Jeep Wrangler Complaints (2008)

1,904 consumer complaints on file.

#10449231February 24, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
STARTING MONTHS AGO WHENVER I FILL MY TANK AT THE GAS STATION, FUEL OVERFILLS WHEN FULL. IT HAPPENS AT EVERY STATION NOW EVERYTIME. I CAN PUT THE FILL LEVER AT A LOWER FILL RATE AND IT STILL HAPPENS. I HAVE THE FILL NOZZLE IN ALL THE WAY OR OUT HALF WAY OR IN BETWEEN AND IT DOES NOT MATTER. IT LEAKS OUT ABOUT 6 - 12 OZ DOWN THE VEHICLE. THE ENTIRE VEHICLE SMELLS LIKE GAS EVERYTIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10449139February 23, 2012
TIRES, STEERING
FRONT WHEELS AND STEERING BEGAN TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE VIOLENTLY WHILE MAKING A RIGHT-HAND TURN FROM A STOP AND AFTER ACCELERATING TO ABOUT 40 MPH. VIBRATION STOPPED AFTER BRAKING TO ALMOST A STOP. SAME SYMPTOMS OCCURRED TWICE MORE AFTER HITTING SMALL BUMPS IN ROAD AT BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH AND AGAIN STOPPED AFTER BRAKING. DEALER SAID THEY DUPLICATED THE CONDITION AND REPLACED STEERING DAMPENER AT 35726 MILES BUT VIBRATION HAS OCCURRED ONCE MORE SINCE REPAIR. I HAVE OWNED THE JEEP SINCE NEW AND IT IS COMPLETELY STOCK WITH NO MODIFICATIONS AND ORIGINAL P255-75-R17 TIRES WHICH WERE AT PROPER INFLATION. TIRES HAVE ALSO BEEN CHECKED AND DO NOT HAVE ANY DAMAGE OR ABNORMAL WEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448906February 22, 2012
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY AND OFTEN- EVERY COUPLE OF MINUTES. IT'S ACCOMPANIED BY A DISTRACTING CHIME. THE FAILURE APPEARS TO BE CAUSED BY THE CLOCKSPRING. I UNDERSTAND THAT 2007 WRANGLERS HAVE BEEN GRANTED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THIS COMPONENT, AND I'VE LEARNED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON 2008 AND 2009 MODEL YEAR WRANGLERS AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448923February 22, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN PUTTING FUEL IN THE VEHICLE, IT SPITS THE FUEL BACK OUT...TAKES ABOUT 20 MINUTES TO FILL UP AND BEING VERY CAREFUL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448640February 21, 2012
AIR BAGS
2008 JEEP WRANGLER...WAS DRIVING AT LOW SPEED AND AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON RANDOMLY. EVER SINCE, THE AIRBAG LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF AT RANDOM TIMES. WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON, THE AIRBAG WILL NOT WORK. CLOCK SPRING WAS THE ISSUE AND NEEDS REPLACED ($490). HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE AND IN MOST CASES IS A RECURRING PROBLEM IN THE SAME VEHICLE. OTHER MODELS WITH THE SAME PART NUMBER HAVE BEEN RECALLED OR WARRANTY EXTENDED BUT NOT THIS ONE. I CAN'T GET AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY. CHRYSLER REFUSED ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER BUT ACKNOWLEDGED THAT IT IS A KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE. TOLD ME TO "WAIT AND SEE" ABOUT A RECALL! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448487February 19, 2012
POWER TRAIN
WHEN AT COMPLETE STOP AND PROCEEDING TO DRIVE FORWARD, THE JEEP POPS OUT OF FIRST GEAR WITH A LOUD BANG, AND THEN IS USUALLY A LITTLE STIFFER TO GET INTO SECOND. THIS HAS HAPPENED 8 TIMES SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE USED ALMOST 3 WEEKS AGO. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE IF I WERE CROSSING TRAFFIC AND POPPED INTO NEUTRAL, I COULD BE T-BONED AND BADLY HURT. THANKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448441February 18, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS OVERFLOWS AND SPILLS OUT OF GAS TANK EVERYTIME I FUEL UP. SAW NO RECALL BUT JUST STARTED READING OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE IS A TSB ON IT I READ BUT ONLY FOR ONES BUILT BETWEEN MARCH 2007 AND MARCH 2008 BUT MINE WAS ON APRIL 2008. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS. IT IS NOT SAFE. THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448360February 17, 2012
AIR BAGS, STEERING, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
