2007 Jeep Wrangler Sahara Owner Complaints

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. I GOT MY JEEP BACK ON 4/15/19 AND NOW I HEAR A TICKING LIKE SOUND AND I'M TOLD IT COULD BE AN EXHAUST LEAK. ALSO, BEFORE I GOT THE THIRD ENGINE INSTALLED THE JEEP WOULD POP OUT OF FIRST GEAR WHEN I START TO ACCELERATE, JUST LIKE BEFORE. I TALKED TO THE MECHANIC WHO REBUILT MY TRANSMISSION AND HE SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. HE SAID HE COULD FIX IT, BUT EVENTUALLY IT WILL START POPPING OUT OF FIRST GEAR AGAIN.

NHTSA ID

11203172

Incident

Feb 7, 2017

Mileage

45,233 mi

EVERY TIME I FILL THE JEEP WITH GAS, ABOUT A CUP OF FUEL SPILLS BACK OUT OF THE FILLER NECK BEFORE THE PUMP SHUTS OFF.

NHTSA ID

11194840

Incident

Apr 5, 2019

Mileage

108,000 mi

AIRBAG LIGHT COME ON FOR 2-3 SECONDS AND TURN OFF FOR 5 SECOND TO 1 MINUTES AND COME BACK ON. NOW LIGHT IS PERMANENTLY ON. THIS COULD BE RELATED TO THE TAKATA RECALL BUT MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED.

NHTSA ID

11191313

Incident

Mar 1, 2019

WHEN FILLING THE PARKED, SHUT-OFF VEHICLE WITH GASOLINE THERE IS REGULAR SPILLOVER. REGARDLESS OF GAS STATION AND PUMP, THE PUMP DOES NOT DETECT FILL AND AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF. THIS HAS BEEN A FREQUENT ISSUE FOR ABOUT A YEAR.

NHTSA ID

11187339

Incident

Mar 1, 2018

Mileage

100,000 mi

MY JEEP IS EXPERIENCING THE "DEATH WOBBLE". IT ALMOST TURNED OVER ON I-85 OUTSIDE OF ATLANTA. MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AT 55MPH AND THERE WAS A SMALL DIP IN THE ROAD. THE JEEP BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. SHE COULD HARDLY CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL OR THE JEEP. WE WERE FINALLY ABLE TO SLOW DOWN ENOUGH (ALMOST REAR ENDED TWICE) AND PULL OVER. THIS IS NOT ISOLATED. WE HAD THE JEEP IN FOR REPAIRS BEFORE AND EVERYTHING LISTED FOR REPAIR OF THE DEATH WOBBLE REPLACED. IT IS DOING IT AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU NEED TO RECALL THESE JEEPS AND MAKE CHRYSLER FIX THEM BEFORE SOMEONE LIKE MY 23 YEAR OLD DIES!!!!!!!!!!!!1

NHTSA ID

11173008

Incident

Jan 26, 2019

Mileage

135,000 mi

MY JEEP HAS THE "DEATH WOBBLE"- I'VE SPENT OVER $1000 TRYING TO FIX IT. WHEN GOING OVER 50 ON A HIGHWAY, A SLOW SHAKE QUICKLY TURNS INTO A VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE JEEP BACK AND FORTH UNTIL I'M ALMOST STOPPED (5PMPH-ISH) ON THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY. I WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED THE OTHER DAY, AND AM PETRIFIED TO BRING IT ON THE HIGHWAY NOW.

NHTSA ID

11162422

Incident

Dec 17, 2018

Mileage

80,000 mi

NO MATTER HOW LONG THE JEEP RUNS I ONLY HAVE HEAT ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE. I HAVE VERIFIED THAT MY BLEND DOORS ARE WORKING. LIVING IN COLORADO THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE, MY WINDSHIELD DOES NOT DEFROST COMPLETELY.

NHTSA ID

11152221

Incident

Nov 17, 2018

Mileage

130,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

11143321

Incident

Oct 26, 2018

Mileage

105,000 mi

FUEL SPIT BACK PROBLEM, EVERYTIME I FUEL UP GAS PUKES OUT AND DOESNT CUT OFF WHEN ITS FULL

NHTSA ID

11082703

Incident

Jan 15, 2018

Mileage

100,000 mi

GASOLINE SPLILLOVER WHEN FILLING VEHICLE AT ALL GAS STATIONS/PUMPS. VEHICLE TURNED OFF. PUMP SET TO FILL OR MANUALLY HELD, THE ISSUE OCCURS. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE DECEMBER 2017 THOUGH PUTTING CURRENT DATE/LAST FILL UP BELOW.

