Owner-reported complaints naming the driver-assistance system, filed with NHTSA
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Driver assistance reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Jul 17, 2025
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
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of 555 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
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Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
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What this page shows
Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2007 Jeep Wrangler submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 25 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.
Owner reports naming driver-assistance
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Driver assistanceElectrical
Filed Jul 17, 2025
TIPM failure. Recall 07V291000 My vehicle (2007 Jeep Wrangler) is not included in the recall, although it was recalled for this model. Car suddenly had a variety of bizarre electrical malfunctions including wipers acting on their own, difficulty starting, and stalling while driving. Mechanic inspection ($150) Also contirmed that it is the TIPM. The vehicle is too dangerous to drive before the TIPM is replaced.
NHTSA ID
11674312
Incident
Jul 11, 2025
AirbagsDriver assistance
Filed Mar 27, 2020
MY AIRBAG LIGHT WONT TURN OFF NOR WILL MY ESP BAS LIGHT OR TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT.
NHTSA ID
11319416
Incident
Nov 21, 2019
Mileage
116,000 mi
Driver assistanceElectricalSteering
Filed Feb 18, 2020
MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER HAS A SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE DEATH WOBBLE! I HAD NEVER HEARD OF IT UNTIL IT DID IT WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN A SMOOTH SUBURB STREET AND I SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR HELP. THE JEEP OWNERS COMMUNITY NAMED IT THE DEATH WOBBLE BECAUSE IT LITERALLY WOBBLES AND SHAKES WITHOUT ANY WARNING LIGHTS, WITHOUT ANYTHING TRIGGERING IT, ON EVERY TYPE OF ROAD, AND AT EVERY SPEED. AFTER IT HAPPENED ON THE INTERSTATE WITH MY SON IN THE CAR WITH ME, I NO LONGER ALLOWED MY CHILDREN TO RIDE IN THE JEEP AT ALL. WE ALMOST DIED THAT DAY AS IT SHOOK SO VIOLENTLY ALMOST PUTTING US IN THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE! WE MISSED GETTING T-BONED BY AN 18 WHEELER BY JUST A HAIR. IT WAS SO FRIGHTENING! THE JEEP DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT SAID THERE'S NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT AND THAT IT WAS VERY COMMON. HOW IS SUCH A DANGER COMMON??? HOW CAN THESE VEHICLES BE LEGALLY SOLD?? THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS ALONE AND I ENDED UP IN A DITCH. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE OUT OF THE DITCH AND WENT TO NEARBY AUTO SHOP. THEIR DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE ENGINE "SLING A ROD" THEY SAID. FOR 3 MONTHS NOW, I HAVE BEEN MAKING PAYMENTS ON A JEEP SITTING DEAD IN AN AUTO SHOP. AS A SINGLE MOM I CAN'T AFFORD SUCH A HUGE REPAIR AND ROUTE 66 WARRANTY COMPANY DECIDED TO CANCEL MY ALREADY PAID FOR EXTENDED WARRANTY WHEN I FILED THE CLAIM ON IT. THEY DENIED IT AND SAID THEY'RE CANCELING ME. THIS VEHICLE IS GOING TO KILL SOMEONE. PLEASE HELP!!
NHTSA ID
11309766
Incident
Nov 19, 2019
Mileage
183,361 mi
Driver assistanceEngine
Filed Oct 9, 2019
THE THROTTLE CONTROL RANDOMLY GOES OUT, WHILE IT IS EASY TO RESET THE SENSOR, SO THE VEHICLE REMAINS DRIVEABLE, IT IS DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY OR CROSSING THE HIGHWAY WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND THE CAR GOES INTO LIMP MODE. I WAS TURNING ON THE HIGHWAY WHERE PEOPLE ARE DOING 60MPH AND SUDDENLY MID TURN THE CAR GOES INTO LIMP MODE AND DOESN'T WANT TO MOVE WHILE CARS COME SPEEDING AT YOU.
