2008 Jeep Wrangler 4-Dr 4x4 complaints

JEEP WRANGLER, 2008, 6 SPD, ANTI-THEFT SENTRY KEY NOT RECOGNIZED BY JEEP...ENGINE WILL NOT TURN OR START, LIGHTNING BOLT ICON ON DASH LIGHT LIT. HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS...SOMETIMES IT STARTS, SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER (4) DOOR UNLIMITED RUBICON. I DID NOT HAVE MORE THAN 150 MILES ON IT BEFORE THE ENGINE WOULD STALL WHILE MAKING A TURN AT AN INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE STALLS ON A REGULAR BASIS. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 7000 MILES ON IT AND ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO IT STALLED ON A MAIN CITY ROAD GOING ABOUT 40 ' 45 MILES PER HOUR. VEHICLE DISPLAY SHOWED THAT IT WAS OUT OF GAS BUT IT HAD OF A TANK. AFTER HAVING IT PUSHED OFF THE ROAD, AND HAVING 5 ADDITIONAL GALLONS OF GAS PUT IN, IT STARTED WITH A VERY HIGH RPM. THE VEHICLE IS NOW ABOUT 8 MONTHS OLD AND HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR ABOUT 60 DAYS. SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN REPLACED ARE: FUEL PUMP, TORK CONVERTER, AND POWER MODULE. THIS STALLING PROBLEM IS A LIFE SAFETY LIABILITY. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN GOOD TO WORK WITH BUT OUR FAMILY IS AT RISK EVERY TIME WE LEAVE THE DRIVE WAY. *TR

TRANSMISSION SIGNALS AN OVER HEATING SITUATION WITH STORED CODE WHEN GOING UP MODERATE ROAD INCLINES. VEHICLE HAS DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES AND OTHERS WITH LIKE VEHICLE HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED THIS. DEALERSHIP HAS RETRIEVED AND VERIFIED CODE INDICATING OVERHEATING OF TRANSMISSION HOWEVER HAS NO MANUFACTURER CORRECTIVE ACTION AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE. POSSIBLE FIRE SITUATION IF FLUID BOILS OVER AND OUT OF FILL TUBE AND IGNITES ON EXHAUST SYSTEM BELOW. *TR

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ON AN INCLINE (FRONT OF THE VEHICLE FACING UP THE HILL), THE REAR LIFT GATE HAS A TENDENCY TO OPEN ON ITS OWN. THIS HAPPENED TO ME; AS SOON AS I OPENED THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE TAILGATE (WHICH KEEPS THE UPPER PORTION CLOSED), THE TOP SECTION IMMEDIATELY OPENED, STRIKING ME ON THE BRIDGE OF MY NOSE. THIS FORCE OF THE IMPACT ALMOST KNOCKED ME TO THE GROUND, LEFT ME DISORIENTED, CUT AND BLEEDING. *TR

DRIVING A RENTAL JEEP IN KAUAI, HIT A SMALL BUMP IN ROAD - THE JEEP WENT INTO A VIOLENT SHIMMY - WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP - THEN IT BEHAVED NORMAL - THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 2 TIMES ON THE 3RD DAY OF THE RENTAL PERIOD AND ANOTHER 5 TIMES OVER THE 8 DAY RENTAL PERIOD - SHOULD HAVE REQUESTED A NEW JEEP THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED - THE LAST DAY IT HAPPENED 3 TIMES ON THE WAY TO THE AIRPORT - MY WIFE AND KIDS WERE EXTREMELY UPSET - LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND ALMOST WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION - ENDED UP PARKING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALLED A TAXI - I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN JEEPS - SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED IF JEEP DOES NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT IS GOING ON AND HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM - *TR

