Jeep Wrangler Complaints (2008)

1,904 consumer complaints on file.

#10706495April 19, 2015
SUSPENSION, STEERING
WHEN DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE LEFT FRONT TIRE STRUCK A SMALL POT HOLE, THE FRONT SUSPENSION BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY, REMOVING DRIVERS GRIP ON THE STEERING WHEEL. AFTER REGAINING WHEEL GRIP, DRIVER BEGAN RAPID DECELERATION WHILE STEERING OFF TO THE SHOULDER. SHAKING SUBSIDED AROUND VEHICLE SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND THEN A COMPLETE STOP WAS ACHIEVED WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO TRAFFIC WAS IMMEDIATELY PRESENT AT THE TIME. NOTHING WAS FOUND DURING INITIAL INSPECTION ON ROADSIDE AND VEHICLE DROVE PROPERLY AFTER RESUMING CAUTIOUSLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10706230April 17, 2015
AIR BAGS
MY AIRBAG LIGHT HAS TURNED ON. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING THE CLOCKSPRING. JEEP HAS NOT OFFERED TO HELP WITH THE REPAIR. I SEE THEY HAVE RECALLED THE PART FOR THE YEAR MY CAR WAS MADE BUT THEY ARE NOT MAKING ANY RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE OR HELPING WITH THE COST OF REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10706073April 16, 2015
STEERING
DEATH WOBBLE, UNEVEN SURFACE OR SLIGHT BUMP IN ROAD SUCH AS AN EXPANSION JOINT ON ENTRANCE OR EXIT TO BRIDGE. IT IS A SCARY THING, GOING NEAR 60 MPH. IT WILL START THE WOBBLE AND EVERYTHING SHAKES VIOLENTLY UNTIL THE VEHICLE STOPS. LUCKILY I HAVE BEEN ON 4 LANE ROADS WHEN THIS HAS OCCURRED. ONE TIME IT THREW ME OFF OF HIGHWAY INTO DITCH. THERE HAS TO BE FATALITIES RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM? MY PERSONAL MECHANIC HAS LOOKED AT STEERING COMPONENTS AND HAS STATED THAT ALL STEERING PARTS ARE GOOD OR WITHIN SPECIFICATION. I HAVE DODGE DEALER THAT IS GOING TO LOOK AT IT TOMORROW. THEY SAID LOOK AND THEY WILL SAY LETS TRY THIS PART. I REPLACED 2 BOLTS THAT HOLD TRACK BAR ON WITH LARGE SHOULDER TO FILL UP LARGE FACTORY BOLT HOLE. FACTORY BOLT HOLES LOOK UNDERSIZED? REPLACED TRACK BAR BUSHINGS. IT RUN FOR 2000 MILES WITHOUT A DEATH WOBBLE. AND THEN IT HAS STARTED AGAIN. LAST 15,0000 MILES IT HAS FELT VERY LOOSE IN THE STEERING. IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE !!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10705771April 15, 2015
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
OVER THE LAST MONTH OR SO, THE AIR BAG LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF AT RANDOM TIMES. SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT COME ON AT ALL AND OTHER TIMES IT WILL GO ON AND STAY ON. ALSO, OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS, I'VE NOTICED A 'SHAKING' WHILE DRIVING, STARTING AROUND 50MPH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10705628April 14, 2015
AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT STARTED GOING ON AND OFF. I WAS INFORMED BY A CHRYSLER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE THAT IT WAS DUE TO A FAULTY CLOCK SPRING AND THAT MY AIR BAGS WERE INOPERATIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10704641April 9, 2015
AIR BAGS
I STARTED MY CAR TO TAKE MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL AND HEARD THE CHIME AND NOTICED MY AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON AND SHE WAS SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, THIS IS NOT SAFE FOR HER OR ANYONE ELSE TO BE SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. I DROVE HER TO SCHOOL AND THE LIGHT AND CHIME WOULD GO OFF AND ON RANDOMLY. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP YESTERDAY AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS THE STEERING WHEEL CLOCK SPRING AND THAT IT'S GOING TO COST ME $500 TO REPLACE. NEEDLESS TO SAY I DID NOT HAVE IT REPAIRED YESTERDAY DUE TO BEING A SINGLE MOTHER ON A FIXED INCOME AND THAT COSTS IS MORE THAN THE PAYMENT I MAKE EVERY MONTH FOR THE CAR. I NOTICED THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR 2007 WRANGLERS AND 2008 WRANGLERS RIGHT HAND (RHD), MAINLY POST OFFICE VEHICLES TO FIX THIS EXACT PROBLEM AND FIND IT ODD THAT THE ONLY PEOPLE LEFT OUT OF THIS RECALL ISSUE IS THOSE OF US WHO HAVE (LHD), IS THERE A REASON FOR THIS DECISION? EITHER THIS IS A SAFETY VIOLATION THAT WE ALL SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN, NOT JUST THE 2008 GOVERNMENT OBTAINED VEHICLES, OR IT IS NOT, THIS IS NOT ROCKET SCIENCE PEOPLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10704766April 9, 2015
AIR BAGS, STEERING
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
