Jeep WRANGLER 2-DR 4X4 engine problems
67 complaint narratives mention engine terms.
Key facts
764 owner complaints analyzed
0 distinct recall campaigns
33,600 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2007 to 2009 model years. Data snapshot: . 675 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Engine operation evidence
67 of 764 complaints match this topic (8.8%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10186340 · 2007-03-28 (March 28, 2007)
WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP SIGN,ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD LIT UP AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. A FEW SECONDS LATER IT RESTARTED. IF THE INTERSECTION WAS A 2 WAY STOP THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. A DEALER WAS HESITANT TO FIX A PROBLEM IF IT COULDN'T BE DUPLICATED. THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM , AND I KNEW OF AT LEAST 50 PEOPLE THAT HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM. IT SEEMED TO HAPPEN EVERY 2000 MILES. THE ORIGINAL TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB) TO FIX THIS PROBLEM DIDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK
Owner-reported narrative. 2,540 miles reported. Look up ODI 10186340 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10186808 · 2007-04-03 (April 3, 2007)
I WAS ACCELERATING AND HAD REACHED ABOUT 45 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED AND ALL THE DASH LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THIS LASTED FOR ABOUT 1 TO 2 SECONDS, AND THEN THE ENGINE CAME BACK ON AND ALL WAS WELL. *JB
Owner-reported narrative. 3,217 miles reported. Look up ODI 10186808 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10187022 · 2007-04-04 (April 4, 2007)
WITH LESS THAN 5000 MILES ON MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER JK X, I HAVE ALREADY HAD 2 OCCURRENCES WHERE THE JEEP WOULD "STALL" UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. FLAT ROAD DRIVING, NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS (50-65), IT WILL LOSE POWER TO THE MOTOR, GIVING A MILD BUCK, THEN RADIO CUTS OUT, ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS COME ON, AND ABOUT A SECOND LATER, ALL GO OUT, AND DRIVING RESUMES AS NORMAL. NEARLY GOT REAR-ENDED BY AN 18-WHEELER DUE TO POWER LOSS. BOTH TIMES WERE UNDER SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES. *JB
Owner-reported narrative. 4,790 miles reported. Look up ODI 10187022 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10187536 · 2007-04-11 (April 11, 2007)
WHILE DRIVING ON A CANYON ROAD AT AROUND 50 MPH THE JK WRANGLER STOPPED RESPONDING. ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH CAME ON. THE TRANSMISSION FELT LIKE IT WENT INTO NEUTRAL, BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT STALL. THE PROBLEM LASTED FOR 3-4 SECONDS BEFORE SELF CORRECTING. I WAS ON A STRAIGHT STRETCH OF ROAD , AND THE VEHICLE WAS LINED UP WELL SO THERE WAS NOT A CRASH.*AK
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10187536 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10190623 · 2007-05-14 (May 14, 2007)
AT APPROXIMATELY 3,000 MILES VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL AT 45 MPH. RADIO TURNED OFF, LOST CONTROL OF STEERING, ALL LIGHTS LIT UP ON DASHBOARD. THIS LASTED FOR APPROXIMATELY 4-5 SECONDS. SCARY! TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR FLASH"OF COMPUTER PER TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB). ALL WAS WELL UNTIL YESTERDAY AT 9,100 MILES. SAME EXACT THING HAPPENED! WILL HAVE DEALER CHECK OBD FOR ERROR CODES. THIS WAS A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM AND CONCERN, COULD HAVE BEEN TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED ON INTERSTATE WITH SEMI BEHIND ME. THE…
Owner-reported narrative. 9,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10190623 at NHTSA ↗