Jeep Wrangler Complaints (2008)

1,904 consumer complaints on file.

#10508634April 18, 2013
AIR BAGS
ON THE 2008 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) DASHBOARD, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHES ON EVERY OTHER MINUTE WITH A CHIME, AN INDICATION THAT THERE IS SOMETHING MALFUNCTIONING OR INTERFERING WITH THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS.THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING ISSUE AND CONCERN FOR MANY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) OWNERS, INCLUDING MYSELF, AND HAS BEEN SHOWN TIME AND TIME AGAIN TO BE CAUSED BY A FAULTY CLOCKSPRING WITHIN THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL. THIS FAULTY CLOCKSPRING IS THE CULPRIT FOR POTENTIAL AIRBAG FAILURE IN THE 2008 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) DURING AN ACCIDENT OR PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT WHEN SIMPLY DRIVING AROUND. DAIMLER CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE SAFETY CONCERN OF THEIR FAULTY CLOCKSPRING THAT CAN CAUSE FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS FROM PROPERLY DEPLOYING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10508684April 18, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THERE IS A WIDELY EXPERIENCED (THOUGH UNACKNOWLEDGED BY CHRYSLER) ISSUE CONCERNING FAILURE TO START ON AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS JK. WHILE IN PARK, TURNING THE KEY WILL PRODUCE A SINGLE CLICK BUT NOT CRANK. IF YOU PUSH THE SHIFT LEVER, WHILE IN PARK, UP A LITTLE MORE, OR, MOVE THE SHIFT LEVER INTO NEUTRAL, THE VEHICLE STARTS. THE CAUSE OF THE ISSUE IS A POORLY DESIGNED, EASILY FATIGUED TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR (TRS), AND/OR A WEAK GROUND OF THE SAME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10508574April 17, 2013
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
DEATH WOBBLE. RIGHT FRONT WOBBLES 1 GOING AT ANY SPEED WHEN HITTING A SMALL BUMP IN ROAD. BRAKING MAKES IT WORSE. YOU CAN ONLY TRY TO SLOW IT DOWN & PULL OFF TO SHOULDER WITHOUT HAVING AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10508579April 17, 2013
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CONSTANT DINGING AND AIRBAG LIGHT ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TEST. DIAGNOSTICS SHOWED THAT A NEW CLOCKSPRING WAS NEEDED. THIS IS A COMMON, VERY EXPENSIVE PROBLEM AMONG 2008 JEEP WRANGLERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10508433April 16, 2013
AIR BAGS
AROUND A MONTH AND A HALF AGO, THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON AND OFF RANDOMLY IN MY JEEP. AFTER DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM, I FOUND OUT IT WAS THE CLOCK SPRING FAILING. WHENEVER THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS LIT UP ON MY DASH, THERE IS A STRONG POSSIBILITY THAT THE AIRBAG WILL NOT GO OFF IF I GET INTO AN ACCIDENT OR THAT THE AIRBAG WILL RANDOMLY DEPLOY AS I AM DRIVING FOR NO REASON. I HAVE DISCUSSED WITH JEEP ABOUT GETTING THIS ISSUE FIXED BUT THEY REFUSE TO DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE THAT MUST BE FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10508049April 12, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES
RATTLING NOISE UNDER THE BODY-TURNED OUT THE WELD ON THE HEAT SHIELD NNEDED TO BE REWELDED BRAKE LINES WERE BEING RUBBED THROUGH BY THE TIRES-NEW BRAKE LINES HAD BEEN UPDATED TO STEEL AND ROUTE CLOSE TO THE BODY INSTEAD OF RUBBER ONES THAT ROUTE CLOSE TO THE TIRE "HOT OIL" LIGHT COMES ON. DEALERSHIP SAID TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL TRANSMISSION COOLER AS THE FACTORY ONE IS INSUFFICIENT. TMPS LOW TIRE LIGHT AND SENTRY KEY LIGHT COME ON AND OFF TOGETHER REPEATEDLY. IN PARK THE LIGHTS WOULD FLASH, HONR HONKS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS FRONT IN BACK WOULD TURN ON AND SRPAY FLUID, CLICKING NOISE AND BURNING SMELL FROM FUSE BOX, FAN AND ACCESSORIES WOULD RUN WITHOUT BEING TURNED ON. THESE WOULD OCCUR WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED OR WHEN A DOOR WOULD BE OPENED EVEN WITH NO KEY IN THE IGNITION. DEALERSHIP SAID TIPM WAS GOING OUT. I FOUND THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. ALL OF THESE ISSUES ARE SAFETY HAZARDS AND THROUGH SIMLE RESEARCH HAVE FOUND A COMMON PROBLEM FOR JK WRANGLERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10508069April 12, 2013
