Jeep Wrangler Complaints (2008)

1,904 consumer complaints on file.

#10382881February 16, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
I HAVE A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED X 4X4, WENT IN FOR SERVICE AT 30,000 MILES AND WAS TOLD MY REAR BRAKES WERE BAD AND NEED TO BE REPLACED, I TOLD THE DEALER I COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE REAR BRAKES WENT OUT BEFORE THE FRONT ONES, IN ALL MY DRIVING HISTORY NEVER HAS THE REAR BRAKES GONE BAD SO SOON AND BEFORE THE FRONT ONES, I TO WAS TOLD THIS IS NORMAL FOR MY VEHICLE AND I HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKES AT MY COST CHRYSLER WOULD NOT COVER BRAKES, I HAD SOMEONE ELSE LOOK AT THE BRAKES FIRST JUST TO CONFIRM I NEEDED THE BRAKES AS AGAIN I FELT IT WAS WAY TOO SOON FOR THEM TO GO BAD, IT WAS CONFIRMED I NEEDED THE BRAKES. I THINK THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO AS I HAVE READ OTHER ISSUES OF THE SAME AS MINE, I DON'T FEEL SO BAD ABOUT THE ISSUE AND I KNOW THAT I DID NOT WEAR THEM OUT IN MY DRIVING HABITS SEEING ALL THESE OTHER SIMILAR ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10382920February 16, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED, GAS TANK OVERFLOW OCCURS WHEN FILLING MY GAS TANK AND THE PUMP AUTOMATICALLY CLICKS OFF. GAS SPILLS ALL OVER VEHICLE, GROUND AND MYSELF. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I FILL UP UNLESS I CATCH IT BEFORE IT IS FULL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10382942February 16, 2011
STEERING
I BOUGHT A JEEP WRANGLER SAHARA FROM CARMAX. THE CAR IS FINE DRIVES FINE BUT AT 50 MPH IF YOU HIT A BUMP THE FRONT END BEGINS TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY AND CONTROL OF THE CAR IS LOST UNLESS YOU SLOWLY APPLY THE BRAKES AND STOP THE CAR. IT HAPPENS ALL OF THE TIME AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 50 MPH. I HAD MY KIDS IN THE CAR AND WE ALMOST HIT THREE OTHER CARS WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED. I WILL NOT RIDE WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR AGAIN AND I FEAR OTHER 2008 WRANGLER SAHARA UNLIMITEDS ON THE ROAD. THIS IS MUCH WORSE THAN ANY TOYOTA ISSUE. THE VEHICLE IS A LOADED .45 WITH THE SAFETY OFF AND THE KIDS ARE PLAYING WITH IT. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL OR A PRODUCTION STOPPAGE, CARS LIKE THIS SHOULD NOT BE BUILT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383013February 16, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
EVERY TIME I FUEL UP MY JEEP WRANGLER, RIGHT AFTER THE AUTO CUT OFF KICKS IN ON THE FUEL NOZZLE, THERE IS A SURGE OF FUEL THAT SPILLS OUT OF MY GAS TANK ALL OVER THE SIDE OF MY JEEP AND ON THE PAVEMENT. EVERY TIME NO MATTER HOW SLOW OR FAST THAT I PUT FUEL INTO IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383018February 16, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHILE FUELING MY VEHICLE, IT OVERFLOWS GASOLINE AS THE TANK APPROACHES FULL AND THE NOZZLE SHUTS OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10382698February 15, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL OVERFLOW-DURING FUEL FILL UP, GAS FLOW BACK UP THE FILL TUBE AND SPILLS ON THE GROUND.*TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10382706February 15, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL OVER FLOW WHEN FILLING UP AT A FUELING STATION. THIS STARTED HAPPENING AT 48,XXX MILES. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME I FILL THE TANK. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHERE I FILL. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO BURN TO DEATH BEFORE THIS IS CORRECTED?????? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10382801February 15, 2011
STEERING
I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE IN MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 10 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS. I HAVE HAD MY JEEP AT THE SHOP 3 TIMES NOW. I HAVE GOTTEN THE RUN AROUND REGARDING WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. CHRYSLER WOULD LIKE ME TO BY AN AFTERMARKET STEERING DAMPER BUT I WILL NOT PAY FOR THIS SINCE MY WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER IT. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE WHAT IS REALLY CAUSING THE PROBLEM INSTEAD OF BAND-AID SOLUTIONS. I CAN GUARANTEE IF I AM INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AS A RESULT OF THE DEATH WOBBLE, THEY WILL HAVE A LAWSUIT ON THEIR HANDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10382567February 14, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL SPIT-BACK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381518February 11, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS TANK OVERFLOW AND SPRAY WHEN FILLING UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381292February 9, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
