2007 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4 Complaints

2007 WRANGLER 4- DOOR UNLIMITED. POPPING FELT THROUGH BOTH STEERING COLUMN AND GAS/BRAKE PEDALS WHEN GOING OVER SMALL BUMPS. NO VIOLENT SHAKING LIKE DESCRIBED IN OTHERS...JUST A VERY UNCOMFORTABLE POPPING. THE POPPING HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY MORE NOTICEABLE OVER A PERIOD OF ABOUT 3,000 MILES. THE POPPING IS NOW AUDIBLE. IT HAS BEEN AT JEEP 3 TIMES SO FAR, WITH THE ONLY SOLUTION BEING TO REPLACE THE TIE RODS TO NO AVAIL. *TR

2007 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED WITH APPROX. 15,000 MILES. WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 40-50 MPH AND HIT A SMALL BUMP, FRONT END BEGINS A SUSTAINED VIOLENT SHAKING THAT REQUIRES THE VEHICLE BE NEARLY STOPPED BEFORE SHAKING GOES AWAY. HAS HAPPENED FIVE TIMES (HIGHWAY ON RAMP, HIGHWAY OFF RAMP, STRAIGHT DRIVING ON CITY STREET AND ON COUNTY ROAD). INITIAL DEALER RESPONSE WAS THAT THEY HAD NOT HEARD OF THIS BEFORE AND SAID IT DROVE FINE. TWO MORE INCIDENTS AND A PHONE CALL TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THERE IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THE FOUR DOOR JEEP WRANGLER AND THAT THERE IS A NATIONAL BACK ORDER ON THE STEERING DAMPER. I AM ON THE LIST FOR THESE WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE AT THE END OF THE MONTH. *TR

2007 WRANGLER JK ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING ILLUMINATES FOLLOWED BY POWER LOSS WHILE DRIVING INCLUDING COMPLETE ENGINE SHUT-DOWN IN TRAFFIC. DEALER REPLACED ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL...PROBLEM CAME BACK - DEALER #2 NOW REPLACING E.T.C. WIRING HARNESS. ACCORDING TO BLOGGERS PROBLEM IS COMMON AND WIDESPREAD. ALSO LEARNED CHRYSLER HAD A JULY 2007 RECALL OF 80,000 VEHICLES WHICH I WAS NEVER INFORMED OF OR RECALLED. I'M AFRAID ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55MPH THE ENGINE WILL SHUT DOWN AND I WILL BE HIT FROM BEHIND BY AN 18-WHEELER. I LIVE NEAR AND DRIVE ON I-95 JUST OUTSIDE NYC, ONE OF THE HEAVIEST TRAFFIC AREAS IN THE USA. I NEED HELP/RESOLUTION!!! *TR