AIR BAGS
MY VEHICLE CLOCK SPRING WHICH CONTROLS MY AIRBAG SYSTEM HAS BEEN COMPROMISED DUE TO NO FAULT OF MY OWN, CHRYSLER REFUSES TO COVER IT UNDER THEIR L37 RECALL FOR VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN FEB 2007- OCT 2011, THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AS MY AIR BAGS ARE NOT FUNCTIONING AND I DO NOT FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO INCUR THE COST OF REPLACING IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505943April 11, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505810April 10, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUELING NOZZEL OVERFLOW. GAS POURS OUT OF TANK NOZZLE BEFORE GAS HANDLE SHUTS OFF. SPILLING GAS ALL OVER CAR, PERSON FILLING TANK AND SURROUNDING AREA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505816April 10, 2013
STEERING, SUSPENSION
DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AT 50 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE WHOLE JEEP STARTED SHAKING SO BAD IT ALMOST CAUSED ME TO RUN OFF THE ROAD. I COULD ONLY CONTROL IT BY BRING THE JEEP TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF A HIGHWAY, VERY DANGEROUS ! CHECKED WHEEL BALANCE AND SUSPENSION FOR WEAR , WITH FOUND NOTHING. WAS TOLD IT WAS A DESIGN FEATURE OF JEEPS WITH COIL SPRING FRONT AXEL? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505724April 9, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
SINCE THE ABOVE DATE, EVERY TIME I FILL MY VEHICLE WITH FUEL, IT OVERFLOWS. THIS HAPPENS AT EVERY STATION SINCE THAT DATE, AND AT ALL FUELING RATES. THIS IS AN INCONVENIENCE AS WELL AS A SAFETY HAZARD. MY FUEL SYSTEM IS UNALTERED FROM ITS ORIGINAL FACTORY CONDITION TO DATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10507491April 8, 2013
POWER TRAIN
THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY POPS OUT OF FIRST GEAR WHEN YOU BEGIN ACCELERATING. THIS CREATES A SEVERE HAZARD WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE THROUGH A LEFT-HAND TURN ACROSS TRAFFIC. THIS PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED IN 2009 AND HAS NOW BEGUN AGAIN. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH CHRYSLER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10507433April 8, 2013
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL, SUSPENSION
BOUGHT A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER X FROM BROOKFIELD CHRYSLER IN BENTON HARBOR MICHIGAN IN FEBRUARY. AFTER TWO WEEKS I BROUGHT IT BACK BECAUSE OF EXTREME AND UNSAFE TIRE WEAR DUE TO A DAMAGED FRONT AXLE. THEY REPLACED THE AXLE AND FRONT TIRES. THE VERY SAME DAY IT STARTED THE INFAMOUS DEATH WOBBLE. I WOULD BE ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH (OR ANYTHING ABOVE 20), AND HIT A BUMP, AND THE FRONT END WOULD START SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. I COULD LOOK OUT THE WINDOW AND SEE THE TIRES MOVING BACK AND FORTH EXTREMELY. THIS RESULTED IN ME LOSING CONTROL AND RUNNING OFF THE HIGHWAY INTO A DITCH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10507528April 8, 2013
AIR BAGS
IN NOVEMBER OF 2012, THE AIRBAG SYMBOL APPEARED ON THE DASH OF MY VEHICLE. I TOOK IT INTO THE SHOP AND THE DIAGNOSTICS TEST DETERMINED THAT IT WAS A FAULTY CLOCKSPRING. I HAVE NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE JEEP IS WELL MAINTAINED. THE CLOCKSPRING SEEMED TO BE DEFECTIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10507339April 6, 2013
AIR BAGS
