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2007 Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4 Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 339 complaints with NHTSA about the 2007 Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4, most often about the fuel system (34% of complaints, typically around 33,500 miles). It is the 2nd most complained-about Wrangler 2-DR 4X4 model year since 2000.
Most common 2007 Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4 problems
Fuel system
116 complaints · 34%Half of these problems showed up before 33,500 miles. Parts named most often: storage, delivery.
When filling up the gas tank, no matter how slow I do it, there is an overflow and in a couple cases a forcible splash. It was so forcible this weekend that my pants and shoes were soaked. I have read on a Jeep forum that this is happening to a number of owners of the Jeep wranglers. There are even a number of youtube…
Every time I fill my 2007 Jeep wrangler with gas at a gas station, the automatic shutoff triggers too late and gas spews out of the fill tube. Usually enough spills to leave a 1-2 ft^2 puddle on the ground. I've tried many different gas stations all with exactly the same result.
Electrical
70 complaints · 21%Half of these problems showed up before 6,000 miles. Parts named most often: ignition, horn, wiring, instrument cluster/panel.
New 2007 Jeep wrangler 2dr 4x4, total power/engine/elecrical shut off while driveng on the interstate and twice while getting on/off ramps. Almost rear ended by following vehicles in all three cases.
After service at the dealership, while traveling home, the vehicle stalled twice at highway speed (55 MPH). When the vehicle (2007 Jeep wrangler) stalled I lost all power including electrictronics and lights. This is the first time this has happened but I feel this is very dangerous. The dealership says to bring it in…
Engine
47 complaints · 14%Half of these problems showed up before 6,000 miles. Parts named most often: engine, cooling system, exhaust system.
The contact owns a 2007 Jeep wrangler with 8500 miles. The contact was driving 65 MPH under normal dry conditions when the vehicle stalled.the contact tried to restart the vehicle while coasting, it would not restart so the contact was safely able to get the vehicle to the side of the road. When the vehicle stalled…
Tl contact owns a 2007 Jeep wrangler 4x4. While driving 30 MPH, the vehicle began to malfunction and warning lights illuminated. The contact has not taken the vehicle to the mechanic. The current and failure mileages were 6,000.
Suspension
38 complaints · 11%Half of these problems showed up before 46,500 miles. Parts named most often: front.
2007 Jeep wrangler x "death wobble". At around 45000 miles, my Jeep front end started to occasionally wobble (sometimes violently) at 50-60mph. The problem has only gotten worse and the vehicle is now unsafe to drive above 45mph due to the wobble that will yank the steering wheel out of your hands and shake the…
The Jeep death wobble has been happening to my vehicle since october 2011. I purchased the vehicle in october 2010. It happened once in 2011, I took it into the shop to see what was wrong and they said nothing was wrong with it. In the past two months it has started up again. I live in a remote area in alaska where…
Steering
34 complaints · 10%Half of these problems showed up before 38,000 miles. Parts named most often: electric power assist system.
In july of 2008 I experienced what Jeep owners are calling "the death wobble" in my 2007 wrangler. While passing a car I hit a small bump in the road and my whole front end of my Jeep began to shake violently and I was unable to control the vehicle. The Jeep was brought into the dealership where they replaced the…
We have a 2007 model Jeep wrangler. We are having issues with the steering dampener. It has been recalled on several models except this one. We are having to replace it because we have the "Jeep death wobble". I have called chrysler and they say that they haven't recalled it on this model yet when we went to replace…
Air bags
25 complaints · 7%Half of these problems showed up before 58,500 miles. Parts named most often: frontal.
The airbag light on my 2007 Jeep wrangler constantly lights up and chimes about every 20-30 seconds. There wasn't an incident that caused this to start happening, it just started doing it one day. I believe the problem is a faulty clockspring in the steering column which, I also believe will prevent the driver airbag…
On multiple occasions since 6/2011 the airbag light and audible bell goes off. Have discussed this problem with the local chrysler service center and also had them try to diagnose via computer. They can not diagnose correctly. Light and bell are still activating. There doesn't seem to be any specific conditions that…
Transmission
24 complaints · 7%Half of these problems showed up before 18,500 miles. Parts named most often: manual transmission, automatic transmission.
Sixth occurrence of problem: when in first gear, the gear bangs and locks-up. This normally occurs when just starting across an intersection after being stopped at a red light. This is extremely dangerous, as another vehicle could rear-end me or side hit me if I were making a left turn across an intersection. My local…
Fifth occurrence of problem: when in first gear, the gear bangs and locks-up. This normally occurs when just starting across an intersection after being stopped at a red light. This is extremely dangerous, as another vehicle could rear-end me or side hit me if I were making a left turn across an intersection. My local…
Body and structure
12 complaints · 4%Half of these problems showed up before 8,000 miles. Parts named most often: body.
I am currently in possession of a Jeep wrangler 2 door with a soft top. The only problem with the car is that the soft top leaks like a faucet anytime there is rain. While at first I thought it to only be a nuisance, after the third time I began to notice many problems related to the leaks. The floormats were…
I have a 2007 Jeep wrangler that leaks.alot. I have had it in 8 times for repairs and it always still leaks. They have tried little foam strips and evan a new top all to no avail.
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2007 Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4 recalls
NHTSA lists no recalls for this model year.
Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which recalls are still open on your car.