THE ROOF ON MY BRAND 2008 JEEP WRANGLER SAHARA LIMITED IS LEAKING BADLY ON THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE WATER LEAKING INSIDE FROM THE HARDTOP IN FRONT IS CAUSING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO SHORT OUT. IT HAS ALREADY LEAKED DOWN INTO THE RADIO AND HAS CAUSED A SHORT IN THE RADIO SYSTEM. EVERYDAY SINCE PURCHASE WHEN IT RAINS , SNOWS OR WHEN I WASH THE VEHICLE THE ROOF LEAKS INTO THE INSIDE AND LEAKS DOWN INTO THE FRONT DASH AND ALSO DOWN ONTO THE GEAR SELECTOR. THERE IS ALWAYS LARGE PUDDLES OF WATER ON THE DASHBOARD. WHAT IS TO HAPPEN IF THE WATER LEAK SHORT OUT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FURTHER IN THE VEHICLE AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO CATCH FIRE OR SHORT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OUT WHILE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION.*CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER SIERRA. WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 65 MILES PER HOUR, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED COMPLETELY. WHICH THEN IGNITED TO THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. EVERYTHING IN THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. HE LEFT THREE MESSAGES FOR THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER AND HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY RESPONSE. THE SALESMAN REFEREED HIM TO DAIMLER CHRYSLER. WHEN HE SPOKE WITH A CHRYSLER REPRESENTATIVE AND THEY ADVISED TO SEND INFORMATION ABOUT THE EVENT AND LOCATION OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER LATER STATED THAT NO KNOWN MANUFACTURERS DEFECTS WHERE FOUND. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,200. THE VIN NUMBER AND ENGINE SIZE WERE NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 02-25-08 *BF

I HAVE PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED X. AFTER 500 MILES, THE "ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL" LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. FORTUNATELY, WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE CAR OFF. AFTER CONSULTING THE OWNER'S MANUAL, WE FOLLOWED THE TROUBLESHOOTING INSTRUCTIONS AND THE JEEP STARTED UP FINE. WE DROVE APPROX 10 MILES BEFORE THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. WE CONTACTED THE JEEP SERVICE DEPARTMENT, AND THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS. I FIND THIS TO BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM CONSIDERING THE DIFFERENT CONDITIONS IN WHICH THIS PROBLEM COULD OCCUR. *TR

2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED WITH 2200 MILES, PURCHASED NEW. WITHOUT WARNING, IT WOULD NOT START AFTER STOPPING TO GET GAS. WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED, WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH WOULD COME ON, BUT NOTHING ELSE WOULD WORK. I REMEMBERED READING A THREAD ON WWW.JEEPFORUM.COM ABOUT SOMEONE HAVING A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH A 2007 WRANGLER, SO I RAN HOME TO READ WHAT HAPPENED WITH HIS JEEP. HTTP://WWW.JEEPFORUM.COM/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=401047 SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, AND ONE PERSON SAID THAT HE SOLVED THE PROBLEM BY PULLING AND REPLACING FUSE M13 TO RESET THE SENTRY KEY SYSTEM. I TRIED THIS, AND IT WORKED. THE JEEP RUNS FINE, AGAIN. HOWEVER, NOW I AM AFRAID THAT IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN AT ANY TIME. *TR

I PARKED MY VEHICLE BRIEFLY AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. WHEN I RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE WITHIN 2 MINUTES, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE REMOTE LOCK/UNLOCK WOULD NO LONGER WORK. ALL THE LIGHTS AND RADIO WERE FUNCTIONING. THE SECURITY LIGHT WAS ON (RED LIGHT ABOVE THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE). I THEN LOCKED THE VEHICLE USING THE POWER LOCK TOGGLE AND SHUT THE DOOR TO SECURE IT WHILE WAITING FOR HE TOW TRUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER VALET USED THE KEY TO OPEN THE LOCK AND WHEN HE TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE, HE SET OFF THE SECURITY ALARM. THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED TO SILENCE THE ALARM, AND THE VEHICLE WAS SUCCESSFULLY STARTED AFTER THE BATTERY WAS RECONNECTED. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. THE ERROR CODES REPORTED TO JEEP WERE: B1A09 - RKE FOB 2 PERFORMANCE U0168 - LOST COMMUNICATION WITH VEHICLE SECURITY CONTROL MODULE (SKREEM/WCM) ODOMETER READING AT FAILURE - 744 KM *TR

