Jeep Wrangler Complaints (2008)

1,904 consumer complaints on file.

#10291031November 4, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
JEEP CAUGHT FIRE WITH OUT WARNING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10290487November 1, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2008 JEEP WRANGLER -- GAS OVERSPILLS WHEN FILLING UP. HAPPENS AT DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS NUMEROUS TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10290544November 1, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2008 JEEP WRANGLER, WHEN REFUELING THE PUMP WILL CUT OFF WHEN TANK IS NEAR FULL, THEN GAS STARTS POURING OUT FROM WHERE YOU ARE PUTTING IT IN AT. THIS NOW OCCURS EVERYTIME I REFUEL. CAUSES GASOLINE TO POUR ALL OVER THE GROUND. HAVE NOT FOUND A FIX YET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289646October 23, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN REFILLING FUEL GAS SPEWS OUT OF FUEL FILLER NECK ONTO THE VEHICLE AND THE GROUND. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10288616October 16, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN FILLING THE FUEL TANK GAS COMES RUSHING OUT OF THE FILLER NECK A COUPLE OF SECONDS AFTER THE TANK REACHES FULL AND THE AUTO-SHUT OFF ON THE FUEL STATIONS FILL PUMP SHUTS OFF. THIS CAUSES FUEL TO SPILL DOWN THE SIDE OF THE JEEP WRANGLER AND PUDDLES ON THE GROUND. THIS HAPPENS AT EVERY FILL-UP AT DIFFERENT FUEL STATIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10287103October 12, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GASOLINE OVERFLOW'S OUT OF GAS TANK WHEN TRYING TO FILL CAR. *TR UPDATE: TANK WAS FULL AND ABOUT A HALF GALLON OF FUEL CAME OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10287050October 11, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS, WHENEVER I FUEL MY JEEP, (USUALLY AT DIFFERENT STATIONS) THE FUEL OVERFILLS AND SPILLS OUT EVERYWHERE. THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ON JK-FORUM.COM AND JKOWNERS.COM. SOMETIMES, AS MUCH AS 1/2 GALLON WILL SPILL OUT, I AM OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286544October 6, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
HOOD GIVES IN HIGH WIND AND WHEN PASSING BIG TRUCKS; FLOPS UP AND DOWN 1 TO 2 INCHES. AFRAID HOOD IS GOING TO COME LOOSE, THIS HAS TO BE VERY UN-SAFE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284193September 16, 2009
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
FROM THE TIME I BOUGHT THE CAR, WHEN I WOULD PUT IT INTO 1ST GEAR, IT WOULD POP OUT OF GEAR ONCE I APPLIED THE GAS. THIS WOULD HAPPEN DAILY. I TOLD MY DEALER ABOUT THIS AND BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. FINALLY, ALMOST 2 YEARS LATER, I WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND THE WHOLE GEAR SHIFTER CAME OUT AND I WAS UNABLE TO PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL, ALMOST GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT. I THEN HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE GEAR SHIFTER AND TOLD ME THAT THE PART THAT HELD IT TOGETHER WAS BROKEN AND THAT MUST HAVE BEEN THE REASON WHY IT WOULD POP OUT OF GEAR, BECAUSE IT WAS NEVER ABLE TO BE LOCKED IN PROPERLY. THEY STILL CAN NOT OPEN UP THE INSIDES TO SEE IF THERE IS ANYTHING ELSE WRONG UNLESS THE PROBLEM HAPPENS AGAIN AND THEY ARE ABLE TO WITNESS IT. SO BASICALLY, I HAVE TO BE PUT IN A SITUATION WHERE THIS CAN HAPPEN AGAIN IN ORDER FOR THEM TO "MAYBE" WITNESS IT, OR I CAN GET INTO A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT, SOMETHING I NARROWLY ESCAPED LAST TIME. THEY CAN NOT OPEN ANYTHING UP BECAUSE THEY WILL NOT GET REIMBURSED UNLESS THEY ARE CERTAIN SOMETHING IS WRONG, THEN THEY WILL GO