After service at the dealership, while traveling home, the vehicle stalled twice at highway speed (55 MPH). When the vehicle (2007 jeep wrangler) stalled I lost all power including electrictronics and lights. This is the first time this has happened but I feel this is very dangerous. The dealership says to bring it in if this happens again. I noticed on your website this is an ongoing problem so I wanted to report it. There was no accident involved but a couple of close calls.
2007 Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4x4 electrical complaints
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While driving at highway speeds-occurred at 8500 -13400 miles, and again at 26400 miles. At 70 MPH vehicle shuddered -lost electrical power, lasts about 2 seconds and all lights ,then light on the instrument cluster, and vehicle began to operate again. I noticed each time before it happened while driving in town it had a very rough idle at stop signs. Scared me very badly each time.
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.
Ignition sticks. Cd player (6 disc changer) failed in 1st month of ownership and less than 1,000 miles. Was replaced but all of my cd's are in player and may not be returned. Sudden engine/electrical failure with spontaneous restart while driving approx 45 MPH.
2007 jeep jk wrangler 6 speed 2080 miles on the odometer as I was travelling at approximately 40mph, I lost all power to the vehicle for a split second. The radio turned off and all of the warning lights on the instrument panel lit up. The engine did not stop running, however, it was unresponsive. A second later, the lights went off, the radio came on and everything was fine. All of this at 40 MPH in 4th gear.
I was driving at about 35 MPH, and I begin to decrease speed since I was arriving at a light. The car went off for 1 second. Radio/engine went off and the car restarted itself all the lights came on, etc. This was the second time it happend. First at about 2500 miles. This second one at 8529.
While driving at highway speeds the 2007 wrangler lost all electrical power with the engine stalled at the same time. The problem lasted for about 3-second before all the lights on the dashboard illuminated at once and the engine restarted. This has occurred 3-times so far, andwas obviously a safety concern as control and braking of the vehiclewas lost with no power steering and ABS .
Driving along at 45mph and the engine dies power shuts off and comes backon ,engine restarts itself(not by the starter,but by momentum,even tho automatic trans)
Vehicle stalled while driving down the interstate at approx. 70mph
2007 jeep wrangler engine stalls and loss of electricity and power steering. This happened 2 times. Vehicle was driving under 50 MPH for both instances. In both instances, the stall/loss of electricity/loss of power steering lasted for only about 1 second.
My 2007 jeep wrangler jk has stalled and lost all electrical twice now. This is my second complaint about the jk. The stall occurred once at highway speed and most recently while accelerating. When the stall occurs, all engine and all electrical function cease for about 3-4 seconds. It's as if I turned the key to the off position. Then all the dash lights illuminate and the engine seems to restart on its own (this may be due to the fact I have a manual transmission and the wheels are rolling). I know of at least 60 people who have experienced this issue. This is not only an inconvenience but extremely dangerous. When I experienced the stall the first time I almost went into oncoming traffic. The second stall had traffic skidding to stop behind me as the jeep lost power and electrical while I was accelerating into traffic. I've talked to a few dealers and they have no knowledge of the issue and can offer no reasons as to why the stall is occurring. This is due to the dealers not receiving any technical bulletin''s concerning an issue or even a potential issue from daimler chrysler. This indicates to me absolutely nothing is being done at the daimler chrysler corporate offices. I am a huge fan of jeep and have owned three wranglers in the past. I hate the fact that most recent wrangler has the potential of causing a very serious accident.
Nothing LED to the failure other than normal driving. I was accelerating up an on ramp to interstate 75 when the 2007 jeep wrangler that I was driving, stalled. All power appeared to be gone, but within 2-3 seconds, the vehicle "restarted" and I continued without further incident. January 2007. Similarly, while parked at a traffic light, the vehicle stalled, but did not restart. May, 2007. Both stalls were not preceeded by any notice, no winddown, no dieseling, nothing. I have not as yet taken the vehicle to the dealer for this, as I am confident with the infrequency, there is no way they can diagnose.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 jeep wrangler 4x4. The contact stated that the horn would go off spontaneously. The dealer reset the computer. While driving 40 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The interior lights dimmed, but the vehicle would restart. The vehicle has stalled on numerous occasions. The dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. The failure mileage was 2,000 and the current mileage was unknown.
