Jeep Wrangler Complaints (2008)

1,904 consumer complaints on file.

#10234628July 17, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING AT 35-40 MPH, CLEAR SUNNY 70 DEGREE MORNING, RADIO TURNED OFF AND ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IN THE SECONDS IT TOOK ME TO THINK I'VE STALLED AND NEED A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER, POWER WAS RESTORED AND I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE TO MY DESTINATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232005June 23, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
JEEP WRANGLER, 2008, 6 SPD, ANTI-THEFT SENTRY KEY NOT RECOGNIZED BY JEEP...ENGINE WILL NOT TURN OR START, LIGHTNING BOLT ICON ON DASH LIGHT LIT. HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS...SOMETIMES IT STARTS, SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230203June 7, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
I BOUGHT A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER (4) DOOR UNLIMITED RUBICON. I DID NOT HAVE MORE THAN 150 MILES ON IT BEFORE THE ENGINE WOULD STALL WHILE MAKING A TURN AT AN INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE STALLS ON A REGULAR BASIS. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 7000 MILES ON IT AND ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO IT STALLED ON A MAIN CITY ROAD GOING ABOUT 40 ' 45 MILES PER HOUR. VEHICLE DISPLAY SHOWED THAT IT WAS OUT OF GAS BUT IT HAD OF A TANK. AFTER HAVING IT PUSHED OFF THE ROAD, AND HAVING 5 ADDITIONAL GALLONS OF GAS PUT IN, IT STARTED WITH A VERY HIGH RPM. THE VEHICLE IS NOW ABOUT 8 MONTHS OLD AND HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR ABOUT 60 DAYS. SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN REPLACED ARE: FUEL PUMP, TORK CONVERTER, AND POWER MODULE. THIS STALLING PROBLEM IS A LIFE SAFETY LIABILITY. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN GOOD TO WORK WITH BUT OUR FAMILY IS AT RISK EVERY TIME WE LEAVE THE DRIVE WAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230213June 7, 2008
POWER TRAIN
WRANGELR RUBICON 2 DR STALLING AT INTERSTATE / HIGHWAY SPEED, STARTED DOING THIS AT APPROX 10,000 MILES. STARTED DOING THIS 152 MILES IN TO A 320 MILE TRIP AND DID THIS NUMEROUS TIMES BETWEEN 10,000 AND 10,090 MILES WERE I HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE INTERSTATE AS THE VEHICLE ENGINE QUIT COMPLETELY OR SOMETIMES YOU COULD PUMP THE GAS AND THE ENGINE WOULD COME BACK TO LIFE, BUT NOT OFTEN. FILLED UP WITH GAS AT 10,090, THOUGHT MAYBE I HAD GOTTEN BAD GAS HOWEVER IT HAPPENED AGAIN APPROX 68 MILES INTO THE NEW FULL TANK OF GAS AND CONTINUED HAPPENING AT HIGHWAY SPEED WERE I WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER AND IT WOULD DIE. JEEP RESTARTED EVERYTIME, SOMETIMES IT WOULD TAKE NUMEROUS TIMES TO RESTART. THIS SITUATION IS VERY DANGEROUS. I LIMPED TO MY DESTINATION ONLY TO DISCOVER THAT MOST CHYRSLER/JEEP DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENTS ARE CLOSED ON SATURDAYS SO LOOKS LIKE I AM STUCK UNTIL MONDAY TO GET IT TO A DEALER IN A DIFFERENT STATE FROM WHERE I LIVE. CAN'T BELIEVE IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229613June 2, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SIGNALS AN OVER HEATING SITUATION WITH STORED CODE WHEN GOING UP MODERATE ROAD INCLINES. VEHICLE HAS DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES AND OTHERS WITH LIKE VEHICLE HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED THIS. DEALERSHIP HAS RETRIEVED AND VERIFIED CODE INDICATING OVERHEATING OF TRANSMISSION HOWEVER HAS NO MANUFACTURER CORRECTIVE ACTION AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE. POSSIBLE FIRE SITUATION IF FLUID BOILS OVER AND OUT OF FILL TUBE AND IGNITES ON EXHAUST SYSTEM BELOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229427June 1, 2008