TO THE SOURCE AND INVESTIGATE, WHEN THEY KNOW THEY WILL GET PAID FOR IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10283977September 15, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE A LOUD TICKING NOISE AFTER THE ENGINE WARMS UP. DEALER STATES IT IS THE FUEL INJECTORS. THIS NOISE IS NOT FUEL INJECTORS. THE NOISE SOUNDS LIKE A LIFTER KNOCK. I HAVE HAD IT TO ONE DEALER THREE TIMES. I HAVE JUST TAKEN IT TO ANOTHER DEALER. IT WOULD SEEM THAT IF IT WAS THE FUEL INJECTORS IT MAKE THE NOISE ALL THE TIME AND NOT AFTER IT IS DRIVEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281509August 24, 2009
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
2008 JEEP WRANGLER MANUAL TRANSMISSION WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT WILL JUMP OUT OF GEAR JEEP WAS BOUGHT NEW AND HAS BEEN BACK TO DEALERS VANN DODGE NJ 3 TIMES STILL NOT CORRECTED AND THE VEHICLE IS STILL THERE. 1ST TIME THEY SAID THE SHIFT BOOT NEEDED TO BE TRIMMED, 2ND TIME THEY SAID IT WAS BECAUSE IT WAS COLD OUT AND THAT JEEPS DO THIS, NOW IT IS THERE FOR THE 3RD TIME AND THEY SAY THEY WHEN THEY DRIVE IT, IT STILL HAS NOT JUMPED OUT OF GEAR. JEEP ALSOHAS BEEN LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID AND POWER STEERING FLUID THAT HAS BEEN THERE 2 TIMES TO BE FIXED. STILL A PROBLEM. JEEP WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW AND HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT IT. BOUGHT VEHICLE BRAND NEW SO I WOULD NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS. WILL CONTACT LEMON LAW SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND I FEEL THE DEALER JUST DOES NOT WANT TO FIX THE PROBLEM GETTING THE RUN AROUND. I SPENT ALOT OF MONEY ON THIS VEHICLE AND FEEL I GOT STUCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281419August 22, 2009
SEATS
DRIVER SEAT WITHOUT NOTICE LOWERS WITH RESULT THAT THE DRIVER HAS MIRRORS THAT ARE NOW NOT ADJUSTED AND VISIBILITY ISSUES. I HAVE IN GOOD FAITH TRIED TO GET IT REPAIRED AT DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE IN-TURN TRIED TO REPAIR BY INSTALLING TWO NEW MECHANISMS: BOTH REPLACEMENTS DO THE SAME. IT APPEARS TO BE AN ENGINEERING DESIGN DEFECT. MY VEHICLE PURCHASED NEW IS A 2008 JEEP RUBICON, FOUR DOOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281005August 19, 2009
STEERING, STRUCTURE
MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER SHAKES WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP OR WHEN I ACCELERATE AT 40 MPH. IT IS SCARY, IT FEELS LIKE DRIVING ON BLACK ICE. I HAD THE TIRES CHECKED AND THEY ARE FINE. THERE MUST BE A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING COMPONENT. ALSO, FREEDOM TOP HAS LEAKED AND STAINED MY SEATS. DEALERSHIP JUST FIXED IT A MONTH AGO. ALSO, THE JEEP WAS LEAKING OIL, DEALERSHIP JUST FIXED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET 3 WEEKS AGO. IT IS SCHEDULED TO GO BACK TO DEALERSHIP FOR THIS STEERING ISSUE AND IT IS RUSTING ON BOTH DOORS. POOR, POOR QUALITY. I AM VERY UNHAPPY WITH THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE LOOKED UP RECALLS AND NONE ARE LISTED FOR MY ISSUES , SO I AM STARTING TO FEEL LIKE I OWN A LEMON. I HAVE WROTE TO JEEP AND CHRYSLER, WAITING ON THEIR REPLIES. JEEP OWNER NEED TO BE AWARE OF THIS SHAKING YOU OFF THE ROAD, IT IS LIKE YOU ARE SWERVING OUT OF CONTROL, VERY SCARY. IT IS GOING TO CAUSE FATALITIES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280890August 18, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
