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2008 Jeep Wrangler 4-Dr 4x4 complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2008 record →

Steering
Filed Dec 8, 201034,000 milesWV

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE ON THE FIRST VISIT. THE SECOND TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT TO REPLACE THE STEERING. THE STEERING WAS REPLACED A FEW MONTHS AFTER THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000.

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Dec 7, 201050,000 milesAK

FUEL OVERFLOWS WHEN FILLING TANK. HAPPENS EVERY FILL UP. THE PUMP KEEPS PUMPING AND GAS POURS OUT THE TOP. IT OCCURS AT EVERY GAS STATION IN TOWN. *TR

Suspension
Filed Dec 4, 201015,000 milesWV

WE HAVE A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED WITH 30,000MILES, THAT HAS WHAT IS CALLED THE DEATH WOBBLE, THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES BEGINNING WITH AS LITTLE AS 15,000 MILES. I CAN BE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE ABOUT 60 MPH AND GOING AROUND A TURN THE FRONT END SHAKE FIERCELY, THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES SO BAND THAT IS WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE JEEP DEALERS HAS LOOKED AT THIS VEHICLE AND CANT SEEM TO FIND THE PROBLEM.THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH LOTS OF JEEPS AROUND THE COMPANY, JUST DO A GOOGLE SEARCH AND TYPE IN JEEP WRANGLER DEATH WOBBLE AND YOU CAN SEE AT THE COMPLAINTS. CHRYSLER NEED TO FIND AND FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GET KILLED. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline1 injured
Filed Dec 4, 201040,000 milesFL

FUEL (1/2 GAL) SPRAYS OUT AFTER REFUELING. FUEL SPRAYS UP TO 3 FEET. GAS GOES ALL OVER PERSON (GOT IN MY EYES!!!) PUMPING FUEL, ALL OVER JEEP AND GROUND. JUST STARTED DOING THIS. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Dec 1, 2010NY

FUEL STILL OVERFLOWING DURING REFUELING... IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT A YEAR, THE GASOLINE SPILLING IS DESTROYING THE PAINT FINISH AND WHEEL FLARE OF THE JEEP. IN DIRECT RESPONSE TO JEEPS CLAIM, MY JEEP HAS ALWAYS BEEN REFUELED BY MYSELF. I NEVER PUT IN FUEL THAT WAS GREATER THAN 10% ETHANOL, AND I DO NOT OVERFILL THE TANK. THIS TANK IS A DEFECT AND I HAVEN'T BOTHERED GOING BACK TO THE DEALER BECAUSE IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. IF IT WAS I WOULD MAKE AN APPT RIGHT AWAY. ALL THAT GAS SPILLING ON THE GROUND CAN'T BE A GOOD THING FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND MY SKIN WHEN IT SPLASHES ALL OVER ME... I GUESS I NEED TO CATCH ON FIRE BEFORE JEEP WILL SAY THEY HAVE A PROBLEM. IT'S NO WONDER THEIR CUSTOMER SATISFACTION RATINGS ARE THE LOWEST IN THE INDUSTRY. MY INITIAL COMPLAINT WAS ABOUT A YEAR AGO.. I GUESS I SHOULD MAKE A BUMPER STICKER.. "JEEP: SPITTING GAS SINCE 2009". *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Dec 1, 2010IL

FUEL SPILLED OUT OF MY JEEP AFTER THE PUMP CUT OFF. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Dec 1, 201041,000 milesLA

MY GAS TANK KEEPS OVERFLOWING WHEN I FILL IT UP. TONIGHT IT ACTUALLY SPILT ALL OVER MY JEANS AND SHOES. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Nov 30, 201054,000 milesMN

WHEN REFUELING, GAS OVERFLOWS MOMENTS AFTER THE PUMP AUTOMATICALLY STOPS FILLING THE TANK. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Nov 30, 2010NY

OVERSPILL ON GAS TANK WHILE REFUELING . *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Nov 29, 201035,000 milesPA