NHTSA ID
11267344
Incident
Oct 6, 2019
Mileage
135,000 mi
Driver assistanceElectrical
Filed Aug 6, 2019
VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND PUT ITSELF INTO LIMP MODE UPON DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF A 3 WEEK PERIOD. OBD-II THREW CODES PERTAINING TO FAILING SENSORS IN EGR, CAMSHAFT AND ACCELERATION PEDAL. READ MANY ONLINE FORUMS ABOUT OTHER WITH JEEP AND CHRYSLER VEHICLES HAVING FAULTY TIPM UNITS. MY CAR WILL NOW NOT RUN WITHOUT SOUNDING LIKE IT'S BEING STARVED OF FUEL. I FEAR THE BAD TIPM MAY HAVE ALSO CAUSED THE FUEL PUMP TO GO BAD. CHRYSLER WAS LESS THAN HELPING IN SUGGESTING I BRING THE VEHICLE IN AND WAS TOLD MY WARRANTY (IF I EVEN HAD ONE STILL VALID) COULD BE VOIDED FOR BRINGING THE VEHICLE TO A SHOP MY FRIEND OWNS FOR THE REPAIRS INSTEAD OF A DEALERSHIP. THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE I PURCHASED IT TWO YEARS AGO. I'M IN THE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN NON ROUTINE REPAIRS AND OWE TOO MUCH ON IT TO WALK AWAY FROM IT. IT'S MY DAILY DRIVER AND HAVE NO OTHER VEHICLE TO GET TO WORK OR AROUND.
NHTSA ID
11241987
Incident
Aug 5, 2019
Mileage
124,000 mi
Driver assistanceEngineSteering
Filed Aug 6, 2019
THE DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY MY CAR DIED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, I THOUGHT MAYBE I HAD RAN OUT OF GAS BECAUSE THE LIGHT WAS ON. I FILLED UP WITH THE GAS CAN AND THE JEEP DID NOT START. I TRIED TO JUMP IT USING CABLES AND IT WOULDN'T TURN OVER. I WENT TO AUTOZONE AND BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY, THE JEEP STARTED AFTER THAT. YESTERDAY I GOT AN OIL CHANGE, THEY CHECKED MY BATTERY AND SHOWED ME THE OIL AFTER THE CHANGE, SAID EVERYTHING WAS GOLDEN. I WAS ON MY WAY HOME WHEN MY BATTERY LIGHT POPPED ON AGAIN, I KIND OF SHOOK IT OFF CONSIDERING I JUST REPLACED IT. WELL MY CAR JERKED ME FORWARD, EVERY SINGLE LIGHT TURNED ON AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGH WAY AS MUCH AS I COULD AND MY CAR WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. I GOT IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND THEY CALLED TO TELL ME THAT THE ISSUE WAS MY "TIPM" AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO GET IT TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. AS I GOOGLED WHAT THAT WAS REGARDING MY YEAR MAKE AND MODEL I FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS ABOUT 7 YEARS AGO FOR MY JEEP SPECIFICALLY.
NHTSA ID
11241950
Incident
Aug 5, 2019
Mileage
123,000 mi
Driver assistanceSteering
Filed Nov 19, 2018
I WAS DRIVING DOWN A MERGE LANE COMING OFF OF NORTHBOUND HIGHWAY 65 IN SPRINGFIELD MISSOURI ENTERING ONTO JAMES RIVER FREEWAY ON 2/19/2018 WHEN MY JEEP STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND THEN DROVE VERY SLOWLY FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE TO PARK AT MY PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT. I HAD TO TOW JEEP. I WOULD DESCRIBE THIS AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE" THAT SEEMS TO BE A NOT SO UNCOMMON ISSUE WITH JEEPS. I HAVE HIGH MILEAGE, BUT REPLACED ENGINE DUE TO ANOTHER JEEP ISSUE, SO APPROXIMATELY 70000 MILES ON NEW ENGINE.
