2007 Jeep Wrangler Sahara problems
Owners have filed 207 complaints with NHTSA about the 2007 Jeep Wrangler Sahara. Fuel system is the most reported problem area, at 33% of complaints. After that come suspension (15%) and steering (14%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 207 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Fuel system 33% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 10
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 52,000 miles 174 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 12 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 35 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 52 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 25 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 25 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 13 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 6 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 174 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 52,000 miles. For fuel system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 46,000 miles (56 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 5 complaints mention a crash; 10 complaints mention a fire; 4 injuries reported.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
I was rear ended and pushed into another vehicle. I was driving a jeep four door and my head hit the head rest which is very hard. I have had headaches ever since and the seat belt locked down so tight that my shoulder has hurt ever since, no broken bones, but something is not right. I know for a fact the headrests need to be evaluated on their safety! I have an appointment with the jeep place for another recall and that is when I am going to discuss the hard headrests again.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chrysler wrangler sahara. The contact stated that the unoccupied vehicle was parked when it unexpectedly erupted into flames. The fire department extinguished the flames and informed the contact that the fire was an electrical fire, which originated from under the hood. The vehicle was completely destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000.
The fuse box caught fire/wire harness melted and was smoking before someone was able to disconnect the battery to stop more damage.
While filling up with gas on my 2007 jeep wrangler unlimited right after the auto shut off on the gas pump clicks gas surges out of the filler tube all over the side of the jeep and ground. (approximately 8 oz or so) does this now everytime I fill up if I let the gas pump use auto shut off.
Death wobble-have had this problem repaired and comes back. Cannot drive over 55 MPH in city or highway without entire car starting to violently shake. Will shake for about a minute and stop on its own. Very scary and dangerous. Have had this problem for over a year