FUEL TANK OVERFLOWS WHEN FILLING UP CAUSING GAS TO SPLASH OUT ON THE VEHICLE, GROUND AND SOMETIMES THE PERSON FILLING THE VEHICLE. IT HAPPENS AT EVERY FILL UP. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Nov 29, 201040,500 milesNC

DURING REFILLING, FUEL FLOWS AND SPLASHES OUT OF THE FILLER PORT. THIS OCCURS DURING THE POINT THE TANK BECOMES FULL AND THE NOZZLE TURNS OFF. IT DID NOT SEEM TO OCCUR DURING THE BEGINNING OF OWNERSHIP, BUT NOW HAPPENS EVERY TIME. ATTEMPTS TO POSITION THE NOZZLE IN VARIOUS WAYS AND SLOWING THE FUEL FLOW HAS NOT HAD ANY EFFECT ON MITIGATING THE PROBLEM. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Nov 29, 20101 milesSC

2008 JEEP FUEL OVERFLOW WHEN REFUELING. FUEL COMES BACK OUT OF THE HOLE AND GOES EVERYWHERE. IT IS AN EXTREME FIRE HAZARD AND SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Nov 28, 201030,100 milesHI

WHEN FUELING MY JEEP, THE AUTO STOP DOES NOT ENGAGE ON THE GAS PUMP AND IT CAUSES IT TO OVERFLOW. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES. NOW I DO NOT RELY ON THE AUTO STOP AND JUDGE IT MYSELF. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Nov 27, 201015,900 milesCT

I HAVE A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED SAHARA. IN THE PAST 30 DAYS IT HAS STARTED TO FLOW FUEL OUT OF THE FILLER EACH AND EVERY TIME I FILL THE GAS TANK, REGARDLESS OF THE STATION OR PUMP. IT LITERALLY GUSHES OUT AS THE FUEL PUMP STOPS. THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE SAFETY HAZARD. I'M TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THERE IS A FLAW WITH THE OVERFLOW VENT FILTER AND AS THIS COMPONENT IS INTEGRAL TO THE TANK, THAT THE ENTIRE TANK MUST BE REPLACED. WITH ALL THE EXACT ISSUES ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE, IT'S UNBELIEVABLE THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL. I'M ALSO NOW CONCERNED ABOUT THE SO-CALLED "DEATH WOBBLE" ISSUE THAT I'VE NOW READ ABOUT ON THE SITE. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Nov 27, 201030,000 milesAR

WHEN FILLING UP GAS TANK AT STATION GAS SPILLS FROM SOCKET AND SPILLS ON GROUND. *TR

Suspension
Filed Nov 26, 201042,000 milesOH

2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED WITH 45,000 MILES. DURING DRIVING AND YOU HIT A BUMP THE VEHICLE WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY. IT WILL NOT STOP UNTIL YOU STOP THE VEHICLE AND THEN YOU CAN PROCEED. I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG JEEP OWNERS. THEY EVEN HAVE A NAME FOR IT THE DEATH WOBBLE. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Nov 25, 201019,889 milesVA

WHEN FUELING UP MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4 DOOR, WHEN IT GETS TO THE 'FULL' POINT THE CUT-OFF POINT TO STOP THE FUEL FROM FLOWING INTO THE TANK DOES NOT RESPOND. SO, WHEN FUELING UP THE WRANGLER IT STOPS FUELING AND GAS POURS OUT EVERYWHERE SPLASHING ME, GETTING FUEL ON MY JEEP (WHICH ISN'T GOOD FOR THE PAINT) AND GETTING FUEL ON THE GROUND WHICH COULD CAUSE HARM OR A FIRE. THIS HAS HAPPENED FREQUENTLY FOR THE PAST YEAR OR SO I HAVE OWNED THE JEEP. I'VE GOTTEN TO THE POINT WHERE I CANNOT COMPLETELY FUEL MY JEEP UP BECAUSE I'M AFRAID IT WILL OVERFLOW. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Nov 18, 201058,000 milesIL