I HAVE A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER WITH 30,000 MILES. I LIVE IN STUART, FLORIDA I STARTED OUT ONE MORNING WITH MY 2 KIDS IN THE VEHICLE, WE WERE NOT EVEN A MILE FROM THE HOUSE WHEN IT PROCEEDED TO CATCH FIRE. I PUT OUT THE FIRE, IT WAS TOWED THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS, CHRYSLER SAID THERE WAS NO MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND WOULD NOT FIX IT. MY INSURANCE STEPPED IN AND FIXED IT. I MAY BE CONTACTED. THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10277395July 19, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD
2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED 4 DR; HOOD FLEXES 1 TO 2 INCHES IN STRONG WIND OR WHEN MEETING 18 WHEELERS. IT FLEXES ENOUGH TO SHAKE THE WHOLE BODY. I AM AFRAID THE HOOD IS GOING TO COME UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10273698June 13, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE DRIVING MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER AT ABOUT 35-40 MPH OVER A ROUGH SPOT ON THE ROAD, I EXPERIENCED HORRIBLE FRONT END SHAKE THAT I COULD NOT CONTROL UNTIL I PULLED THE CAR OVER. I'M VERY LUCKY THERE WAS NOBODY ELSE IN FRONT OR IN BACK OF ME BECAUSE I HAD NO CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. I LOOKED INTO THIS ONLINE AND HAVE LEARNED IT'S CALLED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AND IT'S HAPPENED TO MANY OTHER JEEP OWNERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10273295June 10, 2009
POWER TRAIN
FIRE HAZARD - THE FRONT AXLE VENT TUBE IS INCORRECTLY DESIGNED. WHILE INVESTIGATING AN OIL LEAK THE DEALER FOUND THAT THE TUBE HAD BEEN OVERFLOWING, DEPOSITING OIL RESIDUE ON THE FRAME, EXHAUST PIPE AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER. BURNED OIL IS EVIDENT ON THE EXHAUST CROSSOVER PIPE. IN MY OPINION IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE A FIRE STARTS. THE DEALER HAS SEEN OTHER VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM AND PLANS TO LENGTHEN THE TUBE AND PLACE ITS' END IN A LOCATION AWAY FROM THE EXHAUST. I FEEL THIS FLAW SHOULD MERIT EXPEDITED FACTORY REVIEW AND REDESIGN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10268802May 15, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
HOOD LATCHES ON 2008 JEEP SAHARA-WRANGLER FLEX UP AND DOWN ABOUT 1 INCH DUE TO WIND TURBULENCE. THE LATCHES ON THE HOOD ARE MADE OF RUBBER. MANY CONTACTS WERE MADE TO HOOVER-THE MOVER IN MONCKS CORNER SC. THIS DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO REPLACE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267915May 7, 2009
POWER TRAIN
AT 13K MILES I WAS FORCED TO PAY FOR A NEW CLUTCH. THIS IS MY SECOND JEEP, SO I CLEARLY KNOW HOW TO DRIVE IT. AT THIS LOW MILEAGE THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE AND HIGHLY SUSPICIOUS. JUST OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY. JEEP REFUSED TO EVEN DISCUSS THE MATTER. WHEN I RETURNED A CALL IN THEIR FINDINGS I WAS REPEATEDLY READ THE E-MAIL I SENT AND NOTHING WAS EXPLAINED. MY DEALERSHIP TOLD ME NOT TO WORRY ABOUT THE LOANER OVER THE WEEKEND, THEN TRIED TO FORCE ME TO PAY FOR IT. THE CLUTCH EXPLODED ON A BUSY HIGHWAY DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10265237April 14, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING AROUND FOR ABOUT AN HOUR ON A SNOWY DAY. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION IN 4X4 FOR MOST OF THE DRIVE. I PARKED MY JEEP IN A PARKING LOT AND RETURNED ABOUT AN 45 MIN LATER AND FOUND FIREFIGHTERS PUTTING OUT A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE CHIEF STATED THAT THE FIRE STARTED NEAR THE REAR OF THE ENGINE CLOSE TO THE FIREWALL AND THAT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. I ALSO HAVE PICTURES AVAILABLE OF THE VEHICLE AFTER THE FIRE YOU MAY CONTACT ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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