2007 Jeep Wrangler 4-DR 4x4: headlights failing or too dim

Filed Aug 15, 2016 · Electrical, Lights · 135,000 miles · OH

As soon as I turn the car over, my dash lights, headlights come on. The headlight stalk and the windshield wiper stalk are inoperable. It's a safety hazard to drive my car. And after researching through multiple forums and sites online, it looks like this is a fairly common problem, with a non-standard resolution. Not looking forward to the hours I'm going to have to spend getting this addressed. I was driving 8/14 when I noticed the issues.

Filed Apr 28, 2009 · Electrical · 33,265 miles · CT

Driving at highway speeds with cruise control engaged, headlights on and radio on. Radio cutout and all dash lights (idiot) came on, the radio came back on within about 2 seconds and all dash lights went out after about 5 seconds. Cruise control did not disengage and there was no apparent loss of engine power. This is the first occurrence of this situation, no obd-ii codes are stored in the computer. There are no lasting effects and appears to running normally.

Filed Jan 18, 2009 · Electrical · 6,680 miles · IN

1. At night on january 17, 2008 at 10:30 in the evening, my family an I were driving approximately 45 MPH down a us highway in our 2007 jeep jk wrangler 4-door. 2. Without warning of any type, all of the jeep's power shut off - headlights, engine, dash lights, everything electrical shut off. The vehicle's power came back on in approximately 2-3 seconds. Upon the electrical power returning on, all of the dashes warning lights flashed on for a few seconds. The dash warning lights for the esp, traction control and mil (malfunction indicator light) remained on until I drove home (about 2 miles). 3. When home, I attempted to restart the car to see if the error warning lights would remain in - the mil was the only light that remained on. I will call the dealership tomorrow for diagnostic troubleshooting. However, this was an extremely frightening experience since it was snowing and I lost power without warning on an ice covered road. I checked the jeep website with my VIN number, and according to the website there are no recalls outstanding for my vehicle.

Filed Jun 28, 2007 · Engine · 5,900 miles · NJ

Driving at highway speed, radio suddenly went off, all of the dashboard warning lights lit up, and I lost all power to the car. This lasted long enough for me to realize there was a problem and shift the automatic trans. Into neutral. The car regained power within a few seconds, I shifted back into drive, and went less than a mile to the dealer. They put it directly on the analyzer, no fault was detected. It was a clear day and my headlights were on.

Filed Jun 9, 2007 · Electrical · 2,983 miles · GA

While traveling at night down a county road at approximately 60 MPH the headlights went off for almost a second, the dash lights lit up like a christmas tree, the engine bogged and all accessories went off, and then came back on as if the ignition had just been turned on. The engine's power returned, and it continued as if nothing happened. The brake light stayed illuminated for 3-5 minutes after. Prior to this, there was a similar incident, though it was in the daylight and I was unable to see the dash lights light up or the headlights come on, however the engine bogged and the bas light lit up. The problem is intermittent and I have not yet had an opportunity to take the vehicle to the dealership yet.

Filed Jun 7, 2007 · Electrical, Engine · 1,100 miles · HI

Our jeep has stalled while driving on the freeway and while sitting at idle. It is accompanied by the dashboard lighting up like a christmas tree and then the entire electrical system going out. This includes the headlights extinguishing at high speeds on the freeway--very scary.

Filed Jun 4, 2007 · Electrical, Engine · 2,800 miles · VA

I have a 2007 jeep wrangler 4dr 4wd that has stalled twice while traveling at highway speeds. The vehicle has less than 6,000 miles and I've reported the problem to the dealer and they say they can't find anything wrong with it. The first occurrence occurred during the day while traveling at approximately 65mph for over an hour. The vehicle cut out, all the dash lights came on, I lost power steering, and within 3 seconds the vehicle "re-started" itself on its own. The second occurrence occurred several months later while traveling at 70mph for over an hour. The incident occurred at night and the same thing happened. All the sudden the engine cut out, I lost headlights, and within 3 seconds the vehicle came back on and everything was fine. Again, I reported to the dealer, at they couldn't find anything.

Filed May 28, 2007 · Engine · 9,300 miles · TN

My 2007 jeep wrangler 4 door has stalled 5 times since I bought it new on november 5 2006. It has happened at night with the headlights on, during the day with the headlights off, on the interstate, and in my subdivision traveling under 20 MPH. When the vehicle stalls the dash lights up like a christmas tree, the transmission goes into neutral and the engine revs and the steering and power brakes are gone. This episode lasts for 3-5 seconds then the vehicle resumes normal operation. I have taken it to the dealer the 4th time this happened and of course no code was stored to diagnose so they checked the connectors and said that was all they could do. The 5th time the vehicle did this I had it towed to the dealership. I spoke the service associate on the telephone and they said they dad not heard of any other incidents of this nature. I called chrysler and they also had no knowledge. I find that unbelievable because with a simple search on the internet brings up tons of exact complaints. I hope this problem can be fixed. I will not let my family ride in this vehicle until it has.

Filed Apr 11, 2007 · Electrical · 2,300 miles · NH

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 jeep wrangler. The contact was driving at 65 MPH at night suddenly the vehicle stalled, the headlights dimmed, and all the lights on the instrument panel illuminated. When the vehicle stalled, it lost power. The vehicle restarted within three seconds. The contact stated that when the vehicle restartrd the transmission jerked roughly into gear. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer, but no failures were found. The contact called the manufacturer, who claimed never heard of the failure and offered no help. The current and failure mileage were 2,300.