Jeep Wrangler Complaints (2008)

1,904 consumer complaints on file.

#10655306November 16, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE GAS TANK CAN NOT BE FILLED WITHOUT CONSTANTLY RE-STARTING THE FUEL PUMP, IT STOPS EVERY FEW SECONDS, IT HAPPENS AT EVERY GAS STATION OR ANY FUEL PUMP, SO IT IS DEFINITELY NOT THE PUMP BUT A PROBLEM WITH THE JEEP GAS TANK AND/OR IT'S COMPONENTS. IT GOT WORSE OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS AND MONTHS AND IS TO THE POINT NOW WHERE IT TAKES ME 10-15 MINUTES TO FILL UP 11 -15 GALLONS OF FUEL. THE GAS TANK WAS REPLACED UNDER A RECALL BACK IN 2011 (AT APPROX. 34000 MILES) WHERE WITH THE OLD TANK THE FUEL PUMP WOULD NOT STOP IN TIME WHEN FULL AND THEREFORE IT RESULTED IN THE "SPILL-BACK" PROBLEM EVERY TIME. THIS PROBLEM WAS FIXED WITH REPLACEMENT AFTER RECALL, BUT NOW I HAVE THE PROBLEM THAT I JUST HAVE THIS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TIME FILLING THE TANK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10655317November 16, 2014
POWER TRAIN
GEARS ENGAGING WITH DELAY AS VEHICLE GETS HOT. WHEN PUTTING THE JEEP FROM THE PARK POSITION INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE HAS A DELAY ENGAGING WHICH GETS WORSE THE WARMER OR HOTTER THE CAR GETS AND OR THE LONGER IT RUNS. THIS PROBLEM BECAME WORSE OVER THE LAST 12 MONTHS. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME/SIMILAR PROBLEM IN CERTAIN SPECIFIC BLOGS/FORUMS AND IN FEW CASES THE VEHICLE HAS ACTUALLY CAUGHT ON FIRE, SO NOW I AM WONDERING IF THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10655026November 14, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
MY JEEP'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS STARTED OPERATING WHILE THE CAR WAS OFF. THE HAZARD LIGHTS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, HORN, LOCKS, AND WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID ALL STARTED ACTIVATING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP; HOWEVER, THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS WRONG AND RETURNED THE VEHICLE. THE ISSUE PRESENTED A FEW TIMES OVER THREE MONTHS BUT STOPPED. IN SEPTEMBER 2014 THE ISSUE PRESENTED AFTER A REACHED MY DESTINATION; HOWEVER, THIS TIME, AFTER I REMOVED THE KEY, THE JEEP CONTINUED TO RUN. I RETURNED THE JEEP TO THE FRED FREDERICK DEALERSHIP AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT IS THE TIPM BUT THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER. AFTER I RECEIVED THE INFORMATION, I DID SOME RESEARCH ON LINE AND FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM BUT NOT JUST FOR THE WRANGLERS BUT FOR A HOST OF CHRYSLER VEHICLES. I HAVE ELEVATED A COMPLAINT TO CHRYSLER TO NO AVAIL. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THIS ISSUE IS WIDESPREAD AND THE EXPENSE TO CHRYSLER TO SERVICE SO MANY VEHICLES HAS TO BE ASTRONOMICAL. STILL, SOMEONE WILL GET HURT OR WORSE IF THE MATTER ISNT RESOLVED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10655140November 14, 2014
ENGINE
DRIVING UP A LONG GRADE ON THE TWO LANE ROAD JUST SIGHT SEEING. WE STOPPED TO TURN LEFT ONTO ANOTHER ROAD AND SMELLED SOMETHING. THOUGHT IT WAS JUST SOMETHING ELSE UNTIL THERE WAS SMOKE IN THE CAR. GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND LOOKED UNDER TO SEE FLAMES AND YELLED FOR MY GIRLFRIEND AND DOG TO GET OUT. MY FRIEND HAD A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND PUT OUT THE FIRE JUST AS THE PLASTIC FUEL LINE BURST AND SPRAYED FUEL ALL OVER.. LUCKY NO ONE WAS INJURED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10654688November 13, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS, ENGINE
