Jeep Wrangler Complaints (2008)

1,904 consumer complaints on file.

#10313798February 24, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2008 JEEP WRANGLER X. LATELY WHEN I FILL UP THE GAS TANK IT OVERFLOWS. I'VE HAD THE JEEP SINCE SEPTEMBER 2007. THE LAST 4 FILLUPS THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE AT MULTIPLE STATIONS. IT OVERFLOWS IF I HOLD IT MANUALLY, OR USE THE LOCKING MECHANISM ON THE FUEL GUN. IT OVERFILLS EVEN WHEN IT "CLICKS" OFF. THIS HAS TO BE DANGEROUS. I AM NOW IN THE HABIT OF PUTTING IN LESS GAS SO AS NOT TO DEAL WITH GASOLINE SPILLING OUT OF MY TANK AND ALL DOWN MY FENDERS AND BUMPERS. THIS IS NOT SAFE. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS OUT THERE. CHRYSLER SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. GASOLINE FUMES AND CARS ARE NOT SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN LIGHTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312626February 22, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS TANK OVERFLOW WHEN FUELING UP. IT STARTED AT ABOUT 22K MILES ON THE VEHICLE, AND HAS BEEN DOING IT EVERYTIME I REFUEL SINCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312245February 19, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2008 4 DOOR JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED. I HAD AN ISSUE WITH FUEL SPITTING OUT OF THE TANK AFTER FILLING UP THE TANK. REGARDLESS OF THE FILLING STATION I WENT TO THIS WOULD HAPPEN. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE PROBLEM ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND FINALLY THEY REPLACED THE FUEL TANK AFTER CONSULTING WITH CHRYSLER ABOUT THE ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311858February 18, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER THAT OVERFLOWS FUEL EVERYTIME I FILL IT UP. WITHIN A HALF SECOND OF THE PUMP SHUTTING OFF FUEL SPRAYS OUT OF THE FILL TUBE. ALL OVER THE JEEP, ALL OVER ME, ALL OVER THE GROUND. EVEN IF I DECREASE THE FLOW TO A TRICKLE IT STILL OVERFLOWS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306715February 5, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE DRIVING MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED ON A TWO LANE ROAD AT ABOUT 45 MILES PER HOUR I HIT A POTHOLE AND SUDDENLY THERE WAS A VIOLENT SHAKING IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED FROM SIDE TO SIDE UNCONTROLLABLY FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS AND I COULD FEEL THE ENTIRE VEHICLE BEING TURNED FROM SIDE TO SIDE AS THOUGHT THE FRONT TIRES WERE WOBBLING BACK AND FORTH FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT WAS TO HIT THE BRAKES AND SLOW THE VEHICLE. IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS I HAVE FELT A LOOSENESS IN THE STEERING WHEN I HIT A BUMP OR POTHOLE IN THE ROAD BUT THIS TIME IT WAS VIOLENT AND SUSTAINED AND NEARLY CAUSED ME TO CROSS THE CENTER LINE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY JEEP DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH JEEP FROM SUSPENSION AND THAT THE TECHNICIAN HIMSELF HAD EXPERIENCED IT IN HIS OWN JEEP. HE MADE THE COMMENT THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON IT. IN THE END THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE STEERING DAMPER, TRACTION BAR, BUSHINGS, AND BRACKETS. CONVENIENTLY THESE ITEMS ARE SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDED FROM THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT IS SOLD AS "BUMPER-TO-BUMPER". SUPPOSEDLY THIS EVEN HAS A NICKNAME, "DEATH-WOBBLE". *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306794February 5, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER WOULD NOT START. IT TURNS OUT THAT THE WCM MODULE FAILED. THE REPLACEMENT COST ME $336.20. I KNOW SEVERAL OTHER WRANGLER OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PART FAILING. INCLUDING ONE PERSON WHERE THIS PART FAILED AFTER ONLY OWNING THE CAR ONE WEEK. CHRYSLER/JEEP WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THIS AS A PROBLEM WITH THEIR VEHICLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304125February 3, 2010
