2008 Jeep Wrangler 4-Dr 4x4 complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO SEE IF HE HAD A FLAT TIRE. NOTHING WAS PHYSICALLY WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TIE RODS WERE DAMAGED AND THE STEERING DAMPER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER BEING REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE "DEATH WOBBLE" COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASHED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

CHRYSLER J34 MOPAR TOW BAR RECALL. *TR

2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED WITH 20K MILES. FUEL TANK OVERFLOWS EVERY SINGLE FILL UP AT FIRST CLICK OF THE PUMP SHUT OFF. I CAN NOT FILL UP TANK WITHOUT IT HAPPENING. HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO JEEP DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE THERE IS NO TSB FOR IT. I AM TIRED OF MY MONEY GUSHING OUT OF THE TANK AND I AM AFRAID OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THE OVERFLOW GAS BEING COMBUSTIBLE WHILE I STAND THERE. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH A FEW OTHER JEEP MEMBERS AND THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED. FUEL TANK OVERFLOWS WHEN FUELING. IF YOU LET THE NOZZLE CLICK OFF AS THE FUELING PROCESS IS NEARING COMPLETION, THE FUEL WILL NOT SHUT OFF UNTIL AFTER AN OVERFLOW OCCURS. *TR

THE "ESP/BAS" LIGHT LIGHT WHILE DRIVING (01/16/10) THE DEALER DIAGNOSED A FAULTY SENSOR AND SENT ME DOWN THE ROAD, TOLD ME THEY WOULD CALL WHEN PART CAME IN AND WOULD REPLACE IT UNDER WARRANTY (01/1910). ON THE DRIVE HOME THE I EXPERIENCED "DEATH WOBBLE" AND NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I LOST CONTROL AND RAN OFF THE ROAD ON TO THE MEDIAN IN THE CENTER OF THE HIGHWAY. IT WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER. THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT TRAC BAR BRACKET BROKE FROM THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE BRACKET WILL HAVE TO BE WELDED BACK IN PLACE TO CORRECT. *TR

THIS ALL STARTED AT ROUGHLY 32,000 MILES ON MY JEEP. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN UNTIL NOW. WHEN FILLING MY JEEP UP WITH GAS AT THE GAS STATION THE GAS TANK OVERFLOWS WITH GAS AS THE PUMP DOESN'T CLICK OFF. *TR

GAS OVERFLOW AT FILLUP. AUTOMATIC STOP DOES NOT FUNCTION WITH THIS GAS TANK AT A VARIETY OF FILLING STATIONS. USING HAND, OR AUTO, THE GAS KEEPS PUMPING PAST FULL. EVERY FILL UP ENDS WITH A GALLON OR MORE OF FUEL PUMPING ONTO THE GROUND. *TR

FUEL TANK OVERFLOWS ABOUT 1/8 GALLON ON EVERY FILL UP REGARDLESS OF PUMPING SPEED. *TR

WHEN FILLING UP THE FUEL AFTER THE PUMP SHUTS OFF GAS SPITS OUT OF THE TANK. SPILLING GASOLINE ON THE VEHICLE. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME I FUEL UP NOW. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED AND EVERY TIME I FILL UP WITH GAS JUST AFTER THE PUMP SHUTS OFF GAS OVERFLOWS OUT OF THE FILLER OPENING. THIS PROBLEM STARTED OUT OF NO WHERE. IT IS AT THE DEALER NOW AND THEY ARE GOING TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK. *TR

08 JEEP JK UNLIMITED RUBICON DUMPS GASOLINE OR SHOOTS OUT LARGE QUANTITIES OF GASOLINE AFTER FILLING UP, EVEN WHEN THE PUMP HANDLE IS SET ON LOWEST FLOW RATE. *TR

WHEN FILLING JEEP WITH GAS, THE GAS SPILLS OUT ON GROUND AND ON ME. *TR

2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED. FUEL OVERFLOWS ON FILL-UP, AUTOMATIC PUMPS NOT SHUTTING OFF. THIS PROBLEM STARTED APPROXIMATELY NOVEMBER 2009.*TR

