2008 Jeep Wrangler 4-Dr 4x4 complaints

FUEL SPILLS OUT OF THE FILLER PORT DURING THE REFUELING PROCESS. I CANNOT FILL TANK COMPLETELY. *TR

MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER JK 4DR IS JUST OVER 20K MILES, AND EVERYTIME I GO TO FILL UP, THE GAS TANK OVERFLOWS IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE PUMP SHUTS OFF. I AM NOT TOPPING OFF, OR TRYING TO GET A COUPLE MORE CENTS INTO THE TANK. I SET THE HANDLE AND SIT BACK IN MY JEEP TO LET THE GAS PUMP. WHEN THE TANK IS FULL, THE PUMP HANDLE CLICKS AND STOPS THE GAS FLOW, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, GAS SHOOTS OUT OF THE TANK. THIS HAPPENS EVERYTIME I FILL UP, SO NOW I HAVE TO STAND AND HOLD THE HANDLE, MAKING SURE I DON'T LET THE GAS GET TOO HIGH IN MY TANK. I WOULD ESTIMATE 2-4 CUPS OF GASOLINE SPILL EVERYTIME THIS HAPPENED, RESULTING IN DISCOLORATION TO THE SIDE OF MY JEEP (PAINT AND FENDERS). VERY UPSET THAT DAIMLER CHRYSLER HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL ON THIS, AS I KNOW MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR WRANGLERS. *TR

I OWN A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4 DOOR. I HAVE HAD THE JEEP PRETTY MUCH DEFECT FREE UP UNTIL ABOUT 35000 MILES. ABOUT A MONTH AGO THE JEEP STARTED TO GET A SHIMMY. I HAD THE WHEELS/ TIRES REBALANCED TO TRY AND FIX IT. I DID NOT HAVE AN ISSUE FOR ABOUT ANOTHER WEEK. THEN ON DAY WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 50 MPH. I DROVE OVER A SMALL TRANSITION IN THE ROAD. THIS CAUSE MY WHEEL TO SHAKE VERY VIOLENTLY AND I HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANE CHANGE TO PULL OVER TO STOP THE VIOLENT SHAKING. THIS IS OFTEN REFERRED TO AS "DEATH WOBBLE" BECAUSE ANYONE IN THE CAR THINKS THEY ARE ABOUT TO DIE BECAUSE THE TWO FRONT WHEELS FEEL LIKE THEY ARE GOING TO FALL OFF. I VISUALLY CHECKED UNDER THAT CAR AND EVERYTHING SEEMED TO BE IN WORKING ORDER SO I CONTINUED DOWN THE ROAD. A DAY LATER THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED. AS I THOUGHT THAT THIS COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR SERIOUS DAMAGE TO MY CAR I TOOK IT INTO MY DEALER TO HAVE THEM FIX IT. THEY SAID THAT I NEEDED A NEW STEERING STABALIZER/ SHOCK. I REPLACED THAT HOPING THAT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM, IT DID NOT AS IT HAPPENED AGAIN A FEW DAYS LATER. I TOOK IT BACK AND THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. I TOOK IT TO MY PERSONAL MECHANIC AFTER THAT AND HE DISCOVERED THAT THE TRACK BAR BUSHING WAS PREMATURELY WORN OUT AND IT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM AND ALSO CAUSING OTHER COMPONENTS IN THE STEERING TO BE BECOME WORN ALSO. AFTER REPLACING THE TRACK BAR I DID NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED

STOCK 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED X. NO MODIFICATIONS WHATSOEVER. DEATH WOBBLE. DEALER MASKED IT BY REPLACING THE STEERING STABILIZER. DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE ME FOR INSPECTING THE FRONT END TO FIND THE PROBLEM AND MIGHT CHARGE ME FOR THE REPAIRS. DEATH WOBBLE IS UNACCEPTABLE AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY THE FACTORY FREE OF CHARGE. *TR

MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED BEGAN TO HAVE STARTING PROBLEMS. AT FIRST IT WAS VERY INTERMITTENT AND I ASSUMED IT WAS DUE TO A WORN BATTERY SO I REPLACED THE BATTERY WITH A NEW ONE AND THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED FOR ABOUT 4 DAYS. AGAIN, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WITHOUT REPETITIVE TURNING ON AND OFF OF THE IGNITION UNTIL IT WOULD FINALLY START. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED EVERY FEW DAYS. FINALLY ON THE MORNING OF 8-23-2010 THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES THE KEY WAS TURNED. AFTER ABOUT 50 ATTEMPTS IT FINALLY TURNED OVER AND I DROVE IT DIRECTLY TO MY LOCAL JEEP DEALER TO HAVE THE PROBLEM INVESTIGATED. THAT AFTERNOON I RECEIVED A CALL TELLING ME THAT THE PROBLEM WAS COMMON AMONGST 2007 AND 2008 WRANGLERS. THE TECHNICIAN SAID THAT THERE IS A DESIGN DEFECT WHICH CAUSES A POOR GROUNDING BETWEEN THE BATTERY AND THE STARTER. HE SAID THAT THEY HAD BEEN INSTALLING A NEW GROUNDING STRAP BETWEEN THE BATTERY AND THE STARTER AND THAT IT WAS $177.00 AND NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH IT IS A KNOWN DESIGN DEFECT. UPON GETTING MY JEEP BACK FROM THE SHOP I LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD TO SEE THIS $177.00 GROUNDING CABLE AND IT IS SIMPLY A $10 BATTERY CABLE ATTACHED TO THE NEGATIVE POST ON THE BATTERY AND RUN OVER THE TOP OF THE ENGINE, DOWN ALONG THE FIREWALL, AND ATTACHED SOMEWHERE ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE ENGINE. REALLY, IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT JEEP HAS A POOR DESIGN AND THEN CHARGES OWNERS TO REPAIR IT. FROM WHAT THE DEALER TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM. *T

MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED HAS THE PROBLEM OF RANDOMLY NOT WANTING TO START. IT GIVES ME AN INITIAL CLICK THEN NOTHING. I ALWAYS END UP GETTING IT TO START BY LETTING IT ROLL BACK A FOOT THEN START IT. IT SEEMS TO WORK. OTHER TIMES IT JUST RANDOMLY STARTS AFTER NUMEROUS TIMES. DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS COINCIDENCE OR NOT. IT IS AT THE DEALERSHIP NOW. ALSO HAVE THE PROBLEM OF THE GAS TANK NOT SHUTTING OFF, AND GAS OVER FLOWS OVER AND OUTSIDE THE TANK. NEVER WILL BUY ANOTHER JEEP! I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THEM FOR 13 YEARS AND THIS IS MY LAST! *TR

MY 2008 4 DOOR JEEP WRANGLER XL HAS THIS DEAL WOBBLE. IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 4 TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT. IT YOU HIT A BUMP OR POTHOLE AT AROUND 40-50 MPH IT GOES INTO THIS DEATH SHAKE. IT FEELS LIKE IT IS COMING APART. YOU CANNOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE WHEN IT DOES THIS AND IS A DANGER TO MYSELF AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD. *TR

MANUAL TRANSMISSION WILL DISENGAGE OUT OF FIRST GEAR WHEN DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIME, BUT THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE ISSUES BECAUSE IT IS AN INTERMITTENT DEFAULT. MOST CURRENT INCIDENT WAS TODAY AFTER THE JEEP HAD BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR 48 HOURS. CALLED JEEP CUSTOMER COMPLAINT AND WAS TOLD UNLESS THE DEALER CAN DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM THERE IS NOT A VALID WARRANTY ISSUE. *TR

2008 JEEP SAHARA UNLIMITED CONTINUALLY POPS OUT OF 1ST GEAR (VIOLENTLY) WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START DRIVING FROM A FULL STOP. *TR

WHEN PUMPING FUEL, THE FUEL TANK AND ASSEMBLY DOES NOT ALLOW THE FUEL NOZZLE TO SHUT OFF. THIS RESULTS IN LOSS OF FUEL ONTO THE GROUND. USUALLY, ONCE IT STARTS OVERFLOWING, THE FUEL NOZZLE WILL STOP PUMPING, BUT SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT. I THOUGHT IT WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH ONLY MY VEHICLE, BUT IT TURNS OUT IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE MODELS. THE DEALERSHIP DENIES ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROBLEM, AND SAYS IT IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4X4 4DOOR. WAS GOING TO PUT NEW BRAKE PADS ON THE VEHICLE AND TRIED TO USE THE FACTORY SUPPLIED JACK, THE JEEP WAS ON PRETTY LEVEL GROUND BUT THE JACK WAS UNABLE TO LIFT THE JEEP HIGH ENOUGH TO TAKE THE TIRE OFF SAFELY. THE JACK WAS IN SUCH A HIGH POSITION THAT THE VEHICLE WOULDBE TO UNSTABLE TO CONTINUE MAKING THIS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WAITING FOR A ACCENT TO HAPPEN. I NOW CARRY TWO PIECES OF A 4X4 IN CASE I HAVE A FLAT THAT I MAY NEED TO CHANGE. I BELIEVE THAT JEEP NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE AND ISSUE OUT NEW JACKS THAT ARE ABLE TO HAVE THE CLEARANCE NEEDED ALONG WITH STABILITY. ALL 4 DOOR JEEPS ARE THE SAME SINCE HEY CAME OUT AS A NEW MODEL IN 2007 SO THIS WOULD BE FROM 2007 TO 2011. THE JEEP COME WITH SEVERAL TIRE SIZES MINE HAD 20INCH TIRES ON THEM BUT I HAD THEM TAKEN OFF AND CHANGED TO A 18INCH TIRE THEY ALSO COME IN A 17 AND 16 INCH BUT NO MATTER WHAT SIZE IS PUT ON AT THE DEALER EITHER STOCK OR AS A DEALER OPTION THE JACK SYSTEM SHOULD BE THE CORRECT SIZE TO HANDLE THE USE AND FOR WHAT THE USE IS FOR SAFELY. *TR