WATER WAS FIRST NOTICED IN MY VEHICLE WHEN I FIRST CAME OUT OF WORK TO GO HOME. MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A FIRE STATION PARKING LOT OVERNIGHT AS I WORK 24 HOURS AS A FIREFIGHTER. I NOTICED A STRONG MILDEW ODOR AND CHECKED THE FLOORS AND BOTH REAR PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE CARPETING WAS SOAKING WET. I THE PULLED UP THE CARPETS AND LET THE WATER DRAIN ONTO THE FLOOR ONCE THIS WAS COMPLETE I THEN PULLED BOTH DRAIN PLUGS AND LET THE WATER DRAIN OUT. THE TOTAL ACCUMULATION WAS APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2 INCHES OF WATER. THIS WAS AFTER A MODERATE RAIN NO HEAVY GUSTS OR ANYTHING OF THE SORTS. I THEN CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHO THEN REPLACED ALL THE DOOR SEALS. THEY CLAIMED THEY COULD NOT REPEAT THE PROBLEM. AGAIN ON ANOTHER MORNING AFTER ANOTHER RAIN I CAME OUT FROM WORK AND YET AGAIN MORE WATER IN THE SAME LOCATION. I ALSO WENT HOME THAT MORNING AND WATER BEGAN TO LEAK ON ME FROM THE OUTSIDE AND ALSO BEGAN LEAKING ONTO THE DASHBOARD AS WELL AS FROM BOTH A AND B POSTS THIS WATER THEN LEAKED ONTO MY WIFE WHO WAS SITTING IN PASSENGERS FRONT SEAT, THE WATER ALSO BEGAN TO LEAK ONTO MY SON'S ARM WHO WAS SITTING BEHIND ME IN HIS CAR SEAT . ON THE 2 MOST RECENT OCCASIONS THE SAME THING OCCURRED NOW I HAVE WATER ON THE FLOOR BOARDS AS WELL AS UNDER THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE CARPETING THAT IS COMPLETELY SATURATED WITH RAIN WATER. BOTH SEATBELTS ARE WET AS WELL. I AM NOW BRINGING IN THE VEHICLE FOR A THIRD TIME FOR THE SAME PROBLEM HOWEVER, I DID NOT PULL THE DRAIN PLUGS AS TO ALLOW THE DEALERSHIP TO WITNESS THE ALARMING AMOUNT OF WATER THAT LEAKS INSIDE. ANYTIME IT RAINS THIS VEHICLE IS GETTING SATURATED INSIDE. NOW THE INTERIOR SMELLS LIKE A WET DIRTY DOG DUE TO THE WATER ACCUMULATING ON THE CARPETING. THE WEATHER STRIPPING ON THE DOORS HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND EACH TIME WITH NO SUCCESS. THIS VEHICLE THANKFULLY IS GARAGE KEPT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF WORK. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN OFF-ROAD AND THE ROOF IS ON SECURELY AND FASTENED CORRECTLY. *TR

WHEN GETTING ON TO THE EXPRESSWAY FROM AN ON RAMP SPEED WAS ABOUT 30-40 MPH I HIT A FEW BUMPS CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLE STARTED TO APPLY MY BREAKS COMING TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP THAT'S WHEN THE SCARY THING HAPPENED A SEMI WAS COMING UP BEHIND ME HE SLAMMED HIS BREAKS ON AND SWERVED TO AVOID ME THANK GOD HE DID NOT HIT ME WITCH COULD OF BEEN BAD PUSHING ME INTO TRAFFIC THAT IS TRAVELING 65MPH + OR RUNNING ON TOP OF ME PULLED UP TO THE NEXT OFF RAMP LOOKED UNDER / CHECKED EVERYTHING ALL SEEMED OK GOT BACK HOME DOUBLE CHECKED NOTHING VISIBLY WRONG OR LOOSE LOOKED ON A WEB SITE TO FIND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THE STEERING STABILIZER LACKS SOMETHING CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIPS SERVICE MANAGER HE STATED NOTHING HAS OCCURRED LIKE THAT TO DROP IT OFF AND THEY WOULD LOOK AT IT NOT WANTING TO GO WITH A VEHICLE FOR A DAY I OPTED TO SPEND THE $26.00 TO GET A AFTERMARKET ONE HAD MY WHEELS BALANCED-ROTATED TIRE PRESS 36# THINS OCCURRED AGAIN HITTING A SERIES OF BUMPS. *TR

I HAVE A STOCK 2007 WRANGLER UNLIMITED X,6SPD. IT IS ONE YEAR OLD WITH 24,000KMS. AT APPROX. 8,000 KMS IT STARTED TO HAVE A SEVERE WOBBLE IN THE FRONT END AFTER HITTING SMALL BUMPS AT APPROX. 70 KMS OR MORE. THE SHAKE IS VERY HARSH AND HARD TO CONTROL, IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, THE DEALERSHIP HAD NO ANSWERS UNTIL RECENTLY THEY TELL ME THAT ITS THE TIRES AND I NEED TO GET NEW ONES AT MY OWN EXPENSE. THE GOODYEAR REP SAYS THAT THERE IS NO DEFECT WITH THE TIRES BUT THAT CHRYSLER HAS SIMPLY PUT AN INSUFFICIENT TIRE ON THE VEHICLE...WHY IS THIS MY PROBLEM...MY VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE!!! *TR

