Jeep Wrangler Complaints (2008)

1,904 consumer complaints on file.

#10551697November 10, 2013
STEERING, SUSPENSION
ORIGINAL OWNER. WHILE DESCENDING A LONG HILL I APPLIED MY BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN. THE VEHICLE, FRONT END, BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. IT TOOK SOME TIME TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, STOP SHAKING, WHILE DESCENDING WITH TRAFFIC. VERY UPSETTING. ALSO NOTICED THIS OCCURRENCE ON FLAT PAVEMENT AND VARIOUS SPEEDS, 40 TO 60 MPH. WE RECENTLY TOOK ANOTHER TRIP AND NOTICED THE PROBLEM IS OCCURRING FREQUENTLY. OUR FAMILY WOULD APPRECIATE NHTSA TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. I RECENTLY NOTICED OTHER COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO THIS ONE. JUST WONDERING IF JEEP CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND WHAT ARE THEY DOING ABOUT IT. I AM MAKING AN APPOINTMENT WITH A JEEP CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THEY CAN CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR LOOKING INTO THIS MATTER IN A TIMELY FASHION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10551530November 8, 2013
AIR BAGS
MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS FLASHING PERIODICALLY AND CHIMING. NO ONE IN THE SEAT. AND EVEN IF THEY ARE IN THE SEAT AND HAVE SAFETY BELT CONNECTED (PROPERLY). FROM THE INFORMATION I HAVE READ.. THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IF THE WARNING LIGHT IS ON. I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE SOME VEHICLES WITH RECALL NOTICES FOR THE CLOCKSPRING MODULE; HOWEVER MINE IS NOT ONE OF THEM. DOES JEEP WANT TO SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL DIE BEFORE THEY DO SOMETHING ABOUT FAULTY AIRBAG PROTECTION? HTTP://WWW.ARFC.ORG/COMPLAINTS/2008/JEEP/WRANGLER_4-DR_4X4/AIR_BAGS/PROBLEM.ASPX SEE M35 SAFETY RECALL FOR THE 2002-2003 LIBERTY AND 2002-2004 JEEP CHEROKEE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10551559November 8, 2013
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING AROUND TOWN THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. THEN WOULD EXTINGUISH AND THEN COME BACK ON WITH A CHIME. IT DOES THIS TO THIS DAY. LATER ON I FOUND OUT THAT THE HORN ALSO DOESN'T WORK. UPON SOME EXTENSIVE RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT A LOT OF 2008 LEFT HAND DRIVE JEEP WRANGLERS HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE, AND THEY ALL POINT TO THE CLOCKSPRING. I ALSO FOUND OUT THE CHRYSLER HAS RECALLED ALL OF THE RIGHT HAND DRIVE 2008 JEEP WRANGLERS, BUT NONE OF THE LEFT HAND DRIVE. THEY ISSUED AN EXTENDED 10 YEAR 150,000 MILES WARRANTY FOR THE 2007 MODEL YEARS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10551570November 8, 2013
SUSPENSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, POWER TRAIN, AIR BAGS
VEHICLE TOWBAR BRAKE FLUID LEAKS SUSPENSION TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10550609November 2, 2013
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
JEEP WRANGLER 2008 EXPERIENCES INTERMITTENT AIRBAG LIGHT ON. APPEARS TO OCCUR WHEN WHEELS ARE NOT POINTED STRAIGHT AHEAD. INTERMITTENT LOSS OF HORN. SUSPECT DEFECTIVE CLOCKSPRING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10550295October 30, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES AND AS I RESEARCH ALL SEEM TO BE RELATED TO THE CLOCK SPRING. 1. AIRBAG LIGHTS STAY ON AND DING OCCASIONALLY 2. BOTH KEY FOBS STOPPED WORKING 3. OCCASIONAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEM (HORN SOUNDS FOR NO REASON) 4. AT TIMES (1 OUT OF 3) THE STARTER CLICKS BUT CAR DOES NOT START (JIGGLING GEAR SHIFT FIXES THE PROBLEM) I HAVE READ PAGES AND PAGES OF SIMILAR POSTS OF PROBLEMS WITH OTHER 2008 WRANGLERS. ALL COMPLAINTS ARE THE SAME. I HAD THE STARTER REPLACED FOR $400+ AND THAT DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. I WANT THIS RESOLVED NOW. I CURRENTLY HAVE A JEEP CHEROKEE AND A TOWN AND COUNTRY AS WELL. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10549778October 28, 2013
AIR BAGS
START UP JEEP STARTED DRIVING AND AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF AND BUZZER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10549786October 28, 2013
POWER TRAIN
WHILE BEGINNING TO ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY SHIFTED OUT OF FIRST GEAR AND INTO NEUTRAL. THE EVENT IS SO VIOLENT THAT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I THOUGHT SOMEONE HAD HIT ME FROM BEHIND. THE PROBLEM IS HAPPENING WITH INCREASED FREQUENCY, AND NOW HAPPENS ABOUT ONCE PER WEEK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10549849October 28, 2013
AIR BAGS