NHTSA ID
11152436
Incident
Feb 19, 2018
Mileage
221,000 mi
Driver assistancePowertrain (other)
Filed Sep 28, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. A LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED A CASE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,388.
NHTSA ID
11030335
Incident
Sep 27, 2017
Mileage
139,388 mi
AirbagsBrakesDriver assistance
Filed Sep 25, 2015
MY HORN QUIT WORKING THE SAME TIME THE AIRBAG LIGHT AND THE ELECTRONIC STABILIZER CONTROL / BAS LIGHT CAME ON.
NHTSA ID
10776522
Incident
May 28, 2015
Mileage
105,000 mi
AirbagsBrakesDriver assistance
Filed May 25, 2015
INCIDENTS OF ENGINE STALL; AIRBAG NON-DEPLOYMENT; RANDOM HORN, HEADLIGHT, TAILLIGHT, DOOR LOCK, INSTRUMENT PANEL AND WINDSHIELD WIPER ACTIVITY; FAILURE OF FUEL PUMP SHUTOFF RESULTING IN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION; AND FIRES. ALL THE DASH BACK LIGHTS COME OFF AND ON RANDOMLY ESPECIALLY THE HEATER CONTROLS. AIR BAG LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON. AIR BAG LIGHT AND BEEPER FLASH AND BEEP ALL THE TIME AND NO MECHANIC DOES NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT. VERY FLUSHTERATING TO DRIVE W AIRBAG BEEPING . NO RESALE VALUE DUE TO ALL THE ABOVE THINGS. WILL YOU BUY IT? HORN HAS NOW STOPPED WORKING AND LIGHTS BEHIND THE HEATER DO NOT WORK EITHER.
NHTSA ID
10721344
Incident
Apr 1, 2010
Mileage
65,000 mi
Driver assistanceSteeringSuspension
Filed Mar 28, 2015
I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WHEN HITTING 65MPH AND JEEP STARTED TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. I WOULD HAVE TO STOP AND PULL OVER TO A LOWER SPEED FOR IT TO STOP. BUT IF I WAS IN LEFT LANE AND IT STARTED I COULDN'T SWING TO BREAKDOWN LANE SO WOULD HAVE TO STOP IMMEDIATELY IN TRAFFIC. VERY UNSAFE BUT BETTER THAN CAUSING ACCIDENT. I REPLACED THE STEERING STABILIZER LAST SUMMER WITH NO RELIEF. WHY IS JEEP NOT HANDLING THIS ? WHY ARE PEOPLE LIKE US SPENDING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON A VEHICLE JUST TO HAVE CAUSE LIFE THREATENING ISSUES I HAVE MANY THINGS AND READ UP ON THIS DEATH WOBBLE OF JEEP. IS IT SOMETHING I CAN GET LAWYERS INVOLVED ? *TR
NHTSA ID
10702376
Incident
Jun 1, 2013
Mileage
70,000 mi
AirbagsBrakesDriver assistance
Filed Feb 20, 2015
THE WARNING LIGHT FOR THE BRAKE ASSIST, AIRBAG & STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT UP. TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CLOCK SPRING WAS FAULTY THAT IS WHY THE LIGHTS COME ON. THE COST TO REPAIR THE CLOCK SPRING IS OVER $800.00. ALL IT DOES IS MAKE IT SO THE WARNING LIGHTS TURN OFF, SO I HAVE CHOSEN NOT TO REPAIR IT. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE JK WRANGLERS. THE PROBLEM IS IF THERE REALLY IS AN ISSUE THEN I WON'T KNOW BECAUSE THE LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON. I FEEL THAT JEEP SHOULD REPAIR THIS AS A RECALL. *TR
NHTSA ID
10689627
Incident
Dec 8, 2014
Mileage
139,922 mi
Driver assistanceEngine
Filed Dec 26, 2014
Fire reported
