Jeep Wrangler Complaints (2008)

1,904 consumer complaints on file.

• #10209503November 20, 2007
  ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ON NOVEMBER 19, 2007 AS I WAS REVERSING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AT A RESTAURANT, I NOTICED THAT MY BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING AND QUICKLY NOTICED A RED DOT LIGHT ABOVE MY FUEL GAUGE. I HAD TO PULL MY PARKING BRAKE IN ORDER TO AVOID ROLLING ANY FURTHER. I TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO START MY CAR AGAIN. INITIALLY, SEVERAL LIGHTS LIT UP ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE MOTOR SEEMED TO RESPOND TO TURNING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. HOWEVER, AFTER EACH ATTEMPT, THE ENGINE CUT OFF AFTER A FEW QUICK SECONDS. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THERE WAS NO RESPONSE AT ALL TO TURNING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY INOPERABLE. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAD HAPPENED. I WAS ACTUALLY JUST A MILE DOWN THE ROAD FROM JUST PICKING UP MY JEEP FROM THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT HAD BEEN SERVICED FOR THE PAST 8 DAYS FOR THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. I HAD LITERALLY JUST PICKED UP THE VEHICLE AFTER BEING TOLD THAT THE ISSUE WAS FINALLY RESOLVED. THE ACTUAL RECEIPT FROM THE SERVICE SHOP SHOWS THAT 0.2 HOURS WERE SPENT ON FIXING THE ISSUE WHICH INVOLVED THE WCM MODULE. THE 8 DAYS WHERE IT SAT AT THE DEALERSHIP CONSISTED OF 2 DAYS OF NO DIAGNOSIS, ESSENTIALLY JUST SITTING AT THE DEALERSHIP; 1 DAY WHEN THE WCM MODULE WAS ORDERED AFTER DIAGNOSIS; AND THE REST OF THE TIME SPENT WAITING FOR THE PART TO ARRIVE AND PLACED ON THE CAR. THE FIRST STALL OCCURRED IN MY DRIVEWAY WITH MY DAUGHTER AND HER FRIENDS IN THE VEHICLE. I WAS ABLE TO JUST MOVE THE KIDS INTO THE HOUSE WITH NO REAL SAFETY INCIDENT. HOWEVER, THIS SECOND INCIDENT LED TO ME ROLLING INTO PARKING LOT TRAFFIC AND TOWARDS THE RESTAURANT SIDEWALK AND BUILDING. THE PARKING SPACE WAS AT AN INCLINE WHICH ALLOWED THE STALLED OUT CAR TO GAIN MOMENTUM AS IT ROLLED BACKWARD. FORTUNATELY SINCE THIS WAS THE SECOND INCIDENT I QUICKLY REALIZED WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND IMMEDIATELY PULLED THE PARKING BRAKE. HOWEVER I DID WIND UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PARKING LOT BLOCKING TRAFFIC IN AND OUT OF THE LOT. *TR

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• #10206243October 18, 2007
  ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC)

  I CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT CAUSES THE PROBLEM BUT SOMETIMES WHEN I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD (SOMETIMES ITS A TINY BUMP EVEN) AT VARYING SPEEDS THE JEEP WILL START JUMPING UP AND DOWN OUT OF CONTROL - ITS SO BAD THAT IT WILL JUMP ME OFF OF THE ROAD. THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT TO STOP JUMPING IS TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND THEN START DRIVING AGAIN. *TR

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• #10202779September 12, 2007
  POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:FLOOR SHIFT ASSEMBLY

  THE 6-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION IN MY BRAND NEW 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED MAKES NOISE, AND VIBRATES HORRIBLY GOING OVER ROUGH ROADS! THE SHIFTER SLAMS BACK AND FORTH MAKING CONTACT WITH METAL UNDERCARRIAGE. THE DEALER SAYS THEY KNOW OF THIS PROBLEM BUT CHRYSLER CURRENTLY HAS NO FIX AND THAT IT CAN EVEN POP OUT OF GEAR OVER ROUGH TERRAIN-TERRIBLE DESIGN! *TR

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• #10200827August 26, 2007
  ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  MY BRAND NEW 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED SAHARA, AFTER ONLY 8 DAYS AND 499 MILES STALLED TODAY WHILE DRIVING. IT ACTUALLY STALLED 6 TIMES TOTAL WITHING A 2 MILE TRIP HOME. THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIT UP LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE, THE RADIO WENT OUT AND THE ENGINE STALLED, TAKING THE POWER BRAKES AND STEERING WITH IT. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART, JUST CLICKED. AFTER WAITING 5 MINUTES OR SO, THE ENGINE TURNED OVER, ONLY TO STALL WITHIN A HALF MILE AND THE PROCESS REPEATED ITSELF 4 TIMES AFTER THAT. NOW MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON AND THE CAR IS AT THE DEALERSHIP. I AM AFRAID THAT CHRYSLER DID NOT INFACT TAKE CARE OF THE STALLING RECALL OF LAST MODEL YEAR(2007) AND THAT THE NEW MODEL YEAR IS AFFECTED WITH THIS STALL BUG AS WELL. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE WHEN IT HAPPENED I WAS DOING A WHOPPING 5 MPH, I AM CONCERNED IT COULD HAPPEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND CAUSE GREAT INJURY TO ME OR MY WIFE OR OTHERS. I ASK YOU PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AND/OR KEEP IT ON RECORD FOR FUTURE NOTICES TO POTENTIALLY RECALL OTHER WRANGLERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME ON THIS MATTER. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. *TR

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