WATER IS LEAK THROUGH THE CANVAS FABRIC ON MY SOFT TOP. WHEN ICE FORMS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE SOFT TOP OF MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER SAHARA UNLIMITED IT FORCES WATER THROUGH THE FABRIC. CHRYSLER HAS TOLD ME THEY CAN NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND WERE GOING TO CLOSE THE CASE. THEY TOLD ME THEY DID NOT FORM ICE ON TOP OF THE CAR TO TEST THIS SITUATION. THERE IS ICE THAT FORMS ON THE INTERIOR FABRICS AND SURFACES OF THE CAR AS A RESULT OF WATER LEAKING THROUGH THE SOFT TOP. I HAVE DOCUMENTED PICTURES THAT I PROVIDED TO CHRYSLER AND THERE ARE LARGE WATER STAINS ON THE INTERIOR OF THE SOFT TOP. LEAK CAUSES WATER TO DRIP ON DRIVER AND PASSENGERS AS WELL AS CARGO DURING VEHICLE OPERATION. *TR

I HAVE A 08 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED THAT OVERFLOWS GASOLINE WHEN FILLING AT ANY GAS STATION. THE PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT 2500 MILES AGO. THE VEHICLE HAS ABOUT 35,000 MILES IN IT. IT BACK-FLOWS FUEL EVERY TIME IT IS FILLED. *TR

WHEN FILLING UP MY 2008 WRANGLER UNLIMITED THE GAS TANK SPRAYS FUEL OUT AFTER THE PUMP CLICKS OFF. *TR

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

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

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

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

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

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

FUEL OVERFLOWS WHEN FILLING TANK ON MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. *TR

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

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

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

JEEP CAUGHT FIRE WITH OUT WARNING. *TR

2008 JEEP WRANGLER, WHEN REFUELING THE PUMP WILL CUT OFF WHEN TANK IS NEAR FULL, THEN GAS STARTS POURING OUT FROM WHERE YOU ARE PUTTING IT IN AT. THIS NOW OCCURS EVERYTIME I REFUEL. CAUSES GASOLINE TO POUR ALL OVER THE GROUND. HAVE NOT FOUND A FIX YET. *TR

WHEN REFILLING FUEL GAS SPEWS OUT OF FUEL FILLER NECK ONTO THE VEHICLE AND THE GROUND. *TR

FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS, WHENEVER I FUEL MY JEEP, (USUALLY AT DIFFERENT STATIONS) THE FUEL OVERFILLS AND SPILLS OUT EVERYWHERE. THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ON JK-FORUM.COM AND JKOWNERS.COM. SOMETIMES, AS MUCH AS 1/2 GALLON WILL SPILL OUT, I AM OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

HOOD GIVES IN HIGH WIND AND WHEN PASSING BIG TRUCKS; FLOPS UP AND DOWN 1 TO 2 INCHES. AFRAID HOOD IS GOING TO COME LOOSE, THIS HAS TO BE VERY UN-SAFE. *TR

I HAVE A LOUD TICKING NOISE AFTER THE ENGINE WARMS UP. DEALER STATES IT IS THE FUEL INJECTORS. THIS NOISE IS NOT FUEL INJECTORS. THE NOISE SOUNDS LIKE A LIFTER KNOCK. I HAVE HAD IT TO ONE DEALER THREE TIMES. I HAVE JUST TAKEN IT TO ANOTHER DEALER. IT WOULD SEEM THAT IF IT WAS THE FUEL INJECTORS IT MAKE THE NOISE ALL THE TIME AND NOT AFTER IT IS DRIVEN. *TR

DRIVER SEAT WITHOUT NOTICE LOWERS WITH RESULT THAT THE DRIVER HAS MIRRORS THAT ARE NOW NOT ADJUSTED AND VISIBILITY ISSUES. I HAVE IN GOOD FAITH TRIED TO GET IT REPAIRED AT DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE IN-TURN TRIED TO REPAIR BY INSTALLING TWO NEW MECHANISMS: BOTH REPLACEMENTS DO THE SAME. IT APPEARS TO BE AN ENGINEERING DESIGN DEFECT. MY VEHICLE PURCHASED NEW IS A 2008 JEEP RUBICON, FOUR DOOR. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER WITH 30,000 MILES. I LIVE IN STUART, FLORIDA I STARTED OUT ONE MORNING WITH MY 2 KIDS IN THE VEHICLE, WE WERE NOT EVEN A MILE FROM THE HOUSE WHEN IT PROCEEDED TO CATCH FIRE. I PUT OUT THE FIRE, IT WAS TOWED THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS, CHRYSLER SAID THERE WAS NO MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND WOULD NOT FIX IT. MY INSURANCE STEPPED IN AND FIXED IT. I MAY BE CONTACTED. THANK YOU *TR

