Jeep Wrangler Complaints (2008)

1,904 consumer complaints on file.

#10394403April 6, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE CLOCK SPRING IN MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER WENT OUT IN OCTOBER, 2010. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO INQUIRE ABOUT GETTING THE PART REPLACED. I THOUGHT THAT SINCE THE CLOCK SPRING IS THE PART RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING THE AIRBAG DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT, IT WAS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE SERVICED FREE OF CHARGE, SINCE MY AIRBAGS WERE NOW RENDERED USELESS. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THERE WAS NO SUCH POLICY, SO I WAS FORCED TO PURCHASE A NEW CLOCK SPRING OUT OF POCKET. THE CLOCK SPRING WAS APPROXIMATELY $250 IN COST. I INSTALLED THE CLOCK SPRING MYSELF, AND I DISCARDED THE OLD ONE, THINKING I HAD NO USE FOR IT ANYMORE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10394490April 6, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
COMPUTER CRASHED AND REPLACED A YEAR LATER STILL MESSING UP DOING THE FOLLOWING: CAR SHUTS AND LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING, HEADLIGHTS GO OFF WHILE NIGHT DRIVING,HORN GOES IN AND OUT, AIR LIGHT BAG ON AND DINGS,HORN HONKS CONTINUOUSLY, WIPERS AND WASHER FLUID GOING CONTINUOUSLY , LIGHTS BLINKING AND FLASHING CONTINUOUSLY, CAR WILL NOT SHUT OFF IN OFF POSITION, AIR TEMPERATURE IS NOT READING RIGHT OR AT ALL, AIR CONDITIONING GOES OUT. ALL OF THESE CAN BE STOPPED BY TURNING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING OR IN BAD TIMES IT HAS TO HAVE THE YELLOW RECTANGLE FUSE THING PULLED OUT AND PLUGGED BACK IN LOCATED IN THE FUSE BOX. STEERING DAMPER HAS GONE OUT, FUEL SPILLAGE IT DOESN'T SHUT OFF AND TRANSFER CASE MESSED UP. NEVER KNOW WHEN THE COMPUTER IS GOING TO DO SOMETHING SCREWY.JUST HOPE IT DOESN'T CAUSE A WRECK BY LOCKING UP AND QUITTING WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS GOING OFF IN NIGHT DRIVING BECAUSE THERE WILL BE MAJOR LAWSUITS ON ALL SIDES. JEEP REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM FREE OF CHARGE. AS OF APRIL 6 2011 STILL HAVING THESE PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10394225April 4, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH OVER AN UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE WHEN THE FRONT END BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED INTO AN ONGOING OCCURRENCE FOR APPROXIMATELY SIX WEEKS WHEN DRIVING 40 MPH AND ABOVE OVER ANY UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE ANY REASON FOR THE FAILURE BY VISUALLY INSPECTING THE VEHICLE. HE THEN CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,650 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10394236April 4, 2011
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, STEERING
I PURCHASED A NEW 2008 JEEP WRANGLER SAHARA EDITION IN APRIL OF 2008. SINCE NOVEMBER OF 2008 I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THE JEEP WHICH ARE WIDELY REPORTED ON THE INTERNET. THE FIRST ISSUE WAS THE TRANSMISSION WOULD POP OUT OF FIRST GEAR WHEN IT WAS COLD OR RAINY. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T GET THE PROBLEM TO REOCCUR. IT TOOK CHRYSLER 1 YEAR BEFORE THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM. SO IN THE SPRING OF 2010 THEY INSTALLED A GEAR REBUILD KIT. MEANWHILE I WAS DRIVING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR. THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS A TEMPORARY FIX AND THAT THE PROBLEM WOULD LIKELY OCCUR AGAIN. SURE ENOUGH JUST SIX MONTHS AGO THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO POP OUT OF FIRST GEAR. NOW I AM BATTLING TO TRY AND GET THE DEALER TO FIX IT AGAIN. THE SECOND ISSUE WHICH JUST OCCURRED LAST WEEK AND EARLIER TODAY IS WHAT THE INTERNET REFERS TO AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE." ONCE I GET ABOVE 55MPH AND I HIT A POT HOLE THE JEEP WOBBLES UNCONTROLLABLY UNTIL I COMPLETELY STOP. ACCORDING TO MOST FORUMS THE DEALERSHIP ALSO GIVES CUSTOMERS A VERY HARD TIME ABOUT FIXING THIS ISSUE AS WELL. I WILL ATTEMPT TO CONTACT THE DEALER TOMORROW ABOUT THE DEATH WOBBLE. THIS JEEP WRANGLER 07-10 HAS SOME SERIOUS ISSUES WHICH NEED TO BE ADDRESS IMMEDIATELY. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO ISSUE RECALLS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT. THIS IS MY THIRD JEEP WRANGLER, MY FIRST NEW WRANGLER, AND I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393807March 31, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2008 JEEL WRANGLER CAUSES FUEL SPILLS NEEDING TO BE REPORTED TO THE NYSDEC SPILL HOTLINE FOR CLEANUP AND REMEDIATION DURING FILL UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10394688March 31, 2011