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I DON'T KNOW WHO TO CONTACT OR WHAT TO DO, I WAS THE OWNER OF A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER I HAVE OWNED IT SINCE 9/11/08 I ORDERED IT BRAND NEW FROM FACTORY THROUGH A DEALER. YESTERDAY MAY 31, 2008 AT AROUND 630 PM OR SO. I WAS DRIVING TO A LOCAL STATE PARK WHEN MY VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AREA, WHILE I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 45MPH DOWN A GRAVEL RODE. THERE WAS A POP AND THE VEHICLE LOST DRIVE POWER AT THE SAME TIME THE FLAMES SHOT OUT FROM UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I STOPPED THE VEHICLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DIRT ROAD JUMPED OUT AND GRABBED MY CELL PHONE AND CALLED 911. NO ONE WAS INJURED FROM IT LUCKY BUT I AM CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE BEING LESS THEN A YEAR OUT OF THE FACTORY WOULD DO THAT. I LIVE IN MISSOURI VALLEY, IA THANKS FOR YOUR TIME, SCOTT ORTIZ *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226045April 29, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
HOOD RAISES UP 2 TO 3 INCHES DURING HIGH WINDS OR WHEN PASSED BY APPROACHING LARGE TRUCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225541April 23, 2008
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
2008 JEEP WRANGLER 2 DOOR 4X4 CLUTCH SQUEAL BEEN TO SHOP 3 TIMES REPLACED DISK ON 2ND VISIT PER TSB NOISE STATED AGAIN IN 200 MILES. I WENT BACK A 3RD TIME DEALER SAYS "CAN'T REPRODUCE SOUND AFTER 3 DRIVES" I PULL OUT OF LOT WITHIN 200 YARDS THE NOISE IS AUDIBLE. VEHICLE HAS 1300 MILES ON IT ALSO ROOF LEAKS 3 TIMES IN SHOP TO FIX STILL NOT CORRECT MISSING PARTS OF SEAL ON ROOF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224373April 13, 2008
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ON AN INCLINE (FRONT OF THE VEHICLE FACING UP THE HILL), THE REAR LIFT GATE HAS A TENDENCY TO OPEN ON ITS OWN. THIS HAPPENED TO ME; AS SOON AS I OPENED THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE TAILGATE (WHICH KEEPS THE UPPER PORTION CLOSED), THE TOP SECTION IMMEDIATELY OPENED, STRIKING ME ON THE BRIDGE OF MY NOSE. THIS FORCE OF THE IMPACT ALMOST KNOCKED ME TO THE GROUND, LEFT ME DISORIENTED, CUT AND BLEEDING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10221997March 21, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. STOP LAMP SWITCH FELL OFF MOUNTING BRACKET AND THE LIGHTS WERE ALWAYS ON. METHOD OF HOLDING SWITCH TO BRACKET WAS INSUFFICIENT TO HOLD THE WEIGHT OF THE SWITCH TO THE BRACKET. A NEW MOUNT WAS MADE TO HOLD THE SWITCH IN PLACE, USING THE OLD SWITCH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10220853March 12, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
DRIVING A RENTAL JEEP IN KAUAI, HIT A SMALL BUMP IN ROAD - THE JEEP WENT INTO A VIOLENT SHIMMY - WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP - THEN IT BEHAVED NORMAL - THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 2 TIMES ON THE 3RD DAY OF THE RENTAL PERIOD AND ANOTHER 5 TIMES OVER THE 8 DAY RENTAL PERIOD - SHOULD HAVE REQUESTED A NEW JEEP THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED - THE LAST DAY IT HAPPENED 3 TIMES ON THE WAY TO THE AIRPORT - MY WIFE AND KIDS WERE EXTREMELY UPSET - LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND ALMOST WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION - ENDED UP PARKING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALLED A TAXI - I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN JEEPS - SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED IF JEEP DOES NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT IS GOING ON AND HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM - *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10220787March 11, 2008
STEERING, SUSPENSION
