Jeep Wrangler Complaints (2008)

1,904 consumer complaints on file.

#10328873May 4, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGER. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 09V436000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) AND STATED THAT THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. AFTER THE REPAIR, WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70-75 MPH, ANOTHER DRIVER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE CONTACT HEARD A SINGLE POPPING NOISE UNDER THE VEHICLE. WHEN HE PULLED OVER, HE NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE HOOD WAS BUCKING UP AND DOWN AND SMOKE WAS POURING FROM UNDER. HE CALLED THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT; A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 89,502. UPDATED 03/02/11 *BF UPDATED 11/21/11 *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328316May 1, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I GET A FUEL OVERFLOW WHEN FILLING UP. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 OUT OF THE LAST 6 TIMES I HAVE FILLED UP. I SEE THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT REGARDING THIS VEHICLE. THE OVERFLOW SPILLS A LOT OF GAS ON THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE FLOOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326944April 22, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED AND EVERY TIME I FUEL UP, THE GAS OVERFLOWS DOWN THE SIDE OF THE JEEP. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT SPEED I AM FILLING IT, THE NOZZLE CLICKS TO NOTE THAT THE TANK IS FULL AND THEN GAS COMES POURING OUT. THIS JUST STARTED HAPPENING ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO AND IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME I FILL UP NOW, REGARDLESS OF THE STATION THAT I FILL UP AT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326800April 21, 2010
STEERING
AT RANDOM TIMES WHEN I'M DRIVING FASTER THAN 40 MPH, MY STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN I HIT EVEN THE SMALLEST OF BUMPS. THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE IT STOP IS TO SLOW IT DOWN TO A CRAWL. PROBABLY HAPPENS 2-3 TIMES PER WEEK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326894April 21, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
2008 JEEP WRANGLER 2D FUEL TANK OVERFLOWS WHEN FULL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326585April 20, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I WAS FUELING MY 2008 2D JEEP RUBICON, THE AUTO-FILL LEVER ON THE GAS PUMP CLICK TO STOP FILLING, THEN GAS OVERFLOWED THE TANK. ABOUT 1 CUP OF GAS WENT ALL OVER BUMPER, SIDE OF JEEP AND MY SHOES. THIS HAS SINCE HAPPENED AT EVERY FUEL STATION EVERYTIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326465April 19, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 2-DR 4X4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH A BANGING SOUND WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE, FOLLOWED BY A DECREASE IN THE ENGINE POWER. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED IN OPERATION TO THE RESIDENCE, AND UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 40,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325692April 14, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE ADDING GASOLINE TO THE FUEL TANK, IT SPRAYED BACK OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324968April 11, 2010
SUSPENSION
WHEN TRAVELING AT ROAD SPEEDS BETWEEN 45MPH AND 65MPH, IF THE VEHICLE ENCOUNTERS A SMALL BUMP OR INDENTION IN THE ROAD THE FRONT END SHAKES OUT OF CONTROL. YOU MUST REDUCE SPEED OR STOP THE VEHICLE TO ALLOW THE MOVEMENT TO STOP. MY WIFE AND I HAVE BOTH EXPERIENCED THIS ON OUR 2008 JEEP WRANGLER X. THE FRONT END SHAKES EXCESSIVELY. I ENCOUNTERED IT WHILE ENTERING A CURVE AND THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO END UP IN THE DITCH OR OVERTURNED IN THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323730April 5, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED WILL NOT AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF THE GAS PUMP NOZZLE WHEN I AM FILLING IT UP. OFTEN, GAS WILL COME UP THE FILL TUBE AND OUT ONTO MY JEEP, THE PUMP HANDLE, THE GROUND - AND USUALLY- MY HANDS. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF I AM FILLING IT UP AND AT A FAST OR SLOW PACE, GAS WILL STILL COME UP THE FILL TUBE. THE GAS EITHER CASCADES OUT OR SHOOTS OUT (DEPENDING ON THE SPEED THE PUMP IS GOING.) THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR MORE THAN A YEAR, DESPITE THE RECENT INCIDENT DATE I ENTERED BELOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323746April 5, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT
I HAVE A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 2 DOOR. I RECENTLY NOTICED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" OCCASIONALLY AT AROUND 40 MPH. WHILE DRIVING MY YOUNG SON, ALL WAS FINE AND SMOOTH AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE FRONT END STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING AND BANGING AROUND. IT STEERED ITSELF OFF THE ROAD, LUCKILY INTO A PARKING LOT, BUT I WAS STILL GOING ABOUT 35 MPH. I HAD TO PULL THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO GET IT STOPPED BEFORE SLAMMING INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION OF THE FRONT END, I FOUND THAT MY FRONT TRAC BAR BRACKET WELDS HAD BROKEN FROM THE FRONT AXLE. HAD I BEEN IN A CURVE, THE FRONT AXLE WOULD HAVE SLID OUT FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE! THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC AND WOULD HAVE TOTALED THE JEEP AND MOST LIKELY CAUSED SERIOUS INJURIES. I HAVE SINCE SPOKEN TO A COUPLE OF BUDDIES THAT HAVE THE SAME MODEL WRANGLERS. THEY BOTH HAD THE SAME ISSUE! I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY SAID THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS AND IT MUST HAVE BEEN A FREAK DEAL. THIS IS THE SAME RESPONSE MY BUDDIES GOT FROM THE SAME DEALERSHIP! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323824April 5, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I PURCHASED A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER AND EVERY TIME I FILL UP WITH GAS THE PUMP DOES NOT SHUT OFF AND IT SPILLS OVER. THIS HAPPENS WEEKLY, EVERY TIME I'M AT THE PUMP. CHRYSLER/JEEP WILL NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323436April 2, 2010
TIRES, TIRES:VALVE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4X4 WITH BRIDGESTONE DUELER A/T TIRES, SIZE 255/80R18. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE LOST AIR PRESSURE ON A REGULAR BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE A VALVE STEM WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 24,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323011March 31, 2010
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
MY 2008 JEEP RUBICON HAS BEEN JUMPING OUT OF 1ST GEAR WHEN ENTERING INTERSECTIONS ETC... SINCE IT WAS NEW. AFTER 10 MONTHS OF COMPLAINING TO THE DEALERSHIP AND OVER 1 DOZEN NEAR MISSES AT INTERSECTIONS (I STOPPED ALOWING MY KIDS TO EVEN DRIVE IN THIS VEHICLE AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT WHERE WE WERE ALMOST BROADSIDED BY A TRUCK) A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED BY CHRYSLER WHERE IF SOMEONE COMPLAINED THEY WOULD CHANGE A SYNCHRONIZER ASSEMBLY. THERE ARE MANY MANY OTHERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE AND CHRYSLER HAS CHOSEN TO PUT OTHERS AT RISK AS THE ISSUE IS STILL NOT FIXED ON NEW VEHICLES BUT REQUIRES THE TSB TO BE PERFORMED TO REMEDY (MAYBE IT FIXES IT BUT I AM STILL NOT CONVINCED). I KNOW THIS AS I ASKED FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION AND WAS TOLD BY CHRYSLER THAT EVEN NEW TRANSMISSIONS HAVE THIS ISSUE. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED (OR PERHAPS THERE ARE ALREADY FATALITIES) IF THERE IS NOT A TOTAL RECALL TO FIX THIS DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321696March 24, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER WAS RECALLED DUE TO OVERHEATING FLUID IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. THE "SOLUTION" PROVIDED BY JEEP IS TO ADD A WARNING LIGHT/CHIME TO ALERT THE DRIVER OF HIGH TRANSMISSION FLUID TEMPERATURE. SINCE THE OVERHEATED OIL CAN OVERFLOW FROM THE TRANSMISSION AND IGNITE POTENTIALLY CAUSING CATASTROPHIC FIRE, I DO NOT FEEL THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN ADDRESSED PROPERLY. THE APPROPRIATE FIX FOR THE PROBLEM IS TO INSTALL AN AUXILIARY COOLER FOR THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. SUCH A COOLER COULD PREVENT THE OVERHEATING OF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND, THEREBY, PREVENT DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION OR POSSIBLE FIRES. THE RECALL "FIX" BY JEEP HAS NOT REPAIRED THE PROBLEM AND DOES NOT REMEDY THIS DANGEROUS DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320482March 17, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS OVERFLOWS ON FILLING GAS TANK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320506March 17, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN PUTTING GAS IN THE TANK AS THE TANK GETS NEAR FULL GAS BACKS UP AND SPITS OUT OF FILL NECK. SOMETIMES ABOUT A HALF GALLON ON THE JEEP AND GROUND. HAS BEEN DOING THIS ABOUT A YEAR NOW. LAST TIME IS THE DATE BELOW ON THE FORM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320543March 17, 2010
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE COMPLAINT IS HOW CHRYSLER CORP. IS ADDRESSING THE J30 RECALL. TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING CAUSING ENGINE FIRES. I OWN A 2008 WRANGLER THAT COST 50K. FOR THE J30 RECALL FIX THEY ARE ADDING A HOT OIL ICON ON THE DASH AND FLASH THE COMPUTER TO RECOGNIZE A SENSOR. THE ENGINE CAN STILL CATCH FIRE. SOMEONE NEEDS TO FORCE CHRYSLER TO ADD A NEW TRANSMISSION COOLER TO COOL THE FLUID, AND PREVENT THE OIL FROM BOILING. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER ENGINE FIRES CAN HAPPEN IN CITY TRAFFIC STARTING AND STOPPING. THEY ALSO INFORMED ME THAT THEY COULD SELL ME ONE AT $500 WITH TWO HOURS OF LABOR AT $110 PER HR. IF THIS IS A RECALL, DUE TO FAULTY ENGINEERING, THEN WHY DOES THE CUSTOMER HAVE TO PAY TO FIX THE RECALL ??? I AM WRITING THIS BEFORE THERE IS PROPERTY AND OR PERSONAL DAMAGE. HOPEFULLY, SOMEONE IN NHTSA CAN HELP WITH THE WAY CHRYSLER IS HANDLING THIS PARTICULAR RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319526March 14, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
EVERY TIME I FILL MY VEHICLE UP WITH FUEL, AT THE END OF THE FILL UP, FUEL COMES GUSHING OUT OF THE FUEL TANK NECK, AFTER THE PUMP HAS PERFORMED ITS AUTO SHUTOFF. AT LEAST 1 - 2 CUPS OF FUEL IS SPILLED ON THE GROUND EVERY TIME THIS OCCURS. THE DEALER SAID THAT I SHOULD IDLE AT THE PUMP FOR 60-90 SECONDS BEFORE PERFORMING A FILL UP. I HAVE ATTEMPTED THIS AND IT HAS NO EFFECT ON THE FLUE GUSHING OUT OF THE TANK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319517March 14, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT
ON TUESDAY MARCH 9TH 2010 I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED ACROSS RAILROAD TRACKS IN HERMAN MINNESOTA ABOUT 11:00 AM. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE WET. I EXPERIENCED A VIOLENT SHAKING STARTING IN THE FRONT END WHICH THEN INVOLVED THE WHOLE VEHICLE. MY SPEED WAS ABOUT 25 TO 30 MPH. I HIT THE BRAKES AND THE SHAKING STOPPED. I HAVE 15,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS ON VARIOUS FORUMS ON THE INTERNET(EDMUNDS.COM,JKFORUM.COM ETC) I HAVE NO MODIFICATIONS ON MY VEHICLE AND HAS BEEN MAINTAINED(TIRES ROTATED AND BALANCED, OIL CHANGES ETC). I BOUGHT A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE NEW AND HAVE TRAVELED OVER THESE SAME RAILROAD TRACKS MANY A TIME WITH NO PROBLEMS. I AM GOING TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THIS WEEK (3/15/2010) WITH ALBANY CHRYSLER/JEEP THE DEALER WHOM I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM FOR A RECALL TO REPROGRAM THE COMPUTER AND NORMAL MAINTENANCE. AT THIS APPOINTMENT I WILL HAVE THE SHAKING INCIDENT ADDRESSED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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