2007 JEEP WRANGLER Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FULL WITH GASOLINE FUEL IT WOULD SPILL OUT ABNORMALLY. THE FAILURE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,713.

SHIFTING THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE TRANSFER CASE (TC) FROM 2HI TO 4HI OR 4LOW (OR IN REVERSE ORDER) CAN CAUSE THE TRANSFER CASE SHIFTING CABLE (TCSC) (MOPAR PART 52060462AG) TO FAIL AND BECOME DISCONNECTED FROM EITHER THE TC OR THE SHIFT LEVER IN THE CAB (OR BOTH). THE PART''S PLASTIC COMPONENTS ARE INHERENTLY TOO WEAK TO WITHSTAND NORMAL USE. SAFETY RISKS WHICH CAN ARISE UPON COMPONENT FAILURE, IF THE VEHICLE OWNER AND THEIR FAMILY (CHILDREN) ARE AT A LOCATION AND/OR TERRAIN WHERE THE VEHICLE IS DESIGNED/MARKETED FOR TRAVEL (WHETHER BY RECREATION OR NECESSITY), AND THE LOCATION/TERRAIN IS: (I) SUBJECT TO INCLEMENT WEATHER (E.G. SNOW, ICE, FLOODING, EXTREME HEAT); OR (II) ON AN EXTREME INCLINE WHICH IS UNSAFE TO NEGOTIATE WITHOUT 4WD; OR (III) ANY CIRCUMSTANCE WHICH REQUIRES 4WD TO NAVIGATE TO A SAFE LOCATION; OR (IV) THE TCSC FAILS WHEN THE TC BECOMES STUCK IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION WHILE SHIFTING, AND IS UNABLE TO ESCAPE IMPENDING HARM (FLASH FLOOD) ... THERE IS OBVIOUS RISK TO LIFE/SAFETY. THE OWNER HAS A RIGHT TO RELY ON THE COMPONENTS AND REASONABLE SAFETY PERFORMANCE FOR WHICH THE PRODUCT IS DESIGNED/MARKETED. JEEP IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE, AND THE MANUAL FAILS TO CITE THIS AS A POSSIBLE CATASTROPHIC EVENT, LEAVING THE UNSUSPECTING OWNER AT A LOSS IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. IT IS NOT REASONABLE FOR THIS COMPONENT TO FAIL WITHIN A FEW THOUSAND MILES AS REPORTED BY JEEP OWNERS. ADVANCE ADAPTERS (WWW.ADVANCEADAPTERS.COM) MANUFACTURES A TCSC WHICH MEETS THE CRITERIA (PRODUCT# 715596) REQUIRED FOR THIS COMPONENT. THERE IS NO REASON THAT JEEP CANNOT DO THE SAME AND/OR CONTRACT WITH ADVANCE ADAPTORS TO SUPPLY THE PART TO JEEP OWNERS. WE URGE NHTSA'S INVESTIGATION OF THIS SAFETY DEFECT AND JEEP WILL REDESIGN THE DEFECTIVE PART AND ISSUE A RECALL FOR AFFECTED VEHICLES ON WHICH THE PART WAS INSTALLED AS OEM AND TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY TO REPLACEMENT FOR LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

STEERING/SUSPENSION. WE HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH EXCESSIVE WOBBELING AND SWAYING OF OUR JEEP. BELIEVE THIS TO BE PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE TIE RODS AND STABELIZING SYSTEM. THIS HAS BEEN VERY DANGEROUS. *TR FUEL SYSTEM: GAS WILL SHOOT OUT OF THE TANK SPILLING FUEL ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHEN FUELING.

AT A COMPLETE STOP WHEN YOU STICK YOUR JEEP IN FIRST GEAR FOR A MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND GO TO ACCELERATE, THE JEEP WILL MAKE A LOUD POP/BANG SOUND AS THE STICK POPS OUT OF FIRST GEAR IN A VIOLENT FASHION. I HAVE COME CLOSE TO AN ACCIDENT TWICE WHERE I WAS ATTEMPTING TO CROSS MULTIPLE LANES OF TRAFFIC. IT ONLY HAPPENS IN FIRST GEAR AND IT ONLY HAPPENS ONCE IN A WHILE. JEEP WON'T FIX IT BECAUSE THEY CAN'T REPLICATE IT. MY JEEP IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY NOW ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM, BUT WANT ME TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED. THIS PROBLEM IS DANGEROUS AND WILL END UP KILLING SOMEONE IF IT HASN'T ALREADY HAPPENED. JEEP NEEDS TO DO A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. MANY PEOPLE ARE POSTING THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND JEEP IS NOT BEING UPFRONT ABOUT IT. *TR

MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED X 4X4, WHICH IS ALL STOCK AND WAS PURCHASED NEW, HAS DEVELOPED THE APPROPRIATELY NAMED "DEATH WOBBLE" WHICH CONSISTS OF VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE FRONT END AND STEERING WHEEL WHEN HITTING EVEN A MINOR BUMP OR DEPRESSION IN THE ROAD AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH. THE SHAKING IS SO SEVERE THAT ONE BELIEVES YOU FEEL AS THOUGH YOU ARE ABOUT TO DIE DUE TO LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE SHAKING IS TO COME TO AN ABRUPT STOP. INATTENTIVE DRIVERS MAY NOT BE AWARE OF WHAT IS HAPPENING AND THIS MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AS THE JEEP DRIVER IS FORCED TO BRAKE. MY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AND WHEN I CONTACTED THE JEEP DEALERSHIP, THEY ACTED AS THOUGH THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS. I TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THIS WAS A RATHER COMMON OCCURRENCE AND THAT IT WOULD COST ABOUT $1700 TO FIX WITH REPLACING U-JOINTS, AND ADDING A STABILIZER BAR. FROM ON-LINE TESTIMONIALS, I AM LEARNING THAT THIS IS SIMPLY A BANDAID FIX AND THAT THE BALL JOINTS AND STEERING DAMPENER NEED TO BE REPLACED FOR A TRUE FIX. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT WITH AS MANY PROBLEMS AS HAVE BEEN REPORTED THAT CHRYSLER-JEEP HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. I HAVE PARKED MY JEEP FOR NOW WHILE DECIDING WHAT TO DO. MY CONSCIOUS WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO TRADE IT OR SELL IT WITH THE DEFECT THAT I AM AWARE OF. I GUESS CHRYSLER-JEEP DOES NOT SHARE MY VALUES. WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN ANY LITIGATION OVER THIS ISSUE? WHERE ARE ALL THE LAWYERS WHEN YOU NEED THEM?? *TR

I HAVE EXPERIENCED ON MANY OCCASIONS, SOMETHING CALLED THE "DEATH WOBBLE." WHEN DRIVING ANYWHERE BETWEEN 40MPH & 65MPH, IF I HIT A POT-HOLE (ESPECIALLY ON A CURVE), THE FRONT-END OF MY JEEP STARTS SHAKING VIOLENTLY TO THE POINT WHERE I HAVE TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. IN A FEW INSTANCES, I WAS ON A HIGHWAY THAT DID NOT HAVE A SHOULDER AND I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE READ THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE WHO ALSO DRIVE JEEP WRANGLERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE MADE FROM 2005-2008. WHEN I ORIGINALLY COMPLAINED TO JEEP/CHRYSLER, I WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY INSISTED I JUST NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT AND NEW TIRES. THIS ONLY MASKED THE PROBLEM FOR A FEW MONTHS UNTIL IT HAPPENED AGAIN. BY THE TIME I WENT BACK TO JEEP, I WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND THEREFORE, COULD NOT FILE A COMPLAINT UNDER THE LEMON LAW. THIS HAS GIVEN ME ANXIETY TO THE POINT WHERE I NOW HAVE AN ULCER FROM HAVING TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY TO WORK 25 MILES EACH WAY. PLEASE HELP, BEFORE I OR OTHERS DIE FROM THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WHEN HE DROVE OVER A ROAD BUMP AND THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD BECOME UNCONTROLLABLE WHEN IT WOULD SHAKE OR WOBBLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

MY JEEP HAS A DEATH WOBBLE THAT HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. I HAVE PAID HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS AND STILL NO SOLUTION. PLEASE HELP!!! *TR

WHEN FILLING GAS, GAS BLOWS BACK ONTO PERSON FILLING AND DRAINING DOWN VEHICLE. TOLD THERE WAS EXTENDED RECALL, BUT NEVER RECEIVED ANYTHING FROM MANUFACTURER. TOLD TO SUBMIT ISSUE TO GOV.'T. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP WHO TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT FOR LETTER, BUT NEVER RECEIVED ANY FOR THIS, HOWEVER RECEIVED OTHERS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING @ APPROXIMATELY 55MPH ON RT 50 NEAR RT 28 IN FAIRFAX CO VA I FELT A SLIGHT VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END WHICH IMMEDIATELY BECAME A VIOLENT VIBRATION TO THE POINT I HAD TROUBLE STEERING THE VEHICLE WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN AND NEARLY CRASHED. I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND GOT OUT TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE, FULLY EXPECTING TO FIND A FLAT TIRE OR WORSE, THINKING MAYBE A TIRE ACTUALLY FELL OFF. I FOUND NOTHING WRONG WHICH WAS PERPLEXING. I CONTINUED ON MY WAY WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT THAT DAY. SINCE THAT DAY I'VE HAD AT LEAST FIVE MORE INCIDENTS OF THE SAME NATURE WITH VARYING DEGREES OF NEAR MISSES REGARDING AN ACCIDENT. IT'S FRIGHTENING AND CLEARLY SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. I'VE RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND IT'S APPARENT THE PROBLEM IS WIDELY KNOWN AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE" WITH MANY SUGGESTED FIXES. THE DEALER WITH WHOM I HAVE MY JEEP SERVICED HAS ACKNOWLEDGED HEARING ABOUT A FRONT END SHIMMY BUT NO DEATH WOBBLE (FAIROAKS CHRYSLER, DODGE JEEP). THEY SUGGEST REPLACING THE FRONT STABILIZER BAR WITH A "HEAVY DUTY" ONE AND SAID IT WILL FIX THE ISSUE ($660.00). IRONICALLY, THE "HEAVY DUTY" STABILIZER APPEARS TO BE STOCK ON MODELS BEG. WITH THE 2010 MODEL YEAR OR AT A MINIMUM THEY HAVE CHANGED THE CONFIGURATION AND PLACEMENT OF THE STABILIZER WHICH INDICATES TO ME THEY (CHRYSLER/JEEP) CLEARLY RECOGNIZED THERE IS A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE. I IMPLORE YOU TO INVESTIGATE THIS MOST SERIOUS DEFECT BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. *KB