10.0
really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 1 / 8
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 2 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 74,325 miles
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Driving down the road & my motor just cuts off. Happened 3 times over the past weekend & happened about 5 years ago.. very dangerous & frightening. After I put it in park, it always restarts. This is not acceptable always happens when driving in traffic
- Harrisonburg, VA, USA
Purchased this vehicle used and have had several issues with the catalytic converter. The vehicle will not pass smog
- Las Vegas, NV, USA
Loss of engine oil pressure while driving on the highway caused the engine to seize. A porous timing cover caused the bearings to wear out requiring an engine replacement at only 100,000 miles. Jeep/Chrysler is aware of its porous timing cover, and published tsb 09-008-07. The company should pay for replacement of this engine.
- Camano Island, WA, USA
Vehicle caught fire while sitting in driveway in front of home 30 minutes after driving the vehicle. Total loss.
- Tallahassee, FL, USA
The throttle control randomly goes out, while it is easy to reset the sensor, so the vehicle remains driveable, it is dangerous to be driving on the highway or crossing the highway with children in the car and the car goes into limp mode. I was turning on the highway where people are doing 60mph and suddenly mid turn the car goes into limp mode and doesn't want to move while cars come speeding at you.
- Pierceton, IN, USA
The day before yesterday my car died on the side of the road, I thought maybe I had ran out of gas because the light was on. I filled up with the gas can and the Jeep did not start. I tried to jump it using cables and it wouldn't turn over. I went to autozone and bought a new battery, the Jeep started after that. Yesterday I got an oil change, they checked my battery and showed me the oil after the change, said everything was golden. I was on my way home when my battery light popped on again, I kind of shook it off considering I just replaced it. Well my car jerked me forward, every single light turned on and my steering wheel locked up. I pulled off to the side of the high way as much as I could and my car was completely dead. I got it towed to a mechanic and they called to tell me that the issue was my "tipm" and that I would have to get it towed to a dealership. As I googled what that was regarding my year make and model I found out there was a recall on this about 7 years ago for my Jeep specifically.
- Albion, MI, USA
My O2 sensors (all 4) and my ECU continued to come up faulty. I took my Jeep to a repair shop. The repair man told my that my left and right manifolds were cracked and they would have to be replaced. Also had a bolt that had broken off one of the manifolds.
- Copperas Cove, TX, USA
Vehicle was stationary, inside of garage with high ceilings. Vehicle caught on fire after sitting with engine off for more 3 hours. Looked like started at fuse box area.
- Tracy, MO, USA
Bought the car used. Had plenty of oil and based on the date and miles from the previous oil change had about 600 miles left before needed an oil change. No light came on no gage informed us that I was low on oil and my engine seized, I replaced the engine $6000 later and now the brake hose started shooting oil all over my rear tires while driving on a state highway and nearly crashed having absolutely no brakes. Please tell me who is responsible for this death trap. If it is me than I am going to all local news stations to make sure everyone knows how dangerous these Jeep are
- Marlborough, MA, USA
The seat belts in the back when buckling are locked. Making it hard to move around. Since day the I bought the car. Took it to the dealership for repair and they said they found nothing. Only after my warranties were up did they say they would fix the problem if I paid for the labor. The engine has an oil consumption problem also from the first day I bought it, the dealership has covered it up again until the warranty was expired. They found 5 leaky areas in the engine.
- Brookfield, IL, USA
Jeep violently pops out of first gear when trying to accelerate L. happens all the time. From doing research online this seems to be a common problem with people who own the manual transmission Jeep model. This can be exceptionally dangerous when going through intersections or changing lanes as the Jeep will pop out if gear and no longer accelerate. This has happened since day one of me purchasing it.
- Alhambra, CA, USA
The contact owned a 2007 Jeep Wrangler. The contact stated that while driving, another driver on the road made the contact aware that the vehicle was on fire. The contact mentioned that the flames were located near the engine. The fire department was able to extinguish the fire. The vehicle was towed to a impound lot and deemed destroyed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. A police report was filed and there were no injuries reported. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 88,000. The VIN was not provided.
- Baltimore, MD, USA
The contact owns a 2007 Jeep Wrangler. While driving approximately 55 mph, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle restarted after several attempts. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was unavailable. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 69,000.
- Ft Lauderdale, FL, USA
The contact owns a 2007 Jeep Wrangler. The contact stated that while driving at 40 mph, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle restarted independently. All warning lights on the instrument cluster illuminated. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer multiple times who was unable to diagnose or repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 30,000. The VIN was unavailable.
- Dalton , GA, USA
The contact owned a 2007 Jeep Wrangler. While driving at an unknown speed, there was a burning odor in the vehicle. After the vehicle was parked, it became engulfed in flames. The fire department was able to extinguish the fire. The vehicle was destroyed. A police report was not filed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN as unavailable. The failure mileage was 173,000.
- Shell Knob, MO, USA
The contact owns a 2007 Jeep Wrangler. While driving 65 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to a local mechanic who performed a diagnostic test that located a failure code at the engine. The engine was out of oil and contained metal fragments, which caused the vehicle to stall. No leaks were found to support why the engine was out of oil. The engine was replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 108,000.
- Midland , GA, USA
My Jeep Wrangler unlimited X has stalled 3 times while I was driving. The dashboard lights up like a christmas tree and the vehicle's power goes out for what seems like no more than 2 seconds. There have been quite a few other problems with this Jeep, but most have been covered under warranty and the lifetime drive-train warranty. Re: question #2 I can not give any dates, so I put today's date. I know for a fact that the vehicle has experienced the aforementioned problem 3X's as it is an unforgettable experience.
- Marquette, MI, USA
Car did not have any power when pressing the gas peddle. Engine light was on. Even though car was brought to dealer for service November 1 2014. Two fault codes were found the dealer (papa Dodge) replaced egr and gasket valve. I called the dealer about 10 days later and told them the car still did not have power when pressing the gas peddle. The supervisor of the service department took Jeep for test drive and said he didn't see a problem. On December 25 engine light came on. On December 26 I was driving about 5 miles per hour and saw smoke came to completed stop. Under the car front in the front under hood was on fire passenger side. Police and fire department was called immediately and put out fire under hood engine. Car was completely burned out.
- Farmington , CT, USA
The contact owns a 2007 Jeep Wrangler. The contact stated that while driving at 20 mph, there was an abnormal noise coming from the engine. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where the failure was unable to be duplicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 52,171.
- Coeur D Alene, ID, USA
- Huntington, TX, USA