2008 Jeep Wrangler 2-Dr 4x4 complaints

POPS OUT OF FIRST GEAR. WHEN YOU START OUT IN 1ST GEAR IT WILL POP OUT, CAUSING THE JEEP TO STALL IN TRAFFIC. VERY DANGERS!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4X4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, WHENEVER MAKING A TURN A CHIME WOULD SOUND INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED AND BECAME A CONSTANT OCCURRENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPLACED THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS 11V528000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL); HOWEVER THE VIN WAS INELIGIBLE UNDER THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AND THEN TURNS OFF. CONTINUAL ISSUE AND SEEMS TO BE THE SAME ISSUE SHOWN IN THE NHTSA INVESTIGATION PE11019. RELATED TO FAULTY CLOCK SPRING. *TR

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

CLOCKSPRING CAME APART INSIDE STEERING COLUMN. LOST ABILITY TO STEER, AIR BAG SHUT OFF, USE HORN, AND CRUISE CONTROL. WARRANTY DID NOT COVER. *JS

2008 JEEP WRANGLER 2DR X-MODEL VEHICLE'S CLOCK SPRING MALFUNCTIONED AT 66000 MILES. AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AND AFTER TESTING, IT WAS DEEMED THAT IT IS THE CLOCK SPRING WHICH IS MALFUNCTIONING. *JS

I HAVE BEEN IN THE SHOP 6 TIMES SINCE DEC 2011 FOR NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. NOW WE HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP 2 TIMES IN LESS THEN 1 WEEK FOR IT NOT STARTING. I HAVE PUT A TON OF MONEY IN MY POSTAL JEEP AND OUT OF WORK DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. FINALLY HAD IT TOWED BC ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH CAME ON. I NEED THIS FOR MY JOB AND CHRYSLER COULD CARE LESS. I AM BEGINNING TO PROCESS THE LEMON LAW ON IT. I HAVE PUT A NEW BATTERY AND CABLES AND HAD TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED 3 TIMES. I AM FED UP! ( ON A SAD NOTE I HAVE ONLY OWNED THIS CAR 6 MONTHS AND HAVE PUT $3700 IN IT ON WHAT THE WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER. *TR

WHEN FILLING UP THE VEHICLE AT ANY AND ALL GAS STATIONS, WHEN THE FUEL PUMP HANDLE CLICKS OFF AUTOMATICALLY, A FAIRLY LARGE SPLASH-BACK OF GASOLINE EXITS THE FILLER PORT AND FLOWS ONTO THE VEHICLE, MY HAND, AND THE GROUND. *TR

OCCASIONALLY MY TRANSMISSION VIOLENTLY "POPS" OUT OF FIRST GEAR WHEN I AM MOVING FROM A COMPLETE STOP. I HAVE NOW MADE A HABIT OF HOLDING THE SHIFT LEVEL INTO 1ST GEAR AND SOMETIMES IT FORCES MY HAND AND THE SHIFT LEVER OUT OF GEAR NO MATTER HOW HARD I AM PUSHING THE SHIFT LEVER. *TR

THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON WHICH INDICATES THAT THE AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BIG TIME!!! *TR

STARTING MONTHS AGO WHENVER I FILL MY TANK AT THE GAS STATION, FUEL OVERFILLS WHEN FULL. IT HAPPENS AT EVERY STATION NOW EVERYTIME. I CAN PUT THE FILL LEVER AT A LOWER FILL RATE AND IT STILL HAPPENS. I HAVE THE FILL NOZZLE IN ALL THE WAY OR OUT HALF WAY OR IN BETWEEN AND IT DOES NOT MATTER. IT LEAKS OUT ABOUT 6 - 12 OZ DOWN THE VEHICLE. THE ENTIRE VEHICLE SMELLS LIKE GAS EVERYTIME. *TR

WHEN PUTTING FUEL IN THE VEHICLE, IT SPITS THE FUEL BACK OUT...TAKES ABOUT 20 MINUTES TO FILL UP AND BEING VERY CAREFUL. *TR

WHEN AT COMPLETE STOP AND PROCEEDING TO DRIVE FORWARD, THE JEEP POPS OUT OF FIRST GEAR WITH A LOUD BANG, AND THEN IS USUALLY A LITTLE STIFFER TO GET INTO SECOND. THIS HAS HAPPENED 8 TIMES SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE USED ALMOST 3 WEEKS AGO. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE IF I WERE CROSSING TRAFFIC AND POPPED INTO NEUTRAL, I COULD BE T-BONED AND BADLY HURT. THANKS. *TR

