2007 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4 Complaints

(1) CUSTOMER PURCHASED NEW 2007 JEEP WRANGLER 4 DOOR (2) CUSTOMER HAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE MORE THAN 4 TIMES FOR MAJOR LEAK IN THE ROOF AND PROBLEM STILL NOT REPAIRED. SOFT TOP LEAKS AND FLOODS INTERIOR, CAUSING SHOULDER BELT TO SATURATE WHICH MAY COMPROMISE AND DEGRADE HARNESS OVER TIME. ALSO THERE'S A WIND-LIKE SOUND FROM PILLAR, FRONT PASSENGER DOOR POPS OPEN AND IS BOWED, COWL IS RUSTING, AND BLACK GOOK OOZING OUT THE PILLARFOLLOWING THE REPAIR ATTEMPTS. (3) VEHICLE STILL LEAKING AND SATURATING SHOULDER HARNESS. *JB

I HAD MY VEHICLE ELECTRICAL AND BRAKES CUT OUT 3 TIMES (ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT TWICE). I SPOKE TO A DEALERSHIP NEAR ME 3 TIMES AND ONE TIME THEY TRIED TO REPLICATE IT. THEY SAID THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED IT. THROUGH SEARCHING ON THIS SITE, I FOUND THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND A RECALL (G25-REPROGRAM TIPM-ENGINE STALL) TO FIX IT. THE DEALERSHIP PLAYED DUMB TO THE ISSUE UNTIL PROOF WAS SHOWN, BUT STILL WOULD NOT FIX IT BECAUSE MY VIN# DID NOT MATCH RECALL SPECIFIC LIST. CHRYSLER ALSO WOULD NOT OK THEM TO FIX IT (REF#16730876) BECAUSE I DID NOT HAVE THE RIGHT VIN#, EVENTHOUGH IT IS THE RIGHT MODEL, YEAR, SYMPTOMS, ETC. CHRYSLER DID NOT CARE THAT IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THAT IT COULD BE SOLVED. I WAS TOLD TO TRY TO REPLICATE IT FOR THE DEALERSHIP. CONCERNED FOR SAFETY, I WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT. THEY INSTANTLY KNEW ABOUT THE ISSUE DESCRIBED AND REPROGRAMMED THE TIPM WITH NO CHARGE (THEY OBVIOUSLY UNDERSTOOD THE DANGER). CHRYSLER NEEDS TO EXPAND THEIR RECALL LIST AND CHANGE ITS POLICY ON SUCH A DANGEROUS SITUATION. LUCKILY THERE WAS SOME HUMANITY STILL AROUND AT THE PLACE WHERE I BOUGHT IT. *TR

2007 FOUR DOOR 4X4 JEEP WRANGLER WHEN DRIVING ABOUT 15-20 MILES AND HOUR THROUGH A NEIGHBORHOOD THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY PROGRAM INDICATOR CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATLY SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 5-7 MILE PER HOUR, THIS HAPPENED ABOUT EVERY 10-15 SECONDS FOR NO REASON. THE ROAD WERE DRY, IT HAPPENED ON TURNS AND WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT.

3 TIMES WHILE DRIVING, ALL SEVERAL MONTHS APART, THE ELECTRICAL BOARD COMPLETELY LIGHTS UP AND LOSS OF POWER TO BRAKES AND STEERING FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS. EVERYTHING GOES BACK TO NORMAL AND ENGINE IS RUNNING. THERE WAS NO WARNING. TWO OF THE INCIDENTS WERE UNDER BRAKING EXITING THE FREEWAY AND I ALMOST WENT INTO THE INTERSECTION. LUCKILY I HAVE STRONG LEGS AND THE PAVEMENT WAS DRY. MADE AN APPOINTMENT AT THE SERVICE CENTER. WILL SEE WHAT THEY SAY. *TR