REAR BRAKES WORN AND FAILING DUE DEFECTIVE PISTONS. TOOK THE JEEP IN TO HAVE THE PROBLEM LOOKED AT AND I WAS TOLD THIS IS NORMAL FOR JEEP WRANGLER BY THE TECHNICIAN. THE JEEP WAS PURCHASED IN APRIL OF 2008. IT HAS 32,149 MILES. THE FRONT BRAKES HAD MORE THAN 70% PAD LEFT. MY CONCERN IS IF THE PISTONS ARE APPLYING CONSTANT PRESSURE TO BRAKE PADS CAN THIS CAUSE THEM TO OVERHEAT AND POTENTIALLY CATCH FIRE? I CONTACTED JEEP DIRECTLY AND THEY SAID THAT IF THE TECHNICIAN AT THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT'S NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR THEN THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME. I'VE BEEN DRIVING FOR 25 YEARS AND NEVER EVER HAD A VEHICLE DO THIS BEFORE. I DID SOME SEARCHING ON THE WEB AND DISCOVERED OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. CASE NUMBER I FILED WITH JEEP [XXX] NUMBER CALLED TO FILER COMPLAINT WITH JEEP 800-992-1997. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

GAS SHOOTS OUT OF THE FILLER NECK WHEN TANK IS FULL DURING FUELING PROCESS - DOES NOT TRIP PUMP HANDLE TO SHUT OFF UNTIL YOU HAVE TAKEN A BATH IN GASOLINE. FIXED ONCE UNDER WARRANTY, STARTED DOING IT AGAIN 3 MONTHS LATER. *TR

MY 2008 4DR JEEP WRANGLER SPILLS FUEL EVERY TIME I FILL IT UP. I HAVE TRIED FILLING SLOWLY AND CAREFULLY POSITIONING THE PUMP NOZZLE WITH NO CHANGE. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS COULD BECOME A FIRE HAZARD AT THE PUMP. *TR

I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW JEEP WRANGLER ABOUT TWO AND A HALF YEARS AGO. ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO THE CAR WOULD RANDOMLY STOP STARTING. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MY LOCAL JEEP DEALER FOUR TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THEY HAVE NOT FIXED IT. THE DEALER CLAIMS THAT THEY CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE CAR. I HAVE NOTIFIED JEEP'S CORPORATE OFFICE AND THEY CLAIM THAT THE CAR HAS BEEN FIXED EVEN THOUGH ITS STARTING PROBLEM HAD PERSISTED. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE I WAS DRIVING THE JEEP A FEW WEEKS AGO AND THEN ALL THE CAR'S ALARMS WENT OFF, THEN DASHBOARD FAILED, THE WINDSHIELD WASHERS TURNED ON AND THEN THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO KICK WITHIN ABOUT FIVE SECONDS. I TOOK IT BACK TO MY DEALER AND THEY CLAIMED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE RADIO. I PERSONALLY HAVE NO IDEA IF THIS PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY THE ORIGINAL STARTING PROBLEM. I ALSO AM CONCERNED THAT THERE MAY BE MORE PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR IN THE FUTURE. *TR