ON 10/16/2013 THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON A FEW TIMES. BY 10/21/2013 THE LIGHT WAS CONTINUOUSLY GOING ON AND OFF. WHEN CHECKING THE MANUAL, IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT IT BE CHECKED BY A DEALERSHIP. THE MORNING OF 10/22/2013, IT WAS BROUGHT TO THE ORIGINAL PURCHASING DEALERSHIP. ON 10/24/2013, WE WERE TOLD THAT THE DRIVERS AIRBAG WAS DEFECTIVE BUT THAT OUR EXTENDED PURCHASED WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 60,000 AND IT WOULD NOT BE REPLACED UNLESS WE PAID $600.00 TO REPLACE IT. THE AIRBAGS HAVE NEVER BEEN TAMPERED WITH NOR HAS THE VEHICLE EVER BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT OF ANY KIND. THEY SPECIFICALLY STATE THAT IT IS DEFECTIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10549896October 28, 2013
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
#10549899October 28, 2013
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
#10549215October 23, 2013
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT AND CHIME INTERMITTENTLY ON AND OFF, MOSTLY ON SAFETY ISSUE? RIGHT HAND DRIVE 2008 JEEPS HAVE BEEN RECALLED. LEFT HAND DRIVES NEED TO BE CALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10548654October 21, 2013
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. EVENTUALLY, THE LIGHT SIMPLY REMAINS ON. 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
#10548820October 21, 2013
AIR BAGS, STEERING
AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, WITH AUDIO INDICATOR. NOTICED WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL HARD RIGHT OR LEFT, THE LIGHT WOULD GO OUT. WHEN RETURNED TO NEAR STRAIGHT, THE LIGHT AND CHIME WOULD COME ON, INDICATING AIRBAG PROBLEMS. AFTER CONDUCTING A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH, IT WAS FOUND THAT A FAULT CLOCKSPRING WAS THE PROBLEM. THIS HAS BEEN WELL DOCUMENTED SAFETY ISSUE ON JEEP WRANGLER VEHICLES. IT IS WELL DOCUMENTED WITH ALL YEARS INVOLVED, INCLUDING 2014. THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL FOR JEEP VEHICLES WITH A RIGHT HAND DRIVE. THIS SAFETY ISSUE CAUSES GREAT CONCERN THAT THE AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY WHEN REQUIRED, OR IT MAY DEPLOY AT ANY GIVEN TIME, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. DAIMLER CHRYSLER HAS BEEN CONTACTED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, BUT 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
#10548094October 16, 2013
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE AIRBAG LIGHT BLINKS OFF AND ON AND DINGS ALL THE TIME. THE CLOCK SPRING IS BROKEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10548030October 15, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
ON THE 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 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 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 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. ALSO ON A DIFFERENT ISSUE, ON CERTAIN OCCASIONS I GO TO START MY VEHICLE AND I WILL HEAR A CLICK AND THE VEHICLE WILL REFUSE TO TURNOVER, IT IS A RANDOM OCCURRENCE THAT IS A HUGE INCONVENIENCE. SOMETIMES MY JEEP WILL START AFTER 5 OR 6 TRIES, OTHER TIMES IT CAN TAKE A HALF HOUR FOR IT TO FINALLY START UP. I HAVE TRIED CHANGING THE BATTERY TO NO AVAIL AND AM HESITANT TO HIRE SOMEONE TO GO THROUGH ALL OF THE WIRING HARNESS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10547481October 10, 2013
AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY COUPLED WITH A CHIME. IT GOES ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING AND IRREGULAR INTERVALS. I'VE READ AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE ABOUT THE CAUSE AND HAVE DETERMINED IT IS A FAULTY CLOCK SPRING (MOPAR P/N 5156106AC) WHICH IS A SAFETY RESTRAINT COMPONENT BUT IS NOT COVERED BY A LONG TERM WARRANTY. I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE THE PART IN QUESTION SEEMS TO FAIL OFTEN PER MY ONLINE RESEARCH AND HAS NEVER BEEN RECALLED AND IS DIRECTLY INFLUENCING THE SAFETY SYSTEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10546611October 3, 2013
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, MY AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF. IT SEEMS TO DO IT WHEN TURNING AND GOES OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD INDICATING THAT THERE IS SOMETHING MALFUNCTIONING OR INTERFERING WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. IN RESEARCHING ONLINE, I HAVE FOUND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT THIS ISSUE IS HAPPENING TO. IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM WAS ADDRESSED BY CHRYSLER FOR THE 2007 MODELS, BUT NOT YET IN THE 2008'S. 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
#10546662October 3, 2013
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. FOR A WEEK OR SO IT WENT OFF AND ON. NOW IT STAYS LIT ALMOST ALL OF THE TIME UNLESS YOU TURN RIGHT THEN IT WILL GO OUT, THEN COME ON AS YOU DRIVE STRAIGHT OR LEFT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10546492October 2, 2013
AIR BAGS
THE SAME DAY AFTER I GOT MY 5 YEAR POWER-TRAIN INSPECTION DONE, MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS A BAD CLOCK SPRING BUT THE EXISTING RECALL FOR THIS PART ONLY COVERS RIGHT-HAND STEERING JEEPS AND MY JEEP IS A LEFT-HAND SO IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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