2007 Jeep Wrangler 4-Dr 4X4 Other / unspecified Problems

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, I HIT A BUMP AND MY WHOLE JEEP RAPIDLY RATTLED BACK AND FORTH ACROSS THE ROAD, NEARLY CAUSING MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS. IT STARTLED ME SEVERELY, AND I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES, SLOWLY DECELERATING. IT TOOK UNTIL I GOT DOWN TO 25MPH FOR IT TO STOP SHIMMYING. I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY INTO THE NEAREST GAS STATION, CHECKED MY TIRE PRESSURE AND MADE SURE THERE WERE NO IDENTIFIABLE OBTRUSIONS THAT WOULD AFFECT PERFORMANCE, AND CARRIED ON, VERY CAUTIOUSLY. THIS HAPPENS QUITE OFTEN, SOMETIMES GOING AS LOW AT 45MPH, BUT ONLY WHEN SOMETHING IN THE ROAD KNOCKS IT OFF BALANCE. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN MY JEEP AT ALL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10629151

Incident

Mar 22, 2013

Mileage

89,502 mi

WAS DRIVING IN NORMAL ROAD AND WEATHER CONDITIONS ON I-680. VEHICLE STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING SIDE TO SIDE, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING OUT OF CONTROL. I WAS IN EXTREMELY HEAVY TRAFFIC AND HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 30 MPH FOR THE SHAKING TO STOP. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE THE FIRST OF THE YEAR. I TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR REPAIR AFTER THE SECOND INCIDENT TO HAVE STEERING PARTS REPLACED, BUT IT DID NOT REMEDY THE INCIDENT. I AM EXTREMELY SCARED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE - ESPECIALLY WITH MY WIFE AND THREE KIDS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10577276

Incident

Apr 3, 2014

Mileage

49,440 mi

THE 2007 JEEP WRANGLER 4 DOOR HAS SEEMED TO HAVE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS REGARDING VIOLENT SHAKING. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME SEVERAL TIMES WHERE THE VEHICLE SHAKES SO VIOLENTLY IT FEELS LIKE YOU ARE HAVING A TIRE BLOWN OUT. IT ALMOST THROWS YOU OFF THE ROAD. I WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY. I AM NERVOUS AND DO NOT THINK THIS VEHICLE IS SAFE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10547593

Incident

Oct 11, 2013

Mileage

65,585 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10470812

Incident

Aug 20, 2010

Mileage

36,000 mi

WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE AT POSTED SPEEDS EVERY ROUGH PATCH OF ROADWAY OR GOING OVER A BRIDGE (BUMP ENTERING OR EXITING BRIDGE) THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY. I WOULD LET OFF GAS, GENTLY APPLY BRAKE AND PULL ONTO SHOULDER TO GET CONTROL BACK OF VEHICLE. SOMETIMES I WOULD HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE THE SHAKING WOULD STOP OTHER TIMES BETWEEN 5 TO 20 MPHS THE SHAKING WOULD STOP. THIS WAS A 300 MILE TRIP HOME, I REDUCED SPEED TO SEE IF THIS WOULD DECREASE THE EFFECTS, IT SEEM TO HELP WHERE ROADS WERE SMOOTHER BUT HAPPENED NEARLY JUST THE SAME. THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WHICH NEVER ACTIVATED. IT HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIME SINCE DEC 17 2011. *TR

NHTSA ID

10441370

Incident

Dec 17, 2011

Mileage

68,500 mi

2007 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED 4DR 4X4. AT SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH, THE FRONT TIRES BEGIN TO SHAKE AND WOBBLE VIOLENTLY. THE SHAKING ONLY STOPPED AFTER I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS HAPPENED AFTER I HIT A BUMPY ROAD. MY JEEP HAS BEEN A STREET VEHICLE AND REALLY NOT GOING ON THE HIGHWAY MANY TIMES. I ONLY HAVE UNDER 9,000 MILES. NOW THAT I LIVE IN CALIFORNIA, AND I HAVE TO DRIVE IN HIGHWAYS, I FEEL VERY UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING SPEEDS OVER 50 MILES PER HOUR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10410362

Incident

Jun 14, 2011

Mileage

8,500 mi

2007 JEEP WRANGLER EVERY TIME I FILL UP MY GAS TANK IT OVERFLOWS. I HAVE TRIED DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS, WITH DIFFERENT TYPES OF PUMPS, IN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS ALL OVER THE STATE. EVERY TIME I FILL UP IT OVERFLOWS - NO MATTER HOW FAR I PRESS THE GAS PUMP TRIGGERS, OR HOW QUICKLY I FILL UP. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME, SO NOW I CAN NO LONGER FILL UP MY TANK BECAUSE OF THE SERIOUS HAZARD THIS CAUSES FOR MY HEALTH AND SAFETY! THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH MANY JEEP OWNERS. PLEASE HELP US GET THIS ADDRESSED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. *TR

NHTSA ID

10369112

Incident

Dec 1, 2010

2007 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED RANDOMLY STALLS. DASH LIGHTS LIGHT UP AND ENGINE STALLS WITH COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKING--THIS HAS OCCURRED AT 60 MPH AND AS LOW AS 10 MPH. HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY CANNOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE. IT CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10356600

