Jeep Wrangler Complaints (2008)

1,904 consumer complaints on file.

#10638312September 23, 2014
AIR BAGS
ON THE 2008 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) DASHBOARD, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHES ON EVERY OTHER MINUTE 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. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10638403September 23, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE AIR BAG AND MIL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIPM MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10637821September 21, 2014
SUSPENSION, STEERING
SEARCH INTERNET FOR JK DEATH WOBBLE. CHRYSLER LLC HAS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH JK WRANGLER THAN NEED RECALL BEFORE SOME ONE DIES DUE TO LOSING CONTROL TO THE FRONT END OF THEIR VEHICLE. OUR 2008 JEEP WRANGLER HAS BEEN PLAGUED WITH SUSPENSION AND FRONT AXLE STEERING ISSUES FOR ITS ENTIRE EXISTENCE INCLUDING A STABILIZER REPLACEMENT AT APPROX 20,000 MILES 6 YEARS AGO. MOST RECENTLY WE HAVE HAD CATASTROPHIC DEATH WOBBLE THAT HAS RESULTED IN ATTEMPTS BY DEALER TO FIX UNDER WARRANTY AND SERVICE CONTRACT WITH NO SUCCESS. THE FRONT AXLE HOUSING, AND THE TRAC BAR, AND THE BALL JOINTS AND THE STEERING STABILIZER GEOMETRY ON THE JK WRANGLER IS ALL WRONG. SEE THIS A/M BOLT KIT HTTP://NORTHRIDGE4X4.COM/SHOP/NR4X4-JEEP-JK-HARDWARE-KIT SEE THIS VIDEO HTTPS://M.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=DIYDWQHC7QQ AND THIS VIDEO HTTPS://M.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=9UQWLMLHIF4 I HAVE ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS WITH THE VIN FOR THIS COMPLAINT AND SOME ONE NEEDS TO FORCE A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES. MY VEHICLE NEEDS NEW LOWER CONTROL ARMS, NEW TRACK BAR, NEW FRAME MOUNT FOR TRACK BAR, NEW FRONT AXLE HOUSING, NEW STEERING GEAR, NEW KNUCKLES, AND NEW TIE RODS. AND IT NEEDS THE A/M CORRECT BOLT KIT LISTED ABOVE USED TO INSTALL ALL OF THE ABOVE COMPONENTS. MY VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY AT TIMES NEARLY CAUSING ACCIDENTS. I CAN'T DRIVE MY VEHICLE WITH MY WIFE AND CHILDREN BECAUSE IT IS TOO DANGEROUS. PLEASE ADDRESS IMMEDIATELY. THERE ARE 100,000 OR MORE VEHICLES ON THE ROAD WITH THIS SE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10637856September 21, 2014
AIR BAGS, STEERING
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. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10637704September 20, 2014
AIR BAGS
ON THE 2008 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) DASHBOARD, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHES ON EVERY OTHER MINUTE 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. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10637760September 20, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
DURING REFUELING, FUEL BACK FILLED FROM THE FILLER TUBE. THIS CAUSED GAS TO SPRAY OUT AND SPLASH ONTO ME, THE VEHICLE AND GROUND. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10637194September 18, 2014
AIR BAGS
AS I WAS DRIVING MY JEEP THE AIRBAG DRIVER WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF RANDOMLY. I AM WORRIED THAT MY AIRBAG IS NOT WORKING AND MAY NOT DEPLOY IF IN AN ACCIDENT OR WORSE CASE MAY DEPLOY ON IT OWN. I CALLED CHRYSLER CORP. OFFICE AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE EXCEPT TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. THERE IS A RECALL ON RHD JEEPS FOR 2008 BUT NOT THE LHD'S. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10637203September 18, 2014
SUSPENSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE: 1. "DEATH WOBBLE" VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY SHAKES VIOLENTLY OVER 45 MPH. STOP VEHICLE AND STARTS RUNNING FINE. 2. SUSPECT BAD TIPM. INTERMITTENT HORN AND WIPERS TURN ON AFTER OPENING DRIVER DOOR. NEXT, CAR SOMETIMES WILL NOT START. TAPPING THE TIPM WILL ALLOW IT TO START. NEXT WITH IGNITION OFF AND KEY OUT, ENGINE CONTINUES TO RUN UNTIL TAPPING THE MODULE. FINALLY, NOW THE ENGINE WILL JUST STOP INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. FOUND THAT BOTH OF THESE ISSUES ARE COMMON PROBLEMS WITH JEEPS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10633601September 16, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE WILL NOT START. TURNING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION CAUSES A CLICK. ELECTRICAL IS WORKING, AS ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS ARE ON AND BRIGHT. BY PUSHING ON THE TRANSMISSION LEVER OR MOVING IT INTO NEUTRAL AND BACK THE VEHICLE WILL THEN START. THERE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A SPECIFIC CONDITION (HOT OR COLD) THAT MAKES THIS BETTER OR WORSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10633144September 15, 2014
AIR BAGS, STEERING
