2007 JEEP WRANGLER Complaints

KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVEN. IT WOULD COME AND GO, MECHANIC CHECKED FOR THE OBVIOUS LOSS PARTS (MUFFLER, SHOCKS, ETC...). THE NEXT DAY WHEN THE NOISE REAPPEARED, THE MECHANIC HAS DRIVEN LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE WHEN THE ENGINE SEIZED. MECHANIC DROPPED THE OIL PAN AND FOUND METAL SHAVINGS IN THE OIL AND THE BEARING HAD SPUN. CHRYSLER IS REFUSING TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX THIS COMMON PROBLEM IN THE 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. THE MECHANICS WE HAVE SPOKEN WITH HAVE RELATED THAT THE NEW 07 3.0 LITER ENGINE WAS FOUND TO HAVE ISSUES THAT LEAD TO THIS SPUN BEARING. REPAIRS AND PARTS ARE WELL OVER $8000. *TR

ON MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER MY CLOCKSPRING WENT OUT AND POSED A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH MY SAFETY. WITH THE CLOCKSPRING OUT OF COMMISSION MY AIRBAGS WOULD NO LONGER DEPLOY. WHEN I WENT INTO MY LOCAL DEALER TO HAVE IT FIXED AND ASKED IF IT WOULD BE COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THE SERVICEMAN TOLD ME IT WOULDN'T BECAUSE HE SAID IT WAS A WIRING PROGRAM AND THAT MY WARRANTY DID NOT COVER WIRES. I TOLD HIM THAT THE CLOCKSPRING WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE END RESULT WAS THAT I HAD TO PAY $437. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE YET THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 43,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER X RHD 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 26,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25,500.

SEVERE SHAKING IN FRONT END, FEELS LIKE MY TIRES ARE FALLING OFF, WHEN I AM ON HIGHWAY! HARD TO HOLD STEERING WHEEL IN PLACE, I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND STOP IN ORDER TO GET THE JEEP UNDER CONTROL. I BELIEVE THIS IS CALLED DEATH WOBBLE. I AM SO SURPRISED AFTER ALL THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE THERE HAS BEEN NO FORCED RECALL! I AM SURPRISED WE DIDN'T CRASH AND CAUSE A PILE UP ON HIGHWAY! *TR

I OWN A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED SAHARA. TWO BIG COMPLAINTS. FIRST, WITH 51,000 MY JEEP HAS STARTED TO EXHIBIT WHAT IS COMMONLY CALLED THE "DEATH WOBBLE", APPARENTLY NOW AN INFAMOUS REALITY AMONG JEEP OWNERS UP TO THE 2010 MODELS (WHICH I AM TOLD, JEEP CORRECTED WITH A STABILIZER BAR REDESIGN). 45 MPH ON SMOOTH ROADS AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE FRONT END STARTS JUMPING UNCONTROLLABLY, AND THE ONLY WAY TO GET CONTROL IS TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES. I HAVE REBALANCED AND THEN REPLACED THE TIRES, AND HAVE HAD THE FRONT SUSPENSION CHECKED -- EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE IN ORDER, AND NO MECHANIC CAN FIGURE OUT THE TRUE "FIX". I WANT TO KNOW WHY NHTSA HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL OR SERVICE NOTICE ON AN ISSUE THAT IS SO DANGEROUS? THE CONSISTENCY OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE DESIGN ERROR IN THE STEERING AND FRONT END OF THESE VEHICLES IS OVERWHELMING. SECOND ISSUE IS THAT MY GAS TANK DOES NOT ALLOW FOR THE AUTO-CUT-OFF FOR GAS PUMP OPERATIONS -- WHENEVER I FILL UP THE TANK, THE GAS RUSHES UP THE TANK LINE WITH APPARENTLY NO BAFFLING AND COMES POURING OUT. AND NO, I AM NOT AN IDIOT WHO IS OVERFILLING THE TANK -- WHETHER THE PUMP IS ON AUTOMATIC FILL, OR I DO IT CAREFULLY MANUALLY, THE SAME THING HAPPENS -- THE TANK SUDDENLY FILLS AND SHOOTS GAS OUT OF THE FILLER CAP AREA. THERE IS SOMETHING DEFINITELY WRONG HERE. I DID SEE THAT THERE HAS BEEN A PRIOR INVESTIGATION ON A SIMILAR COMPLAINT FOR THESE VEHICLES, AND THAT NHTSA DETERMINED NOT TO PURSUE A RECALL. I THINK THE ISSUE NEEDS TO GET REVISITED. THE LAME DODGE THAT NHTSA BELIEVED THAT MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE WERE "INTERNET DRIVEN" SOUNDS FECKLESS. BOTH OF THESE ISSUES ARE SAFETY CONCERNS - ESPECIALLY THE DEATH WOBBLE ISSUE -- AND NEED REGULATORY INTERVENTION IN ORDER TO PROTECT CONSUMERS LIKE ME. THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER 4DR 4X4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT ENCOUNTERED A BUMPY ROAD AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ONE YEAR AGO FOR THE SIMILAR FAILURE AND THE STEERING DAMPER WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR THE MOST RECENT RECURRING FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

FUEL SPLASH BACK WHEN PUMP SET ON AUTO SHUT OFF, LOWEST SETTING. WILL LOOSE 2 - 6 OZ. FUEL ON TO SIDE OF VEHICLE AND OFTEN ENOUGH TO SPLASH ON DRIVE. DEALER DOESN'T SEEM TO KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT ONGOING PROBLEM.

2007 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED, AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 30-55 MPH, THE FRONT TIRES CAN BEGIN TO SHAKE AND WOBBLE VIOLENTLY. WHEN IT OCCURS, THE VEHICLE IS UNCONTROLLABLE AND THE VIOLENT WOBBILING CAN ONLY BE STOPPED BY STOPPING THE VEHICLE. DEALERS CLAIM THERE IS NO PROBLEM AND WILL NOT/CANNOT FIX IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER SAHARA. THE CONTACT STATED, WHEN DRIVING AT 35 MPH OR ABOVE, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE EXCESSIVELY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TRACK BAR AND THE BUSHINGS WERE REPLACED, AS WELL AS THE TIRES THAT WERE ROTATED AND BALANCED, BUT THE SHAKING CONTINUED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE UNAWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND CHANGING LANES WAS VERY DANGEROUS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000.