general problems of the 2007 Jeep Wrangler - part 1

The contact owns a 2007 Jeep Wrangler. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would independently enter limp mode with the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact had taken the vehicle to the dealer where they replaced the valve body. Recently, the contact stated upon placing the gear shifter into the reverse, the vehicle would fail to move backwards. The check engine light then illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer where he was given an estimate for a new transmission. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 156,000.

Timp has gone bad. Causes all gauges to quit working, stalls engine during operatiing, door locks and security system inoperable, headlights work then don't work. Lights come on even if switch is off. Window motors quit working. The well known failure of the timp in Chrysler vehicles, especially all Jeep Wrangler series dating as far back as 2006, have not been addressed nor fixed by Chrysler. This timp failure is a severe safety hazard and needs an immediate recall forced upon Chrysler/daimler/Jeep. My 2007 Jeep Wrangler jku timp quit working, whilst I was driving. This could have caused a major accident of which could have resulted in injury, and/or death. Thankfully, I was able to physically through the disabled power steering to stop vehicle. Through my research, it appears this is a major safety issue plaguing nearly every Jeep Wrangler produced. Something needs to be done now to address this issue. I wonder if anyone involved in an accident causing injury or death or damage could have been related to the timp. I am going to discuss this issue with the north carolina general assembly and nc and us attorney's general's office as well. This has to be fixed now with immediate recall forcing Chrysler/daimler/Jeep to fix the timp.

While I was driving the engine of my Jeep caught fire got out of the vehicle attempted to put it out without success the engine engulfed in flames and the whole Jeep burnt I called the police and fire department and police came.

I bought my 2007 Jeep Wrangler in November 2020. It had approximately 122,000 miles on it and has the 6 speed manual transmission. After driving it for 7 days, I was backing out of a parking spot and heard a loud squeal and was unable to shift gears. It had to have the clutch replaced along with the flywheel and several other clutch associated parts. The total was $1,600. The salesman at the dealership where I bought it told me as I was buying it that there is no warranty but if something happens in the first couple of weeks that he would work with us. Of course he did not help me. He wouldn't even return my phone calls. Whatever, buyer beware! second issue is of course the fuel spit back problem. Every time I fill up, I end up with gas on the Jeep and on the ground. I love wasting money like that. There is apparently a recall on this issue but your website says my vehicle has no recalls. Third issue is all the door hinges are rusting really bad. I saw that there were several service bulletins on the proper procedures for replacing those hinges. Those should be replaced by the dealer at no cost.

This is a six speed manual transmission vehicle. From stop into first gear, the vehicle violently pops out of first gear into partial neutral. There is no binding apparent from any of the dust boots on the shifter lever. I have had this vehicle since late 2009. It was stored for a year and only driven monthly for short periods. Upon return from my deployment I drove this vehicle as my daily driver up to current. The hotter the weather, the more the transmission pops out of gear. Ever since I've had the vehicle, it has had this issue. It violently pops out if first gear 1 to 2 times a week; occasionally more. It is now becoming more apparent that this is a very unsafe issue. Recently, when trying to make left hand turns across traffic, it would pop out of gear and I would quickly have to recover and get it back into gear before oncoming traffic approached. I have seen hundreds of blogs and internet posts stating the same exact issue stated by hundreds, if not thousands of other Jeep owners of similar years and referencing having to change out 1 and 2 gear synchros according to a Jeep bulletin. So, if Jeep knows it is a major issue, then why isn't there a recall? others were lucky to get repairs for free under warranty, but the majority of owners were out of warranty, similar to me. Since this is such a predominant major safety issue, then this is clearly a need for a recall for those that need/require the repair. History wise, I purchased the vehicle in November 2009 with 15703 miles on it. By approx. February 2011 when I started driving it daily and at about 17000 miles the issue started. The vehicle currently has about 89800 miles on it.

Vehicle caught fire while sitting in driveway in front of home 30 minutes after driving the vehicle. Total loss.

I have a 2007 Jeep Wrangler with a manual transmission. Recently it has started to occasionally and violently pop out of first gear. The issue only happens from a standstill into a rolling start such as at a stop sign or traffic light. This is a dangerous issue as I could easily be rear ended in busy traffic. From what I have read in the different Wrangler forums, there have been many customers with the same issue. There is a detailed TSB regarding this repair. I know starting in 2008, the Jeeps came with a lifetime warranty on the powertrain. I'm inquiring today as to why there has not been a recall issued for those of us with the �07. It's the same motor, same transmission as the 08-2010 models. I only have 124k miles on it, and have owned the Jeep for 10 years. The TSB related involves replacing first gear, and the 1/2 synchros. I have already reached out to Jeep/fca and was referred back to just seek repair. I personally believe that Jeep/Chrysler should be held responsible for this known problem/ common defect in engineering, especially since the model year jk after �07 came with the lifetime power train warranty.