WE HAVE A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER X. WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS FILLED TO FULL OR NEARLY FULL AND THE GAS PUMP AUTOMATICALLY SHUTS OR CLICKS OFF FUEL SUDDENLY SPLASHES OUT. IT COMES OUT WITH SUCH FORCE THAT IT WILL SPLASH THE PERSON FUELING THE JEEP; IT WILL RUN DOWN THE SIDE OF IT AND LEAVE A PUDDLE OF FUEL ON THE GROUND. OUR FEAR IS IF SOMEONE WERE TO TOSS A CIGARETTE OR DISCARD A MATCH AFTER THIS HAPPENED THAT THE FUEL COULD IGNITE OR EXPLODE. IT IS THE VEHICLE THAT HAS THE PROBLEM, NOT THE FUEL STATION PUMP AS THIS HAS NOW OCCURRED AT DIFFERENT FILLING STATIONS. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Nov 15, 201040,000 milesCT

WHILE FILLING UP MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER SAHARA UNLIMITED WITH GAS,THE PUMP CLICKS OFF AND ABOUT 1 SECOND LATER THE GAS SEEMS TO OVERFILL AND SPIT BACK OUT OF THE FUEL FILL NECK. THIS OCCURS AT DIFFERENT PUMPS WITH NO APPARENT CONSISTENT FACTORS. WHEN THE TANK GETS FULL AND THE PUMP CLICKS OFF AND QUITE A BIT OF GAS SPITS BACK OUT OF THE NECK ONTO ME, THE VEHICLE AND THE GROUND. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME I TRY TO COMPLETELY FILL THE TANK. NOW I HAVE ADAPTED MY FILL UP STRATEGY AND FILL ONLY TO WHAT I THINK IS NEAR FULL AND NOT LET IT CLICK. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Nov 15, 201042,989 milesTX

FUEL SPILLS OUT OF THE FILLER PORT DURING THE REFUELING PROCESS. THIS GENERALLY OCCURS WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS FILLED TO THE FULL OR NEARLY FULL LEVEL AND THE GAS PUMP AUTOMATICALLY SHUTS OR CLICKS OFF. THE SPILLED FUEL CAN SPLASH ON THE PERSON FUELING THE VEHICLE, OR ON THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE GROUND. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Nov 12, 201037,682 milesCT

FUEL SPLASHES OUT OF THE JEEP WHEN GAS PUMP SHUTS OFF AT FULL TANK. FUEL SPILLS ALL OVER THE SIDE OF MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER JK AND THE FLOOR OF THE GAS STATION. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Nov 12, 201045,000 milesTX

FUEL SPILLING DURING REFUELING ON MY JK 2008 JEEP WRANGLER X UNLIMITED. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Nov 9, 2010IN

PE10032 EVERY TIME I FILL MY GAS TANK UP TO FULL, IT OVERFLOWS ALL OVER THE JEEP, AND MYSELF! *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Nov 8, 201050,000 milesNY

WHILE FILLING THE GAS TANK THE GAS SPEWS OUT THE FILL WHOLE AND LANDS ON THE CAR, PERSON AND GROUND. *TR

Unknown or OtherFire
Filed Nov 3, 2010KS

2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED FIRE. JEEP CAUGHT FIRE WHILE TRAVELING WESTBOUND. THE FIRE INITIALLY EXTINGUISHED BY A TRUCK DRIVER WHO STOPPED TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WITH A HAND HELD FIRE EXTINGUISHER. *BF THE CONSUMER THERE WAS A PROBLEM, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND IT BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE WAS LOCALIZED NEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE MID-FRONT UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE. ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, IT WAS UNLIKELY THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF A MECHANICAL FAILURE AS OF THE DATE OF THE REPORT, AND DUE TO THE LACK OF FLUID LEAKAGE ON THE HIGHWAY, VISIBLE MECHANICAL DAMAGE AND THE LACK OF REPORTED NOISE AND SMOKE FROM THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE FIRE. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. UPDATED 11/03/10. *JB

