Jeep Wrangler Complaints (2008)

1,904 consumer complaints on file.

#10295194December 10, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2008 JEEP WRANGLER FUEL SPILL EVERY TIME I FILL UP TANK. NOZZLE CLICKS OFF AND THEN DELAYED FUEL RUSH FROM THE TANK ALL OVER THE SIDE OF THE CAR AND GROUND. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295296December 10, 2009
EQUIPMENT
I PURCHASE A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER AS AN OFF ROAD VEHICLE. THE MODEL HAS A KEY RECOGNITION KEY AND IN THIS LAST YEAR HAS FAILED TWICE. BOTH TIMES WE HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALER, REPLACE THE WCM, AND REPROGRAM THE KEY. THE SAFETY ISSUE IS: FORTUNATELY I WAS IN EDMONTON BOTH TIMES THE WCM FAILED. IF IT HAD BEEN ONE MONTH EARLIER I WAS 50 MILES IN THE BUSH WITH AN 80 YEAR OLD DIABETIC. NO CELL PHONE ACCESS. THERE IS NO MANUAL OVERRIDE FOR THIS VEHICLE THEREFORE YOU ARE STRANDED. IT SHOULD NOT BE MARKETED AS AN OFF ROAD VEHICLE UNTIL THE PROBLEM IS CORRECTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295157December 9, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED THAT OVERFLOWS FUEL EVERY TIME I FILL UP WITH GAS. THE GAS NOZZLE ON THE PUMP DOES NOT SHUT OFF UNTIL APPROX. 1/2 GAL. OF GAS HAS SPILLED ONTO THE GROUND. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294968December 8, 2009
EQUIPMENT
CHRYSLER SAFETY RECALL J24, MOPAR TOW BAR. THERE APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WITHIN CHRYSLER/JEEP ABILITY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. EVEN THOUGH THE RECALL AFFECTS ONLY 308 UNITS THE REPAIR PARTS ARE NOT READILY AVAILABLE. DEALERS ARE RESTRICTED TO ORDERING ONLY ONE REPAIR KIT PER WEEK. THE DEALER KNOWS NOTHING THE CHRYSLER HOT LINE ASSURED ME (AFTER I INQUIRED ABOUT THE REPAIR) THAT THE REPAIR KIT FOR MY VEHICLE WOULD BE SENT TO THE DEALER. THEY ANSWERED MY QUESTION OF WHEN BY SAYING THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHEN THE KIT WOULD BE SENT. GREAT. NO MORE VACATION TRAVEL PULLING A JEEP BEHIND THE RV UNTIL THE KIT FINALLY COMES IN. IT APPEARS THAT NOTIFICATION OF A PROBLEM AND SOLVING THE PROBLEM ARE NOT ONE IN THE SAME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294732December 7, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL TANK OVERFLOW. WHEN REFILLING FROM EMPTY, THE TANK WILL SPRAY FUEL OUT THE FILLER SPOUT AFTER THE PUMP SHOTS OFF AUTOMATICALLY. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE EVAP CANISTER AND ESSIM VALVE AND RESULTS ARE THE SAME. IT STILL "BURPS" FUEL OUT AND MAKES A MESS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294552December 4, 2009
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
JEEP IS A STOCK 2DR 4X4 JEEP WRANGLER X WITH 28500 MILES ON IT WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN ON A COUPLE OF DIRT ROADS BUT NO OFF ROAD USAGE. WHILE DRIVING AROUND A CURVE ON LOOP 470 IN DENVER AT 65MPH, MY JEEP BEGAN TO AGGRESSIVELY "WOBBLE" JACKHAMMER AND THROW JEEP FROM TIRE TO TIRE SIDE TO SIDE LITERALLY JUMPING INCHES OFF THE PAVEMENT. IT WAS JUMPING FROM FRONT RIGHT TIRE TO REAR LEFT TIRE TO FRONT LEFT. BACK AND FORTH 1 TIRE WAS ON THE GROUND WHILE THE OTHER THREE TIRES YOUR COULD FEEL LITERALLY JUMPING OFF THE ROAD AND HAD NO CONTACT WITH PAVEMENT. VERY SCARY. ALL VEHICLE CONTROL LOST AT THIS TIME. MANUAL STICK WAS ACTUALLY BEING THROWN SO VIOLENTLY LEFT AND RIGHT I COULD NOT GRAB IT TO THROW IN NEUTRAL AND STOP THE VEHICLE. BRAKING SYSTEM HAD VERY LITTLE EFFECT SINCE ALL WHEELS BUT ONE WERE OFF THE PAVEMENT. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN TO 45MPH AND THE DEATH WOBBLE MYSTERIOUSLY STOPPED AND I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL ENOUGH TO PULL OF THE FREEWAY AND INSPECT THE VEHICLE. I DISCOVERED A LITTLE SNOW AROUND THE TIREWELL BUT CERTAINLY NOTHING THAT SHOULD CAUSE THIS VIOLENT OF A REACTION. VERY DANGEROUS BEEN DRIVING FOR 23 YEARS AND NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294555December 4, 2009
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