GAS OVERFLOWS AND SPILLS OUT OF GAS TANK EVERYTIME I FUEL UP. SAW NO RECALL BUT JUST STARTED READING OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE IS A TSB ON IT I READ BUT ONLY FOR ONES BUILT BETWEEN MARCH 2007 AND MARCH 2008 BUT MINE WAS ON APRIL 2008. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS. IT IS NOT SAFE. THANK YOU *TR

THE STEERING WHEEL MOMENTARILY WOULDN'T TURN UNTIL I FORCED IT AND BROKE WHAT I'M ASSUMING IS THE CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY. VERY DANGEROUS IF MY MOM OR SOMEONE ELSE WHO WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FORCE THE BREAK WHILE DRIVING THE JEEP. THE AIRBAG, ABS, ESP, AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ALL CAME ON IN THE DASH. THERE IS A WHITE RIBBON WIRE NOW HANGING OUT BETWEEN THE STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN. *TR

I CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE THE CORRECT DATE OF THE FIRST OCCURANCE, BUT SINCE I HAVE BOUGHT THIS JEEP I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP MORE THAN 10 TIMES FOR A WATER LEAK ( THE MAJOR ISSUE ). THEN RIGHT AFTER I BOUGHT IT I WAS COMING OFF OF THE BAY BRIDGE IN MARYLAND, AND THE STREERING STRUT BROKE CAUSING DIFFICULTY STEERING. THE PRESSURE PLATE IN THE TRANSMISSION WENT BAD, THE GAS TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED, MY SEAT BROKE TWICE, THE BOOT AROUND THE GEAR SHIFT HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE LIST GOES ON AND ON. IT WAS JUST IN THE SHOP ON FRIDAY TO HAVE THE WATER LEAK IN THE DOOR AND ROOF REPAIRED AGAIN. I TRIED TO FILE FOR THE LEMON LAW WHEN THIS FIRST STARTED AND THEY TOLD ME MY VEHICLE DID NOT QUALIFY. I HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH CHRYSLER TO MAKE THEM AWARE OF ALL I HAVE BEEN THROUGH AND THEY GET ME AN APPOINTMENT AT THE DEALER ( BIG DEAL ) THEY ACT LIKE THEY COULD CARE LESS. I WAS TOLD BY THE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT HE HAD GONE TO A MEETING THE OTHER DAY AND THAT CHRYSLER HAD "BIG PROBLEMS", APPARENTLY THEY HAVE DISCOVERED THE WINDSHIELDS ARE OFF BY 1/8 OF AN INCH CAUSING ALL THESE VEHICLES TO LEAK! SHOULDNT THAT BE A RECALL. I HAVE LOST MORE TIME FROM WORK AND MORE HEADACHES WITHOUT A CAR THAN ENOUGH. THEY SHOULD BUY THIS VEHICLE BACK FROM ME AT THE PRICE I SCREWED BUYING IT! *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, BEGINNING TO GO DOWN A MOUNTAIN INTERSTATE IN COLORADO. I WAS TRAVELING AT 57 MPH WHEN I VERY LIGHTLY PRESSED THE BRAKE. THE FRONT AND OF THE CAR AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY TO THE POINT WHERE I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE CAR. THE CAR WAS BOUNCING BACK AND FORTH, LEFT AND RIGHT, AND I FEEL VERY LUCKY TO NOT HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE SERIOUS FEARS ABOUT DRIVING THIS VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY NOW BECAUSE IF THIS HAPPENS AGAIN, I FEEL THE LIKELIHOOD OF AN ACCIDENT IS VERY HIGH. THIS SYMPTOM IS REFERRED TO AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE" IN JEEP WRANGLERS, AND IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. I HAVE READ COUNTLESS REPORTS OF IT AND CHRYSLER JEEP NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. IT IS AN EXTREMELY SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN THAT NUMEROUS OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED. PERSISTENTLY WITH THEIR VEHICLES. *TR

THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON 99% OF THE TIME. I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED IN THE NHTSA ACTION # PE11019. MAKE: JEEP MODEL: WRANGLER MODEL YEAR: 2008 MANUFACTURER: CHRYSLER GROUP LLCMFR'S REPORT DATE: NOV 01, 2011 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V528000 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE11019 COMPONENT: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL SUMMARY: CHRYSLER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008-2012 RIGHT HAND DRIVE (RHD) JEEP WRANGLER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM FEBRUARY 1, 2007, THROUGH OCTOBER 10, 2011. SOME VEHICLES MAY BE EQUIPPED WITH DRIVER'S AIRBAG CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLIES THAT COULD EXPERIENCE A COMPROMISED AIRBAG CIRCUIT RESULTING IN AN AIRBAG LAMP ILLUMINATION, WHICH INDICATES THAT THE AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY. CONSEQUENCE: A BROKEN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT IN THE AIRBAG CLOCKSPRING WIRING ASSEMBLY CAN LEAD TO NON-DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER FRONTAL AIRBAG AND WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PROPERLY PROTECT THE DRIVER IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURIES. REMEDY: CHRYSLER WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REMEDY THE VEHICLES AS NECESSARY FREE OF CHARGE. CHRYSLER WILL MAIL TO OWNERS AN INTERIM NOTIFICATION DURING DECEMBER 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403. NOTES: CHRYSLER'S RECALL NUMBER IS L37. OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV . MY VEHICLE IS A LEFT HAND DRIVE NOT A RIGHT HAND DRIVE AS COVERED BY THE RECALL. I CALLED THE CHRYSLER HELP LINE AND THEY WERE OF

WHEN FILLING WITH GAS, BEFORE THE TANK APPROACHES FULL, GASOLINE SPEWS OUT AROUND THE FILLER NOZZLE ALL OVER THE SIDE OF THE JEEP. NOW THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS STARTED, IT OCCURS EVERY TIME I FILL UP. I HAVE HAD THE JEEP FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND IT WAS FINE UNTIL RECENTLY. CHRYSLER HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR JEEPS WITH THIS PROBLEM FOR JEEPS MADE BETWEEN MARCH 2007 AND MARCH 2008. MY JEEP WAS MADE IN MAY OF 2008 SO IT IS NOT COVERED. I HAVE READ ON THE NET THAT MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS ISSUE HAVE HAD THE GAS TANK REPLACED AND IT HAS SOLVED THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND I AM NOT SURE WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT. *TR

ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2008 I PURCHASED A NEW 2008 JEEP WRANGLER FROM MY LOCAL DEALER. IT HAS HAD MODEST USE UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS AND HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED. IT HAS APPROXIMATELY 18,500 MILES ON IT. I HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE, EXCEPT A MONTH AGO I STARTED EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE GAS SHOOTING OUT OF THE TANK NEAR THE END OF FILLING UP. I COULD AVOID THE PROBLEM ONLY IF I SHUT OFF THE GAS AS IT NEARED THE TOP (BEFORE THE POINT WHEN IT IS SHUT OFF BY THE NOZZLE??S OWN MECHANISM). HOWEVER IF I FILLED THE TANK ON THE JEEP AS I DO ON OUR OTHER CAR (AND AS I DID ON THE JEEP PRIOR TO LAST MONTH), THE GAS WOULD SHOOT OUT OF THE TANK, SPILLING ON THE SIDE AND ON MY FINGERS, AND ON ONE OCCASION, ON MY PANT LEG. I CONSIDER THIS PROBLEM OF GAS SPILLING OUTSIDE THE CAR A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION WHICH NEEDS TO BE REMEDIED. I HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY RECALL OR SERVICE ACTION NOTICES FROM THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. SO I DID AN INTERNET SEARCH AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE HAD BEEN A NUMBER OF OTHER PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD ISSUED A RECALL FOR 2007 AND 2008 WRANGLERS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN MARCH 2007-MARCH 2008. I CHECKED MY VEHICLE AND DETERMINED IT WAS MANUFACTURED IN MAY 2008. HOWEVER THE PROBLEM WAS THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM COMPLAINED ABOUT AND WHICH WAS THE SUBJECT OF THE RECALL. I THEREFORE CONTACTED MY DEALER AND WAS EVENTUALLY ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE FUEL TANK AS AN EMISSION PROBLEM COVERED BY A LIFETIME

