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.
2007 Jeep Wrangler 4-DR 4x4 engine complaints
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I was driving to work on the freeway going around 60mph, hit a small bump and the jeep started to shake so violently my heart went out of my chest. I flipped on my hazards and made my way over to the slow lane, but the shaking stopped. When I arrived to work, I researched the "shaking" and found another name for it, "death wobble." I can't believe there hasn't been a recall on the parts that cause this, it hasn't caused any fatalities yet; but it will.
My wife and I have experienced at least five (5) incidents where the vehicle engine stalls/kills and either restarts itself or has be manually restarted via ignition key. The symptoms mirror exactly those described in the federal safety agency action number pe07027. (driving on highway when vehicle dash lights up as if freshly started, and sometimes needs to be manually restarted, and sometimes has restarted itself) the first incident was experienced by my wife in august of 2009, and the vehicle was subsequently inspected by jeep dealer [xxx] motors of minocqua, wi, who after inspection and road test reported "no trouble found." (per my invoice dated 8/24/09) at that point the vehicle was under warranty with 33,054 miles on the odometer, and I was charged $35.25 for that service item. The most recent incident occurred october 14, 2013, and was witnessed by my son. In that case I was driving approximately 75 MPH on I-70 approaching I-15 in utah when the engine stalled. The vehicle needed to be manually restarted via key. That was the 3rd incident I've experienced in the past 5 months.
Engine oil not registered on dip stick when checked. Had to add 3 quarts of oil to get to register to bottom of dip stick. Oil has been changed every 3-6k miles since took ownership in 2007. Engine light does not come on when oil is low. Problem experienced a 2nd time 5/26/2012. Checked oil and no engine oil on dipstick. Oil was changed/filled on 1/19/2012 (have records from mechanic) and only approximately 5k miles drive in that time and again 3 quarts required to even get oil to register on dip stick and again engine oil light never came on in past 5 months since last oil change. Engine appears to be "burning through" excessive amount of oil with no indication of low oil in vehicle at any time.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep wrangler 4-dr 4x4. While driving approximately 15 MPH, the contact smelled a strong electrical burning odor and noticed smoke emitting from the steering wheel. The vehicle was maneuvered to the side of the road and the contact inspected under the hood where there were large flames found. The vehicle was destroyed. The fire department extinguished the fire and informed the contact that the fire originated within the engine compartment. The vehicle was towed to a savage facility. The manufacturer was notified of the malfunction. The failure mileage and VIN were unavailable.
It started with a slight knock in the engine at first start up. It would go away after a few minutes. That lasted about 3-4 weeks. Until one start up the engine would not stop ticking, by the time I arrived home the engine was knocking violently. Oil levels were fine. Had the jeep towed to the dealership to have the engine inspected, to see if it would be covered under warranty. The tech did an inspection and I was told that the engine spun 2 connecting rod bearings, bent 4 rods, damaged 4 pistons, damage to crank, and almost all oil passages in engine were clogged by metal debris. This was the first time the factory seal on the engine was opened. The dealership contacted chrysler and told them the situation. I spoke with chrysler many times over the month span that the jeep was at the dealership,I also had the dealership fax almost 20 other cases to the claims dept. That I have done research on the same situation and provided the vehicle year, make, and mileage including all of my sources. Chrysler told me that they would not cover the engine repair because of the mileage and that I was not the first owner of the vehicle,the jeep has 53k on it. No one at the dealership could tell me the reason why this happened, or how I caused the engine to self destruct. I was told by another mechanic that the oil ports inside the engine going to the crank were designed too small, and this is why the crank bearings were failing. I have taken the jeep to another mechanic, he advised that a new engine should be installed. He tried to order a new engine from his supplier, but was told they are on a national backorder and that it would take about a week to receive a new one. He was told that chrysler is very aware of the situation and has refused to take any action as of now.
My engine in a 2007 jeep wrangler unlimited had faulty bearings which caused the engine to blow.
My complaint and warning has to do with our 2007 jeep wrangler unlimited,saraha, 3.8 litre. We had a pre-mature engine failure in our jeep due to improper engine assembly during manufacture of the engine. The engine failure was due to the pressure relief valve for the engine oil by-pass valve being installed in the wrong order, causing the engines oil being only partially filtered. This non-filtered oil caused the engine to fail due to the dirty oil passing through the engine and causing excessive wear of the engine. Our engine failed at just over 43,000 miles and the failure could be sudden and put anyone that has this engine condition at risk if the vehicle is in motion while the failure occurs. I want to be on record because I do not want anyone to be injured or worse lose there life over something as simple as warning the public of this issue found in our engine, and also to be on record because who knows how many engine were assembled this way which in my mind should be considered poor craftsmanship. Total details, cost and the full extent of damaged can be extended to anyone who needs or wants this information, if requested in writing or email.
