Jeep Wrangler Complaints (2008)

1,904 consumer complaints on file.

#10409049June 27, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS OVERFLOW AT TIME OF VEHICLE FILLUP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10408913June 25, 2011
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, TIRES
I HAVE A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED WITH 48,XXX MILES. MY AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS FLASHING AND DINGING WHILE DRIVING. THE JEEP IS NO LONGER COVERED BY WARRANTY, BUT AFTER RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THE CAUSE TO BE A FAULTY CLOCK SPRING. THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL DOCUMENTED CASES ON JK-FORUM.COM OF FAILED CLOCK SPRINGS. THE CLOCK SPRING IN THE JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PASSING THE SIGNAL TO THE AIRBAG FOR DEPLOYMENT IN THE CASE OF A ACCIDENT. THE JEEP HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY KIND OF ACCIDENT, FIRE OR ANY OTHER SORT OF DAMAGE. THE PROBLEM STARTED RANDOMLY ON 6-22-2011. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON WITH A CHIME, THEN TURNED OFF A FEW MINUTES LATER. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN DOING THE SAME THING EVER SINCE. I HAVE NOT REPAIRED THE JEEP AS OF YET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10407768June 21, 2011
STEERING, SUSPENSION
DRIVING AROUND 40 - 50 MPH, HIT A SLIGHT BUMP AND VEHICLE BEGINS SHAKING VIOLENTLY. STEERING WHEEL SHAKES, ENTIRE JEEP FEELS OUT OF CONTROL. YOU MUST COME ALMOST TO A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE THE SHAKING SUBSIDES. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME YOU HIT A SLIGHT BUMP GOING 40+MPH. DEALER SAID IT WAS AN ALIGNMENT PROBLEM AND "FIXED IT". IT IS BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP. WE WERE ON A 6 LANE FREEWAY TODAY WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. WE GOT IT STOPPED ONCE AND WITHIN A MINUTE, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. HAD AN 18 WHEELER BEEN BEHIND US AT THE TIME WE WOULD PROBABLY HAVE BEEN HIT. AS IT WAS, A PRIVATE VEHICLE HAD TO SWERVE AROUND US. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND SHOULDN'T BE OCCURRING IN A 2008 JEEP WITH 24,000 MILES AND NO MODIFICATIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10407620June 20, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR WILL NOT START SUCCESSFULLY DUE TO FAULTY ELECTRICAL GROUNDS NOT PRESENT. WHEN CAR IS IN PARK AT RANDOM TIMES THE CAR WILL NOT START. HOWEVER, IF YOU PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL GEAR WILL START SUCCESSFULLY. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR 3 YEARS NOW AND HAVE SPENT MONEY REPLACING THE BATTERY, STARTER. THESE REPAIRS DID NOT AND WILL NOT RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. BASED ON MY RESEARCH AND OTHER JEEP OWNERS THE WORK AROUND IS TO START THE CAR IN NEUTRAL WHEN THIS HAPPENS OR ADD GROUND WIRES FROM THE BATTERY TO THE ENGINE BLOCK AND FROM THE TRANSMISSION TO RESOLVE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL FROM THE MANUFACTURE AND NOT A OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE TO THE OWNERS. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10407313June 17, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
HAD CLOCKSPRING REPLACED AT ABOUT 40,000 MILES BECAUSE THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS COMING ON. JEEP NOW HAS ABOUT 69,000 MILES ON IT AND THE CLOCKSPRING WENT BAD AGAIN. HAD IT REPLACED AGAIN TO FIX THE AIRBAG LIGHT PROBLEM. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON OCCURANCE ON THIS VEHICLE AND COULD EASILY CAUSE DEATH IN A COLLISION IF THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPOY DUE TO A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. NHTSA AND/OR JEEP SHOULD HAVE A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10407310June 17, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY. REPAIR SHOP DIAGNOSED CLOCK SPRING. REPLACED IT. PROBLEM WAS ELIMINATED. I SEE THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE FOR THIS VEHICLE. JEEP SHOULD HAVE A RECALL AND FIX IT AT NO COST. ONLY HAD ABOUT 38,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE WHEN THE CLOCK SPRING WENT BAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10407317June 17, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
