Owner-reported complaints naming the powertrain system, filed with NHTSA
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Powertrain reports that are not specifically the engine or transmission — driveshafts, axles, transfer cases and differentials. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2007 Jeep Wrangler 4-Dr 4X4 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 17 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
JOG SLIPS OUT OF FIRST GEAR VIOLENTLY. THE GEAR DOESNT STAY ENGAGED AND THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN PULLING OUT IN TRAFFIC. THIS HAPPENS QUITE OFTEN. WHEN IT POPS OUT, YOU ARE A STANDING DUCK.
FIRE STARTED UNDER THE CAR SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION. GLOW OF THE FLAME WAS TOWARDS THE BACK OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND TOWARDS THE CENTER OF THE CAR. FIRE WORKED ITS WAY FORWARD AND ENGULFED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CAR WAS IN MOTION EXITING FROM THE HIGHWAY ONTO AN OFF RAMP WHEN ISSUE WAS NOTICED.
TRANSMISSION POPS VIOLENTLY OUT OF FIRST GEAR UPON ACCELERATION CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LURCH AND PAUSE/STOP SUDDENLY. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS WITH INCREASING SEVERITY AND OCCURRENCE. THE VEHICLE, WHEN IN FIRST GEAR, IS MOST OFTEN IN THE MIDDLE OF TURNING OR CROSSING AN INTERSECTION. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS WITH INCREASING SEVERITY AND OCCURRENCE TO THE POINT WE FELT IT DANGEROUS SO WE FINALLY TOOK IT TO A DEALER. DESPITE IT BEING KNOWN ISSUE FOR THIS MAKE/MODEL, JEEP REFUSED TO HELP FIX THE PROBLEM CITING THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE AND WARRANTY EXPIRATION. *TR
I WAS DRIVING WITH FRIENDS WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. OVERHEATING, AC STOPPED WORKING, AND AN ODD SPEED FLUCTUATION. I INFORMED THE PEOPLE I WAS WITH THAT I WAS GOING TO DRIVE TO THE MAIN ROAD. BEFORE I GOT THERE, ABOUT 50 FEET, THE WHOLE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FLAMES WENT OVER THE TOP OF THE JEEP. LUCKILY THE FLAMES DIED DOWN BRIEFLY ENOUGH FOR ME TO JUMP OUT . I LOST EVERYTHING IN THE JEEP AND THE JEEP ITSELF. UPON CONTACTING JEEP, THEY SAID IT WASN'T THEIR FAULT RATHER IT WAS MY FAULT. CLEARLY SOMETHING MALFUNCTIONED AND I ALMOST LOST MY LIFE. *TR
DEALER WORKING ON REPLACEMENT OF EXHAUST MANIFOLDS, BROKE BOLT GOING INTO HEAD, HAVE TO REMOVE ENTIRE HEAD, TO REMOVE BROKEN BOLT, AS WELL AS REINSTALL WITH NEW GASKET, THEN PROCEEDS TO SHOCK THE JEEP AND NOW A NEW POWER CONTROL MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED , THIS DEALER IS INADEQUATE TO SAY THE LEAST, NEMER, SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY. *TR
MY WIFE AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED AT LEAST FIVE (5) INCIDENTS WHERE THE VEHICLE ENGINE STALLS/KILLS AND EITHER RESTARTS ITSELF OR HAS BE MANUALLY RESTARTED VIA IGNITION KEY. THE SYMPTOMS MIRROR EXACTLY THOSE DESCRIBED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE07027. (DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WHEN VEHICLE DASH LIGHTS UP AS IF FRESHLY STARTED, AND SOMETIMES NEEDS TO BE MANUALLY RESTARTED, AND SOMETIMES HAS RESTARTED ITSELF) THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS EXPERIENCED BY MY WIFE IN AUGUST OF 2009, AND THE VEHICLE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY INSPECTED BY JEEP DEALER [XXX] MOTORS OF MINOCQUA, WI, WHO AFTER INSPECTION AND ROAD TEST REPORTED "NO TROUBLE FOUND." (PER MY INVOICE DATED 8/24/09) AT THAT POINT THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY WITH 33,054 MILES ON THE ODOMETER, AND I WAS CHARGED $35.25 FOR THAT SERVICE ITEM. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT OCCURRED OCTOBER 14, 2013, AND WAS WITNESSED BY MY SON. IN THAT CASE I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH ON I-70 APPROACHING I-15 IN UTAH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE MANUALLY RESTARTED VIA KEY. THAT WAS THE 3RD INCIDENT I'VE EXPERIENCED IN THE PAST 5 MONTHS. *TR
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
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER RUBICON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION FLUID SUDDENLY BOILED OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE BOILING FLUID THEN MADE CONTACT WITH THE EXHAUST AND CAUSED A FIRE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK AND KNEE INJURIES AS WELL AS SMOKE INHALATION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.
