2007 Jeep Wrangler Engine Problems

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. *TR

PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED AND HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER . THE VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS SMOG

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.

TL* 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.

TL* 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.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND BEGAN TO COME FROM MY ENGINE COMPARTMENT. AS I SLOWED TO EXIT (AT THE NEXT INTERCHANGE) THE 3.8L V6 ENGINE HAD A BEARING SEIZE AND THREW A ROD OUT THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE BLOCK. FROM THE RESEARCH THAT I HAVE DONE THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT FOR CHRYSLER. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY REPORTS OF THIS ENGINE FAILING EVEN WITH IMPECCABLE MAINTENANCE. I RECEIVED NO INDICATIONS OR WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE ENGINE BLOWING. JUST AS I SLOWED DOWN THE OIL PRESSURE INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED BUT AT THAT POINT IT WAS TOO LATE.

TL* 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.

DRIVING JEEP WRANGLER AND SUDDENLY ENTIRE CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS. *TR

WHILE COMING OFF THE HIGHWAY I NOTICED MY ENGINE MAKE A 'CLICKING' NOISE, DIDN'T SOUD TOO SERIOUS, BUT CHECKED OIL LEVEL AND SEEMED TO HAVE BEEN BARELY ANY OIL IN IT. IT WAS AROUND SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE DATE, HOWEVER TOOK TO A MECHANIC AND HE THOUGHT AND ASSUMED WAS THE IDLER PULLEY AND CHANGED IT. DROVE IT SAME NIGHT AND WAS STILL MAKING SAME NOISE. TOOK IT BACK AND HE JUST SPOKE WITH A 'CHRYSLER SERVICE PERSONNEL' AND STATED "CHRYSLER HAD A BAD ENGINE CASTING FOR MOLDING THE ENGINES AND AT HIGH TEMPERATURES THE ENGINE ITSELF WILL WARP." SO NOT SURE IF THIS IS TRUE, AND I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO TAKE TO A DEALERSHIP AND CONFIRM.

AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH MY VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. THE STEERING WHEEL, ENGINE, ENTIRE JEEP AND THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO TO CONTROL OR STEER THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME THREE TIMES SINCE JUNE 2014. I HAVE TWO CHILDREN AND HAVE BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY EACH TIME IT HAS HAPPENED AND IS TERRIFYING! *TR

WHILE DRIVING WESTBOUND ON THE HIGHWAY TO PARUMPH NV THE ENGINE STALLED OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. I WAS LUCKY THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC GOING MY DIRECTION AND THE HIGHWAY WAY FAIRLY STRAIGHT. I WAS ABLE TO CONTROLL THE VEHICLE WELL ENOUGH TO GET IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT INCIDENT. COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER COULD HAVE HAD TRAGIC RESULTS UNDER DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES. I'M GETTING RID OF THIS DEATH TRAP. THIS HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE ON A TRIP TO SEARCHLIGHT A YEAR AGO, ENGINE STALL / ROUGHLY THE SAME SPEED. THE DEALERSHIP THAT REPAIRED IT IN HENDERSON SAID IT WAS A FAULTY MAF SENSOR. *TR

PURCHASED 2007 WRANGLER SAHARA NEW. MAINTAINED VEHICLE AS SUGGESTED BY MANUFACTURER. NOTICED EARLY ON THE 3.8 L V6 BURNED OIL. WAS TOLD THIS WAS NORMAL, SO I ADDED A QUART OF OIL EVERY 1,000 MILES. AT 51,000 MILES NOTICED A LOUD KNOCK. IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN. I HAD CHANGED THE OIL AT 50,000 MILES BUT SOMEHOW LOST ALL OF THE OIL IN 1,000 MILES. NEVER HAD A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR OIL WARNING LIGHT, NO OIL SHOWING ON THE GROUND. DEALER WANTED $7,000 TO INSTALL REMANUFACTURED LONG BLOCK. WOULD NOT CALL CHRYSLER ON MY BEHALF EVEN THOUGH THEY HAD BEEN THE ONE SERVICING THE VEHICLE. CHRYSLER REFUSED ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE OUT OF WARRANTY. THREE DIFFERENT CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES REFUSED TO ALLOW ME TO SPEAK WITH ANYONE ABOVE THEM AS THE DECISION (MADE IN ONE HOUR) WAS FINAL. THEY REFUSED TO GIVE ME AN ADDRESS OR FAX NUMBER SO THAT I COULD SUBMIT MY SERVICE RECORDS TO SHOW THAT I HAD MAINTAINED THE VEHICLE. IN FACT, THEY INDICATED THAT NOT ONLY WAS A QUART OF OIL EVERY 700-1,000 MILES WAS PERFECTLY NORMAL, THAT IS WAS ALSO NORMAL TO CHECK THE OIL LEVEL AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK WHEN FUELING THE VEHICLE. A QUICK REVIEW ON THE INTERNET SHOWS THOUSANDS WITH THIS PROBLEM. 650 SIGNATURES ARE ON ONE PETITION ALONE THAT SHOW THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT CHRYSLER REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON PAVED, CITY BOULEVARD, I HEARD A VERY SHORT, ALMOST INAUDIBLE "BEEP" WARNING, BUT SAW NO WARNING LIGHTS. ABOUT A WEEK LATER, I HEARD THE SAME VERY SHORT "BEEP", AGAIN, NO WARNING LIGHT. ABOUT A WEEK LATER, A "BEEP" ACCOMPANIED BY THE CHECK OIL LIGHT. I STOPPED CHECKED OIL. I WAS LOW. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE HAD LOW OIL ON THIS VEHICAL, BOUGHT NEW. AFTER ABOUT A WEEK MORE OF DRIVING THE CHECK OIL LIGHT AGAIN CAME ON AND I HEARD A SUDDEN LOUD KNOCKING FROM THE ENGINE. A DIAGNOSTIC INDICATES THE ENGINE IS "SEIZED" AND NEEDS REPLACING. AT LESS THAN 5700 MILES OF EASY DRIVING, I FIND THIS INCREDULOUS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE BECAME STUCK IN A MUDDY SURFACE. IN ADDITION, GREY SMOKE BEGAN BILLOWING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE SMOKE WAS SEEN, THE VEHICLE BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE WRIST, FEET, ELBOW AND LOWER BACK. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,500. *TR

