Jeep Wrangler Complaints (2008)

1,904 consumer complaints on file.

#10452955March 26, 2012
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THEY COULD REPLACE THE BEARINGS ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SUSPENSION. THE DEALER COULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE FAILURE WOULD BE RESOLVED AFTER THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10452820March 23, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, FUEL SPEWED OUT OF THE FILLER NECK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FILLER NECK AND FUEL VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10452489March 21, 2012
STEERING, WHEELS, SUSPENSION
MY 2008 WRANGLER 4 DOOR HAS HAD A CONSISTENT AND UNREPAIRED CASE OF FRONT END WOBBLE THAT FIRST OCCURRED AT 8000 MILES. THIS A DEALER SHOW ROOM MODEL, EVERYTHING IS STOCK, THERE ARE NO MODIFICATIONS AT ALL. THREE YEARS AND 60,000 MILES LATER THE DEALERSHIP HAS TRIED 9 TIMES TO FIX THIS WITH NO SUCCESS AND NOTHING BUT STONEWALLING FROM CHRYSLER CORP. THEY HAVE CHANGED THE TRACK BAR THREE TIMES, AND DONE NUMEROUS OTHER "FIXES" WHICH IN SOME CASES WORKED FOR A FEW WEEKS THEN I AM BACK TO WOBBLING. NOW AFTER THREE YEARS OF WAITING AND NOW BEING OUT OF WARRANTY DUE TO MILEAGE JEEP HAS DECIDED MY CAR HAS BAD WHEELS AND THEY EXPECT ME TO PAY TO REPLACE THE ONES THAT WERE INSTALLED BY THEM AT THE FACTORY! THIS MIGHT HAVE BEEN SOMETHING THEY CONSIDERED AT ANY OF THE PRIOR 7 TIMES IT WAS IN THE SHOP WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. SOMEONE HAS TO HOLD CHRYSLER ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS, GET A RECALL, A BUY BACK, WHATEVER. ANY OF US OWNERS WHO HAVE ANY DECENCY CAN'T EVEN SELL THE CAR GIVEN THE SAFETY CONCERN. SO I AM STUCK WITH A VERY DANGEROUS CAR THAT I WON'T LET MY WIFE OR KIDS DRIVE AND THAT I HAVE TO DRIVE, RELUCTANTLY. THIS PROBLEM HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH BAD TIRES, ALIGNMENTS, OWNER MODIFICATIONS OR WHEELS. IT IS A DESIGN DEFECT, CHRYSLER KNOWS IT, AND IS PLAYING FOR TIME HOPING WE ALL GO AWAY. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10452432March 20, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED AND HAVE FILLED THE TANK TWICE. BOTH TIMES FUEL SPRAYED OUT FROM THE TANK WHEN THE NOZZLE AUTO-SHUTOFF ENGAGED. I'VE SEEN SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND WANTED TO REPORT IT. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10452272March 19, 2012
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS TURNING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND HEARD A SNAP IN THE STEERING WHEEL. AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND THE HORN NO LONGER WORKED. THE NEXT DAY I HEARD ANOTHER LITTLE SNAP AND THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL I CAN HEAR THINGS SCRAPING INSIDE IT. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THE CLOCKSPRING IS BROKEN. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10452075March 17, 2012
SUSPENSION
THE STEERING WHEELS AND FRONT WHEELS STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AFTER HITTING A MILD BUMP AND THAT WAS THE FIRST GIVE IN A COSTLY BALL JOINT REPLACEMENT ON A STOCK UNABUSED JEEP WRANGLER. IT COST OVER $1400 TO FIX THROUGH 4 WHEEL PARTS. THE DEALER REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM AND SUGGESTED THE TIRES WERE SIMPLY UNBALANCED AS THE PROBLEM FOR THE SHAKE THAT NEARLY CAUSED SERIOUS WRECK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450738March 8, 2012
POWER TRAIN
MANUAL TRANSMISSION POPS OUT OF GEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450626March 7, 2012
POWER TRAIN
OCCASIONALLY MY TRANSMISSION VIOLENTLY "POPS" OUT OF FIRST GEAR WHEN I AM MOVING FROM A COMPLETE STOP. I HAVE NOW MADE A HABIT OF HOLDING THE SHIFT LEVEL INTO 1ST GEAR AND SOMETIMES IT FORCES MY HAND AND THE SHIFT LEVER OUT OF GEAR NO MATTER HOW HARD I AM PUSHING THE SHIFT LEVER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450628March 7, 2012
AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON WHICH INDICATES THAT THE AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BIG TIME!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450644March 7, 2012
