Jeep Wrangler Complaints (2008)

1,904 consumer complaints on file.

#10259486February 20, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT
THE VEHICLE IS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4 DOOR 4X4.THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AT APPROXIMATELY 15000 MILES.WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 55 TO 60 MPH THE FRONT END STEERING/SUSPENSION BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY AS IF I HAD BLOWN A TIRE.INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE AFTER BEING FORCED TO PULL OVER AND STOP RENDERED NOTHING EVIDENTLY WRONG .TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION COMPONENTS AND THEY CLAIM THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT.SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET FOR JEEP WRANGLER PROBLEMS I HAVE COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT I HAVE WHAT SEEMS TO BE COMMON WITH JEEP WRANGLERS I.E. "DEATH WOBBLE".ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS TYPE THESE TWO WORDS IN A SEARCH ENGINE AND YOU WILL GET ALL KINDS OF HITS ON JEEP WRANGLERS. IT SURPRISES ME THAT CHRYSLER HAS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED THIS PROBLEM AND FIGURED OUT A FIX FOR IT. IT IS A BIT DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10258405February 11, 2009
STRUCTURE
2008 JEEP WRANGLER. THERE IS A POORLY DESIGNED BRACKET RIGHT BEHIND THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS HEAD. THE BRACKET HAS A SHARP METAL CORNER RIGHT BEHIND THE FRONT DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS HEADS. IF THERE EVEN SMALL ACCIDENT, THERE WOULD BE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA TO THE HEAD IF THEY WERE TO HIT THE BRACKET. CURRENTLY THIS BRACKET IS ONLY COVERED BY A STYROFOAM PIECE. THIS BRACKET SITS RIGHT ON THE ROLL BAR AND CAN EASILY BE FIXED THE TRAUMA THAT INDIVIDUALS WOULD GET FROM THIS BRACKET WOULD BE SIGNIFICANT. IT IS LOCATED RIGHT NEXT TO THE PLASTIC SOUND BAR UNDERNEATH SOME STYROFOAM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10257621February 5, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER SAHARA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED ERRATICALLY BETWEEN SECOND GEAR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION PLATE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,600 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,900.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10256639January 28, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
HAVE YOU HAD ANY INVESTIGATIONS OR EXPERIENCES WITH FIRES IN THESE NEW 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED MODELS? THESE ARE THE POPULAR NEW 4-DOOR MODELS. THERE ARE A SLEW OF VIDEOS AND REPORTS ON THE INTERNET, BUT I'M HAVING TROUBLE IDENTIFYING A COMMON THREAD BETWEEN THEM. THANKS, JAY FROM NHTSA WEB SITE. *TR UPDATED 01/30/09. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10256059January 23, 2009
VISIBILITY
WINDSHIELD CRACKED ON MY 2008 JK WRANGLER. RIGHT UP THE MIDDLE, SEEMS AS IF THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE ON THESE VEHICLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10256131January 23, 2009
VISIBILITY
