Randomly the jeep will completely go crazy. The windshield wipers with fluid run, blinkers, horn, and ----> the engine shuts off while driving at any speed. I lose power steering and power brakes at the same time. This is seriously dangerous. I called the local jeep dealer and they told me to call chrysler. I did some research in jeep forums online and found this is a very common problem with the jeep wranglers from 2007 forward. Jeep has a recall for the most recent models, but no recall for the previous years to include mine. I'm really confused how this happens to so many jeep wranglers around my year, but there are no recalls. This is a significant safety issue for the vehicle occupants and definitely for other vehicles around.
Jeep Wrangler 4-DR 4x4 power steering loss problems
23 of the 1,366 owner complaints about the Jeep Wrangler 4-DR 4x4 describe loss of power steering, most of them for the 2007 model year.
- owner complaints
- 23
- worst model year
- 2007
- typical mileage
- 25,000
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
By model year
Often reported together
Loss of power 13Stalling 11Wipers 5Warning lights 5Headlights 1
What owners say
I've had it in the shop three times for the same issue. While driving the engine will stall. It may start back up, or it may take 10 minutes for it to restart. After researching this I believe it to be a faulty tipm. At times when it stalls, the blower motor on the A/C will continue to run even with the key off and out of the ignition. My concern is the loss of power steering and power brakes when it stalls at highway speeds. This is a big safety hazard. There are multiple complaint for this same issue. I have had the tipm reprogramming that is on recall. This didn't help the problem.
The jeep sat in my drive way for half hour before I took it out. Got 200 yards from my home and I lost power steering,horn and wipers going off with out touching any of them then the jeep shut off and smoke poured out from the passenger side of the engine compartment. Lifted the hood and the right side of the inner fender was on fire! With in minutes the right side of the jeep engine compartment was destroyed. The fuse box , battery, and wiring harness where destroyed. The fire department said it started in the fuse box. This jeep is completely stock and as been perfect till this! Never any issues in the year half I own it!
My 2008 jeep wrangler unlimited began to have an electrical malfunction with 50,441 miles on it. The alarm sounded, wipers and fluid went crazy, lights flashing, power steering failed, and the car would not stop running even with the key removed. I had to disconnect the battery and tow it to dealership. After $130 they said it was a key fob battery. I reluctantly drove away certain that the issue was not a key fob issue. Sure enough, the next day the same thing happened while sitting in the parking lot at work. I disconnected the battery and about an hour later reconnected and it started. I promptly drove to a more reliable dealership, who diagnosed the tipm module. $607 bucks later it is repaired. Chrysler of course has done nothing but deny any issue with tipm modules, when clearly they have a widespread issue with this part (just google search it). This should be a class action case, if chrysler will not recall.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 jeep wrangler 4-dr 4x4. While driving approximately 65 MPH, the contact drove over an uneven road surface and noticed that the front end of the vehicle suddenly began to wobble abnormally. The steering became difficult to maneuver and became uncontrollable until the contact decreased speed to approximately 45 MPH. The vehicle was taken to the dealer twice for diagnostic testing. The technicians were unable to diagnose the failure and the vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 25,000.
My 2008 jeep wrangler 4x4 spun a bearing due to inferior manufacturing, assembly and parts. I was turning a traffic circle corner at approx 40mph when the engine shut off once the bearing spun. As a result, I lost power steering and brakes. Unfortunately this is very common with 2007-2008 jeep wranglers. I think the manufacturer of the vehicle should be held responsible for the repairs as its due to poor workmanship and inferior parts. This is a very expensive fix and dangerous since the engine will shut off shortly after the incident.
While driving, lights came on, flashers came on, wipers came on and horn blaring. Was told that it was the tipm (totally integrated power module). Checked with dealer, $260 for part, $180 for labor but there are almost 300 on backorder and no estimate time to get the part in (part #rlb92236ai). Why is this not a recall??? I even felt a loss of power steering during this event. Are we just suppose to just sit around for 3-6 months to get the part?
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep wrangler 4-dr 4x4. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 MPH, the horn sounded, the window wipers engaged and washer fluid began to operate unintendedly. In addition, there was a temporary loss of power steering. The contact maneuvered to the side of the road and the engine was turned off. Upon restarting, the contact resumed driving with the identical failure recurring thirty minutes later. The failure occurred four different times. During the most recent failure, the battery was disconnected to disable the horn and the windshield wipers. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, who stated that the total integrated power module would need to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified and the part was unavailable. They were unable to provide an estimation of the arrival date of the part. The approximate failure mileage was 75,000. The VIN was unavailable.
Driving approx 30-45 miles per hour. While car was in motion all the dashboard lights (all the warning lights) flashed on and then went off and then the fuel level went to zero and the low fuel level light remained on. Put the car in park, turned car off then turned the car on and everything appeared to be working as normal. Incident occurred 2 times in 3 mths. 1st time power steering went out and break was difficult to push down. Contacted chrysler and opened case. Dealership cannot replicate the problem ? Suggest I remove the key chains. Call back if I experience the problem again.
2007 jeep wrangler unlimited randomly stalls. Dash lights light up and engine stalls with complete loss of power steering and braking--this has occurred at 60 MPH and as low as 10 MPH. Has been taken to dealership and they cannot replicate the issue. It continues to be a problem.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
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Which Jeep Wrangler 4-DR 4x4 years have loss of power steering problems?
The model years with the most reports are 2007 (17 complaints), 2008 (5 complaints) and 2009 (1 complaints).
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