2007 JEEP WRANGLER 2-DR 4X4 Complaints

IN THE NOVEMBER 2010 ISSUE OF CONSUMER REPORTS, PAGE 15, THEY IS AN ARTICLE ABOUT A RECALL ON '07-'08 JEEP WRANGLERS " - FAULTY TRANSMISSION FLUID-TEMPERATURE WARNING SYSTEM NOT WORKING; COULD CAUSE FIRE WHEN BOIL OVER COOURS." I CALLED CHRYSLER AT 1-800-653-1403 AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY KNEW OF NO RECALL OF THIS NATURE AND THAT IF ANYTHING SHOULD HAPPEN, THEN I SHOULD CALL THEM. I EXPLAINED THAT IF SOMETHING HAPPENED, IT WOULD BE TOO LATE, ACCORDING TO THIS ARTICLE, MY CAR WOULD BE ON FIRE. THEY STILL SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, THERE WAS NO RECALL. ALSO, THE 3 DIGET PREFIX NUMBER GIVEN IN CONSUMER REPORT ISSUE WAS TRANSPOSED, IT IS 853 NOT 835.

WHEN IN FIRST GEAR, THE GEAR BANGS AND LOCKS-UP. THIS NORMALLY OCCURS WHEN JUST STARTING ACROSS AN INTERSECTION AFTER BEING STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, AS ANOTHER VEHICLE COULD REAR-END ME, OR I COULD BE HIT WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN ACROSS AN INTERSECTION. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES TO ME NOW. THE LATEST TIME WAS TODAY. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND OTHER JEEP WRANGLER 6-SPEED OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH LITTLE HELP AT LOCAL DEALERSHIPS. I HAD THIS AT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP ON 1/25/10 AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM AT 17,936 MILEAGE. THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED ON 1/18/2010. OTHER DRIVERS HAVE INDICATED THE ONLY FIX FOR THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN A TOTAL TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. PROBLEM CONTINUES AND NO FIX BECAUSE DEALERSHIP CANNOT REPLICATE PROBLEM. *TR

MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER HAS HAD ENGINE STALL TWO TIMES NOW AT 50-60 MPH. CAUSING LIGHT FAILURE, ENGINE FAILURE, NO BRAKES OR POWER STEERING. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TWO TIMES, AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. THE NEXT TIME IT HAPPENS, THEY SAID CALL A TOW TRUCK AND HAVE IT TOWED TO THEM. THIS STARTED AT APPROXIMATELY 26,000 MILES AND AGAIN AT 30,000. BOTH TIMES NOTHING WAS FOUND AND THE COMPUTER PROGRAMS WERE CURRENT. *TR

2007 JEEP WRANGLER JK, 2 DOOR, SAHARA MODEL WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK, THERE IS GAS OVERFLOW BACK OUTSIDE THE TANK, SPLASHES OVER THE NOZZLE HANDLE, DOWN THE SIDE OF THE JEEP AND POOLS ON THE PAVEMENT. THIS HAPPENS REGARDLESS OF STATION, HOLDING THE GAS SPIGOT BY HAND OR WITH VARIOUS AUTOMATIC SETTINGS.*CW

2007 JEEP WRANGLER STALLS WITH NO NOTICE AND ALL THE DASH LIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF. I ALMOST GOT KILLED TODAY GOING THROUGH A INTERSECTION. *TR

