2007 Jeep Wrangler 4-DR 4X4 other reported problems

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TAKATA RECALL....WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 68 MPH ON AN INTERSTATE OVERPASS TODAY, MY JEEP WENT INTO THE DREADED "DEATH WOBBLE". IT WAS HORRIFYING...I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND THOUGHT I WOULD FALL OVER THE OVERPASS. THERE WAS NO WARNING, NO BUMPS OR POT HOLES. THIS IS THE SCARIEST THING I'VE EVER EXPERIENCED ON THE ROAD. IT FELT LIKE 4 BLOW-OUTS SIMULTANEOUSLY. I CANNOT BELIEVE THERE IS NO RECALL ON SUCH A DANGEROUS ISSUE.

NHTSA complaint #10935296 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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VIOLENT FRONT END SHAKE AT 50 MPH

NHTSA complaint #10846062 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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FOR THE PAST TWO TIMES FILLING UP GAS IN MY WRANGLER, I HAVE EXPERIENCED A SLIGHT FUEL OVERFLOW RIGHT AS THE AUTOMATIC RELEASE SOUNDS. I LOOKED IT UP TODAY AND SAW THAT THIS IS A COMMON MISHAP, THAT VARIES IN SEVERITY FROM JEEP TO JEEP, AND THAT SOMETIMES CHRYSLER WILL DENY THIS AS A PROBLEM, BLAME THE DRIVER FOR OVERFILLING, BLAME THE GAS PUMP WHICH DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT.

NHTSA complaint #10691948 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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ON FEBRUARY 26, 2015, DUE TO UNKNOWN EXHAUST NOISE, MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER WAS EVALUATED BY JIM AT DAVES AUTOMOTIVE IN VISALIA, CA. DURING THIS EVAL. JIM REPORTED BOTH EXHAUST MANIFOLDS (STOCK) WERE CRACKED AND EMITTING EXHAUST. ADDITIONALLY JIM REPORTED THAT DUE TO THE FAULTY EXHAUST MANIFOLDS THAT BOTH WERE MISSING BOLTS WHICH WERE FORCED OUT OF THEIR LOCATION DUE TO THE FAULTY MANIFOLDS. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALERSHIP LAMPE DODGE JEEP IN VISALIA, CA THEY INFORMED ME THIS PROBLEM WAS COMMON AND THE REASON THEY KEPT THE MANIFOLDS IN STOCK. ADDITIONALLY, IN JANUARY WE HAD THE CLOCK SPRING IN THE STEERING COLUMN REPAIRED AT LAMPE AND REQUESTED THEY EVALUATE THE DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM WHICH ONLY WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THEY REPORTED THEY KEEP THE TIPM MODULE IN STOCK TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM WHICH WAS COMMON IN THE JEEP WRANGLERS AND OTHER MODELS.

NHTSA complaint #10690916 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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THE DOORS WILL NO LONGER LOCK OR UNLOCK, AT TIMES THE LOCKING OF THE DOORS IS INTERMITTENT. WE RECENTLY HAD THE CLOCK SPRING REPAIRED AT LAMPE DODGE AND THEN THE LOCKS STARTED MALFUNCTIONING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WERE INFORMED THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TIPM MODULE. I AM RESEARCHING THIS OUT MYSELF DUE TO THE DEALERSHIP REPORTING THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT JEEP IS IGNORING. ADDITIONALLY I WILL BE FILING A REPORT ON THE 2007 WRANGLER EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE SAME REPAIR SHOP WAS LOOKING INTO THE EXHAUST NOISE COMING FROM THIS VEHICLE AND INFORMED ME OF TWO CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLDS. ADDITIONALLY EXHAUST MANIFOLD 1 WAS MISSING 3 BOLTS AND EXHAUST MANIFOLD 2 WAS MISSING 2 BOLTS. AT THIS TIME THE MECHANIC BELIEVED THE BOLTS HAD BEEN FORCED OUT OF THEIR LOCATION BY FAULTY EXHAUST MANIFOLDS THAT WARPED.

