This Problem Across All Years
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER X RHD 4X4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO LIVONIA CHRYSLER JEEP (30777 PLYMOUTH RD, LIVONIA, MI 48150) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE NEEDED REPLACEMENT. ALSO, FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK SEVERELY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ABOVE 50 MPH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER X RHD 4X4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO LIVONIA CHRYSLER JEEP (30777 PLYMOUTH RD, LIVONIA, MI 48150) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE NEEDED REPLACEMENT. ALSO, FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK SEVERELY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ABOVE 50 MPH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
THERE WAS NOT A FIRE BUT THOUGHT THERE WAS AND 911 WAS CALLED. I HAD THE OIL CHANGED IN MARCH AND AGAIN IN JULY. IN SEPTERMBER THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND I PULLED INTO A DRIVE WAY AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. I ASKED SOMEONE TO LOOK AT IT AND WHEN THEY TRIED TO START THE ENGINE SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE VENTS AND ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER. TURNS OUT, THAT THE JEEP HAD NO OIL IN IT AND THE ENGINE BURNED UP. THE REPAIR FOR A NEW ENGINE IS $5200. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS AT ALL. NO "CHANGE OIL NOTICE", "LOW OIL PRESSURE" LIGHT, "OVERTEMP" LIGHT, OR "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT. HAD THERE BEEN SOME KIND OF WARNING LIGHT BEFORE I RUINED THE ENGINE IT WOULD NOT BE SO COSTLY. *TR
THERE WAS NOT A FIRE BUT THOUGHT THERE WAS AND 911 WAS CALLED. I HAD THE OIL CHANGED IN MARCH AND AGAIN IN JULY. IN SEPTERMBER THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND I PULLED INTO A DRIVE WAY AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. I ASKED SOMEONE TO LOOK AT IT AND WHEN THEY TRIED TO START THE ENGINE SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE VENTS AND ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER. TURNS OUT, THAT THE JEEP HAD NO OIL IN IT AND THE ENGINE BURNED UP. THE REPAIR FOR A NEW ENGINE IS $5200. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS AT ALL. NO "CHANGE OIL NOTICE", "LOW OIL PRESSURE" LIGHT, "OVERTEMP" LIGHT, OR "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT. HAD THERE BEEN SOME KIND OF WARNING LIGHT BEFORE I RUINED THE ENGINE IT WOULD NOT BE SO COSTLY. *TR
VEHICLE LOSES POWER TO ACCELERATOR AT RANDOM, UNPREDICTABLE TIMES (COULD BE AT A STOP SIGN, COULD BE WHILE TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY, AND DOES NOT MATTER IF CAR IS HOT OR COLD). WARNING LIGHT (LIGHTNING BOLT) FLASHES ON THE DASHBOARD, AND ACCELERATOR IS SLUGGISH TO RESPOND OR UNRESPONSIVE ALTOGETHER. I HAVE NEARLY BEEN IN TWO ACCIDENTS WHILE PULLING INTO TRAFFIC BECAUSE CARS STARTS TO GO, BUT THEN LOSES POWER AND THE ACCELERATOR TAKES ABOUT 3-4 SECONDS TO RECOGNIZE I AM STEPPING ON IT. I HAVE HAD IT INTO CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES NOW, AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE. FIRST TIME THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. THE SECOND TIME, THE PCM MODULE (DRIVETRAIN COMPUTER/MODULE) WAS REPLACED IN ITS ENTIRETY. PROBLEM STARTED OCCURRING AROUND 30,000 MILES, AND HAS CONTINUED SINCE (NOW AT 41,500). HAS NEARLY CAUSED ME TO BE IN TWO BAD ACCIDENTS, WHICH CAUSED OTHER CARS TO SWERVE/SKID AROUND ME BECAUSE I WAS STOPPED BROADSIDE IN ROADWAY. THEY WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM UNTIL THEY MADE ME