BRAKES "LOCK UP" WHEN TAKING RIGHT HAND, DESCENDING TURNS. I'VE HAD VEHICLE LIFTED BY DEALER AND HAVE HAD IT IN THE DEALERS REPAIR DEPARTMENT 4 TIMES AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. NOW THEY REFUSE TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND HAVE VOIDED MY EXTENDED SERVICE WARRANTY BECAUSE OF THE LIFT KIT THEY SOLD ME. *TR

LARGE CRACK DEVELOPED IN WINDSHIELD AT 15,000 MILES AFTER NORMAL USAGE FROM MINOR ROCK DAMAGE. *TR

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER AND HAVE HAD A MAJOR FAILURE OF THE STEERING/SUSPENSION OF THE JEEP. IN RESEARCHING THIS I FIND THE COMPLAINT IS A RATHER COMMON FAILURE. DO A GOOGLE OF "JEEP DEATH WOBBLE" AND SCAN SELECTED ITEMS OF 19000 HITS FOR JEEPS MADE FROM THE 1990'S TO PRESENT. THE JEEP HAS 9500 MILES. THE INCIDENCE OCCURRED AT ABOUT A SPEED OF 40-55 MILES PER HOUR AFTER RIDING OVER FROST WAVES IN THE ROAD. THE JEEP WENT INTO A VIOLENT VIBRATION MODE WHERE STEERING WAS VERY DIFFICULT AND THE JEEP WAS OUT OF CONTROL. THE JEEP WHEN SLOWED TO ABOUT 30 THE VIBRATION DISAPPEARED AND IT WAS SLOWLY DRIVEN TO A JEEP DEALER (OWL CHRYSLER JEEP) HONESDALE, PA. ELEVEN DAYS LATER THE JEEP WAS RETURNED PERHAPS REPAIRED BUT SOME THINGS DON'T SEEM RIGHT. I HAVE MET ANOTHER PERSON WITH THE SAME / SIMILAR PROBLEM AND ON THE INTERNET FIND MANY COMPLAINTS OF WHAT IS REFERRED TO AS A DEATH WOBBLE. BELIEVE ME A GOOD DESCRIPTION. HAD THIS OCCURRED IN WINTER WEATHER, RAIN OR ON A CURVE I WOULD PERHAPS BE A STATISTIC AS THERE FOR A FEW SECONDS NO CONTROL OVER THE DIRECTION OR STEERING OF THE VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THAT CHRYSLER KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM FOR WHAT APPEARS TO BE YEARS AND IS STILL MANUFACTURING VEHICLES WITH A DESIGN/MATERIAL FLAW. THE REPAIR NUMBER FROM OWL IS: R.O. NUMBER 24079 THE PARTS REPLACED ARE: FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND BUSHINGS. OLD PARTS RETAINED BY DEALER AS PERHAPS WARRANTY REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN DRIVEN OFF ROAD AND IS BASICALLY BABIED. OWL CAN BE CONTACTED AT: OWL CHRYSLER JEEP, INC 250 GRANDVIEW AVENUE HONESDALE, PA 18431 570-253-2640 *TR

PURCHASED 2007 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED NEW, BUT VEHICLE HAD BEEN MODIFIED BY THE SELLING DEALER WITH A 4" SKYJACKER LIFT KIT. ON SECOND DAY OF DRIVING VEHICLE, BEGAN EXPERIENCING INAPPROPRIATE ACTIVATION OF THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY PROGRAM. VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY BRAKES ON CERTAIN FREEWAY ON RAMPS AND HIGHWAY CURVES, BOTH WHILE BRAKING AND ACCELERATING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN SEEN BOTH BY THE SELLING DEALER AND ONE OTHER DEALER AND PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CURED. CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE GIVE NO ASSISTANCE AND TELLS ME THAT AS THE VEHICLE WAS MODIFIED BY THE DEALER, I MUST WORK THIS OUT WITH THE DEALER. NUMEROUS INTERNET WEBSITES DESCRIBES THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH OTHER LIFTED JEEP WRANGLERS. SELLING DEALER HAS ADVISED THEY HAVE DONE ALL THEY CAN. *TR