CLOCKSPRING WENT OUT ON THIS JEEP AT ABOUT 38,000 MILES AND 69,000 MILES, CAUSING THE AIRBAG LIGHT TO COME ON, RENDERING THE AIRBAGS INOPERABLE. HAD CLOCKSPRING REPLACED BOTH TIMES TO FIX THE PROBLEM. JEEP NOW HAS ABOUT 97,000 MILES ON IT AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AGAIN. WE HAVE ANOTHER BAD CLOCKSPRING. JEEP HAS HAD A RECALL ON THE CLOCKSPRING FOR PREVIOUS MODELS. SINCE JEEP HAS RECALLED PREVIOUS MODELS FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM, AND JUDGING BY THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE CLOCKSPRING I HAVE READ ON OTHER WEB SITES, YOU WOULD THINK JEEP WOULD DO THE RIGHT THING AND RECALL IT AND FIX IT PROPERLY. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL OTHER CARS WITH WELL OVER 100,000 MILES ON THEM AND NEVER HAD A CLOCKSPRING GO OUT BEFORE. I PRESENTLY HAVE TWO SUBARUS EACH WITH ALMOST 300,000 MILES ON THEM WITH NO CLOCKSPRING PROBLEM. JEEP IS SUPPOSED TO BE A RUGGED VEHICLE, BUT SO FAR I HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN IT AND CONSIDER IT NO MORE RUGGED THAN A PLASTIC TOY VERSION. THIS IS NOT JUST A NUISANCE, BUT A REAL SAFETY PROBLEM IF THE JEEP WERE IN A COLLISION WHEN THE AIRBAG WAS INOPERATIVE DUE TO A BAD CLOCKSPRING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10407120June 16, 2011
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED THREE TIMES OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER EACH TIME WHERE THE CLOCK SPRING WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOW REFUSING TO REPLACE THE CLOCK SPRING AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,499 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 90,000. UPDATED 07/20/11*LJ UPDATED 08/01/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10407149June 16, 2011
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A LITTLE OVER 45K MILES ON MY 2008 JEEP JK AND THIS STARTED HAPPENING ABOUT 5 MONTHS AGO. THE FIRST 1-2 TIMES I SORT OF CHALKED IT UP TO AN UNUSUAL ODDITY. BUT IT HAS NOW HAPPENED OVER A COUPLE OF DOZEN TIMES! IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE AND MORE NOW. THIS IS A MANUAL 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION....THE PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED IN FIRST GEAR ONLY. IT ALWAYS HAPPENS FROM A STANDSTILL STOP. SO I AM STOPPED AND IN 1ST GEAR (I KNOW I AM CLEARLY AND DEFINITIVELY IN 1ST GEAR AS I AM VERY CONSCIENCE OF IT NOW!). I START GOING BY SLOWLY APPLYING THE GAS AS I EASE OFF THE CLUTCH...AND POP! THE TRANSMISSION SNAPS OUT OF GEAR INTO NEUTRAL. IT IS A VERY VIOLENT EXPERIENCE. IT GIVES THE SENSATION OF BEING HIT FROM BEHIND (WHAT I THOUGHT THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED). I AM 47 YEARS OLD AND BEEN DRIVING A STANDARD TRANSMISSION SINCE I WAS 15. THIS IS THE FIRST EVER OF SUCH TYPE OF PROBLEM FOR ME. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE AS OF YET FOR THIS PROBLEM . THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND AT A BUSY INTERSECTION COULD BE A POTENTIAL DEADLY ACCIDENT. I'VE READ ON MANY JEEP FORUMS THIS IS BECOMING A PROBLEM MORE AND MORE EVERY DAY GOING BACK TO 2008.. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10406912June 15, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