STOCK JEEP 2008 WRANGLER X 29,000 MILES HAS J.O.G. VIOLENTLY JUMPS OUT OF GEAR WHEN ACCELERATING IN FIRST GEAR. SWEAR YOU WERE REAR ENDED BY A CAR THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENS. EXPECT TO FIND THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION IS LAYING ON THE STREET. JEEP CLAIMS IS A SOFT BOOT PROBLEM AND THEN IF THAT DOESN'T FIX IT THEY REPLACE THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION. THE CONDITION IS VERY DANGEROUS TRYING TO MAKE A YIELDING TURN ON GREEN. I HAVE NARROWLY AVOIDED GETTING T-BONED WHEN I HAD TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN THE MIDDLE OF A 5 LANE ROAD. HAVE ALMOST BEEN REAR ENDED SEVERAL TIME AT A GREEN LIGHT BECAUSE IT WILL ACCELERATE NORMALLY FOR A SECOND AND THEN VIOLENTLY POP OUT OF GEAR BRINGING THE JEEP TO A HALT. GEAR SHIFT POPPED OUT AND JAMMED MY MIDDLE FINGER ON MY HAND SO BAD IT STILL HURTS 3 WEEKS LATER. STARTED HAPPENING AFTER MY DEATH WOBBLE EXPERIENCE AT 29000 MILES. LOOKING AROUND THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH 6 SPEED MANUAL SINCE THE NEW MODEL CAME OUT IN 2007. ENGINEERING FLAW. TRANNY SHOULD NEVER POP OUT OF GEAR UNDER LOAD UNLESS THERE IS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. JEEP CLAIMS THE TRANNY IS FINE AND INSTALL A NEW SOFT BOOT. THANKS JEEP/CHRYSLER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293954November 30, 2009
EQUIPMENT
RE: CHRYSLER SAFETY RECALL J24 - MOPAR TOW E. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293302November 23, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AT SOME POINT MY NEWLY PURCHASED 2008 4 DR WRANGLER RUBICON BEGAN SPEWING GAS FROM THE FILL TUBE WHEN THE TANK IS FULL AT THE FUEL STATION. ANY STATION. WE ARE STILL FULLY COVERED BY OUR WARRANTY BUT THE DEALER IS TRYING TO BLAME IT ON A SMALL DENT IN MY SKID PLATE EVEN THOUGH THE TANK IS NOT DAMAGED. I HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE SIMILAR ACCOUNTS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM ALL OVER THE INTERNET INCLUDING THIS WEBSITE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293063November 20, 2009
STEERING
VEHICLE: 2008 JEEP WRANGLER JK UNLIMITED 4WD - 12,900 MILES. WHILE DRIVING DOWN A FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60 M.P.H. AFTER DRIVING OVER A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD THE FRONT WHEELS OF THE JEEP STARTED TO SHUDDER TO THE EXTENT THAT A PLASTIC PANEL ON THE DASH OF THE JEEP FELL OUT. THE SHUDDER, COMMONLY REFERRED TO A "DEATH WOBBLE", MADE THE VEHICLE ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER OF THE FREEWAY BUT THE SHUDDERING DID NOT STOP UNTIL THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STANDSTILL. THE VEHICLE WILL BE RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION AND CORRECTIVE ACTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292478November 17, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED EJECTS FUEL FROM THE FILLER NECK AT EVERY FILL UP. WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK SOME SORT OF BACK PRESSURE IS BEING CREATED,WHEN THE TANK IS FULL AND THE PUMP CLICKS OFF, IT IS TOO LATE 4 TO 8 OUNCES OF FUEL IS EJECTED FROM THE FILLER NECK ON THE GROUND, VEHICLE AND IN SOME CASED THE PERSON FUELING THE VEHICLE. I SEE FROM SEARCHING THE WEB THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO MANY JEEP OWNERS, HERE IS A VIDEO I LOCATED ON YOU TUBE , THIS IS ONE OF MANY POSTED ONLINE HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=V6W487ONKSO. I FEEL THIS IS A REAL SAFETY CONCERN AND IS SOMETHING THAT JEEP SHOULD BE REPAIRING ON A RECALL BASIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292612November 17, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
