2007 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4 Complaints

EXPERIENCED THE INFAMOUS 'DEATH WOBBLE'. MY WIFE CALLED SCARED TO DEATH AND WASN'T SURE SHE COULD MAKE IT HOME BECAUSE FRONT END HAD STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. I THOUGHT SHE MAY HAVE DROPPED A WHEEL WEIGHT. TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC, SPENT OVER $450 FOR NEW STABILIZER AND STEERING SHOCK, WHEEL ROTATION, AND BALANCE, AND PROBLEM WAS NOT SOLVED. TOOK IT BACK TO THE MECHANIC, HE TRIED AGAIN, AND DID NOT CHARGE ME. HE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERED ALL THE COMPLAINTS THERE. NO ONE HAS A FIX FOR THIS. CHRYSLER SAYS ALL SOLID FRONT AXLE VEHICLES DO THIS. BULL! WHY WOULD ANYONE WANT A SOLID FRONT AXLE VEHICLE IF THEY ALL DO THIS? IT'S SCARY. YOU HAVE TO IMMEDIATELY BRAKE TO STOP THE SHAKE AND HOPE NO ONE IS RIGHT BEHIND YOU. I CAN'T BELIEVE THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL OR A SOLUTION FORWARDED FOR THE PROBLEM. THERE ARE TONS OF COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. ALWAYS WANTED A JEEP BUT I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THE THING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. SOMETHING'S GOT TO BE DONE. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT EVENTUALLY. I CAN'T BELIEVE NO ONE HAS BEEN REAR-ENDED OR SOMETHING HASN'T SHAKEN LOOSE WITH ALL THAT VIOLENT VIBRATION. *KB

THIS HAS HAPPEND A FEW TIMES BUT WHEN FUELING UP WHEN FULL GAS WOULD SPIT OUT (A LOT) AND RUN DOWN THE SIDE OF MY JEEP AND LEAVE A PUDDLE AT THE GAS PUMP. *TR

WHEN FUELING, THE GAS TANK "BURPS" APPROXIMATELY 1LITER OF GAS AFTER THE FUEL STATION PUMP TURNS OFF. THIS IS NOT DUE TO OVERFILLING THE TANK. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I FILL UP, NOT ON PARTIAL FILLS. THE GAS SPILLING IS RUINING MY PAINT AND PLASTIC AS WELL AS DAMAGING THE SERVICE STATION CEMENT AND ULTIMATELY DAMAGING THE ENVIRONMENT. (IF THIS HAPPENS TO EVERY OWNER OF A JEEP WRANGLER, MULTIPLIED BY EVERY GAS FILL-UP, JUST HOW MUCH GASOLINE IS BEING SPILLED?) *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED SAHARA ON THE I35 NORTH AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, A SLIGHT BUMP CAUSED A VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE TIRES AND SUSPENSION SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL, THE STEERING WHEEL NEARLY SHOOK OUT OF MY GRASP. BRAKING COMPOUNDED THE ISSUE. I WAS ABLE TO VEER THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER ON THE ROAD, WHERE A LOWER SPEED ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO RECOVER. THE SAME THING OCCURRED NEARLY 1 HOUR LATER AS I RETURNED HOME. THIS SITUATION IS NOT ISOLATED TO ME OR MY VEHICLE, IT HAS BEEN COINED AS THE "JEEP DEATH WOBBLE" BY HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ONLINE. *TR

TRANSMISSION LINES ARE LEAKING WHERE THE RUBBER HOSE CONNECTS TO THE TWO STEEL LINES. TRANSMISSION FLUID COULD COME IN CONTACT WITH A HOT SOURCE AND CAUSE A VEHICLE FIRE. ALL OF THIS AT ONLY 50K MILES. JEEP HAS A RECALL FOR 08 THRU 10 JEEPS FOR THE SAME ISSUE THAT IS HAPPENING WITH 07 JEEPS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY, THE STEERING BEGAN TO WOBBLE AND SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED AGAIN SEVERAL TIMES, EVEN AFTER HAVING THE TIRES BALANCED AND AN ALIGNMENT. A COUPLE OF TIMES IT NEARLY CAUSED ME TO GO OFF THE ROAD INTO A DITCH. I ALSO EXPERIENCED THIS WITH MY 1997 JEEP WRANGLER 2 DOOR 4X4. I CAUSED ME TO GO OFF THE ROAD, INTO THE DITCH AND THROUGH A FENCE. I BECAME AWARE THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH JEEPS IN GENERAL, WHEN I SAW A NEWS REPORT ON TV ABOUT IT. I HAD BEEN TOLD BY THE JEEP DEALER/SERVICE DEPARTMENT IT WAS AN ALIGNMENT PROBLEM OR TIRE PROBLEM. NOW I SEE THIS IS A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM. *TR

