The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Chrysler are recalling 161,450 2007 and 2008 model year Jeep Wranglers with automatic transmissions over a transmission fluid temperature warning system that was not activated on the vehicles.
To address the issue, Jeep dealers are instructed to install a program that shows a “Hot Oil” message in the instrument cluster, as well as a chime, should the transmission fluid reach an excessively high point.
The recall says that the too hot oil could cause a fire, although it is unclear whether any fires have occurred as a result of the lack of operator warning.
Owners of Wranglers built between June 2006 and July 2008 with the automatic transmission should receive notice soon from Jeep. Dealers will begin retrofitting the system in December, but concerned drivers can contact Chrysler at 1-800-835-1403 or NHTSA at 1-888-327-4236.



11/20, 10:18 AM
posted by:
JakeK66
Funny thing about the Wrangler – I’ve never driven around a “normal” driver of a Wrangeler – they are all a$$holes who don’t use turn signals and cut people off. I’m not saying all Wrangler drivers are that way – but it seems like everyone in St. Louis who has one.
11/20, 10:28 AM
posted by:
leftwingagenda
i’m definitely getting one now, jake, cuz that’s how i roll!
my first reaction to this was “automatics are for pussies”, although i guess the auto tranny is good for rock crawling…still…+1 for the manual!
11/20, 11:03 AM
posted by:
superman
hot oil rrrrrrrrrrr
11/20, 11:26 AM
posted by:
elmdodge
NO ONE LEFT TO SERVICE THE RECALL
11/20, 12:18 PM
posted by:
johnnycanuck
superman, especially when you spin off the filter and that dirty oil runs down your hand and onto your arm… wait, what were you referring to?
11/20, 12:48 PM
posted by:
RaineMan
Umm yeah… that warning might be kinda important in an off-roading situation.
11/20, 1:03 PM
posted by:
key4wheels
jakek66 – normally your comments are well suited to the topic on this site…but to make a blanket statement seems, I don’t know, nmofgm-ish. I can understand if someone pissed in your Cheerios this morning but try to avoid dropping to the statement standards of the nmofgm’s of the world. St. Lou is chuck full of bad drivers and they seem to ride all makes under the sun.
11/20, 1:05 PM
posted by:
key4wheels
…and no, I don’t have a Jeep…would like one though.
11/20, 1:14 PM
posted by:
85ZingoGTR
Nice. Yet Chrysler wants to be quality leader by 2012. Chrysler can wish in one hand and sh*t in the other and we can all guess which one will fill up faster.
11/20, 1:48 PM
posted by:
JakeK66
True I was cut off this mornign by one key4wheels
11/20, 1:53 PM
posted by:
worst 3
@85ZingoGTR
and Toyota with there 3+ million recall is the quality leader. they are older models with a simple easy fix recall, there fixing the problem. I don’t think they will be the leader by 2012 but they could definitely improve to be up there if they put effort in to it.
11/20, 2:37 PM
posted by:
Borat
Johnny, in my case she was dripping the hot wax from the candle on my…. is that where you were heading?
11/20, 2:43 PM
posted by:
The Stig
How much to make this hack say “Hot Coffee” instead.
11/20, 3:59 PM
posted by:
iluvamcars
I agree with you jake. I live in Imperial and my neighbor drives one. he speeds up and down the street, cuts off oncoming traffic, and drives around his yard like an idiot!
-iluvamcars
11/20, 5:29 PM
posted by:
teahead
do most 4×4s have tranny temp warning devices?
Who would order a Jeep w/an automatic? WOmen I guess.
11/20, 7:05 PM
posted by:
superman
…the hot oil on my diptstick stuck deep in the sump
11/20, 9:06 PM
posted by:
bigdman
What is with this recall madness? ford, toyota and jeep
11/20, 9:35 PM
posted by:
johnnycanuck
… and then there’s that feeling when you have to add a quart.
11/21, 12:47 AM
posted by:
fordman
Hey everybody,I know it’s the weekend,but Ford SUCKS! Has Fiatler been hanging around with Ford? They found a new way to start a fire.Ford will probably want to patent it! BaaaaaaaaaWaaaaaaaaaaaa!
11/21, 2:36 AM
posted by:
leftwingagenda
teahead…when you’re rock crawling up a hill at a 25 degree angle you wanna focus on steering and positioning the jeep properly, while not burning out your clutch…that’s why automatics are better (easier) for slow steep bouldering/rock crawling…
and while you may think only women buy automatics, there are a lot of real lazy dudes out there who don’t give a crap about shifting either…or at this point just don’t know how to drive stick because their family never had one…
11/21, 12:24 PM
posted by:
LunaticRider
You know ladies and Gentlemen this is your typical domestic car problems. My oldest bro had always liked those Eagle Tylenols (Talons) thats what i called them. And he had a few of them over the years since the first ones came out from the 1990 ’till 1998 thats when they stopped the production of these cars and he still owns a couple of these cars a 1993 Eagle Tylenol (Talon) ESI and a 1998 Eagle Tylenol (talon) Tsi AWD and all of these cars either had transmission problems or the gear box problems and the engine in these cars is great because it was manufactured by Mitsubishi. And whoever tells u like that like that idiot NMOFGM he is a fu*cking idiot that domestic cars are better than imports and its proven ladies and Gentlemen. So here another case of domestics having problems that have to do with engine and transmission problems. So be smart buy something that is reliable weather it be import or domestic don’t was your hard earned cash on something that will just give problems…
Live Free. Drive Fast.
11/23, 12:04 AM
posted by:
olds307
Lunatic: the Eagle Talon was ENTIRELY made by MITSUBISHI, in a MITSUBISHI factory, with 100% MITSUBISHI parts. NOT just the engine.Identical car to the MITSUBISHI Eclipse. The Japanese make troublesome cars too, especially MITSUBISH. (the worst Japanese car behind Nissan!)
11/23, 2:36 PM
posted by:
tell_it_like_it_is
Jeep should put a dummy light in the dash for warning the driver that he or she is a dummy for even buying the POS in the first place!!
11/23, 2:39 PM
posted by:
tell_it_like_it_is
I’m not anti-Jeep though, I just think Chrysler knows how to f_u_cHK up a good wet one and if FIAT can sprinkle some quality standards throughout Chrysler, they will be BETTER OFF for it, including the Jeep brand.