MY 2008 JEEP JK WRANGLER UNLIMITED FUEL TANK OVERFLOWS WHEN FILLING IT . *TR

2008 JEEP WRANGLER GAS TANK OVERFLOWS AFTER AUTOMATIC PUMP SHUTOFF IS ACTIVATED. NO "TOPPING OFF" IS PERFORMED. APPROXIMATELY 1/4 - 1/2 GALLONS OF GASOLINE "BURPS" OUT OF GAS TANK AND SPILLS DOWN VEHICLE AND ONTO GROUND. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS EVERYTIME THE GAS TANK IS FILLED AND IS QUITE DANGEROUS, AS IT COULD LEAD TO VEHICLE FIRES DUE TO THE EXCESS FUEL AND VAPORS. THE DEALER HAS INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT SEEMS TO BE QUITE PREVALENT ON THE INTERNET. NO FIX HAS BEEN TAKEN AT THIS TIME ON MY VEHICLE, BUT I READ THAT REPLACING THE FUEL TANK FIXES THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED RUBICON. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED. THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND THE CONTACT COULD SMELL BURNING TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE FOR ANOTHER WEEK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE A TRANSMISSION FLUSH WAS PERFORMED AND THE FILTER WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V436000 (COMPONENT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) AND STATED THE DEALER WAS ONLY REPLACING AN UNKNOWN SENSOR AND INSTALLING A WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD OF THE VEHICLE TO INDICATE WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS OVERHEATING. THE CONTACT DID NOT BELIEVE THE RECALL REMEDY ADEQUATELY CORRECTED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 31,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 32,000.

1. CRUISING AT 42MPH ON INTERSTATE, APPROACHING CURVE 2. VEHICLE PROCEEDED OVER A CHANGE IN SURFACE FROM CONCRETE ROADBED TO ASPHALT EXPERIENCED HEAVY POTHOLES ON RIGHT HAND SIDE CAUSING MASSIVE FAILURE OF ALL FRONT END STEERING AND HANDLING COMPONENTS WITH UNCONTROLLABLE, VIOLENT SHAKING. DISENGAGED GEARBOX, COASTED TO SLOWER SPEED WITH EMERGENCY FLASHERS ON, SHAKING SUBSIDED AND PROCEEDED TO DRIVE NORMALLY. LESS THAN 5 MINUTES LATER OVER A SIMILAR CHANGE IN SURFACE WITH POTHOLES AT 40MPH, VEHICLE SUSPENSION FAILED IN THE SAME WAY AND I RESPONDED IN THE SAME WAY BY REDUCING SPEED AND WAITING FOR THE SHAKING TO SUBSIDE. 3. CALLED DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND DESCRIBED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" EXPERIENCES AND WAS GIVEN A SERVICE APPOINTMENT FOR THIS COMING TUESDAY SO THEY CAN EVALUATE AND REPLACE COMPONENTS AS NEEDED. *TR

WHEN FILLING MY 2008 JEEP JK RUBICON UNLIMITED, GASOLINE SHOOTS OUT OF THE FILLER NECK AT THE END OF THE FILL. IT HAPPENS ON ANY PUMP, AT ANY TEMPERATURE, AT ANY ALTITUDE. IT BEGAN SUDDENLY AFTER 20,000 MILES. MY JEEP DEALER SAYS THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF IT AND KNOW OF NO FIX FOR IT. *TR

REAR BRAKES ON 2008 WRANGLER UNLIMITED WORE COMPLETELY OUT IN 24,400 MILES. THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE AT 80% ACCORDING TO THE JEEP DEALER SERVICE TECH. THERE WAS NO UNDERLYING CAUSE SUCH AS STICKING CALIPERS OR SLIDES ACCORDING TO THE TECHNICIAN. THE DISCS WERE SCORED AND NEEDED TO BE RESURFACED. ALTHOUGH THE END RESULT WAS WITHIN TOLERANCE, THE SURFACE OF BOTH ROTORS REMAINED SCORED IN SEVERAL SPOTS. AFTER COMPLAINING TO THE MANAGER THEY DECIDED TO REPLACE BOTH REAR DISCS WITH NEW MOPAR DISCS. MY FEAR IS NOT IDENTIFYING AN UNDERLYING CAUSE FOR THE PREMATURE FAILURE. WITH ADVANCED DESIGN AND COMPUTER DRIVEN SENSORS, THERE MAY BE A SAFETY ISSUE YET TO BE IDENTIFIED. I'VE NEVER HAD THE NEED TO REPLACE REAR BRAKES ON A VEHICLE SO SOON AND CONSIDERING THE CONDITION OF THE FRONT BRAKE EQUIPMENT, MY SUSPICION IS A SYSTEM FAULT THAT MAY NEED TO BE IDENTIFIED. PLEASE CALL ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR THE REMEDY ASSOCIATED WITH RECALL 09V436000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). UPON RECEIVING THE VEHICLE BACK FROM THE AUTHORIZED DEALER, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, AN ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHILE DRIVING UPHILL. THE WARNING LIGHT WOULD DISPLAY THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVER HEATING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT DEPENDENT UPON THE SPEED AT WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES AND WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP ON EACH OCCASION WHERE THE COMPUTER WAS REPROGRAMMED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,500.