THE FIRST OCCURRENCE HAPPENED IN A CONSTRUCTION AREA. I SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE REP FROM THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY STATED THAT THE STEERING DAMPER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, TO THE TUNE OF $275 NOT INCLUDING LABOR. I DID NOT GET THE WORK DONE BECAUSE SOMETHING DIDN'T SEEM RIGHT, BASED ON THE SERVICE REPS "IT ISN'T A BIG DEAL" STATEMENT. I HAD MY TIRE BALANCE CHECKED, AND DURING A 1400 MILE DRIVE, NEVER HAD ANOTHER OCCURRENCE. I ASKED IF ANYONE ELSE COMPLAINED ABOUT "DEATH WOBBLE" (A TERM PICKED UP WHEN I EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM TO A GROUP OF 4X4 ENTHUSIASTS), TO WHICH I RECEIVED A NEGATIVE RESPONSE. IT WAS AT FIRE STONE THAT WAS INFORMED OF TSB'S ON THE STEERING. JUST RECENTLY, THE VIBRATION IN THE STEERING HAS BECOME NOTICEABLE DURING LOW SPEEDS AND ROUGHER ROADS. AT APPROX. 60 MPH, I EXPERIENCE "DEATH WOBBLE". THE FRONT END AND STEERING SHAKE VIOLENTLY UNTIL I CAN PULL THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROADWAY. THIS HAPPENS AT 60 MPH, USUALLY ACCELERATING UP HILL, AROUND CORNERS AND OCCASIONALLY ON STRAIGHTAWAY THAT HAVE A LOT OF EXPANSION JOINTS. 60 MPH SEEMS TO BE THE MAGIC NUMBER. LAST WEEK (APPROX JAN 28TH) I WAS TRAVELING OVER THE LOCAL EXPANSION BRIDGE. I FELT SLIGHT VIBRATION IN THE STEERING, BACKED OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND SIGNALED TO MOVE ONTO THE EXIT RAMP TO I-26. THE DEATH WOBBLE KICKED IN, ALMOST THROWING ME INTO TWO VEHICLES. I MANAGED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE AND AVOID RUNNING OFF THE ROADWAY. *TR

I AM WRITING TO YOU BECAUSE I DO NOT KNOW WHERE ELSE TO GO WITH THIS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BY CHRYSLER AND SOMETHING FAST BEFORE SOMETHING SERIOUS HAPPENS TO SOMEONE. I HAVE A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER 4 DOOR SAHARA AND I AM EXPERIENCING WITH IT WHAT IS CALLED THE "DEATH WOBBLE", IF YOU WERE TO SEARCH ABOUT THIS ON THE INTERNET, YOU WILL SEE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I GOT THE JEEP AND AUTOMATICALLY THEY TELL ME THAT I NEED TO HAVE MY STABILIZER BAR REPLACED AND THAT IT WOULD COST ME $250. I WILL TELL YOU BY ALL THE COMPLAINTS THAT I HAVE SEEN ON THE INTERNET THAT WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO SINK INTO THIS JEEP FOR SOMETHING THAT THEY SAY IS GOING TO FIX IT AND IT DOES NOT. WHAT I EXPERIENCE WHEN I HIT A BUMP GOING ABOUT 50 IS A VIOLENT SHAKING IN THE FRONT END OF MY JEEP TO THE POINT THAT I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO ALMOST 20 MPH TO GET IT UNDER CONTROL. I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED IT COMING DOWN A HILL AND WHEN I PUT THE BRAKE ON AND THE VIOLENT SHAKING HAPPENS AGAIN, BUT WHEN I PUT THE BRAKE ON TO SLOW DOWN IT DOES IT WORSE. I AM VERY SCARED TO DRIVE MY JEEP AND I AM AFRAID FOR MY FAMILY AND OUR LIVES IN THIS JEEP, WHEN I USE TO LOVE IT. IF THIS IS A STEERING STABILIZER PROBLEM THEN I THINK THAT CHRYSLER NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS. I AM SURE IF YOU RAN A STORY ABOUT THIS, TONS OF PEOPLE WILL COME FORWARD WITH THE SAME THING. MY MOTHER IN LAW HAS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER 4 DOOR AND THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING TO HERS. SHE HAS HAD NEW TIRES PUT ON IT, BALANCED, AND AN ALIGNMENT. SHE HAS HAD IT TO THE DEALER TWICE AND THEY TELL HER NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE JEEP. MY FRIEND ALSO HAS 2007 JEEP WRANGLER 4 DOOR AND HERS DOES IT TOO. I AM SO TIRED OF HAVING A VEHICLE THAT I PAY GOOD MONEY FOR AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. SEARCH FOR "DEATH WOBBLE JEEP" AND YOU WILL SEE. *TR