Fuel System, Gasoline1 injured
Filed Nov 3, 201024,650 milesMA

2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED SAHARA: EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO FILL WITH FUEL. PUMP CLICKS OFF REPEATEDLY AND PROJECTS FUEL OUT OF THE FILLER NECK, CHRYSLER AWARE AND HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN BUT REFUSES TO FIX THIS KNOW SAFETY DEFECT IF VEHICLE OUT OF WARRANTY. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS MUCH FUEL SPILLS AND PROJECTS OUT AT PERSON FILLING VEHICLE. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO DEALER AND DEALER REFUSED TO FIX VEHICLE. CALLED CHRYSLER CORPORATE AND AFTER 4 WEEKS THEY REFUSED TO FIX THIS KNOWN PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AS ITS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. PLEASE PRESSURE CHRYSLER TO ISSUE A RECALL. THANKS *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Nov 1, 201037,618 milesCO

THE GAS TANK OVER FLOWS ON MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. IT CAUSES THE GAS TO OVER FLOW AND GET ON THE JEEP, ME, AND THE GROUND. IT HAS NEARLY GOTTEN IN MY EYE SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO HAVING TO BE NEAR THE NOZZLE DURING FUELING. *TR

Equipment
Filed Oct 30, 201035,000 milesMD

2008 JEEP WRANGLER JK, EQUIPMENT. THE PROVIDED FLOOR JACK TO CHANGE TIRES IS INSUFFICIENT. WHEN PLACED IN THE RECOMMENDED POSITION TO RAISE THE VEHICLE (LOCATION IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL) THE JACK AT FULL EXTENSION IS NOT LONG ENOUGH TO RAISE THE VEHICLE. AT FULL EXTENSION (ALSO NOT RECOMMENDED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL) CAUSES AN UNSTABLE JACK WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF THE VEHICLE FALLING. THE PROVIDED JACK IS TOO SHORT MAKING IT UNUSABLE. TO USE THE JACK, YOU'D HAVE TO PUT MAKESHIFT BLOCKS UNDER IT TO RAISE IT (NOT RECOMMENDED), OR BUY AN AFTERMARKET JACK. HOPEFULLY, NO ONE'S BEEN HURT YET. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Oct 25, 2010KY

2008 JEEP JK UNLIMITED OVER FLOWING GAS WHEN FILLING UP. THIS CAUSES FUEL SPILLAGE ON GROUND. *TR

Structure
Filed Oct 25, 201041,000 milesPA

I HAVE A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED. THERE IS A RECALL FOR 2007-2010 WRANGLERS FOR THE FENDER FLARE RUBBING ON A BRAKE TUBE CAUSING FAILURES. WHEN I LEARNED ABOUT THE RECALL I CHECKED MY JEEP AND SURE ENOUGH IT HAS THAT EXACT ISSUE. WHEN CONTACTING CHRYSLER, THEY SAID MY JEEP WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. WHEN PUSHED THAT I HAD THE EXACT SAME CONDITIONS THE RECALL ADDRESSED, THEY SAID TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER AND PAY FOR AN INSPECTION. IF FOUND TO BE SIMILAR, THEY WOULD OFFER ASSISTANCE (WITHOUT AGREEING TO 100% COVERAGE) TO FIX IT. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT EVEN THOUGH MY JEEP HAS THE EXACT ISSUE ADDRESSED IN THE RECALL THAT THEY REFUSE TO INCLUDE IT IN THE RECALL BECAUSE OF THE VIN NOT BEING PART OF THE OFFICIAL RECALL LOT. *TR

Power Train › Manual Transmission
Filed Oct 25, 201050,000 milesFL

I HAVE A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED 4 DOOR AND THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION REPEATEDLY JUMPS OUT OF FIRST GEAR. IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME WHEN ENTERING HIGHWAYS AND I HAVE HAD NEAR ACCIDENTS AS A RESULT. JEEP DEALER CLAIMS THERE IS NO TSB FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Oct 25, 201035,000 milesOH

I HAVE A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER SAHARA THAT I HAVE OWNED SINCE IT HAD 100 MILES ON IT. IT IS BURNING THROUGH OIL A LOT. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP FOR OILS CONSUMPTIONS TEST AND THEY SAY IT IS NORMAL TO BURN THROUGH 1 QUART OF OIL FOR EVERY 750 MILES. FIGURED THIS OUT BECAUSE EVERYTIME I WAS GETTING AN OIL CHANGE (WAS USING SYNTHETIC) AT 6K I WAS BEING TOLD THE OIL WAS BONE DRY. NOT GOOD. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Oct 23, 201024,000 milesPA

