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2007 Jeep Wrangler Sahara Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 155 complaints with NHTSA about the 2007 Jeep Wrangler Sahara, most often about the fuel system (45% of complaints, typically around 46,000 miles). It is the most complained-about Wrangler Sahara model year since 2000.
Most common 2007 Jeep Wrangler Sahara problems
Fuel system
69 complaints · 45%Half of these problems showed up before 46,000 miles. Parts named most often: storage.
When filling fuel tank, auto shut off no longer prevents fuel spilling when tank is full. Nozzle shuts off automatically, but approximately 1/2 quart of fuel is spilled onto the body, fender flare, bumper, and ground. Occurs at every fuel fill-up since reaching 46,000 miles (48,000 now, so approximately 10…
The contact owns a 2007 Jeep Wrangler Sahara. The contact stated after refueling the vehicle it spew out of the filler neck. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance; however, they referred him to NHTSA. The vehicle was not repaired. The…
Suspension
31 complaints · 20%Half of these problems showed up before 57,500 miles. Parts named most often: front.
While driving down a stretch of US-61 north of gonzales, la. A phenomenon known as "death wobble" occurred on my 2007 Jeep wrangler unlimited. After taking it to a local shop that have come to discover that the track bar has come loose and stated that this is a common problem and that Jeep refuses to address it. I was…
While driving @ approximately 55mph on rt 50 near rt 28 in fairfax co va I felt a slight vibration in the front end which immediately became a violent vibration to the point I had trouble steering the vehicle while applying the brakes to slow down and nearly crashed. I pulled off to the side of the road and got out to…
Steering
30 complaints · 19%Half of these problems showed up before 50,000 miles.
The contact owns a 2007 Jeep Wrangler Sahara. The contact stated, when driving at 35 MPH or above, the vehicle would shake excessively. The contact also stated that the track bar and the bushings were replaced, as well as the tires that were rotated and balanced, but the shaking continued. The dealer stated that they…
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.…
Transmission
18 complaints · 12%Half of these problems showed up before 52,000 miles. Parts named most often: automatic transmission, manual transmission, clutch assembly.
While pulling out of a driveway, my Jeep jumped out of 1st gear. As I let off of the clutch and began to roll it violently jumped out of gear. I had enough speed for my Jeep to actually enter traffic. By the time I figured out what had actually happened I was in traffic and was almost hit by an oncoming car. This is a…
I bought my Jeep 12/12/16 and it had 43,319 miles on it. On 2/7/17 at 45,233 miles I had the first engine replacement done. On 5/17/17 at 46,552 miles I had the transmission rebuilt. On 11/1/18 at 65,858 miles I had the second engine replacement. On 3/8/19 at 68,980 miles I had the third replacement engine installed.…
Electrical
12 complaints · 8%Half of these problems showed up before 80,000 miles.
"takata recall" I was driving my Jeep wrangler 2007 when I started to lost power and I try to move to the emergency line but my brakes went out and my wheel were locked, I was not able to control my car at all, after my car abruptly stop I run to get my child out and my car was on flames under the hood (passenger…
My car caught on fire while driving from ok to tx, before the fire my brakes went out and my wheel was locked. Between a minute of running out of the car with my baby my car was completely in flames, my Jeep was at the dealer 2 weeks ago for service, I never have a dashboard warning, car was working perfectly until…
Other or unspecified
9 complaints · 6%Half of these problems showed up before 98,000 miles.
Jeep violently pops out of first gear when trying to accelerate l. Happens all the time. From doing research online this seems to be a common problem with people who own the manual transmission Jeep jk model. This can be exceptionally dangerous when going through intersections or changing lanes as the Jeep will pop…
Drove up to my house and parked the Jeep (after driving 8-10 miles). Went inside the house. Within 10 minutes went back outside and smoke was boiling out from under the hood and it was dripping fire on the ground. Fully involved very quickly.
Engine
8 complaints · 5%Half of these problems showed up before 80,000 miles.
"takata recall" I was driving my Jeep wrangler 2007 when I started to lost power and I try to move to the emergency line but my brakes went out and my wheel were locked, I was not able to control my car at all, after my car abruptly stop I run to get my child out and my car was on flames under the hood (passenger…
My car caught on fire while driving from ok to tx, before the fire my brakes went out and my wheel was locked. Between a minute of running out of the car with my baby my car was completely in flames, my Jeep was at the dealer 2 weeks ago for service, I never have a dashboard warning, car was working perfectly until…
Air bags
8 complaints · 5%Drivers side air bag light comes on intermittently. Dealer says it is the clockspring and is not covered by warranty. I have heard of other people with this same series of Jeep (2007-[VIN]) . And having the same problem. As this is a very important safety feature in current automobiles I would expect there would be…
Air bag light came on while driving down the road. It was reported that the clock spring needed to be replaced. The air bags will not deploy at this time. The cruise control will not work either. The clock spring will need to be placed with an estimate cost of $500. 00.
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 Sahara 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
Questions about the 2007 Jeep Wrangler Sahara
- What are the most common problems with the 2007 Jeep Wrangler Sahara?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: fuel system (69 complaints, typically around 46,000 miles); suspension (31 complaints, typically around 57,500 miles); steering (30 complaints, typically around 50,000 miles).
- How many recalls does the 2007 Jeep Wrangler Sahara have?
- NHTSA lists no recalls for the 2007 Jeep Wrangler Sahara. Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls in case one is issued later.
- Is the 2007 a bad year for the Jeep Wrangler Sahara?
- It is the most complained-about Wrangler Sahara model year since 2000, with 155 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.
Other Jeep Wrangler Sahara years
- 2007