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2007 Jeep Wrangler Engine problems

Owners have filed 116 complaints about the 2007 Jeep Wrangler's engine & cooling with NHTSA - 11% of all its complaints, most recently on May 30, 2025. They describe 1 crash, 15 fires and 3 injuries. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.

Complaints
116
Recalls
0
Crashes
1
Fires
15
Injuries
3
Deaths
0

Engine complaints

Electrical systemEngine & coolingFuel system

In 2022, I paid over $15,000 to an official Jeep dealership (Chrysler Dodge Jeep RAM City, Greenwich CT) to replace the engine in my Jeep Wrangler. Without clear disclosure or consent, they installed a non-OEM Jasper remanufactured engine. The invoice misleadingly stated "ALL PARTS ARE NEW UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED," with no mention of Jasper or warranty terms. The vehicle began malfunctioning almost immediately, raising multiple serious safety concerns, confirmed by written service exchanges: •"The Jeep is...

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stopping alone! Just crazy, brakes come on alone" - Spontaneous brake engagement poses a serious crash risk. •"It also smells strong gas when turning the car on" - Potential fuel leak or misfire, which is a fire hazard. •"The Jeep is malfunctioning," "check engine light came back on," "needs a PCM", followed by: "I'm not sure this is a computer problem, but the motor you folks placed in the car." - ️ Suggests deeper integration issues between the engine and vehicle electronics. After only ~8,000 miles, the engine failed again. I spent thousands more with an independent mechanic, who found that several parts supposedly replaced in 2022 were already failing again (spark plugs, oil cooler, manifold gaskets, thermostat). This points to reused components, poor-quality parts, or improper installation. Stellantis refuses to assist, claiming their dealership is "independent," despite operating under Stellantis branding and authorization. A Stellantis rep confirmed they would only file an internal complaint and left me to handle everything alone. This reflects mechanical negligence, brand-level accountability failures, and clear safety threats. I'm requesting NHTSA investigate: •Post-engine replacement safety hazards and quality of work and materials •Dangerous servicing practices at this authorized dealership (if not many or all of them) •Stellantis' lack of oversight over branded repairs

Filed Incident Electrical system · Engine · Fuel / propulsion systemNHTSA 11663997
Transmission & drivetrainBody, doors & structureEngine & coolingFire

While I was driving the engine of my jeep caught fire got out of the vehicle attempted to put it out without success the engine engulfed in flames and the whole jeep burnt I called the police and fire department and police came

Filed Incident Power train · Structure · EngineNHTSA 11394427
Engine & cooling

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

Filed Incident Unknown or other · EngineNHTSA 11364492
Engine & cooling

Purchased this vehicle used and have had several issues with the catalytic converter . The vehicle will not pass smog

Filed Incident EngineNHTSA 11331618
Engine & cooling

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

Filed Incident EngineNHTSA 11329012
Transmission & drivetrainElectrical systemEngine & coolingFire

Vehicle caught fire while sitting in driveway in front of home 30 minutes after driving the vehicle. Total loss.

Filed Incident Power train · Electrical system · EngineNHTSA 11301823
Acceleration & cruise controlEngine & cooling

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.

Filed Incident Vehicle speed control · EngineNHTSA 11267344
SteeringDriver assistanceEngine & cooling

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...

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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.

Filed Incident Steering · Electronic stability control (ESC) · EngineNHTSA 11241950
Transmission & drivetrainEngine & cooling

I bought my jeep 12/12/16 and it had 43,319 miles on it. On 2/7/17 at 45,233 miles I had the first engine replacement done. On 5/17/17 at 46,552 miles I had the transmission rebuilt. On 11/1/18 at 65,858 miles I had the second engine replacement. On 3/8/19 at 68,980 miles I had the third replacement engine installed. I got my jeep back on 4/15/19 and now I hear a ticking like sound and I'm told it could be an exhaust leak. Also, before I got the third engine installed the jeep would pop out of first gear...

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when I start to accelerate, just like before. I talked to the mechanic who rebuilt my transmission and he said this is a common problem with the 2007 jeep wrangler. He said he could fix it, but eventually it will start popping out of first gear again.

Filed Incident Power train · EngineNHTSA 11203172
Engine & cooling

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.

