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2007 Jeep Wrangler 4-DR 4X4 Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 587 complaints with NHTSA about the 2007 Jeep Wrangler 4-DR 4X4, most often about the fuel system (38% of complaints, typically around 43,000 miles). It is the 2nd most complained-about Wrangler 4-DR 4X4 model year since 2000.
Most common 2007 Jeep Wrangler 4-DR 4X4 problems
Fuel system
223 complaints · 38%Half of these problems showed up before 43,000 miles. Parts named most often: delivery, storage.
While filling the gas tank at a major gas suppliers station the nozzle shutoff (clicked) indicating the tank was full then the tank burped gas out around the nozzle. It splashed down the side of the Jeep and onto the bumper. This was the first time this has happened when filling the tank.
Fuel spills on fill-up. Fuel dispenser at service stations will not shut off automatically with my 2007 Jeep wrangler unlimited. Problem started at approximately 43000 miles on the odometer.
Electrical
111 complaints · 19%Half of these problems showed up before 8,000 miles. Parts named most often: ignition, instrument cluster/panel, starter assembly, alternator/generator/regulator.
Twice during the first 7400 miles the 2007 Jeep wrangler unlimited shut off while driving. Incident #1 - I was slowing down to turn into driveway when the engine and electronics in the vehicle turned off for 1-2 seconds. When electrical power was restored all of the indicator lights on the dashboard illuminated as if…
2007 Jeep wrangler unlimited 4dr 4x4. Hile driving on I-83 at about 10 MPH the vehicle stalled. All lights, radio, engine and options were completely dead for a couple of seconds. Before I could get off the highway all power returned ,and I let out the clutch and started the engine. All dash indicator lights came on…
Engine
86 complaints · 15%Half of these problems showed up before 7,000 miles. Parts named most often: engine.
While driving, the engine cut out and all dash lights came on as if the key was turned off and then back on as to start the motor all power was lost and the whole Jeep bucked. After a short outage, electrical power will be restored and the engine will restart. Was very scared because when it happened you have no…
While traveling on a divided highway, my vehicle lost all engine power, battery power and then started back up by itself. This has happened numerous times previously and the dealer has not been able to rectify.
Steering
82 complaints · 14%Half of these problems showed up before 47,000 miles. Parts named most often: electric power assist system, linkages.
2007 wrangler unlimited began shaking violently after going over a minor abruptness on the highway going 50 MPH. Almost lost control of the vehicle and had to slow to 25 MPH on the highway to get it to stop shaking. This is the second time this has occurred, as I have already taken the vehicle to chrysler to fix this…
At highway speeds if the slightest bump is hit the vehicle starts shaking into what can only be described as a "death wobble". The only way to stop this is to quickly slow to under 15 MPH. Mechanic replaced balljoints and steering dampener to fix the problem. Steering dampener has been modified by chrysler because…
Suspension
78 complaints · 13%Half of these problems showed up before 44,500 miles. Parts named most often: front, multiple axle, rear.
2007 Jeep wrangler unlimited, 44,000 miles, all the ball joint went bad. Jeep began to shake at higher speeds and I almost lost control of vehicle.
I own a 2007 Jeep wrangler and I have now gone thru 4 sets of ball joints and the Jeep currently has less than 45k miles. This is a major safety issue that I know many other Jeep owners are having the same issue.
Transmission
31 complaints · 5%Half of these problems showed up before 38,000 miles. Parts named most often: automatic transmission, manual transmission.
The contact owns a 2007 Jeep wrangler 4x4. While driving between 30 and 60 MPH on normal road conditions, the transmission shifted from first to second gear without driver intent. The vehicle remained engaged in second gear as he pulled over to the side of the road. The engine was shut off and once restarted the…
As I was pulling out from a green light, the manual transmission shift lever was violently thrown out of 1st gear into neutral. The gear shift lever actually left a small bruise on my right hand. I contacted the local dealership. And was told that a tsb was out addressing the issue. I was told that the "inner" shift…
Air bags
19 complaints · 3%Half of these problems showed up before 75,000 miles. Parts named most often: frontal.
2007 Jeep wrangler unlimited 4 dr. 85,000 miles. Passenger air bag light stays on...dealer states the issue is a faulty steering angle sensor (330 cpt).
Clock spring recall for air bag failure on 07 wrangler, mine is doing the very same but no recall on my Jeep. This is an extreme safety hazard and I would expect a defective part to be replaced not at my cost. I thought I was buying dependability but now my family is at risk. Blinker, horn no longer work, air bag…
Brakes
18 complaints · 3%Half of these problems showed up before 12,000 miles. Parts named most often: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip, power assist.
I have a 2007 Jeep wrangler unlimited x, automatic with 10,500 miles. I was traveling down an on ramp going about 40mph, light on the throttle and the Jeep hesitated, all of the gauges (speedometer, etc) shut off (showed 0), then all of the dash lights came on. During that 2 second period, I had no power steering…
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…
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 4-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 4-DR 4X4
- What are the most common problems with the 2007 Jeep Wrangler 4-DR 4X4?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: fuel system (223 complaints, typically around 43,000 miles); electrical (111 complaints, typically around 8,000 miles); engine (86 complaints, typically around 7,000 miles).
- How many recalls does the 2007 Jeep Wrangler 4-DR 4X4 have?
- NHTSA lists no recalls for the 2007 Jeep Wrangler 4-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 4-DR 4X4?
- It is the 2nd most complained-about Wrangler 4-DR 4X4 model year since 2000, with 587 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.