Jeep Wrangler Complaints (2008)

1,904 consumer complaints on file.

#10969737March 31, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
OPENED PASSENGER DOOR. FRONT AND REAR WIPERS TURNED ON BY THEMSELVES ON HIGH. 30 SECONDS LATER HORN WENT ON CONSTANT BLAST. STARTED VEHICLE, WIPER AND HORN STILL ON. PULLED KEYS FROM IGNITION, BUT VEHICLE STAYED RUNNING. POPPED CLUTCH TO SHUT OFF. PULLED BATTERY CABLE. EVERYTHING RESET. LATER IN DAY, TRIED TO START, WIPERS TURNED ON BY THEMSELVES AGAIN, HAZZARD LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING - BUT JEEP WOULD NOT START. POWER LOCKS AND WINDOWS WOULD NOT WORK. RADIO DID WORK ALONG WITH HEADLIGHTS. STARTER WOULD NOT CLICK OR ENGAGE, IT WAS JUST DEAD. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. TIPM REPLACED TWICE PREVIOUSLY 5 MONTHS AND 9 MONTHS EARLIER. NOW AT DEALERSHIP, BATTERY REHOOKED UP, EVERYTHING IS FINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10969524March 30, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS VIBRATING ISSUES WHEN I ACCELERATE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. $4300.00 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. ALL HIGHWAY MILES AND NO OFF ROADING AT ALL. 118,000 MILES ON THE JEEP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10968962March 28, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I STARTED SMELLING GAS AROUND MY JEEP . I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER . THEY DID THE CHEK VALVE RECALL . GAS LEAK STILL PRESISTED . SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER . THEY TOLD ME THAT THE WAY THE TANK IS DESIGNED THAT IT WERES THE TANK THIN ON TOP AND STARTS TO LEAK . IT ALSO STARTED TO LEAK AROUND THE FUEL PUMP AREA THEY SAID DUE TO DIRT . THIS WAS A 9 HUNDRED 5 DOLLAR FIX THAT I FEAL IS NOT MY FAULT THE JEEP IS GARAGE KEPT AND ONLY HAS 82000 MILES ON IT . THATS CRAZY TO HAVE TO REPLACE A TANK WITH THAT MANY MILES .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10969052March 28, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY/WIPER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WAS DRIVING IN THE CITY AROUND 3PM AND AT RANDOM, ALL ON ITS OWN, TMY JEEPS HORN STARTED BLARING NONSTOP, WIPER FLUID WAS SPRAYING EVERYWHERE UNCONTROLLABLY, WIPERS WERE GOING OFF ON THEIR OWN BUT WERENT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND THE LIGHTS WERE ON WITHOUT BEING TURNED ON, STAYED THAT WAY ABOUT 5 MILES UNTIL WE GOT HOME AND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY SINCE THAT WAS THE ONLY WAY TO TURN EVERYTHING OFF. NEXT DAY, AROUND 10PM, DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY I HAD MY BEIGHTS TURNED ON, AFTER ABOUT 30 SECONDS, ALL OF MY LIGHTS TURNED OFF AND THE WIPER FLUID STARTED SPRAYING, WIPERS WERE GOING OFF, HORN STARTED BLARING AGAIN NON STOP, DISCONNECTED BATTERY AGAIN. THIS IS ALL COMING FROM A DEFECTIVE TIPM (TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE). THIS IS MY DAILY DRIVER AND IS PUTTING ME OUT OF WORK AND MONEY TO REPAIR THIS IF CHRYSLER DOES NOT ISSUE A RECALL. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE THAT ALREADY GOT CHRYSLER A LAWSUIT AND IS PROBABLY GOING TO LEAD TO ANOTHER IF THEY DONT FIX THIS AND RECALL THESE SYSTEMS. I COULDNT SEE ANYTHING WHILE DRIVING EITHER TIME, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. THIS COULD EASILY KILL MYSELF, ANY PASSENGERS OR OTHER DRIVERS. I AM ALSO AFRAID THAT IF THE BATTERY STAYS CONNECTED IT WILL CAUSE A FIRE UNDER THE HOOD SINCE I CAN HEAR THE CRACKING SOUND OF ELECTRICAL WIRES AS THE LIGHTS GO CRAZY WITHOUT BEING TURNED ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10965927March 14, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TIPM MODULE - WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THE TIPM MODULES. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THERE ARE TONS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS. JEEP NEEDS TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. I HAVE LESS THAN 50,000 MILES ON THE JEEP AND SHOULD NOT BE HAVING TO REPLACE THIS MODULE. THIS IS A $1500 FIX AND THEY ARE NOTORIOUS FOR GOING OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10959885March 9, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
MY JEEP COMPLETELY BURNED UP. I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND THEN IT STARTED MISSING AND I STOPPED THE JEEP AND THERE WAS A FIRE UNDERNEATH THE FRONT OF IT AND IT BURNED UP!