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT JUST STARTED SOUNDING RANDOMLY NOT DUE TO ANY ADVERSE DRIVING CONDITION OR EXTREME MANEUVERING. TOOK IT TO DEALER CHARGED $75 FOR THEM TO TELL ME IT WOULD COST ANOTHER $450 AND THAT THE AIRBAGS MAY OR MAY NOT DEPLOY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450243March 5, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL TANK OVERFLOWS ON EACH FUEL FILL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450244March 5, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE DRIVERS SIDE EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS CRACKED, A WELL KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL CHRYSLER MODELS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450219March 4, 2012
STEERING, SUSPENSION
THIS IS AN UPDATE ON A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT OF THE DREADED JEEP WRANGLER "DEATH WOBBLE".THE ODI NUMBER FOR MY PREVIOUS COMPLAINT IS 10259486.MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER NOW HAS 52,000 MILES ON IT AND THE "DEATH WOBBLE" HAS GOTTEN WORSE SINCE THE LAST COMPLAINT REPORT AT 15,000 MILES.I DRIVE 24 MILES ROUND TRIP TO WORK EACH DAY AND ON AVERAGE THE "DEATH WOBBLE" OCCURS ONCE PER DAY.SOME DAYS IT OCCURS MORE, UP TO 4 TIMES PER TRIP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS.I CONTINUE TO GET THE SAME ANSWER FROM THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP I.E.THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND THERE IS NO COMMON PROBLEM WITH JEEP WRANGLERS WITH REGARDS TO THE COMMON NAME FOR THE OCCURRENCE,"DEATH WOBBLE".I CAN ONLY IMAGINE THAT THEIR DENIAL OF A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES IS THAT NO ONE HAS CRASHED AS A RESULT OF IT YET.I CAME VERY CLOSE LAST WEEK WHEN IT OCCURRED TRAVELING DOWN THE LEFT LANE OF 4 LANE US 41 WITH A SEMI TRACTOR TRAILER ALONG SIDE ME IN THE RIGHT LANE AND 2 VEHICLES FOLLOWING CLOSE BEHIND ME.I WAS FORCED TO HIT THE BRAKES AND I CAN ASSURE YOU THERE WAS A LOT OF SCRAMBLING BEHIND ME. I CONSIDER ALL VEHICLES IN THE VICINITY VERY LUCKY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10449925March 1, 2012
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER LIMITED. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE STEERING DAMPENER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10449723February 29, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN REFUELING THE VEHICLE, FUEL WILL SPILL OUT LEAKING ALL THE OVER THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING A NEW FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 05/08/12*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10449538February 28, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, AIR BAGS, STEERING
AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS LIT CONSTANTLY. HORN DOES NOT WORK. ESP\BAS LIGHT ON DASH STAYS LIT CONSTANTLY. DEALER DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AS A FAULTY CLOCKSPRING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10449582February 28, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE REFUELING, THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL WAS SPILLED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THE THE CHECK VALVE IN THE FUEL SYSTEM MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10449610February 28, 2012
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V528000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. ..UPDATED 04/16/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED SHE IS NOW IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO GET REIMBURSED FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. UPDATED 05/10/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10449418February 27, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL OVERFLOW ISSUE. WHEN FILLING UP MY GAS TANK AT THE PUMP FUEL WILL SPRAY FROM THE GAS TANK BEFORE THE FUEL NOZZLE SHUTS OFF. THIS HAS OCCURRED AT MULTIPLE GAS STATIONS AND MULTIPLE PUMPS AND IS NOW OCCURRING EVERY TIME I TRY TO FILL MY TANK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10449173February 24, 2012
AIR BAGS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY, ESP BAS LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. DEPENDS ON WHEEL ORIENTATION. I AM SUSPECTING CLOCKSPRING IS AT FAULT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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