Jeep Wrangler Complaints (2008)

1,904 consumer complaints on file.

#10537515August 27, 2013
AIR BAGS
MY LEFT HAND DRIVE JEEP WRANGLER AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER SOME RESEARCH ITS EVIDENT THAT THERE IS A DEFECT WITH THESE CLOCK SPRINGS IN OUR JEEPS. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD BE COVERING FOR FREE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537585August 27, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN FUELING. AUTO PUMP SHUTOFF DOES NOT WORK WITH THIS GAS TANK FILLER, FUEL SPRAYS OUT OF FILL UP. ONLY TIME FUEL DOES NOT SPILL OUT IF YOU VERY SLOWLY ADD FUEL AND STOP BEFORE TANK IS FULL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537258August 26, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
CAR IS DEAD. BATTERY IS NOT THE ISSUE APPEARS TO BE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM ORIGINATING IN THE STEERING COLUMN. MECHANIC THINKS IT IS THE CLOCKSPRING. HE SAYS HE HAS HAD TO REPAIR MORE THAN 100 OF THEM. THAT IS JUST ONE MECHANIC. INTERESTING SINCE JEEP HAS NOT REPORTED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN THAT MANY PROBLEMS. I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND MORE THAN 400 COMPLAINTS IN JUST 2 JEEP FORUMS. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A REAL ISSUE THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. IT IS NOT JUST A RHD ISSUE THAT WAS RECALLED. THINKING BACK IT EXPLAINS THE OTHER LITTLE THINGS THAT YOU LEARN TO LIVE WITH LIKE WIPERS GOING ON AND OFF RANDOMLY, FOG LIGHT AND TAIL LIGHT ISSUES, AIRBAG WARNING SOUNDS AND LIGHT ETC.. NTSB REALLY SHOULD TAKE A HARDER LOOK AT THIS ISSUE. AIRBAGS ARE A BIG ISSUE. THIS IS CAUSING FIRES AS WELL. STEERING IS GOING OUT. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MORE CLOSELY. REOPEN THE INVESTIGATION. THIS IS HAPPENING TO 1000S OF JEEP OWNERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537348August 26, 2013
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
WHILE DRIVING 45MPH AND MAKING A SLIGHT BEND TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT, THE VEHICLE ENCOUNTERED A SLIGHT BUMP AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. I HAD TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP ALONG THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN ORDER TO GET THE SHAKING TO STOP. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES DURING THIS TRIP. THE VEHICLE WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL ONCE THE SHAKING STARTED. IT FELT AS THOUGH THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WOULD JUST SHAKE APART. THERE IS ALSO A CLICKING FEELING THAT CAN BE FELT IN THE STEERING ONCE THE VEHICLE WARMS UP AND IS DRIVEN BETWEEN 5 TO 10 MILES. THE STEERING ACTUALLY FEELS MORE LOOSE ONCE THIS WARMED UP CONDITION IS MET. THE CLICK IS FELT GOING OVER ANY TYPE OF BUMP IN THE ROAD OR EVEN WHEN SITTING STILL AND THE STEERING WHEEL IS MOVED BACK AND FORTH, (LEFT TO RIGHT). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536254August 20, 2013
AIR BAGS, STEERING
THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ILLUMINATED FOR ABOUT A MONTH NOW. WHILE DRIVING YESTERDAY, I HEARD A NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEEL THAT WAS FOLLOWED BY A SCRAPING SOUND WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS MOVED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536192August 19, 2013
AIR BAGS
ON AUGUST 10TH ON A TRIP TO TULSA WHILE I HAD MY CRUISE SET ON OR ABOUT 70MPH I RECEIVED AN AIRBAG ALERT ON MY DASH. SINCE THAT ALERT IT HAS CONTINUED TO ALERT APPROXIMATELY EVERY 3-5 MIN WHILE YOU DRIVE. TODAY I WAS INFORMED BY MY DEALER THAT IS WAS A FAULTY CLOCK SPRING WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT CAUSE THE AIRBAG NOT TO DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT AND IT MAY OR MAY NOT DEPLOY WITHOUT PROVOCATION. UPON RESEARCH THIS IS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE WITH THIS PARTICULAR MODEL JEEP AND CLEARLY IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THERE SHOULD BE A FORCED SAFETY RECALL ON THIS PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10535399August 14, 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. 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
#10534243August 8, 2013
