Jeep WRANGLER 4-DR 4X2 steering problems
32 complaint narratives mention steering terms.
Key facts
107 owner complaints analyzed
0 distinct recall campaigns
37,750 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2007 to 2009 model years. Data snapshot: . 96 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Steering behavior evidence
32 of 107 complaints match this topic (29.9%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10188042 · 2007-04-16 (April 16, 2007)
DURING NORMAL DRIVING, MY VEHICLE WILL STALL. HAS HAPPENED TWICE SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT (5 MONTHS). TOTAL LOSS OF ALL POWER STEERING, BRAKES, AND ELECTRICAL IN THE VEHICLE. DEALER TOLD ME ON BOTH OCCASIONS THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE DID NOT REPORT A CODE IN THE COMPUTER, THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *JB
Owner-reported narrative. 6,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10188042 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10190334 · 2007-05-09 (May 9, 2007)
SECOND TIME ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH FOR APPROXIMATELY 4 SECONDS AND THEN RESUMED . NO POWER STEERING, BRAKES, AND ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS ON THEN REGAINED FUNCTIONS TO RUN. RAINING WITH HEADLIGHTS ON, AIR CONDITIONER , WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND RADIO WERE ON. NO CODES WERE STORED ,SO HOW CAN YOU FIX IT. I THOUGHT IT WAS A VOLTAGE PROBLEM, BUT CHRYLSER HAD NO ANSWERS. SO, AFTER MY FAMILY WAS DEAD FROM AN ACCIDENT THEY COULD BLAME ME, I GUESS. *AK
Owner-reported narrative. 5,530 miles reported. Look up ODI 10190334 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10192912 · 2007-06-11 (June 11, 2007)
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HWY AT AROUND 75-80 MPH, THE JEEP SHUT OFF, FORCING BOTH MYSELF AND PASSENGER TO FLY TOWARDS THE WINDSHIELD.LUCKILY WE HAD ON OUR SEAT BELTS, OTHERWISE I WOULD HAVE HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND PROBABLY WRECKED, THERE WERE CARS ON BOTH SIDES OF US, VERY SCARY!!!.AFTER THREE OR FOUR SECONDS THE JEEP CAME BACK ON AND RAN GREAT UNTIL THE NEXT TIME THIS HAPPENED, AROUND 60 ON HWY.ALL ELECTRICAL AND ENGINE TURNS OFF WITH NO BRAKES, STEERING AND PANEL LIGHTS.THIS HAS HAPPEN THREE TIMES AND THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLE…
Owner-reported narrative. 4,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10192912 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10194728 · 2007-06-27 (June 27, 2007)
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER SAHARA STALLED WHILE IN MOTION. IT THEN LOST ALL POWER STEERING, ETC. MOMENTARILY AND THEN STARTED ITSELF BACK UP WITHOUT ANY HUMAN INTERVENTION. THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED PREVIOUSLY WHILE MAKING A LOW-SPEED TURN IN WHICH IT STALLED COMPLETELY AND I WAS STOPPED IN A BUSY TRAFFIC AREA ON A BLIND CURVE WITH TRAFFIC COMING BOTH DIRECTIONS. CARS WERE COMING BOTH DIRECTIONS AND THERE WAS ALMOST AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THEY WERE AVOIDING ME. I ALSO HAD MY 2 YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME. …
Owner-reported narrative. 5,300 miles reported. Look up ODI 10194728 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10195567 · 2007-07-08 (July 8, 2007)
WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD AT 55 MPH,WENT THROUGH A SERIES OF BUMPS ON THE ROAD WHICH BEGAN UNCONTROLLABLE VIBRATION OR WOBBLING, AND VIOLENT SHAKING, IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND FRONT END. FRONT END AND TIRES APPEARED TO BE MOVING LEFT TO RIGHT IN THE UNCONTROLLABLE WOBBLE. THIS HAPPENED AT ALL SPEEDS AFTER HITTING BUMPS ON A HIGHWAY AND COMPONENTS ON THE FRONT END APPEAR TO BE VISUALLY INTACT. THIS VEHICLE IS A WRANGLER X UNLIMITED 4 X 2 - 4 DOOR. ALL 4 INCIDENCES TOOK PLACE WITHIN 50 MILES. THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN OFF ROAD. *AK
Owner-reported narrative. 12,050 miles reported. Look up ODI 10195567 at NHTSA ↗