVER THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND RUBBER FENDER AND REAR PLASTIC BUMPER. EVEN IF YOU TRY TO GUESS WHEN ITS NEARING FULL, IT STILL SEEMS TO BE SOME BACK SPLASH WHEN YOU SHUT IT OFF NEAR FULL

• 12/26/2014· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINEFire

  CAR DID NOT HAVE ANY POWER WHEN PRESSING THE GAS PEDDLE. ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. EVEN THOUGH CAR WAS BROUGHT TO DEALER FOR SERVICE NOVEMBER 1 2014. TWO FAULT CODES WERE FOUND THE DEALER (PAPA DODGE) REPLACED EGR AND GASKET VALVE. I CALLED THE DEALER ABOUT 10 DAYS LATER AND TOLD THEM THE CAR STILL DID NOT HAVE POWER WHEN PRESSING THE GAS PEDDLE. THE SUPERVISOR OF THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOOK JEEP FOR TEST DRIVE AND SAID HE DIDN'T SEE A PROBLEM. ON DECEMBER 25 ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ON DECEMBER 26 I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 5 MILES PER HOUR AND SAW SMOKE CAME TO COMPLETED STOP. UNDER THE CAR FRONT IN THE FRONT UNDER HOOD WAS ON FIRE PASSENGER SIDE. POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED IMMEDIATELY AND PUT OUT FIRE UNDER HOOD ENGINE. CAR WAS COMPLETELY BURNED OUT. *TR

• 12/26/2006· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VISIBILITY

  TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 2007 JEEP WRANGLER LIMITED THE WARNING LIGHTS ON DASH BOARD TURNED ON AND RADIO TURNED OFF, AT WHICH TIME VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING AT 65-75 MPH. VEHICLE MILEAGE AT THE TIME OF FAILURE WAS 2900, AND IS CURRENTLY 7464. THE FIRST TIME VEHICLE LOST POWER THE RPMS WERE STILL RUNNING. HE PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL. THEN ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND WAS SUCCESSFUL. THE SECOND TIME THE INCIDENT OCCURRED WARNING LIGHTS TURNED ON, AND THE RADIO TURNED OFF FOR ANOTHER 5 SECOND. HE TOOK FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND LEFT THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE REGAINED SPEED, THE LIGHTS TURNED OFF AND THE RADIO TURNED BACK ON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED THAT SOMETIMES WHEN HE OPENED THE WINDOWS THE RADIO WAS OFF FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS. THE CONTACT DID TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR SECOND TIME, AND THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH, AND THE CIRCUIT BRAKE PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR AGAIN ON 12/26/06 BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL HAVING THE SAME ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *AK UPDATED 1/17/2006 - WINDSHIELD BRACKET BOLTS CORRODED. THE LEFT BLINKER WOULD BLINK VERY FAST. THE DEALER REPLACED THE LEFT FRONT TURN SIGNAL BULB. GEAR SHIFT BECAME STUCK. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CONSOLE MOUNTED SHIFT LEVER. *NM

• 12/25/2009· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  WHEN RE-FUELING, THE PUMP CLICKS WHEN FULL TO SHUT OFF BUT THE TANK "BURPS" OUT FUEL ALL OVER THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE GROUND. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT GAS STATION YOU USE OR HOW FAST OR SLOW YOU PUMP - IT HAPPENS EVERYTIME. *TR

• 12/24/2010· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE PULLING OUT IN 1ST GEAR WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION THE JEEP JUMPS OUT OF OF 1ST GEAR.

• 12/24/2010· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  GAS OVERFLOWS EVERY TIME WHEN FILLING UP. *TR

• 12/24/2010· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  WHEN FILLING THE FUEL TANK WITH FUEL, THE TANK DOES NOT PROPERLY VENT CAUSING FUEL TO SPURT OUT THE FILLER NECK AS IT APPROACHES FULL. THE GAS SPURTS ON THE VEHICLE'S 1/4 PANEL, ON THE PERSON FILLING THE VEHICLE AND ON THE GROUND. THIS HAS HAPPENED NOW DURING THE LAST SEVERAL FILL UPS. YOU MUST ALSO FILL SLOWLY OR THE GAS NOZZLE SHUTS OFF AS IF THE TANK IS FULL. I HAVE AN EXTENSIVE AUTOMOTIVE BACKGROUND AND IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE TANK IS NOT PROPERLY VENTING. THIS OCCURS IN BOATS WHEN PERMANENT MOUNTED FUEL TANK VENT LINES BECOME BLOCKED OR COLLAPSE OVER TIME.