STOPPED AT GAS STATION TO FILL UP TANK. HELD DOWN THE HANDLE UNTIL THE TANK WAS FULL AND THE PUMP IS SUPPOSED TO CUT OFF. IT WORKED CORRECTLY. HOWEVER, IMMEDIATELY AFTER IT CUT OFF, GAS SPEWED BACK UP OUT OF THE GAS TANK. IT WAS ENOUGH TO SPILL OUT ONTO THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE GROUND BELOW. I WOULD ESTIMATE THE AMOUNT THAT SPILLED OUT WAS ABOUT A 1/4 OF A GALLON. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED IN JULY WITH ABOUT 35,000 MILES. THE FIRST FEW REFILLS DID NOT DO THIS. IT HAS HAPPENED ON APPROX. THE LAST THREE REFILLS IN A ROW AT THREE DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS. DO NOT HAVE A CAUSE OR SOLUTION. THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHERS WITH THE SAME VEHICLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM STARTING TO OCCUR. SEE HTTP://WWW.JK-FORUM.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=67585. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292394November 16, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL OVERFLOWS WHEN FILLING TANK ON MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292199November 15, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS SPILLS OUT OF TANK AT EVERY FILL-UP. NO TOPPING OFF, WILL SPILL OUT EVEN IF UNDERFILLED. KNOWN ISSUE BEING REPORTED FOR JEEP JK AT JK-FORUM.COM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291924November 12, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN FILLING UP AT THE GAS PUMP, THE GAS PUMP WILL SHUT OFF WHEN THE TANK IS FULL. A SECOND AFTER SHUTTING OFF, GAS COMES SHOOTING OUT OF THE FILLER HOLE. THIS STARTED HAPPENING WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD 31,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THIS HAPPENS AT 3/4 OF THE GAS STATIONS I'VE GONE TO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291967November 12, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER, 2 DOOR, 4X4. THE PAST 4-5 TIMES I HAVE FILLED UP WITH GAS, THE GAS HANDLE STOPS WHEN FULL, THEN GAS STARTS GUSHING BACK OUT GETTING ALL OVER THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND GROUND, MY ESTIMATE WOULD BE 1/4-1/2 A GALLON EACH TIME, MINIMUM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291972November 12, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I OWN A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER SAHARA UNLIMITED. WHEN I FILL THE GAS TANK THE PUMP DOES NOT SHUT OFF WHEN THE TANK IS FULL AND CAUSES THE GAS TO SPILL OUT. THIS JUST STARTED HAPPENING RECENTLY AND HAS HAPPENED AT DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291668November 10, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN FILLING UP MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER WITH GAS, GAS WILL SPRAY OUT OF THE FILLER TUBE AFTER THE PUMP SHUTS OFF. GAS WILL GET ON MY CLOTHES AND ALL OVER THE SIDE OF THE JEEP. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, AND AN ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE ONE AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291564November 9, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2008 JEEP WRANGLER JK SPILLS GASOLINE OUT OF FILLER NECK WHENEVER FILLING UP TANK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291409November 8, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT, SUSPENSION
WHY DOES MY JEEP HAVE THE DEATH WOBBLE? YES DEATH WOBBLE IS WHAT IT IS CALLED AMONGST JEEP OWNERS. <WITH VERY GOOD REASON> DO A GOOGLE SEARCH ON IT!! I AM QUITE SURE THAT YOUR ENGINEERS HAVE HEARD OF IT. THE FRONT END WOBBLES VIOLENTLY AFTER HITTING A BUMP OR POT HOLE GOING OVER 45 MPH. IT WILL ONLY STOP DOING IT IF YOU SLOW DOWN BELOW 45 MPH. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ANYWHERE, MUCH LESS ON AN INTERSTATE WITH A TRACTOR TRAILER BEHIND YOU!! YES THAT HAS HAPPENED,WITH MY FAMILY,AND ELDERLY MOTHER IN THE VEHICLE. MY JEEP IS ONLY A LITTLE OVER A YEAR OLD, AND I PAY 499.00 A MONTH FOR IT! THIS IS MY FIRST JEEP AFTER RENTING ONE FOR THE BEACH AND LOVING IT. I BOUGHT ONE JUST LIKE THE RENTAL,AND I AM NOW EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED AND VERY TURNED OFF TO THE WHOLE JEEP EXPERIENCE AFTER HAVING THIS HAPPEN TO ME. THEN I DO SOME RESEARCH ON IT AND FIND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH A JK MODEL THAT IS GOING THROUGH THIS :( MY JEEP HAS DONE THIS MULTIPLE TIMES! THIS IS A VERY SCARY SITUATION TO BE IN. ESPECIALLY WITH YOUR FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE!!! THIS IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION,AND HAS BEEN WELL DOCUMENTED. WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL? WOULD IT REALLY TAKE A DEATH TO PROVE THAT THIS AN ISSUE THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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