DRIVE THEM AROUND OUR CITY, AND PROVE TO THEM WHAT HAPPENS. LUCKILY IT HAPPENED WHILE HE WAS IN THE CAR WITH ME, BUT THE SERVICE TECHS ARE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND CONTINUE TO WORK WITH CHRYSLER ENGINEERS TO NO AVAIL. OTHER INSTANCES INCLUDE BEING STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT ON A HILL, AND NOT BEING ABLE TO GO FORWARD IN TIME, AND NEARLY DRIFTING BACKWARDS INTO VEHICLES BEHIND ME. THIS REQUIRES USE OF HEAVY FOOT ON GAS AND EMERGENCY BRAKE. ADDITIONALLY, VEHICLE IS A 6 SPEED MANUAL, AND SOMETIMES 'POPS' OUT OF FIRST GEAR WHILE STARTING FROM A STOP POSITION. THIS ISSUE HAS HAPPENED FOR THE LAST 5,000 MILES APPROXIMATELY BUT IS BECOMING MORE COMMON (NEARLY DAILY). I BELIEVE THEY WILL BE ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THIS ISSUE AND CORRECT IT (COMMON PROBLEM ACCORDING TO MY INTERNET RESEARCH), HOWEVER IT DOES NOT APPEAR THEY HAVE A HANDLE ON THE FIRST ISSUE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD TO LEAVE MY VEHICLE AT THE DEALERSHIP UNTIL THEY CAN DIAGNOSE AND FIX THE PROBLEM, IT'S NOT SAFE. *TR
VEHICLE LOSES POWER TO ACCELERATOR AT RANDOM, UNPREDICTABLE TIMES (COULD BE AT A STOP SIGN, COULD BE WHILE TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY, AND DOES NOT MATTER IF CAR IS HOT OR COLD). WARNING LIGHT (LIGHTNING BOLT) FLASHES ON THE DASHBOARD, AND ACCELERATOR IS SLUGGISH TO RESPOND OR UNRESPONSIVE ALTOGETHER. I HAVE NEARLY BEEN IN TWO ACCIDENTS WHILE PULLING INTO TRAFFIC BECAUSE CARS STARTS TO GO, BUT THEN LOSES POWER AND THE ACCELERATOR TAKES ABOUT 3-4 SECONDS TO RECOGNIZE I AM STEPPING ON IT. I HAVE HAD IT INTO CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES NOW, AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE. FIRST TIME THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. THE SECOND TIME, THE PCM MODULE (DRIVETRAIN COMPUTER/MODULE) WAS REPLACED IN ITS ENTIRETY. PROBLEM STARTED OCCURRING AROUND 30,000 MILES, AND HAS CONTINUED SINCE (NOW AT 41,500). HAS NEARLY CAUSED ME TO BE IN TWO BAD ACCIDENTS, WHICH CAUSED OTHER CARS TO SWERVE/SKID AROUND ME BECAUSE I WAS STOPPED BROADSIDE IN ROADWAY. THEY WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM UNTIL THEY MADE ME DRIVE THEM AROUND OUR CITY, AND PROVE TO THEM WHAT HAPPENS. LUCKILY IT HAPPENED WHILE HE WAS IN THE CAR WITH ME, BUT THE SERVICE TECHS ARE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND CONTINUE TO WORK WITH CHRYSLER ENGINEERS TO NO AVAIL. OTHER INSTANCES INCLUDE BEING STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT ON A HILL, AND NOT BEING ABLE TO GO FORWARD IN TIME, AND NEARLY DRIFTING BACKWARDS INTO VEHICLES BEHIND ME. THIS REQUIRES USE OF HEAVY FOOT ON GAS AND EMERGENCY BRAKE. ADDITIONALLY, VEHICLE IS A 6 SPEED MANUAL, AND SOMETIMES 'POPS' OUT OF FIRST GEAR WHILE STARTING FROM A STOP POSITION. THIS ISSUE HAS HAPPENED FOR THE LAST 5,000 MILES APPROXIMATELY BUT IS BECOMING MORE COMMON (NEARLY DAILY). I BELIEVE THEY WILL BE ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THIS ISSUE AND CORRECT IT (COMMON PROBLEM ACCORDING TO MY INTERNET RESEARCH), HOWEVER IT DOES NOT APPEAR THEY HAVE A HANDLE ON THE FIRST ISSUE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD TO LEAVE MY VEHICLE AT THE DEALERSHIP UNTIL THEY CAN DIAGNOSE AND FIX THE PROBLEM, IT'S NOT SAFE. *TR
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
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
