2008 Jeep Wrangler 4-Dr 4x4 complaints

CRUISE CONTROL IS INTERMITTENT

RE: S33 / NHTSA 16V - 290 AND S43 I HAVE ATTENDED THE APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER AND THEY RETAINED THE JEEP FOR 4 DAYS REGARDING A RECALL. AFTER 4 DAYS I PICKED UP THE JEEP, BUT, THE CAME WITH THE EXCUSE THAT THEY WERE WAITING FOR THE PART IN QUESTION. I CAME UPSET, BECAUSE HOW THEY COORDINATED AN APPOINTMENT WITHOUT HAVING THE AIRBAG CLOCKSPRING. AFTER THAT I HAVE CALLED TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOLLOWING UP FOR THE INSTALLATION OR REPLACEMENT OF SUCH PART. THE RECALL NOTICE ALSO DESCRIBED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD AN OPEN RECALL (S43). THIS WAS ALSO A SURPRISE BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN VERY DILIGENT DEALING WITH SAFETY ISSUES. THE DEALER IN PUERTO RICO IS CABRERA HRMNOS IN ARECIBO , PUERTO RICO. I WILL APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT TO SOLVE THIS SAFETY SITUATION. REGARDS, PD: I DON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH MY PERSONAL INFORMATION. *TR

EVERY TIME I FUEL UP THE VEHICLE GASOLINE SPRAYS OUT OF THE RECEPTACLE ALL OVER THE SIDE OF THE JEEP AND SOMETIMES MYSELF. HAPPENS AT MULTIPLE GAS STATIONS USING MULTIPLE TYPES OF NOZZLES.

PURCHASED VEHICLE NEW AND HISTORICALLY/CURRENTLY WHILE FILLING THE FUEL TANK AT NUMEROUS GAS STATIONS THE TANK OVERFLOWS SPLASHING GASOLINE ON THE VEHICLE, GROUND, AND PERSONAL CLOTHING. (THE VEHICLE IS PARKED WITH ENGINE OFF WHILE REFUELING)

WHEN FILLING GAS TANK FUEL COMES SPEWING OUT BEFORE THE FUEL SHUTOFF ON THE PUMP KICKS IN. NO MATTER IF I AM HOLDING THE LEVER DOWN JUST A TINY BIT TO JUST SLOWLY FILL IT UP.EVERY TIME!

I WENT TO SELL MY JEEP TO JEEP DEALER THEY SAID THERE IS A RECALL ON AIRBAGS WITH REMEDY NOT AVAILABLE NO DEALER WILL BUY MY JEEP AND THIS IS NOT RIGHT, NOW I AM DRIVING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE BECAUSE NO REMEDY AVAILABLE FOR AIRBAGS. *TR

"TAKATA RECALL" WE ARE WAITING TOO LONG FOR THE REMEDY WHEN WILL IT BE FIXED?

TAKATA INFLATORS:THE RECALL WAS SENT OUT JULY 1, 2016. AS OF OCT. 20, THE STATUS IS "INCOMPLETE, PARTS NOT AVAILABLE." APPARENTLY, ON IMPACT, THE INFLATOR CAN SPEW METAL PARTS, PIERCING THE AIRBAG AND CAUSING THE EVER (UN)POPULAR "INJURY OR DEATH" TO VEHICLE OCCUPANTS. I THINK 3 1/2 MONTHS IS WAAAAY LONG ENOUGH FOR JEEP TO COME UP WITH A REPLACEMENT PART, OR AT LEAST OFFER TO DISABLE THE AIRBAG. I'D RATHER TAKE MY CHANCES, THAN HAVE A DEFECTIVE PART KILL ME, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. *TR

HORN NOT WORKING BECAUSE OF CLOCK SPRING FAILURE. DEALER REFUSE TO REPLACE CLOCK SPRING BASED ON RECALL 16V-290 RECALL DATE: JUNE 28, 2016. DEALER SAID THAT THEY SCANNED FOR CODES FOR AIR BAG FAILURE AND DID NOT FIND ANY. THOUGH, CLOCK SPRING HAS FAILED AND IT HAS DISABLED THE VEHICLE'S HORN.

MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED RUBICON CAUGHT FIRE IN THE ENGINE AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 20 MINUTES AND PARKING. IT APPEARED TO ORIGINATE NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE. CHRYSLER WAS OUT TO INSPECT TO DETERMINE CAUSE ONLY TO TELL ME IT WAS NOT A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THEY REFUSE TO GIVE ME A COPY OF THE REPORT. THE REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS INSPECTED OVERHEARD THE INSPECTOR SAY SOMETHING ABOUT OIL LEAKING OUT OF THE ENGINE ONTO THE HOT EXHAUST. THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAS NOW TOTALED MY JEEP. *TR

THIS PROBLEM STARTED IN MID AUUST 2016 AND IS STILL GOING ON ....WIPERS GOING OFF N ON BY THEMSELVES, HORN BLARING, LIGHTS BLINKING ON N OFF, SIGNM=AL LIGHTS NOT WORKING AT TIMES, JEEP WONT MOVE FORWARD AT TIMES, STEERING GETS HARD TO MANAGE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES OF AND ON ALL THE TIME..... THIS HAPPENS AT ANYTIME OR ANYWHERE....CAN GO ON FOR ABOUT 2-3 MINUTES...PEOPLE START STARING AS IF I AM CRAZY BLOWING THE HORN AT THEM AND MY LIGHTS FLASHING THROUGH OUT. THIS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALLED ISSUE BASED ON THE 2007 JEEP WRANGLER HAVING THE SAME ISSUE...FOR ALL I KNOW THE 2008 JEEPS WERE PROBABLY INTALLED PARTS FROM THE LINE FROM THE 2007 JEEP WRANGLERS WHICH HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TICM......I AM TRYING TO GET ESTIMATES RIGHT NOW BUT THE TCIM PART ALONE COSTS $425 OR MRE PLUS LABOR AND ADDITIONAL FOR PROGRAMMING......THIS IS RIDICULOUS!!!!! SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS WHEN STOPPED AT THE LIGHT WITH VEHICLE ON AND SOMETIMES WHEN DRIVING..HARD TO MANUEVER CAR WHEN DRIVING DUE TO DIFFICULT STEERING

MY ISSUE IS COMMONLY REFERRED TO ON THE INTERNET AS THE JEEP "DEATH WOBBLE". AT AROUND 50-60MPH THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, WHEELS AND STEERING BEGIN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TO BRAKE TO A COMPLETE STOP. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS AND DISCONCERTING WEN THIS HAPPENS IN BUSY TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY. HAVE HAD WHEELS BALANCED AND TRACKING DONE SEVERAL TIMES, BUT ISSUE STILL OCCURS - STARTING AROUND 3 OR 4 YEAR AGO.

TAKATA RECALL. I AM TRYING TO GET THIS FIXED SO THE CAR CAN GO BACK ON THE ROAD. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL.

DRIVING VEHICLE OVER 60MPH RESULTED IN MULTIPLE EPISODES OF THE DEATH WOBBLE WITHIN A 3 WEEK PERIOD OF TIME. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AT USED CAR DEALERSHIP AND STATE INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED ON THE DAY OF PURCHASE. WITHIN 24 HOURS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE, I EXPERIENCED THE FIRST ENCOUNTER. I WAS DRIVING DOWN A HILL AT APPROXIMATELY 60MPH AND THE STEERING FELT SHAKEY AND THE WHEEL BEGAN TO WOBBLE. IT SUBSIDED AS I SLOWED DOWN. THE NEXT DAY, THIS OCCURED ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE AT 65MPH AND CAR WAS TOWED TO A JEEP DEALERSHIP. I WAS INFORMED THE BALL JOINTS SHOULD NEVER HAVE PASSED INSPECTION ALONG WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AND HE CLAIMED TO HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM. WITHIN 3 DAYS OF GETTING THE JEEP BACK, ONCE AGAIN THE WOBBLE OCCURRED AT A SPEED OF 65MPH AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE ON THE ROAD. THE DEALER RETURNED A PORTION OF MY PURCHASE PRICE AND I RETURNED THE JEEP. THE JEEP IS NOW BACK ON THE LOT FOR SALE.