AIR BAGS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WARNING LIGHT GOES ON...........HORN DOES NOT WORK.......CRUISE CONTROL WON'T WORK PROPERLY........A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM THAT CHRYSLER REFUSES TO FIX OR RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10534167August 7, 2013
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON UNEXPECTEDLY AND KEPT SWITCHING ON AND OFF FOR MORE THAN 500 MILES. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP THIS WEEK AND THEY SAID IT WAS A CLOCKSPRING. THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID THEY SEE THEM COMING BACK "ALL THE TIME" AND HE JUST HAD ONE THE PREVIOUS DAY ON THE 2008 WRANGLER. I SEE THAT OTHER YEARS HAVE BEEN RECALLED - BUT AS OF YET JEEP HAS NOT RECALLED THIS SPECIFIC YEAR (THEY EVEN RECALLED RIGHT HAND DRIVE VERSIONS FOR THIS YEAR BUT NOT FOR LEFT HAND DRIVES). I PAID FOR THE REPAIR AS IT SEEMS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH A FAULTY AIRBAG. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533118August 1, 2013
POWER TRAIN
MANUAL TRANS POPS OUT OF FIRST GEAR WHEN STARTING OFF FROM STOP. DID NOT HAPPEN OFTEN AT FIRST. OVER COURSE OF TIME IT HAPPENED MORE AND MORE. TOOK TO DEALER 5/8/2013 WITH 76800 MILES AS IT WAS HAPPENING ALMOST DAILY. THEY FIXED IT BY ADJUSTING SHIFTER BOOT ( I THINK THERE IS A CHRYSLER TSB ON PROBLEM) AND IT WAS OKAY FOR ABOUT 90 DAYS AND IT IS DOING IT AGAIN. DEALER HAS BEEN WONDERFUL BUT THEIR HANDS ARE TIED.THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10532739July 30, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
DURING STATE VEHICLE INSPECTION LOCAL GARAGE DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE LINE HAD BEEN WORN THROUGH FROM THE FRONT TIRE RUBBING ON IT WHEN WHEELS TURNED TO THE LEFT. GARAGE SUGGESTED CHECKING WITH JEEP DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF A RECALL WAS IN AFFECT. TOOK VEHICLE TO JEEP DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED AND SERVICE MANAGER SAID NO RECALL WAS IN AFFECT HOWEVER JEEP HAD PUBLISHED A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS ISSUE AND RE-DESIGNED THE BRAKE LINES AFFECTED. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THE ISSUE WAS FROM ROAD MOISTURE/DEBRIS SEEPING THROUGH THE RUBBER BOOTS COVERING THE BRAKE LINE FITTINGS WHICH CAUSED EXCESS CORROSION TO BUILD WITHIN THE RUBBER BOOTS TRIGGERING THE BOOTS TO "SWELL" CAUSING THE CONTACT WITH THE TIRE. THERE WAS AN INFERENCE MADE BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THE VEHICLE'S TIRES MAY HAVE ATTRIBUTED TO THIS FROM THEIR TREAD DESIGN HOWEVER THE TIRE SIZE MATCHES THE MANUFACTURER SPECS ON THE LABEL INSIDE THE DOOR JAM. APPEARS TO BE A FAULTY DESIGN OF THE ORIGINAL MANUFACTURER BRAKE LINES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10532759July 30, 2013
AIR BAGS
CLOCK SPRING WENT OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10532101July 27, 2013
AIR BAGS
MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER SAHARA JUST STARTED BLARING THE HORN OUT OF NOWHERE WHILE I WAS DRIVING. MANY PEOPLE SLOWED DOWN TO GET OUT OF MY WAY, TRAFFIC PATTERNS CHANGED NEAR ME AND ALMOST CAUSED A FEW ACCIDENTS AS EVERYONE LOOKED TO SEE WHO WAS LAYING ON THEIR HORN. THE HORN HAD A CONSTANT HONK UNTIL I PULLED OUT THE FUSES TO DISCONNECT IT. MY AIRBAG LIGHT TURNED ON AND I HAVE NO IDEA IF THE AIRBAG IS WORKING. I REPLACED THE FUSES AND THE HORN DID NOT HONK AGAIN FOR A WHILE UNTIL ONE NIGHT, ABOUT A WEEK LATER, AT ABOUT 2:00 AM MY JEEP WOKE MY ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD WITH ITS BLARING HORN AS I RACED TO PULL MY FUSES OUT AGAIN. I LOOKED UP THE POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND MANY JEEP FORUMS DEDICATED TO THE FAULTY "CLOCK SPRINGS" IN THE STEERING COLUMNS THAT CREATE THESE HAZARDOUS SITUATIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10531772July 25, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 80 MPH. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT THEN SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, DRIVE, AND THEN APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN FOR DIAGNOSIS. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT RESPOND AND THE VEHICLE ALSO BECAME HESITANT TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC BUT WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10531791July 25, 2013