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER X RHD 4X4. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. THE ENGINE SEIZED MOMENTARILY, BUT THEN BEGAN TO OPERATE A FEW SECONDS LATER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ESP AND BAS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE AND WOULD NOT DISAPPEAR UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE RETRACTABLE ROOF LEAKED WHEN IT RAINED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,400 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,700. THE CONSUMER STATED THE LIGHTS HAVE NOT COME BACK ON FOR THE PAST MONTH AND A HALF. UPDATED 12/12/07
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER X RHD 4X4. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. THE ENGINE SEIZED MOMENTARILY, BUT THEN BEGAN TO OPERATE A FEW SECONDS LATER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ESP AND BAS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE AND WOULD NOT DISAPPEAR UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE RETRACTABLE ROOF LEAKED WHEN IT RAINED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,400 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,700. THE CONSUMER STATED THE LIGHTS HAVE NOT COME BACK ON FOR THE PAST MONTH AND A HALF. UPDATED 12/12/07
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 CAME BACK ON. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM BUT THEY HAD "UPLOADED SOME NEW SOFTWARE". I ASKED IF THEY HAD RECEIVED ANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS TYPE OF ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND WAS TOLD NO. I AM BRINGING IT BACK IN AGAIN TOMORROW MORNING. WITH NO WAY TO PULL OFF THE FREEWAY, I WAS EXTREMELY LUCKY NOT TO HAVE BEEN HIT BY THE 18 WHEELER THAT WAS RIGHT BEHIND ME DURING THE FIRST INCIDENT AND THE FAST MOVING TRAFFIC BEHIND ME TODAY. THERE WERE TWO OTHER ELECTRICAL INCIDENTS THAT HAPPENED DURING THE LAST WEEK IN MARCH. ON MARCH 28TH, I STARTED THE CAR EVERYTHING WORKED AS NORMAL BUT THE RADIO WOULDN'T TURN ON AND THE CLOCK WASN'T ON. AFTER BEING ON THE ROAD FOR AN HOUR THE RADIO AND CLOCKED CAME ON BY THEMSELVES. ON MARCH 29TH, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AFTER I HAD BEEN DRIVING 10 MINUTES - THERE WAS NOTHING ON THE SEAT - IT WENT OFF ABOUT 40 MINUTES LATER. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT THAT DAY TO BRING THE CAR IN ON SAT. MARCH 31ST, WHEN I GOT THERE I WAS TOLD THAT THE TECH'S THAT HANDLE THE ELECTRICAL WORK AREN'T IN ON SATURDAYS. I WILL HAVE THEM LOOK AT THIS TOMORROW TOO. *TR
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 CAME BACK ON. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM BUT THEY HAD "UPLOADED SOME NEW SOFTWARE". I ASKED IF THEY HAD RECEIVED ANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS TYPE OF ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND WAS TOLD NO. I AM BRINGING IT BACK IN AGAIN TOMORROW MORNING. WITH NO WAY TO PULL OFF THE FREEWAY, I WAS EXTREMELY LUCKY NOT TO HAVE BEEN HIT BY THE 18 WHEELER THAT WAS RIGHT BEHIND ME DURING THE FIRST INCIDENT AND THE FAST MOVING TRAFFIC BEHIND ME TODAY. THERE WERE TWO OTHER ELECTRICAL INCIDENTS THAT HAPPENED DURING THE LAST WEEK IN MARCH. ON MARCH 28TH, I STARTED THE CAR EVERYTHING WORKED AS NORMAL BUT THE RADIO WOULDN'T TURN ON AND THE CLOCK WASN'T ON. AFTER BEING ON THE ROAD FOR AN HOUR THE RADIO AND CLOCKED CAME ON BY THEMSELVES. ON MARCH 29TH, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AFTER I HAD BEEN DRIVING 10 MINUTES - THERE WAS NOTHING ON THE SEAT - IT WENT OFF ABOUT 40 MINUTES LATER. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT THAT DAY TO BRING THE CAR IN ON SAT. MARCH 31ST, WHEN I GOT THERE I WAS TOLD THAT THE TECH'S THAT HANDLE THE ELECTRICAL WORK AREN'T IN ON SATURDAYS. I WILL HAVE THEM LOOK AT THIS TOMORROW TOO. *TR
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
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