Jeep Wrangler Complaints (2008)

1,904 consumer complaints on file.

#10512362May 16, 2013
STEERING, SUSPENSION
ON 5/15/13 I PURCHASED A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER X FROM WALSER SUBARU IN BURNSVILLE MN. AT APPROXIMATELY 8:50PM I WAS HEADING HOME FROM COMPLETING THE TRANSACTION WITH THE DEALER. I WAS ON I-35W NORTH GOING AROUND A LONG EASY LEFT CORNER IN THE ROAD WHEN I HIT A ROUGH AREA IN THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING HARD LEFT AND RIGHT. I IMMEDIATELY GRASPED THE WHEEL AS FIRMLY AS POSSIBLE AND SLOWED THE VEHICLE TO APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES AN HOUR BEFORE THE SHAKING STOPPED. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE NEXT EXIT AND INSPECTED THE TIRES AND WHEELS THINKING I HAD A FLAT OR A LOOSE WHEEL. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE HOME WITH NO OTHER OCCURRENCE OF THE INCIDENT. THIS MORNING 5/16/2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 7:40AM I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK AND HAD JUST MERGED OFF OF I-35W SOUTH TO 280 SOUTH. I AGAIN WAS IN A SLIGHT BEND IN THE ROAD THIS TIME TO THE RIGHT AND HIT A ROUGH AREA OF ROADWAY. I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MILES AN HOUR WHEN AGAIN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND I HAD TO GRASP THE WHEEL FIRMLY AND SLOW UNTIL THE SHAKING SUBSIDED. I'VE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE VEHICLE IS GOING IN FOR INSPECTION AT WALSER CHRYSLER JEEP IN HOPKINS MN AT 1:45PM 5/16/13. I ALSO DID A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF RESEARCH ONLINE TODAY AFTER THE SECOND EVENT AND IT APPEARS THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON 2007-2013 JEEP WRANGLER JK MODELS. IT IS MOST COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS "DEATH WOBBLE" THIS APPEARS TO BE A WIDE SPREAD AND VERY DANGEROUS FLAW IN THE JEEP JK DESIGN AND ONE THAT NEEDS TO BE CAREFULLY INVESTIGATED FOR SAFETY OF ALL THOSE ON THE PUBLIC ROADWAYS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10512375May 16, 2013
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10512408May 16, 2013
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF RANDOMLY. AFTER SOME RESEARCH THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AND IT HAS EVEN INITIATED SOME RECALLS BUT FOR OTHER YEARS. THE PROBLEM STEMS FROM A BAD CLOCKSPRING WHICH WOULD PREVENT THE AIRBAG FROM DEPLOYING IF THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10512039May 15, 2013
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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
#10511830May 14, 2013
POWER TRAIN
WITHIN A FEW MONTHS OF PURCHASING THE JEEP WRANGLER, IT BEGAN RANDOMLY POPPING OUT OF 1ST GEAR. IT WAS UNCOMMON AND INCONSISTENT AT FIRST. IT WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER ([XXX]) MULTIPLE TIMES AND WE WERE REPEATEDLY TOLD THEY "COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE". THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR WEEKS ON END. FINALLY THE TECH DUPLICATED THE ISSUE AND REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION WITH A REBUILT. THIS FIXED THE PROBLEM ONLY TEMPORARILY, AND SOON IT BEGAN POPPING OUT OF 1ST GEAR AGAIN. ON VACATION IN PENSACOLA FL, THE PROBLEM GOT WORSE AND WAS REPORTED TO THE NEAREST JEEP DEALER. IT WAS DETERMINED A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. UPON RETURN TO HOUSTON, IT WAS REPLACED WITH ANOTHER REBUILT TRANSMISSION BY RIVER OAKS JEEP. WITHIN A FEW MONTHS, IT BEGAN POPPING OUT OF FIRST GEAR AGAIN. PROBLEM PERSISTED UNTIL TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND CAR WAS RENDERED UNDRIVEABLE ON 5.10.13. TOWED TO RIVER OAKS ON 5.13.13 FOR REPAIR ONCE AGAIN, WHERE IT IS CURRENTLY BEING EVALUATED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10511927May 14, 2013
STEERING, SUSPENSION