I CONTACTED JEEP CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER AFTER I WAS RESEARCHING THIS WEB SITE AND SAW RECALL #L37. NHTSA ACTION # PE11019. I OWN A RIGHT HAND DRIVE JEEP AND THIS RECALL VERY SPECIFICALLY SAID 2008-2012 RIGHT HAND DRIVE JEEPS WERE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CLOCK SPRING. I CONTACTED JEEP SEVERAL TIMES, I WENT AHEAD AND HAD THIS REPAIR DONE ON MY OWN IN FEAR OF BEING IN AN ACCIDENT AND NOT HAVING AN AIR BAG TO DEPLOY IF NEEDED, (I'M ON THE HIGHWAY 5-6 HOURS PER DAY) ALSO MY HORN WOULD NOT BLOW, IT IS NEEDED AT TIMES TO ALERT OTHER DRIVERS ETC.. DEC. 15TH I CALLED AND REQUESTED TO BE REIMBURSED AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THIS RECALL WAS VERY VIN SPECIFIC, AND MINE WAS NOT INCLUDED, I LET THEM KNOW I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS REALLY TROUBLED ME SO I CONTACTED JEEP AGAIN BY EMAIL, THEY INFORMED ME AGAIN THAT MY JEEP WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE VIN SPECIFIC RECALL. WHAT CAN I DO TO BE TREATED FAIRLY AND GET REIMBURSED FOR A RECALL THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON MY VEHICLE AS WELL??? I WAS HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUES AS THE ONES THAT WERE RECALLED, AND THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEMS FOR ME AS WELL AS THE JEEPS THAT WERE SO VIN SPECIFIC. THERE SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM TO HAVING A VEHICLE RECALLED IF IT COULD HINDER THE AIR BAG FROM DEPLOYING AND RISKING THE LIVES OF ANYONE. *TR

MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER STARTED HAVING AN AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COME ON OCCASIONALLY, OVER THE LAST MONTH IT HAS GOTTEN MORE FREQUENT. I HAVE DONE A BUNCH OF RESEARCH ON THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHRYSLER PRODUCTS. THE ISSUE IS A DEFECTIVE CLOCKSPRING, ABOUT A $500 FIX THROUGH THE DEALER. THERE IS A CURRENT RECALL FOR RIGHT HAND DRIVE JEEPS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM BUT CHRYSLER WILL NOT HONOR THAT FOR THE LEFT HAND DRIVE JEEPS. I HAVE TRIED TALKING TO MY DEALER, AND CHRYSLER DIRECT WITH NO LUCK. I AM CONFUSED AS TO HOW THEY CAN GET AWAY WITH REFUSING TO FIX A KNOWN SAFETY PROBLEM, NOT TO MENTION MORALLY. I KNOW THEY ARE A CORPORATION AND MORALS ARE NOT HIGH ON THEIR PRIORITIES, HOWEVER SELLING MORE OF THEIR PRODUCT SHOULD BE. I LOVE MY JEEP, AND PLANNED ON GIVING THIS ONE TO MY SON IN A FEW YEARS WHEN HE IS OLD ENOUGH TO DRIVE AND BUYING A NEW ONE FOR MYSELF. NOT SO SURE I WANT TO BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM A MANUFACTURE WHO WONT STAND BEHIND A SAFETY ISSUE. IF THIS WAS AN ISSUE OVER SOMETHING LIKE A RADIO OR OTHER "LUXURY" I WOULD HAVE NO ISSUE. BUT THAT IS NOT THE CASE. THERE IS A COMMON SAFETY ISSUE AND THEY REFUSE TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE AND MAKE IT RIGHT. I HAVE ALWAYS DRIVEN TOYOTA'S AND NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES WITH THEM STANDING BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS. PERHAPS CHRYSLER COULD USE TO LOOK AT OTHER COMPANIES AND TAKE A BIT OF ETHICAL ADVISE FROM THEM. *TR

AS I WENT TO LEAVE FOR WORK AND PLACED THE JEEP IN REVERSE THE HORN HONKED A COUPLE TIMES. AFTER I PUT IT IN PARK TO MAKE SURE IT WAS OK I REVERSED AGAIN AND THEN THE HORN STARTED HONKING, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STARTED GOING AND IT STARTED SPRAYING WASHER FLUID. AFTER TAKING THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION THIS CONTINUED FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS. THE VEHICLE WAS FINE ON THE DRIVE TO WORK BUT ONCE I PARKED AND WALKED IN THE DOOR IT DID THE SAME THING AGAIN FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS. THE NEXT MORNING I DROVE IT (2 DAYS LATER) I NOTICED MY HEAT WOULDN'T WORK, TRIED THE A/C, AND STILL NOTHING. ONCE I WAS MOVING I TRIED AGAIN AND IT WAS WORKING, BUT ONCE I STOPPED AT A LIGHT IT STOPPED AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO THE SEALER THAT AFTERNOON AND THEY SUSPECT THE TIPM NEEDS REPLACING BUT THERE ARE 178 ON BACK ORDER. THIS IS CONCERNING SINCE THIS SEEMS TO BE A LARGE PROBLEM AND THE FORUMS ARE COVERED IN STORIES OF THE SAME THING. THAT NIGHT DRIVING HOME MY JEEP STARTED HONKING, SPAYING WASHER FLUID AND WIPING WHILE DRIVING. ONCE THAT STOPPED MY A/C WENT OUT AGAIN AFTER THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY FIXED IT BECAUSE IT'S CHARGE WAS APPARENTLY LOW. MY HEAT AND A/C HAVE SINCE STOPPED WORKING MOST OF THE TIME, OCCASIONALLY WILL WORK. LAST NIGHT WHILE DRIVING HOME MY HORN, WIPERS, WASHER FLUID AND DOOR LOCKS WERE ALL GOING FOR ABOUT 3, MINUTES. I HAD PEOPLE PULLING OVER OUT OF MY WAY BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT I WAS HONKING AT THEM. I HAVE SINCE UNPLUGGED THE HORN AND SEE THIS AS A HAZARD. IT WAS DARK AND SPRAYING WASHER F