MY JEEP WRANGLER STALLED ONE DAY AND NEVER WOULD RESTART DUE TO WHAT THE DEALER LATER DISCOVERED IS THE MALFUNCTION OF THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE WHICH APPARENTLY IS A WIDE SPREAD ISSUE WITH JEEPS. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE DEALERS SHOP IN OAK RIDGE TN FOR MORE THAN A MONTH NOW AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO GET THE PART FROM THE MANUFACTURE DUE TO WHAT THEY SAY IS A BACK ORDER WHICH SEEMS TO BE GETTING PUSHED BACK FURTHER AND FURTHER ON THE RELEASE DATE AS THEY HAVE STATED. THIS PART HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED AS FAULTY AND A RECALL FOR A SOFTWARE REPROGRAM DATING BACK TO 2007 WAS ISSUED FOR MULTIPLE MALFUNCTIONS OF THIS PART AND I AS A CONSUMER THINK THE PUBLIC SHOULD KNOW THAT JEEP IS INCAPABLE OF PRODUCING AND SUPPLYING THIS PART IN A TIMELY MANNER AND THEREFORE ITS LIKELY MANY ARE STILL DRIVING A VEHICLE THAT IS NOT ONLY PRONE TO HAVE A STALLING CONDITION BUT IN MANY CASES IT WILL BE DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING A PARTS REPLACEMENT FOR VARIOUS TIPM PROBLEMS INCLUDING COMPLETE FAILURE. IT SHOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE DAIMLER CHRYSLER AND THEIR POOR PRACTICES OF RECOGNIZING FAULTY CONDITIONS AND THE FAILURE TO REPLACE OR ACT ON FAULTY COMPONENTS THAT IMPACT SAFETY AND DRIVABILITY OF THEIR VEHICLES. *TR

WE PURCHASED THIS JEEP IN SEPTEMBER 2011 FOR OUR GRANDDAUGHTER AND WITHIN ONE MONTH AFTER PURCHASING IT SHE WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 60 MPH WHEN THE FRONT END BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND SHE WAS BARELY ABLE TO SLOW DOWN, AT WHICH TIME THE SHAKING QUIT. THIS SAME INCIDENT HAS BEEN OCCURRING SPORADICALLY EVER SINCE SO WE TOOK IT TO A TIRE SHOP/MECHANIC AND THEY REPLACED THE SHIMMY SHOCK AND CHECKED THE TIRES AT A COST OF $201.22 ON 6 OCTOBER. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SHAKE ON OCCASION SO WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP ON 17 OCTOBER AND THEY SUGGESTED CHANGING OUT THE OUTER TIE ROD ENDS TO SEE IF THAT WORKS AT A COST OF $184.46, BUT WOULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT IT WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE SINCE "GOOGLED" THE WORDS "DEATH WOBBLE" ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE JEEPS BUT APPARENTLY CHRYSLER IS NOT ACKNOWLEDGING THAT IS A PROBLEM AND MOST PEOPLE ARE SPENDING AROUND $1000 IN HOPES OF FIXING THE PROBLEM ALTHOUGH IT SOUNDS LIKE THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO TRADE IT IN AND LET SOMEONE ELSE DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM. WE WENT TO VISIT FAMILY OVER THE WEEKEND IN ARKANSAS AND THE SHAKING WAS FAIRLY FREQUENT AND NOW THE GRANDDAUGHTER IS AFRAID TO EVEN DRIVE THE VEHICLE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THIS VEHICLE IS ALLOWED TO STAY ON THE ROAD SINCE IT IS A HAZARD TO NOT ONLY THE VEHICLE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS BUT TO OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD SINCE THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE SHAKING IS TO STOP RAPIDLY ON THE ROAD TOTALLY DISREGARDING CARS IN FRONT OR BEHIND YOU. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SEE SOME STATS ON VEHICLE ACCIDENTS, SPECIFICALLY REAR END COLLISIONS INVOLVING JEEPS. *TR