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10958699March 5, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
JEEP RECALL-MAJOR ELECTRICAL ISSUES: HORN, ALARM, WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND FLUID, LIGHTS, LOCKS AND WINDOWS ALL THESE THINGS WILL JUST START WORKING ON THEIR OWN-SOMETIMES JUST BY PUSHING THE UNLOCK BUTTON. THE KEY DOESN'T HAVE TO BE IN THE IGNITION AND IF IT IS RUNNING AND ALL THESE THINGS START GOING OFF LIKE THE CAR IS POSSESSED, WHEN REMOVING THE KEY EVERYTHING STAYS AND AND WON'T TURN OFF-EVEN THE CAR WILL CONTINUE TO RUN-LITERALLY RUN UNTIL IT RUNS OUT OF GAS. VERY SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS ISSUES-THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR DEATH. MANY OTHER JEEP OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THESE SAME ISSUES VIA THE WEB AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. DEALERSHIPS ARE ACTING LIKE IT ISN'T A MAJOR ORDEAL AND IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THIS SHOULD OBVIOUSLY BE A RECALL AND IT HAS BEEN CONTINUED TO BE OVERLOOKED. THESE PROBLEMS CAN AND WILL OCCUR WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY, IN MOTION, ON A CITY STREET OR HIGHWAY-LITERALLY ALL OF THE ABOVE. IT AFFECTS VISION AND BEING ABLE TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE SAFELY. ALTHOUGH I PUT TODAY'S DATE ON WHEN THIS HAPPENED IT HAS BEEN ON ONGOING PROBLEM FOR THE PAST 8 MONTHS TO A YEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10958537March 3, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. WHETHER THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN OR PARKED, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING ILLUMINATED, AND THE ALARMS, LOCKS, AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATED ON THEIR OWN. THE FAILURES STOPPED WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAI RED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,500...UPDATED 04/11/17 *BF *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10958049March 2, 2017
AIR BAGS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), UNKNOWN OR OTHER
LAST YEAR (2016) I HAD A PIECE OF PLASTIC (LOOKS LIKE TAPE) COMING OUT BETWEEN THE STEERING WHEEL AND STEERING COLUMN WHILE DRIVING ON OUR LOCAL STREET. I DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS WIRES AT FIRST. THIS WIRE 'TAPE' EVENTUALLY BROKE WHICH MEANS YOU DON'T HAVE A WORKING AIRBAG, HORN, ETC. BROUGHT IT TO A LOCAL GARAGE LAST FALL (2016) AND WAS TOLD THE CLOCK SPRING CAUSED THIS AND THERE WAS A RECALL ON IT. PUT THE JEEP IN THE GARAGE FOR THE WINTER AND TODAY (3/2/2017) CALLED THE DEALER TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. AFTER GIVING THEM THE VIN # I WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL DIDN'T APPLY TO MY JEEP WRANGLER. BTW IT ONLY HAD 40,920 MILES ON IT!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10958064March 2, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). 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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10957070February 26, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY, ENGINE
VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING. COMPLETE LOSS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10956686February 24, 2017
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN, WIPERS, AND POWER LOCKS INDEPENDENTLY FUNCTIONED. THE FAILURES OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED IN ORDER FOR THE FAILURE TO CEASE. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE REMEDIED FOR A SIMILAR FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE REMEDY FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V290000 (AIR BAGS) WOULD NEED TO BE PERFORMED IN ORDER FOR THE MALFUNCTION TO BE RESOLVED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 69,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10954420February 14, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN JUNE OF 2016. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE PROVIDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 05/31/17*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10953862February 10, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CRUISE CONTROL IS INTERMITTENT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10950344February 8, 2017
ENGINE
THE ENGINE USES EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. 1.5 QUARTS PER 1000 MILES AT THE MINIMUM. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT COST AND HAS BEEN VERIFIED AS A ISSUE IN MULTIPLE JEEP WRANGLERS WITH THIS ISSUE. CHRYSLER CORP. HAS CEASED PRODUCTION FROM THE PLANT IN MEXICO WHICH BUILDS THESE ENGINES, BUT REFUSES TO REPAIR THIS ISSUE. SEE COMPLAINTS BELOW: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/JEEP/WRANGLER/2008/ENGINE/EXCESSIVE_OIL_CONSUMPTION.SHTML HTTP://WWW.WRANGLERFORUM.COM/F274/LOSING-OIL-83379.HTML HTTP://WWW.JKOWNERS.COM/FORUM/JK-GENERAL-DISCUSSION/76341-OIL-MAGICALLY-DISAPPEARING-3-8L.HTML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10949682February 5, 2017
AIR BAGS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
LIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF, HORN HONKS UNCONTROLLABLY, WIPERS GO CRAZY, ALARM GO'S ON AND OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10949069February 2, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. 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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10948953February 1, 2017
AIR BAGS
RE: S33 / NHTSA 16V - 290 AND S43 I HAVE ATTENDED THE APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER AND THEY RETAINED THE JEEP FOR 4 DAYS REGARDING A RECALL. AFTER 4 DAYS I PICKED UP THE JEEP, BUT, THE CAME WITH THE EXCUSE THAT THEY WERE WAITING FOR THE PART IN QUESTION. I CAME UPSET, BECAUSE HOW THEY COORDINATED AN APPOINTMENT WITHOUT HAVING THE AIRBAG CLOCKSPRING. AFTER THAT I HAVE CALLED TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOLLOWING UP FOR THE INSTALLATION OR REPLACEMENT OF SUCH PART. THE RECALL NOTICE ALSO DESCRIBED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD AN OPEN RECALL (S43). THIS WAS ALSO A SURPRISE BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN VERY DILIGENT DEALING WITH SAFETY ISSUES. THE DEALER IN PUERTO RICO IS CABRERA HRMNOS IN ARECIBO , PUERTO RICO. I WILL APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT TO SOLVE THIS SAFETY SITUATION. REGARDS, PD: I DON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH MY PERSONAL INFORMATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10948624January 31, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
EVERY TIME I FUEL UP THE VEHICLE GASOLINE SPRAYS OUT OF THE RECEPTACLE ALL OVER THE SIDE OF THE JEEP AND SOMETIMES MYSELF. HAPPENS AT MULTIPLE GAS STATIONS USING MULTIPLE TYPES OF NOZZLES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10948748January 31, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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