More then one occasion while driving at different speeds and shut off. Conditions the vehicle shut off, all warning/ dashboard lights came on., as wll as the electrical system shut off. Stepped on gas pedal and the vehicle e did no respond. 3this 0 seconds later the vehicle fired back up and was fine. Occured 3 or 4 times in a 9000 mile time period.
Driving down the highway normal traffic conditions. Vehicle shut off at 65mph on highway with loss of all electrical.
My 2007 jeep wrangler 2 door rubicon stalled while I was driving home on highway 85. I had the cruise control set at 65 MPH, the head lights, fog lights, radio were on, and a GPS was plugged into the power port. The jeep stalled, the lights went out, and all the dash lights came on for about 2 seconds. After the 2 seconds the vehicle resumed normal operation except the cruise control did not come back on. I took it to the dealer and they could not find or replicate the problem.
Vehicle was set on cruise at 45mph and suddenly suffered a complete power loss and stalled. No equipment was functional in the vehicle, including gauges, headlights, radio, etc. As the automatic transmission was still in drive, the vehicle decelerated very suddenly until power was restored approximately 3-4 seconds later, at which point the vehicle restarted itself. Power steering and power brakes were also affected during this power loss, and neither was functional. Battery cables do not appear loose and there is no other indication of loose wiring.
Lost electrical power for 1 second. Stall bug.
Driving 4th gear, steady gas, no radio, no accessories, no lights. Vehicle lost all power for 1 second, dash lit up all lights. No loss of engine just power to everything, steering, brakes, accessories, etc.
As I was driving at 50 MPH on a level road; the engine and electrical system on my 2007 jeep wrangler completely failed. Just as quickly as the engine/electrical cut out (within 1-2 seconds) all the dash board lights illuminated and the engine restarted on its own. What made this event a danger to me and possibly others on the road is when the engine died I also lost power steering. This causing me to move into oncoming traffic (I was rounding a sweeping corner at the time). When the engine restarted it caused the power steering to immediately come back which in turn caused a quick jerk back into my lane of travel. This was an extremely dangerous maneuver given the type of vehicle this is. This seems to be an ongoing issue with many 2007 jeep wranglers.
I have a 2007 jeep wrangler 2 door. With approximately 4700 miles. I was driving at 40 MPH and all of sudden the engine cut off and all dash warning lights came on and within 3-4 seconds the engine started and ran fine. This is a very serious condition. I have read on this site and other jeep sites that other folks are having this same problem.
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.
New 2007 jeep wrangler 2dr 4x4, total power/engine/elecrical shut off while driveng on the interstate and twice while getting on/off ramps. Almost rear ended by following vehicles in all three cases.
I have a 2007 jeep wrangler x and as I pulled out from a stop sign the radio cut out and the electrical light came on and it wouldn't go over 2k rpms in first gear. So I had to pull over and turn it off then it wouldn't start back up for a few minutes.
With less than 5000 miles on my 2007 jeep wrangler jk x, I have already had 2 occurrences where the jeep would "stall" under normal driving conditions. Flat road driving, normal highway speeds (50-65), it will lose power to the motor, giving a mild buck, then radio cuts out, all dashboard lights come on, and about a second later, all go out, and driving resumes as normal. Nearly got rear-ended by an 18-wheeler due to power loss. Both times were under similar circumstances.
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.
While accelerating from a stop sign,all the lights on the dashboard lit up and the vehicle stalled. A few seconds later it restarted. If the intersection was a 2 way stop this could have caused an accident. A dealer was hesitant to fix a problem if it couldn't be duplicated. This was a known problem , and I knew of at least 50 people that had a similar problem. It seemed to happen every 2000 miles. The original technical service bulletin (tsb) to fix this problem didn't solve the problem.
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.
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