AFTER CHANGING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID GOING UP HILL ON THE HIGHWAY THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT HAS CAUGHT ON FIRE. SOME TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS SPILLED OUT ON THE ROAD PAVEMENT. DEALER DENIED THE WHOLE REPAIR EVEN THE CAR IS STILL UNDER THE MANUFACTURER'S GUARANTEE. *TR

WHEN FILLING UP MY 2008 WRANGLER RUBICON UNLIMITED WITH FUEL, IT DOES NOT ALLOW ANY PUMP TO AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF ON TIME THEREFORE IT CAUSES A GOOD AMOUNT OF FUEL TO SPILL OUT EVERY TIME. NO MATTER HOW FAST OR SLOW YOU ARE PUMPING. THIS COULD MAKE FOR A DANGEROUS SITUATION AS WELL AS HAVE A BUNCH OF FUEL SPILLS WHICH CANT BE GOOD IN THE EYES OF THE EPA. SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL LATE MODEL WRANGLERS AS EVIDENT BY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE AND MANY, MANY POST ON JEEP WRANGLER FORUMS. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND OF COURSE THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM SO THEY COULDN'T FIX IT. FROM WHAT I'VE READ ON FORUMS IT SEEMS THAT THE ONLY FIX IS TO CHANGE OUT THE FUEL TANK, WHICH APPARENTLY HAS A FAULTY VALVE INSIDE. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR QUITE SOME TIME. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW AND IT CURRENTLY ONLY HAS 13,400 MILES. SOME PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THEM DOING THIS IN THE VERY FIRST FILL ON THEIR NEW VEHICLES. *TR

MASSIVE FRONT-END SHAKE THAT SEEMED TO BE A RESULT OF TRAVERSING A PITTED IMPROVED ASPHALT SURFACE IN DOWNTOWN HONOLULU AT ABOUT 40-45 MPH. I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE STEERING AND THINKING QUICKLY ACTIVATED MY HAZARD LIGHTS, TOOK THE VEHICLE OUT-OF-GEAR AND COASTED REDUCING SPEED UNTIL I FELT THE STEERING RETURN TO CONTROL AS THE SHAKING CEASED. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS NOT AS SEVERELY...TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE FOR A STOCK-EQUIPPED VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 7,000 MILES. *TR

FUEL SPRAYS OUT OF GAS TANK WHEN GAS PUMP AUTO STOP IS USED. THIS IS A FIRE DANGER AS THE MUFFLER IS VERY NEAR THE FUEL INLET. ALSO, I HAVE HAD FUEL SPRAYED ON MY BODY, AND IF IGNITED, WOULD HAVE CAUSED SEVERE BURNS. THIS OCCURS ABOUT 75% OF THE TIME WHEN USING PUMP AUTO STOP. I HAVE SINCE QUIT USING AUTO STOP, AND MANUALLY STOP THE FUEL PUMP. I'M TAKING TO DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO ATTEMPT A PERMANENT REPAIR. *TR

I HAVE HAD THE "DEATH WOBBLE" IN THE FRONT END OF MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER HAPPEN TWICE IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS WHILE ON A BUSY FREEWAY. I HAVE NEARLY CRASHED BOTH TIMES AS I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND COULD NOT MOVE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I AM FRIGHTENED TO DRIVE IT AND WONDER HOW MANY FATAL CAR ACCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED DUE THIS TERRIBLE WOBBLE THAT BOUNCES THE FRONT END UP AND DOWN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGER. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 09V436000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) AND STATED THAT THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. AFTER THE REPAIR, WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70-75 MPH, ANOTHER DRIVER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE CONTACT HEARD A SINGLE POPPING NOISE UNDER THE VEHICLE. WHEN HE PULLED OVER, HE NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE HOOD WAS BUCKING UP AND DOWN AND SMOKE WAS POURING FROM UNDER. HE CALLED THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT; A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 89,502. UPDATED 03/02/11 *BF UPDATED 11/21/11 *CN