Filed Incident EngineNHTSA 11189860
Transmission & drivetrainEngine & cooling

My jeep with 86k miles engine blew. One week earlier when driving over 40 miles per hour it seemed to wobble a bit from left to right, I thought maybe it was because I had 4 wheel drive on. I have only owned it for a month and it is a 2nd vehicle and I was not sure if that was normal or not. Then after not driving the vehicle for 4 days I moved it out of my driveway and was less then a block from my home when the oil light came on and half a block later the engine cut out. The car wouldnt start again and I had...

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it towed to the dealer where I purchased it. They told me the internal fuel pump seemed to malfunction and the engine was blown! When I returned home I noticed a pool of oil in my driveway. This car sat for days and was barely driven by me since my purchase. How does an engine at 86k miles just blow? How does oil just dump out of a vehicle? Why? Well doing internet research it appears that this 2007 engine year there was a mistake in the engines where pistons were put in upside down? There was no recall for this and many 2007 jeeps have had this happen. I am lucky it happened on a local road, if I was driving 65 in middle lane of a highway and my engine just shut off I would be dead. I couldnt steer it. It just stopped..... I have tried calling chrysler and have been transfered many times to other people, I am at a loss of what to do. Again, I have had this vehicle 1.5 Months...

Filed Incident Power train · Unknown or other · EngineNHTSA 11065801
Electrical systemEngine & coolingFire

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. *Tt *tr

Filed Incident Electrical system · EngineNHTSA 11044250
BrakesEngine & cooling

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 $6000.00 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 jeeps are

Filed Incident Service brakes · EngineNHTSA 11019334
Seats & seat beltsEngine & cooling

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.

Filed Incident Seat belts · EngineNHTSA 11018965
Engine & cooling

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.

Filed Incident EngineNHTSA 10960194
Transmission & drivetrainElectrical systemEngine & cooling

My jeep will start but no gauges or light on dash come on, the wipers turn on at full power. When this happens the jeep will not shift out of park. I have been told the tipm is causing the issues.

Filed Incident Power train · Electrical system · EngineNHTSA 10936740
SteeringSuspensionEngine & cooling

Purchased a 2007 jeep wrangler less than a couple years ago with around 53k miles. I have just start experiencing what is known as death wobble, in the middle of my trip from colorado to virginia and the jeep has been shaking violently at random intervals on the highway. This is known as I seen over 200 complaints online and chrysler refuses to take responsibility and recall these jeeps . I am taking to dealer but I won't stop until chrysler reimburses for these repairs and want other people included the government to look into this. Someone is going to get hurt this is not right this needs to be addressed.

Filed Incident Steering · Suspension · EngineNHTSA 10924536
Engine & cooling

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.

Filed Incident EngineNHTSA 10897273
Electrical systemBody, doors & structureEngine & coolingFire

My car caught on fire while driving from ok to tx, before the fire my brakes went out and my wheel was locked. Between a minute of running out of the car with my baby my car was completely in flames, my jeep was at the dealer 2 weeks ago for service, I never have a dashboard warning, car was working perfectly until caught in fire, oh before my breaks went out my car started to lost power and the fire started under the hood (passenger seat) we need some answers, that's not fsir....Updated 08/08/16 *bf...Updated 08/30/16 *bf *cn

Filed Incident Electrical system · Structure · EngineNHTSA 10887644
Electrical systemBody, doors & structureEngine & coolingFire

"Takata recall" I was driving my jeep wrangler 2007 when I started to lost power and I try to move to the emergency line but my brakes went out and my wheel were locked, I was not able to control my car at all, after my car abruptly stop I run to get my child out and my car was on flames under the hood (passenger side) I didn't have a warning, I checked my dashboard and nothing was on, my car was at the chrysler dealer for service two weeks ago and pass state inspection last week. That's is not acceptable, I didn't have time to get my bag and wallet, my car was on flames. Chrysler need to do something about it. We need some answers. My car was in motion, in a highway.

Filed Incident Electrical system · Structure · EngineNHTSA 10887538
Engine & coolingFire

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.

Filed Incident EngineNHTSA 10850157
Transmission & drivetrainBody, doors & structureEngine & coolingFire

I was driving down the road the jeep started spitting and sputtering I pulled over to see what was going on as I go to get out it bursted into flames from under the hood then quickly spread throughout the whole jeep quickly

Filed Incident Power train · Structure · EngineNHTSA 10823347
Electrical systemEngine & cooling

Tl* 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.

Filed Incident Electrical system · EngineNHTSA 10750030
Engine & cooling

Tl* 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.

Filed Incident EngineNHTSA 10747116
Engine & coolingFire

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.

Filed Incident EngineNHTSA 10745284

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