CAR DID NOT HAVE ANY POWER WHEN PRESSING THE GAS PEDDLE. ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. EVEN THOUGH CAR WAS BROUGHT TO DEALER FOR SERVICE NOVEMBER 1 2014. TWO FAULT CODES WERE FOUND THE DEALER (PAPA DODGE) REPLACED EGR AND GASKET VALVE. I CALLED THE DEALER ABOUT 10 DAYS LATER AND TOLD THEM THE CAR STILL DID NOT HAVE POWER WHEN PRESSING THE GAS PEDDLE. THE SUPERVISOR OF THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOOK JEEP FOR TEST DRIVE AND SAID HE DIDN'T SEE A PROBLEM. ON DECEMBER 25 ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ON DECEMBER 26 I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 5 MILES PER HOUR AND SAW SMOKE CAME TO COMPLETED STOP. UNDER THE CAR FRONT IN THE FRONT UNDER HOOD WAS ON FIRE PASSENGER SIDE. POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED IMMEDIATELY AND PUT OUT FIRE UNDER HOOD ENGINE. CAR WAS COMPLETELY BURNED OUT. *TR
NHTSA ID
10668355
Incident
Dec 26, 2014
Mileage
97,000 mi
Driver assistanceElectrical
Filed Jun 18, 2014
WHEN DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 40 MPH THE JEEP'S DASH LIGHTS CAME ON, THE HORN STARTED BLOWING, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON, THE LOCKS WENT ON AND OFF AND THE CAR STALLED. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS, WHILE IDLING, AND DIFFERENT WEATHER CONDITIONS. *TR
NHTSA ID
10599076
Incident
Jun 17, 2014
Mileage
160,000 mi
BrakesDriver assistanceVisibility
Filed Dec 14, 2013
SHORTLY BEFORE TAKING VEHICLE IN FOR BRAKES, THE ABS/ESP/BAS AND TRACTION LIGHTS CAME ON. REPAIR SHOP STATED THIS WOULD RESET AFTER BRAKES REPLACEMENT. IT DID NOT. NOW THE LIGHTS ARE ON ALL THE TIME. I HAVE NO ABS,NO TRACTION CONTROL AND VEHICLE IS ALL OVER THE ROAD IN INCLEMENT CONDITIONS. ALSO THE WIPERS WON'T TURN OFF AFTER CAR IS TURNED OFF AND KEY IS REMOVED. THEY OPERATE ON LOW OR HIGH NO INTERMITTENT. THE FLUID WORKS AND THE REAR WIPERS AND FLUID WORKS, BUT THE WIPERS WONT TURN OFF UNLESS I REMOVE THE FUSE. AND NOW THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT WORK. I WAS TOLD THE TIPM IS BAD, BUT LOOKING AT REVIEWS ONLINE. IT SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR ALL THESE ISSUES AND SHOULD BE CAUSE FOR RECALL. *TR
NHTSA ID
10556037
Incident
Oct 14, 2013
Driver assistanceSteeringSuspension
Filed Aug 19, 2013
DRIVING ON 4 LANE NON-INTERSTATE ROAD IN THE RAIN AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. DROVE THROUGH A PUDDLE THAT SEEMED TO AFFECT THE LEFT FRONT TIRE ONLY AND THE FRONT END BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AS THOUGH SOMETHING HAD CAME LOOSE. THERE WAS A STRONG PULL TO THE LEFT ALSO. I'M THINKING I WILL HAVE TO GET THE FRONT END CHECKED OUT, STOPPED AT A GROCERY STORE FOR A FEW THINGS AND WHEN HEADED HOME THE SHAKE IS STILL THERE, BUT NOT SO VIOLENT. PARKED AT HOME OVERNIGHT AND HEADED OUT THE NEXT DAY TO GET IT LOOKED AT AND THERE IS NO SHAKE WHATSOEVER, VEHICLE DRIVES LIKE IT ALWAYS HAS. IN DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET I SEE A PROBLEM OTHERS SEEM TO BE HAVING EXACTLY LIKE MINE AND IT'S BEING CALLED THE "DEATH WOBBLE". IT HAS NOT DONE THIS SINCE THIS ONE TIME BUT IT HAS ME WORRIED THAT IT WILL AT ANY TIME, AND COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. *TR
