Drove up to my house and parked the jeep (after driving 8-10 miles). Went inside the house. Within 10 minutes went back outside and smoke was boiling out from under the hood and it was dripping fire on the ground. Fully involved very quickly.
2007 Jeep Wrangler Sahara electrical problems
12 complaints (8% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 80,000.
- owner complaints
- 12
- of this car's complaints
- 8%
- typical mileage
- 80,000
- crashes
- 0
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
Owners did not name a specific part.
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
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Specific symptoms reported on the 2007 Jeep Wrangler Sahara electrical
Phrases found in the owners' own descriptions, so one complaint can mention several symptoms.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Related investigations
Totally Integrated Power Module Failure
In a letter dated August 21, 2014, the Center for Auto Safety (CAS) petitioned the federal safety agency to initiate a defect investigation of alleged failures associated with the Totally Integrated Power Module (TIPM) installed in Chrysler SUV?s, trucks, and vans beginning in the 2007 model year. The petitioner alleges that TIPM defects may result in engine stall, airbag non-deployment, failure of fuel pump shutoff resulting in unintended acceleration, fire, and other symptoms. On September 25, 2014, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened DP14-004 to evaluate the petition for a grant or deny decision. ODI analyzed complaint data provided by CAS as well as complaints submitted to ODI from consumers. In total, there were 296 complaints submitted by the petitioner in the original petition and five supplements, including 271 complaints related to the subject vehicles equipped with TIPM-7. Approximately 3 percent of CAS complaints are related to vehicles equipped with TIPM-6 and ODI?s review of these complaints did not identify any safety defect trends. ODI conducted a detailed review of complaints narratives submitted by CAS and consumers including careful analysis of vehicle repair histories, warranty claims obtained from the manufacturer and any available Customer Assistance Inquiry reports (CAIR). Analysis of the field data indicated that MY2011-2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango vehicles exhibited significantly higher complaint rates related to fuel pump relay (FPR) failures than other subject vehicles. In a September 3, 2014 letter to the federal safety agency, Chrysler submitted a Defect Information Report (DIR) identifying a defect in the FPR within the TIPM-7 which can result in a no start or stall condition in approximately 188,723 model year (MY) 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee (WK) and Dodge Durango (WD) vehicles manufactured from January 5, 2010 through July 20, 2011 (14V‑530).In a February 24, 2015 letter, Chrysler submitted a second DIR expanding the scope of the FPR defect condition to include an additional 338,216 MY 2012 through 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles manufactured from September 17, 2010 through August 19, 2013 and MY 2012 through 2013 Dodge Durango vehicles manufactured from January 18, 2011 through August 19, 2013 (15V‑115).ODI analysis of the CAS allegations of TIPM defects resulting in stall while driving, airbag non-deployment, unintended acceleration, fire and other faults identified a single defect condition related to 1 of over 60 different circuits in the TIPM assembly. The most common effect of this defect condition, related to the fuel pump relay, was a no-start concern, but it could also result in stall while driving (76 complaints). No valid evidence was presented in support of claims related to airbag non-deployment, unintended acceleration or fire resulting from TIPM faults and these claims were found to be wholly without merit based on review of the field data and design of the relevant systems and components.Except insofar as the petitioner's contentions relate to the defect condition addressed by the Chrysler recalls, the factual bases of the petitioner's contentions that any further investigation is necessary are unsupported. In our view, additional investigation is unlikely to result in a finding that a defect related to motor vehicle safety exists or a the federal safety agency order for the notification and remedy of a safety-related defect as alleged by the petitioner at the conclusion of the requested investigation. Therefore, in view of the need to allocate and prioritize the federal safety agency's limited resources to best accomplish the agency's safety mission, the petition is den
DP14004
What 2007 Jeep Wrangler Sahara owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Death wobble-have had this problem repaired and comes back. Cannot drive over 55 MPH in city or highway without entire car starting to violently shake. Will shake for about a minute and stop on its own. Very scary and dangerous. Have had this problem for over a year
When I turn the key it reads invalid skim key and will not crank unless the key is pushed into the cylinder when a great deal of force.