I GET A FUEL OVERFLOW WHEN FILLING UP. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 OUT OF THE LAST 6 TIMES I HAVE FILLED UP. I SEE THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT REGARDING THIS VEHICLE. THE OVERFLOW SPILLS A LOT OF GAS ON THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE FLOOR. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED AND EVERY TIME I FUEL UP, THE GAS OVERFLOWS DOWN THE SIDE OF THE JEEP. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT SPEED I AM FILLING IT, THE NOZZLE CLICKS TO NOTE THAT THE TANK IS FULL AND THEN GAS COMES POURING OUT. THIS JUST STARTED HAPPENING ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO AND IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME I FILL UP NOW, REGARDLESS OF THE STATION THAT I FILL UP AT. *TR

WHEN TRAVELING AT ROAD SPEEDS BETWEEN 45MPH AND 65MPH, IF THE VEHICLE ENCOUNTERS A SMALL BUMP OR INDENTION IN THE ROAD THE FRONT END SHAKES OUT OF CONTROL. YOU MUST REDUCE SPEED OR STOP THE VEHICLE TO ALLOW THE MOVEMENT TO STOP. MY WIFE AND I HAVE BOTH EXPERIENCED THIS ON OUR 2008 JEEP WRANGLER X. THE FRONT END SHAKES EXCESSIVELY. I ENCOUNTERED IT WHILE ENTERING A CURVE AND THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO END UP IN THE DITCH OR OVERTURNED IN THE VEHICLE. *TR

MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED WILL NOT AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF THE GAS PUMP NOZZLE WHEN I AM FILLING IT UP. OFTEN, GAS WILL COME UP THE FILL TUBE AND OUT ONTO MY JEEP, THE PUMP HANDLE, THE GROUND - AND USUALLY- MY HANDS. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF I AM FILLING IT UP AND AT A FAST OR SLOW PACE, GAS WILL STILL COME UP THE FILL TUBE. THE GAS EITHER CASCADES OUT OR SHOOTS OUT (DEPENDING ON THE SPEED THE PUMP IS GOING.) THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR MORE THAN A YEAR, DESPITE THE RECENT INCIDENT DATE I ENTERED BELOW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4X4 WITH BRIDGESTONE DUELER A/T TIRES, SIZE 255/80R18. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE LOST AIR PRESSURE ON A REGULAR BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE A VALVE STEM WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 24,000.

MY 2008 JEEP RUBICON HAS BEEN JUMPING OUT OF 1ST GEAR WHEN ENTERING INTERSECTIONS ETC... SINCE IT WAS NEW. AFTER 10 MONTHS OF COMPLAINING TO THE DEALERSHIP AND OVER 1 DOZEN NEAR MISSES AT INTERSECTIONS (I STOPPED ALOWING MY KIDS TO EVEN DRIVE IN THIS VEHICLE AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT WHERE WE WERE ALMOST BROADSIDED BY A TRUCK) A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED BY CHRYSLER WHERE IF SOMEONE COMPLAINED THEY WOULD CHANGE A SYNCHRONIZER ASSEMBLY. THERE ARE MANY MANY OTHERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE AND CHRYSLER HAS CHOSEN TO PUT OTHERS AT RISK AS THE ISSUE IS STILL NOT FIXED ON NEW VEHICLES BUT REQUIRES THE TSB TO BE PERFORMED TO REMEDY (MAYBE IT FIXES IT BUT I AM STILL NOT CONVINCED). I KNOW THIS AS I ASKED FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION AND WAS TOLD BY CHRYSLER THAT EVEN NEW TRANSMISSIONS HAVE THIS ISSUE. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED (OR PERHAPS THERE ARE ALREADY FATALITIES) IF THERE IS NOT A TOTAL RECALL TO FIX THIS DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE.

WHEN PUTTING GAS IN THE TANK AS THE TANK GETS NEAR FULL GAS BACKS UP AND SPITS OUT OF FILL NECK. SOMETIMES ABOUT A HALF GALLON ON THE JEEP AND GROUND. HAS BEEN DOING THIS ABOUT A YEAR NOW. LAST TIME IS THE DATE BELOW ON THE FORM. *TR