THE AUTOMATIC SHIFTER LINKAGE POPS OFF AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SWITCH GEARS. THIS IS DANGEROUS. YOU MAY THINK YOU'RE IN PARK WHEN YOU'RE ACTUALLY IN DRIVE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO MOVE FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY. THIS WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, VEHICLE DAMAGE AND BODILY INJURY. *TR
BOUGHT MY AUTO-TRANSMISSION JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED X 2007 (JK) LAST NOVEMBER, TOOK IT TO AN 4 HOUR TRIP (FIRST TIME LONG TRIP) IN APRIL. ON OUR WAY WE NOTICED THAT THE CONTROL PANEL FOR RADIO BECAME HOT. WE STOPPED A LITTLE BIT THEN CONTINUED TO DRIVE. SUDDENLY THERE WAS A "HOT OIL" WARNING LIGHT UP. WE HAD TO STOP AGAIN AND WAIT FOR ANOTHER 2 HOURS TO HIT THE ROAD. I HAVE NEVER DONE TOWING OR OFF-ROADING OR ANYTHING - JUST DRIVING IN 2-WHEEL DRIVE ON A HIGH WAY, WHY THE HOT OIL LIGHT WENT OFF? THEN I DID SOME SEARCH AND FIND A LOT OF WRANGLER CATCHING FIRE VIDEOS ON YUTUBE. AND PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT "HOT OIL" AND INSUFFICIENT TRANSMISSION COOLER. I FIND THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR AUTO-TRAN 2010 MODEL TO INSTALL AN ADDITIONAL COOLER. I ALSO FOUND THAT THE 2011 AND 2012 MODEL JEEP WRANGLER AUTO-TRAN COME WITH THE ADDITIONAL TRANSMISSION COOLER. BUT HOW ABOUT 2007, 2008 AND 2009 MODEL? THE PROBLEM IS ENDEMIC TO 100% OF AUTOMATIC JKS. THE RISK OF FIRE OR TRANSMISSION DAMAGE WHEN USING THE VEHICLE IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH IT'S INTENDED USE IS UTTERLY UNACCEPTABLE. IT IS ALSO ILLEGAL! *TR
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 BOOT NEEDED TO BE REMOVED, AND/OR REPLACED. I DID EXACTLY AS THEY SAID AND REMOVED THE INNER SHIFT. I DID NOT REPLACE THE OUTER AS I WANTED TO SEE IF THIS SOLUTION WORKED. IT DID NOT. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME ANY POWER IS APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE IS IN 1ST GEAR. MY WIFE ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AS SHE WAS UNAWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. AS SHE PULLED INTO THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC, THE TRANSMISSION VIOLENTLY SHIFTED IN NEUTRAL, AND SHE WAS ALMOST HIT FROM THE DRIVER PULLING OUT BEHIND HER. *TR
ENGINE OIL NOT REGISTERED ON DIP STICK WHEN CHECKED. HAD TO ADD 3 QUARTS OF OIL TO GET TO REGISTER TO BOTTOM OF DIP STICK. OIL HAS BEEN CHANGED EVERY 3-6K MILES SINCE TOOK OWNERSHIP IN 2007. ENGINE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON WHEN OIL IS LOW. PROBLEM EXPERIENCED A 2ND TIME 5/26/2012. CHECKED OIL AND NO ENGINE OIL ON DIPSTICK. OIL WAS CHANGED/FILLED ON 1/19/2012 (HAVE RECORDS FROM MECHANIC) AND ONLY APPROXIMATELY 5K MILES DRIVE IN THAT TIME AND AGAIN 3 QUARTS REQUIRED TO EVEN GET OIL TO REGISTER ON DIP STICK AND AGAIN ENGINE OIL LIGHT NEVER CAME ON IN PAST 5 MONTHS SINCE LAST OIL CHANGE. ENGINE APPEARS TO BE "BURNING THROUGH" EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL WITH NO INDICATION OF LOW OIL IN VEHICLE AT ANY TIME. *TR