STEERING, SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WE WERE DRIVING ON A LIMITED ACCESS HIGHWAY WHEN I HIT A SECTION OF ROUGH A ROUGH ROAD ABOUT 6 FEET LONG. THE FRONT END, STEERING WHEEL & TRANSMISSION SHOOK VIOLENTLY! ONCE I GOT BELOW 45 MPH IT STOPPED. I COULD NOT STEER THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED 6 TIMES NOW AT SPEEDS AS LOW AS 50 MPH. IT WOULD HAPPEN A LOT MORE IF I DID NOT SLOW DOWN WHEN I COME ACROSS PATCHED SPOTS IN THE ROAD OR WHERE OVERPASSES AND BRIDGES MEET THE SOLID ROAD BED. ON SMOOTH ROADS, THERE IS NO VIBRATION THAT I CAN FEEL. I TALKED TO THE PREVIOUS OWNER AND HE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM. IT HAS NEVER BEEN OFF ROAD, LIFTED OR WRECKED. THE GARAGE REPLACED THE STEERING GEAR BOX UNDER WARRANTY AND I PAID FOR THE ALIGNMENT CHECK AND TIRE BALANCE. I ROTATED THE TIRED AND THEN PUT A NEW TIRE ON THE RIGHT FRONT. I CHECKED FOR PLAY IN ALL THE SUSPENSION AND STEERING AND FOUND VERY LITTLE. THE GARAGE SAID THEY FOUND NONE. I THEN INSTALLED A HEAVY DUTY STEERING STABILIZER. IT DID NOT HELP. THE GARAGE SAID THERE WAS NOTHING MORE THEY COULD DO. WHEN I ASKED JEEP WAS THEIR A PROBLEM CALLED DEATH WOBBLE, BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF POSTINGS, THEY DID NOT ANSWER. INSTEAD, THE SERVICE MANAGER SUGGESTED I BUY 4 NEW TIRES AND GET A ROAD FORCE BALANCE. A FRIEND SENT ME TO ANOTHER JEEP DEALER TO TALK TO HIS FRIEND, WHO WAS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX IT ON OTHER JEEPS. THERE WAS NO REMEDY OR HELP FROM CHRYSLER JEEP. HE HAS HAD IT HAPPEN TO HIM AND WILL NOT RIDE IN OR DRIVE ONE AGAIN. HE SUGGESTED NOT DRIVING INTERSTATES AND BELOW 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. I AM 68 YEAR OLD RETIRED CAR, TRUCK, HEAVY EQUIPMENT AND INDUSTRIAL MECHANIC SUPERVISOR. THE JEEP IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY. BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393872March 31, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED SHOOTS FUEL OUT OF FILLER OPENING AFTER GAS PUMP HANDLE SHUTS OFF. FUEL IS SHOT ONTO ME, GROUND, AND DOWN THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393744March 30, 2011
AIR BAGS
2008 JEEP WRANGLER X RIGHT HAND DRIVE- AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON, WHICH MEANS AIR BAG IS NOT FUNCTIONING. WARRANTY EXPIRED, SINCE I USE IT TO DELIVER THE MAIL. AND EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393783March 30, 2011
STEERING, AIR BAGS
MY AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY HAS BEEN COMING ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT MY "CLOCK SPRING" HAD GONE OUT. THIS IS NOT A CHEAP PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. IT COSTS OVER $200. I WAS READING UP ON OTHER INSTANCES AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE. IF MY AIRBAG DOESN'T DEPLOY, WHO DO I SEW? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393786March 30, 2011
SUSPENSION:FRONT
MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER HAS HAD MANY ISSUES. ONE ISSUE THAT SEEMS TO BE AN EXTREME SAFETY CONCERN IS WHAT PEOPLE HAVE COME TO CALL "THE DEATH WOBBLE". I TOOK MY JEEP IN ABOUT A YEAR AGO TO HAVE THIS ISSUE ADDRESSED AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS MY "BUMP STEER AND THE STEERING DAMPENER". SO THE DEALER REPLACED IT AND IT SEEMED TO BE FINE UP UNTIL ABOUT A MONTH AGO. "THE DEATH WOBBLE" OCCURS WHEN YOU ARE TRAVELING AT SPEED OF 45MPH AND UP. WHAT HAPPENS IS THAT IF YOU HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR A POT HOLE, YOUR JEEP GOES INTO AN UNCONTROLLABLE WOBBLE AND SHAKES VIOLENTLY. YOU ALMOST HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP TO MAKE THE WOBBLE SUBSIDE. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT CAN CAUSES YOU TO WOBBLE INTO ANOTHER CAR, GO OFF THE ROAD AT HIGH SPEEDS, AND EVEN CAUSE A REAR END COLLISION BECAUSE YOU ARE SLAMMING ON YOUR BREAKS TO STOP THE WOBBLE. AFTER READING UP ON THIS ISSUE, THIS "THE DEATH WOBBLE" IS A GROWING OCCURRENCE AMONG JEEP DRIVERS, AND THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A FIX FOR IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393069March 28, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT GASOLINE WAS ABNORMALLY LEAKING FROM THE GAS TANK. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A WAITING LIST FOR REPAIRS BECAUSE THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000. UPDATED 05/03/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE GAS TANK LEAKED AND OVERFLOWED. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE COULD ONLY FILL THE TANK HALF WAY. UPDATED 06/06/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392834March 25, 2011
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT GOING ON AND OFF, NOW MOSTLY STAYS ON. MY MECHANIC RAN DIAGNOSTICS AND HAS THREE OR FOUR VERY PRICEY POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS; HE IS REFERRING ME TO DEALER WHO CHARGES $89.99 JUST TO HOOK UP TO THEIR COMPUTER. FINDING A LOT OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS FROM 2008 JEEP WRANGLER RHD OWNERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392893March 25, 2011