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. . .

Jeep will not start intermittently, when turning the key over the Jeep will click once and the starter will not turn over. Sometimes you can try agin right away and it'll start. Sometimes you have to wiggle the gear shifter, and sometimes it takes awhile to get it to turn over and start. I was told it is either an ignition problem or a neutral safety switch, but geared towards the latter. It does it whether parked on a hill, flat, warm or cold. According to many Jeep pages and forums this is a very common problem.

The contact owns a 2007 Jeep Wrangler. The contact stated while the brake pedal was depressed, the vehicle independently accelerated. There were no warning indicators illuminated. 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 for the contact. The approximate failure mileage was 139,388. Tw.

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.

The contact owns a 2007 Jeep Wrangler. While parked, the vehicle rolled back without warning. The contact was able to jump into the vehicle and depress the brake pedal to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 60,000.

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.

Fire started under the car somewhere between the engine and transmission. Glow of the flame was towards the back of the engine compartment and towards the center of the car. Fire worked its way forward and engulfed the engine compartment. Car was in motion exiting from the highway onto an off ramp when issue was noticed.

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.

Transmission cooler line crimp connection fails spilling trans fluid.

I was driving down the road the Jeep started spitting and sputtering I pulled over to see what was going on as I go to get out it bursted into flames from under the hood then quickly spread throughout the whole Jeep quickly.

Tl-the contact owns a 2007 Jeep Wrangler. The contact stated that while driving 70 mph, the coolant lines for the transmission blew out causing the transmission to stall without warning. It was dianosed that the transmission needed to be replaced due to faulty coolant lines. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 144,000. Ad.

Making a left hand turn in city driving the trac bar mount attached to the frame broke off. If this would have happened while on he freeway it would have been deadly! this Jeep has been nothing but problems since I got it 5 months ago. I had to weld the trac bar mount and install an aftermarket support bracket. Unfortunately this problem is so much that they make an aftermarket part for it!.

Was driving my 2007 Jeep Wrangler to work and I was going about 35mph around a corner and after I got out of the corner the Jeep jerked engine stalled kicked back on then stalled again then died and wouldn't start back up had to have it towed to the mech. Shop and he said the crank busted. . . . Love those junk 3. 8 Jeep wont admit theirs a defect with.

Airbag light going on and off and on. Secondly, while driving at 39-41 mph and when rpm's drop from roughly 22,000 to roughly 12,000 ( shifting to last gear ),. . . Jeep starts riding very rough and shaking. Not brakes, alignment, or balancing problem. Only happens with these specific guidelines.

There was not a fire but thought there was and 911 was called. I had the oil changed in March and again in July. In septermber there was a clicking noise coming from the engine and I pulled into a drive way and shut off the engine. I asked someone to look at it and when they tried to start the engine smoke came out of the vents and engine would not turn over. Turns out, that the Jeep had no oil in it and the engine burned up. The repair for a new engine is $5200. There were no warning lights at all. No "change oil notice", "low oil pressure" light, "overtemp" light, or "check engine" light. Had there been some kind of warning light before I ruined the engine it would not be so costly.

As I was driving my air bag light came on on it still comes on, th his has never happened but I'm worried if it's a faulty air bag? or something that might be harmful later, since I have 2 kids just being concerned because I saw in the news that there is a recall on airbags from I think tataka air bags manufaurer and saw Chrysler as one of the companies using these airbags on their vehicles!!?? thank you for all the hard work! best regards.

When in first gear and accelerating it pops out of gear causing a violent jarring of vehicle there are numerous other Jeep owners experiencing the same thing!.

Dealer working on replacement of exhaust manifolds, broke bolt going into head, have to remove entire head, to remove broken bolt, as well as reinstall with new gasket, then proceeds to shock the Jeep and now a new power control module needs to be replaced , this dealer is inadequate to say the least, nemer, saratoga springs, NY.

The contact owns a 2007 Jeep Wrangler. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. In addition, the vehicle would exhibit an abnormal noise when accelerating and when the vehicle sporadically failed to start. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer where it was diagnosed that the engine needed to be replaced due to the connection rod failing. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was contacted and advised that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 09v436000 (power train). The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000.