UPON OPENING THE DOOR, THE HORN AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS BEGAN TO OPERATE INCESSANTLY AND ELECTRICAL ARCING COULD BE HEARD UNDER THE HOOD. THE ENGINE STARTED AND I TAPPED THE TIPM AND EVERYTHING STOPPED, INCLUDING THE ENGINE. WHEN I RESTARTED THE ENGINE, I HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THE HORN OR WIPERS, BUT THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT WAS ON. THE JEEP DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY TIPM WHICH WILL COST AROUND $200 AND TWO HOURS OF LABOR TO INSTALL AND PROGRAM. HE SAID THERE ARE MORE THAN 20 OF THESE MODULES BACKORDERED ACROSS THE NATION AND COULDN'T TELL US WHETHER IT WOULD BE DAYS OR WEEKS UNTIL IT WOULD BE AVAILABLE. WHEN I ASKED THE SERVICE MANAGER IF THE VEHICLE WOULD BE SAFE TO DRIVE, HE SAID THAT WE COULD LOSE TOTAL CONTROL AT ANY TIME WITHOUT WARNING. CONSIDERING THIS AND THE ELECTRICAL ARCING WE HEARD UNDER THE HOOD, I THINK THAT THIS SHOULD CONSTITUTE A SAFETY RECALL. OTHER JEEP OWNERS HAVE REPORTED SIMILAR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AT HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/. *TR

JUST PURCHASED A 2008 RUBICON AND WHEN I GO TO FILL UP THE GAS TANK, THERE IS ALWAYS OVERFLOW AFTER THE PUMP SHUTS OFF DUE TO BEING FULL. THE GAS SPLASHED OUT ALL OVER MY PANTS LEG THE FIRST TIME AND STILL OVERFLOWS ONTO THE SIDE OF THE CAR AND PAVEMENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING WAS DEFECTIVE. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER MADE REPAIRS TO THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V528000 (AIR BAG) BUT THE RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE REPAIRS ON THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

VIOLENT, EXTREME SHAKING IN FRONT END OF VEHICLE ("DEATH WOBBLE") AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 55-60MPH. HAS OCCURRED ABOUT 6 TIMES, BUT IS RANDOM AND INTERMITTENT, WITH NO KNOWN PRECIPITATING FACTORS. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHEN VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING OVER MINOR BUMPS BUT HAS ALSO OCCURRED MORE FREQUENTLY ON PERFECTLY SMOOTH, STRAIGHT PAVEMENT - WITH NO TURNING, BREAKING, ACCELERATION. THE SHAKING SEEMS TO BE IN THE FRONT TIRES/AXLE AND CONTINUES FOR 3-4 SECONDS AS I AM TRYING TO REDUCE SPEED CAREFULLY AND MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IT FEELS LIKE THE FRONT TIRES ARE GOING TO FLY OFF IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS! AFTER THE FIRST OCCURRENCE, IT DID NOT HAPPEN AGAIN FOR MONTHS, BUT RECENTLY HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. I WAS TOLD BY ONE GARAGE THAT IT WAS DUE TO TIRE BALANCE (WHICH I KNEW WAS NOT THE CASE), BUT I HAD ALL FOUR TIRES BALANCED/ROTATED (AT ABOUT 42,500 MILES). GARAGE PERSONNEL STATED THIS "TOOK CARE OF MOST OF THE PROBLEM" BUT SUGGESTED I GET NEW TIRES. PROBLEM OCCURRED 2 MORE TIMES WITHIN A WEEK, BEFORE NEW TIRES. HAVE HAD ALL FOUR TIRES REPLACED. DEATH WOBBLE HAS NOT RECURRED, BUT I AM ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE TIRES/BALANCE AND THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN WITHOUT WARNING. IT IS TERRIFYING AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE HURT OR KILLED. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP NEXT WEEK. WHEN I MADE THE APPOINTMENT, THEY CLAIMED THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM, SO I WILL PROVIDE THEM WITH INFORMATION I GATHERED IN ABOUT 2

