11 problems related to automatic transmission have been reported for the 2007 Jeep Wrangler. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
While driving vehicle and getting ready to park, gear shift locked. Able to shift to park but instrument panel continues to show drive. Unable to start vehicle- stuck on drive.
The contact owns a 2007 Jeep Wrangler. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired under NHTSA campaign id number: 09v436000 (power train: automatic transmission). One day following repairs, the vehicle was hesitant to start. The contact was able to start the vehicle yet it would stall sporadically. The contact took the vehicle back to the dealer and was told that they were unable to duplicate or diagnose the failure. The dealer advised they would have to take possession of the vehicle for an unspecified amount of time. The VIN was not available. The failure and current mileage was 40,000.
An open recall dated Feb 19, 2010 was ignored by my authorized Chrysler/Dodge/Jeep dealer dealing with transmission fluid temperature warning. The recall was incomplete and still open, yet the dealer still sold it to us without any warning of the recall, and even denied there was more than one recall when asked. They ignored safety recall j30, but did acknowledge recall j24.
The contact owns a 2007 Jeep Wrangler. The contact was able to determine his vehicle was included in NHTSA recall campaign id number: 09v436000 (power train: automatic transmission) and contacted the manufacturer for a hard copy of the recall notification. The manufacturer advised that the vehicle was included in the recall campaign and advised the contact to make an appointment with the dealer for repairs. The manufacturer refused to send a hard copy of the recall to the contact. The vehicle was not repaired under the recall campaign. There were no failures and the current mileage was 15,000.
The contact owns a 2007 Jeep Wrangler 4x4. While driving between 30 and 60 mph on normal road conditions, the transmission shifted from first to second gear without driver intent. The vehicle remained engaged in second gear as he pulled over to the side of the road. The engine was shut off and once restarted the vehicle resumed normal operation. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for inspection; however, the failure could not be duplicated. The failure mileage was 39,000 and the current mileage was unknown.
Transmission over heated and purged fluid on to hot exhaust manifold/cat converter. Jeep did not catch on fire but was close enough to cause alarm it was severely smoking enough to alert others drivers who waved me over. Its been having shift problems since purchased new in 07/07, including sever shuddering between 1-2 shifts and not downshifting unless holding the throttle down for 2-4 seconds making it really hard to keep up in regular traffic. Current mileage is 6,200. Local dealer keeps flashing the computer with software upgrades but nothing improves conditions. Current word from dealer is that "condition could not be duplicated / no 'codes' stored".
Rear main oil seal leaking.
When merging into traffic getting on the freeway, my engine does not respond to throttle input as I try to accelerate. The tachometer and speedometer seem to lock up as the vehicle quits responding to driver commands. This problem has happened twice in the first 1000 miles since being purchased. The dealer cannot seem to duplicate this discrepancy. This vehicle is a 2007 Jeep Wrangler 2 dr 4x4.
1: driving at highway speed with 3400 miles on the car. 2: all dashboard lights came on and engine stopped. Within a few seconds, the vehicle resumed operation. 3: nothing has been done. I have been researching and waiting for this issue to occur, as it has for many other 2007 Jeep Wrangler owners. It will be going in to the dealer, but as of late, there is no "fix" for this issue.
While driving on a canyon road at around 50 mph the jk Wrangler stopped responding. All the lights on the dash came on. The transmission felt like it went into neutral, but the engine did not stall. The problem lasted for 3-4 seconds before self correcting. I was on a straight stretch of road , and the vehicle was lined up well so there was not a crash.
Engine died @ 65 mph,and at other times at stop lights and while driving on off road trail. Trans didn't upshift while trying to merge on hiway and while attempting to pass other vehicles. Dealer said there wasn't anything wrong with vehicle.