I BOUGHT A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER (4) DOOR UNLIMITED RUBICON. I DID NOT HAVE MORE THAN 150 MILES ON IT BEFORE THE ENGINE WOULD STALL WHILE MAKING A TURN AT AN INTERSECTION. I WENT ON A VACATION WITH ABOUT 1000 MILES ON IT. I PARKED THE VEHICLE AT ABOUT A 15 TO 20 DEGREE ANGLE; FRONT FACING DOWN. THE GAS TANK WAS 1/2 FULL, AND I LEFT THE VEHICLE RUNNING FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES. THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN (STOPPED) RUNNING. I ATTEMPTED TO START THE ENGINE BUT IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER. I CHECKED ALL THE GAUGES AND THERE WERE NO BLOWN FUSES. I CHECKED THE GAS GAGE AND IT READ THAT THERE WAS NO GAS IN THE TANK. BECAUSE I WAS ON A COUNTY ROAD, IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, I WINCHED THE VEHICLE TO A LEVEL PLANE. I STARTED THE ENGINE ON THE SECOND TRY. AFTER A VERY HIGH REV CYCLE, THE GAS GAUGE AGAIN SHOWED THE GAS TANK BEING 1/2 FULL. WITH THE VEHICLE STALLING, AND COMPLETELY STOPPING ON A HILL, THIS COULD BE A LIFE ENDING SITUATION IN THE FUTURE WHILE IN AN INTERSECTION OR GOING DOWN A HILL. THE LAST INCIDENT HAPPENED ON 11-25-2007. *TR

I CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT CAUSES THE PROBLEM BUT SOMETIMES WHEN I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD (SOMETIMES ITS A TINY BUMP EVEN) AT VARYING SPEEDS THE JEEP WILL START JUMPING UP AND DOWN OUT OF CONTROL - ITS SO BAD THAT IT WILL JUMP ME OFF OF THE ROAD. THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT TO STOP JUMPING IS TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND THEN START DRIVING AGAIN. *TR

THE 6-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION IN MY BRAND NEW 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED MAKES NOISE, AND VIBRATES HORRIBLY GOING OVER ROUGH ROADS! THE SHIFTER SLAMS BACK AND FORTH MAKING CONTACT WITH METAL UNDERCARRIAGE. THE DEALER SAYS THEY KNOW OF THIS PROBLEM BUT CHRYSLER CURRENTLY HAS NO FIX AND THAT IT CAN EVEN POP OUT OF GEAR OVER ROUGH TERRAIN-TERRIBLE DESIGN! *TR

MY BRAND NEW 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED SAHARA, AFTER ONLY 8 DAYS AND 499 MILES STALLED TODAY WHILE DRIVING. IT ACTUALLY STALLED 6 TIMES TOTAL WITHING A 2 MILE TRIP HOME. THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIT UP LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE, THE RADIO WENT OUT AND THE ENGINE STALLED, TAKING THE POWER BRAKES AND STEERING WITH IT. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART, JUST CLICKED. AFTER WAITING 5 MINUTES OR SO, THE ENGINE TURNED OVER, ONLY TO STALL WITHIN A HALF MILE AND THE PROCESS REPEATED ITSELF 4 TIMES AFTER THAT. NOW MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON AND THE CAR IS AT THE DEALERSHIP. I AM AFRAID THAT CHRYSLER DID NOT INFACT TAKE CARE OF THE STALLING RECALL OF LAST MODEL YEAR(2007) AND THAT THE NEW MODEL YEAR IS AFFECTED WITH THIS STALL BUG AS WELL. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE WHEN IT HAPPENED I WAS DOING A WHOPPING 5 MPH, I AM CONCERNED IT COULD HAPPEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND CAUSE GREAT INJURY TO ME OR MY WIFE OR OTHERS. I ASK YOU PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AND/OR KEEP IT ON RECORD FOR FUTURE NOTICES TO POTENTIALLY RECALL OTHER WRANGLERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME ON THIS MATTER. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. *TR