2007 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4 Complaints

2007 WRANGLER UNLIMITED SAHARA WITH 24,000 MILES WHEN ISSUE BEGAN. ISSUE IS CALLED DEATH WOBBLE. IT IS SO TRUE TO IT'S NAME. IT FEELS LIKE ONE TIRE HAS COME COMPLETELY OFF THE VEHICLE AND YOU ARE REQUIRED TO ACT IMMEDIATELY TO ENSURE YOU CAN GET OFF THE ROAD SAFELY AWAY FROM OTHERS BEFORE YOU CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. IT IS SO SEVERE YOU COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT JUST BY PEOPLE SWERVING TO GET AS FAR AWAY FROM YOU AS POSSIBLE. MY JEEP IS GOING IN FOR THE 5TH TIME ON THIS ISSUE. I HAVE SPENT 5 MONTHS TRYING TO GET THIS RESOLVED. THE DEALERSHIP HAS DONE ALL THEY CAN DO. THEY HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING AND STILL NOW THE WOBBLE OCCURS UP TO 7 TIMES IN A MERE 30 MIN DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE CALLED CHRYSLER MANY TIMES AND SPENT HOURS ON THE PHONE. NO ONE HELPS CARES OR EVEN SPEAKS DECENT ENGLISH. THEY JUST CONTINUE TO TAKE MESSAGES AND READ SCRIPTING. I NOW AM LEFT WITH A $30,000 JEEP THAT IS NOT SAFE FOR ME AND MY 2 KIDS. I CAN'T TRADE IT OR SELL IT DUE TO THIS SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE TO TURN. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY, WENT ACROSS A BRIDGE. THE JEEP STARTED THE "DEATH WOBBLE". AS SOON AS IT WENT OVER THE 'BUMP' ON THE BRIDGE, THE WHOLE JEEP STARTED TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE, AS IF THE WHOLE THING WAS FALLING APART. I HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE FREEWAY, COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. ITS UNDER WARRANTY, TOOK IT TO DEALER. THEY SUGGESTED AN "AFTER MARKET" STEERING STABILIZER, WHICH I PAID FOR WITH MY OWN MONEY. THE 'DEATH WOBBLE' CONTINUES. DEALERSHIP TELLING ME THERE'S NOTHING WRONG. IM PURSING THE MATTER. *TR

I HAVE NOTICED AN INCREASE IN GIVE / LEEWAY IN THE STEERING COLUMN AT APPROX 15,000 MILES. THE PROBLEM INCREASED TO THE POINT WHERE THERE IS A POPPING FELT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL AS WELL AS BOTH THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDALS WHEN LIGHT PRESSURE IS PLACED ON THE FRONT WHEELS WHILE TURNING (TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS THROUGH TRAFFIC CIRCLES, GOING OVER UNEVEN PAVEMENT WHILE TURNING, SMALL BUMPS IN THE ROAD, ETC). THE FEEDBACK FELT CONTINUES TO GET WORSE UNTIL THE POINT IT FEELS UNSAFE TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE BACK INTO THE ONLY 2 JEEP DEALERSHIPS WITHIN A 90 MILE RADIUS OF MY PLACE OF RESIDENCE MORE THAN 3 TIMES. AT FIRST THE FRONT END SWAY BAR WAS REPLACED, TO NO AVAIL. THE 2ND TIME THE STEERING COLUMN SHAFT WAS REPLACED, WITH ONLY A SHORT TERM ALLEVIATION OF THE PROBLEM. AT FIRST WHEN THE SHAFT WAS REPLACED, THE STEERING FELT AS NEW (TIGHT, WITH GOOD CONTROL, AND NO FEEDBACK). AFTER LESS THAN ANOTHER 5,000 MILES ON THE NEW SHAFT, THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED AND CONTINUES TO GET WORSE (CURRENTLY AT 23,000 MILES). AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER AT A LOCAL JEEP DEALERSHIP, HE HAS INDICATED THERE IS NO PROBLEM AWARE WITHIN JEEP TO HIS KNOWLEDGE, BUT HAS NOTED THAT HE HAS HAD A FEW VEHICLES IN HIS SHOP WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR

IN NOVEMBER 2008, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY AFTER HITTING A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD. VEHICLE HAD TO BE PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND STOPPED TO ABATE THE VIBRATION AND REGAIN CONTROL. TOOK TO DEALER AND DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING STABILIZER SHOCK. THEN, IN FEBRUARY 2008, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. DEALER RECOMMENDED THE INSTALLATION OF A HEAVY DUTY STABILIZER SHOCK. UPON PICKING UP THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER, THE PROBLEM WAS SIGNIFICANTLY WORSE. VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT EXPERIENCING THE "DEATH WOBBLE," AS IT IS COMMONLY REFERRED TO. VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER 4 MORE TIMES FOR "RETORQUING OF THE SUSPENSION" AND VARIOUS OTHER POTENTIAL FIXES. NOTHING HAS FIXED OR EVEN MITIGATED THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE'S CONDITION CONTINUES TO WORSEN AND IS NOW VIRTUALLY UNDRIVEABLE. EVEN THOUGH UNDER WARRANTY, THE DEALERSHIP/CHRYSLER WILL DO NOTHING ELSE. THROUGH RESEARCH ON THIS INTERNET SITE AND SEVERAL JEEP SITES, I HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS IS A COMMON AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM. YET CHRYSLER SEEMS UNWILLING TO OPENLY CONSIDER A POSSIBLE DEFECT OR EVEN INVESTIGATE MY PROBLEM FURTHER. I CALLED JEEP/CHRYSLER THREE TIMES ON 3/10/09 AND WAS MYSTERIOUSLY DISCONNECTED DURING EACH CALL. *TR