NHTSA ID
10536110
Incident
Jul 3, 2013
Mileage
47,500 mi
Driver assistancePowertrain (other)Suspension
Filed Aug 13, 2013
I ENGAGED MY ELECTRONIC SWAYBAR DISCONNECT WHEN I WENT OFF-ROADING. WHEN I RETURNED TO PAVEMENT, I TRIED TO RECONNECT BY PRESSING THE BUTTON ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, BUT THE LIGHT CONTINUED FLASHING ON THE DASH. I TOOK MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER RUBICON IN TO THE LOCAL JEEP DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, I FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE AMONG RUBICON OWNERS. HERE IS THE LINK TO SOME OTHERS ON A JEEP FORUM EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE: HTTP://WWW.JK-FORUM.COM/JK-ELECTRICAL-LIGHTING-SOUND-SYSTEMS-13/WARNING-RUBICON-OWNERS-YOUR-SWAYBAR-WILL-GET-YOU-177489/PAGE2/ THIS IS A REAL ISSUE, AS MOST JEEP OWNERS THAT HAVE THIS ELECTRONIC SWAYBAR DISCONNECT OPTION USE IT OFF-ROAD, FAR FROM CIVILIZATION. IN SOME CASES, THIS DEFECT HAS CAUSED THEIR VEHICLE TO FREEZE UP. THIS COULD BE DEADLY IN SOME OF THE REALLY HOT OR REALLY COLD LOCATIONS. *TR
NHTSA ID
10535053
Incident
Jul 14, 2013
Mileage
64,000 mi
Body & structureDriver assistanceSteering
Filed Jul 23, 2013
MY JEEP WRANGLER 2007 SHAKES SO VIOLENTLY THAT I CAN NO LONGER DRIVE IT. I AM AFRAID THAT I MAY KILL SOMEONE OR MY SELF OR MY KID. IT IS THE SCARIEST THING EVER. AT THREE (3) DIFFERENT OCCASIONS I ALMOST CRASH. I HEARD SO MANY JEEP OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, SO WHY CHRYSLER ARE NOT DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM? THEY TRIED TO TELL ME ITS FRONT END OR A TIRE ISSUE. I HAVE CHANGED MY STEERING DAMPER, MY STABILIZER BAR AND BUSHINGS. HAD IT ALIGNED AND BOUGHT NEW TIRES AND BALANCE. PROBLEM STILL EXIST. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER AS OF THIS MORNING. AND THEY ARE TRYING TO STICK ME WITH A BILL FOR ANY REPAIRS DONE TO RECTIFY THIS WOBBLING ISSUE. I DO NOT THINK THAT I, THE CONSUMER SHOULD HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING FOR THIS MANUFACTURE DEFECT. $40, 000.00 IS NOT CHEAP, THEY MADE A KILLING FROM ME AND NOW THAT I HAVE SIX MONTHS LEFT, NOBODY WANTS TO ASSIST OR DO THE RIGHT THING. I LOVE MY WRANGLER. ALWAYS DREAM ABOUT OWNING ONE SINCE HIGH SCHOOL. I HOPING YOU CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I HAVE NO EXTRA MONEY LYING AROUND. PLEASE HELP [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
NHTSA ID
10526439
Incident
Mar 25, 2009
Mileage
65,951 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Dec 1, 2011
Crash reported1 injury reported
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON SHIFTING INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD UNTIL IT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND WILL SEND AN INVESTIGATOR TO EXAMINE THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000.