NHTSA ID

11082456

Incident

Mar 31, 2018

Mileage

115,990 mi

MY JEEP WITH 86K MILES ENGINE BLEW. ONE WEEK EARLIER WHEN DRIVING OVER 40 MILES PER HOUR IT SEEMED TO WOBBLE A BIT FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS BECAUSE I HAD 4 WHEEL DRIVE ON. I HAVE ONLY OWNED IT FOR A MONTH AND IT IS A 2ND VEHICLE AND I WAS NOT SURE IF THAT WAS NORMAL OR NOT. THEN AFTER NOT DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR 4 DAYS I MOVED IT OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND WAS LESS THEN A BLOCK FROM MY HOME WHEN THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND HALF A BLOCK LATER THE ENGINE CUT OUT. THE CAR WOULDNT START AGAIN AND I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IT. THEY TOLD ME THE INTERNAL FUEL PUMP SEEMED TO MALFUNCTION AND THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN! WHEN I RETURNED HOME I NOTICED A POOL OF OIL IN MY DRIVEWAY. THIS CAR SAT FOR DAYS AND WAS BARELY DRIVEN BY ME SINCE MY PURCHASE. HOW DOES AN ENGINE AT 86K MILES JUST BLOW? HOW DOES OIL JUST DUMP OUT OF A VEHICLE? WHY? WELL DOING INTERNET RESEARCH IT APPEARS THAT THIS 2007 ENGINE YEAR THERE WAS A MISTAKE IN THE ENGINES WHERE PISTONS WERE PUT IN UPSIDE DOWN? THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THIS AND MANY 2007 JEEPS HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN. I AM LUCKY IT HAPPENED ON A LOCAL ROAD, IF I WAS DRIVING 65 IN MIDDLE LANE OF A HIGHWAY AND MY ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF I WOULD BE DEAD. I COULDNT STEER IT. IT JUST STOPPED..... I HAVE TRIED CALLING CHRYSLER AND HAVE BEEN TRANSFERED MANY TIMES TO OTHER PEOPLE, I AM AT A LOSS OF WHAT TO DO. AGAIN, I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE 1.5 MONTHS...

NHTSA ID

11065801

Incident

Jan 6, 2018

Mileage

86,000 mi

ON MONDAY OCTOBER 16, 2017 I STARTED MY JEEP TO LEAVE FOR WORK. AS I BACKED OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE AT MY APARTMENT AND FELT THE BRAKE PEDAL GO TO THE FLOOR. I ALMOST HIT A NEARBY CAR BUT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR INTO AN OPPOSITE PARKING SPACE AND THE CURB HELPED ME STOP THE CAR. I HAD BEEN DRIVING THE CAR THE DAY BEFORE WITHOUT ANY INDICATION OF A PROBLEM. I WAS ABLE TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A NEARBY REPAIR CENTER. THE MECHANIC CALLED ME TO EXPLAIN THAT THE BRAKE CABLE HAD CORRODED AND THAT THIS WAS THE SECOND OLDER JEEP THAT HE HAD SEEN WITH THIS PROBLEM. HE SUGGESTED THAT I NOTIFY YOU TO REPORT THIS ISSUE. I'M COUNTING MY BLESSINGS THAT THIS HAPPENED IN MY PARKING LOT AND NOT A FEW MINUTES LATER WHEN I WOULD HAVE BEEN TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH. THE TOTAL COST OF MY REPAIR WAS $446 BECAUSE THE BRAKE SYSTEM HAS BEEN REDESIGNED ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC. IT IS MY HOPE THAT ENOUGH OF THESE PROBLEMS WILL BE REPORTED AND THAT JEEP WILL CONDUCT A SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. I AM ATTACHING A PICTURE OF MY DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE AND ALSO A COPY OF MY REPAIR BILL. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU NEED FURTHER INFORMATION OR WHAT STEPS I CAN TAKE TO ENSURE THAT NO ONE ELSE WILL HAVE THIS POTENTIAL FAILURE OF THEIR BRAKES CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. SINCERELY, [XXX] [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

11036075

Incident

Oct 16, 2017

Mileage

123,578 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, IF YOU HIT A ROUGH SPOT ON THE ROAD, IT STARTS TO SHIMMY AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTS TO VIOLENTLY JERK BACK AND FORTH. THE FRONT TIRES ARE WOBBLING. YOU HAVE TO BE EXTREMELY GRIPPING THE STEERING WHEEL AND PUSH ON THE BRAKE AS HARD AS YOU CAN WITHOUT LOOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE TO GET IT STOPED.