ON TUESDAY MARCH 9TH 2010 I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED ACROSS RAILROAD TRACKS IN HERMAN MINNESOTA ABOUT 11:00 AM. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE WET. I EXPERIENCED A VIOLENT SHAKING STARTING IN THE FRONT END WHICH THEN INVOLVED THE WHOLE VEHICLE. MY SPEED WAS ABOUT 25 TO 30 MPH. I HIT THE BRAKES AND THE SHAKING STOPPED. I HAVE 15,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS ON VARIOUS FORUMS ON THE INTERNET(EDMUNDS.COM,JKFORUM.COM ETC) I HAVE NO MODIFICATIONS ON MY VEHICLE AND HAS BEEN MAINTAINED(TIRES ROTATED AND BALANCED, OIL CHANGES ETC). I BOUGHT A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE NEW AND HAVE TRAVELED OVER THESE SAME RAILROAD TRACKS MANY A TIME WITH NO PROBLEMS. I AM GOING TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THIS WEEK (3/15/2010) WITH ALBANY CHRYSLER/JEEP THE DEALER WHOM I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM FOR A RECALL TO REPROGRAM THE COMPUTER AND NORMAL MAINTENANCE. AT THIS APPOINTMENT I WILL HAVE THE SHAKING INCIDENT ADDRESSED. *TR

2008 WRANGLER SPORT 4 DR. AFTER RUNNING OVER A SEAM IN THE CURVE OF AN OVERPASS THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE WHOLE CAR WAS BOUNCING. THIS SHAKING CONTINUED UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE. THE INCIDENT WAS TERRIFYING AND I FELT AS IF I WOULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENED 2 TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR AND MENTIONED IT TO THE LOCAL JEEP DEALER. THEY SAID IT WAS A COMMON OCCURRENCE. *TR

VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION INCONSISTENTLY SHIFTS FROM FIRST GEAR TO NEUTRAL FROM A STANDING STOP TO ACCELERATION. FORCE OF THE VEHICLE COMING OUT OF GEAR IS SO GREAT THAT IT FEELS AS IF A COLLISION HAS OCCURRED FROM BEHIND. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS OF THESE OCCURRENCES THE VEHICLE HAS ENTERED INTO AN INTERSECTION CAUSING A DECELERATION AND SUBJECTING THE VEHICLE AND OCCUPANTS TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS WAS FIRST REPORTED TO THE DEALER IN DECEMBER OF 2009. DEALER REPORTED THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED AND THE PROBLEM WAS NEVER ADDRESSED. *TR

FUEL SPILLS OUT AFTER PUMP SHUTS OFF. *TR

MY 2008 4DR JEEP WRANGLER SPILLS FUEL ALMOST EVERY TIME I FILL IT UP. I HAVE TRIED FILLING SLOWLY AND CAREFULLY POSITIONING THE PUMP NOZZLE WITH NO CHANGE. I HAVE READ MANY JEEP FORUMS AND IT APPEARS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS COULD BECOME A FIRE HAZARD AT THE PUMP. *TR

WHILE FILLING UP MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED SAHARA THE LAST THREE TIMES THE GASOLINE FORCEFULLY SPILLED OUT OF THE VEHICLE COVERING MYSELF, THE REAR FENDER AND BUMPER AND THE GROUND. I WAS NEXT TO MY VEHICLE THE ENTIRE TIME AND IT NEVER CLICKED OFF AUTOMATICALLY EVEN AFTER IT WAS SPLASHING EVERYWHERE! *TR

GAS TANK OVER FLOW EVERY TIME THE TANK IS FILLED. THE GAS WILL CLICK OFF AND 2 SECONDS LATER FUEL WILL SHOOT BACK OUT OF THE TANK. HAPPENS EVERY TIME YOU FILL UP. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION ON MU 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED HAS OVERHEATING ISSUES. THE VENT TUBE FOR WHEN THIS HAPPENS WAS PLACED BY THE FACTORY OVER THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER CREATING A MAJOR FIRE HAZARD FOR WHEN THE OVERHEATING DOES HAPPEN. I HAD MY TRANSMISSION OVERHEAT ON MY WAY TO TIZER LAKES, MT AND IT IS IN A LARGE NATIONAL FOREST WITH MANY DEAD TREES BECAUSE OF THE PINE BEATLE. IF I HADN'T CAUGHT THE OVERHEATING EARLY SINCE THERE IS NO WARNING WHATSOEVER, THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR FOREST FIRE IN A NATIONAL FOREST WITH MANY PEOPLE RECREATING OVER A LABOR DAY WEEKEND. *TR

JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED 2008 WITH GAS SPILLING OUT OF THE PUMP, OFTEN SPRAYING IN SEVERAL DIRECTIONS. THIS STARTED AT AROUND 25,000 AND IS DAMAGING TO MY CLOTHING, MY HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT. THERE IS A LARGE VOLUME OF GAS THAT SPILLS OVER THE CAR AND ONTO THE GROUND. AT TIMES THE GAS MAY SPRAY UP TO EYE LEVEL. *TR