NHTSA complaint #10690914 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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FUEL OVERSPILLS AND SPITS EVERY TIME THE TANK IS FILLED. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR YEARS ON AND OFF. I HAVE REPLACED EVAP. SYSTEM PARTS WITH NO RESOLUTION.

NHTSA complaint #10670357 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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THE PAINT ON THE DOOR HINGES ON MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED SAHARA BEGAN SHOWING SIGNS OF RUST. PRESENTED VEHICLE TO LOCAL DEALER, AND CHRYSLER AGREED TO REPAINT THE HINGES UNDER WARRANTY. WITHIN ONE WEEK, PAINT ON HINGES BEGAN BUBBLING. CHRYSLER AGAIN AGREED TO REPAINT HINGES UNDER WARRANTY. IN TALKING WITH BODY SHOP, THE ISSUE IS THAT THE HINGES ARE AN ALLUMINUM ALLOY, AND, WITH THE STEEL HINGE PIN AND THE STEEL DOOR, GALVANIC CORROSION HAS OCCURRED, AND WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR. SOUNDS TO BE A FUNDAMENTAL DESIGN FLAW (FUNDAMENTAL METALLURGY). HINGES HAVE BEEN REPAINTED A SECOND TIME, WITH INDICATIONS THAT THE PAINT IS BEGINNING TO BUBBLE. BODY SHOP HAS ADVISED THAT THE PROBLEM WILL CONTINUE UNTIL HINGES ARE REPLACED WITH A SIMILAR METAL OR STAINLESS STEEL. ADVISED BY BODY SHOP THAT THEY HAVE DONE THE SAME REPAIR ON APPROXIMATELY 6 OTHER JEEP WRANGLERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. AFTER A SORT INTERNET SEARCH, IT APPEARS AS THOUGH THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE THAT CHRYSLER HAS NOT ADDRESSED APPROPRIATELY.

NHTSA complaint #10396581 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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ON JANUARY 10, 2011 DOUSED WITH GAS SPILLING WHILE FILLING TANK. HAD TO THROW AWAY ALL CLOTHES. EVERY TIME GAS TANK IS FILLED IT SPEWS OUT. I AM IN ATTENDANCE OF PUMP AT ALL TIMES. CHRYSLER HOT LINE CONTACTED AND REFUSES TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. THEY WANT ME TO PAY DEDUCTIBLE. ONGOING PROBLEM FOR APPROXIMATELY PAST 1.5 YEARS OF OWNING 2007 JEEP WRANGLER SAHARA 4 DOOR. I AM NO LONGER DRIVING UNTIL PROBLEM CORRECTED. IN ADDITIONAL HARD TOPS HAVE LEAKED SINCE DAY ONE OF OWNING. SEVERAL RO'S (REPAIR ORDERS) ON THIS PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #10378330 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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2007 JEEP WRANGLER 4X4 SAFARI WITH ESP (ELECTRONIC STABILITY PROGRAM). ESP INTERMITTENTLY TURNS ON BY ITSELF AND CAN'T BE TURNED OFF. IT WILL EVENTUALLY TURN ITSELF OFF. DEALER TELLS ME IT'S CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE CLOCK SPRING IN THE STEERING COLUMN, WHICH ALSO CONTROLS THE STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG, CRUISE CONTROL AND THE HORN! I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN, IF ANY OF THESE DEVICES QUIT WORKING, BECAUSE OF A DEFECTIVE CLOCK SPRING!!!!

