2007 Jeep WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4: complaints, problems and recalls

WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE WILL CUT OUT AND ALL ELECTRICAL POWER WILL BE LOST. AFTER A SHORT OUTAGE, ELECTRICAL POWER WILL BE RESTORED AND THE ENGINE WILL RESTART. TSB 18-036-06 (COMPUTER REFLASH) WAS PERFORMED AFTER THE FIRST OCCURRENCE HOWEVER IT DID NOT PREVENT ADDITIONAL FAILURES. SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED AT 65 MPH AND RESULTED IN A NEAR ACCIDENT WITH A TRACTOR TRAILER. VEHICLE WAS CHECKED BY DEALER FOLLOWING MOST RECENT FAILURE AND NO CAUSE COULD BE FOUND. *NM

Owner-reported narrative. 5,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10181714 at NHTSA ↗

WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE CUT OUT AND ALL DASH LIGHTS CAME ON AS IF THE KEY WAS TURNED OFF AND THEN BACK ON AS TO START THE MOTOR ALL POWER WAS LOST AND THE WHOLE JEEP BUCKED. AFTER A SHORT OUTAGE, ELECTRICAL POWER WILL BE RESTORED AND THE ENGINE WILL RESTART. WAS VERY SCARED BECAUSE WHEN IT HAPPENED YOU HAVE NO CONTROL. *NM

Owner-reported narrative. 7,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10183213 at NHTSA ↗

I WAS ON THE FREEWAY WITH MY CRUISE CONTROL ON WHEN MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY SLOWED DOWN. I MOVED MY FOOT TO THE ACCELERATOR AND FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE HAD SUBSTANTIALLY LESS POWER THAN NORMAL. WHEN THE VEHICLE SLOWED, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE WARNING LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH AND THE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER PULLING OFF THE ROAD AND CYCLING THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE RETURNED TO NORMAL. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. I SEARCHED JEEPFORUM.COM AND FOUND 3 OTHER INSTANCES OF THE ELECTRONIC T…

Owner-reported narrative. 3,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10183973 at NHTSA ↗

I WAS GOING DOWN A STEEP HILL ON A REMOTE TRAIL WITH A HALF A TANK OF GAS. AFTER 10 MINUTES THE FUEL GAUGE SHOWED EMPTY AND THE ENGINE DIED, I LOST MY BRAKES JUST WHEN I NEEDED THEM THE MOST. I COULD NOT STOP THE CAR AND WE PLUNGED DOWN THE VERY VERY STEEP HILL WITH NO WAY TO STOP OR TO STEER. FOR SOME REASON IN A STEEP DOWN HILL THE ENGINE DID NOTNOT GET FUEL. LOSING BRAKES AND STEERING POWER JUST WHEN IT IS NEEDED THE MOST IS AN ACCIDENT AND A LAW SUITE WAITING TO HAPPEN. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. 700 miles reported. Look up ODI 10186133 at NHTSA ↗

WHILE DRIVING ON FLAT PAVED ROAD AT 45 MPH AND IT TURNED ITSELF OFF FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS AND THEN CAME BACK ON. COMPLETELY DEAD, IT CAME BACK ON BY ITSELF, (I GUESS INERTIA FIRED IT BACK UP AS IT HAS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY, AND THEY WERE UNAWARE OF ANY SIMILAR INCIDENTS. NO DUMMY LIGHTS STAYED ON, SO I DIDN'T GO BY THE DEALERSHIP. PLEASE SEE HTTP://WWW.JK-FORUM.COM/SHOW THREAD.PHP?T=2634 AND HTTP://WWW.JK-FORUM.COM/SHOW THREAD.PHP?T=3187 FOR MORE INSTANCES.*AK

Owner-reported narrative. 2,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10186333 at NHTSA ↗

WHEN TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH THE JEEP WILL TURN OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS ,AND ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD WILL COME ON, AND THEN THE JEEP STARTED BACK UP LIKE NOTHING EVER HAPPENED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND OF COURSE THEY COULDN'T RECREATE THE PROBLEM , AND NO CODES WERE FOUND SO THEY SENT ME ON MY WAY. IT DID THIS AT 1680 MILES ,AND IT WAS VERY UNSAFE, ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, SOMEONE COULD REAR END THE VEHICLE ,OR I COULD LOSE CONTROL. THE VEHICLE IS A 2007, JEEP, WRANGLER UNLIMITED 4 DOOR SAHARA EDITION.*…

Owner-reported narrative. 1,680 miles reported. Look up ODI 10186436 at NHTSA ↗

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 ↗

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 ↗