EVERY TIME I FILL UP MY GAS TANK IT OVERFLOWS ALL OVER THE SIDE OF THE JEEP, GROUND, ETC. I'M NOT TALKING A LITTLE DRIP. IT GUSHES OUT. I HAVE TRIED DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS. I HAVE TRIED LOCKING THE LEVER IN THE SLOWEST POSITION THINKING MAYBE I'M FILLING IT TOO FAST. I HAVE TRIED POSITIONING THE NOZZLE FURTHER IN AND FURTHER OUT. NOTHING SEEMS TO HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381341February 9, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN FUELING THE VEHICLE A LARGE AMOUNT OF FUEL OVERFLOWS FROM THE FUEL RECEPTACLE 1-2 SECONDS AFTER THE PUMP CUTS THE FLOW OF FUEL. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS FILLED AND HAS OCCURRED USING IN EXCESS OF 20 DIFFERENT FUELING STATIONS. FUEL SPILLS DOWN THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND ONTO THE GROUND. THIS CREATES A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10380960February 7, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
EVERY TIME I FILL UP MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER, FUEL SPILLS OUT OF THE FILLER NECK. I TOOK THE JEEP TO THE DEALER WHO TOLD ME THAT THE VENT VALVE IN THE FUEL TANK IS STICKING AND THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TANK TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381955February 7, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN FUELING THE VEHICLE A LARGE AMOUNT OF FUEL OVERFLOWS FROM THE FUEL RECEPTACLE 1-2 SECONDS AFTER THE PUMP CUTS THE FLOW OF FUEL. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS FILLED AND HAS OCCURRED USING IN EXCESS OF 50 DIFFERENT FUELING STATIONS. APPROXIMATELY 1 QUART OF FUEL SPILLS DOWN THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND ONTO THE GROUND. THIS CREATES A SAFETY HAZARD AS WELL AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10380846February 5, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AT APPROXIMATELY 30,000 MILES A PROBLEM STARTED WHERE I CAN NO LONGER "FILL" MY GAS TANK BECAUSE NO GAS PUMPS WILL STOP ON THEIR OWN. ONCE THE TANK IS FULL GAS WILL CONTINUE TO PUMP UNTIL I PHYSICALLY STOP THE PUMP. THIS DID NOT HAPPEN FOR THE FIRST 30,000 MILES AND JUST STARTED TO HAPPEN FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I NOW JUDGE HOW MUCH GAS I THINK I NEED AND STOP THE PUMP PREMATURELY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10380847February 5, 2011
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
OCCASIONALLY MY TRANSMISSION VIOLENTLY "POPS" OUT OF FIRST GEAR WHEN I AM MOVING FROM A COMPLETE STOP. I HAVE NOW MADE A HABIT OF HOLDING THE SHIFT LEVEL INTO 1ST GEAR AND SOMETIMES IT FORCES MY HAND AND THE SHIFT LEVER OUT OF GEAR NO MATTER HOW HARD I AM PUSHING THE SHIFT LEVER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10380133February 3, 2011
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED RUBICON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELTS WERE DEFECTIVE AND WOULD REMAIN LOCKED WHEN SECURED. THE FRONT SEAT BELTS EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME FAILURE TWO YEARS PRIOR. THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND CONTACTED THE DIVISION MANAGER ON THE CONTACTS BEHALF. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,075 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT WOULD INADVERTENTLY LOCK FOR NO REASON AND IT WOULD REQUIRE THE BELT TO BE DISCONNECTED AND COMPLETELY RETURNED TO THE RETRACTOR TO RELEASE THE LOCK. THE RATCHET HAD A MECHANISM DEFECT. UPDATED EVOQ 03/03/11 UPDATED 03/17/11*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10380143February 3, 2011
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
2008 JEEP WRANGLER 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION THAT POPS OUT OF FIRST GEAR. STARTED POPPING OUT IN SEPTEMBER OF 10' WHEN I WAS STARTING TO DRIVE AFTER STOPPING FOR A RED LIGHT AND WENT TO TURN LEFT AND IT POPPED OUT OF FIRST WITH A LOUD BANG, ITS HAPPENED ALMOST EVERY TIME I DRIVE MY CAR MULTIPLE TIMES TO THE POINT WHERE I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT. I HAD IT LOOKED AT MULTIPLE TIMES AT MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM, FINALLY IN JANUARY OF 2011 WHEN I TOLD THEM ABOUT THE 1000 OR OTHER COMPLAINTS I HAD READ THE RE-LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE AND THEY PUT IN A NEW SHIFTER BOOT, THE DAY I PICKED THE CAR UP FROM THE DEALERSHIP IT STARTED JUMPING OUT OF GEAR AGAIN, MY CAR HAS NO BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR 3 WEEKS. THEY ARE PUTTING IN A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10380142February 3, 2011
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED FROM FIRST GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE SHIFTER BOOT WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE DEALER THEN REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION WITH A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50, 000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000. UPDATED 03/31/11*LJ UPDATED 04/05/11*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10380168February 3, 2011
SUSPENSION:FRONT
SEVERE FRONT END WOBBLE CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL WHEN DRIVING ABOVE 50 MPH. IT OCCURS 90% OF THE TIME WHEN DRIVING ABOVE 50 MPH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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