2007 JEEP WRANGLER SAHARA Complaints

THE VEHICLE QUITE FREQUENTLY AND UNPREDICTABLY SPITS / SPILLS FUEL FROM THE FUEL FILLER PORT WHEN RE-FUELING. THIS HAS RESULTED IN NUMEROUS SPILLS AT THE GAS STATION AND OCCASIONAL SPILLS ON THE OPERATOR. SOMETIMES IT SPILLS AND SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT.....UPDATED 08/20/15 *BF

BRAKE LIGHT HAS BEEN IN FOREVER, HAD CHECKED, NOT AN ISSUE BUT...BEGAN NOTICING ON HIGHWAY. NOT SO SEVERE TO HAVE TO STOP TO REGAIN CONTROL. ABOUT A YEAR AGO IIT HAPPENED AT LOWER SPEEDS, AS FEW AS 35MPH, ANY UNEVEN SURFACE, BUMP, TEXTURE OR LEVEL CHANGE SETS IT OFF. TAPPING OR USE OF THE BRAKES. "DEATH WOBBLE" OCCURS. A SLIGHT TREMOR RADIATING FROM STEERING COLUMN THEN THROUGH THE ENTIRE JEEP. SO INTENSE THAT IT FEELS LIKE THE TIRES ARE TURNING SIDEWAYS, MAINTAINING CONTROL, STEERIN AND BRAKING EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. REGULAR BRAKING DOES NOT HELP. HARS BRAKE ONLY. HAVEN'T COME TO COMPLETE STOP. I'VE ALWAYS STOPPED, PUT BACK INTO PARK AND TURNED IT OFF. THINKING MAYBE SOME SORT OF RESET MAY OCCUR. IT HELPS ME TO RESET MY OWN SELF ANYWAYS! VERY SCARY! ESPECIALLY IF IN A VENDOR CURVED PART OF ROADWAY. . BRAKE LIGHT STILL ON EVEN AFTER INSPECTED (?) TOOK INTO SHOP. MECHANIC SAID BALL JOINTS NEEDED REPLACED. DEATH WOBBLE WENT AWAY FOR A FEW WEEKS AND IT'S BACK. PRIOR ALIGNMENTS~ ONLY REGULAR ADJUSTMENTS REQUIRED. I TRIED TO PAY ATTENTION AFTER THIS 'FIX' AND DETERMINED THAT BRAKING (EVEN JUST A TAP) STARTS IT AND ANY SURFACE CHANGE IN THE ROAD OLDER JEEPS HAD A SIMPLY FIX, TIGHTENED A BOLT ON STEERING COLUM. MY SON IS IN TRAINING, DID A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE STEERING COLUM. SAYS SEEMED TO ME SOME EXTRA PLAY, NOTHING LIKE A BOLT LOOSE BUT DARK OUT, MULTIPLE COMPONENTS ALONG COLUMN, UNSURE WITHOUT A LENGTHIER INSPECTION. NOTHING BY SIGHT. WE STOPPED DRIVING AND TOOK IT IN FOR INSPECTION/REPLACEMENT OF FRONT END BALLJOINTS. TIRES HAVE AN UNFAMILIAR PATTERN OF WEAR. USING FACTORY RECOMMEND TIRES, SIZE AND PRESSURE. VERY LITTLE OFF ROAD. MOSTLY DRIVEN FOR IN TOWN/ HIGHWAY DRIVING. I HOPE THIS HELPS. VERY VERY SCARY WHEN THIS HAPPENS. OH I'VE TRIED TO OUTRUN. DOESN'T WORK. LATELY I'VE SHIFTED TO 4THBEING AND CAN USUALLY REGAIN CONTROL..

WHEN REFUELING THE VEHICLE, GAS GUSHES OUT OF THE FILLER TUBE AT THE END OF THE FUELING PROCESS. *TR

I HAVE RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AND WHILE REFUELING MY JEEP THE PUMP WOULDN'T SHUT OFF ON ITS OWN UNTIL A PINT TO QUART OF FUEL SPILLED OUT OF THE INLET. THIS HAS HAPPENED EVERY TIME I PUT FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. NOW I LISTEN TO THE INLET TO HEAR IT COMING TO THE TOP AND WHEN IT'S ALMOST FULL I STOP THE FLOW, BUT I STILL END UP COVERED IN FUEL WHICH BURNS THE SKIN AND IS HARMFUL TO THE ENVIRONMENT. I AM ON AN ARMY BASE SO SECONDARY CONTAINMENT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT AND EVERY TIME I FILL UP I HAVE TO PUT A MAT UNDER MY FUEL INLET. *TR

THE JEEP STARTED WOBBLING LIKE IT WAS GOING TO EXPLODE. HAD TO PULL OVER BEFORE I CAUSED A ACCIDENT. TOOK IT TO A JEEP DEALERSHIP, STILL TAKING IT TO THE JEEP DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS FOR WOBBLING. *TR

