JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X2 · model year

2007 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X2

93 NHTSA complaints, 1 crash report for this specific cohort.

NHTSA overall rating

Not crash-tested

New Car Assessment Program

The 2007JEEPWRANGLER 4-DR 4X2 carries 93 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 1 crash, 0 fires, 1 injury, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.

Component-level analysis is where model-year complaints become actionable: the top complaint category for the 2007 WRANGLER 4-DR 4X2 is steering with 17 filings, followed by electrical system (10) and suspension (10). Concentration in one or two component groups is the classic signature of a systemic defect; a flat distribution usually reflects normal aging, warranty complaints, or isolated build-plant variability.

NHTSA currently has 29 investigation files overlapping the 2007 WRANGLER 4-DR 4X2, and 3 remain open. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should pair the counters above with the complaint-by-year trend on the parent model page — a spike in a single year often tracks to a platform refresh, a new transmission supplier, or an updated ECU calibration. Use the related-complaint feed below to read raw owner narratives before deciding whether any pattern here affects your specific use case.

93
Complaints
1
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries
0
Deaths

Total Complaints

93 filings

Crashes Reported

1 reports

Source

NHTSA ODI

Federal complaints database

Complaints vs. fleet median (215)

At or below the fleet median complaint volume.

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
STEERING17
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM10
SUSPENSION10
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE10
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE5
SUSPENSION:FRONT5
AIR BAGS5
POWER TRAIN4
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)4
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING3
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL3
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM3
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH2
EQUIPMENT2
ENGINE2

Recent Complaints

20181213ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

MY JEEP GETS WHAT THEY CALL A DEATH SHUDDER...IT DOES IT SPARATICALLY AT AROUND 40 MPH...EVERYTHING IN THE FRONT SHAKES HORRIBLY AND FEELS LIKE ITS GOING TO FALL APART ...ON ANY ROAD...GOING STRAIGHT...NO BUMPS INVOLVED

Mileage: 183,000

20181119STEERING

AT ABOUT 50 TO 70 MPH, THERE IS A VIOLENT SHAKING. I'VE LOOKED IT UP AND MAY HAVE REFERRED TO IT A 'DESTH WOBBLE' EXTREMELY TERRIFYING AND YOU HAVE TO SUDDENLY SLOW DOWN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. ALSO. ONLOOKERS CAN GET DISTRACTED DUE TO THE SHAKING AND HAVEN AN ACCIDENT AS WELL. IT FEELS LIKE EXTREME TURBULENCE. THIS HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST 5 TIMES.

Mileage: 136,000

20180925FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

EACH TIME I ADD FUEL FROM A GAS PUMP, ONCE THE PUMP STOPS AUTOMATICALLY, THE FUEL SPITS OUT FUEL, AS IF THERE IS TOO MUCH AIR GETTING INTO THE TANK AND PUSHING OUT THE FUEL. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME, AND GAS GETS ALL OVER MY TIRE COVER, JEEP BODY, AND EVEN SOMETIMES ON ME, IF I AM HOLDING THE PUMP.

Mileage: 140,000

20161103STEERING

THERE IS A HORRIBLE WOBBLE IN THE JEEP. FELT VERY UNSAFE AS IT HAPPENED SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

20161103SUSPENSION

THERE IS A HORRIBLE WOBBLE IN THE JEEP. FELT VERY UNSAFE AS IT HAPPENED SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

20160812AIR BAGS

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X2. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

20160708CrashAIR BAGS

TAKATA RECALL; S33/ NHTSA 16V-290. WHILE TRAVELLING FORWARD AT APPROXIMATELY 35 TO 40 MPH IN A STRAIGHT DIRECTION, A VEHICLE TURNED LEFT IN FRONT OF ME AND OUR VEHICLES COLLIDED. UNABLE TO APPLY ANY SORT OF BRAKING, MY JEEP'S FRONT CENTER AND FRONT LEFT SIDE STRUCK THE LEFT FRONT, LEFT FRONT QUARTER-PANEL, AND DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR OF THE OTHER VEHICLE. MY JEEP SPUN APPROXIMATELY 45 DEGREES TO THE LEFT BEFORE COMING TO A STOP WITH THE OTHER VEHICLE. MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH. I SUFFERED INJURIES TO MY LEFT HAND, LEFT THUMB, LEFT WRIST, LEFT FOREARM, LEFT SHOULDER, LEFT SIDE OF MY NECK, LEFT SCAPULA, CHEST, RIGHT HIP, LEFT KNEE, LEFT, SHIN, AND LOWER BACK. AS OF THIS TIME, I AM STILL TREATING MY INJURIES. THE IMPACT FORCE WAS ENOUGH TO BEND MY STEERING WHEEL AS WELL.