NHTSA ID
10437951
Incident
Nov 8, 2011
Mileage
54,000 mi
Driver assistanceEngineSteering
Filed Oct 23, 2011
INTERMITTENT PROBLEM OCCURRING ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF. ALL WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD APPEAR, ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF WHICH LEADS TO POWER STEERING FAILURE AND LOSS OF SAFE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. WHILE THE ENGINE SHUT OFF IS INTERMITTENT AND DOES NOT LAST FOR MORE THAN A FEW SECONDS BEFORE IT TURNS BACK ON WITHOUT USE OF THE KEY OR ANY OTHER MEANS OF MANUALLY RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, IT IS HIGHLY UNSAFE AND CAN LEAD TO SEVERE INJURY OR DEATH. WE HAVE NOTED THIS ISSUE OCCURRING APPROXIMATELY 1-2 TIMES PER MONTH. WE FINALLY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO SERVICE AND LOCATE THE ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE ON OCTOBER 20, 2011. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF UNUSUALLY HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED WE DO AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST WHICH WILL BE COMPLETED IN 3000 MILES OR 3 MONTHS. *TR
NHTSA ID
10432515
Incident
Jun 25, 2010
Mileage
42,000 mi
Driver assistanceSteeringSuspension
Filed Apr 9, 2011
SEVERE WOBBLE IN FRONT END WHERE CONTROL OF VEHICLE IS HARD TO MAINTAIN. IT BEGAN INTERMITTENTLY AND BRIEFLY AND NOW IS REPETITIVE AND SUSTAINED. MY WRANGLER IS NOW BEING EVALUATED FOR THE FOURTH TIME AND NEEDS A STEERING DAMPENER REPLACED (WHICH WAS THE RECALL) ALONG WITH REPLACING UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. CHRYSLER REPORTEDLY HAD 4,000 OF THESE VEHICLES RECALLED UNDER SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER: CSN-J34 WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THIS VEHICLE AND OTHERS LIKE IT IS GOING TO KILL SOMEONE. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY SHAKES/WOBBLES AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THIS WAS A "KNOWN ENGINEERING FLAW".
NHTSA ID
10396307
Incident
Dec 15, 2010
Mileage
47,164 mi
AirbagsDriver assistance
Filed Nov 4, 2010
Crash reported2 injuries reported
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO HIS VEHICLE HEAD ON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD DAMAGES TO THE FRONT END AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TWO PASSENGERS WERE INJURED. ONE PASSENGER HAD INJURIES TO HIS LEFT ARM AND LEG. THE OTHER PASSENGER HAD INJURIES TO HER LEG. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT MEDICAL PERSONNEL AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED ON THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. UPDATED 01/14/11 *BF THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED IN 2008 THE SPEED CONTROL SENSOR FAILED UPDATED 04/04/11
NHTSA ID
10363983
Incident
Oct 20, 2010
Mileage
62,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Jan 21, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. WHENEVER THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS TO INCLUDE APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE THROTTLE BODY LIGHT HAD APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. HE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE OCCASIONAL WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AFTER COMING TO A STOP. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT IS STILL EXPERIENCING THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 31820.
NHTSA ID
10301720
Incident
Jan 21, 2010
Mileage
31,820 mi
Driver assistanceElectricalSteering
Filed Dec 30, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. ON DECEMBER 23, 2008, WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND WOULD ONLY STEER TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AND THE STABILIZER SYSTEM ACTIVATED ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE SWITCHED INTO TWO WHEEL DRIVE. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKES AND PULLED THE WHEEL IN AN ATTEMPT TO STABILIZE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED INTO THE LEFT LANE AND WAS PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY FOUND NO FAILURES. THE DEALER TURNED OFF THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 23,000.
NHTSA ID
10253203
Incident
Dec 23, 2008
Mileage
23,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Jul 12, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FISHTAIL. THE CONTACT RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN ORDER TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. HE STATED THAT HE WOULD SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 5,000.
NHTSA ID
10196224
Incident
Jul 2, 2007
Mileage
5,000 mi
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