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT, TURN SIGNALS, HEADLIGHTS AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERATIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING REPAIRED BY THE DEALER, BUT THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT ASSIST THE CONTACT WITH THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 12/12/11*LJ UPDATED 12/13/11

WHEN YOU FILL THE JEEP UP IT ALWAYS SPITS FUEL ON THE GROUND AND YOU IF YOUR STANDING TOO CLOSE. NOT A LITTLE A LOT. *TR

EMERGENCY/PARKING BRAKE FAILURE. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE I NOTICED THE PARKING BRAKE DID NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE IN PLACE LIKE IT SHOULD. UPON PARKING ONE EVENING, I MUST HAVE LEFT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL BUT I HAD SET THE BRAKE FULLY. IN THE MORNING, MY JEEP HAD DRIFTED FORWARD INTO MY OTHER VEHICLE, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGES TO BOTH. THE DEALER CHECKED THE VEHICLE AND CLAIMED NOTHING WAS WRONG. TO THIS DATE, AND MILEAGE (60,000) THE BRAKE WILL NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE ON THE SLIGHTEST OF GRADE. *TR

AS I WAS LEAVING FOR WORK ONE MORNING I HIT THE KEY ALARM TO UNLOCK DOORS AND JEEP BEGAN HONKING, WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURNED ON AND BEGAN SPRAYING WINDSHIELD FLUID. I THOUGHT IT WAS ODD AND DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT. ON THE WAY TO WORK IN TRAFFIC IT BEGAN DOING THE SAME THING AND THIS OCCURRED 3 TIMES IN ABOUT 30 MINUTES. AFTER GETTING TO WORK, THE JEEP WOULD HONK BY ITSELF EVERY 2-3 MINUTES. I DECIDED TO TAKE IN TO THE DEALERSHIP. IT CONTINUED DOING THIS ON THE WAY THERE. AS I WAS ABOUT HALF A MILE FROM THE DEALERSHIP THE JEEP COMPLETELY TURNED OFF AND I IMMEDIATELY HAD TO PULL OUT OF TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO START BACK UP BUT THIS TIME ALL A/C HAD STOPPED WORKING. AFTER GUTTING A CALL BACK FROM DEALERSHIP, HE SAID THE PART WAS ON BACKORDER AND THERE WAS AT LEAST A 100 ORDERS WAITING TO BE SHIPPED. THIS CONCERNS ME BECAUSE IT LOOKS TO BE A WIDESPREAD THING WITH THE JEEPS. IN DOING SOME RESEARCH PREVIOUS TO THIS EMAIL THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE TIPM ON THE 2007 JEEP AND I'M WORRIED SOME OF THESE BAD ONES MAY HAVE GOTTEN INTO SOME OF THE 2008. *TR

DEATH WOBBLE - WHEN I REACH A SPEED OF OVER 45 AND HIT A ROUGH PATCH, MY FRONT TWO TIRES START WOBBLING UNCONTROLLABLY. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TO SLOW DOWN ALMOST TO A STOP. I HAVE JUST 31,000 MILES ON MY JEEP (NO MODIFICATION AND STOCK TIRES). THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. IF MY WIFE HAD THIS HAPPEN, I DOUBT SHE WOULD BE ABLE TO SAFELY MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TOOK IT INTO THE JEEP DEALERSHIP. THEY PUT A NEW STEERING DAMPER ON IT AND SAID THAT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. IT DID NOT. THEY RECOMMENDED THAT I GO TO CHRYSLER. *KB

I HAVE A 2008 JEEP RIGHT HAND DRIVE WRANGLER THAT I USE ON MY MAIL ROUTE. I BOUGHT IN 2010, SO FAR I CONSIDER IT TO BE A LEMON, I HAVE HAD TROUBLE STARTING IT AND I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE COOLING LINES TO THE TRANSMISION FIXED AND NOW MY AIR BAGS WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON,. *TR