#10704836April 9, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
SINCE I PURCHASED THIS JEEP, IT INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT START--TYPICALLY IN WARM WEATHER. WE REPLACED THE GROUND ON THE BATTERY, PURCHASED NEW BATTERY, STARTER, NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH AND ALL TRANSMISSION SENSORS. STILL, IT WILL NOT START IN WARM WEATHER. WE LITERALLY HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE COOLS, THEN THE JEEP WILL START. I RESEARCHED THE ISSUE ON-LINE AND FOUND MANY CONSUMER REFERENCES TO THIS PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE--COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS "THE JEEP FLU." MANY REPORT EITHER THE NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH OR THE TIPM IS THE ISSUE. MANY REFERENCES COMPLAIN THAT CHRYSLER IS FULLY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM--TIPMS ON BACK ORDER--BUT THEY ARE SILENT. THIS JEEP HAS STRANDED US MANY TIMES--WHICH CAN ALSO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT HARM FOR CONSUMERS. CHRYSLER SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM AND PROVIDE A FIX! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10704298April 7, 2015
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10704301April 7, 2015
AIR BAGS
CLOCK SPRING BROKEN. AIRBAG LIGHT ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10703865April 6, 2015
SUSPENSION
DRIVING 60 MPH ON HIGHWAY WHEN FRONT END OF CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY . HAD TO PULL OVER AND STOP. IT HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES DURING MY TRIP. 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10703999April 6, 2015
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES
AS I WAS STOPPING AT LOCAL ARBY'S RESTAURANT FOR LUNCH, MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER SAHARA UNLIMITED STARTED SMOKING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. IT SMELLED LIKE ELECTRICAL WIRES BURNING. IT IGNITED BEFORE I COULD EXIT THE VEHICLE AND WITHIN A COUPLE OF MINUTES IT WAS TOTALLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THERE WERE SEVERAL WITNESSES WHO SAW THE FIRE. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED 911 AND WITHIN MINUTES THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND PUT OUT THE FIRE. THE JEEP IS A TOTAL LOSS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10702822March 31, 2015
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10702284March 27, 2015
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT WENT ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10701858March 26, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 2-DR 4X4. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH OVER A BUMP, THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE FRONT TIRES VIBRATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10701868March 26, 2015
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
THIS VEHICLE HAS THE JEEP "DEATH WOBBLE" WHICH INVOLVES SEVERE SHAKING AND VIOLENT WOBBLING AT ABOUT 50 MPH. THIS OCCURS FREQUENTLY. I HAVE MADE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO HAVE THE PROBLEM SOLVED AND VEHICLE REPAIRED. NOTHING HAS HELPED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10701876March 26, 2015
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
#10701676March 25, 2015
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
ON MY 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." RIGHT HAND VEHICLES HAVE BEEN RECALLED BUT NOT THE LEFT LIKE I DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10701758March 25, 2015
AIR BAGS
I WAS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY IN PARK WITH MY VEHICLE RUNNING AND MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. IT IS A BAD CLOCK SPRING CAUSING THE ISSUE.THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS OTHER 2008 MODELS WITH SAME PROBLEM A BAD CLOCK SPRING. CHRYSLER WILL NO FIX THIS ON LEFT HAND DRIVE VEHICLE ONLY RHD.. I TOOK THIS FROM A FORUM WHERE I GUY CALLED CHRYSLER. (I HAVE A LIFETIME WARRANTY AND PRETTY MUCH JEEP TOLD ME TO GO POUND SAND ON IT. THEY KNOW OF THE PROBLEM AND UNTIL FORCED BY THE NHTSB OR WHOMEVER THAT IS THEY SAID, THEY WILL NOT WARRANTY IT AT ALL.) *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10701796March 25, 2015
SUSPENSION, STEERING
AS WITH OTHER JEEP OWNERS, MY WRANGLER SUDDENLY FELL INTO THE 'DEATH WOBBLE'. WITH MANY ATTEMPTS AT REPAIR AND OVER $1500, THERE IS STILL AN UNRESOLVED ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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