2007 Jeep Wrangler Cruise Control Problems

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.

CAR DID NOT HAVE ANY POWER WHEN PRESSING THE GAS PEDDLE. ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. EVEN THOUGH CAR WAS BROUGHT TO DEALER FOR SERVICE NOVEMBER 1 2014. TWO FAULT CODES WERE FOUND THE DEALER (PAPA DODGE) REPLACED EGR AND GASKET VALVE. I CALLED THE DEALER ABOUT 10 DAYS LATER AND TOLD THEM THE CAR STILL DID NOT HAVE POWER WHEN PRESSING THE GAS PEDDLE. THE SUPERVISOR OF THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOOK JEEP FOR TEST DRIVE AND SAID HE DIDN'T SEE A PROBLEM. ON DECEMBER 25 ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ON DECEMBER 26 I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 5 MILES PER HOUR AND SAW SMOKE CAME TO COMPLETED STOP. UNDER THE CAR FRONT IN THE FRONT UNDER HOOD WAS ON FIRE PASSENGER SIDE. POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED IMMEDIATELY AND PUT OUT FIRE UNDER HOOD ENGINE. CAR WAS COMPLETELY BURNED OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER SAHARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND AS SHE SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A GARAGE WALL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS NOTIFIED OF THE CRASH. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC ON THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE BUT THE TEST DID NOT GENERATE ANY FAILURE CODES. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING FURTHER TESTING OF THE VEHICLE AND POSSIBLE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THEY WOULD RETURN THE CONTACT'S CALL WITHIN FIVE BUSINESS DAYS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,300.

I WAS PULLING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY AND THE GAS PEDDLE WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I TRIED TO BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF TO APPROX. 45 MILES PER HOUR WHILE I WAS STEPPING ON THE BRAKE, IT CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE FOR APPROX. 15 SECONDS. THE CAR EVENTUALLY STARTED TO FISHTAIL AFTER I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. I LOOKED TO SEE IF ANYTHING WAS STUCK ON THE GAS PEDDLE AND THERE WAS NOT. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND HAD TO TAP ON THE GAS PEDDLE TO GET IT TO COME UP FROM THE FLOOR. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. I AM VERY FRIGHTENED OF DRIVING IT AGAIN IN CASE THIS HAPPENS ONCE MORE. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE HEARD OF ANYTHING LIKE THIS HAPPENING TO ANYONE ELSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON SHIFTING INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD UNTIL IT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND WILL SEND AN INVESTIGATOR TO EXAMINE THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

MY JEEP WRANGLER (2DR, 4X4) WAS IN THE PARKING LOT AT WORK. WHEN I STARTED IT AND MOVED THE GEAR SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED VIOLENTLY. WITHIN 2 SECONDS, I WAS SLAMMING INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. BY THEN I WAS JAMMING ON THE BRAKES AGAIN, BUT MY CAR STILL FELT LIKE IT WAS INCREASING IN SPEED--THROTTLE WIDE OPEN! WHEN I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, MY JEEP PUSHED IT ABOUT 15 FEET UP OVER A CURB TIL IT FINALLY HIT ANOTHER CAR AND STOPPED. ITS BACK TIRES WERE ABOUT 10 INCHES DEEP INTO THE DIRT AND JAMMED UP AGAINST ANOTHER VEHICLE. MY JEEP WAS STILL GOING, AND CLIMBED UP ACROSS HIS HOOD AND OVER TO THE OTHER SIDE, COMING TO REST UPRIGHT. MY JEEP LEFT TIRE MARKS ON THE PAVEMENT AS I TRIED TO STOP IT. THE CAR I HIT, A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN, WAS DESTROYED--TOTALED. OVER $20,000 DAMAGE ON THAT CAR ALONE. THERE WAS OVER $7000 DAMAGE TO MY JEEP. THE 3RD VEHICLE HAD DAMAGE AS WELL. THE ENTIRE INCIDENT TOOK LESS THAN 5 SECONDS---THIS WAS CONFIRMED BY PEOPLE WHO HEARD THE SOUNDS OF THE ENGINE SCREAMING AND THE CRASH ITSELF. MY TOES AND THE BALL OF MY FOOT HURT FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS FROM JAMMING ON THE BRAKE, BUT MY JEEP DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO STOP BEFORE IT WAS HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE CAR I HIT SLOWED ME DOWN, AND PROBABLY SAVED ME. I HAVE SOME MINOR WHIPLASH AND HAD A TERRIBLE HEADACHE FOR SEVERAL DAYS, BUT OTHERWISE NO ONE WAS INJURED--COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL IF THAT CAR WASN'T IN FRONT OF ME TO STOP ME, BECAUSE I WAS GOING SO FAST. COULD HAVE KILLED SOMEONE IN PARKING LOT. CHRYSLER HAS SENT AN INVESTIGATOR OVER LAST WEEK (AN OVER-NIGHT TRIP) TO LOOK AT THE JEEP, AND HE SAID THAT THE THROTTLE BODY HAD AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF "COKING" (A STICKY CARBON/TAR-LIKE RESIDUE) IN IT, AND THAT IT COULD HAVE STUCK AND CAUSED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. I JUST GOT ANOTHER CALL FROM THE SAME CHRYSLER INVESTIGATOR AND HE WANTS TO SEE THE JEEP AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. WHENEVER THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS TO INCLUDE APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE THROTTLE BODY LIGHT HAD APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. HE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE OCCASIONAL WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AFTER COMING TO A STOP. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT IS STILL EXPERIENCING THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 31820.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FISHTAIL. THE CONTACT RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN ORDER TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. HE STATED THAT HE WOULD SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 5,000.