Ignition problems of the 2007 Jeep Wrangler

2007 Jeep Wrangler with late March 2007 build date is experiencing stall failures of the electrical system. While braking at a stop sign, my Jeep stalled out and within a couple of seconds came back on. During this stall period, both steering and braking are severely negatively influenced.

I've experienced some electrical issues with my 2007 Jeep Wrangler x. On four separate occassions the ignition has stuck in the starting postion. Second, and most disturbing, my Jeep lost power and the all the dashboard lights lit up, while traveling down the highway at 60-65mph. I talk to the dealership about the ignition issue, which they stated they could not re-create, therefore could not diagnose. My Jeep only has 1,700 miles. Below is the date of the major incident.

Brand new 2007 Jeep Wrangler with 6,300 miles. Key became lodged in ignition and would not come out. Car could not be completely shut off so battery drain occurred. Took the car to the dealer and they don't know what the problem is. They kept the car to work on it without offering a loaner. Just wanted to report this in case there are other instances of keys becoming lodged in ignitions of new Chrysler / Jeep products.

While traveling at night down a county road at approximately 60 mph the headlights went off for almost a second, the dash lights lit up like a christmas tree, the engine bogged and all accessories went off, and then came back on as if the ignition had just been turned on. The engine's power returned, and it continued as if nothing happened. The brake light stayed illuminated for 3-5 minutes after. Prior to this, there was a similar incident, though it was in the daylight and I was unable to see the dash lights light up or the headlights come on, however the engine bogged and the bas light lit up. The problem is intermittent and I have not yet had an opportunity to take the vehicle to the dealership yet.

On two separate occasions I was driving less than 10 mph and coming to a stop when the engine stalled for no apparent reason. I was aware of this potential hazard due to my research on jk-forum. Com where other 2007 Jeep Wrangler owners have experienced similar problems to mine. I experienced the engine stalling issue around 3700 miles and a second time at approximately 7500 miles. No check engine light comes on, I just shift into neutral and restart the vehicle and continue to drive. However I cannot replicate this stall condition and I'm nervous about it happening at higher speeds.

When coasting to a stop, going uphill on a highway, the brake pedal locks-up when you put your foot on the brake. After a few seconds, it releases and brakes normally. This has happened 3 times at the same intersection (may 2007, August 2007, sept. 2007). All three times resulted in near-miss accidents. The vehicle was in for repair for this problem, but the dealer could not replicate it. Even though he could not replicate the problem, the service manager advised us to get rid of the car because it was an obvious safety issue. On 9/14, while the car was still at the dealer, Chrysler announced a recall for this incident and advised customers that had experienced this problem to take the car to the dealer immediately. Ours has now been there for 6 weeks, with no end in sight. We have also had the engine stall when traveling on a twisty road near our residence. This has happened 1 time. This problem has occurred in the same model as ours, but was believed to have been addressed before ours was built. However, we still have the problem and no solution from Chrysler.

While driving my 2007 Jeep x unlimited w/ automatic transmission, build date 12/06, on a long trip engine had been running for 4 hours straight. Approached a stop light at about 35 mph and engine stalled. All dash lights came on and radio cut out. I had my ipod hooked up to the auxiliary jack. Had over 1/4 tank of gas.

On 4 different occasions now the Jeep has completely shut down under normal driving conditions in moving traffic. There are no symptoms that lead up to the incidents. At various speeds and at various times all of the lights on the dashboard will come on for a second, then they all go off, the radio shuts off, and the engine dies as if the ignition has been turned off. The engine and lights will stay off for an average of a 4 to 6 seconds and the vehicle will start back up as if nothing happened. This is a huge safety concern in the fact that during this time period all vehicle control is lost. This has happened at highway speeds. I have taken the Jeep to the dealership more than once regarding this problem. They report that they cannot duplicate the issue, and pretty much act as if it is a non-issue since they can't reproduce the problem.

I was accelerating and had reached about 45 mph when the engine stalled and all the dash lights illuminated. This lasted for about 1 to 2 seconds, and then the engine came back on and all was well.

I was leaving work on 3/15/07 and going down the interstate about 65 mph in the rain when the engine shut off. I was doing nothing but driving when the engine just shut off the gauges went nuts. I drive a 2007 Jeep Wrangler and it has only 2000 miles on it. I could have been hurt or even killed by this event. Today on my way back to work the Jeep was shaking badly lots of vibration at hiway speeds. Once again I just bought it back in December and now it shuts off and is one big vibrator going down the highway. I will be taking the Jeep back to the dealership and have it checked out. I will tell you right now they will find nothing wrong with it since there are no check engine lights on or any other symptons. I would like this investagated. I hope that there will be a recall before too many people have to die from this. But going down the highway at high sppeds and your engine shutting off and haveing no control over your vehicle is a perfect recipe for a serious accident.

2007 Jeep Wrangler unlimited 4 door, 1800 miles, 14 degrees outside and all lights and motor turned off. Then a few seconds later it restarted like I put the key in the ignition and restarted it. This happened while I was driving 35 mph.

The contact owns a 2007 Jeep Wrangler. The contact hears a cranking sound when starting the vehicle. The vehicle shakes and shuts off constantly. The mechanic was unable to diagnose the cause of failure. The current mileage is 50,100 and failure mileage was 19,040.

While driving on flat paved road at 45 mph and it turned itself off for about 2 seconds and then came back on. Completely dead, it came back on by itself, (I guess inertia fired it back up as it has an automatic transmission. Called the dealership the next day, and they were unaware of any similar incidents. No dummy lights stayed on, so I didn't go by the dealership. . Read more...

I had no previous problems with the vehicle stalling. The vehicle was running with no noticable difference the day of the incident. I was pulling off from a traffic light and I felt the power from the engine cut out. I looked at my instruments and the tach dropped to zero and all the instrument lights went out. No more than one to two full seconds later all of the instrument lights came on and went through the normal sequence like the vehicle was just started. The engine came back to life and the vehicle ran as though there was no problem. I took the vehicle to the dealer and they said it did not store a code in the computer and they could not replicate the prblem. I have had no other failures. I don't remember the exact date of the failure, but I am sure I have a copy of the service record in my glove box from when I took it to the dealer. I will be happy to cooperate with any investigation and provide the documentation if needed.