My jeep will start but no gauges or light on dash come on, the wipers turn on at full power. When this happens the jeep will not shift out of park. I have been told the tipm is causing the issues.
My car caught on fire while driving from ok to tx, before the fire my brakes went out and my wheel was locked. Between a minute of running out of the car with my baby my car was completely in flames, my jeep was at the dealer 2 weeks ago for service, I never have a dashboard warning, car was working perfectly until caught in fire, oh before my breaks went out my car started to lost power and the fire started under the hood (passenger seat) we need some answers, that's not fsir....updated 08/08/16 *bf...updated 08/30/16 *bf
"takata recall" I was driving my jeep wrangler 2007 when I started to lost power and I try to move to the emergency line but my brakes went out and my wheel were locked, I was not able to control my car at all, after my car abruptly stop I run to get my child out and my car was on flames under the hood (passenger side) I didn't have a warning, I checked my dashboard and nothing was on, my car was at the chrysler dealer for service two weeks ago and pass state inspection last week. That's is not acceptable, I didn't have time to get my bag and wallet, my car was on flames. Chrysler need to do something about it. We need some answers. My car was in motion, in a highway.
The fuse box caught fire/wire harness melted and was smoking before someone was able to disconnect the battery to stop more damage.
Over the last 2 year, I have been having issues starting my jeep. It would not crank at all 2 or 3 times and than start with no problems. It would be fine for a few days and than do it again. Morning, afternoon, when raining or snowing, it is unpredictable. Starting 3 days ago, my air bag light is coming on when turning left and than would go off after a few minutes of driving. Today, I had it checked at work and it came up as the driver side air bag is the source of the problem. I drove to big o dodge in greenville and the service department just blew me off telling me that their is no recalls or problems with my jeep. But I happened to know one of the technician there that told me on my way out that they are having some issue with the wranglers concerning these issues. So I decided to look online and come across a lot of similar complain on forums concerning my issues and than came across your web site. [xxx], phone [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).'
I noticed a few months after purchasing my used 2007 jeep wrangler sahara unlimited that on occasion, no particular speed or incident, the airbag light would indicate on that dash for the passenger side seat airbag even when no one and nothing would be seated in passenger seat. During one of my oil change/service appointments that I regularly keep I asked if they could identify the issue and had stated it may just be an electrical sensor issue in the seat itself that had been damaged with an unsubstantiated weight placed in the seat, such as a bag or small child, that affected the sensor was not rated for. I was doing a recall search for my vehicle, none listed, but noticed complaints filed for many vehicles of the same make and model for this very same issue I'm having with the airbag indicator. Date investigation opened: may 23, 2011 date investigation closed: nov 07, 2011 the federal safety agency action number: pe11019 component(s): air bags I'm simply filing this complaint to indicate my vehicle appears to have the same issue indicated and if any action is taken to correct it I'd like to be alerted so as to have the issue resolved on my vehicle.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chrysler wrangler sahara. The contact stated that the unoccupied vehicle was parked when it unexpectedly erupted into flames. The fire department extinguished the flames and informed the contact that the fire was an electrical fire, which originated from under the hood. The vehicle was completely destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000.
Questions about the 2007 Jeep Wrangler Sahara electrical
Does the 2007 Jeep Wrangler Sahara have electrical problems?
Owners have filed 12 complaints about the electrical of the 2007 Jeep Wrangler Sahara, 8% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 2007 Jeep Wrangler Sahara electrical problems start?
The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 80,000 miles.
Was there a recall on the 2007 Jeep Wrangler Sahara electrical?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
Other 2007 Jeep Wrangler Sahara problems
Fuel system 69Suspension 31Steering 30Transmission 18Airbags 8Engine 8Body 6Wheels 5Brakes 4Acceleration 2Driver assistance 1Lights 1Seats 1
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