Owner-reported complaints naming the exterior lighting system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming headlights, tail lights, turn signals and other exterior lighting. 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. 8 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
Premature failure of TIPM, multifunction headlight switch and multifunction switch.causing no wipers or turn signals engine shuts down randomly. Faulty rollover valve in gas tank that leaks fumes and gas spits from fuel fill when full
The door locks will unlock and lock by themselves. Without anything being touched. It does it so often that it will run the battery dead at night as the headlights come on every time the vehicle unlock is triggered. Also the horn will sound for no reason. Unprovoked at all hours. No warning whatsoever.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STAND STILL, WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED ON INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT THE IGNITION BEING ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO 2 DIFFERENT INDEPENDENT MECHANICS AND WAS INFORMED THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED AS OF YET. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 89,000. *DT*JB
MY CAR STARTED ACTING UP. NEIGHBORS WOULD COME REGULARLY RING MY HOUSE BELL TO LET ME KNOW THAT THE JEEP'S HEADLIGHTS WERE ON. THE JEEP WAS PARKED IN THE STREET. THE PROBLEM: IT WOULDN'T STAY LOCKED. IT WOULD AUTOMATICALLY LOCK AND UNLOCK WHENEVER. WE ONLY HAVE STREET PARKING AT HOME AND IT WAS VERY STRESSFUL TO LEAVE THE CAR OPEN AT NIGHT IN THE STREET OR EVEN WHEN GOING PLACES. ALSO THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STARTED GETTING STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD OR SOMETIMES STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY WHEN IT HAPPENED AT HIGH SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY! FINALLY, THE RIGHT BLINKER WOULDN'T WORK AND THAT PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE RELATED TO THE BROKEN LOCKING/UNLOCKING SYSTEM. AFTER GOING BACK AND FORTH TO TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS 5 TIMES (EACH TIME THEY SAID IT WAS FIXED BUT IT WASN'T), AFTER REPLACING THE TIPM AND ALL THE WIPER MOTOR PARTS AND REPROGRAMMING EVERYTHING PROPERLY, IT IS NOW A FUNCTIONAL CAR AGAIN! IT WAS A BIG BILL AND ON TOP OF THAT I HAD TO SPEND MONEY ON LYFT AND WAS VERY HANDICAPPED WITHOUT A CAR!
THE PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM OPERATES INTERMITTENTLY. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN TRACED TO THE SOLID STATE RELAY ON THE TIPM PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD. THE LOW BEAM USUALLY OPERATES AFTER HAVING THE SELECTOR SET TO HIGH BEAM FOR 20-30 MINUTES. THE ONLY REMEDY IS REPLACING THE TIPM AT SUBSTANTIAL COST FOR A RELATIVELY SIMPLE AND VERY IMPORTANT, SAFETY RELATED VEHICLE FUNCTION. REPLACEMENT TIPM UNITS ARE NOT READILY AVAILABLE, AND THERE IS NO TEMPORARY REPAIR POSSIBLE. THIS FAILURE EFFECTIVELY PRECLUDES LEGAL OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE COSTLY REPAIR CAN BE COMPLETED. *TR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND LIGHTS FAILED TO WORK DURING ICY RAIN/SNOWY CONDITIONS. ROAD VISIBILITY WAS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPAIRED AND I COULDN'T SEE MY INSTRUMENT PANEL. I HAD NO OPTION BUT TO CONTINUE HOME AT VERY SLOW SPEEDS TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES OF DRIVING WITHOUT WIPERS, THE WIPERS SUDDENLY TURNED ON BY THEMSELVES, MOVING VERY FAST. I COULD NOT ADJUST THE WIPER SPEED AT ALL. WHEN I ARRIVED HOME AND TURNED THE JEEP OFF AND REMOVED THE KEYS, WIPERS STILL WOULD NOT TURN OFF. I HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO STOP THE WIPERS. DEALER CLAIMS IT WAS A FAULTY WIPER MOTOR. I ADVISED THEM I THINK IT'S A FAULTY TIPM BASED ON WHAT I RESEARCHED/READ ONLINE. THEY ASSURED ME THE TIPM WAS WORKING FINE. WHEN THEY ORDERED AND INSTALLED THE NEW WIPER MOTOR, IT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY THEN ADMITTED THEY WERE WRONG WITH THE DIAGNOSTIC AND THE TIPM WAS FAULTY. THEY ADVISED ME THAT I NEED A NEW TIPM AND THAT ALL TIPMS ARE ON NATIONWIDE BACK ORDER. SEEMS TIPM FAILURE IS A RECURRING THEME AMONGST CERTAIN JEEP WRANGLER MODELS. IF YOUR LIGHTS AND WIPERS CAN GO OUT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD. I CALLED CHRYSLER TO COMPLAIN AND HAVE YET TO HEAR BACK FROM THEM. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING EXCESSIVELY FROM FRONT TO BACK WHEN HE DROVE MORE THAN 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING STABILIZER, FRONT AND REAR SHOCKS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS DID NOT PROVIDE ENOUGH COVERAGE SO THE DEALER ADJUSTED THEM; HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 26,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,688.
TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 2007 JEEP WRANGLER LIMITED THE WARNING LIGHTS ON DASH BOARD TURNED ON AND RADIO TURNED OFF, AT WHICH TIME VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING AT 65-75 MPH. VEHICLE MILEAGE AT THE TIME OF FAILURE WAS 2900, AND IS CURRENTLY 7464. THE FIRST TIME VEHICLE LOST POWER THE RPMS WERE STILL RUNNING. HE PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL. THEN ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND WAS SUCCESSFUL. THE SECOND TIME THE INCIDENT OCCURRED WARNING LIGHTS TURNED ON, AND THE RADIO TURNED OFF FOR ANOTHER 5 SECOND. HE TOOK FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND LEFT THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE REGAINED SPEED, THE LIGHTS TURNED OFF AND THE RADIO TURNED BACK ON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED THAT SOMETIMES WHEN HE OPENED THE WINDOWS THE RADIO WAS OFF FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS. THE CONTACT DID TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR SECOND TIME, AND THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH, AND THE CIRCUIT BRAKE PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR AGAIN ON 12/26/06 BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL HAVING THE SAME ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *AK UPDATED 1/17/2006 - WINDSHIELD BRACKET BOLTS CORRODED. THE LEFT BLINKER WOULD BLINK VERY FAST. THE DEALER REPLACED THE LEFT FRONT TURN SIGNAL BULB. GEAR SHIFT BECAME STUCK. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CONSOLE MOUNTED SHIFT LEVER. *NM
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