I NOTICED A FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING MY USED 2007 JEEP WRANGLER SAHARA UNLIMITED THAT ON OCCASION, NO PARTICULAR SPEED OR INCIDENT, THE AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD INDICATE ON THAT DASH FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT AIRBAG EVEN WHEN NO ONE AND NOTHING WOULD BE SEATED IN PASSENGER SEAT. DURING ONE OF MY OIL CHANGE/SERVICE APPOINTMENTS THAT I REGULARLY KEEP I ASKED IF THEY COULD IDENTIFY THE ISSUE AND HAD STATED IT MAY JUST BE AN ELECTRICAL SENSOR ISSUE IN THE SEAT ITSELF THAT HAD BEEN DAMAGED WITH AN UNSUBSTANTIATED WEIGHT PLACED IN THE SEAT, SUCH AS A BAG OR SMALL CHILD, THAT AFFECTED THE SENSOR WAS NOT RATED FOR. I WAS DOING A RECALL SEARCH FOR MY VEHICLE, NONE LISTED, BUT NOTICED COMPLAINTS FILED FOR MANY VEHICLES OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL FOR THIS VERY SAME ISSUE I'M HAVING WITH THE AIRBAG INDICATOR. DATE INVESTIGATION OPENED: MAY 23, 2011 DATE INVESTIGATION CLOSED: NOV 07, 2011 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE11019 COMPONENT(S): AIR BAGS I'M SIMPLY FILING THIS COMPLAINT TO INDICATE MY VEHICLE APPEARS TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE INDICATED AND IF ANY ACTION IS TAKEN TO CORRECT IT I'D LIKE TO BE ALERTED SO AS TO HAVE THE ISSUE RESOLVED ON MY VEHICLE. *TR

AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH MY VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. THE STEERING WHEEL, ENGINE, ENTIRE JEEP AND THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO TO CONTROL OR STEER THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME THREE TIMES SINCE JUNE 2014. I HAVE TWO CHILDREN AND HAVE BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY EACH TIME IT HAS HAPPENED AND IS TERRIFYING! *TR

HIT 50 MILES AN HOUR AND VIOLENT SHAKING OCCURRED. HAD TO STOP QUICKLY AND PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. EXTREMELY HARD TO STEER TO GET OFF THE ROAD. HAD PARTS REPLACED. NEVER FIXED THE PROBLEM. JEEP FAILS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. I HAD IT BACK IN SHOP WITH EXTENSIVE WORK DONE THIS YEAR. STILL NO FIX. AT A LOSS. MY DAUGHTER REFUSES TO RIDE IT IN AS WE ALMOST HIT SOMEONE HEAD ON BECAUSE I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEN THE "DEATH WOBBLE" HAPPENED. HAVE ALSO HAD IT HAPPEN WHERE IT PUT ME OFF INTO THE SIDE OF A DITCH. I HAVE DOCTOR APPOINTMENTS DUE TO CANCER AN HOUR AWAY. HAVE TO GET A RIDE BECAUSE I CANT TRUST TO DRIVE IT. I TAKE COUNTRY BACK ROADS EVERYWHERE AND MAKE ONLY SHORT TRIPS INTO TOWN. I'M ON DISABILITY, SO THE OPTION TO TRADE IT IN IS OUT. CAN'T SELL IT KNOWING IT MIGHT VERY WELL KILL THE NEXT OWNER. I HAVE BEEN THE ONLY OWNER. ALL STOCK, NO MODIFICATIONS. *TR

THE PROBLEM STARTED LATE FEBRUARY 2014. I TOOK MY JEEP TO THE DEALERSHIP AND EXPLAINED MY PROBLEM IN GREAT DETAIL AND THEY WERE AWARE OF THE THIS PROBLEM, THE DEATH WOBBLE. SO THEY CALLED ME LATER AND SAID IT'S FIXED. WHICH IT WASN'T I PULLED OUT AND ONLY A FEW MINUTES LATER IT HAPPENED SO I WENT BACK AND ASKED THEM IF THEY BOTHERED TO TEST DRIVE TO SEE IF IT WAS ACTUALLY FIXED AND THEY SAID NO. THIS BLEW MY MIND ESPECIALLY SINCE IT'S DANGEROUS. SO AFTER THEY PUT ON A NEW STABILIZER BAR I TOOK IT TO A NEW PLACE SINCE THAT WAS THE 4TH BAD EXPERIENCE I'VE HAD WITH THAT DEALERSHIP. THE BACK UP PLACE STARTED THEIR INSPECTION OF PROBLEM AND NOTICED THE STABILIZER WAS FAULTY AND HE STARTED WITH REPLACING THAT AGAIN. I GOT THE JEEP BACK TO ONLY FIND IT WAS STILL NOT FIXED. I'VE TAKEN THE JEEP BACK 5 TIMES TO HAVE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS REPLACED IN THIS ORDER: STABILIZER BAR/WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND TIRE ROTATION, STABILIZER BAR AGAIN, ALL NEW SHOCKS, STEERING DAMPER/TIE ROD ENDS, AND TRACK BAR. $2000 WORTH OF WORK AND IT IS STILL NOT FIXED. NOW I'M AT A POINT WHERE I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. THE MECHANIC IS STUMPED AND REPLACED THE ENTIRE SUSPENSION SYSTEM. I FEEL LIKE THIS VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE SO NOW I'M STUCK WITH A LEMON OR SELL TO SOMEONE ELSE WHICH IS NOT RIGHT EITHER. I'M BLOWN AWAY THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM AND THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAS DONE NOTHING TO REMEDY ISSUE. THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO ALMOST OF BEEN RUN OVER BY 70MPH SEMIS, RUN TWO OTHER CARS OFF THE ROAD AND IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE I GET HURT OR KILLED OR SOMEONE ELSE DOES. *TR

WHEN DRIVING ESPECIALLY IN HOT CONDITIONS THE AIR BAG DASH LIGHT COMES ON AND CONTINUES TO DING. I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE SENSOR CHANGED AND IT CONTINUES TO DO IT. *TR