GETTING READY TO GO TO WORK I OPEN MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND THE HORN STARTS BLOWING, WIPER FLUID SQUIRTING CONTINUOUSLY, WINDSHIELD WIPERS CONSTANTLY GOING THAT HAVE NOW SCRATCHED MY HOOD, INTERNAL LIGHTS BLINKING, RADIATOR/COOLANT FAN GOING, ALL LIGHTS ON THE DASH COME ON, THE HEADLIGHTS FLASHING AS THEY PLEASE, THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON, AND HEAT STOPS WORKING. I HAD TO GET MY BOYFRIEND TO DISCONNECT MY HORN BECAUSE AT 7 A.M. IT IS VERY EMBARRASSING TO WAKE THE NEIGHBORS! I HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. NOW I CAN SOMETIMES GET IT TO STOP BY SLAPPING THE FUSE BOX COVER. AT TIMES MY CAR WON'T SHUT OFF WITH THE KEY TAKEN OUT SO I HAVE TO LET IT JUMP IN FIRST GEAR WHILE PUSHING THE BRAKE. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED TO ME I ALMOST REAR ENDED A CAR IN THE DAYCARE PARKING LOT AS WE ALL PARALLEL PARK TO GET TO THE FRONT DOOR. THIS HAPPENS WHENEVER IT WANTS TO AND NOW THAT IT IS GETTING DARKER EARLIER I HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT TRANSPORTING MY CHILD WITH NO HEADLIGHTS AT NIGHT BECAUSE I HAVE NO OTHER MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION WHICH THIS HAPPENED TO ME ON THE WAY TO PICK HER UP LAST NIGHT 11/12/14. THE ISSUE IS HAPPENING MORE OFTEN IN COLDER WEATHER AND IS NOT SAFE AT ALL TO HAVE NO HEADLIGHTS WORKING AT NIGHT BECAUSE OF THE ELECTRICAL ISSUES GOING ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE CHRYSLER/DODGE/JEEP DEALERSHIP AND HAD TO WAIT ALMOST TWO WEEKS BEFORE THEY COULD LOOK AT IT. THEY COULD NOT FIND THE ISSUE BECAUSE WHEN THEY CHECKED EVERYTHING IT DID NOT DO ANYTHING BUT ACT NORMAL FOR THEM. I SEE THIS BEING A COMMON ISSUE WITH WRANGLERS LATELY AND AM WAITING FOR THE ANSWER ON THE PETITION AND INVESTIGATION BEFORE I DECIDE IF THIS IS WORTH FIXING AND KEEPING. NOT SAFE AT ALL! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10654177November 11, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
WHEN TAKING MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I GOT OUT AND FOUND BRAKE FLUID LEAKING. CLOSER INSPECTION FOUND THAT THE DRIVER SIDE BRAKE FLUID HOSE HAS BEEN RUBBING AGAINST THE TIRE - THE HOSE WAS WORN FLAT AND THRU ON ONE SIDE. I HAVE NOT COMPLETED ANY MODIFICATIONS TO THE TIRES - I HAVE THE SAME SIZE TIRES THAT CAME WITH THE JEEP ORIGINALLY. THE OTHER RECALL FOR THE FENDER RUB HAD ALREADY BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10654180November 11, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING, THE AIRBAG LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND AN AUDIBLE CHIME WENT OFF EACH TIME THE LIGHT FLASHED. THE LIGHT AND CHIME WOULD APPEAR ABOUT EVERY 5 MINUTES. I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AND FOUND OUT THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE AIRBAG CLOCK SPRING. I ALSO FOUND OUT THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON RHD VEHICLES OF THIS SAME MODEL FOR THE AIRBAG CLOCK SPRING. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM, I FOUND OUT THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM FOR LHD VEHICLES WITH NO RECALL. ARE THEY ONLY RECALLING THE RHD VEHICLES BECAUSE MAJORITY OF THEM ARE DRIVEN BY GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AND THEY EXPECT EVERYONE ELSE TO PAY $600 TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10653832November 10, 2014
POWER TRAIN
MY JEEP HAS JUMPED OUT OF 1ST GEAR FROM A START OF ROLL UNLIMITED TIMES CAUSING AT TIMES NEAR TO FATAL CRASHES BECAUSE OF THIS. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER REPRESENTATIVES AND DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGERS NUMEROUS TIMES AND ALL WILL NOT FIX DUE TO POWERTRAIN COVERAGE IS NON-TRANSFERABLE AND THEY CLAIM THIS IS NOT A JEEP PROBLEM. THERE IS NUMEROUS FORUMS AND DISCUSSIONS WITH OTHER JEEP OWNERS WHO CLAIM THE SAME PROBLEM YET JEEP WILL NOT FIX. PLEASE HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10653091November 6, 2014
AIR BAGS