I purchased a 2007 4d jeep wrangler on 3/17/10. I had no problems with it and drove it only on roads (not off road). It had approximately 34,000 miles on it and no damage history. It was pre-owned certified. On june 27, 2010 it started to hesitate when the accelerator was depressed. I made an appointment to take it to a local dealer. On june 29th I was driving to the dealer per appointment and it lost power. It then burst into flames and is a total loss. I have contacted chrysler and they are conducting an investigation but have not contacted me with a solution.
My engine stalls and jeep wants to turn off. I also am having brake problems rear brakes have been replaced 3 times in only 26,000 miles front brakes still look like new. Have taken it to dealer multiple time but they cant find out why its doing these things.
I was driving at 55mph and ran over a badly maintained road bump (a 3ft section of pavement spanning both lanes of a 2 lane rd. That had no stone in it to level it off) and my 2007 jeep 4dr wrangler unlimited sahara lost engine power. All power options in turn lost power. I managed to pull the jeep to the side of the road. I turned the key off and attempted to restart it. It started back up with no further incident. This same power loss occurred once before after driving on a wet road on a rainy day. That 2nd occurrence lasted about 1second and then re-powered.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 jeep wrangler 4x4. While driving 40 MPH, the vehicle began shaking excessively and continued to shake while she was parking. The vehicle has not been driven for a couple of days. The failure has occurred for over a year and the dealer was unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle also shut off while driving; however, she was able to restart it. There were no warning lights illuminated on the dashboard. The manufacturer stated that there are no related recalls. The failure mileage was 500.
2007 jeep wrangler sahara with 21k miles. Vehicle will not start at times. Intermittent issue happens every couple of weeks. Vehicle will eventually start after multiple attempts. Taken to jeep service and no error codes come up. They can not find a problem.
2007 4 door sahara has stalled on several occasions while driving. I have already taken vehicle in several times to have problem dealt with for recall. Still not fixed. 7/28 at 7:56 pm,9/25 at 2:38 p.m, 11/13 at 7:58 am,1/12/08 at 4:07 p.m. Help very unsafe!!!
Purchased brand new 2007 4door jeep wrangler. It has stalled while driving on 5 separate occasions. We have taken it back to the dealer, and each time been told it was fixed. This car is a death trap and we refuse to drive it. Dealer wont take it back so now we need to go to court. The severity of this is not showing....this vehicle stalls at high rates of speed on highways...no light ...no power steering...no brakes...nothing......someone is going to die or kill some one. And chrysler doesn't care. Help.
2007 jeep wrangler x stalled at highway speed this vehicle had had the recall for possible stalls done prior to this stalling! He was able to jump the vehicle to start.
Stalled at highway speed. Pulled to side of road, unable to accelerate vehicle; engine restarted in 5 minutes.
Car engine stalls ...gauge lights flash...loss of power steering, brakes. I notice the problem mostly when entering/exiting turns and when I have driven in sand.
I had my vehicle electrical and brakes cut out 3 times (almost in an accident twice). I spoke to a dealership near me 3 times and one time they tried to replicate it. They said they did not know what caused it. Through searching on this site, I found that it was a common problem and a recall (g25-reprogram tipm-engine stall) to fix it. The dealership played dumb to the issue until proof was shown, but still would not fix it because my VIN# did not match recall specific list. Chrysler also would not ok them to fix it (ref#16730876) because I did not have the right VIN#, eventhough it is the right model, year, symptoms, etc. Chrysler did not care that it was a safety issue and that it could be solved. I was told to try to replicate it for the dealership. Concerned for safety, I went back to the dealership where I bought it. They instantly knew about the issue described and reprogrammed the tipm with no charge (they obviously understood the danger). Chrysler needs to expand their recall list and change its policy on such a dangerous situation. Luckily there was some humanity still around at the place where I bought it.
I have a 2007 jeep wrangler 4 dr x unlimited 4wd. I saw the recall notice for the vehicles stalling manufactured before jan 2007. My vehicle was manufactured I believe in may of 2007 and the stall has happened twice. Radio goes off, engine died and all lights on the dash came on and appeared to reset. It's a manual transmission and the engine restarted because I was moving and still in gear. It only lasts about 2 seconds but during the time it is doing this the power steering is not functional.(I only know this because I was on a curved freeway on ramp during one of the times it did this.) I am only filing this complaint because it appears the recall (g25 I believe) does not seem to cover the full range of dates for affected vehicles as mine was manufactured in may of 2007.
While driving 2007 jeep wrangler engine stalls leaving car without power to brake or steer until restarted.