SUSPENSION
MY JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED 2008 UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS HAVE WORN OUT AT 49,000 MILES. THEY HAVE CAUSED BRAND NEW TIRES RATED FOR 60,000 MILES TO WEAR OUT AT 20,000 MILES. THE BALL JOINTS THAT WERE INSTALLED BY THE FACTORY WERE DESIGNED TO NOT ALLOW ONGOING MAINTENANCE TO THEM. THERE IS NOT A WELL TO PUT GREASE IN TO KEEP THE BALL JOINTS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE JEEP HAS NEVER BEEN LIFTED OR USED OFF-ROAD. THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT AMONG JEEP DRIVERS THAT I HAVE FOUND. MANY MECHANIC SAY IT IS A FACTORY DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10531536July 24, 2013
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY GOES ON AND OFF, THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON ABOUT A YEAR, NOW MY HORN WONT WORK. IM TOLD IT HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM WITH JEEP AROUND MY YEAR(2008). IN FACT 2007 HAD A RECALL ON THEIR CLOCK SPRING, WHICH IS NOW WHAT I'M BEING TOLD IS THE ISSUE. CHRYSLER HAS DONE NOTHING TO ASSIST OR ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10531723July 24, 2013
SUSPENSION, STEERING
I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THIS 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED 4 DOOR THAT I PURCHASE AT DEALERSHIP. WHILE DRIVING HOME AT APPROX. 25 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON I RAN OVER A REFLECTOR PROBABLY ON MORE THAN 1 INCH HIGH ON THE ROAD. THE CAR BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND SCARE MY WIFE AND GRANDCHILDREN. THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKED SO VIOLENTLY THAT I HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LANE, ON A BUSY HIGHWAY, TO STOP THE SHAKING. I FEEL I HAVE BEEN RIPPED OFF FROM CHRYSLER MOTOR COMPANY, I SPENT 10'S OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON A VEHICLE THAT MAY KILL ME OR SOMEONE ELSE. AN IMMEDIATE RECALL SHOULD BE SENT OUT TO ALL OWNERS OF JEEP WRANGLER JK UNLIMITED 4 DOORS. ALSO THE NEWS MEDIA SHOULD BE INFORMED AND BROADCAST THE RECALL AND WHAT THEY SHOULD DO. CHRYSLER CORP.MUST IMMEDIATELY FIX THIS DANGEROUS "DEATH WOOBLE" AT THEIR EXPENSE WITH NO COST TO THE OWNERS OF SUCH VEHICLES. THERE SHOULD BE NO EXCEPTIONS. . LOOKS LIKE CHRYSLER CORPORATION IS PUTING PROFITS OVER VEHICLE SAFETY. FORCE CHRYSLER TO BE ACCOUNTABLE AND FIX THE "DEATH WOOBLE". *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10526304July 23, 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
#10526405July 23, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
EVERYTIME REFUEL JEEP, IT OVERFLOWS; WHETHER STOP PUMP MANUALLY OR WAIT FOR CLICK. EVEN IF LEAVE JEEP ON AND WATCH FUEL GAUGE, IF FILL IS ABOVE 3/4 OF A TANK, IT WILL BURP A LOT OF FUEL AFTER STOPPING PUMP, AND STILL ONLY HAVE 3/4 OF TANK; NOT FULL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10526461July 23, 2013
AIR BAGS
WAS DRIVING IN SUBDIVISION, AND AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON WITH CHIME. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED, AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, (AFTER CALLING CHRYSLER) THEY INDICATED THAT THIS ISSUE WAS NOT COVERED BY ANY WARRANTY, OR SPECIAL RE-CALL. IN TALKING TO THE MECHANIC AND ASKING IF THERE WAS A POSSIBILITY THAT AIRBAGS WOULD DEPLOY WITHOUT WARNING, OR REASON, HE INDICATED THAT AS LONG AS THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT IS ON, AND THERE IS AN ERROR CODE, THE AIRBAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY EVEN IF NEEDED. I FEEL THAT THIS FAULTY CLOCK SPRING IS, (AND OR SHOULD BE) RECALLED FOR A SAFETY ISSUE, AS I HAVE READ MANY FORUMS OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES... I WAS TOLD THAT THE REPLACEMENT PART ALONE, WAS $300.00, AND THE ADDITIONAL LABOR IS $213.00 FOR INSTALLATION.. CHRYSLER HAS PLACED THEIR VEHICLE OWNERS IN A FINANCIAL BIND, FORCING THEIR CUSTOMERS TO PAY ADDITIONAL FEES OVER AND ABOVE THE COST OF THE VEHICLE FOR SIMPLE VEHICLE SAFETY. THIS PART SHOULD BE RECALLED AND AVAILABLE TO ALL JEEP WRANGLER VEHICLE OWNERS TO RECTIFY POTENTIAL PROBLEMS THAT MAY ARISE FROM NON- DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS IF NEEDED IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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