WHILE ON MY NORMAL DAILY DRIVE HOME FROM WORK, THE AIRBAG WARNING DASH LAMP ILLUMINATED WITH CHIME. SINCE THEN IT HAS BEEN CONSTANTLY TURNING ON AND OFF AND CHIMING WITH THE TURNING OF MY STEERING WHEEL. WHICH I BELIEVE IS DIRECTLY RELATED WITH THE WELL KNOWN CLOCK SPRING ISSUE THAT HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR JEEP MODELS HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING FOR SEVERAL YEARS. UPON READING THE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE, ITS NOT A MATTER OF IF, BUT WHEN WILL THIS PART FAIL... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10631740September 9, 2014
AIR BAGS
2ND BAD AIR BAG/ STEERING CLOCK SPRING FAILURE THAT CAUSES AIR BAG LIGHT TO COME ON AND DISABLE AIRBAGS ON VEHICLE. SEE THERE IS A RECALL ON THE RIGHT HAND DRIVE, WHICH USES THE SAME PART AS THE LEFT HAND DRIVE. MY FIRST ONE WENT OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES AND WAS WARRANTIED. THIS TIME AT 65,000 MILES, IT IS NOT A WARRANTY ITEM, BUT IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT THAT HAS DISABLED THE SAFETY DEVICES OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10630476September 3, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE HAD MANY TIMES WHERE I GET IN TO START MY JEEP AND IT JUST CLICKS AND DASH-LIGHTS COME ON...I HAVE FOUND THAT IF YOU PUSH ON THE GEAR SHIFT UPWARD TO PARK AND THEN TRY THE KEY IT STARTS, IT WORKS EVERY TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10630035September 2, 2014
SUSPENSION, STEERING
WHILE DRIVING I EXPERIENCED SHAKING IN MY FRONT END THAT CAUSE ME TO PULL OFF THE OFF. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH I CAN SAFELY SAY IT KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. THIS PROBLEM IS RIDICULOUS AND NO ONE CARES TO MAKE JEEP FIX THIS PROBLEM. IS IT GOING TO TAKE SOMEONE DYING FOR YOU AND JEEP TO WAKE UP AND HAVE THIS ADDRESSED. YOU SUCK AND SO DOES JEEP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10629733August 31, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CLOCKSPRING WENT OUT OF NO WHERE. HAD ISSUES WITH TURN SIGNALS SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT IT 2 1/2 YEARS AGO. DEALER COST $470. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10629565August 30, 2014
ENGINE, WHEELS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIS HAPPENED ON 76TH ST NORTH, BETWEEN WHIRLPOOL DR AND LAKEWOOD AVE. OWASSO, OK. I WAS DRIVING TO WORK, AT T 5:45 AM, I SMELLED SMOKE, LOOKED OUT MY DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AND SAW A ORANGE GLOW. I OPENED THE DOOR AND SAW FLAMES COMING OUT FROM THE ENGINE. I STOPPED, GOT OUT AND CALLED 911. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10629374August 29, 2014
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. FOLLOWING UP ON THIS ISSUE, SEEMS TO BE A FAULTY CLOCK SPRING AND THIS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY CHRYSLER SINCE THE SAME FAULTY PROBLEM WAS ADDRESSED WITH THE 2007 WRANGLERS. APPARENTLY THIS ISSUE WAS NEVER RESOLVED. MY LOCAL MECHANIC EVEN TOLD ME ABOUT THE FAULTY CLOCK SPRING ISSUE AND WONDERS WHY IT HAS YET TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10628812August 27, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOORS WERE UNABLE TO BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. THE CONTACT HAD TO REMOVE THEIR CHILD FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10628889August 27, 2014
AIR BAGS
2008 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) DASHBOARD, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHES ON EVERY OTHER MINUTE WITH A CHIME, AN INDICATION THAT THERE IS SOMETHING MALFUNCTIONING OR INTERFERING WITH THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10628605August 26, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, ENROUTE HOME, AND MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED JUST LOST POWER WHICH I STEERED IT ONTO THE SHOULDER. NO WARNING LIGHTS, NOR EQUIPMENT FAILURE INDICATOR WAS ON MY DASHBOARD. MY VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING HEAVILY UNDERNEATH THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I HAD TO TOW MY VEHICLE TO A JEEP DEALERSHIP, FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION ON THE CAUSE. I'M AWAITING FOR THEIR FINDINGS ON THE CAUSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10627373August 22, 2014
POWER TRAIN, SERVICE BRAKES
PARKING BRAKE LEVER SPRING BROKE, VEHICLE POPPED OUT OF FIRST GEAR WHILE PARKED. IT THEN ROLLED OVER A BLOCK DOWN THE STREET AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER PARKED CAR. LUCKILY ALL THE KIDS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD HAD ALREADY BOARDED THE SCHOOL BUS, AS IT ROLLED THROUGH THE BUS STOP! *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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