When driving my 2007 jeep, it has 2x, completely shut off while going about 70 MPH in traffic. I took it to bondy's jeep dothan, looked at by service depart. And given back - nothing wrong. The second time, returned to bondy's, some wiring harnesses were replaced. Then recall was issued, took it back-they fixed recall. Continued to have issues, been to bondy's eight times. It has not shut completely off again that was pretty scary - but the dashboard lights up with errors and I lose power everything (air conditioner, signals, radio, entire control panel, etc?). The same thing happened when it shut off completely, so my concern is that it will happen again. If I were to pull out onto a highway, that could be it. Please advise me on what action I need to take. Following is a timeline of what has been going on. I have not been able to get anyone from jeep to call me to help me with this issue. I have only been working third party with my local jeep dealer, who has been great, but has not yet solved any issues. 4/14/2007 jeep cuts completely off while going 70 MPH on hwy 431 all cluster lights lit up. 4/15/2007 jeep cuts off completely again pulling out of the grocery store parking lot. 4/17/2007 took it to bondy's. Got it back on 4/19/2007. Service dept stated it was fixed. 4/26/2007 all clusters lit up like before but did not shut off. No air conditioner, radio, nothing electric worked. Took to bondy's. 7/11/2007 same thing 7/12/2007 recall received by mail, took to bondy's. 8/2/2007 it happened again. 8/3/2007 took to bondy's left it with the service dept. Do not have it back yet. It has been at bondy's 39 days total since time of purchase, in the service dept.
On four occasions since purchasing the vehicle, while driving at highway speeds, the engine has stalled and all of the electrical components lost power for about 1.5 to 2 seconds. Everything then returned to normal operation. When this occurs, all of the dash lights come on as though the ignition key was in the "on" position, as it is just before starting the car, then all returned to normal. This is a frightening experience at highway speeds. Should a driver be in the midst of an emergency maneuver during one of these occurrences, a serious accident can happen. This first happened in december , and the dealer where the vehicle was purchased replaced the ignition switch, but this has happened three additional times, the last being the date listed on this complaint. The service department at the dealership has been notified and the service representative has informed me that he noted all four reported incidents in the computer system.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 jeep wrangler 4x4. The contact received a recall notice regarding the engine stalling. The earliest appointment date she could schedule is for july 23, 2007. She felt that the wait time was unreasonable. No failures have occurred at this time. The federal safety agency recall # was unknown. The current mileage is 383 and the failure mileage was inapplicable.
My 07 jeep wrangler has stalled a total of 4 times while driving. 3 of the stalls were at highway speeds, 1 was at approximately 35 MPH. There is no warning or sign that the vehicle will stall. Just, all of a sudden, I notice the loss of power, and looking at my instrument panel, I see that all the warning indicators are lit. The stall lasts just a couple of seconds, then the vehicle returns to normal operation without anything be done by me.
When driving engine will just stall, it seem to be about every two to three weeks. This has happen at lest 9 times, and not at the same speeds,one time I almost hit the back of a truck (lost of power brakes). It has also been at the dealer 5 times. Each time they say we got it now, you should be all set now(not). This 4 door jeep sucks. Maybe something will be done when a few people die in an crash, I hope not, but it will happen sooner or later.
Driving through the mountains of the carolina's on I-40 at speed. Vehicle shut down for a split second. All dash lights came on, cruise control turned off and vehicle slowed. Vehicle restarted on it?s own. Second time it has happened, this time on the highway at 70 miles per hour. (reference #10192459) this is not safe!! My wife will not let me transport our kids in this vehicle until it is fixed. Going into dealer asap!
Electronic control light appeared. Engine stalled while pulling into parking place causing complete loss of all electronics as well as power steering and power brakes. Due to size and weight of vehicle, without power steering and brakes, very narrowly missed hitting another vehicle before vehicle could be stopped. Area was heavily populated with pedestrians. Thankfully none were present directly in my path. Vehicle going to dealer tomorrow however after much internet research it appears chrysler has not been able to remedy the problem.
2007 jeep wrangler unlimited engine stalled on road while traveling at 55 MPH. Dash lights came on, speedo read zero. Lost all power. Engine started back up about a second or two later. Happened at about 3,200 miles on odometer. No one can fix it because the stall can not be replicated.
My 2007 jeep wrangler sahara unlimited has now stalled twice at highway speed. The stall is momentary, approximately two seconds, and the vehicle quickly resumes normal operation. There is an initial "lurch", then all of the indicator lights on the dashboard light up, then operation resumes. It seems very dangerous and it is very alarming when it happens. On one of my two occurrences I was traveling at 70mph on a freeway, which could have resulted in a very dangerous situation. After my first occurrence I described the problem to my dealer and the response was that it was normal operation of the cruise control (obviously they did not interpret my description properly).
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