Cruise control is intermittent
Jeep Wrangler 4-DR 4x4 adaptive cruise problems
18 of the 1,366 owner complaints about the Jeep Wrangler 4-DR 4x4 describe adaptive cruise control problems, most of them for the 2007 model year.
- owner complaints
- 18
- worst model year
- 2007
- typical mileage
- 30,000
By model year
Often reported together
Stalling 5Warning lights 3Airbag light 3Loss of power 2Jerking 2Headlights 1
What owners say
The clock spring failed and now the airbag, horn, and cruise control does not work. It started with a clicking noise in the steering column when turning, then after a popping noise everything mentioned stopped working. After research there are a lot of people with the same exact issue but no recall has been issued.
Airbag warning light coming on intermittently when turning the steering wheel to the right. Horn working intermittently and cruise control unexpectedly turning off.all issues seem to be happening while moving and turning.
Cruise control went out about a year ago. Recently the airbag light comes on intermittently with a warning tone. Appears to be a faulty clockspring.
This is a known and common problem with the jeep wrangler. They have already recalled the 2007 model years for faulty and poorly designed clock springs and have made a replacement part that is much better. They have recalled the 2008 only right hand drive jeeps. This is a huge safety concern giving the fact that it affects the cruise control, air bags, and horn. Shame on them for not wanting to correct and repair a major safety issue!
On the 2008 jeep wrangler (left hand drive) dashboard, the airbag warning light flashes on every other minute with a chime, an indication that there is something malfunctioning or interfering with the vehicle's airbags (clock spring).this has been a recurring issue and concern for many 2008 jeep wrangler (left hand drive) owners, including myself, and has been shown time and time again to be caused by a faulty within the vehicle's steering wheel. This faulty clockspring is the culprit for airbag failure in the 2008 jeep wrangler (left hand drive) during an accident or premature deployment when simply driving around, horn failure, elec. Stability control, cruise control (if equipped), failure in turn signals, and difficulty with steering . Chrysler has refused to address this safety concern of their faulty clockspring that can cause most importunely failure of the vehicle's airbags from properly deploying. Chrysler has made a recall for the 2007 jeep wrangler and certain 2008 right hand drive jeep wranglers. Chrysler states that the 2008+ left hand drive jeep wranglers are unaffected by their faulty clock springs, which is not the case for my motor vehicle and several others like myself.
Cruise control stopped working. I got a new clock spring from a local 4x4 shop that ordered it through the local dealer. I had the 4x4 shop install the clock spring for me because my local jeep dealer is not a trustworthy dealer in my opinion. Total for the repair was nearly 500 dollars.
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!!!!
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
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.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the Jeep Wrangler 4-DR 4x4 adaptive cruise
Which Jeep Wrangler 4-DR 4x4 years have adaptive cruise control problems problems?
The model years with the most reports are 2007 (12 complaints) and 2008 (6 complaints).
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