Jeep WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4 engine problems
117 complaint narratives mention engine terms.
Key facts
1,366 owner complaints analyzed
1 distinct recall campaigns
40,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2007 to 2009 model years. Data snapshot: . 1,234 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Engine operation evidence
117 of 1,366 complaints match this topic (8.6%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10186441 · 2007-03-29 (March 29, 2007)
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE COMING TO A STOP. AS IT IDLED TO ~600 RPMS THE ENGINE DIED. THE CAR WAS RESTARTED, AND THE VEHICAL STALLED AGAIN AT THE NEXT INTERSECTION. THE ONLY LIGHT THAT WAS LIT WAS THE THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LIGHT. PRECEEDING THIS OCCURRENCE, ON 6 SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LIGHT WOULD COME ON WHILE DRIVING. THE ONLY DIRECTION IN THE MANUAL WAS TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS STALL BUG ASSOCIATED WITH THE 2007 JEEP WRANGLER JK. I …
Owner-reported narrative. 1,812 miles reported. Look up ODI 10186441 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10186649 · 2007-04-01 (April 1, 2007)
MY VEHICLE HAS STALLED ON ME 2 TIMES. I HAVE AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON A 2007 4WD JEEP WRANGLER JK. THE FIRST TIME, I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, AND THEN STARTED TO TRAVEL FORWARD, THEN ALL THE LIGHT ON THE DASH BOARD LIT UP, THE RADIO WHEN DEAD, AND I LOST THE POWER STEERING. I TRIED TO GO TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND WITHIN 2 SECONDS, IT STARTED DRIVING NORMAL AGAIN. THE SECOND TIME, I WAS IN A PARKING LOT, I PARKED IN A SPOT. I SAT THERE FOR 2 MINUTES, THEN PLACED THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE. I COMPLETELY STOPPED THE VEHICLE, PLACED THE…
Owner-reported narrative. 4,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10186649 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10186981 · 2007-04-04 (April 4, 2007)
I WAS DRIVING UP A HILL AND MY CAR STALLED. ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE RPM WENT TO ZERO. ABOUT A SECOND OR TWO LATER, THE CAR STARTED BACK UP ON ITS OWN AND DROVE FINE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO SEVERAL JEEP JK'S. MY CAR IS ALSO A AUTOMATIC.*AK
Owner-reported narrative. 5,100 miles reported. Look up ODI 10186981 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10187218 · 2007-04-06 (April 6, 2007)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING 40MPH DOWN A STEEP HILL, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE LOST THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. THE FUEL GAGE DISPLAYED EMPTY; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE HAD A 1/2 A TANK OF GAS. THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT CONDUCTED A TEST FOUR TIMES AND EACH TIME AFTER 4 MINUTES THE ENGINE STALLED, BEGAN TO COAST AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE MECHANIC WAS IN THE VEHICLE ON ONE OF THOSE OCCASIONS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 900. THERE WERE NO INJURIE…
Owner-reported narrative. 900 miles reported. Look up ODI 10187218 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10187254 · 2007-04-07 (April 7, 2007)
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE 2007 JEEP WRANGLER STALLED , AND ALL OF THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON, WHILE THE ENGINE CONTINUED RUNNING. POWER CAME BACK ON WITHIN A COUPLE OF SECONDS. THIS OCCURRED TWICE IN 3 MONTHS.*AK
Owner-reported narrative. 8,510 miles reported. Look up ODI 10187254 at NHTSA ↗