Incident

Sep 19, 2010

Mileage

33,000 mi

2007 JEEP WRANGLER 4X4 SAFARI WITH ESP (ELECTRONIC STABILITY PROGRAM). ESP INTERMITTENTLY TURNS ON BY ITSELF AND CAN'T BE TURNED OFF. IT WILL EVENTUALLY TURN ITSELF OFF. DEALER TELLS ME IT'S CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE CLOCK SPRING IN THE STEERING COLUMN, WHICH ALSO CONTROLS THE STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG, CRUISE CONTROL AND THE HORN! I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN, IF ANY OF THESE DEVICES QUIT WORKING, BECAUSE OF A DEFECTIVE CLOCK SPRING!!!! *TR

NHTSA ID

10355490

Incident

Aug 16, 2010

Mileage

3,048 mi

2007 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED - FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY AT OR ABOVE 55 MPH AFTER HITTING SMALL BUMP IN ROAD. STEERING WHEEL SHAKES BACK AND FORTH VIOLENTLY, FEELS LIKE WHEELS ARE GOIGN TO FALL OFF OR CAR WILL FLIP OVER - COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL UNLESS YOU SLOW DOWN TO 35MPH - WHICH IS NOT EASY TO DO ON THE HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC. THIS OCCURS ALMOST DAILY. TO DATE WE HAVE REPLACED THE TRACK BAR, REPLACED THE TIRES, HAD THE VEHICLE RE-ALLIGNED AND TIRES BALANCED. NEXT STEP IS TO REPLACE THE STEERING STABILIZER. SO FAR NO PERMANENT FIXES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10300158

Incident

Jan 17, 2010

Mileage

68,000 mi

CONTENTS ARE LETTER FORWARD TO TERRA FLEX. ORIGINAL SENT TO VEHICLE OWNER. I UNDERSTAND YOUR FRUSTRATION WITH US. PLEASE LOOK CLOSELY AT YOUR PICTURE. THE TAG STATES CLEARLY THE GREASE ZERT IS TO FACE DOWN. WHEN THE HEIM IS INSTALLED IN THIS POSITION THE ARM YOKE WILL NOT LINE UP WITH THE AXLE MOUNT " OFF CENTER BY 5 INCHES". THIS ARM USES AN OFFSET DESIGN HEIM. I PERSONALLY SPOKE WITH TECH SUPPORT AT TERA FLEX AND THEIR RECOMMENDATION WAS TO PROCEED WITH INSTALLING THE ARM WITH THE GREASE ZERT FACING DOWN AND THE TAG FACING DOWN. TECH STATED THE ARM MUST HAVE BEEN MISLABELED. I ADVISED THIS WILL CHANGE THE SUSPENSION SYMMETRY AS WELL AS THE ARM COMING IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH THE FRAME WHEN THE AXLE REACHES TRAVEL LIMITS. WHO EVER I SPOKE WITH WAS GROSSLY MISS INFORMED. WE PROCEEDED UNDER ADVISEMENT BY TERA FLEX AND HAS NOW MADE US TO BE THE FOOL IN YOUR EYES. WHEN INSTALLING A HIGHLY MODIFIED SUSPENSION PACKAGE WE DO SO IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDATIONS SO NOT TO CREATE A SAFETY HAZARD. THIS IS WHY I MADE THE NECESSARY CONTACTS WITH TERA FLEX WHEN THE PRINTED INSTALLATION PROCEDURE THAT CAME WITH THE KIT WAS NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE PART DESIGN. I AM CALLING TERA FLEX NOW. THE OWNER OF TERA FLEX SHALL BE ADVISED I WILL BE FORWARDING A SAFETY ADVISEMENT TO THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION. YOU SEE , I AM A TRIPLE MASTER ASE CERTIFIED TECH AS WELL AS A FEDERAL CFR QUALIFIED SAFETY INSPECTOR. MY REPUTATION IS SET TO THE SIDE WHEN PUBLIC SAFETY BECOMES A PREDOMINATE CONCERN! I STRONGLY BELIEVE THE CONDUCT OF TERA FLEX POSES A CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER TO THE PUBLIC WELFARE, (I.E. HIGH PROBABILITY OF LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL CAUSING PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH). I AM FORMALLY RECOMMENDING YOU DO NOT OPERATE THIS VEHICLE (VIN# ) UNTIL SUCH TIME THE LIFT KIT MANUFACTURER, TERA FLEX, ISSUES A PUBLIC NOTICE OF RECALL OR TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN AND PROVIDES IT TO ALL OWNERS OF THIS KIT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10250424

Incident

Nov 20, 2008

Mileage

16,200 mi

I WAS DRIVING TOWARD A RED LIGHT, AND SLOWING DOWN AT 35 MPH, I AND HAD MY FATHER IN THE VEHICLE WHEN THE RADIO SHUT OFF, THERE WAS A SLIGHT JERK IN THE VEHICLE, ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH CAME ON, AND THEN EVERYTHING CONTINUED LIKE NORMAL. I HAD 1/8 OF A TANK OF GAS, AND IT WAS 87 DEGREES OUT. THIS WAS THE THIRD TIME THAT MY VEHICLE STALLED. THE LAST TIME I WAS REVERSING OUT OF A SPACE, AND DAMAGE WAS CAUSED.*AK

NHTSA ID

10190241

Incident

May 8, 2007

Mileage

8,850 mi

I WAS DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE CAR LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER. THE LOSS OF POWER LASTED ONLY A FEW SECONDS AND THEN POWERED BACK UP. THE ENGINE ALSO STOPPED DURING THIS TIME. IT WAS EXTREMELY ALARMING AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THEY HAVE HAD OTHER OWNERS WITH THIS PROBLEM. I AM UNSURE WHAT THEY DID TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10189671

Incident

Feb 25, 2007