FACTORY RADIO IN 2007 JEEP WRANGLER BEGAN OVERHEATING DURING THE SUMMER OF 2009. OVERHEATING WAS CAUSING EXTREMELY LOUD POPPING NOISE TO BE BROADCAST OVER ALL SPEAKERS IN VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AND INSPECTED, RADIO WAS REPLACED. PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE FIXED HOWEVER; THE WEATHER TEMPERATURE HAD COOLED BY THAT TIME SO IT WAS UNCLEAR AS TO WHETHER THE SITUATION HAD BEEN ALLEVIATED. IN OCTOBER 2009 THE PROBLEM BEGAN OCCURRING ONCE AGAIN, THIS TIME WHEN THE DEFROST AND HEAT WAS TURNED ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AGAIN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE HEAT FROM THE DEFROST AND THE HEATER WAS CAUSING THE RADIO TO BECOME EXTREMELY HOT. THE POPPING NOISE WAS DUE TO THIS OVERHEATING PROCESS THAT WAS OCCURRING. CHRYSLER CORPORATION WAS NOTIFIED AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED HOWEVER THEY STATE THAT THEY HAVE NO SOLUTION AT PRESENT AND THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ENOUGH INSTANCES TO WARRANT A RECALL. THEY HAVE OFFERED NO REMEDIES OTHER THAN EMPTY APOLOGIES. WE ARE AFRAID TO TURN ON THE RADIO IN THE VEHICLE FOR FEAR THAT IT WILL CAUSE A FIRE. THE DEALER STATES THAT THEY CANNOT GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN. FURTHERMORE THE POPPING POSES A HAZARD IF IT OCCURS WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AS IT IS SO SUDDEN AND SO INCREDIBLY LOUD. *TR

SAFETY COMPLAINT FOR FUEL OVERFLOW. WHEN FUELING THE GAS OVERFLOWS FROM THE TANK. *TR

VEHICLE FAILED TO SHUT OFF FUEL PUMP DURING REFUELING OPERATION WHEN TANK BECAME FULL, ALLOWING FUEL TO OVERFLOW ONTO THE SIDE OF THE JEEP, AND ONTO THE GROUND. *TR

AFTER THE FUEL PUMP AT A GASOLINE STATION SHUTS OFF INDICATING MY GAS TANK IS FULL, GASOLINE SPEWS BACK OUT OF THE TANK THROUGH THE OPENING WHERE THE GAS PUMP NOZZLE IS INSERTED ONCE THE NOZZLE IS PULLED OUT AFTER FUELING. THE AMOUNT OF FUEL SPILLED IS SIGNIFICANT. I BELIEVE IT COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO MY PAINT AND PLASTIC PIECES ON MY VEHICLE AND IS ALSO A FIRE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD. THIS IS NOT A RESULT OF CONTINUING TO PUMP FUEL WHILE REMOVING THE NOZZLE. THE FLOW OF FUEL THROUGH THE NOZZLE HAS STOPPED BUT PRESSURE FROM INSIDE THE TANK FORCES FUEL OUT WHEN THE GAS NOZZLE IS REMOVED. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AT MULTIPLE GAS STATIONS AND DID NOT OCCUR EARLIER IN THE VEHICLE'S HISTORY AND DOES NOT OCCUR WHEN I AM FUELING OTHER VEHICLES. *TR

IN THE PAST MONTH THE VEHICLE HAS BEGUN TO "SPIT UP" GASOLINE WHEN FILLING UP AT THE SERVICE STATION. WHENEVER I FILL THE TANK TO FULL AND THE FILL NOZZLE AUTOMATICALLY CUTS OFF, A GOOD AMOUNT OF GASOLINE COMES UP THROUGH THE FILLER NECK SPILLING OUT ONTO THE GROUND. VARIOUS JEEP OWNERS HAVE ENCOUNTERED THE SAME ISSUE AND HAVE POSTED IT ON THE NET THOSE THAT HAVE SOUGHT TO HAVE THE PROBLEM REMEDIED HAVE USUALLY HAD A NEW TANK INSTALLED AND/OR SOME SORT OF EMISSIONS VALVE REPLACED. MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND MY DEALER WILL NOT EVEN LOOK AT IT WITHOUT ME PAYING A 'DIAGNOSIS' FEE. FURTHERMORE I CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR A NEW GASOLINE TANK ON A VEHICLE THAT'S ONLY 3 YEARS OLD AND HAS 27,300 MILES! I HAVE RESORTED TO ONLY FILLING MY TANK 3/4 OF THE WAY. I FEEL THIS PRESENTS VARIOUS SAFETY ISSUES SINCE THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF GASOLINE SPILLAGE PRESENTING A DANGEROUS SITUATION AT THE PUMP. *TR