NHTSA ID

10959704

Incident

Mar 3, 2017

Mileage

105,210 mi

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER SAHARA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10956222

Incident

May 26, 2016

JEEP DEATH WOBBLE IN MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. NO RHYME OR REASON, CAR WILL BEGIN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE BETWEEN 45 - 65 MPH. I HAVE TO COMPLETELY STOP AND PULL CAR TO SIDE OF ROAD IN ORDER TO MAKE THIS STOP. INCREDIBLY SCARY AND DANGEROUS. HAVE GONE TO TO DEALERSHIP AND EVERYONE HAS A DIFFERENT OPINION ALL OF WHICH ARE UNBELIEVABLE IN COST WHEN IT COMES TO SAFETY.

NHTSA ID

10954312

Incident

Feb 13, 2017

Mileage

75,000 mi

DEATH WOBBLE-HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM REPAIRED AND COMES BACK. CANNOT DRIVE OVER 55 MPH IN CITY OR HIGHWAY WITHOUT ENTIRE CAR STARTING TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. WILL SHAKE FOR ABOUT A MINUTE AND STOP ON ITS OWN. VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS. HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR OVER A YEAR

NHTSA ID

10947393

Incident

Jan 1, 2015

Mileage

65,000 mi

I ORIGINALLY TOOK MY JEEP IN TO THE DEALER SHIP BECAUSE EVERY TIME I WOULD FILL UP THE GAS WOULD OVERFLOW. THEY SAID THAT THEY REPLACED HE FILLER NECK BECAUSE THERE WAS A RECALL ON THAT. NOW IT TAKES 30 MINUTES TO FILL UP THE TANK FROM 1/4 TANK BECAUSE THE GAS PUMP WILL CLICK OFF EVERY 2 SECONDS.

NHTSA ID

10940356

Incident

Jan 2, 2017

Mileage

97,500 mi

WHEN I TURN THE KEY IT READS INVALID SKIM KEY AND WILL NOT CRANK UNLESS THE KEY IS PUSHED INTO THE CYLINDER WHEN A GREAT DEAL OF FORCE.

NHTSA ID

10939992

Incident

May 20, 2016

TAKATA RECALL . I WAS GIVEN A RECALL NOTICE EARLY IN 2016 . THE JEEP DEALER IN N MIAMI SAID THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER AND THEY WILL NOTIFY WHEN THEY ARRIVE. NOTHING HAS HAPPENED IN 1 YEAR. I AM MOST APPREHENSIVE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ON MAJOR ROADS . THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING PROBLEM AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE . PLEASE ADVISE

NHTSA ID

10938742

Incident

Jan 12, 2016

MY JEEP WILL START BUT NO GAUGES OR LIGHT ON DASH COME ON, THE WIPERS TURN ON AT FULL POWER. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE JEEP WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE TIPM IS CAUSING THE ISSUES.

NHTSA ID

10936740

Incident

Dec 17, 2016

I ALMOST HAD FATAL CRASH WITH MY CHILDREN BECAUSE OF 'DEATH WOBBLE'. IT'S NOT FUNNY & JEEP NEEDS TO BE SUED FOR REFUSING TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE! OVER 50 TIMES WHEN TRAVELING 65 MPH THE VEHICLES SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY FORCING ME TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP ON THE HIGHWAY. WHY ARE THEY ALLOWED TO GET AWAY WITH THIS!!!

NHTSA ID

10899160

Incident

Aug 9, 2016

Mileage

165,000 mi

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 CAUGHT IN FIRE, OH BEFORE MY BREAKS WENT OUT MY CAR STARTED TO LOST POWER AND THE FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD (PASSENGER SEAT) WE NEED SOME ANSWERS, THAT'S NOT FSIR....UPDATED 08/08/16 *BF...UPDATED 08/30/16 *BF *CN

NHTSA ID

10887644

Incident

Jul 17, 2016

Mileage

80,000 mi

"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 SIDE) I DIDN'T HAVE A WARNING, I CHECKED MY DASHBOARD AND NOTHING WAS ON, MY CAR WAS AT THE CHRYSLER DEALER FOR SERVICE TWO WEEKS AGO AND PASS STATE INSPECTION LAST WEEK. THAT'S IS NOT ACCEPTABLE, I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO GET MY BAG AND WALLET, MY CAR WAS ON FLAMES. CHRYSLER NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. WE NEED SOME ANSWERS. MY CAR WAS IN MOTION, IN A HIGHWAY.

NHTSA ID

10887538

Incident

Jul 17, 2016

Mileage

80,000 mi

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 OUT IF GEAR AND NO LONGER ACCELERATE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE DAY ONE OF ME PURCHASING IT.

NHTSA ID

10882144

Incident

Jul 1, 2016

Mileage

98,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER SAHARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED, THE CLUTCH PLATE SQUEAKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH PLATE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

NHTSA ID

10873292

Incident

Jun 5, 2016

Mileage

92,000 mi