2007 Jeep Wrangler: loss of power steering

Filed Mar 27, 2019 · Brakes, Steering · 140,000 miles · VA

Suspension failure: I've had issues with my steering column since having bought this vehicle. About a week ago my gear box fell out of the vehicle causing loss of steering control. I have been having issues with the steering column shaking violently since having it repaired. This shaking was also a problem for me about three months ago.

Filed Dec 22, 2015 · Steering, Suspension · 29,985 miles · MO

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep wrangler. While driving approximately 50-70 MPH, the vehicle violently shook and experienced a loss of steering. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the steering stabilizer needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was approximately 29,985. Updated 02/10/16*lj the consumer went to another repair shop, where he was informed the upper and lower ball joints needed to be replaced. Updated 04/05/16.

Filed Feb 11, 2014 · Steering, Suspension · 69,755 miles · VA

While driving on interstate and immediately after crossing over a bridge, the front end and steering wheel began to violently shake. Braking did not bring the condition under control. Fortunately I was in the right lane and able to pull onto the right shoulder. The shaking stopped when my speed fell below 25mph. I purchased this vehicle at approx 50,000 miles. This condition has never occurred before. Clearly there is potential for outright loss of steering control, or potential for collision from behind due to need for rapid deceleration while driving at a highway speeds.

Filed Oct 28, 2012 · Steering, Suspension · 27,394 miles · IL

While driving at approx 40 MPH, jeep struck a small (very shallow) pothole. Front end of jeep began to shake violently. This has happened on two other occassions in the last month, all between 40 and 50 MPH. Each time the jeep hit a bump in the road. Jeep is stock, no lifts, no off road use, original factory tires: goodyear wrangler p255/75r17, properly inlfated to factory specs, low mileage 27394. The wobble doesn't stop until the vehicle is slowed drastically, steering is difficult while the wobble is occuring. Is this a recall item? Manufacture reimbursement? Any information regarding this issue would be appreciated.

Filed Mar 28, 2012 · Brakes, Engine · 94,000 miles · IN · fire

The 2007 jeep wrangler stalled, lost power brakes, lost power steering. Tried to restart the vehicle and would not turn over. We noticed flames shooting up outside the passenger side of the vehicle. All 4 of us climbed out the driver side door. I tried to open the hood and flames came bursting out. Within 2 minutes the whole vehicle engulfed in flames. The flames were coming from underneath the engine. It took the fire department nearly 2 hours to extinguish the flames. The vehicle was a total loss.

Filed Oct 23, 2011 · Acceleration, Engine · 42,000 miles · TX

Intermittent problem occurring almost exclusively at highway speeds. While driving at highway speeds suddenly, without warning, the vehicle shuts off. All warning lights on the dash board appear, engine completely shuts off which leads to power steering failure and loss of safe control of the vehicle. While the engine shut off is intermittent and does not last for more than a few seconds before it turns back on without use of the key or any other means of manually restarting the vehicle, it is highly unsafe and can lead to severe injury or death. We have noted this issue occurring approximately 1-2 times per month. We finally took the vehicle to the dealership to service and locate the issue with the vehicle on october 20, 2011. The dealership stated they could not find any issues with the vehicle, with the exception of unusually high oil consumption. The dealership advised we do an oil consumption test which will be completed in 3000 miles or 3 months.

Filed Jul 11, 2011 · Brakes, Steering · 6,000 miles · NY · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep wrangler. The contact stated while driving the vehicle 30 MPH it pulled excessively to the right. The contact tried to turn the steering wheel back to the left and it responded as if the power steering failed. The contact applied the brakes in order to stop the vehicle and there was no response. The emergency brake also failed when it was engaged. The failure caused the contact to crash into a viaduct. The vehicle was towed to a mechanic and inspected by the manufacturer. The manufacturer stated nothing was wrong with the vehicle. The vehicle was deemed destroyed. The failure and current mileage was 6,000.

Filed Jun 30, 2008 · Brakes, Electrical · 5,000 miles · CA

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 jeep wrangler. The contact stated that she experienced a loss of power in her vehicle. She also noticed that there was a loss of power steering and brake accessibility. While driving 75 MPH, the contact pulled over and had the vehicle towed. The dealer kept the vehicle for approximately three weeks and drove it for 300 miles; however, they could not find any failures with the vehicle. The contact was informed that there were two recalls on her vehicle, which were corrected by the dealer. The federal safety agency campaign id number 07v291000 (electrical system) was most closely related to the recent failure. The dealer offered the contact another vehicle on their lot. The current mileage was 10,513 and failure mileage was approximately 5,000.

Filed May 5, 2008 · Engine · 12,860 miles · FL

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 jeep wrangler. While driving 50 MPH, the vehicle would randomly stall and lose power steering and braking ability. The failure has occurred three times within the past year. The vehicle was able to be restarted immediately afterwards; therefore, the contact never took the vehicle to the dealer. After the most recent failure, she was unable to immediately restart the engine until 30 minutes later. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and they reprogrammed the power module. The failure recurred less than a week later while driving 65 MPH. Once more, the vehicle took 30 minutes to restart. The vehicle is currently at the dealer being repaired. The contact believes that the manufacturer needs to develop a new repair for this failure. The failure mileage was 12,860.