2007 JEEP WRANGLER Complaints

CLOCK SPRING PREMATURE FAILURE. CAUSES HORN TO NOT WORK AND AIR BAGS LIKELY WON'T FUNCTION EITHER. *TR

WHEN TURNING ON JEEP THE STARTER KEEPS GOING, HAVE TO TURN OFF KEY AND RESTART TO GET IT TO QUIT. SEEMS LIKE THE STARTER LOCKS? *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A 7% GRADE HILL, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH LIT UP AND THE ENGINE RACED. FOLLOWED BY INEFFECTIVE BRAKE MODULATION, MORE LIGHTS, INCREASED SPEED, AND PANIC OF WIFE (DRIVER), CHILDREN IN CAR SEATS 2), AND DOGS (3). WIFE WAS ABLE TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO SLOW FAR ENOUGH TO SHIFT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TO 2ND, FOLLOWED BY 1ST, PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND JAM IT INTO PARK. SHE DROVE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL AND INTO A PARKING AREA IN 4WD LOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY FOUND NOTHING CONCRETE TO BLAME. THEY SPECULATED THAT A CORRODED BATTERY CABLE CAUSED A VOLTAGE SPIKE(S) WHICH THE COMPUTER INTERPRETED AS THE VEHICLE BEING IN A SKID AND THE COMPUTER TOOK AWAY ALL DRIVER CONTROL OF BRAKING. LUCKILY, THEY ALL SURVIVED.

LAST SUMMER (2010) MY 4-DOOR 2007 JEEP WRANGLER BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE GAS SHUT-OFF VALVE. WHEN FILLING UP WITH GASOLINE, GAS WOULD SHOOT OUT OF THE TANK AT THE END OF THE FILLING PROCESS. IT SPLASHES OUT OF THE TANK AND IF I DON'T GET OUT OF THE WAY IN TIME, GAS CAN SPRAY ON MY BODY. OTHERWISE, GAS SPILLS OUT ALL OVER THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE AND ONTO THE GROUND AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY FOR A WHILE AND NOW HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME I FILL UP WITH FUEL. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AS I FEEL THIS IS A DEFECT AND NOT SOMETHING I SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED SAHARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL WOULD OVERFLOW ONCE THE FUELING HAS STOPPED AND THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THEY WOULD COVER FIFTY PERCENT OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000. UPDATED 05/13/11 *BF UPDATED 08/04/11

SEVERE WOBBLE IN FRONT END WHERE CONTROL OF VEHICLE IS HARD TO MAINTAIN. IT BEGAN INTERMITTENTLY AND BRIEFLY AND NOW IS REPETITIVE AND SUSTAINED. MY WRANGLER IS NOW BEING EVALUATED FOR THE FOURTH TIME AND NEEDS A STEERING DAMPENER REPLACED (WHICH WAS THE RECALL) ALONG WITH REPLACING UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. CHRYSLER REPORTEDLY HAD 4,000 OF THESE VEHICLES RECALLED UNDER SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER: CSN-J34 WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THIS VEHICLE AND OTHERS LIKE IT IS GOING TO KILL SOMEONE. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY SHAKES/WOBBLES AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THIS WAS A "KNOWN ENGINEERING FLAW".

THE ISSUE IS LEAKING TRANSMISSION LINES IN 2007 - 2012 JEEP WRANGLERS EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. THE TRANSMISSION LINES THAT LEAD FROM THE TRANSMISSION TO THE RADIATOR ARE LEAKING WHERE THE LINES CHANGE FROM METAL TO RUBBER. ACCORDING TO MANY PEOPLE ON A WWW.JKFORUM.COM AND OTHER JEEP FORUMS ON THE WEB, THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD ISSUE. IF SOMEONE IS NOT AWARE OF THE LEAK, IT COULD RESULT WITH ALL THE TRANSMISSION FLUID TO LEAK OUT AND THE TRANSMISSION TO OVER HEAT. IF THIS HAPPENS, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD FAIL AND COST THE CONSUMER $1,000'S TO HAVE REPAIRED. ALSO, IF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK IS SERIOUS, THE TRANSMISSION FLUID COULD SPRAY ONTO THE EXHAUST OR ENGINE BLOCK AND CATCH FIRE. LEAKING TRANSMISSION LINES ARE HAPPENING TO TOO MANY JEEP WRANGLERS AND IT IS NOT FAIR FOR ALL THESE CONSUMERS TO PAY FOR THESE DAMAGES. THE COST TO REPLACE THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION LINES COULD RANGE BETWEEN $200 AND $300 DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU LIVE. AND ONCE AGAIN...IT IS NOT FAIR FOR THE CONSUMER TO EVEN PAY THIS AMOUNT TO REPAIR SOMETHING THAT IS HAPPENING TO SO MANY JEEP WRANGLERS FROM THE MANUFACTURE YEARS OF 2007 - 2012. WHEN I CALL MY DEALERSHIP TO PRICE THE TRANSMISSION LINES, THEY HAVE TO ORDER THE PART BECAUSE THEY ARE SOLD OUT. I HAVE ALSO HEARD THAT THE REPLACEMENT LINES HAVE A NEW PART NUMBER (WHICH MAKES ME THINK THEY HAVE BEEN REDESIGNED) AND ARE ON BACK ORDER. TO VIEW SOME OF THE COMMENTS MADE BY OTHER JEEP OWNERS WITH THIS ISSUE, PLEASE VISIT THESE WEB FORUMS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. HTTP://WWW.JK-FORUM.COM/ARCHIVE/INDEX.PHP/T-78368.HTML AND HTTP://WWW.JKOWNERS.COM/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?P=666261. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED SAHARA. WHEN I FILL THE TANK WITH FUEL I ALWAYS GET AN OVERFILL. THIS IS NOT AN INTERMITTENT THING. IT HAPPENS 100% OF THE TIME. THE SPLASHBACK IS SIGNIFICANT SPILLING FUEL ALL OVER MY JEEP THE GROUND AND MOST THE TIMES IF I AM NOT PAYING ATTENTION MYSELF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER 4X4. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN THE FRONT WHEELS BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD CEASE ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS DECELERATED TO 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC WHO ADJUSTED THE TIRE PRESSURE AND PERFORMED AN ALIGNMENT BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SECOND DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS ATTRIBUTED TO A COMBINATION OF A DEFECT IN THE STEERING DAMPENER, TIRE WEAR AND AN ALIGNMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED UT NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,106.

VEHICLE STALLS OUT IN TRAFFIC, DESPITE BATTERY BEING FULLY CHARGED. WITH A RESTART, THE BATTERY SYMBOL REMAINS ILLUMINATED, AND EVENTUALLY THE VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT AGAIN. OCCURRED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC CREATING TRAFFIC HAZARD. REMAINS A RECURRING PROBLEM THAT IS ONLY REMEDIED BY COMPLETELY SHUTTING OFF ENGINE AND WAITING SEVERAL MINUTES, THEN RESTARTING IT AND CHECKING TO CONFIRM THAT THE BATTERY SYMBOL IS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED. SOMETIMES A BATTERY JUMP-START IS REQUIRED. ONE DANGEROUS ALTERNATIVE IS TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION WHILE VEHICLE IS ROLLING, RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, BUT OBVIOUS HAZARDS OF LOCKED STEERING WHEEL, LOSS OF CONTROL AND POSSIBLE CRASHES WOULD RESULT.