Mileage: 81,512

20160531STEERING

DEATH WOBBLE AT HIGH SPEEDS FEELS LIKE JEEP IS FALLING APART

Mileage: 105,500

20160531SUSPENSION

DEATH WOBBLE AT HIGH SPEEDS FEELS LIKE JEEP IS FALLING APART

Mileage: 105,500

20160531WHEELS

DEATH WOBBLE AT HIGH SPEEDS FEELS LIKE JEEP IS FALLING APART

Mileage: 105,500

20160510ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

TWO WEEKS AGO I WHEN TO THE DEALER TO DETAIL CLEAN MY JEEP, I PARK AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE SHOP, WHEN THEY WHERE GOING TO TAKE MY JEEP IN FOR CLEANING, IT WILL NOT START, THEY HAD TO PUSH THE JEEP INTO THE SHOP, AFTER CHECKING IT FOR A WILD, THEY TOLD ME THAT IT BURN A FUSE, THEY REPLACE IT AND EVERYTHING WAS FIND. LAST WEEK WHEN I CAME OUT OF MY JOB, THE JEEP WILL NOT START AGAIN, I JUST REPLACE THE FUSE AND IT WAS ALL FINE. THIS MORNING AM AT WAWA GETTING COFFEE AND WHEN I CAME OUT , THE JEEP WILL NOT START, HAD TO GET A TOLL TRUCK TO TAKE IT TO MY MECHANIC. HE CHECK IT AND TOLD ME THERE SOMETHING CUTTING OFF THE POWER AND BLOWING THE FUSE EVERY TIME HE TRY TO START IT. HE TOLD TO CHECK WITH THE DEALER TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL OR PROBLEM WITH THIS, I CALL AND BY MY VIN NUMBER THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL, A RECALL ON THE SWITCH AND FOR CUTTING OFF THE POWER WAS ISSUED FOR NEWER MODELS BUT NOT FOR 2007. I WILL LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE BEEN OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS, NOW I REM

Mileage: 89

20160510ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

TWO WEEKS AGO I WHEN TO THE DEALER TO DETAIL CLEAN MY JEEP, I PARK AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE SHOP, WHEN THEY WHERE GOING TO TAKE MY JEEP IN FOR CLEANING, IT WILL NOT START, THEY HAD TO PUSH THE JEEP INTO THE SHOP, AFTER CHECKING IT FOR A WILD, THEY TOLD ME THAT IT BURN A FUSE, THEY REPLACE IT AND EVERYTHING WAS FIND. LAST WEEK WHEN I CAME OUT OF MY JOB, THE JEEP WILL NOT START AGAIN, I JUST REPLACE THE FUSE AND IT WAS ALL FINE. THIS MORNING AM AT WAWA GETTING COFFEE AND WHEN I CAME OUT , THE JEEP WILL NOT START, HAD TO GET A TOLL TRUCK TO TAKE IT TO MY MECHANIC. HE CHECK IT AND TOLD ME THERE SOMETHING CUTTING OFF THE POWER AND BLOWING THE FUSE EVERY TIME HE TRY TO START IT. HE TOLD TO CHECK WITH THE DEALER TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL OR PROBLEM WITH THIS, I CALL AND BY MY VIN NUMBER THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL, A RECALL ON THE SWITCH AND FOR CUTTING OFF THE POWER WAS ISSUED FOR NEWER MODELS BUT NOT FOR 2007. I WILL LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE BEEN OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS, NOW I REM

Mileage: 89

20160510ENGINE

TWO WEEKS AGO I WHEN TO THE DEALER TO DETAIL CLEAN MY JEEP, I PARK AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE SHOP, WHEN THEY WHERE GOING TO TAKE MY JEEP IN FOR CLEANING, IT WILL NOT START, THEY HAD TO PUSH THE JEEP INTO THE SHOP, AFTER CHECKING IT FOR A WILD, THEY TOLD ME THAT IT BURN A FUSE, THEY REPLACE IT AND EVERYTHING WAS FIND. LAST WEEK WHEN I CAME OUT OF MY JOB, THE JEEP WILL NOT START AGAIN, I JUST REPLACE THE FUSE AND IT WAS ALL FINE. THIS MORNING AM AT WAWA GETTING COFFEE AND WHEN I CAME OUT , THE JEEP WILL NOT START, HAD TO GET A TOLL TRUCK TO TAKE IT TO MY MECHANIC. HE CHECK IT AND TOLD ME THERE SOMETHING CUTTING OFF THE POWER AND BLOWING THE FUSE EVERY TIME HE TRY TO START IT. HE TOLD TO CHECK WITH THE DEALER TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL OR PROBLEM WITH THIS, I CALL AND BY MY VIN NUMBER THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL, A RECALL ON THE SWITCH AND FOR CUTTING OFF THE POWER WAS ISSUED FOR NEWER MODELS BUT NOT FOR 2007. I WILL LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE BEEN OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS, NOW I REM

Mileage: 89

20160313FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

GREETINGS, MY 2007 JEEP WEANGLER HAS A FUELING ISSUE. WHEN EVER I FUEL MY JEEP IT OVERFLOWS AND SPITS GAS BACK AT ME WHEN EVER THE TANK GETS CLOSE TO FULL. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME AND AT MULTIPLE GAS STATIONS.