2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED 4 DR; HOOD FLEXES 1 TO 2 INCHES IN STRONG WIND OR WHEN MEETING 18 WHEELERS. IT FLEXES ENOUGH TO SHAKE THE WHOLE BODY. I AM AFRAID THE HOOD IS GOING TO COME UP. *TR

FIRE HAZARD - THE FRONT AXLE VENT TUBE IS INCORRECTLY DESIGNED. WHILE INVESTIGATING AN OIL LEAK THE DEALER FOUND THAT THE TUBE HAD BEEN OVERFLOWING, DEPOSITING OIL RESIDUE ON THE FRAME, EXHAUST PIPE AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER. BURNED OIL IS EVIDENT ON THE EXHAUST CROSSOVER PIPE. IN MY OPINION IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE A FIRE STARTS. THE DEALER HAS SEEN OTHER VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM AND PLANS TO LENGTHEN THE TUBE AND PLACE ITS' END IN A LOCATION AWAY FROM THE EXHAUST. I FEEL THIS FLAW SHOULD MERIT EXPEDITED FACTORY REVIEW AND REDESIGN. *TR

HOOD LATCHES ON 2008 JEEP SAHARA-WRANGLER FLEX UP AND DOWN ABOUT 1 INCH DUE TO WIND TURBULENCE. THE LATCHES ON THE HOOD ARE MADE OF RUBBER. MANY CONTACTS WERE MADE TO HOOVER-THE MOVER IN MONCKS CORNER SC. THIS DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO REPLACE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AROUND FOR ABOUT AN HOUR ON A SNOWY DAY. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION IN 4X4 FOR MOST OF THE DRIVE. I PARKED MY JEEP IN A PARKING LOT AND RETURNED ABOUT AN 45 MIN LATER AND FOUND FIREFIGHTERS PUTTING OUT A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE CHIEF STATED THAT THE FIRE STARTED NEAR THE REAR OF THE ENGINE CLOSE TO THE FIREWALL AND THAT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. I ALSO HAVE PICTURES AVAILABLE OF THE VEHICLE AFTER THE FIRE YOU MAY CONTACT ME. *TR

THE VEHICLE IS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4 DOOR 4X4.THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AT APPROXIMATELY 15000 MILES.WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 55 TO 60 MPH THE FRONT END STEERING/SUSPENSION BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY AS IF I HAD BLOWN A TIRE.INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE AFTER BEING FORCED TO PULL OVER AND STOP RENDERED NOTHING EVIDENTLY WRONG .TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION COMPONENTS AND THEY CLAIM THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT.SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET FOR JEEP WRANGLER PROBLEMS I HAVE COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT I HAVE WHAT SEEMS TO BE COMMON WITH JEEP WRANGLERS I.E. "DEATH WOBBLE".ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS TYPE THESE TWO WORDS IN A SEARCH ENGINE AND YOU WILL GET ALL KINDS OF HITS ON JEEP WRANGLERS. IT SURPRISES ME THAT CHRYSLER HAS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED THIS PROBLEM AND FIGURED OUT A FIX FOR IT. IT IS A BIT DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR

HAVE YOU HAD ANY INVESTIGATIONS OR EXPERIENCES WITH FIRES IN THESE NEW 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED MODELS? THESE ARE THE POPULAR NEW 4-DOOR MODELS. THERE ARE A SLEW OF VIDEOS AND REPORTS ON THE INTERNET, BUT I'M HAVING TROUBLE IDENTIFYING A COMMON THREAD BETWEEN THEM. THANKS, JAY FROM NHTSA WEB SITE. *TR UPDATED 01/30/09. *JB

WINDSHIELD CRACKED IN FRONT OF DRIVER SEAT. VEHICLE WAS STOPPED IN DRIVEWAY WHEN A "POP" WAS HEARD. CRACK WENT UP 2 INCHES, THEN SLOWLY OVER 2 DAYS TRAVELED LEFT THEN DOWN AGAIN 18 INCHES FURTHER. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, THERE WERE NO ROCK FLYING OR CHIPS ANYWHERE. CONTACTED LOCAL DEALER ABOUT PROBLEM. HE SAID THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF ANY SUCH WINDSHIELD PROBLEMS BEING COMMON WITH THE JEEP JK MODELS, HE ALSO SAID CHRYSLER HQ IS NOT AWARE OF ANY SUCH WINDSHIELD PROBLEMS BEING COMMON EITHER. EVERYONE ON THE INTERNET SEEMS TO KNOW ABOUT IT. I WAS ADVISED OF IT BY ANOTHER JEEP OWNER THAT HEY HAD 2 WINDSHIELDS REPLACED ALREADY, AND TO WATCH OUR WINDSHIELD, A WEEK LATER OUR CRACKED AS WELL. *TR