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
08 JEEP WRANGLER RUBICON 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION. WHEN STARTING OUT IN FIRST GEAR THE TRANSMISSION WILL VIOLENTLY JUMP BACK AND OUT OF FIRST GEAR. TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER 6+ TIMES TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT. IT DID HAPPEN TO A SERVICE TECH AND THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THE NEW TRANSMISSION STARTED DOING THE SAME THING 5 MILES FROM THE DEALER. TOOK BACK AGAIN. THE DEALER RESPONCE WAS IT WAS DRIVER ERROR. WENT TO ANOTHER DEALER. THAT MANAGER SAYS THAT BRAND NEW JEEPS WITH 6 SPEED TRANSMISSIONS JUMP OUT OF GEAR. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS IT IS FIRST GEAR AND YOU ARE PULLING INTO TRAFFIC WHEN IT HAPPENS, YOU HAVE TO THEN SHIFT VERY QUICKLY INTO SECOND TO GET THE VEHICLE MOVING AGAIN. HTTP://WWW.WRANGLERFORUM.COM AND SERARCH 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION AND YOU WIL SEE SIMULAR STORIES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303647February 1, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN FILLING MY VEHICLE TANK WITH GASOLINE, A LOT OF GASOLINE SPILLS OUT. I HAVE A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER RUBICON UNLIMITED. AT ALMOST EVERY FILLUP, THE AUTO-SHUT-OFF FEATURE DOES NOT WORK AND GASOLINE SPEWS OUT EVERYWHERE. THIS IS A ISSUE WITH CHRYSLER/JEEP, NOT THE FUEL STATION. YOU WILL FIND MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS WITH NHTSA. THIS OCCURS 90% OF THE TIME. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO CLEAN-OUT AND CHECK ALL FUEL HOSES AND VENT TUBES ON THE JEEP. I HAVE NOT FOUND A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. A LOT OF GASOLINE SPEWED OUT. MANY PEOPLE COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN KILLED. PLEASE READ THIS FORUM TO SEE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE EXACT ISSUE; HTTP://WWW.JK-FORUM.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=67585. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302286January 26, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
08 JEEP WRANGLER 4 DOOR. EVERY TIME I FILL MY GAS TANK THE TANK DOES NOT SHUT OFF IN TIME AND GAS POURS EVERYWHERE. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT GAS STATION I AM AT AND IT JUST STARTED UP RECENTLY NOW IT DOES IT EVERY TIME. I HAVE NOT TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER YET BUT HAVE READ UP ON THE PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS AS THOUGH A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. I PLAN TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER IN THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302300January 26, 2010
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO SEE IF HE HAD A FLAT TIRE. NOTHING WAS PHYSICALLY WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TIE RODS WERE DAMAGED AND THE STEERING DAMPER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER BEING REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE "DEATH WOBBLE" COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASHED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302317January 26, 2010
TRAILER HITCHES
CHRYSLER J34 MOPAR TOW BAR RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302428January 26, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED WITH 20K MILES. FUEL TANK OVERFLOWS EVERY SINGLE FILL UP AT FIRST CLICK OF THE PUMP SHUT OFF. I CAN NOT FILL UP TANK WITHOUT IT HAPPENING. HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO JEEP DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE THERE IS NO TSB FOR IT. I AM TIRED OF MY MONEY GUSHING OUT OF THE TANK AND I AM AFRAID OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THE OVERFLOW GAS BEING COMBUSTIBLE WHILE I STAND THERE. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH A FEW OTHER JEEP MEMBERS AND THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302431January 26, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN FUELING MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER X (2DR) AND SETTING THE PUMP TO AUTO FILL THE FUEL OVERFLOWS ONCE THE TANK WAS FILLED COMPLETELY. THE PUMP CLICKED OFF AND THE FUEL TANK THEN "VOMITED" A LOT OF FUEL OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302439January 26, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED. FUEL TANK OVERFLOWS WHEN FUELING. IF YOU LET THE NOZZLE CLICK OFF AS THE FUELING PROCESS IS NEARING COMPLETION, THE FUEL WILL NOT SHUT OFF UNTIL AFTER AN OVERFLOW OCCURS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10301886January 22, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