NHTSA defect investigations
Air bag clockspring wiring failure
Summary
On may 10, 2016, fiat chrysler america (fca) submitted a part 573 defect information report announcing NHTSA recall 16v290 involving 394,258 model year (my) 2007-2010 jeep wrangler vehicles.under the recall fca will replace the clockspring and install a steering wheel back cover and steering wheel column shroud.this recall also includes approx. 4,524 my2007-2010 right hand drive (rhd) jeep wrangler vehicles commonly used for rural postal delivery services.in addition 7,180 my 2011-2016 right hand drive jeep wrangler vehicles were also recalled under 16v288, the same remedy repair will be used.upon review of the 1,942 my 2007-2010 jeep wrangler consumer complaints, 17,195 warranty reports and
Air bag clockspring wiring failure
Summary
In it's response to odi's pe15-025 information request letter, fca identified 1,703 consumer complaints, field reports and legal claims responsive to the subject defect condition on the subject wrangler vehicles.six of these reports alleged an air bag non-deployment in a crash in which either the air bag warning light was allegedly on or came on afterward the crash, one of which also alleged injuries as a result of the non-deployment.fca also provided data on other make, model and model year vehicles using the same clockspring.additionally fca provided 16,955 warranty claims related to the replacement of the air bag clockspring wiring assembly.it should be noted that fca initiated an extende
Totally integrated power module failure
Summary
In a letter dated august 21, 2014, the center for auto safety (cas) petitioned the national highway traffic safety administration (NHTSA) to initiate a defect investigation of alleged failures associated with the totally integrated power module (tipm) installed in chrysler SUV?s, trucks, and vans beginning in the 2007 model year. The petitioner alleges that tipm defects may result in engine stall, airbag non-deployment, failure of fuel pump shutoff resulting in unintended acceleration, fire, and other symptoms. On september 25, 2014, the office of defects investigation (odi) opened dp14-004 to evaluate the petition for a grant or deny decision. Odi analyzed complaint data provided by cas as
Airbag clockspring failure
Summary
In its july 29, 2011 response to odi's may 27, 2011 information request letter, chrysler provided 153 my 2007-2008 owner reports, additional to the 28 odi vehicle owner questionnaires (voqs), which related to the illumination of the air bag light (abl) due to a faulty clockspring (cs) wiring circuit.the right hand drive (rhd) vehicles, which were first produced in my 2008 and account for only 1% of vehicle production, accounted for 82 of these 181 reports (45%).the my2007 left hand drive (lhd) vehicle accounted for 61 of the remaining 92 lhd reports and exhibited a higher complaint rate than the my 2008 lhd vehicles.odi did not identify any incidents of crashes/injuries attributable to the c
Fuel spill during refueling
Summary
Odi found the rate of warranty claims related to fuel spit back on the subject vehicles is lower than other vehicles previously recalled to correct defects related to fuel spit back.although the rate of complaints reported to the agency on the subject vehicles is higher than or similar to the rates experienced in previous investigations where safety recalls were conducted, odi suspects that the NHTSA safety complaints submitted by subject vehicles owners may have been influenced by internet related publicity both before and during this investigation.a safety-related defect trend has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.according
Transmission overheating / fire
Summary
In a letter dated november 3, 2009, chrysler group llc (chrysler), notified NHTSA that it will conduct a safety recall of approximately 161,000 model year (my) 2007 and 2008 jeep wrangler vehicles built with automatic transmissions.chrysler stated that these vehicles were not equipped with a transmission fluid temperature warning system and the operation of these vehicles beyond the limits of reasonable usage over a period of time could result in transmission failure and in some cases transmission fluid expulsion.the expelled fluid could come in contact with a hot engine or exhaust component and cause a fire.chrysler will conduct a safety recall to install a hot oil warning message in the in
Tow bar assembly failure
Summary
The defective tow bar assemblies involved in this recall were supplied to chrysler for use on some of its jeep wrangler vehicles.the purpose of this investigation was to identify any additional purchasers of identical or substantially similar defective assemblies and to initiate additional defect reporting and safety recalls as necessary.to accomplish this rmd contacted the supplier of the assemblies, valley towing products, and confirmed no other such assemblies were distributed.this eq is therefore closed.
Engine stalling & electric power loss
Summary
On july 3, 2007, daimlerchrysler corporation (dcc) submitted a defect information report to NHTSA describing a defect that could result in engine stall while driving in approximately 80,894 model year (my) 2007 jeep wrangler and dodge nitro vehicles manufactured between january 30, 2006 and january 22, 2007 (NHTSA recall 07v-291, dcc recall g25).according to dcc, the totally integrated power module (tipm) in these vehicles was programmed with software that may allow the engine to stall under certain conditions.dcc will reprogram the tipm in the recalled vehicles with revised software. Odi opened pe07-027 on may 29, 2007, based on 53 complaints alleging engine stall and/or loss of electrical
Questions about the 2007 Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4
- What are the most common problems with the 2007 Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: fuel system (116 complaints, typically around 33,500 miles); electrical (70 complaints, typically around 6,000 miles); engine (47 complaints, typically around 6,000 miles).
- How many recalls does the 2007 Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4 have?
- NHTSA lists no recalls for the 2007 Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4. Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls in case one is issued later.
- Is the 2007 a bad year for the Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4?
- It is the 2nd most complained-about Wrangler 2-DR 4X4 model year since 2000, with 339 complaints. Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so popular years collect more of them, and the newest years have had less time to.