THE STEERING WHEEL MOMENTARILY WOULDN'T TURN UNTIL I FORCED IT AND BROKE WHAT I'M ASSUMING IS THE CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY. VERY DANGEROUS IF MY MOM OR SOMEONE ELSE WHO WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FORCE THE BREAK WHILE DRIVING THE JEEP. THE AIRBAG, ABS, ESP, AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ALL CAME ON IN THE DASH. THERE IS A WHITE RIBBON WIRE NOW HANGING OUT BETWEEN THE STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448111February 15, 2012
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY. OVER SEVERAL DAYS IT HAS PROGRESSED TO NEAR CONSTANT. THE LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE ALONG WITH A CHIME EACH TIME THE STEERING WHEEL HAS BEEN TURNED. *TR I HAVE NOT HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE IT IN FOR SERVICE YET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10447874February 14, 2012
SUSPENSION, STEERING
WHEN MY JEEP HITS A BUMP ON THE HIGHWAY (LEFT TIRE FIRST) THE ENTIRE JEEP STARTS SHAKING VIOLENTLY. IT FEELS LIKE THE TIRES ARE ABOUT TO FALL OFF. THIS HAPPENS WHENEVER I GO OVER 50MPH (WHICH COULD BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ON THE HIGHWAY WITH OTHER CARS). IT DOESN'T STOP UNTIL I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF POSTING ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND EVERY SINGLE ONE SAYS THAT CHRYSLER SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG. IF MOST JEEPS BUILT AFTER 2007 HAVE THIS ISSUE, MAYBE IT'S A MANUFACTURER DEFECT? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10447634February 14, 2012
POWER TRAIN, STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
2008 JEEP WRANGLER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS AND BRAKE LINE ROUTING DEFECT *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE FIRST PROBLEM HE HAD WITH THE VEHICLE WAS THE TRANSMISSION. IT BEGAN FAILING TO ENGAGE AND SHIFTING OUT OF GEAR. THE DEALER DISCOVERED THAT THE TRANSMISSION OIL FILTER HAD NOT BEEN INSTALLED AND WAS LYING ON THE BOTTOM OF THE TRANSMISSION OIL PAN. IN JANUARY 2011, WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE CONSUMER BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE INTERMITTENT VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE ENTIRE VEHICLE, WHICH SEEMED TO BE ORIGINATING FROM THE FRONT END. THE CONSUMER STATED IT FELT AS THOUGH A WHEEL WAS LOOSE. THE CONSUMER WENT TO A REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THE TIE ROD AND PITMAN WERE REPLACED. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE SHAKING OCCURRED AGAIN AND SOON IT BECAME INCREASINGLY VIOLENT ,MAKING IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND STAY IN HIS LANE. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPER, WHICH SEEMED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM FOR AWHILE. IN JULY, THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE CHECK. WHILE CHECKING THE FRONT END, THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO GET TWO FULL TURNS ON A NUT ON THE TRACK BAR. SINCE THEN, THE SHAKING HAS NOT OCCURRED. THE CONSUMER STATED AS HE APPROACHED A LINE OF VEHICLES STOPPED AT A LIGHT, HE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKE, BUT IT WENT SOFT AND TO THE FLOOR. AN INSPECTION REVEALED A HOLE IN THE BRAKE LINE ABOVE THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL, WHERE THE LINE LEFT THE WHEEL WELL AND WENT INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE HOLE WAS CAUSED BY RUBBING ON THE LINE BY THE EDGE OF THE PLASTIC WHEEL WELL LINING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10447348February 10, 2012
AIR BAGS
I WAS TOLD BY THE JEEP MECHANIC I HAVE TO REPLACE THE CLOCK SPRING, I HAD THIS REPLACED ALREADY AT ABOUT 40,000 MILES. I NOTICED THERE IS A RECALL, MINE ISN'T ON THAT LIST AND I FEEL IT SHOULD BE. I HAVE NO HORN AND AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10447232February 9, 2012
STEERING, POWER TRAIN, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, SEATS
I CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE THE CORRECT DATE OF THE FIRST OCCURANCE, BUT SINCE I HAVE BOUGHT THIS JEEP I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP MORE THAN 10 TIMES FOR A WATER LEAK ( THE MAJOR ISSUE ). THEN RIGHT AFTER I BOUGHT IT I WAS COMING OFF OF THE BAY BRIDGE IN MARYLAND, AND THE STREERING STRUT BROKE CAUSING DIFFICULTY STEERING. THE PRESSURE PLATE IN THE TRANSMISSION WENT BAD, THE GAS TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED, MY SEAT BROKE TWICE, THE BOOT AROUND THE GEAR SHIFT HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE LIST GOES ON AND ON. IT WAS JUST IN THE SHOP ON FRIDAY TO HAVE THE WATER LEAK IN THE DOOR AND ROOF REPAIRED AGAIN. I TRIED TO FILE FOR THE LEMON LAW WHEN THIS FIRST STARTED AND THEY TOLD ME MY VEHICLE DID NOT QUALIFY. I HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH CHRYSLER TO MAKE THEM AWARE OF ALL I HAVE BEEN THROUGH AND THEY GET ME AN APPOINTMENT AT THE DEALER ( BIG DEAL ) THEY ACT LIKE THEY COULD CARE LESS. I WAS TOLD BY THE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT HE HAD GONE TO A MEETING THE OTHER DAY AND THAT CHRYSLER HAD "BIG PROBLEMS", APPARENTLY THEY HAVE DISCOVERED THE WINDSHIELDS ARE OFF BY 1/8 OF AN INCH CAUSING ALL THESE VEHICLES TO LEAK! SHOULDNT THAT BE A RECALL. I HAVE LOST MORE TIME FROM WORK AND MORE HEADACHES WITHOUT A CAR THAN ENOUGH. THEY SHOULD BUY THIS VEHICLE BACK FROM ME AT THE PRICE I SCREWED BUYING IT! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10447327February 9, 2012
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10447024February 7, 2012
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND THE HORN WOULD NOT SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V528000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL). THE DEALER REPLACED THE CLOCK SPRING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000. UPDATED 03/02/12*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10447050February 7, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
SPITS FUEL FROM FILLER WHEN REFUELING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10446636February 4, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN FILLING GAS INTO THE VEHICLE, A LARGE QUANTITY OF GASOLINE SPURTED OUT AT THE END OF THE FILLING PROCESS. APPROXIMATELY A HALF GALLON OF GAS SPURTED ALL OVER MY VEHICLE AND ME. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10446604February 3, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
EVERY TIME I FILL UP WITH GAS, THE GAS FLOWS OUT OF THE FUEL TANK ALL OVER THE CAR, ME AND THE GROUND. THIS HAPPENS RIGHT BEFORE THE TANK IS FULL AND IT DOESN'T SHUT THE GAS PUMP OFF. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10446281February 2, 2012
SUSPENSION, STEERING
ONCE MY VEHICLE REACHES A SPEED OF 50 MPH, GOES OVER A BUMP, OR AROUND SOME TURNS, IT STARTS TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. THIS SHAKING DOES NOT SUBSIDE UNTIL I STOP THE VEHICLE. IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND WORSE TO THE POINT WHERE IT HAPPENS ABOUT EVERY 2 MILES IF I AM GOING 50 MPH. I CAN NOT GO ABOVE 50 MPH WHICH IS QUITE DANGEROUS ON THE FREEWAY BECAUSE THE SPEED LIMITS HERE ARE 65-70 MPH. WHEN I GO OVER A BUMP AND IT STARTS TO HAPPEN, IF THERE IS NO PLACE TO PULL OVER (WHICH HAS HAPPENED) I MUST COME TO A COMPLETE STOP RIGHT WHERE I AM, OR CONTINUE TO DRIVE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY, AND I AM UNABLE TO STEER. THIS IS COMPLETELY VISIBLE TO OTHERS NOT INSIDE THE VEHICLE AS WELL, AS I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER, VERBALLY YELLED AT, HONKED AT, ETC... *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10446321February 2, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
EVERY TIME YOU FILL UP THE TANK WITH FUEL IT OVERFILLS. IF YOU DON'T TRICKLE THE NOZZLE IT BACKS UP ON YOU, SPILLING FUEL OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. AS SOON AS THE NOZZLE CLICKS OFF THE FUEL STARTS BACKING UP. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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