MY BRAND NEW 2008 JEEP WRANGLER X 4X4 BEGAN THE DREADED "DEATH WOBBLE" (LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL) AROUND 550 MILES. THOUGHT I WAS ABOUT TO "DIE". HAPPENED 4 MORE TIMES UNTIL I GOT IT TO THE DEALER. AFTER SEARCHING JEEP FORUMS AND SUCH, I FOUND THAT 1000S OF JEEP OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM, WITH MANY JEEP MODELS. AND LEARNED THAT CHRYSLER DOES NOT CONSIDER THE DEATH WOBBLE AN ISSUE. MY FAITH IN MANUFACTURERS HAS DROPPED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE PIT. THIS IS AN EXCEEDINGLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. I'M GOING TO SEE WHAT I CAN DO TO GET THIS JEEP DEFECT ON NATIONAL TV. I AM LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213373January 2, 2008
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
THE ROOF ON MY BRAND 2008 JEEP WRANGLER SAHARA LIMITED IS LEAKING BADLY ON THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE WATER LEAKING INSIDE FROM THE HARDTOP IN FRONT IS CAUSING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO SHORT OUT. IT HAS ALREADY LEAKED DOWN INTO THE RADIO AND HAS CAUSED A SHORT IN THE RADIO SYSTEM. EVERYDAY SINCE PURCHASE WHEN IT RAINS , SNOWS OR WHEN I WASH THE VEHICLE THE ROOF LEAKS INTO THE INSIDE AND LEAKS DOWN INTO THE FRONT DASH AND ALSO DOWN ONTO THE GEAR SELECTOR. THERE IS ALWAYS LARGE PUDDLES OF WATER ON THE DASHBOARD. WHAT IS TO HAPPEN IF THE WATER LEAK SHORT OUT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FURTHER IN THE VEHICLE AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO CATCH FIRE OR SHORT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OUT WHILE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION.*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212944December 27, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
ALL ELECTRONIC FAILURE CLUSTERS LIGHTS UP ON DASH. WIPERS AND HEADLIGHTS COME ON AND CANNOT BE SWITCHED OFF. INDICATOR LAMPS, SPEEDOMETER AND RPM ARE NONE RESPONSIVE. ALARM SOUNDS REPEATEDLY UNTIL THE PROBLEM SELF CORRECTS. ALL OTHER ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS SUCH AS RADIO SHUTS DOWN. THE PROBLEM DOES NOT AFFECT THE MOTOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212975December 27, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER SIERRA. WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 65 MILES PER HOUR, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED COMPLETELY. WHICH THEN IGNITED TO THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. EVERYTHING IN THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. HE LEFT THREE MESSAGES FOR THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER AND HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY RESPONSE. THE SALESMAN REFEREED HIM TO DAIMLER CHRYSLER. WHEN HE SPOKE WITH A CHRYSLER REPRESENTATIVE AND THEY ADVISED TO SEND INFORMATION ABOUT THE EVENT AND LOCATION OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER LATER STATED THAT NO KNOWN MANUFACTURERS DEFECTS WHERE FOUND. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,200. THE VIN NUMBER AND ENGINE SIZE WERE NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 02-25-08 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212224December 18, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
1) JEEP WOULD NOT START AFTER SHUT DOWN 2) HAD TO GET A TOW TO DEALERSHIP 3) WIRELESS MODULE FOR C-BUS QUIT WORKING, ORDERED NEW ONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212040December 16, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