ON THE 2008 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) DASHBOARD, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHES ON EVERY OTHER MINUTE WITH A CHIME, AN INDICATION THAT THERE IS SOMETHING MALFUNCTIONING OR INTERFERING WITH THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS.THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING ISSUE AND CONCERN FOR MANY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) OWNERS, INCLUDING MYSELF, AND HAS BEEN SHOWN TIME AND TIME AGAIN TO BE CAUSED BY A FAULTY CLOCKSPRING WITHIN THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL. THIS FAULTY CLOCKSPRING IS THE CULPRIT FOR POTENTIAL AIRBAG FAILURE IN THE 2008 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) DURING AN ACCIDENT OR PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT WHEN SIMPLY DRIVING AROUND. DAIMLER CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE SAFETY CONCERN OF THEIR FAULTY CLOCKSPRING THAT CAN CAUSE FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS FROM PROPERLY DEPLOYING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505405April 2, 2013
STEERING, SUSPENSION
I HAVE HAD PERSISTENT VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE FRONT END AFTER HITTING MINOR BUMPS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE ISSUE IS REFERRED TO AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE" BY OTHERS ONLINE AND BY JEEP DEALERSHIP. THEY FIXED ONCE UNDER WARRANTY AT LESS THAN 20K MILES AND NOW THAT IT IS RECURRING AT 38K-47K MILES THEY WILL NOT COVER. I HAVE MADE NO MODIFICATIONS TO THE VEHICLE - IT IS STOCK. THE ISSUE HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN ONE TRIP THIS PAST WEEKEND WHERE I NEED TO BRING THE CAR TO A NEAR STOP ON THE HIGHWAY (OBVIOUSLY A DANGEROUS CONDITION). I CALLED JEEP CORPORATE (MAX, LEVEL 1 AGENT. [XXX] REP # 4.2.2013 2:50PM EASTERN TIME FOR A 30 MINUTE + CALL.) THEY INFORMED ME THEY WOULD NOT COVER AND READ A STATEMENT. I AM SHOCKED THAT JEEP REFUSES TO FIX SOMETHING THE DEALER QUOTED ME $350 TO RESOLVE THAT IS CLEARLY A COMMON DEFECT IN THEIR PRODUCT AND CAUSES A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I HOPE THAT YOUR ORGANIZATION CAN ENCOURAGE PROACTIVE RESOLUTION BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505247April 1, 2013
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE, I HIT A SMALL BUMP WHILE MAKING SLIGHT TURN TO THE LEFT. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY OUT OF CONTROL. I CANNOT EMPHASIZE ENOUGH HOW VIOLENT THE SHAKING WAS... IT FELT AS IF THE VEHICLE MIGHT ACTUALLY COME APART. I HAD TO PULL OF THE ROAD TO GET IT TO STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS. I HAVE ONLY OWNED THE JEEP FOR A YEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505286April 1, 2013
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT STAYS ON CONTINUOUSLY. AIR BAG ALARM SOUNDS WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED ON TIGHT CORNERS. OBD II FAULT CODE B1BO2 CLOCKSPRING. THUS, THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL, AS IT IS FOR THE PRIOR YEAR AND SAME YEAR WITH STEERING WHEEL ON THE RIGHT OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10504926March 29, 2013
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND ABOVE, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE FRONT STABILIZER BAR WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL MONTHS LATER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 94,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 117,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10504835March 28, 2013
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING ONE DAY MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON,NOTHING HAPPENED TO THE VEHICLE TO WARRANT THIS COMING ON. I TOOK THE JEEP TO MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT NEED A NEW CLOCKSPRING. UPON RESEARCHING THIS PART I FOUND THAT IT HAS BEEN RECALLED ON 2007 WRANGLERS AND RHD WRANGLERS, HOWEVER MINE HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED YET DESPITE SEVERAL PEOPLE ONLINE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT JEEP IS AWARE OF AND I BELIEVE THEY SHOULD REPLACE THIS PART WITH NO CHARGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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