U.S. public vehicle records

2007 Jeep WRANGLER X RHD 4X4 problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

37 owner complaints analyzed

0 distinct recall campaigns

27,750 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2007 model year. Data snapshot: 2026-09-12 (September 12, 2026). 34 complaints include usable failure mileage.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Fuel System, Gasoline is the most frequently named component, appearing in 8 of 37 complaints (21.6%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic	Matching reports	Share of complaints
Engine operation	8	21.6%
Braking behavior	7	18.9%
Electrical and battery issues	4	10.8%
Fuel system concerns	4	10.8%
Steering behavior	3	8.1%
Transmission and shifting	1	2.7%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Fuel System, Gasoline

Electrical System

Engine And Engine Cooling

Suspension

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine

Power Train

Steering

Engine

Fuel System, Gasoline: 8; Electrical System: 7; Engine And Engine Cooling: 6; Suspension: 5; Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine: 3; Power Train: 3; Steering: 3; Engine: 2

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000

25,000 to 49,999

50,000 to 74,999

75,000 to 99,999

100,000 to 149,999

150,000 and above

Under 25,000: 16; 25,000 to 49,999: 9; 50,000 to 74,999: 8; 75,000 to 99,999: 1; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0

Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (16). 3 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2007

2008

2010

2011

2012

2014

2015

2019

2007: 8; 2008: 3; 2010: 10; 2011: 7; 2012: 1; 2014: 4; 2015: 2; 2019: 2

Pattern summary

Fuel System, Gasoline leads the component reports. Engine operation appears in 8 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 7 complaint narratives. Electrical and battery issues appears in 4 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10188682 · 2007-04-24 (April 24, 2007)

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE - TWICE MY JEEP WRANGLER X 4X4 STALLED AND LOST POWER WHILE I WAS DRIVING 65-70 MPH ON A MAJOR FREEWAY IN HIGH TRAFFIC. BOTH CASES ARE VIRTUALLY IDENTICAL. FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS IN FEB. 17, 2007 AND THE 2ND TIME WAS TODAY, APRIL 23RD. I HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR ABOUT 30-40 MINUTES BEFORE THE POWER LOSS OCCURRED. THE CAR LOST POWER, JERKING LIKE IT HAD BEEN DOWN SHIFTED INCORRECTLY. ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD TURNED ON, THE RADIO TURNED OFF AND THE GAS BELL RANG. WITHIN 3-5 SECONDS THE CAR JERKED SHARPLY AS THE POWER CA…

Owner-reported narrative. 3,600 miles reported. Look up ODI 10188682 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10189508 · 2007-05-02 (May 2, 2007)

ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL FAILS CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STALL DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 400 miles reported. Look up ODI 10189508 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10190668 · 2007-05-14 (May 14, 2007)

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER X RHD 4X4. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE STALLED AND SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, THE ENGINE STALLED AND SHUT COMPLETELY OFF. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE, THE SAME FAILURE RECURRED AT 2,100 MILES. THE ENGINE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED EACH TIME. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 28,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.

Owner-reported narrative. 2,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10190668 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10226536 · 2008-05-03 (May 3, 2008)

ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF. GAS CAP SIGNAL APPEARS AND DISAPPEARS. ENGINE HAS STALLED X2. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES GOING DOWN HILL (15MPH), VEHICLE SHOOK A LITTLE LIKE ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM WAS IN FULL EFFECT. ALL RECALL NOTICES HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF AT DEALERS. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 6,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10226536 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10187583 · 2007-04-11 (April 11, 2007)

THE 2007 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED X, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE JK, LOST ENGINE POWER TWICE WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, AND THE ELECTRICAL AND ENGINE SHUT OFF FOR 3-5 SECONDS AND CAME BACK ON. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE FOR THE GAS PEDAL WENT INTO THE DEFAULT MODE, WHERE IT WON'T GO OVER 45 MPH ,AND THE TRACTION CONTROL SHUT OFF AT THIS TIME ALSO. THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING AT 55-60 MPH. ALSO, THE COMPASS SHUT OFF ALSO AT A DIFFERENT TIME. EACH TIME I HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND RESTART THE JEEP , AND EVERY THING WORKED AGAIN. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. 5,750 miles reported. Look up ODI 10187583 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10298281 · 2010-01-05 (January 5, 2010)

GAS GUSHES OUT WHEN FILLING UP GAS TANK EVEN THOUGH THE SAFETY CUTOFF ON THE PUMP HAS ENGAGED. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 39,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10298281 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10372481 · 2010-12-27 (December 27, 2010)

JK/ GAS TANK OVERFLOWS/WILL NOT SHUT OFF. ON MORE THEN 1 OCCASION THE GAS TANK ON MY 2007 JK JEEP WRANGLER HAS FAILED TO SHUT OFF WHEN FILLING UP AND SPILLS ALL OVER THE REAR OF THE JEEP AND THE GROUND. 2 JEEP DEALERS IN FAIRFAX, VA HAVE TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED A NEW TANK. I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH INTERCONTINENTAL WARRANTY SERVICE (IWS) AND THEY REFUSE TO AUTHORIZE THE WORK. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF CANCELING THE WARRANTY AND FILING A COMPLAINT AGAINST THEM. A OF RIGHT NOW I STILL NEED A GAS TANK BUT CANNOT FIND ONE ONLINE, SEEMS ONL…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10372481 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10442130 · 2012-01-02 (January 2, 2012)

WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROADWAY AND I HIT A BUMP THE STEERING WHEEL AND TIRES BEGIN VIOLENTLY SHAKING. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS FOR OVER A YEAR AND HAVE REPLACED SEVERAL THINGS IN MY FRONT END WITHOUT LUCK. MY JEEP WAS COMPLETELY STOCK PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. THIS HAPPENS MORE OFTEN DURING THE WINTER AS I HAVE PUT UP WITH THIS FOR THE SECOND WINTER NOW. I HAVE TAKEN THE JEEP TO 2 DEALERSHIPS IN MY AREA AND THEY BOTH TOLD ME THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM. AS EVERYONE KNOWS THAT HAS EXPERIENCED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" BEFORE IT IS EXTREMELY COMMON A…

Owner-reported narrative. 50,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10442130 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10715540 · 2015-05-10 (May 10, 2015)

JEEP DEATH WOBBLE BREAKING FRONT CONTROL ARM AND TRACK BAR BRACKET CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING SHOOTING THE VEHICLE ACROSS 2 LANES ROAD, THANKFULLY NO ON COMING TRAFFIC AND WAS ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE IN GRASS PRIOR TO THE DITCH. SECOND EPISODE OF THIS, 1ST EPISODE THAT CAUSED BRACKET FAILURE AND THE BRACKET WAS FIXED, ALIGNMENT AND ALL FRONT SUSPENSION COMPONENTS WERE CHECKED, JEEP CONTINUES TO DO DEATH WOBBLE AND IS A HAZARD TO DRIVE. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED AT ABOUT 51 MPH, PREVIOUS INCIDENTS HAVE HAPPENED WITH OUT EQUIPMENT FAILURE RANGING FROM 45…

Owner-reported narrative. 87,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10715540 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10367901 · 2010-11-26 (November 26, 2010)

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE SHIFTED OUT OF FIRST GEAR AND THIRD GEAR WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT HAD TO HOLD THE GEAR SHIFT IN PLACE IN ORDER TO KEEP IT FROM SHIFTING FROM ONE GEAR TO ANOTHER ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE ALSO NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48000.

Owner-reported narrative. 50 miles reported. Look up ODI 10367901 at NHTSA ↗