GAS TANK OVERFLOW WHEN FUELING UP. IT STARTED AT ABOUT 22K MILES ON THE VEHICLE, AND HAS BEEN DOING IT EVERYTIME I REFUEL SINCE. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 4 DOOR JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED. I HAD AN ISSUE WITH FUEL SPITTING OUT OF THE TANK AFTER FILLING UP THE TANK. REGARDLESS OF THE FILLING STATION I WENT TO THIS WOULD HAPPEN. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE PROBLEM ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND FINALLY THEY REPLACED THE FUEL TANK AFTER CONSULTING WITH CHRYSLER ABOUT THE ISSUE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED ON A TWO LANE ROAD AT ABOUT 45 MILES PER HOUR I HIT A POTHOLE AND SUDDENLY THERE WAS A VIOLENT SHAKING IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED FROM SIDE TO SIDE UNCONTROLLABLY FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS AND I COULD FEEL THE ENTIRE VEHICLE BEING TURNED FROM SIDE TO SIDE AS THOUGHT THE FRONT TIRES WERE WOBBLING BACK AND FORTH FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT WAS TO HIT THE BRAKES AND SLOW THE VEHICLE. IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS I HAVE FELT A LOOSENESS IN THE STEERING WHEN I HIT A BUMP OR POTHOLE IN THE ROAD BUT THIS TIME IT WAS VIOLENT AND SUSTAINED AND NEARLY CAUSED ME TO CROSS THE CENTER LINE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY JEEP DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH JEEP FROM SUSPENSION AND THAT THE TECHNICIAN HIMSELF HAD EXPERIENCED IT IN HIS OWN JEEP. HE MADE THE COMMENT THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON IT. IN THE END THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE STEERING DAMPER, TRACTION BAR, BUSHINGS, AND BRACKETS. CONVENIENTLY THESE ITEMS ARE SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDED FROM THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT IS SOLD AS "BUMPER-TO-BUMPER". SUPPOSEDLY THIS EVEN HAS A NICKNAME, "DEATH-WOBBLE". *TR

08 JEEP WRANGLER RUBICON 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION. WHEN STARTING OUT IN FIRST GEAR THE TRANSMISSION WILL VIOLENTLY JUMP BACK AND OUT OF FIRST GEAR. TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER 6+ TIMES TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT. IT DID HAPPEN TO A SERVICE TECH AND THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THE NEW TRANSMISSION STARTED DOING THE SAME THING 5 MILES FROM THE DEALER. TOOK BACK AGAIN. THE DEALER RESPONCE WAS IT WAS DRIVER ERROR. WENT TO ANOTHER DEALER. THAT MANAGER SAYS THAT BRAND NEW JEEPS WITH 6 SPEED TRANSMISSIONS JUMP OUT OF GEAR. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS IT IS FIRST GEAR AND YOU ARE PULLING INTO TRAFFIC WHEN IT HAPPENS, YOU HAVE TO THEN SHIFT VERY QUICKLY INTO SECOND TO GET THE VEHICLE MOVING AGAIN. HTTP://WWW.WRANGLERFORUM.COM AND SERARCH 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION AND YOU WIL SEE SIMULAR STORIES. *TR

WHEN FILLING MY VEHICLE TANK WITH GASOLINE, A LOT OF GASOLINE SPILLS OUT. I HAVE A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER RUBICON UNLIMITED. AT ALMOST EVERY FILLUP, THE AUTO-SHUT-OFF FEATURE DOES NOT WORK AND GASOLINE SPEWS OUT EVERYWHERE. THIS IS A ISSUE WITH CHRYSLER/JEEP, NOT THE FUEL STATION. YOU WILL FIND MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS WITH NHTSA. THIS OCCURS 90% OF THE TIME. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO CLEAN-OUT AND CHECK ALL FUEL HOSES AND VENT TUBES ON THE JEEP. I HAVE NOT FOUND A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. A LOT OF GASOLINE SPEWED OUT. MANY PEOPLE COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN KILLED. PLEASE READ THIS FORUM TO SEE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE EXACT ISSUE; HTTP://WWW.JK-FORUM.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=67585. *TR

08 JEEP WRANGLER 4 DOOR. EVERY TIME I FILL MY GAS TANK THE TANK DOES NOT SHUT OFF IN TIME AND GAS POURS EVERYWHERE. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT GAS STATION I AM AT AND IT JUST STARTED UP RECENTLY NOW IT DOES IT EVERY TIME. I HAVE NOT TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER YET BUT HAVE READ UP ON THE PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS AS THOUGH A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. I PLAN TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER IN THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. *TR