WINDSHIELD CRACKED IN FRONT OF DRIVER SEAT. VEHICLE WAS STOPPED IN DRIVEWAY WHEN A "POP" WAS HEARD. CRACK WENT UP 2 INCHES, THEN SLOWLY OVER 2 DAYS TRAVELED LEFT THEN DOWN AGAIN 18 INCHES FURTHER. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, THERE WERE NO ROCK FLYING OR CHIPS ANYWHERE. CONTACTED LOCAL DEALER ABOUT PROBLEM. HE SAID THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF ANY SUCH WINDSHIELD PROBLEMS BEING COMMON WITH THE JEEP JK MODELS, HE ALSO SAID CHRYSLER HQ IS NOT AWARE OF ANY SUCH WINDSHIELD PROBLEMS BEING COMMON EITHER. EVERYONE ON THE INTERNET SEEMS TO KNOW ABOUT IT. I WAS ADVISED OF IT BY ANOTHER JEEP OWNER THAT HEY HAD 2 WINDSHIELDS REPLACED ALREADY, AND TO WATCH OUR WINDSHIELD, A WEEK LATER OUR CRACKED AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254237January 8, 2009
SUSPENSION, SUSPENSION:FRONT
EXCESSIVE FRONT END WOBBLE, WHEEL HOP AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 35-65 MPH WHEN ENCOUNTERING SMALL CHANGES IN ROAD SURFACE(IE. SLIGHT POTHOLE, EXPANSION JOINT, RIPPLING OF ROAD). ALSO KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE AMONG JEEP OWNERS AND DEALERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251674December 13, 2008
STEERING
MY COMPLAINT IS A FUTURE FAILURE. I OWN A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. AT THE TIME OF THIS COMPLAINT, MY VEHICLE HAS 18,000 MILES. THE TORSION BAR ON THE FRONT END, IS WORN OUT. FELLOW OWNERS COMPLAIN OF THIS PROBLEM. BEING A STEERING ISSUE, IT COULD LEAD TO SEVERE INJURIES IN THE FUTURE. I AM THE FIRST OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249342November 19, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT NOTICED UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY, ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 50 MPH. THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE, BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,559 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248965November 17, 2008
STRUCTURE:BODY
SIGNIFICANT AND CONTINUED WATER LEAK FORM THE B PILLARS. THESE LEAKS ARE VERY DISTRACTING TO THE DRIVER WHEN EITHER THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER GETS SOAKED WITH COLD WATER POURING IN ON THEIR HEADS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248955November 16, 2008
STRUCTURE:BODY
ROOF IS LEAKING ONTO DRIVER. IT HAS BEEN ADDRESSED ONCE BY DEALER BUT IT CONTINUES TO LEAK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248905November 15, 2008
STRUCTURE, STRUCTURE:BODY
PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 08 JEEP RUBICON. THESE HAVE A REMOVABLE TOP. FROM DAY ONE THE TOP LEAKS A RIDICULOUS AMOUNT OF WATER. EVEN WHILE YOUR DRIVING WATER WILL POUR FROM THE FRONT OF THE WINDSHIELD ON THE INSIDE OF THE INTERIOR COVERING GAUGES AND ELECTRONICALLY COMPONENTS AS WELL AS CAUSING WATER TO RUN DOWN AND COVER THE WINDSHIELD ITSELF ON THE INSIDE MAKING IT NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE IN A SAFE MANNER. IT IS AS IF TRYING TO DRIVE WITHOUT WIPERS. THE WATER WILL ALSO POUR OUT FROM THE TOP ONTO MYSELF WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS ANY OTHER PASSENGER. HAVE MADE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS TO THE DEALER AND THEY "TRY" TO FIX IT BUT ALWAYS SAY THAT THERE IS A LIMIT TO WHAT CAN BE DONE SINCE NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED TO MAKE IT A MANDATORY REPAIR. I FEEL THAT ANY OEM DEFECT THAT IS COMMON IN A LARGE PERCENT OF THE VEHICLE FROM DAY 1 THAT MAKES THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE OR CAUSES ISSUES THAT OPERATING THE VEHICLE IN A SAFE MANNER IMPOSSIBLE. I FEEL THAT THE COMPANY IS TRYING TO AVOID SPENDING MONEY TO FIX A ISSUE THAT SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN ALLOWED TO LEAVE THE FACTORY IF THEY CAN GET AWAY WITH IT. I JUST HOPE IT DOES NOT TAKE THE LOSS OF SOMEONE'S LIFE BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM TO DRAW ENOUGH ATTENTION TO MAKE THE COMPANY CORRECT IT. NOT ONLY IS THIS BAD BUSINESS BUT A LACK OF RESPECT OF SAFETY AND POSSIBLE THE COST OF HUMAN LIFE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248907November 15, 2008