NHTSA complaint #10355490 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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MY JEEP WRANGLER HAS HAD THE DEATH WOBBLE, ISSUES WITH THE SAFETY BELTS NOT RETRACTING PROPERLY [BROKE MY HAND] HAD STALLING AND SUSPENSION PROBLEMS, I CURRENTLY HAVE A CHIP ON THE BOTTOM UNDERSIDE OF THE WINSHIELD., WHEN I HAD THE DEATH WOBBLE THE DEALER TOLD ME I HAD TO MUCH WEIGHT ON THE FRONT END FROM MY BUMPER AND WINCH,[I REPLACED THE STABILIZER WOBBLE SEEMS TO HAVE WENT AWAY] THEY COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM WITH THE WOBBLE OR SEAT BELTS. IT WAS MY IMAGINATION, WHAT I ALSO HAD AND IS DOCUMENTED IN THE DEALER FILES MY ACCELERATOR STUCK , I WAS FORTUNATE SOME ONE ELSE WAS DRIVING SO I COULD SEE HIS FEET AND THE FLOOR MATS NOTHING WAS STUCK WHEN HE STOMPED ON THE GAS PEDAL IT WAS JUST LIKE THE CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED , MY JEEP DOESN'T HAVE CRUISE CONTROL. THE BRAKES SCARE ME AT TIMES, FEEL LIKE THEIR NOT THERE FROM TIME TO TIME, I TELL WHO EVER DRIVES IT NOT TO TRUST THE BRAKES, THIS IS MY LAST NEW CHRYSLER, MY HAND STILL HURTS. MAYBE OUR GOVERMENT SHOULD FORCE A RECALL LIKE THEY DID TO TOYOTA TO DATE MY JEEP HAS ONLY 22.000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER . GOOD LUCK ALL

NHTSA complaint #10321688 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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2007 JEEP WRANGLER SAHARA FRONT ENDS SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY. THIS IS TRIGGERED BY HITTING A BUMP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND CANNOT BE STOPPED WITHOUT SLOWING THE VEHICLE TO A NEAR STOP. THIS IS MORE THAN A "SHIMMY" AND HAS BEEN APPROPRIATELY TERMED THE "DEATH WOBBLE". THIS CAN CAUSE A FATAL CRASH. IT OCCURS ROUGHLY EVERY 5,000 MILES AFTER THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED VARIOUS PARTS INVOLVED WITH STEERING. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR 6 OR 7 TIMES NOW. I HAVE REPLACED STEERING DAMPENERS AND STABALIZER BARS NUMEROUS TIMES. TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED AND ROAD FORCE BALANCED.

NHTSA complaint #10321762 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY, WENT ACROSS A BRIDGE. THE JEEP STARTED THE "DEATH WOBBLE". AS SOON AS IT WENT OVER THE 'BUMP' ON THE BRIDGE, THE WHOLE JEEP STARTED TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE, AS IF THE WHOLE THING WAS FALLING APART. I HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE FREEWAY, COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. ITS UNDER WARRANTY, TOOK IT TO DEALER. THEY SUGGESTED AN "AFTER MARKET" STEERING STABILIZER, WHICH I PAID FOR WITH MY OWN MONEY. THE 'DEATH WOBBLE' CONTINUES. DEALERSHIP TELLING ME THERE'S NOTHING WRONG. IM PURSING THE MATTER.

NHTSA complaint #10262370 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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(1) CUSTOMER PURCHASED NEW 2007 JEEP WRANGLER 4 DOOR (2) CUSTOMER HAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE MORE THAN 4 TIMES FOR MAJOR LEAK IN THE ROOF AND PROBLEM STILL NOT REPAIRED. SOFT TOP LEAKS AND FLOODS INTERIOR, CAUSING SHOULDER BELT TO SATURATE WHICH MAY COMPROMISE AND DEGRADE HARNESS OVER TIME. ALSO THERE'S A WIND-LIKE SOUND FROM PILLAR, FRONT PASSENGER DOOR POPS OPEN AND IS BOWED, COWL IS RUSTING, AND BLACK GOOK OOZING OUT THE PILLARFOLLOWING THE REPAIR ATTEMPTS. (3) VEHICLE STILL LEAKING AND SATURATING SHOULDER HARNESS.

NHTSA complaint #10203237 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.