• 12/24/2010· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  1) THIS FAILURE HAPPENS AT THE END OF REFUELING MY GAS TANK. JUST ABOUT THE TIME THE TANK HITS THE FULL POINT. 2) THE FAILURE IS THAT THE GAS SPRAYS OUT OF THE TANK WHEN THE TANK HITS THE FULL MARK. THIS CAUSES THE ENTIRE SIDE OF THE CAR AND BUMPER TO BE COVERED IN GASOLINE AS WELL AS MY HANDS AND CLOTHING 3) SO FAR NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM OTHER THAN JUST NOT FILLING THE TANK TO FULL. *TR

• 12/24/2010· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  2007 JEEP WRANGLER X FUEL SPITS BACK WHEN FILLING. STARTED AT ABOUT 20,000 MILES. *TR

• 12/23/2020· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT'S WIFE OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HORN SOUNDED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT DRIVER INPUT. ADDITIONALLY, THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTING FLICKERED ON AND OFF. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD TURN ON INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A DEFECTIVE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (TIPM). THE MECHANIC THEN INFORMED THE CONTACT OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V291000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) WHICH WAS LINKED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THAT VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 185,000.

• 12/23/2011· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS TANK OVERFLOWING SINCE IT WAS ALMOST NEW. JEEP HAS REFUSED TO RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SAFETY HAZARD THAT THIS FLAW CAUSES EACH AND EVERY TIME THESE JEEPS ARE FUELED UP. AT THE POINT OF FILLING UP, THE GAS TANK OVERFLOWS SENDING LARGE AMOUNTS OF GAS ON THE SIDE OF THE JEEP AND ONTO THE GROUND. THIS IS A TERRIBLE FIRE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD THAT COULD LEAD TO PUBLIC INJURY AND EVEN DEATH IF IT CAUSED A FIRE. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO PROVIDE A VIDEO OF THIS PROBLEM OCCURRING IF NEEDED TO GET THIS ADDRESSED. ABSENT ACTION BEING TAKEN HERE, I AM NOT SURE WHERE TO TURN OTHER THAN MAINSTREAM MEDIA TO GET ACTION TO BE TAKEN. *TR

• 12/23/2011· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  BOUGHT THIS JEEP USED IN FEB 2011. IT SPILLS FUEL EVERYWHERE DURING FILL UP AT GAS PUMP WHEN NOZZLE CUTS OFF. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME AND AT MULTIPLE STATIONS. I HAVE TO USUALLY ONLY PUT 15-18 GALLONS IN TO PREVENT IT FROM SPILLING OVER. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS TIMES IT HAS SPIT AND SPILLED ON MYSELF OR MY WIFE DURING FUELING. *TR

• 12/23/2010· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL OVERFLOW FROM FILLER TUBE ONTO PERSON PUMPING FUEL, VEHICLE AND SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT. *LN

• 12/23/2009· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  2007 JEEP WRANGLER X OVERFLOWS AT THE GAS PUMP EVEN AFTER THE PUMP 'CLICKS'. THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. PUMP SHOULD SHUT OFF AT AROUND 18 GALLONS WHEN THE CLICK OCCURS BUT FOR SOME REASON THE CLICK SOUNDS GOES OFF AND GAS BEGINS TO OVERFLOW OUT OF THE JEEP. GAS SPILLS ALL OVER THE JEEP, THE GROUND, AND ME. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX THE FAILURE AS I AM UNSURE TO WHAT THE ISSUE IS/WHAT THE DEALER WILL DO. PLANNING ON TAKING IT IN TO THE DEALER AFTER CHRISTMAS. *TR

• 12/22/2015· STEERING,SUSPENSION

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50-70 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY SHOOK AND EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING STABILIZER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 29,985. UPDATED 02/10/16*LJ THE CONSUMER WENT TO ANOTHER REPAIR SHOP, WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 04/05/16.*JB