UNCONTROLLED REVERSE ROLLING / BRAKE FAILURE: 2007 JEEP WRANGLER RUBICON UNLIMITED 4 DOOR MODEL. WHILE I'M SURE THAT NO ONE WILL WANT TO HEAR OF A VEHICLE TAKEN OFF-ROAD, THE RUBICON IS MARKETED & DESIGNED TO DO JUST SUCH ACTIVITIES AND DOES THEM EXTREMELY WELL. I HAVE OWNED AT LEAST 12 JEEP VEHICLES AND THIS ONE IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING FOR IT'S CAPABILITIES. I LOVE IT & CAN'T SAY ENOUGH POSITIVE. PROBLEM: WHEN ATTEMPTING TO GO UP A STEEP HILL, IF YOU HAVE TO STOP AND ROLL BACK, THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES 'STIFF' AND ALLOWS VEHICLE TO FREE ROLL BACKWARDS UNTIL YOU SMASH INTO SOMETHING WHICH MAKES IT STOP. DOESN'T HAPPEN EVERY TIME, BUT IT'S HAPPENED 3 SEPARATE TIMES TO ME IN MY 900 MI I HAVE ON THE VEHICLE. THE PEDAL IS TOTALLY STIFF AND THE BRAKES WILL NOT APPLY. THIS MOST RECENT INCIDENT OCCURRED OVER THIS PAST WEEKEND AND I ALMOST RAN OVER TWO PEOPLE THAT WERE ON FOOT BEHIND THE VEHICLE AS I WAS ALLOWED TO ROLL UNCONTROLLED BACKWARDS UNTIL I SMASHED INTO A ROCK APPROX 30' FROM WHERE I WANTED TO STOP. THANKFULLY THE ROCK WAS LARGE ENOUGH TO STOP THE JEEP SINCE I WAS ON A PRETTY SERIOUS HILL AND NO CLUE HOW FAR I WOULD HAVE ROLLED UNTIL MOST CERTAINLY A TREE WOULD HAVE HAD TO STOPPED ME. IN THE STOPPING, I BROKE OFF A REAR SHOCK AS I HIT THE ROCK. I'VE BEEN DRIVING JEEP VEHICLES FOR OVER 25 YEARS. I CONSIDER MYSELF A VERY CAPABLE OFF-ROAD DRIVER AND VERY COMFORTABLE IN THE SITUATION & VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN IN THIS SAME OFF-ROAD SITUATION HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF TIMES. THESE 3 EVENTS ARE LIKE NOTHING I'VE EVER EXPERIENCED EVER. TOTAL NON-USAGE OF THE BRAKES, PEDAL BECOMING STIFF AS A BOARD WITH NO GRABBING AT ALL. LETTING OFF AND ATTEMPTING TO HIT PEDAL DOESN'T ASSIST AT ALL. YOU'RE ON A WILD FREE ROLL RIDE BACKWARDS. VERY SCARY & DANGEROUS. CHANCES ARE, I'M GOING TO HAVE TO PULL THE FUSE ON THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEM SINCE IT'S TRULY GOING TO INJURE SOMEONE EITHER INSIDE MY JEEP OR ANYONE BEHIND ME SOONER OR LATER. *JB

I HAVE A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER 4 DR X UNLIMITED 4WD. I SAW THE RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLES STALLING MANUFACTURED BEFORE JAN 2007. MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED I BELIEVE IN MAY OF 2007 AND THE STALL HAS HAPPENED TWICE. RADIO GOES OFF, ENGINE DIED AND ALL LIGHTS ON THE DASH CAME ON AND APPEARED TO RESET. IT'S A MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND THE ENGINE RESTARTED BECAUSE I WAS MOVING AND STILL IN GEAR. IT ONLY LASTS ABOUT 2 SECONDS BUT DURING THE TIME IT IS DOING THIS THE POWER STEERING IS NOT FUNCTIONAL.(I ONLY KNOW THIS BECAUSE I WAS ON A CURVED FREEWAY ON RAMP DURING ONE OF THE TIMES IT DID THIS.) I AM ONLY FILING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE IT APPEARS THE RECALL (G25 I BELIEVE) DOES NOT SEEM TO COVER THE FULL RANGE OF DATES FOR AFFECTED VEHICLES AS MINE WAS MANUFACTURED IN MAY OF 2007. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER 4X4. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE SHAKES SEVERELY AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STEERING STABILIZER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

JUST ENTERED ONTO EXPRESSWAY AND HIT A BUMP AND JEEP VIOLENTLY SHOOK AND HAD TO COME TO ALMOST A COMLETE STOP TO REGAIN CONTROL. JEEP IS AT DEALER NOW. THEY THINK STEERING STABILIZER PROBLEM. JEEP WRANGLER HAS STOCK TIRES AND WHEELS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING 2007 JEEP WRANGLER ENGINE STALLS LEAVING CAR WITHOUT POWER TO BRAKE OR STEER UNTIL RESTARTED. *TR

MY JEEP HAS STALLED ON ME THREE TIMES TOTAL IN ABOUT 9 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. EACH TIME, I HAVE BEEN ON A ROAD TRIP AND DRIVING FOR AN EXTENSIVE PERIOD OF TIME. THE RADIO GOES OUT, THE JEEP SHUTS OFF, ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH COME ON AND WITHIN ABOUT 3 SECONDS IT TURNS ITSELF ON AGAIN. I AM TAKING IT IN FOR SERVICE TO HAVE THE TIPM REPROGRAMMED WHICH I HOPE WILL CORRECT THE SITUATION. *JB