2007 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4 Complaints

2007 JEEP UNLIMITED 4 DOOR 4X4 PURCHASED NEW IN APRIL, 2007 VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WITHIN 3 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE OF VEHICLE I WAS PROCEEDING UP A HILL WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR ON ITS OWN AND INTO WHAT SEEMED TO BE NEUTRAL CAUSING THE VEHICLES RPM'S TO INCREASE FROM 2000 TO OVER 4000 RPMS WHILE THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. AFTER RELEASE OF THE GAS PEDAL THE VEHICLE WENT BACK INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE REPEATED THIS IN JULY WHILE PULLING A POP-UP CAMPER DOWN THE INTERSTATE GOING UPHILL. WHEN THE VEHICLE WENT TO AUTOMATICALLY DOWNSHIFT IT WENT INTO A NEUTRAL MODE. THIS ALMOST CAUSED A VEHICLE BEHIND ME TO REAR END ME SINCE I LOST POWER AND BEGAN TO SLOW WITHOUT ANY BRAKE LIGHTS COMING ON. ONCE AGAIN THE VEHICLE WENT BACK INTO GEAR AFTER RELEASE OF THE ACCELERATOR. AT THAT TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR HOWEVER SINCE THE DEALER COULD NOT CREATE THE PROBLEM AGAIN AND NO COMPUTER CODES WERE STORED THE DEALER COULD NOT DO ANY REPAIRS. AS TIME GOES BY THE CONDITION IS GETTING WORSE HOWEVER DEALER CANNOT FIND A WAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I AM VERY CONCERNED SINCE THE INTERMITTENT PROBLEM CAN HAPPEN AT ANYTIME ESPECIALLY WHEN QUICK ACCELERATION IS NEEDED. *TR

WHEN COASTING TO A STOP, GOING UPHILL ON A HIGHWAY, THE BRAKE PEDAL LOCKS-UP WHEN YOU PUT YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE. AFTER A FEW SECONDS, IT RELEASES AND BRAKES NORMALLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES AT THE SAME INTERSECTION (MAY 2007, AUGUST 2007, SEPT. 2007). ALL THREE TIMES RESULTED IN NEAR-MISS ACCIDENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS IN FOR REPAIR FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT REPLICATE IT. EVEN THOUGH HE COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THE SERVICE MANAGER ADVISED US TO GET RID OF THE CAR BECAUSE IT WAS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. ON 9/14, WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL AT THE DEALER, CHRYSLER ANNOUNCED A RECALL FOR THIS INCIDENT AND ADVISED CUSTOMERS THAT HAD EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER IMMEDIATELY. OURS HAS NOW BEEN THERE FOR 6 WEEKS, WITH NO END IN SIGHT. WE HAVE ALSO HAD THE ENGINE STALL WHEN TRAVELING ON A TWISTY ROAD NEAR OUR RESIDENCE. THIS HAS HAPPENED 1 TIME. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED IN THE SAME MODEL AS OURS, BUT WAS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED BEFORE OURS WAS BUILT. HOWEVER, WE STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM AND NO SOLUTION FROM CHRYSLER. *JB

DRIVING HOME ON A FRIDAY, ALL THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON, THE SPEEDOMETER; TACH, ODOMETER AND TEMP GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. IT KEPT RUNNING, SO I DROVE IT HOME. GOT HOME, WOULD NOT RESTART WITH EITHER KEY. REMOTES DID NOT WORK EITHER. HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY WERE TOO BUSY TO LOOK AT IT, THEY SAID MAYBE MONDAY! MONDAY AND NOW THEY HAVE TO CALL THE TECH LINE, NEVER SEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. I HAD THE REFLASH DONE FOR THE STALL BUG AT 12K, 4K AGO. LIKE THE VEHICLE, BUT TOO MANY ELECTRONIC AND SOFTWARE BUGS!! I AM STARTING TO WONDER IF WE SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR DOING JEEP'S DEVELOPMENT TESTING. WITH THESE TYPES OF ISSUES MAKING IT TO THE FIELD, I WONDER WHAT THEY FOUND DURING DEVELOPMENT THAT WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT. *TR

STALLED AT HIGHWAY SPEED. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD, UNABLE TO ACCELERATE VEHICLE; ENGINE RESTARTED IN 5 MINUTES. *JB