STRUCTURE
2008 RUBICON 4 DR 4X4.. SOFT TOP LEAKS BADLY IN CENTER AND AT BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT DOORS. THE WATER DROPS ONTO SHIFT CONSOLE ,RADIO AND BOTH DOOR PANELS. LAST LEAK THE FLOOR WAS SOAKED WITH WATER AND THE SEATS HAVE WATER STAINS. DEALER SAID I MUST CONTACT FEEP HOT LINE, WAITING TO HEAR FROM THEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10243504September 26, 2008
STRUCTURE:BODY
SOFT TOP LEAKS ON BOTH SIDE IN THE FRONT. SEATS GETTING STAINED AND THE CARPET IS STARTING TO SMELL. WATER STAINS ON THE DOORS, STEERING COLUMN, AND DOWN THE DASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242998September 20, 2008
STRUCTURE:BODY
WHEN DRIVING MY NEW 2008 JEEP WRANGLER SAHARA ON THE HIGHWAY , THE HOOD SEEMS LOSE AS IT "MOVES" AROUND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IF THERE IS A WIND THE HOOD POPS UP A FEW INCHES. ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY A BIG TRANSPORT TRUCK WENT BY IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND I SWEAR THE HOOD JUMPED UP 6 INCHES. CHRYSLER SAYS THIS IS NORMAL. WHAT IS SO NORMAL ABOUT THE HOOD THREATENING TO OPEN? WHAT ABOUT IN A FEW YEARS WHEN THE (RUBBER/PLASTIC) HOOD RETAINERS START GETTING OLD? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10241740September 10, 2008
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
2008 JEEP WRANGLER 6-SPEED. THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE RATTLE AND SHAKE ON A CONSTANT BASIS. IT IS WORSE ON BUMPS AND ROUGH ROADS. TOOK IT TO DEALER TWICE, CHRYSLER REP LOOKED AT IT AND SAID THERE IS NO REPLACEMENT PARTS. THEY SAID ALL WRANGLERS DO THIS SO THERE IS NOTHING I CAN DO ABOUT IT. CALLED CHRYSLER HOT LINE TO REGISTER A COMPLAINT. THEY SAID THEY WOULD LOOK INTO IT AND CALL ME. THEY'VE NEVER CALLED. I BELIEVE THIS CONDITION INTERFERS WITH NORMAL DRIVING AND IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN USING 4 WHEEL DRIVE IN OFF ROAD CONDITIONS. I THINK THEY SAID THEY ALL DO THIS IS SO THERE IS NO DIMINISHED VALUE SO I CAN'T USE THE LEMON LAW. THE DEALER HAS BEEN VERY COOPERATIVE BUT HE'S LIMITED TO WHAT THE FACTORY TELLS HIM TO DO. THIS STARTED AT 2,000 MILES AND NOW HAVE 4,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240769September 3, 2008
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES WHERE THE VEHICLE WILL STALL AT 50-60MPH. ALL OF SUDDEN I JUST LOSE POWER AND MY SENSOR LIGHTS COME ON IN THE DASH. I HAVE TO ATTEMPT TO PULL OVER WITHOUT ANY STEERING AND TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON, THIS USUALLY WORKS BUT RECENTLY THIS HAPPENED AND WHEN I WENT TO START THE VEHICLE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON AND IT DID THE SAME THING AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 100 MORE FEET AND WOULD DIE OUT AFTER ABOUT 3 ATTEMPTS AND I COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE STARTED, I LET IT SIT FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND THEN IT RESTARTED AND I DROVE IT APPROXIMATELY 12 MILES WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS BEFORE DRIVING IT INTO THE SHOP. IT HAS NOW BEEN INTO THE SHOP TWICE FOR THE PROBLEM, IT HAS HAPPENED MORE TIMES THAN I HAVE TAKEN IT INTO BE FIXED BECAUSE I WAS TOLD TO KEEP DRIVING IT UNTIL IT HAPPENED AGAIN. AFTER THE FIRST TIME OF BEING APPARENTLY FIXED IT A FEW DAYS AFTER IT WAS FIXED AND THEY RAN A TEST ON IT AND SAID IT SHOULD BE FINE AND TO KEEP DRIVING IT. IT THEN DID IT ABOUT 3 WEEKS LATER AND I BROUGHT IT INTO THE SHOP AGAIN, THIS S WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240008August 27, 2008
