2007 JEEP WRANGLER Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN THE STEERING AND THE FRONT END BEGAN SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHAKING STOPPED WHEN THE VEHICLE INCREASED SPEED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER OR A MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE BECOMES VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE ONCE IT WOULD REACH HIGHWAY SPEEDS ABOVE 60 MPH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

THIS IS THE FIRST OF THREE SIMILAR INCIDENTS CONCERNING TWO DIFFERENT JEEPS AND CLOCKSPRING FAILURE. IN THIS INCIDENT THEY ADVISED THAT IT WAS CAUSED FROM A BIG JARRING. IN THE SECOND INCIDENT THEY SAID DUST. THE THIRD ONE, IN A SEPARATE 2008 WRANGER I REPLACED MYSELF. THEY CHARGE APPROXIMATELY $150 FOR LESS THEN A MINUTE OF DIAGNOSTIC AND APPROXIMATELY $250 FOR A PART THAT COSTS LESS THEN $180. I BELIEVE THIS IS A FLEECING OF THE PUBLIC AND NEEDS THE ATTENTION OF YOUR AGENCY. THERE IS A WAY TO DISABLE THE THE AIRBAG SOUND AND BECAUSE OF THESE COSTS IT COULD/WILL LEAD TO A DEATH FROM FAILURE.

THIS IS MY THIRD CLOCKSPRING IN JUST OVER TWO YEARS. I RUN A JEEP TOUR COMPANY WITH TWO JEEPS, TWO BEING THE 4 DOOR UNLIMITED. JUST AFTER REPLACING THE SECOND ONE IN JUST UNDER TWO YEARS ON THE 07 JEEP THIS ONE WENT OUT. I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH OR LESS WHEN THE AIRBAG WAS ILLUMINATED. BASED ON PRIOR EXPERIENCE WITH THE 07 I HAD IT CHECKED OUT AND DISCOVERED THIS CLOCKSPRING HAD BECOME DEFECTIVE AS THE PRIOR TWO. I REPLACED THIS CLOCKSPRING MYSELF TO SAVE ON COSTS AS THE TWO PRIOR REPLACEMENTS COST OVER $400 EACH TIME. I HAVE SAVED TWO OF THESE CLOCKSPRINGS IF NEEDED FOR INVESTIGATION.

I PURCHASED A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER RUBICON NEW. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE, I DISCOVERED THAT GASOLINE WOULD FREQUENTLY OVERFLOW THE FILLER PORT WHEN FUELING THE VEHICLE. FOR SOME REASON, ONCE THE PUMP SHUTS OFF, FUEL OVERFLOWS THE PORT AND FLOWS OVER THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND ONTO THE GROUND. *KB

AIR BAG LITE AND ALARM ON/OFF. 3 CHRYSLER DEALERS UNABLE TO FIX. I BELIEVE IT IS THE CLOCKSPRING. I BELIEVE IT IS UNSAFE TO OPERATE AS IS. NEEDS TO BE RECALLED.

WHILE FUELING THE CAR, WHEN THE PUMP SHUT OFF, SEVERAL CUPS OF GASOLINE OVERFLOWED ONTO THE CAR AND GROUND BELOW. I'VE OWNED THE CAR LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AND HAVE ONLY FILLED IT UP TWICE. BOTH TIMES GAS OVERFLOWED ON THE GROUND. THIS IS NOT ONLY INCONVENIENT, IT ALSO WASTES MONEY AND IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD. I AM TRYING TO SEE IF THIS REPAIR CAN BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

VIOLENT FRONT END SHIMMY KNOWN AS "DEATH WOBBLE". OCCURS AT SPEEDS OF 40-50 MPH. VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND IS UNCONTROLLABLE. INITIALLY, TAPPING THE BRAKES AND SLOWING SLIGHTLY WOULD STOP THE SHAKING, BUT PROBLEM HAS PROGRESSED TO THE POINT THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDS TO COME TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP TO STOP THE SHAKING. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE SHAKING POSES AN ACCIDENT RISK BY VIRTUE OF LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND/OR A REAR END COLLISION, AS THERE IS NOTHING ELSE TO DO BUT BRING THE VEHICLE TO A SUDDEN STOP IN ORDER TO REGAIN CONTROL. THIS ISSUE IS WELL DOCUMENTED ONLINE AND IS THE SUBJECT OF TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 19-003-06 (AUGUST OF 2006). IT SHOULD BE NOTED, HOWEVER, THAT THIS TSB DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, IT ONLY MASKS THE PROBLEM BY ADDING A STEERING STABILIZER. *TR

I JUST PURCHASED A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED RUBICON A COUPLE WEEKS AGO AND WHEN FILLING AT THE PUMP SPITS UP GAS WHEN THE PUMP SHUTS OFF WHEN THE TANK IS FULL. THUS SPILLING GAS ON MYSELF, THE VEHICLE AND GROUND. *TT

DRIVING HOME ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60-65 MPH AROUND A SMALL BEND I HIT AN UNEVEN PART IN THE ROAD THE FRONT END STARTING SHAKING VIOLENTLY OUT OF CONTROL I ALMOST COULD NOT HOLD THE WHEEL. I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND THE SHAKING DIDN'T STOP UNTIL I CAN TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS WAS ALSO IN A LOT OF TRAFFIC. ANOTHER MILE DOWN THE ROAD THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO LOSE CONTROL AND CRASH INTO THE WALL. THE ENTIRE FRONT END WAS BOUNCING UP AND DOWN THE WHEEL VIBRATING SO MUCH IT WAS HARD TO HOLD ONTO. AGAIN WITH PEOPLE DRIVING HOME IN RUSH HOUR I HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE THIS VIOLENT SHAKING WOULD STOP. AGAIN I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO CRASH. *TR

THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT HAS COME ON AND IT BEEPS EVERY 30 SECONDS AND FROM WHAT MY HUSBAND UNDERSTANDS, THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT WORK. WE DO NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX THIS AND OUR DEALER DOES NOT KNOW EITHER.