I HAVE PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED X. AFTER 500 MILES, THE "ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL" LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. FORTUNATELY, WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE CAR OFF. AFTER CONSULTING THE OWNER'S MANUAL, WE FOLLOWED THE TROUBLESHOOTING INSTRUCTIONS AND THE JEEP STARTED UP FINE. WE DROVE APPROX 10 MILES BEFORE THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. WE CONTACTED THE JEEP SERVICE DEPARTMENT, AND THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS. I FIND THIS TO BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM CONSIDERING THE DIFFERENT CONDITIONS IN WHICH THIS PROBLEM COULD OCCUR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10211435December 11, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED WITH 2200 MILES, PURCHASED NEW. WITHOUT WARNING, IT WOULD NOT START AFTER STOPPING TO GET GAS. WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED, WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH WOULD COME ON, BUT NOTHING ELSE WOULD WORK. I REMEMBERED READING A THREAD ON WWW.JEEPFORUM.COM ABOUT SOMEONE HAVING A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH A 2007 WRANGLER, SO I RAN HOME TO READ WHAT HAPPENED WITH HIS JEEP. HTTP://WWW.JEEPFORUM.COM/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=401047 SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, AND ONE PERSON SAID THAT HE SOLVED THE PROBLEM BY PULLING AND REPLACING FUSE M13 TO RESET THE SENTRY KEY SYSTEM. I TRIED THIS, AND IT WORKED. THE JEEP RUNS FINE, AGAIN. HOWEVER, NOW I AM AFRAID THAT IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN AT ANY TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10211334December 10, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
I PARKED MY VEHICLE BRIEFLY AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. WHEN I RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE WITHIN 2 MINUTES, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE REMOTE LOCK/UNLOCK WOULD NO LONGER WORK. ALL THE LIGHTS AND RADIO WERE FUNCTIONING. THE SECURITY LIGHT WAS ON (RED LIGHT ABOVE THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE). I THEN LOCKED THE VEHICLE USING THE POWER LOCK TOGGLE AND SHUT THE DOOR TO SECURE IT WHILE WAITING FOR HE TOW TRUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER VALET USED THE KEY TO OPEN THE LOCK AND WHEN HE TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE, HE SET OFF THE SECURITY ALARM. THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED TO SILENCE THE ALARM, AND THE VEHICLE WAS SUCCESSFULLY STARTED AFTER THE BATTERY WAS RECONNECTED. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. THE ERROR CODES REPORTED TO JEEP WERE: B1A09 - RKE FOB 2 PERFORMANCE U0168 - LOST COMMUNICATION WITH VEHICLE SECURITY CONTROL MODULE (SKREEM/WCM) ODOMETER READING AT FAILURE - 744 KM *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10210258November 28, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
I BOUGHT A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER (4) DOOR UNLIMITED RUBICON. I DID NOT HAVE MORE THAN 150 MILES ON IT BEFORE THE ENGINE WOULD STALL WHILE MAKING A TURN AT AN INTERSECTION. I WENT ON A VACATION WITH ABOUT 1000 MILES ON IT. I PARKED THE VEHICLE AT ABOUT A 15 TO 20 DEGREE ANGLE; FRONT FACING DOWN. THE GAS TANK WAS 1/2 FULL, AND I LEFT THE VEHICLE RUNNING FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES. THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN (STOPPED) RUNNING. I ATTEMPTED TO START THE ENGINE BUT IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER. I CHECKED ALL THE GAUGES AND THERE WERE NO BLOWN FUSES. I CHECKED THE GAS GAGE AND IT READ THAT THERE WAS NO GAS IN THE TANK. BECAUSE I WAS ON A COUNTY ROAD, IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, I WINCHED THE VEHICLE TO A LEVEL PLANE. I STARTED THE ENGINE ON THE SECOND TRY. AFTER A VERY HIGH REV CYCLE, THE GAS GAUGE AGAIN SHOWED THE GAS TANK BEING 1/2 FULL. WITH THE VEHICLE STALLING, AND COMPLETELY STOPPING ON A HILL, THIS COULD BE A LIFE ENDING SITUATION IN THE FUTURE WHILE IN AN INTERSECTION OR GOING DOWN A HILL. THE LAST INCIDENT HAPPENED ON 11-25-2007. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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