FROM A STOP I ENGAGED FIRST GEAR AND STARTED ACCELERATING. THERE WAS A LOUD BANG AND THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED FROM FIRST GEAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE ONE MONTH I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE. *TR
TRANSMISSION LINES ARE LEAKING WHERE THE RUBBER HOSE CONNECTS TO THE TWO STEEL LINES. TRANSMISSION FLUID COULD COME IN CONTACT WITH A HOT SOURCE AND CAUSE A VEHICLE FIRE. ALL OF THIS AT ONLY 50K MILES. JEEP HAS A RECALL FOR 08 THRU 10 JEEPS FOR THE SAME ISSUE THAT IS HAPPENING WITH 07 JEEPS. *TR
AT A COMPLETE STOP WHEN YOU STICK YOUR JEEP IN FIRST GEAR FOR A MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND GO TO ACCELERATE, THE JEEP WILL MAKE A LOUD POP/BANG SOUND AS THE STICK POPS OUT OF FIRST GEAR IN A VIOLENT FASHION. I HAVE COME CLOSE TO AN ACCIDENT TWICE WHERE I WAS ATTEMPTING TO CROSS MULTIPLE LANES OF TRAFFIC. IT ONLY HAPPENS IN FIRST GEAR AND IT ONLY HAPPENS ONCE IN A WHILE. JEEP WON'T FIX IT BECAUSE THEY CAN'T REPLICATE IT. MY JEEP IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY NOW ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM, BUT WANT ME TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED. THIS PROBLEM IS DANGEROUS AND WILL END UP KILLING SOMEONE IF IT HASN'T ALREADY HAPPENED. JEEP NEEDS TO DO A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. MANY PEOPLE ARE POSTING THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND JEEP IS NOT BEING UPFRONT ABOUT IT. *TR
2007 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED. 85,000 MILES. JEEP WILL NOT START THE MAJORITY OF TIME. JEEP WILL CLICK, AND NOT START. BATTERY, BATTERY CABLES, AND STARTER NOT THE ISSUE. DEALERSHIP PERFORMED A RECONFIGURATION ON THE TIPM FOR $80, BUT ISSUE NOT RESOLVED. IT APPEARS THAT A NEUTRAL START WILL INCREASE CHANCES OF THE VEHICLE STARTING, BUT NOT ALWAYS. WIGGLING THE SHIFTER IN PARK, OR MOVING IT INTO "NEUTRAL" PRIOR TO STARTING INCREASES THE SUCCESS RATIO. VEHICLE WILL ALWAYS START THE FIRST TIME EACH DAY, BUT AFTER THAT, YOU'RE STUCK TRYING TO TURN THE IGNITION AND GETTING PAST THE CLICKING. *TR
1. NO INCIDENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE BEING ABLE TO DRIVE. 2. THIS IS THE 1ST OCCURRENCE. A LOCAL MECHANIC VERIFIED A CYLINDER WAS DROPPED AND ADVISED TO RETURN TO THE JEEP/CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP FOR WARRANTY WORK. THE VEHICLE IS A JEEP WRANGLER X UNLIMITED 4-DOOR 4X4. 3. 2 DAYS LATER, JEEP SAYS THERE IS "ENGINE FAILURE" WHEN THEY SAW THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 30 MPH (2 DAYS PRIOR). *TR
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