2007 Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4x4: engine stalls while driving

Filed Oct 31, 2014 · Electrical, Engine · 87,000 miles · IL

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.

Filed Oct 16, 2010 · Transmission · 40,000 miles · CO · crash

I acquired my jeep wrangler (manual transmission) in january of 2007, shortly thereafter it started popping out of 1st gear. At first it was just once or twice a month, it has progressed to a point where it was doing it 4-6 times per day. At first I thought that I was not engaging it properly, but I've subsequently tried to hold it in 1st gear and it forces itself out of gear so hard that it almost broke my wrist. I've noticed that it pops out more upon low to medium acceleration. Last month, I approached an intersection in an attempt to make a right had turn. As I attempted to make the turn from a stopped position, upon moderate acceleration, the transmission popped out of first gear and left me stalled in neutral in front of oncoming traffic. Fortunately, the vehicle behind was able to skid and barely hit my slowed vehicle. At this point my wife stopped driving the vehicle as she felt it was two dangerous. I was now convinced that this condition was very unsafe and returned the vehicle (@49,500 miles) to a jeep dealership for repair. The dealership updated the 1-2 synchronizer assembly with stronger detent springs pursuant to the chrysler/jeep technical service bulletin 21-001-10 that was issued on march 2, 2010. I encourage you to investigate this defect in order to prevent serious injury or death to additional vehicle owners.

Filed Aug 16, 2010 · Transmission · 37,000 miles · IL

2007 jeep wrangler. When leaving a stop, manual transmission violently pops out of 1st gear on acceleration. This seems to happen when acceleration is needed most of all such as when turning left on a busy 4-lane road. Driver is then unable to put car in any gear for several seconds. This will lead to a serious accident eventually by being hit broadside or from the rear if stalled leaving a traffic light or stop sign. Dealer acts like they never heard of this but the web is full of similar reports. There is no fix for this other than a transmission redesign. This has happened about 15 times in the past 3-years. The only thing that seems to help is to hold the shifter firmly in 1st gear when accelerating to prevent it from popping out of gear. I'm going to have to trade the jeep because it is unsafe. Unfortunately the dealer will sell it to some poor unsuspecting person who will probably kill himself.

Filed Feb 5, 2010 · Electrical, Engine · 26,000 miles · WA

My 2007 jeep wrangler has had engine stall two times now at 50-60 MPH. Causing light failure, engine failure, no brakes or power steering. I have taken it to the dealership two times, after restarting the vehicle. The next time it happens, they said call a tow truck and have it towed to them. This started at approximately 26,000 miles and again at 30,000. Both times nothing was found and the computer programs were current.

Filed Jan 21, 2010 · Electrical · 12,000 miles · MA

2007 jeep wrangler stalls with no notice and all the dash lights flash on and off. I almost got killed today going through a intersection.

Filed Aug 10, 2009 · Electrical · 29,295 miles · NY

Driving to st. James, ny after a weekend in nj in snowy and cold conditions with new puppy. At 7:00am, about one hour into the drive, while on long island expressway, radio went off, lights flashed on and off, car began to shake and lose power. I pulled off the nearest exit and it stalled as I coasted into a gas station. After about 15 minutes, the car started again, and I tried to drive it to the huntington service center about 8 miles away. The car would not drive over 25 MPH, and after about two miles began to shake uncontrollably. I pulled into a parking lot, put the car in neutral and tried revving the engine. Nothing changed and the car stalled. I waited in the cold and snow for aaa to tow me to the huntington service center. Service center communicated to me that the car had nothing wrong with it based on the computer check. That a technician would take it for a test drive with me. The problem didn?t happen on the test drive. Upon return to the service center, I insisted that they continue to search for the problem on the grounds that my car had to be towed in after losing control on the highway. Service manager refused. I asked him to explain chrysler?s responsibility in the matter and he said in an unkind tone that I could go to arbitration but the problem would have to occur in front of the arbitrator, so it probably wouldn?t work in my favor. Returned to service center at 29,308 miles because the dashboard lights were going on and off while I was driving. Insisted that they find out what was wrong with the car and fix it. Service advisor told me that they would call the chrysler tech support team to help with solving the problem. They stated that the problems caused on march 3 and march 4 were because the battery was low and the esp was activating prematurely. They stated low battery was causing the power failure and the esp was causing the shaking of the car. Service center replaced the battery and fix the module that controlled esp.

Filed Aug 10, 2009 · Electrical · 4,256 miles · NY

Driving to work from hoboken, nj to montclair, nj on an 11 degree day. Drove 40 minutes, some on highway. While on highway, the radio went off lights flashed on and off. Approximately one mile from work, all lights flashed on, car began shaking, the power steering and brakes stopped working and then the car stalled. Would not turn back on. Called aaa. Waited in cold for 1.5 hours. When tow truck arrived, car started again. Drove to dealership in verona, nj. Verona dealership hooked car up to computer and stated nothing was wrong with the car. Returned to me with no repairs made. Brought car to manhattan service center at 4, 256 miles for the problem. The service center found nothing wrong with the car, but performed a recall #g40. Told me it should solve the problem that caused the power failure and stall.

Filed Jul 20, 2009 · Body, Driver assistance · PA

Starting with the purchase of the 2007 jeep in may 2007 we have had nothing but problems. Leaky roof, electrical stall issue (still not fixed after multiple recalls), electronic stability death wobble, etc.

Filed Jun 17, 2008 · Engine · 365 miles · FL

My vehicle has been running poorly since the 3rd day of purchase (03/07) and at safe highway speeds, the engine just stalls..... It happens very often, about 3 times a month......the dealership says that it is operating within normal parameters and there is no solution for this issue at this time.....huummmm.

Filed May 27, 2008 · Electrical · 26,000 miles · PA

Purchased new 2007 jeep wrangler. Electric throttle body light consistently comes on and power dims. The dealer, after several attempts, cannot fix. It did completely shut down while in motion in one case and needed towed back. After servicing the light still consistently appears and power weakens randomly.

Filed Apr 9, 2008 · Engine · 6,020 miles · TN

While driving my jeep 07 wrangler the engine stalled at approximately 35 MPH while driving. The radio went dead and the steering became very stiff for 2 seconds. The car then restarted by itself while still moving down the road. The dashboard lit up just as it does when I turn the car on and the seat belt chime sounded 5 times just like it does upon startup. Within 15 minutes the whole process occurred a second time with the same result. The car briefly stalled then restarted while driving down a highway. I have previously been in touch with a dealership and they told me that my VIN was not included in the recall for stalling engines but apparently they were wrong because this happened to me two times on one trip. I am going to stop by a different dealership and ask them to perform the tipm reset for me but want to alert others that their vehicle may be affected even though not listed in the recall notice.

Filed Mar 19, 2008 · Electrical, Engine · 12,500 miles · PA

I currently own a 2007 jeep wrangler .I have experienced a stalling problem with vehicle 5 time in the last 2 months. 4 of the 5 time I was traveling at night at speeds of 50 to 65 MPH on an interstate. The reason I am writing this complaint is I almost rear ended a tractor trailer running at a slower speed after the stall turned of the light and gave me no brake power. This is very dangerous almost costing me my life. I am taking it to the dealer to have a recall notice done on 03/21/08. This problem seems to be coming quite common on these jeeps, I hope a death does not happen before they fix the defect.