THE "DEATH WOBBLE" HAS OCCURRED AT MULTIPLE SPEEDS, TYPICALLY ON HIGHWAY. I HAVE SOME VIDEO RECORDING OF THIS HAPPENING EVEN AT SPEEDS OF 35-50. VEHICLE BEGINS SEVERELY SHAKING AND IS NOT SAFE AT ALL - DRIVER NEARLY LOSES ALL CONTROL. CAN BE INDUCED BY BRAKING, BY ROAD BUMP, OR APPARENTLY JUST RANDOM ONSET. REPLACED TIRES AND HAD SUSPENSION WORK DONE AND STABILIZER SHOCKS REPLACED TWICE. THIS HAS HELPED BUT NOT ELIMINATED THE PROBLEM AND I EXPECT IT TO DETERIORATE ONCE AGAIN. ONCE DEATH WOBBLE OCCURS, IT CAN BE RESOLVED BY EITHER SLOWING DOWN OR SPEEDING UP. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND ONE OF TWO KNOWN JEEP DEFECTS THAT THEY REFUSE TO CORRECT, WITH THE SECOND PROBLEM BEING THE FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS THAT POP OUT OF GEAR. VERY DISSATISFIED CUSTOMER! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10511682May 13, 2013
SUSPENSION, STEERING
THE WOBBLE OF DEATH THIS IS MY THIRD TIME I HAD TO TAKE IT IN FOR THIS PROBLEM BEEN FIXED ONE 6 MONTHS LATER STARTED RIGHT BACK UP AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10511685May 13, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, 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
#10511739May 13, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING, HORN STOPPED WORKING, AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON AND DINGS CONSTANTLY. DEALERSHIP SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL OR WARRANTY EXTENSION ON THE FAULTY CLOCK SPRING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10511416May 10, 2013
STEERING, AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS FLASHING ON AND OFF AT DIFFERENT TIMES DURING DRIVING. IT HAS COME ON THE PAST 2 DAYS AND FLASHED AND BEEPED. WHEN I AM DRIVING IT COMES ON ERRATICALLY OR NOT AT ALL OR STAYS ON FOR THE ENTIRE DRIVE. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE ONE OF THE RECALLED ONES BUT I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY TOLD ME IT IS NOT, BASED ON THE VIN NUMBER. IT IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD THAT CHRYSLER KNOWS ABOUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10511425May 10, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING THE VEHICLE, FUEL SPEWED OUT FROM THE FILLER NECK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10511299May 9, 2013
STEERING, WHEELS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SUSPENSION
GOING UP TO 50 MPH,,,,GET SEVERE SHAKING,,,NOT SAFE AT ALL,,,I HAVE SPENT OVER $1000 ON REPAIRS, RE ALIGNMENTS, ROTATIONS AND HAD THE STEERING DAMPER REPLACED 2X BY JEEP,,,,STILL DOES THE WOBBLE,,,,I AM FURIOUS ABOUT THIS.THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS.THE JEEP DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME THEY HAVE DONE ALL THEY CAN DO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10511034May 7, 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. THEY HAVE RECALLED THE FAULTY CLOCKSPRING ON (RHD) MODELS AND 2007 MODELS. THESE ARE THE SAME CLOCKSPRINGS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10510805May 6, 2013
AIR BAGS
I HAVE A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER THAT WAS MANUFACTURED IN 2007. THE CLOCK SPRING WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AS BEING DEFECTIVE. THIS WILL PREVENT THE DRIVER AIRBAG FROM DEPLOYING IN AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE READ THAT THE 2007 MODEL YEAR CLOCK SPRINGS WERE RECALLED BUT NOT THE 2008. I HAVE READ ON SEVERAL FORUMS THAT THE 2008 MODELS ARE AFFECTED WITH THIS PROBLEM ESPECIALLY THE EARLY MODELS. I AM NOT SURE HOW MANY COMPLAINTS YOU HAVE HAD ABOUT THIS ISSUE BUT THIS SHOULD BE HANDLED IN A RECALL OR OTHER WAY THAT THE OWNER IS OUT OF POCKET $500 FOR A SAFETY REPAIR THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF AS AN ISSUE. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER CARE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD NOT COVER THIS ISSUE. I HAVE HEARD THAT CHRYSLER HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THIS PART TO 100K MILES OR SO.. BUT I'M TOLD THAT NOT MY VEHICLE. THIS IS A KNOWS SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE HANDLED UNDER A WARRANTY SITUATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10510606May 4, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