• 12/22/2010· SUSPENSION

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING 70 MPH OR MORE OVER A ROAD BUMP, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE EXTREMELY HARD CAUSING THE CONTACT TO MOMENTARILY LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPERS, TIRES AND THE BALL JOINTS BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THEY WERE UNAWARE HOW TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

• 12/22/2010· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  WHEN REFUELING MY VEHICLE, GASOLINE SPILLS OUT OF THE FILLER TUBE AND ON TO THE VEHICLE AND THE PERSON REFUELING. *TR

• 12/21/2016· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACK WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO JUMP INTO THE VEHICLE AND DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

• 12/21/2016· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE

  MY JEEP WILL START BUT NO GAUGES OR LIGHT ON DASH COME ON, THE WIPERS TURN ON AT FULL POWER. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE JEEP WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE TIPM IS CAUSING THE ISSUES.

• 12/21/2010· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  WHEN FILLING UP 2007 JEEP WRANGLER FUEL SPILLS EVERYWHERE WHEN THE PUMP CLICKS OFF. THE HAPPENS EVERY TIME WHEN FILLING THE TANK. *TR

• 12/20/2015· SUSPENSION

  I BOUGHT A USED 2007 JEEP WRANGLER 2 DR, 4X4 SOFT TOP, IN OCT 20014. IT HAD 82,000 MILES. I HAD NO PREVIOUS BUYING ON THIS MODEL. I DRIVE MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILES IN NORTH EAST OHIO. I DRIVE ALMOST 90 MILES, ROUND TRIP, PER WORK WEEK. I NOTICED A SLIGHT BOUNCE IN THE FRONT END, SUSPENSION DURING HIGHWAY POSTED SPEEDS OF 65 MILES PER HOUR. I CHANGED THE THE SHOCKS 4 EA.AFTER MY FRONT STRAIGHT AXIAL BEGAN TO BOUNCE UP AND DOWN, WELL THE BOUNCE WAS WORSE, AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF TRYING TO HANDLE ROAD CONDITION, EVEN CHANGING ROUTE, TO AVOID THE BOUNCE, AT HIGHWAY SPEED 60 MILES AND UNDER, IT WAS COLD OUT 40 DEGREES, HEAVY TRAFFIC CHRISTMAS TIME, RUSH HOUR, MY JEEP WENT INTO A RADICAL BOUNCE CALLED " DEATH WOBBLE " AS NOTED IN THE JEEP WORLD, NOT NOTED BY JEEP, I HAD THREE, IN THE ROW, ONE WORSE, THAN THE ONE BEFORE. THE BOUNCING CAUSED A TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE TO DIS-LARGE, FROM A SITED COUPLING, TO THE ENGINE RADIATER. THE LOSE OF 4 QUARTS OF TRANSMISSION FLUID TO SPILL ON THE 5 LANE HIGHWAY. I NOTICED A LOSE IN SPEED, SMOKE AND RPM ADVANCE, FROM 1800 TO 4000 RPMS IN LESS THAN A MINUTE. NOW I HAD TO NAVIGATE MY WAY THROUGH 4 LANES OF HEAVY 60 MILES TO 75 MILE AN HOUR TRAFFIC, WITH OUT GETTING HIT. WITHIN TWO MILES I MANAGED TO PULL OVER TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. I HAD A FLASHLIGHT, I LEFT THE ENGINE RUNNING, BECAUSE IT WAS GETTING DARK OUT, I WENT UP FRONT AND LOOKED AT THE FRONT END AND SAW TRANSMISSION FLUID. I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, AND CALLED FOR A TOW. 2 HOURS LATER, PLUS 77.00 DOLLARS, I WENT HOME. I LIVE ON A BUDGET. I WROTE JEEP, BUT WITHOUT A WORD, FROM THEM. SO I LOOKED AT MY OWNERS MANUAL, AND SAW NOTHING ABOUT CHANGING SHOCKS, COIL SPRINGS AT MILES MAINTENANCE SERVICE INTERVALS. I NOTICED YOUR NAME, SO I CONTACTED YOU FOR HELP. LUCKILY I WASN'T HIT OR WORSE. I'M 62 YEARS YOUNG, AND HAVE DRIVING EXPERIENCE. I HOPE THIS HELPS.