MY JEEP STALLING AT ALL SPEEDS !! ESP LIGHT WILL FLASH AND CAR WILL BEGAN TO JERK AND STALL. THIS PROBLEM APPEARS VERY DANGEROUS SINCE IT IS NOT PREDICTABLE. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED A KNOCKING SOUND WHEN THIS HAPPENS . I HAVE READ THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS ALSO BEING AFFECTED. WILL CHRYSLER ADDRESS THIS ISSUE BEFORE PEOPLE GET KILLED ? DEALERSHIP SAYS THERE IS NO FIX FOR IT YET......PLEASE HELP !!!!!!!! *JB

WHILE DRIVING HOME IN TRAFFIC AT NORMAL SPEEDS THE VEHICLE ETC LIGHT CAME ON AND RAN VERY ROUGH WITH HIGH AND LOW REVS. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND SHUT DOWN THE JEEP WAIT A FEW MIN AND RESTART AND IT WENT BACK TO NORMAL. IT HAS NOW HAPPENED 2 TIMES. *JB

1-BOUGHT 2007 JEEP WRANGLER BRAND NEW 2-SOFT TOP WAS LEAKING OVER SEAT BELTS, THE FLOOR BEHIND THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS ARE WET AFTER RAINS. 3-DEALER SAID THAT THE SALESMAN PUT THE TOP ON WRONG AND IT WAS FIXED. TOP STILL LEAKS, DEALERSHIP SAID THAT ALL THE SOFT TOPS LEAK AND IT IS JUST THAT WAY. NOW I ALWAYS PARK MY JEEP IN THE GARAGE, BUT SOMETIMES I HAPPEN TO BE AT WORK DURING A RAIN STORM. I DO NOT THINK IT IS RIGHT THAT DEALERSHIPS CAN GET AWAY WITH THIS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON ALL THE TOPS LEAKING. THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD PAY FOR THESE TO BE FIXED. *TR

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN THE JEEP GOES OVER A FEW BUMPS IN THE ROAD IT WILL GO IT TO MAJOR SHAKES THAT DON'T STOP UNTIL YOU PULL OFF THE ROAD AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. *TR

VEHICLE: 2007 JEEP 4 DOOR WRANGLER (UNLIMITED) EXPERIENCED COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES WHILE COASTING UPHILL. I WAS APPROACHING US-221 FROM A SECONDARY ROAD TRAVELING UPHILL TOWARDS A STOP SIGN. WHEN I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR AND APPLIED THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR MAKING A GRINDING NOISE. I HAD NO BRAKES TO STOP AS I APPROACHED THIS BUSY HIGHWAY WHICH IS HEAVILY TRAVELED BY TRACTOR TRAILERS. I MANAGED TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE JUST BEFORE ENTERING THE INTERSECTION. THERE WAS NO STALL FROM THE ENGINE DURING THE WHOLE EVENT. IF I HAD NOT ACTED QUICKLY AND PANICKED IT IS QUITE POSSIBLE ME AND MY FAMILY COULD HAVE BEEN SEVERELY INJURED OR POSSIBLE KILLED BY ENTERING THIS BUSY 55 MPH HIGHWAY. I WAS FORCED TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE IN THE ROAD AND HAD TO DIRECT TRAFFIC AROUND IT FOR 1-1/2 HOURS WHILE I WAITED FOR THE CHRYSLER'S TOW TRUCK. ONCE AGAIN THIS CREATED A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR ME AND PEOPLE ENTERING THE INTERSECTION. VEHICLE IS AT DEALER HOWEVER DEALER STATES HE CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT AND IS WAITING FOR A REPLY FROM CHRYSLER ON WHAT TO DO. CHRYSLER STATED YESTERDAY ON 9-17-07 THAT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS ITEM ON MY VEHICLE. NATIONAL NEWS STATES OTHERWISE. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH TRUCK. *JB

CAR ENGINE STALLS ...GAUGE LIGHTS FLASH...LOSS OF POWER STEERING, BRAKES. I NOTICE THE PROBLEM MOSTLY WHEN ENTERING/EXITING TURNS AND WHEN I HAVE DRIVEN IN SAND. *JB