2008 JEEP WRANGLER RHD POSTAL VEHICLES USED BY RURAL CARRIERS FOR USPS. THOSE OF US WHO PURCHASED THE VEHICLES ARE HAVING ISSUES WITH AIRBAG MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT AND NO HORN USE OR INTERMITTENT USAGE. ONE ITEM OF INTEREST POSSIBLE CAUSE IS THE SPRINGCLOCK IN THE STEERING COLUMN AS COMPONENT THAT OPERATES BOTH HORN AND AIR BAG CIRCUITS. THIS ITEM HAS BEEN A PROBLEM IN YEARS PAST WITH JEEP. CONCERNED WITH A DEPLOYMENT OF FAULTY AIR BAG ISSUE MOSTLY, TRYING TO GET MY VEHICLE IN FOR A COMPLETE INVESTIGATION. TECHNICIANS ARE BY APPOINTMENT ONLY WHEN THEY ARE IN. FORUMS AT RURALINFO.NET CONFIRM OTHERS ARE HAVING THESE SAME ISSUES. MY VEHICLE HAS 50K MILES WHEN PROBLEM OCCURRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10301745January 21, 2010
STEERING
THE "ESP/BAS" LIGHT LIGHT WHILE DRIVING (01/16/10) THE DEALER DIAGNOSED A FAULTY SENSOR AND SENT ME DOWN THE ROAD, TOLD ME THEY WOULD CALL WHEN PART CAME IN AND WOULD REPLACE IT UNDER WARRANTY (01/1910). ON THE DRIVE HOME THE I EXPERIENCED "DEATH WOBBLE" AND NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I LOST CONTROL AND RAN OFF THE ROAD ON TO THE MEDIAN IN THE CENTER OF THE HIGHWAY. IT WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER. THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT TRAC BAR BRACKET BROKE FROM THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE BRACKET WILL HAVE TO BE WELDED BACK IN PLACE TO CORRECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10300224January 19, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2008 WRANGLER 2 DOOR. AT ABOUT 25,000 MILES, STARTED OVERFLOWING WHEN I FILLED UP GAS TANK. I DIDN'T WORRY ABOUT IT TOO MUCH UNTIL I HAD ANOTHER ISSUE AND WENT IN FOR SERVICE AT THE DEALER. THAT IS WHEN I COMPLAINED ABOUT IT. THEY SAID THE SHUT-OFF VALVE INSIDE THE TANK WAS STUCK AND REPLACED THE GAS TANK. 100 MILES LATER, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER INSPECTED IT AND SAID THERE WAS A FAULTY EMISSIONS VALVE ON THE GAS TANK AND WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE IT AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10300225January 19, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2008 WRANGLER 2 DOOR 4X4. AROUND 28,000 MILES THE TURN SIGNAL QUIT WORKING WITH NO WARNING. DEALER REPLACED THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH. NOTICED THAT SAME DAY THAT THE TURN SIGNAL WOULD NOT STOP AFTER MAKING A LEFT TURN. DEALER HAD TO REPLACE IT A 2ND TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10300309January 19, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THIS ALL STARTED AT ROUGHLY 32,000 MILES ON MY JEEP. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN UNTIL NOW. WHEN FILLING MY JEEP UP WITH GAS AT THE GAS STATION THE GAS TANK OVERFLOWS WITH GAS AS THE PUMP DOESN'T CLICK OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10299976January 16, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER SPEWS GAS AFTER THE AUTOMATIC SHUT-OFF. I DO NOT TOP OFF AND HAVE TRIED SEVERAL GAS STATIONS. THE GAS PUMPS CLICKS OFF AND 3 SECONDS LATER I HEAR A GURGLE AND ABOUT 2 CUPS OF FUEL VOMITS OUT, RUNS DOWN MY PAINT, PLASTIC BUMPER AND ON THE GROUND. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS THING. I HAVE TAKEN MY JEEP BACK TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE GAS TANK. THE FIRST FILL UP WITH THE NEW TANK HAD NO ISSUES, FROM THE SECOND FILL UP ON IT SPEWS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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