JEEP WRANGLER STALLING PROBLEMS

Jeep Wrangler owners have reported stalling and other problems.  Owners may be entitled to compensation for inconvenience or diminishe value or recieve replacement vehicles where provided under lemon laws.

1. Jeep Wrangle NHTSA report (excerpted and modified)

Make : JEEP Model : WRANGLER Year : 2007
Manufacturer : CHRYSLER LLC
Crash : No Fire : No Number of Injuries: 0
ODI ID Number : 10226702 Number of Deaths: 0
Date of Failure: May 1, 2007
VIN : 1J4GA59187L...
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Summary:
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD RANDOMLY STALL AND LOSE POWER STEERING AND BRAKING ABILITY. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES WITHIN THE PAST YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS; THEREFORE, THE CONTACT NEVER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. AFTER THE MOST RECENT FAILURE, SHE WAS UNABLE TO IMMEDIATELY RESTART THE ENGINE UNTIL 30 MINUTES LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPROGRAMMED THE POWER MODULE. THE FAILURE RECURRED LESS THAN A WEEK LATER WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. ONCE MORE, THE VEHICLE TOOK 30 MINUTES TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER BEING REPAIRED. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO DEVELOP A NEW REPAIR FOR THIS FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,860.

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Make : JEEP Model : WRANGLER Year : 2007
Manufacturer : CHRYSLER LLC
Crash : No Fire : No Number of Injuries: 0
ODI ID Number : 10223301 Number of Deaths: 0
Date of Failure: April 2, 2008
VIN : 1J4FA24117L...
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Summary:
DRIVING MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER ABOUT 55 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE DASH LIGHTS LIT UP, 5 SECONDS LATER IT RESTARTED AND THE DASH WARNING LIGHTS WENT OFF AS NORMAL. CALLED THE LOCAL SERVICE DEPT. AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS MADE BUT WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE "LIKE FINDING A NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK" . *TR

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Make : JEEP Model : WRANGLER Year : 2007
Manufacturer : CHRYSLER LLC
Crash : No Fire : No Number of Injuries: 0
ODI ID Number : 10222833 Number of Deaths: 0
Date of Failure: March 3, 2008
VIN : 1J4GA39137L...
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Summary:
2007 JEEP WRANGLER PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE STALLING. CONSUMER STATES THAT IN ORDER TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IT MUST BE IN NEUTRAL BEFORE TURNING THE IGNITION SWITCH. CONSUMER STATES SHE WOULD LIKE THE VEHICLE REPLACED. *KB THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FAILED WITHIN WEEKS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A CONSTANT RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE PILLAR AREA, THE DRIVERS DOOR DID NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. THE TECHNICIAN USED A MALLET OR HAMMER TO ALIGN THE DOOR STRIKER. THE CONSUMER HAD TO SLAM THE DOOR IN ORDER FOR IT TO CLOSE PROPERLY, EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS NO CERTAINTY THE DOOR WAS REALLY CLOSED. THERE WAS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE STRIKER ON THE DOOR COULD COLLAPSE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION CAUSING THE DOOR TO OPEN. THE VEHICLE ALSO MADE A RATTLING NOISE WHILE ACCELERATING. *JB

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Make : JEEP Model : WRANGLER Year : 2007
Manufacturer : CHRYSLER LLC
Crash : No Fire : No Number of Injuries: 0
ODI ID Number : 10214830 Number of Deaths: 0
Date of Failure: February 18, 2006
VIN : 1J4GA39167L...
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Summary:
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT WARNING AND LOST COMPLETE POWER. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY RESTARTED. THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE FIVE TIMES, BUT INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.

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Make : JEEP Model : WRANGLER Year : 2007
Manufacturer : CHRYSLER LLC
Crash : No Fire : No Number of Injuries: 0
ODI ID Number : 10203635 Number of Deaths: 0
Date of Failure: September 1, 2007
VIN : 1J4GA39187L...
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Summary:
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED THE FOLLOWING DAY WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR. HE FURTHER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE DEALER ADJUSTED THE TIRE PRESSURE. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A FIVE SECOND DELAY WHEN HE STARTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER AND RADIO WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE ANY OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 900 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,702.

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Make : JEEP Model : WRANGLER Year : 2007
Manufacturer : CHRYSLER LLC
Crash : No Fire : No Number of Injuries: 0
ODI ID Number : 10200118 Number of Deaths: 0
Date of Failure: August 17, 2007
VIN : 1J4FA24167L...
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Summary:
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILS TO ACCELERATE AND SHUTS OFF AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE IGNITION SWITCH MUST BE TURNED OFF IN ORDER TO RESTART THE ENGINE. HE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED FIVE TIMES WITHIN THE LAST TEN DAYS. THE DEALER HAS REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER AT LEAST TWICE. ALSO, WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE ANTI-SKID CONTROL ACTIVATES AND THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THE ANTI-SKID CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND THEN DIMS AFTER THE TURN IS MADE. THE DEALERS VERIFIED WITH A ROAD TEST THAT THE ANTI-SKID DOES ACTIVATE AT APPROXIMATELY 25-35 MPH, BUT NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE OF THE COMPONENT NAMES REGARDING THE REPROGRAMMING AND ANTI-SKID FAILURES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,200 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,300.

 

JEEP / WRANGLER 2007

JEEP / WRANGLER 2-DR 4X4 2007

JEEP / WRANGLER 4-DR 4X2 2007

JEEP / WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4 2007

JEEP / WRANGLER X RHD 4X4 2007

Manufacturer : DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
Component :
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Date Investigation Opened : May 29, 2007
Date Investigation Closed : Open
Summary:
ODI HAS RECEIVED 53 CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ALLEGING INCIDENTS OF ENGINE STALL IN MODEL YEAR 2007 JEEP WRANGLER VEHICLES. MOST OF THE COMPLAINTS ALLEGE THAT THE STALL OCCURRED SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE MAJORITY OF COMPLAINTS ALLEGE EXPERIENCING STALL INCIDENTS ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. IN 12 OF THE INCIDENTS, A LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER RESULTING IN A LOSS OF VEHICLE LIGHTING ALLEGEDLY OCCURRED AT THE SAME TIME AS THE ENGINE STALL. A PRELIMINARY EVALUATION HAS BEEN OPENED TO ASSESS THE FREQUENCY, SCOPE AND SAFETY CONSEQUENCES OF THE ALLEGED DEFECT IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES.
 

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