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER PENETRATED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES THROUGH THE SUNROOF, CAUSING THE VEHICLE FLOOR TO BECOME SATURATED AND MILDEW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND LOCATED THE FAILURE AS THE SUN ROOF CLIPS BEING DEFECTED AND CAUSING THE ROOF SEALANT TO SEPARATE ALLOWING WATER TO PENETRATE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER CLEANED THE VEHICLE INTERIOR BUT DID NOT REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE CLIPS OR RESEAL THE SUNROOF. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,330.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392562March 23, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. I GOT A NEW CLOCK SPRING FROM A LOCAL 4X4 SHOP THAT ORDERED IT THROUGH THE LOCAL DEALER. I HAD THE 4X4 SHOP INSTALL THE CLOCK SPRING FOR ME BECAUSE MY LOCAL JEEP DEALER IS NOT A TRUSTWORTHY DEALER IN MY OPINION. TOTAL FOR THE REPAIR WAS NEARLY 500 DOLLARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392525March 22, 2011
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL. THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR SPORADICALLY AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION TWICE IN AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE FAILURE BUT TO NO AVAIL AND THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR WITHIN SIX MONTHS FOLLOWING REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO ADVISED THAT IT WOULD BE LEFT UP TO THE DEALER TO REPAIR THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 81,850.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392296March 21, 2011
SUSPENSION:FRONT
HITTING A UNEVEN PATCH OF ROAD OR A SOLID BUMP CAUSES THE FRONT END TO SHIM TO THE POINT THAT THE WHOLE VEHICLE JERKS AND THE STEERING WHEEL FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO PULL OUT OF YOUR HANDS. HAPPENS AT LEAST 1-3 TIMES A WEEK. CALLED JEEP THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND SAID IT IS DUE TO THE WAY THE FRONT END IS DESIGNED AND WEAR ON THE BUSHINGS. THEY FIXED THE ISSUE IN THE 2010 WITH A HEAVY DUTY FRONT END BAR AND I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE CENTER AT A DEALER IN WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA THAT "UNTIL A RECALL IS PLACED I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO FIX THIS ISSUE AS THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AT THIS POINT IN TIME". *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392315March 21, 2011
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS (40 MPH OR MORE) SHE DROVE OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE FRONT END WOULD WAS SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO DRIVE UNDER 30 MPH IN ORDER TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT REFERRED THE SHAKE AS A "DEATH WOBBLE". THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED TWICE WHEN THE CONTACT WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE STEERING DAMPER WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED TO REIMBURSE HER FOR THE REPAIR FEES AS A GOODWILL REPAIR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,500. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10390096March 14, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY
I HAVE A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED(4-DOOR MODEL) IT IS A HALF DOOR, NOT LONG AFTER BUYING NEW MY HALF DOORS STARTED LEAKING, SO WENT INTO SHOP 4 TIMES, WAS FIXED FOR ALMOST A YEAR NOW LEAKING VERY BADLEY AGAIN! CALLED JEEP THEY WANT ME TO PAY TO FIX THEIR FLAWED DESIGN! DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE THERE IS A 2 INCH GAP THAT OPENS UP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS! AND WHEN IT RAINS IT COMES RIGHT INSIDE, HITTING YOU IN THE FACE! WHICH TO ME IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE, SINCE I WEAR CONTACTS REALLY BAD! AND I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ONLINE AT JEEP FORUMS AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 4 DOOR HALF DOORS..SO WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THEY SHOULD RECALL? SO PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE FOR ME.... [XXX] 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
#10389805March 11, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
FUEL IS SPILLING OUT OF THE FILLER ON MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING PROBLEM FOR ME, CAUSING DANGEROUS AMOUNT OF FUEL TO SPILL OUT OF THE FILLER, ONTO THE PAVEMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10389784March 10, 2011
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
THE HORN STOPPED WORKING AND THEN THE AIRBAG LIGHT APPEARED. IN MY CASE THE FAILURE OF HORN AND AIRBAG OCCURS ALWAYS AND I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD LEAD TO DEATH IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. AT THIS TIME I HAVE NOT HAD THE ISSUE FIXED BUT THE DEALER ESTIMATES $500 TO REPLACE THE CLOCK SPRING WHICH SHOULD FIX THE ISSUE. THIS SEAMS SO BE A RECURRING ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL OF JEEP AS I HAVE SEEN THAT MANY OF THE RHD JEEPS FROM THIS YEAR ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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