UPON FILLING THE VEHICLE WITH FUEL, GAS OVERFLOWS FROM THE FUELING NECK ONTO THE GROUND, VEHICLE, AND PERSON FUELING. ALSO, MANUAL TRANSMISSION GEAR WILL POP OUT OF FIRST GEAR ON ITS OWN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10406838June 14, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED WAS DRIVING 30 MPH, WHEN THE BRAKES BEGAN EXHIBITING A VERY LOUD GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE PAD HAD DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE CALIPERS AND ROTORS AS A RESULT OF THE INITIAL FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING THE NECESSARY PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE BELIEVED THE VEHICLE TO BE UNSAFE AND WAS CONCERNED WITH THE FAILURE RECURRING ON A DIFFERENT BRAKE PAD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10406844June 14, 2011
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER SHE WOULD DRIVE OVER AN UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE, THE VEHICLE WOULD VIOLENTLY SHAKE ABNORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FIVE TIMES WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. VARIOUS REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10406794June 14, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ABOUT 18 MONTHS AGO WAS 1ST INCIDENT - INSERTED KEY, MOTOR CLICKED BUT WOULD NOT TURN OVER, 2ND TRY WORKED. THIS SAME THING WOULD HAPPEN EVERY COUPLE MONTHS OR SO THEN STARTED TAKING 3-4 TRIES BEFORE TURNING OVER. IN LAST 2 WEEKS IT WAS BEEN MORE FREQUENT 2-3 TIMES PER WEEK. TODAY IT WAS AT LEAST 10 TIMES - FINALLY I SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND BACK INTO PARK THEN IT TURNED OVER. I'VE GOOGLED TO SEE IF OTHERS EXPERIENCING SAME, SEEMS IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM. SOME SAY IT'S A PROBLEM WITH SHIFTER NOT BEING ALL THE WAY IN PARK, OTHERS SAY IT'S "BY A GROUND OFFSET THAT CAUSES THE PCM TO TURN OFF THE STARTER RELAY CONTROL CIRCUIT DO TO THE DOUBLE START OVERRIDE FEATURE OR A TRS INPUT STATE NOT VALID. IF THE CONCERN IS GONE, THEN ADD A 8 GAUGE OR LARGER WIRE BETWEEN ENGINE AND BATTERY NEGATIVE, FROM BODY TO ENGINE, AND ENGINE TO TRANS BELL HOUSING TO TIE THE GROUNDS TOGETHER. IT IS RECOMMEND TO CHECK THE EXISTING GROUNDS AND CABLES ON THE ENGINE AND FOR THE PCM. IF THERE IS A BOLT OR STUD, REMOVE IT AND CHECK TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE CLEAN AND CORROSION/RUST FREE. CLEAN THE EFFECTED AREAS AND THE THREADS IF NEEDED. CHECK THE TRS CONNECTOR FOR SIGNS OF MOISTURE OR CORROSION AND CLEAN CONNECTIONS". THIS REALLY NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10406127June 13, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2008 JEEP JK UNLIMITED RUBICON. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 25K MI., THE FUEL TANK WILL VIOLENTLY OVERFLOW WHEN FILLING. THE VEHICLE, GROUND AND PERSON ARE COVERED WITH GASOLINE CAUSING A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ENVIRONMENT. I TURNED VEHICLE IN FOR A WARRANTY REPAIR BUT THE SAME RETURNED AFTER ONLY A FEW REFUELS. NOW VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND DEALERSHIP SAYS IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. DAIMLER CHRYSLER NEEDS TO FIX ALL VEHICLES THAT HAVE THIS DEFECT, NOT JUST ONES THAT SEEM TO FALL UNDER A SOME VAGUE CATEGORY ON PAPER. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE PROBLEM, NOT TO MENTION ENVIRONMENTALLY UN-FRIENDLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10406214June 13, 2011
AIR BAGS
I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER (4 DOOR) ESTIMATED SPEED 45 MPH GOING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AND ANOTHER CAR PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME TO TURN, I HAD NO TIME TO BRAKE- HIT HIS SIDE/BACK OF HIS CAR AND THEN MY JEEP HIT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT POLE. (HEAD ONE) (THE OTHER DRIVER WAS TICKETED) NEEDLESS TO SAY, TRAVELING AT 45 MPH, HITTING ANOTHER CAR WITHOUT BRAKING AND THEN HITTING A POLE THAT AT LEAST ONE OF MY AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED- BUT NEITHER ONE OF THEM DEPLOYED. MY FACE HIT THE STEERING WHEEL (BROKEN NOSE, MILD CONCUSSION). *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10406001June 12, 2011
STEERING, SUSPENSION