STRUCTURE
EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE HAS A BIG BUTTON TO BE PUSHED BY THE THUMB FOR ENTRY. THE BUTTON/TENSION CAUSED MY THUMB TO DEVELOP A VERY PAINFUL CONDITION DIAGNOSED AS "TRIGGER THUMB". AFTER SEVERAL DR'S & MANY TYPES OF TREATMENT, I WILL BE FACING SURGERY IN HOPES OF CORRECTING THE PROBLEM. THERE IS NO GUARANTEE FOR LONG TERM SUCCESS. I'VE BEEN SUFFERING WITH THIS PROBLEM FOR THE BETTER PART OF A YEAR & IT HAS ME RECOILING AT THE JEEP I WAS IN LOVE WITH WHEN I BOUGHT IT LAST YEAR. I'VE HAD IT PARKED WHILE I'VE DRIVEN AN OLDER CAR I OWN, BUT WITH WINTER COMING AND THE NEED FOR AN SUV...THERE'S NO WAY I CAN KEEP MY JEEP & HOPE MY THUMB WILL EVER BE ABLE TO TOLERATE IT. AT ONE POINT WHEN MY RIGHT THUMB WAS TOTALLY IMMOBILE, I STARTED USING MY LEFT. WHEN IT STARTED EXHIBITING THE SAME STRAIN THAT MY RIGHT ONE STARTED WITH MONTHS BEFORE...I KNEW BEYOND A DOUBT IT WAS MY JEEP HANDLE THAT HAD CAUSED THE PROBLEM. IT'S UNFORTUNATE I DIDN'T REALIZE SOONER WHY MY THUMB WAS AT FIRST FEELING STRAINED OFF & ON, THEN VERY SWOLLEN & THROBBING, AND FINALLY LOCKING IN PLACE WITH EXCRUCIATING PAIN. IT TOOK AN ORTHOPEDIC HAND SPECIALIST TO FINALLY DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM WHICH COMES FROM REPETITIVE MOTION. MY JEEP DOOR HANDLE IS THE ONLY TYPE OF MOTION LIKE THAT MY THUMB DOES. THAT, THE TIMING & THE FACT THAT MY OTHER THUMB STARTED TO DO THE SAME WHEN TESTED...CONVINCES ME THE DOOR HANDLE IS THE PROBLEM. THIS IS NOT LIMITED TO JEEP. THIS HANDLE IS PROBABLY ON SEVERAL MAKES & MODELS. ONE OTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCT FOR SURE IS THE DODGE NITRO. PLEASE FILE A COMPLAINT IF YOU'VE SUFFERED FROM THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10239259August 22, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
I OWN A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED 4 DOOR 4X4. THE FRONT DOOR LATCHES BECOME LOOSE AND "RATTLE" WHEN EVER I HIT A BUMP, EVEN AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THEM 4 TIMES. ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY WHEN THE LATCH IS REPLACE, IT KEEPS COMING BACK. I WORRY THAT THESE FAULTY DOOR LATCHES WILL LEAD TO FAILURE OF THE DOOR TO STAY CLOSED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238042August 13, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT, TIRES
2008 WRANGLER 4 DOOR. FRONT WHEEL OSCILLATION OCCURS BETWEEN 35 & 50 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE TRAVELS ALONG UNEVEN ROAD SURFACES AND HITS A POTHOLE ON THE RHS. FRONT END SUSPENSION OSCILLATION INTENSIFIES AS SPEED INCREASES RENDERING STEERING FORCES THAT EXCEED HUMAN STRENGTH. THE SENSATION THAT IS GENERATED IS THAT THE FRONT END GOES IN ONE DIRECTION WHILST THE WHEELS GO IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. SQUEALING FROM THE TIRES RESULTS IN VISIBLE SKID MARKS ON MOST ROAD SURFACES. THE RESULT OF THIS UNCONTROLLED MOVEMENT IS A IS A CRASH TO THE RHS THAT LOWERS THE SPEED ENOUGH SO THE DRIVER CAN REGAIN CONTROL. LOCAL DEALER CLAIMS "THEY ALL DO THIS" VARIOUS WEB BLOGS SUGGEST THAT THE WHEELS OR TIRES ARE NOT CIRCULAR OR CONCENTRIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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