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.

I PURCHASED A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED SAHARA. THE DEALERSHIP SUPPOSEDLY DID AN OIL CHANGE AND AFTER 3 MONTHS AND ABOUT 1,800 MILES OF DRIVING MY OIL LIGHT CAME ON. I CHECKED THE OIL AND IT WAS LOW. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL SHOP(VALVOLINE QUICK LUBE) TO GET AN OIL CHANGE AND THEY MENTIONED THE OIL PLUG WAS STRIPPED AND THAT THERE WAS SILICONE CAULK TO HELP SEAL THE OIL PLUG. AT THIS POINT I HAD THEM REPLACE THE OIL PLUG AND WAS CONTENT WITH THE SERVICE. AFTER DRIVING 500-600 MILES AFTER THE OIL CHANGE I CHECKED THE OIL AND IT WAS LOW AS IF IT WAS DISAPPEARING. NO VISIBLE LEAKS IN MY GARAGE AND NONE IN MY PARKING SPOT AT WORK. AT THIS POINT I HAD TO ADD 2 QUARTS OF OIL TO GET TO READ ON THE DIP STICK. THIS WENT ON UNTIL MY NEXT OIL CHANGE AND I HAD VALVOLINE LOOK FOR ANY VISUAL LEAKS. THEY MENTIONED NOTHING THAT WOULD EXPLAIN THE MASSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL BEING CONSUMED. FINALLY, IN MARCH OF 2013, TOOK MY JEEP TO A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM START AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. AFTER THE FIRST 500 MILES THEY STATED THERE WAS LOSS OF OIL AND MADE THERE MARKS AND RESEALED EVERYTHING FOR THE NEXT 500 MILES. I TOOK IT BACK IN AT THE NEXT 500 MILE MARK, NOW MIND YOU EVERYTHING IS SEALED SO THEY KNOW NOTHING WAS TAMPERED WITH, PERFORMANCE CHRYSLER CALLED ME AND TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT OIL LOSS AND THEY STATED THE RINGS ON THE PISTONS ARE BAD AND NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $3,300. MY COMPLAINT IS, MY JEEP AT THIS POINT HAS 47000 MILES ON IT AND THEY ARE TELLING ME THE RINGS ARE BAD. I'VE HAD VEHICLES THAT LASTED 120,000+ AND NO PROBLEMS WITH THE RINGS ON THE PISTONS. I HAVE TALKED TO A COUPLE OF MECHANICS AND SAID THERE SHOULD BE NO WAY THE RINGS SHOULD HAVE GONE BAD THAT FAST. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND ENTERING INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SEE AND CRASHED INTO A CULVERT. THE POLICE REPORTED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISES TO THE ARMS AND LEGS. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT AN INVESTIGATOR WOULD COME TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDENLY STALLED WARNING. THE FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AND THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 53,000.

AFTER DRIVING MY 07 WRANGLER HOME FROM WORK, APPROXIMATELY 35 MINUTES, I PARKED IN MY DRIVE WAY AND THE UNDER PART OF MY JEEP CAUGHT ON FIRE AND THEN THE JEEP EXPLODED, CATCHING MY HOUSE ON FIRE. MY DRIVEWAY IS ON AN DOWNWARD INCLINE. *TR

AS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ENGINE STARTED TO MAKE CLICKING NOISE, CALLED LOCAL JEEP DEALERSHIP AND BROUGHT INTO SHOP NO ENGINE LIGHTS OR OIL LIGHTS ON, SERVICE PERSON TOLD ME THAT OIL WAS 5 QUARTS LOW IN A 6 QUART ENGINE AND THE ENGINE BEARINGS WERE STRIPPED NEED NEW ENGINE AND LIFE TIME POWERTRAIN WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER ENGINE. WHEN I ASK SERVICE PERSON WHY THIS HAPPEN HE COULD NOT AND WOULD NOT GIVE STRAIGHT ANSWER SIMPLE SAID " AFTERMARKET OIL FILTER, AND I FOUND NO LEAKS" THEN ASKED IF IT WAS THE OIL FILTER HE SAID " NO I'M NOT TELLING YOU IT WAS THE OIL FILTER!" THEN I SAID "IF IT IS NOT THE OIL FILTER NOR YOU FOUND NO LEAKS WHERE DID THE OTHER 5 QUARTS OF OIL DISAPPEAR TO. IT MUST BE A DEFECTED ENGINE. I JUST CHANGE THE OIL 2000 MILES AGO!" IN ALL SERVICE DEPARTMENT WILL NOT TELL ME WHY THE ENGINE FAILED OR HOW IT HAPPEN NEITHER WILL CHRYSLER. *KB