CLOCKSPRING IN STEERING COLUMN IS OF POOR DESIGN, LESS THAN 50 THOUSAND MILES ON VEHICLE. AIRBAG LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY GOING ON AND OFF WHEN YOU TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. AIRBAGS MAY OR MAY NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT DEPENDING ON IF YOU ARE GOING STRAIGHT OR TURNING. DEALER SAYS THEY HAVE HAD SEVERAL PEOLE COME IN WITH SAME ISSUE AND THET THE CLOCKSPRING CONTROLS THE AIRBAGS BUT THEY ARE UNWILING TO COVER IT AS WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE GOING TO PAY THE 500 DOLLARS TO GET THE PART REPLACED AND HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE JUST GOING TO RISK IT? *TR

FUEL DOES NOT SHUT-OFF AT FUEL PUMP AND GAS SPILLS OUT EVERY TIME I RE-FUEL. THE DEALERSHIP DIDN'T FIX THIS WHEN I RECENTLY HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED BECAUSE IT WASN'T A RE-CALL. I HAVE SINCE COMPLAINED AND IT WILL BE FIXED UNDER WARRANTY DURING MY NEXT VISIT. *TT

SEVERE STEERING VIBRATION RESUTS WHEN HITTING A BUMP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (60+). PROBLEM IS WORST WHEN ALSO TURNING (EX: ON AN OVERPASS). I LOSS DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND NEARLY HIT THE CONCRETE DIVIDER BEFORE REGAINING CONTROL AS THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. STEERING STABILIZER/SHOCK WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY BY DEALERSHIP.

THE VEHICLE WHEN FILLING WITH GASOLINE OVERFLOWS EACH AND EVERY TIME REGARDLESS OF FILLING STATION USED. THIS IS A KNOWN JEEP WRANGLER PROBLEM FOR 2007-2008 MODELS BUT CHRYSLER IS NOT CORRECTING THE PROBLEM FOR VEHICLES BUILT AFTER MARCH 31,2008. MY BUILD DATE IS 06-08. I DON'T KNOW WHAT CHANGED AFTER 3/31/08 BUT THE PROBLEM EXISTS FOR JEEPS BUILT AFTER THAT DATE. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITION BOTH PUBLIC SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL. DEALER WANTS $100 TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO STEP UP AND FIX THIS KNOWN SAFETY DEFECT. *TT

2008 JEEP JK GAS FILLER TUBE OVERFLOWS WHEN AUTOMATIC GAS SHUTOFF OCCURS DURING REFUELING EVERYTIME. IT HAS OCCURRED AT MANY DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS AND PUMPS. GAS COMES OUT AND COATS THE VEHICLE AND GROUND. *TR

GAS OVERFLOW AT TIME OF VEHICLE FILLUP. *TR

UPON FILLING THE VEHICLE WITH FUEL, GAS OVERFLOWS FROM THE FUELING NECK ONTO THE GROUND, VEHICLE, AND PERSON FUELING. ALSO, MANUAL TRANSMISSION GEAR WILL POP OUT OF FIRST GEAR ON ITS OWN. *TR

AT 50,000 MILES THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HAVE THE DEATH WOBBLE. PROBLEM WAS FOUND TO BE CAUSED BY BADLY WORN STOCK BALL JOINTS. *TR

2008 JEEP WRANGLER RUBICON. AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IT COMES ON AND GOES OFF PERIODICALLY. WENT ONLINE TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAD ISSUES AND SAW ALL OTHER RECENT COMPLAINTS ABOUT SAME PROBLEM. *TR

2008 JEEP WRANGLER JK DEATH WOBBLE- NOT RESOLVED (FOR LONG) BY REPLACEMENT OF STEERING STABILIZER. BELIEVE THERE IS A SERIOUS FLAW(S) IN THE OVERALL ENGINEERING AND DESIGN. STEERING BOX IS EXCEPTIONALLY WEAK AND CLUNKS. JEEP IS IGNORING THE PROBLEM, DESPITE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS FROM OWNERS ONLINE, AT DEALERS, AND IN JEEP FORUMS. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED BY THIS ISSUE. HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED ON MY JEEP YET- HAVEN'T EVEN FIGURED OUT WHAT THE ROOT CAUSE IS YET, BUT HAVE SPENT $1000 SO FAR! THINKING ABOUT DITCHING THIS DANGEROUS VEHICLE. *TR

2008 JEEP WRANGLER MANUAL TRANS CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE I WAS DRIVING. *TR

FUEL SPILL BACK DURING REFUELING. GASOLINE SPLASHES OUT AFTER TANK IS FULL, SOAKING VEHICLE AND ANYONE STANDING NEAR. TSB#14-001-011 COVERS PROBLEM BUT MY VEHICLE'S BUILT DATE IS ONE DAY OFF. PROBLEM STILL EXIST FOR MY VEHICLE. *TR