CLOCK SPRING FAIL AT 52000. NO AIRBAG AT AN OUT IF POCKET COST OF FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS. CAN'T FIX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10652842November 5, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE FIRST PROBLEMS TO START WERE THE HEADLIGHTS GOING OFF AND ON WHEN THE CAR WAS OFF. THE INSIDE DOME LIGHTS ALSO GO ON AND OFF WHEN THE CAR IS NOT RUNNING. 2ND CAME THE BATTERY. IT WOULD ACT LIKE IT WAS DEAD AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THIS IS HAPPENING A LOT NOW. IF YOU WAIT A BIT OR JUMP IT, IT STARTS RIGHT UP. ALSO WHEN IN THIS STATE ALL OF THE OTHER BATTERY OPERATED COMPONENTS WORK FINE, LIKE LIGHTS RADIO, ETC. THEN CAME THE AIR BAG LIGHT AND ALARM. THIS WILL COME ON FOR ABOUT A MINUTE THAN GO OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN BACK ON. VERY ANNOYING. FROM WHAT I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS IS THE CLOCK SPRING MODULE OR THE TIPM. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WIT THE DEALER THIS WEEKEND. 11/8/2014. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10652441November 4, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
POWER LOCKS QUIT WORKING, WHILE REPLACING THE FUSE, ALL ELECTRICAL CEASED, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT OPERATE. TOWED TO AUTO ELECTRIC REPAIR WITH THE DETERMINATION THAT THE TIPM WAS BAD, AND AT ANY GIVEN TIME THE LIGHTS, WIPERS, ETC COULD JUST QUIT WORKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10651700October 31, 2014
STEERING, AIR BAGS
CLOCK SPRING FAULTY, GENERATING WARNING LIGHT, POSSIBLE FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10651371October 30, 2014
POWER TRAIN
THE JEEP JUMPS OUT OF FIRST GEAR WHEN STARTING FROM A FULL STOP. THE STICK SHIFT VIOLENTLY JUMPS BACK INTO NEUTRAL AND OCCURS UNPREDICTABLY. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN THIS HAPPENS WHEN I'M TURNING INTO TRAFFIC (RISK OF BEING T-BONED) OR ELSE FROM DEAD STOPS WHEN SOMEBODY IS BEHIND ME (RISK OF BEING REAR-ENDED). I HAVE EVEN HELT THE STICKSHIFT IN FIRST GEAR WHEN STARTING FROM A DEAD STOP AND IT HAS JUMPED OUT HURTING MY WRIST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10651411October 30, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY/WIPER, ENGINE
IN REFERENCE TO TIPM RECALL. WHILE DRIVING, THE HORN WILL BLOW NONSTOP, AS WELL AS WINDSHIELD WIPERS ENGAGE, FLUID SPRAYS NONSTOP ONTO WINDSHIELD, A/C WILL NOT BLOW, ENGINE HAS SHUT OFF SPONTANEOUSLY WHICH CAUSED A TRUCK TO LIGHTLY BUMP ME IN AN INTERSECTION. SELLING DEALERSHIP (HEBERT'S TOWN AND COUNTRY SHREVEPORT, LA) WILL NOT FIX. HTTP://YOUTU.BE/RYJXVNG4C8I. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10651162October 29, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLOCK SPRINGS THAT WAS DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THE AIR BAG SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10650603October 28, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS GOING OUT TO MY JEEP TO GET SOMETHING OUT AND PRESSED UNLOCK ON KEYPAD AND THEN HORN, WIPERS BOTH FRONT AND REAR WERE GOING AND WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID ALL STARTED TO WORK WITHOUT THE JEEP TURNED ON. SO I HAD TO DISCONNECT BATTERY TO STOP THIS. I'VE SEEN ONLINE MANY OF THE SAME ISSUES I'M HAVING WITH THIS JEEP. IT ALSO HAPPENED TWO WEEKS PRIOR WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY STREET. I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TURNED JEEP OFF BUT STILL WAS DOING THE SAME ISSUES HORN BLASTING, WIPERS RUNNING, FLUID SPRAYING. NOW STUCK WITH A HUGE REPAIR BILL THAT SHOULD BE COVERED BY A RECALL! ! ! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10650235October 27, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 08 JEEP WRANGLER ONLY HAS 64.000 MILES ON IT AND MY SON DRIVES IT,THE HORN AND WIPERS WOULD GO OFF AT RANDOM,I AM JUST GLAD HE WAS NOT ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THIS HAPPENED,THAT COULD CAUSE ANYONE TO WRECK I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THE TIPM WAS BAD,I HAVE LOOKED INTO THIS AND FOUND OUT THIS IS A PROBLEM PART WITH THIS MODEL,THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM AND I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS PART HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. IF THERE IS ANYTHING YOU CAN DO PLEASE LET ME KNOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10650335October 27, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) DASHBOARD, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHES ON EVERY MINUTE WITH A LOUD CHIME, AN INDICATION THAT THERE IS SOMETHING MALFUNCTIONING OR INTERFERING WITH THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS.THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING ISSUE AND CONCERN FOR MANY 2007+ JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) OWNERS, INCLUDING MYSELF, AND HAS BEEN SHOWN TIME AND TIME AGAIN TO BE CAUSED BY A FAULTY CLOCKSPRING WITHIN THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL. THIS FAULTY CLOCKSPRING IS THE CULPRIT FOR POTENTIAL AIRBAG FAILURE IN THE 2007+ JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) DURING AN ACCIDENT OR PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT WHEN SIMPLY DRIVING AROUND. MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP HAS ADMITTED THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE SEEN MANY JEEP OWNERS WITH THE SAME FAULTY CLOCKSPRING, BUT THEY CHARGE HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX IT. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE THAT FOR EVERY JEEP OWNER THAT TAKES THE TIME TO WRITE A COMPLAINT, THERE MUST BE MANY MORE THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES WHO NEVER TOOK THE TIME TO WRITE A COMPLAINT. I AM WRITING THIS WITH THE HOPE THAT SOMEONE WILL NOTICE THE LARGE AMOUNT OF 2007+ JEEP WRANGLER OWNERS WHO ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THE FAULTY CLOCKSPRING, AND INITIATE A RECALL THAT CAN HELP FIX THE CLOCKSPRING AND KEEP PEOPLE SAFE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10650372October 27, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
UPON TURNING ON MY JEEP THE AIRBAG LIGHT DID NOT GO OUT AFTER THE START-UP LIGHT CHECK. WHEN RESTARTING THE VEHICLE IT WENT OUT. WHILE DRIVING IT CAME BACK ON AND CHIMED, IT HAS CONTINUED TO COME ON INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE PARKED. THE ESP ALSO BEGAN INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATING WHILE DRIVING ON A SMOOTH STRAIGHT HIGHWAY. THIS INTERMITTENT ISSUE HAS PERSISTED FOR OVER A YEAR. IN DOING RESEARCH BOTH ISSUES CAN POTENTIALLY BE RELATED BACK TO THE AIRBAG CLOCKSPRING. A RECALL EXISTS FOR RHD JEEP WRANGLERS OF MY SAME YEAR THAT USE THE SAME PART. WHEN CONTACTING A JEEP DEALER ABOUT THIS SAFETY ISSUE THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING TO RESOLVE IT UNLESS I PAID FOR ALL PARTS AND LABOR. IN CHECKING ONLINE FORUMS THIS IS APPARENTLY NOT AS RARE AS THE INITIAL RECALL STATES. THERE ARE EVEN ONLINE TUTORIALS ON HOW TO CHANGE IT YOURSELF SINCE THE MANUFACTURER DOESN'T RECOGNIZE THIS AS A PROBLEM ON LHD JEEPS. (HTTP://WWW.JK-FORUM.COM/FORUMS/JK-WRITE-UPS-39/CLOCKSPRING-REPLACEMENT-273201/) WHILE THIS HASN'T CAUSED A SAFETY PROBLEM YET, MY CONCERN IS IF I AM INVOLVED IN A COLLISION THAT I WILL NOT HAVE THE PROTECTION I AM SUPPOSED TO FROM A FAULTY MANUFACTURER PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10650396October 27, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON THE 2008+ JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) DASHBOARD, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHES ON PERIODICALLY WITH A CHIME, AN INDICATION THAT THERE IS SOMETHING MALFUNCTIONING OR INTERFERING WITH THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS.THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING ISSUE AND CONCERN FOR MANY 2008+ JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) OWNERS, INCLUDING MYSELF, AND HAS BEEN SHOWN TIME AND TIME AGAIN TO BE CAUSED BY A FAULTY CLOCKSPRING WITHIN THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL. THIS FAULTY CLOCKSPRING IS THE CULPRIT FOR POTENTIAL AIRBAG FAILURE IN THE 2008+ JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) DURING AN ACCIDENT OR PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT WHEN SIMPLY DRIVING AROUND. DAIMLER CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE SAFETY CONCERN OF THEIR FAULTY CLOCKSPRING THAT CAN CAUSE FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS FROM PROPERLY DEPLOYING. THE DEALER SAY IS NOT IN WARRANTY BUT IN THE FILE COMPLAINT # PE11019 SAY 10 YEAR OR 150000 MILES. I WANT TO KNOW I CAN DO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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