FUEL SPILLS OUT OF THE FILLER PORT DURING THE REFUELING PROCESS. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Oct 23, 201046,401 milesVA

FUEL SPILLS OUT OF THE FILLER PORT DURING THE REFUELING PROCESS. THIS CONDITION GENERALLY OCCURS WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS FILLED TO THE FULL OR NEARLY FULL LEVEL AND THE GAS PUMP AUTOMATICALLY SHUTS OR CLICKS OFF. CONSUMERS REPORT THAT THE SPILLED FUEL CAN SPLASH ON THE PERSON FUELING THE VEHICLE, OR ON THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE GROUND. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Oct 20, 2010FL

EVERY TIME I FILL MY GAS TANK IN MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER IT OVER FLOWS OUT OF THE TANK ON TO THE GROUND. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Oct 16, 201042,000 milesIL

WHEN FILLING MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER FUEL ABOUT A QUART OF FUEL SPILLED FROM THE FILLER TUBE AFTER THE GAS PUMP HAD STOPPED. *TR

Suspension › Front
Filed Oct 15, 201047,000 milesIN

I HAVE A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER RUBICON AND WHENEVER I GOT OVER HARD BUMPS OR RAIL ROAD CROSSINGS I GET DEATH WOBBLE. I HAVE SEEN MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE AND CHRYSLER HAS DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT IT. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Oct 12, 201019,690 milesNJ

THE SECURITY ALARM SYSTEM AND THE IGNITION ARE TIED TOGETHER IN THE REMOTE. IF THE BATTERY IN THE REMOTE GOES DEAD (HOW DO WE KNOW IT IS THE BATTERY AND NOT SOMETHING IN THE CAR), THEN I CAN GAIN ACCESS USING THE KEY. HOWEVER, I CAN'T START THE CAR BECAUSE THE ALARM IS STILL SET AND ACTIVATED (VERY LOUD). I CAN'T DISARM THE SECURITY SYSTEM WITH THE IGNITION LOCKED OUT BECAUSE THE BATTERY IS DEAD IN THE REMOTE. MY INQUIRY TO JEEP CUSTOMER SERVICE RESULTED IN A SUGGESTION TO SEE IF THE DEALER COULD HELP. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE UNSAFE AS THERE IS NO INFORMATION ON HOW TO OVERRIDE THE LINKING OF THE TWO SYSTEMS IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. HELP! *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Oct 4, 201032,453 milesVA

WHEN FUELING, GAS GUSHES OUT OF THE FILL TUBE AFTER PUMP SHUTS OFF AND TANK IS NEARLY FULL. HAPPENS EVERY TIME I FILL THE TANK. APPROXIMATELY 2-3 CUPS (1 TO 1.5 PINTS) OF FUEL SPILLS DOWN SIDE OF VEHICLE AND ON TO THE GROUND CREATING A FIRE HAZARD AND LONG TERM ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE. *TR

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Oct 2, 201031,000 milesNY

RE: ODI ID# 10340432 UPDATE - CHRYSLER HAS ORIGINALLY APPROVED RE-IMBURSEMENT FOR THE DAMAGE TO MY JEEP THEN LATER DECLINED THE CLAIM STATING THE REPAIRS WOULD BE CONSIDERED "ROUTINE MAINTENANCE". AS PER 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DOOR SERVICE MANUAL REPLACING TRANSMISSION OIL AND FILTER ARE NOT REQUIRED MAINTENANCE UNTIL 120,000 MILES. MY JEEP PRESENTLY HAS LESS THAN 36,000 MILES AND HAD APPROXIMATELY 31,000 MILES ON DATE OF INCIDENT. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Sep 27, 201040,000 milesMO