I was going straight at a 4 way interception and I put first gear and a heavy truck almost hit me with my son in the back of my vehicle. This vehicle has problems with first and third gear. It jumps from 1st gear to neutral and from third gear to neutral and now second gear jumps to neutral as well. So when my incident happened I was going straight and I could not even put second gear and the truck almost hit me. Thank god nothing happen but I am writing this report because it could happen to anybody else or it could happen to me again. And just to take it to the Jeep Chrysler dealer they are charging money just to check the problem. I think is a recall and this needs to be address. I spoke to [xxx] from the corporate Chrysler office and he was not very helpful in regards to this issue. He seem not to care what the incident could of been. This is a 2007 Jeep Wrangler 6 speed manual. I am very disappointed with the Jeep Wranglers. I got this truck because it was recommended by a friend of mine and since I have had problems and unfortunately this could lead to something fatal. I think they had this problem for a while now but nobody has ever file a complain. And I feel for the rest of the Wrangler owners who are experiencing the same problems and one day could lead to something very unexpected. I just hope that filing this report will help NHTSA realizes that the Jeep Wranglers have been having issues with manual transmission and somebody who can make Jeep Chrysler listen to my story and not ignore it. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

My hot oil light comes on going on inclines in 2wd or 4wd when my tranny fluid gets hot it shoots fluid out of the tranny lines @ fittings! I have called Chrysler and went to my local dealer and they say I need a tranny cooler but I feel they should do the work since they know of the issues all 4dr auto jks are having and since they did install the hotoil light on it a couple of years ago ! any suggestions on how to handle wld b great! it very well could catch on fire and there are a ton of Jeeps that have and nothing has been done ! thanks.

Engine is consuming excess amount of oil between oil changes. No oil leaks detected (no leaks found). Engine is consuming 7 to 8 quarts of oil per 5000 miles. Noticed this around 45,000 miles. My Jeep now has 62,000 on the odometer.

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. . Read more...

The contact owns a 2007 Jeep Wrangler rubicon. The contact stated that while traveling at unknown speeds, the transmission fluid suddenly boiled out of the vehicle. The boiling fluid then made contact with the exhaust and caused a fire. The contact sustained back and knee injuries as well as smoke inhalation. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic where the failure was confirmed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 28,000.

As I was pulling out from a green light, the manual transmission shift lever was violently thrown out of 1st gear into neutral. The gear shift lever actually left a small bruise on my right hand. I contacted the local dealership. And was told that a TSB was out addressing the issue. I was told that the "inner" shift boot needed to be removed, and/or replaced. I did exactly as they said and removed the inner shift. I did not replace the outer as I wanted to see if this solution worked. It did not. This happens every time any power is applied and the vehicle is in 1st gear. My wife almost caused an accident as she was unaware of this problem. As she pulled into the flow of traffic, the transmission violently shifted in neutral, and she was almost hit from the driver pulling out behind her.

On multiple occasions my 2007 Jeep Wrangler jk has "popped" out of gear. Usually does this in 1st gear, this is a huge safety concern as when it happens I am stranded a few feet from where I started off. I am only waiting for the time that it happens in front of another vehicle in an intersection. It is scary, other than safety it is also a major inconvenience and makes me feel that I am going to damage my transmission and my clutch. Talking to other owners of this same style of Jeep, this is a problem from 2007 to 2010 and I feel that it should be addressed by the factory.

Bought my auto-transmission Jeep Wrangler unlimited x 2007 (jk) last November, took it to an 4 hour trip (first time long trip) in April. On our way we noticed that the control panel for radio became hot. We stopped a little bit then continued to drive. Suddenly there was a "hot oil" warning light up. We had to stop again and wait for another 2 hours to hit the road. I have never done towing or off-roading or anything - just driving in 2-wheel drive on a high way, why the hot oil light went off? then I did some search and find a lot of Wrangler catching fire videos on yutube. And people complaining about "hot oil" and insufficient transmission cooler. I find that there is a recall for auto-tran 2010 model to install an additional cooler. I also found that the 2011 and 2012 model Jeep Wrangler auto-tran come with the additional transmission cooler. But how about 2007, 2008 and 2009 model? the problem is endemic to 100% of automatic jks. The risk of fire or transmission damage when using the vehicle in a manner consistent with it's intended use is utterly unacceptable. It is also illegal!.

The 2007 Jeep Wrangler stalled, lost power brakes, lost power steering. Tried to restart the vehicle and would not turn over. We noticed flames shooting up outside the passenger side of the vehicle. All 4 of us climbed out the driver side door. I tried to open the hood and flames came bursting out. Within 2 minutes the whole vehicle engulfed in flames. The flames were coming from underneath the engine. It took the fire department nearly 2 hours to extinguish the flames. The vehicle was a total loss.