A VIOLENT WOBBLE OCCURS AT 60-65 AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN ROAD. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES. CHRYSLER DID NOT HAVE AN ANSWER AS TO WHY IT HAPPENS. *TR

WITH 1/3 TO 1/2 TANK OF GAS, THE VEHICLE WILL STALL (AND NOT RESTART) IF IDLED FACING DOWNHILL FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHEN PARALLEL PARKING AS WELL AS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT IN TRAFFIC. IN ORDER TO RESTART THE VEHICLE YOU MUST BE ABLE TO DRIFT IT TO LEVEL GROUND. OBVIOUS ISSUE IN DRIFTING ARE NO POWER STEERING, NO POWER BRAKES, AND THE AVAILABILITY OF A SAFE LEVEL AREA OUT OF TRAFFIC. CERTAINLY, YOU SHOULD NOT EXPECT TO "RUN OUT OF GAS" WITH UP TO A HALF TANK REMAINING. *TR

2007 JEEP WRANGLER SAHARA WITH 21K MILES. VEHICLE WILL NOT START AT TIMES. INTERMITTENT ISSUE HAPPENS EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS. VEHICLE WILL EVENTUALLY START AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. TAKEN TO JEEP SERVICE AND NO ERROR CODES COME UP. THEY CAN NOT FIND A PROBLEM. *TR

TWO MAIN PROBLEMS - THE GAS TANK WAS REPLACE ON MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER DUE TO OVER FLOW PROBLEMS, AFTER READING A FEW DISCUSSION BOARDS I NOTICED THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM. WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK THE AUTO SHUT OFF WOULD SIGNIFY THAT THE TANK WAS FULL, UPON PULLING THE NOZZLE ABOUT A PINT OF GAS WOULD BLOW BACK AT YOU. MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP DID REPLACE THE TANK, BUT I THINK THIS IS A MAJOR DANGER AND SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. MY SECOND PROBLEM IS THAT THE JEEP WILL STALL FOR NO REASON. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES. THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHORTS OUT FOR A BRIEF MOMENT. NO POWER BRAKES, NO LIGHTS, NO RADIO. AGAIN DISCUSSION BOARDS HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING THIS ISSUE WITH THE JEEPS. IN BOTH ABOVE CASES JEEP TURNED A BLIND EYE, MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE TANK AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE AFTER JEEP DISMISSED THE CLAIM. PLEASE LOOK INTO THESE DANGEROUS SITUATIONS, BEFORE SOMEBODY IS MAIMED OR KILLED. *TR

ABS, TRACTION CONTROL AND ESP LIGHTS ALL WENT ON AND STAYED ON. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT ANY OF THESE SYSTEMS WAS WORKING, AS THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT AT UNDER 40 MILES PER HOUR ON DAMP PAVEMENT THE DAY AFTER LIGHTS WENT ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A WIRING PROBLEM. CHARGE WAS MORE THAN $300.00. TOLD I HAD TO PAY BECAUSE I HAD MORE THAN $36,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. *TR

1. AT NIGHT ON JANUARY 17, 2008 AT 10:30 IN THE EVENING, MY FAMILY AN I WERE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH DOWN A US HIGHWAY IN OUR 2007 JEEP JK WRANGLER 4-DOOR. 2. WITHOUT WARNING OF ANY TYPE, ALL OF THE JEEP'S POWER SHUT OFF - HEADLIGHTS, ENGINE, DASH LIGHTS, EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE'S POWER CAME BACK ON IN APPROXIMATELY 2-3 SECONDS. UPON THE ELECTRICAL POWER RETURNING ON, ALL OF THE DASHES WARNING LIGHTS FLASHED ON FOR A FEW SECONDS. THE DASH WARNING LIGHTS FOR THE ESP, TRACTION CONTROL AND MIL (MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT) REMAINED ON UNTIL I DROVE HOME (ABOUT 2 MILES). 3. WHEN HOME, I ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE CAR TO SEE IF THE ERROR WARNING LIGHTS WOULD REMAIN IN - THE MIL WAS THE ONLY LIGHT THAT REMAINED ON. I WILL CALL THE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW FOR DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLESHOOTING. HOWEVER, THIS WAS AN EXTREMELY FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE SINCE IT WAS SNOWING AND I LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING ON AN ICE COVERED ROAD. I CHECKED THE JEEP WEBSITE WITH MY VIN NUMBER, AND ACCORDING TO THE WEBSITE THERE ARE NO RECALLS OUTSTANDING FOR MY VEHICLE. *TR