2007 JEEP WRANGLER Complaints

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED WITH VERY LOW MILEAGE OF 16,640 IN 2011 CONFIDENT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE BECAUSE OF THE CAR FAX. THERE WERE NO INCIDENTS REPORTED. I AM SURE THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM AND REPORTED IT. WHAT OTHER REASON WOULD THERE BE FOR SUCH LOW MILEAGE. WHEN WE WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP ONLY A MONTH LATER TO REPORT THE PROBLEM OF THE FRIGHTENING WOBBLE WHEN HITTING SMALL POTHOLE HE SMILED AND SAID "OH YEAH THAT'S THE (DEATH WOBBLE)". AND THEN HE TOLD ME THAT IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THEREFORE WE ARE STUCK BECAUSE WE COULD NOT PASS THIS VEHICLE ON IN GOOD CONSCIENCE TO ANYONE AND THAT IS OVER A $20,000 LOSS TO THE CONSUMER. I WANT TO KNOW WHY SOMETHING THAT CAN CAUSE THIS KIND OF ACCIDENT PROMOTING INCIDENT NOT TO BE REPORTED TO THE NEXT PURCHASER OF THAT PARTICULAR VEHICLE OR REPAIRED BY THE DEALERSHIP BEFORE RESALE. OUR TRIP TO AND FROM HOT SPRINGS NC ON I81 S AND N AT SPEEDS OF 65-70 MPH WAS A HAIR RAISING EXPERIENCE. SURROUNDED BY TRACTOR TRAILERS A CERTAIN DEATH WOULD HAVE COME TO ANYONE WHO WENT INTO A PANIC. I AM OUTRAGED AND DISAPPOINTED BY MY DEALERSHIP AND THE MANUFACTURER OF THE SUSPENSION IN THIS VEHICLE AS THE SAFETY TESTING HAD TO SHOW A PROBLEM!!!!! I'M SURE THEY REDESIGNED THE STABILIZING SYSTEM IN THE NEXT YEAR OF THIS 2007 JEEP WRANGLER X!!! IT IS THE FRONT STABILIZER BAR AND SHOCK ABSORBING ASSEMBLY SO DO NOT LET THEM TELL YOU ITS ANYTHING OTHER THAN THAT! *JS

FROM A STOP I ENGAGED FIRST GEAR AND STARTED ACCELERATING. THERE WAS A LOUD BANG AND THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED FROM FIRST GEAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE ONE MONTH I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE. *TR

THIS PROBLEM STARTED IN 2010 EVERY NOW AND THEN, BUT IS NOW HAPPENING EACH AND EVERY TIME I FILL UP. WHEN FILLING THE JEEP WITH GAS, THE GAS WILL OVERFLOW AND SPLASH OUT ONTO THE PERSON FILLING, THE SIDE OF THE JEEP, THE BUMPER, AND ALL OVER THE GROUND. CREATING A SAFETY, FIRE, AND HEALTH HAZARD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT STATED OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN OVER 55 MPH AND OVER A ROAD BUMP, THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO DECELERATE TO 45 MPH OR LESS IN ORDER TO STOP THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT A REMEDY WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000. ....UPDATED 06/18/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED A WELL KNOWN FAILURE KNOWN AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE SHAKING WAS SO EXTREME, THE CONSUMER WOULD LOSE THE ABILITY TO FULLY CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND WOULD BE FORCE TO SLOW DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. UPDATED 06/21/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDENLY STALLED WARNING. THE FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AND THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 53,000.

THIS JEEP IS A DEATH TRAP AND A MONEY TRAP. MY FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED FEB 16TH, 2011 AND COST 600.00. NEEDED A NEW STEERING DAMPNER WHICH THEY REPLACED. TWO MONTHS LATER SAME THING HAPPENS AND THEY REPLACE THE SAME PIECE WITH THE NEWER STEERING DAMPNER. TWO DAYS AGO THE SAME THING HAPPENS AGAIN AND NOW I NEED TO SPEND MORE MONEY TO FIX THE SAME PROBLEM. RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND IT'S CALLED "DEATH WOBBLE" HAD I KNOWN THIS EXISTED I WOULD NEVER HAVE BOUGHT THIS CAR, I FEEL SO UNSAFE IN THIS CAR. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER JEEP AND WILL TELL EVERYONE I KNOW TO NOT BUY ONE. THESE CARS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED FOR FREE, AND THIS COMPANY SHOULD BE SUED FOR MAKING CARS THAT ARE THIS UNSAFE. *JS

ON A ROCKY ROAD AT RAUCH CREEK OFFROAD PARK IN TREMONT, PA. I WAS STOPPED WAITING FOR MY FRIEND TO GIVE ME DIRECTIONS. HE NOTICED WHAT HE FIRST THOUGHT WAS STEAM COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. IN FACT IT WAS SMOKE. WITHIN ONE MINUTE FLAMES WERE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WITHIN TWO MINUTES THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED. I INJURED MYSELF IN MY HASTE TO GET OUT OF THE BURNING VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. I HAVE PHOTO'S AND VIDEOS AVAILABLE OF THE INCIDENT. *JS

AT CERTAIN SPEEDS, MY FRONT END SHIMMIES ON THE ROAD. I TOOK THE JEEP INTO A DEALERSHIP IN EARLY APRIL TO ADDRESS THE VIBRATION AND THEY CHANGED OUT THE BALL JOINTS. THEY SAID THEY COULD FIND NO EVIDENCE OF THE VIBRATION. I PICKED THE JEEP UP AND IT WAS STILL THERE. I SCHEDULED A FOLLOW UP APPOINTMENT WITH THEM BUT, ON THE 9TH OF APRIL, I WAS DRIVING ON I 495 IN WASHINGTON DC AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING SO BAD THAT I HAD TO PULL OVER AND GET OFF THE ROAD. I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO BE FLUNG INTO A GUARDRAIL OR ANOTHER VEHICLE, IT WAS SHAKING SO BAD. I CALLED JEEP AND THEY OPINED THAT I HAD SCREWED SOMETHING UP WITH AN AFTERMARKET INSTALL FOR A SUSPENSION. HOWEVER, MY JEEP IS COMPLETELY STOCK. I HAVE NOT ALTERED ANYTHING ON IT AND CERTAINLY HADN'T ADDED A SUSPENSION. I HAVE CHECKED AROUND AND APPARENTLY, THIS PROBLEM IS PRETTY RAMPANT. THE VIOLENCE OF THE SHAKING IS EXTREME AND I AM SURPRISED SOMEBODY HASN'T LOST CONTROL AND DIED OVER THIS ALREADY. I AM A LARGE MAN AND IT TOOK ALL MY STRENGTH TO GET THE THING UNDER CONTROL AND INTO A SAFE AREA WHERE I COULD DECREASE SPEED. I SINCERELY HOPE YOU WILL LOOK INTO THIS MATTER BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT., THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND TIE RODS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGES WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 110,000.

MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER SAHARA UNLIMITED (4 DOOR) SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND BECOMES UNCONTROLLABLE, COMMONLY KNOWN AS DEATH WOBBLE. SHAKING CONTINUES UNTIL THE VEHICLE COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS CONTINUES TO OCCUR ON A REGULAR BASIS ON SPEEDS BETWEEN 40 TO 70 MPH AND IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD TO MYSELF AND OTHERS. AGAINST RECENT INVESTIGATION RESULTS OF NHTSA THE VEHICLE DOES BECOME UNCONTROLLABLE AND PULL OUT OF LANE. *JS