SIGNIFICANT AND CONTINUED WATER LEAK FORM THE B PILLARS. THESE LEAKS ARE VERY DISTRACTING TO THE DRIVER WHEN EITHER THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER GETS SOAKED WITH COLD WATER POURING IN ON THEIR HEADS. *TR

ROOF IS LEAKING ONTO DRIVER. IT HAS BEEN ADDRESSED ONCE BY DEALER BUT IT CONTINUES TO LEAK. *TR

PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 08 JEEP RUBICON. THESE HAVE A REMOVABLE TOP. FROM DAY ONE THE TOP LEAKS A RIDICULOUS AMOUNT OF WATER. EVEN WHILE YOUR DRIVING WATER WILL POUR FROM THE FRONT OF THE WINDSHIELD ON THE INSIDE OF THE INTERIOR COVERING GAUGES AND ELECTRONICALLY COMPONENTS AS WELL AS CAUSING WATER TO RUN DOWN AND COVER THE WINDSHIELD ITSELF ON THE INSIDE MAKING IT NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE IN A SAFE MANNER. IT IS AS IF TRYING TO DRIVE WITHOUT WIPERS. THE WATER WILL ALSO POUR OUT FROM THE TOP ONTO MYSELF WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS ANY OTHER PASSENGER. HAVE MADE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS TO THE DEALER AND THEY "TRY" TO FIX IT BUT ALWAYS SAY THAT THERE IS A LIMIT TO WHAT CAN BE DONE SINCE NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED TO MAKE IT A MANDATORY REPAIR. I FEEL THAT ANY OEM DEFECT THAT IS COMMON IN A LARGE PERCENT OF THE VEHICLE FROM DAY 1 THAT MAKES THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE OR CAUSES ISSUES THAT OPERATING THE VEHICLE IN A SAFE MANNER IMPOSSIBLE. I FEEL THAT THE COMPANY IS TRYING TO AVOID SPENDING MONEY TO FIX A ISSUE THAT SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN ALLOWED TO LEAVE THE FACTORY IF THEY CAN GET AWAY WITH IT. I JUST HOPE IT DOES NOT TAKE THE LOSS OF SOMEONE'S LIFE BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM TO DRAW ENOUGH ATTENTION TO MAKE THE COMPANY CORRECT IT. NOT ONLY IS THIS BAD BUSINESS BUT A LACK OF RESPECT OF SAFETY AND POSSIBLE THE COST OF HUMAN LIFE. *TR

2008 RUBICON 4 DR 4X4.. SOFT TOP LEAKS BADLY IN CENTER AND AT BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT DOORS. THE WATER DROPS ONTO SHIFT CONSOLE ,RADIO AND BOTH DOOR PANELS. LAST LEAK THE FLOOR WAS SOAKED WITH WATER AND THE SEATS HAVE WATER STAINS. DEALER SAID I MUST CONTACT FEEP HOT LINE, WAITING TO HEAR FROM THEM. *TR

2008 JEEP WRANGLER 6-SPEED. THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE RATTLE AND SHAKE ON A CONSTANT BASIS. IT IS WORSE ON BUMPS AND ROUGH ROADS. TOOK IT TO DEALER TWICE, CHRYSLER REP LOOKED AT IT AND SAID THERE IS NO REPLACEMENT PARTS. THEY SAID ALL WRANGLERS DO THIS SO THERE IS NOTHING I CAN DO ABOUT IT. CALLED CHRYSLER HOT LINE TO REGISTER A COMPLAINT. THEY SAID THEY WOULD LOOK INTO IT AND CALL ME. THEY'VE NEVER CALLED. I BELIEVE THIS CONDITION INTERFERS WITH NORMAL DRIVING AND IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN USING 4 WHEEL DRIVE IN OFF ROAD CONDITIONS. I THINK THEY SAID THEY ALL DO THIS IS SO THERE IS NO DIMINISHED VALUE SO I CAN'T USE THE LEMON LAW. THE DEALER HAS BEEN VERY COOPERATIVE BUT HE'S LIMITED TO WHAT THE FACTORY TELLS HIM TO DO. THIS STARTED AT 2,000 MILES AND NOW HAVE 4,000 MILES. *TR

EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE HAS A BIG BUTTON TO BE PUSHED BY THE THUMB FOR ENTRY. THE BUTTON/TENSION CAUSED MY THUMB TO DEVELOP A VERY PAINFUL CONDITION DIAGNOSED AS "TRIGGER THUMB". AFTER SEVERAL DR'S & MANY TYPES OF TREATMENT, I WILL BE FACING SURGERY IN HOPES OF CORRECTING THE PROBLEM. THERE IS NO GUARANTEE FOR LONG TERM SUCCESS. I'VE BEEN SUFFERING WITH THIS PROBLEM FOR THE BETTER PART OF A YEAR & IT HAS ME RECOILING AT THE JEEP I WAS IN LOVE WITH WHEN I BOUGHT IT LAST YEAR. I'VE HAD IT PARKED WHILE I'VE DRIVEN AN OLDER CAR I OWN, BUT WITH WINTER COMING AND THE NEED FOR AN SUV...THERE'S NO WAY I CAN KEEP MY JEEP & HOPE MY THUMB WILL EVER BE ABLE TO TOLERATE IT. AT ONE POINT WHEN MY RIGHT THUMB WAS TOTALLY IMMOBILE, I STARTED USING MY LEFT. WHEN IT STARTED EXHIBITING THE SAME STRAIN THAT MY RIGHT ONE STARTED WITH MONTHS BEFORE...I KNEW BEYOND A DOUBT IT WAS MY JEEP HANDLE THAT HAD CAUSED THE PROBLEM. IT'S UNFORTUNATE I DIDN'T REALIZE SOONER WHY MY THUMB WAS AT FIRST FEELING STRAINED OFF & ON, THEN VERY SWOLLEN & THROBBING, AND FINALLY LOCKING IN PLACE WITH EXCRUCIATING PAIN. IT TOOK AN ORTHOPEDIC HAND SPECIALIST TO FINALLY DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM WHICH COMES FROM REPETITIVE MOTION. MY JEEP DOOR HANDLE IS THE ONLY TYPE OF MOTION LIKE THAT MY THUMB DOES. THAT, THE TIMING & THE FACT THAT MY OTHER THUMB STARTED TO DO THE SAME WHEN TESTED...CONVINCES ME THE DOOR HANDLE IS THE PROBLEM. THIS IS NOT LIMITED TO JEEP. THIS HANDLE IS PROBABLY ON SEVERAL MAKES & MODELS. ONE OTHER CHRYSLER PRODU

I OWN A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED 4 DOOR 4X4. THE FRONT DOOR LATCHES BECOME LOOSE AND "RATTLE" WHEN EVER I HIT A BUMP, EVEN AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THEM 4 TIMES. ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY WHEN THE LATCH IS REPLACE, IT KEEPS COMING BACK. I WORRY THAT THESE FAULTY DOOR LATCHES WILL LEAD TO FAILURE OF THE DOOR TO STAY CLOSED. *TR

2008 WRANGLER 4 DOOR. FRONT WHEEL OSCILLATION OCCURS BETWEEN 35 & 50 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE TRAVELS ALONG UNEVEN ROAD SURFACES AND HITS A POTHOLE ON THE RHS. FRONT END SUSPENSION OSCILLATION INTENSIFIES AS SPEED INCREASES RENDERING STEERING FORCES THAT EXCEED HUMAN STRENGTH. THE SENSATION THAT IS GENERATED IS THAT THE FRONT END GOES IN ONE DIRECTION WHILST THE WHEELS GO IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. SQUEALING FROM THE TIRES RESULTS IN VISIBLE SKID MARKS ON MOST ROAD SURFACES. THE RESULT OF THIS UNCONTROLLED MOVEMENT IS A IS A CRASH TO THE RHS THAT LOWERS THE SPEED ENOUGH SO THE DRIVER CAN REGAIN CONTROL. LOCAL DEALER CLAIMS "THEY ALL DO THIS" VARIOUS WEB BLOGS SUGGEST THAT THE WHEELS OR TIRES ARE NOT CIRCULAR OR CONCENTRIC. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT 35-40 MPH, CLEAR SUNNY 70 DEGREE MORNING, RADIO TURNED OFF AND ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IN THE SECONDS IT TOOK ME TO THINK I'VE STALLED AND NEED A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER, POWER WAS RESTORED AND I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE TO MY DESTINATION. *TR