GAS CAP SENSOR LIGHT ON. WHEN FILLING THE TANK WITH GAS, THE AUTOMATIC SHUT OFF AT THE PUMP CLICKS OFF, THEN WITHIN 5/10 SECONDS THE GAS STARTS TO SURGE OUT OF THE TANK ALL DOWN THE JEEP, OVER THE GROUND, OVER ME. THE GAS TANK AND ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES IN 2011 WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE THE PROBLEM KEPT COMING BACK. THE SAME PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN 2013. WE CALLED THE DEALER AND FOUND THAT IT IS COVERED UNDER AN UNLIMITED MILES UNLIMITED MONTHS EXTENDED WARRANTY. GLAD WE CALLED BECAUSE WE DIDN'T GET ANY NOTICE OF THIS EXTENDED COVERAGE IN THE MAIL. A SEPARATE ISSUE BEGAN IN 2012 WITH SOME LEAKAGE OF GAS UNDER THE VEHICLE AND AN ODOR OF GAS OUTSIDE THE CAR IF THE TANK WAS FILLED UP ALL THE WAY. SINCE THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED, OUR PERSONAL MECHANIC HANDLED IT. HE REPLACED A HOSE THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE FUEL TANK (THE SAME GAS CAP SENSOR LIGHT WAS ON FOR THIS PROBLEM TOO). HE ALSO TIGHTENED THE FUEL PUMP AT THE TANK WHERE THE GAS WAS LEAKING FROM AND HE FOUND A CRACK IN THE TANK WHICH HE PATCHED. THIS FIXED THE ODOR AND LEAKING OF GAS FROM UNDER THE JEEP. IF THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS AGAIN IN THE FUTURE, NOW KNOWING ABOUT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH THE OTHER PROBLEM, WE WILL CONTACT THE DEALER ABOUT IT TO SEE IF IT IS COVERED TOO AS IT IS GAS TANK RELATED. NOTE - IT WAS RIGHT AFTER OUR MECHANIC FIXED THE ODOR AND UNDER CAR LEAK THAT THE OTHER PROBLEM OF THE GAS SURGING OUT OF THE PUMP STARTED AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10510379May 2, 2013
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, 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. I HAVE PAID OUT OF POCKET TO HAVE A LOCAL DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE, AND THEY CONFIRMED IT WAS INDEED THE CLOCKSPRING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10510446May 2, 2013
AIR BAGS, STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, I WAS APPROACHING A CORNER AND AS I WENT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO NEGOTIATE THE CORNER MY WHEEL BECAME STUCK AND I NEARLY WENT INTO THE DITCH. I JERKED THE STEERING WHEEL HARD AND HEARD SOME WIRES SNAP. AFTER BRINGING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP I COULD SEE PC RIBBON WIRE HANG OUT OF THE STEERING WHEEL INDICATING BROKEN CLOCK SPRING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10510112April 30, 2013
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2008 JEEP WRANGLER HAS THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON. RESEARCH STATES THAT IT IS DUE TO A FAULTY CLOCKSPRING. CHRYSLER WILL NOT ADDRESS THE ISSUE ON LHD WRANGLER. THE PROBLEM IS APPARENTLY CONSISTANT WITH MANY OTHER LHD OWNERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10509927April 29, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE PARKED ON A SLIGHT INCLINE THE HAND BRAKE WAS SET. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL FORWARD, I PUT THE VEHICLE IN GEAR AND RESET THE HAND BRAKE MORE FIRMLY ONLY TO HEAR A SNAP AND THE HANDLE HAD ZERO RESISTANCE. THE SPRING BROKE INTERNALLY. I HAD THE VEHICLE IN GEAR AND ENGINE OFF SO IT DID NOT ROLL FORWARD ANY MORE, BUT LOOKING ONLINE HAVE DISCOVERED THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND IF THE HAND BRAKE IS NEED MAY EASILY FAIL - IT DID NOT TAKE A HARD PULL TO BREAK THE SPRING. MY CONCERN IS THE USE IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION OR VERY STEEP INCLINES WHERE THE HAND BRAKE MAY BE REQUIRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10509693April 26, 2013
POWER TRAIN
WHEN ACCELERATING WHILE IN 3RD GEAR THE MANUAL SHIFTER POPS OUT OF GEAR MAKING A RATHER LOUD NOISE. IT OCCURS SPORADICALLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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