AT 50,000 MILES THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HAVE THE DEATH WOBBLE. PROBLEM WAS FOUND TO BE CAUSED BY BADLY WORN STOCK BALL JOINTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10406676June 11, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, SUSPENSION, STEERING
DRIVING WESTBOUND ON M-59 IN HARTLAND, MI I HIT A VERY SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE JEEP STARTED TO SHUDDER VERY VIOLENTLY. I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOP IN ORDER FOR THE SHUDDER TO GO AWAY. AFTER DOING MUCH RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, I HAVE NOW FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS CALLED THE DEATH WOBBLE AND IS A HIGHLY COMMON PROBLEM THAT CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF AND HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING TO LET THE PUBLIC KNOW OF THE ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10405489June 7, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT
HTTP://YOUTU.BE/JEWH0OTS-JO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10404589June 6, 2011
STEERING
I HAVE A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED X. I WAS DRIVING 70 MILES AN HOUR AND STEERING WHEEL STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING. I COULD NOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND ALMOST WENT OFF THE ROAD INTO A RIVER. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND CALLED MY CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP WHO TOLD ME THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT BUT NOT RECALLED OR COVERED SINCE MY MFR WARRANTY HAS RUN OUT. WHEN I SPOKE TO CHRYSLER REP, THEY SAID THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND SINCE I CAN'T ORDER THE ORIGINAL PART FROM MFR BECAUSE THEY'VE REPLACED IT WITH A "SAFER" ONE. SO I HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO PUT A SAFER PART ON MY JEEP SO IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THIS, BUT NOT HELPING AT ALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10404127June 2, 2011
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAYS SPEEDS, 55MPH OR MORE, BUMPS OR UNEVEN SURFACES MAY CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO BEGIN SHAKING VERY VIOLENTLY. CHIRPING OF TIRES CAN BE HEARD AND ABILITY TO STEER AND POSSIBLY SLOW DOWN IS GREATLY DIMINISHED. THIS OCCURRED ONLY OCCASIONALLY WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD UNDER 20,000 MILES. AFTER THAT IT WOULD OCCUR ALMOST ANY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN OVER A BUMPY SURFACE IN EXCESS OF 55MPH, AND UNDER LESS SEVERE BUMPS AS TIME WENT ON. FREQUENCY OF OCCURRENCE ON AN UNEVEN STRETCH OF HIGHWAY WOULD RENDER THE VEHICLE INCAPABLE OF MAINTAINING NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS IMPEDING FLOW OF TRAFFIC. THIS CAUSES FRONT TIRES TO LOSE PRESSURE AND WEAR MORE RAPIDLY. PROBLEM OCCURRED MORE FREQUENTLY AFTER RE-INFLATING TIRES. SLOWING THE VEHICLE TO A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 35MPH OR LESS WOULD USUALLY STOP THE SHAKING; SOMETIMES, AN ALMOST, COMPLETE STOP WOULD BE NECESSARY. UPON MY INITIAL COMPLAINT NOTHING WAS DONE ABOUT IT. I WAS TOLD IT MAY BE AN OUT OF BALANCE TIRE. UPON THE 2ND COMPLAINT THE STEERING DAMPENER WAS REPLACED. I HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO ADEQUATELY TEST THE VEHICLE TO SEE IF THIS REPAIR HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM. FROM EVERYTHING I'VE READ, IT'S A TEMPORARY FIX AT BEST. IN SUMMARY "DEATH WOBBLE" NEEDS TO BE SERIOUSLY ADDRESSED, I FEEL FORTUNATE TO HAVE NOT BEEN AN ACCIDENT YET. THIS IS A VERY UNNERVING CONDITION. IT IS WORTH NOTHING, THAT THE SHAKE IS SO VIOLENT VEHICLES BEHIND OR BESIDE ME WILL OFTEN YIELD EXTRA DISTANCE TO THE VEHICLE WHEN IT OCCURS. THIS LIKELY IS CAUSING UNDUE REPAIR COSTS TO MANY VEHICLE OWNERS AS IT HAS ME IN PREMATURELY WORN TIRES AND OTHER PARTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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