I HAVE A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED THAT OVERFLOWS WHILE FILLING UP THE GAS TANK. THE DEALERSHIP CHANGED OUT THE FILLER NECK AND THE PROBLEM WHEN AWAY FOR A FEW MONTHS BUT IT IS BACK. EVERYTIME (WITHOUT FAIL) THE TANK IS FILLED UP A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF GAS POURS BACK OUT. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Sep 24, 201020,000 milesOH

REPEATED GASOLINE OVERFLOW FROM FUEL FILLING NECK WHEN PUMP IS ON HOLD OPEN LATCH AND GETTING CLOSE TO OR AT FULL GETTING GASOLINE ON CLOTHES VEHICLE AND GROUND IN AMOUNTS CLOSE TO A HALF GALLON DAMAGING PAINT NEAR FUEL FILLER NECK AND CLOTHING. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Sep 23, 201020,595 milesPA

WHEN I FILL UP MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER, GAS COMES SPILLING OUT. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Sep 23, 20101 milesCT

MY GAS TANK OVERFLOWS WHEN FILLING UP TO FULL. I LET THE PUMP CLICK OFF. THEN GAS COMES POURING OUT OF THE FILL HOLE. IT HAPPENS ALMOST ALL THE TIME. IT HAS BEEN THIS WAY SINCE NEW. DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Sep 23, 201015,000 milesTX

WHEN FILLING THE JEEP WITH FUEL AND IT FINISHES, THE PUMP ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT IS FULL AND STOPS PUMPING BUT ABOUT A SECOND LATER FUEL POURS OUT. THIS HAPPENS AT EVERY GAS STATION AND EVERYTIME I FILL IT COMPLETELY. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Sep 22, 2010400 milesOH

EVERY TIME I FILL THE GAS TANK ON MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER, GAS SPEWS OUT. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I BOUGHT IT. *TR

Steering
Filed Sep 20, 201046,222 milesOH

STEERING STABILIZER HAS GONE OUT 3 TIMES SINCE OCTOBER 2009. FIRST WENT OUT OCT. 2009, THEN MARCH 2010, AND WENT OUT AGAIN SEPT. 18 2010. REPLACED BY DEALER EACH TIME DUE TO THE FACT THE PART HAS ALWAYS BEEN UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Sep 12, 201028,000 milesMD

WHEN FILLING UP WITH GAS IT WILL OVERFLOW WHEN FULL. BEFORE IT WOULD ALWAYS STOP BEFORE OVERFLOWING. *TR

Suspension › Front
Filed Sep 2, 201062,000 milesNY

ABOUT A MONTH AGO MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER X STARTED TO EXPERIENCE AN EXTREME WOBBLE THAT HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN IT HAPPENS THE WHOLE FRONT END STARTS SHAKING SO VIOLENTLY THAT IT IS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. YESTERDAY THE ISSUE OCCURRED SO BADLY THAT I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY (IT WAS QUITE DANGEROUS AND I'M LUCKY THERE WASN'T AN ACCIDENT). I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO A JEEP DEALER TO DIAGNOSE THIS ISSUE. THEY TOLD ME THEY WERE AWARE OF SIMILAR INCIDENTS WITH OTHER JEEPS (OFTEN REFERRED TO AS "DEATH WOBBLE") BUT THEY SAID THAT SINCE THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, THEY HAVE NO CLEAR FIX TO DATE. GOING ON THEIR RECOMMENDATION, I HAD THE TIRES REBALANCED AND THEY WENT THROUGH AND RETIGHTENED THE TRACKBAR LINKAGE, HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. THE DEALERSHIP IS PROVIDING ME NO FURTHER RESOLUTION AND, AS MENTIONED BEFORE, I AM STILL EXPERIENCING INSTANCES OF EXTREME FRONT-END WOBBLE. I AM AFRAID TO LET MY WIFE DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT IS RESOLVED AS IT PRESENTS A VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITION WHEN IT DOES HAPPEN. *TR

Fuel System, Other
Filed Sep 1, 2010MO

2008 4DR JEEP WRANGLER SPILLS GAS WHEN FILLING UP USING AUTOMATIC SHUTOFF NOZZLES. THIS HAS OCCURRED 3X OVER THE LAST YEAR. *TR

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