Mileage: 40,000

20150705SUSPENSION

DEATH WOBBLE. I'M SURE NOT THE FIRST COMPLAINT YOU'VE SEEN FOR IT. THIS IS A COMPLETE BS PROBLEM TO HAVE ON A $40,000 VEHICLE AND CHRYSLER/JEEP NEEDS TO BE HELD LIABLE FOR IT. I HAVE SPENT OVER $2,000 REPLACING COMPONENTS ON THE FRONT-END - NONE OF WHICH HAVE "CURED" THE VIOLENT "DEATH WOBBLE" WHEN I HIT A BUMP OR POTHOLE GOING 50 - 60MPH. JUST TO ADD ANOTHER DEFINITION TO THE PROBLEM, I WILL EXPLAIN IN DETAIL. YOU HIT A BUMP OR A POTHOLE GOING ANYWHERE FROM 40 TO 60 MPH OR SO, AND THE WHOLE FRONT END BEGINS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. STEERING WHEEL SHAKES, WHEELS ARE WOBBLING BACK AND FORTH LIKE CRAZY, AND THE CAR IS HARD TO CONTROL. THERE IS NO WAY TO STOP IT UNTIL YOU PULL OFF THE ROAD AND STOP THE VEHICLE. SHODDY MANUFACTURING IS THE ONLY REAL CULPRIT I CAN POINT TO BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE AND THE HUNDREDS OF ACCOUNTS I HAVE PERSONALLY READ ONLINE JUST TRYING TO FIND A SOLUTION FOR MY OWN PROBLEM. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY CHRYSLER/JEEP...

Mileage: 125,000

20150525STEERING

WHILE DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE HITS ROUGHLY 55 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTS SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THE STEERING WHEEL NEARLY SNATCHES OUT OF MY HAND IN A VIOLENT MATTER. THE VEHICLE FEELS AS THOUGH IT IS ABOUT TO CRASH. I HAVE TO SLAM ON BREAKS, HOPING NO ONE IS BEHIND ME, TO SLOW THE VEHICLE TO STOP THE VIOLENT SHAKING. THE SHAKING IS KNOWN AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE".

Mileage: 89,000

20141021AIR BAGS

AS I WAS DRIVING MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON IT STILL COMES ON, TH HIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BUT I'M WORRIED IF IT'S A FAULTY AIR BAG? OR SOMETHING THAT MIGHT BE HARMFUL LATER, SINCE I HAVE 2 KIDS JUST BEING CONCERNED BECAUSE I SAW IN THE NEWS THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON AIRBAGS FROM I THINK TATAKA AIR BAGS MANUFACTURER AND SAW CHRYSLER AS ONE OF THE COMPANIES USING THESE AIRBAGS ON THEIR VEHICLES!!?? THANK YOU FOR ALL THE HARD WORK! BEST REGARDS *TR

20141021ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

AS I WAS DRIVING MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON IT STILL COMES ON, TH HIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BUT I'M WORRIED IF IT'S A FAULTY AIR BAG? OR SOMETHING THAT MIGHT BE HARMFUL LATER, SINCE I HAVE 2 KIDS JUST BEING CONCERNED BECAUSE I SAW IN THE NEWS THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON AIRBAGS FROM I THINK TATAKA AIR BAGS MANUFACTURER AND SAW CHRYSLER AS ONE OF THE COMPANIES USING THESE AIRBAGS ON THEIR VEHICLES!!?? THANK YOU FOR ALL THE HARD WORK! BEST REGARDS *TR

20141021POWER TRAIN

AS I WAS DRIVING MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON IT STILL COMES ON, TH HIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BUT I'M WORRIED IF IT'S A FAULTY AIR BAG? OR SOMETHING THAT MIGHT BE HARMFUL LATER, SINCE I HAVE 2 KIDS JUST BEING CONCERNED BECAUSE I SAW IN THE NEWS THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON AIRBAGS FROM I THINK TATAKA AIR BAGS MANUFACTURER AND SAW CHRYSLER AS ONE OF THE COMPANIES USING THESE AIRBAGS ON THEIR VEHICLES!!?? THANK YOU FOR ALL THE HARD WORK! BEST REGARDS *TR

20140930AIR BAGS

AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON, DING SOUND EVERY FEW SECONDS. *TR

Mileage: 106,183

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many complaints does the 2007 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X2 have?
The 2007 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X2 has 93 NHTSA complaints, 1 crashes, 0 fires, 1 injuries, and 0 deaths reported.
What are the most common problems with the 2007 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X2?
The most-complained component for the 2007 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X2 is STEERING with 17 complaints. Other frequently reported areas include ELECTRICAL SYSTEM and SUSPENSION.
Is the 2007 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X2 safe to buy?
Review the complaint history, crash and fire reports, safety ratings, and recall status on this page to make an informed decision. No NHTSA crash test rating is available for this model year. Compare with other model years using the links above.
Where does this data come from?
All complaint, recall, and safety rating data is sourced from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Complaints are filed by vehicle owners through NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation.

Vehicle Safety Guides

Data as of 2025. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.