THE CLOCK SPRING IN MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER WENT OUT IN OCTOBER, 2010. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO INQUIRE ABOUT GETTING THE PART REPLACED. I THOUGHT THAT SINCE THE CLOCK SPRING IS THE PART RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING THE AIRBAG DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT, IT WAS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE SERVICED FREE OF CHARGE, SINCE MY AIRBAGS WERE NOW RENDERED USELESS. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THERE WAS NO SUCH POLICY, SO I WAS FORCED TO PURCHASE A NEW CLOCK SPRING OUT OF POCKET. THE CLOCK SPRING WAS APPROXIMATELY $250 IN COST. I INSTALLED THE CLOCK SPRING MYSELF, AND I DISCARDED THE OLD ONE, THINKING I HAD NO USE FOR IT ANYMORE. *TR

I PURCHASED A NEW 2008 JEEP WRANGLER SAHARA EDITION IN APRIL OF 2008. SINCE NOVEMBER OF 2008 I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THE JEEP WHICH ARE WIDELY REPORTED ON THE INTERNET. THE FIRST ISSUE WAS THE TRANSMISSION WOULD POP OUT OF FIRST GEAR WHEN IT WAS COLD OR RAINY. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T GET THE PROBLEM TO REOCCUR. IT TOOK CHRYSLER 1 YEAR BEFORE THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM. SO IN THE SPRING OF 2010 THEY INSTALLED A GEAR REBUILD KIT. MEANWHILE I WAS DRIVING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR. THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS A TEMPORARY FIX AND THAT THE PROBLEM WOULD LIKELY OCCUR AGAIN. SURE ENOUGH JUST SIX MONTHS AGO THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO POP OUT OF FIRST GEAR. NOW I AM BATTLING TO TRY AND GET THE DEALER TO FIX IT AGAIN. THE SECOND ISSUE WHICH JUST OCCURRED LAST WEEK AND EARLIER TODAY IS WHAT THE INTERNET REFERS TO AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE." ONCE I GET ABOVE 55MPH AND I HIT A POT HOLE THE JEEP WOBBLES UNCONTROLLABLY UNTIL I COMPLETELY STOP. ACCORDING TO MOST FORUMS THE DEALERSHIP ALSO GIVES CUSTOMERS A VERY HARD TIME ABOUT FIXING THIS ISSUE AS WELL. I WILL ATTEMPT TO CONTACT THE DEALER TOMORROW ABOUT THE DEATH WOBBLE. THIS JEEP WRANGLER 07-10 HAS SOME SERIOUS ISSUES WHICH NEED TO BE ADDRESS IMMEDIATELY. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO ISSUE RECALLS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT. THIS IS MY THIRD JEEP WRANGLER, MY FIRST NEW WRANGLER, AND I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN IT. *TR

MY SON WAS DRIVING HIS 2008 JEEP WRANGLER AND THE BRAKES FAILED. THIS CAUSED HIM TO HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF HIM AT A SLOW SPEED WITH MINOR DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES. THE POLICE OFFICER TESTED THE BRAKES AND SAID THAT THEY WERE NOT WORKING THE CAR WAS TOWED HOME.. THERE WAS NO TICKET GIVEN. THE VEHICLE HAS 24000 MILES ON IT AND IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. I DROVE THE VEHICLE THE PRIOR DAY AND DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM. *TR

SEVERE VIBRATION IN FRONT END OF UNMODIFIED 2008 JEEP WRANGLER X WHEN HITTING A BUMP ON HIGHWAY. FORCED TO SLAM ON BRAKES ON HIGHWAY TO STOP VIOLENT SHAKING AND REGAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE. IT STARTED A COUPLE MONTHS AGO AND HAPPENS ANY TIME I HIT A BIG BUMP. IT HAPPENED 3 TIMES YESTERDAY. I GOOGLED THIS AND IT APPEARS THIS IS A RATHER COMMON COMPLAINT - ONE THAT SEEMS TO BE PARTICULARLY COMMON IN THE NEWER STYLE JEEPS AT AROUND 20,000-30,000 MILES EVEN WHEN NO MODIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND IF ITS THIS COMMON, CHRYSLER SHOULD BE FORCED TO ADDRESS THIS! *TR

EXTREME VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END BROUGHT ON BY (1) HITTING A ROUGH SPOT IN THE ROAD AND (2) HITTING THE BRAKES HARD. I NOW UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS REFERRED TO AS THE JEEP DEATH WOBBLE. IT IS, AS YET, UNREPAIRED. VEHICLE DAMAGE IS UNKNOWN AT THIS POINT. *TR