JEEP WILL START HONKING HORN, WIPERS ON , WASHER FLUID SHOOTING OUT, DOOR LOCKS WON'T WORK. THEN IT ALL CLEARS UP, THERE ARE TIME WHEN THE BATTERY HAS TO BE DISCONNECTED . BUT ONE DAY WHILE DRIVING TO WORK. ALL BELLS AND LIGHTS WENT ON, WIPERS ON HIGH, HORN WAS STUCK ON, AND THEN ENGINE JUST DIES! LUCKILY I HAD ENOUGH SPEED TO GET IT TO THE SHOULDER. JUMPED OUT TO PULL THE HORN WIRE, I WAS IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA AT 5 A.M. WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN ENGINE STARTED BACK UP, WITH THE KEYS IN MY POCKET! EVERYTHING FINALLY STOP RUNNING AND I WENT ON TO MY JOB RELUCTANTLY. NOW SPORADICALLY THE WIPERS GO ON, DOORS WON'T UNLOCK, ENGINE WON'T START, HORN BLARES, WASHER FLUID GOES ON ALL BY THERE SELF. THIS IS MY ONLY CAR TO DRIVE, I'M GOING TO AN INDEPENDENT DEALER TO GET IT HOOKED UP TO SCAN THE COMPUTER, AND HOPEFULLY FIND THE PROBLEM.

AIR BAG LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. MY ISSUE SEEMS CONSISTENT WITH RECALLS DUE TO CLOCK SPRING FAILURE IN RIGHT HAND MODEL JEEPS. CALL TO CHRYSLER CONFIRMED AS SUCH, BUT THEY WON'T COMMIT TO FIX UNTIL RECALL INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY IS CONCLUDED.

HEAD LIGHTS COME ON BY THEM SELVES. TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT TURN OFF.

PURCHASED THE CAR BRAND NEW IN 2008. APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS LATER , I BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR STARTING. PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, TURN IT AND YOU HEAR A CLICK. INITIALLY, IT SEEMED TO OCCUR SPORADICALLY NORMALLY AFTER IT RAINED . NOW, THE PROBLEM OCCURS MORE FREQUENTLY (DAILY) ABSENT ANY RAIN. I'VE REPLACED THE BATTERY, ALTERNATOR AND STARTER TO NO AVAIL. I ALSO TOOK THE CAR TO A JEEP DEALER TO NO AVAIL .

AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF RANDOMLY. A RECALL WAS ISSUED BUT NOT FOR THIS VIN.

SINCE I BOUT THE JEEP IN NOV. 2015. EVERY TIME I FILL UP THE FUEL TANK, THE AUTOMATIC SHUTOFF VALVE WILL NOT ENGAGE MAKING GAS SPILL OUT OF THE TANK.

AIR BAG DASH LIGHT WOULD COME ON WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT BUT WOULD GO OFF WHILE TURNING A CORNER. DEALER DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS A "CLOCK SPRING" AND CHARGED ME $384.20 (P&L) TO REPLACE IT ON 3/12/15

AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON. HORN AND CRUISE ALSO QUIT WORKING WHEN THIS OCCURRED. REAR ENDED A LADY LAST FALL AND AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY, NOT SURE IT SHOULD HAVE BUT STILL DIDN'T. CAN NOT EVER FILL THE GAS TANK FULL DUE TO FUEL SPILLING OUT OF THE FILL TUBE ONTO THE GROUND, CAN GET SLIGHTLY MORE THAT 3/4 FULL.

THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE FOR THE RIGHT HAND DRIVE MODELS THAT YOU ALREADY MADE JEEP EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON. THE CLOCK SPRING IS FAULTY AND REQUIRES REPLACEMENTS OVER THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. JUST MAKE THE SAME WARRANTY AVAILABLE FOR THE LEFT HAND DRIVE MODELS. WE ARE NOT IN ENGLAND, WE DRIVE FROM THE LEFT SIDE.......

THE CLOCK SPRING FAILED AND NOW THE AIRBAG, HORN, AND CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK. IT STARTED WITH A CLICKING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN TURNING, THEN AFTER A POPPING NOISE EVERYTHING MENTIONED STOPPED WORKING. AFTER RESEARCH THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME EXACT ISSUE BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED.

DURING FUELING MY VEHICLE EXPELS FUEL FROM THE FILL RECEPTACLE AT THE TIME THE NOZZLE CLICKS OFF. MY VEHICLE BUILD DATE IS APRIL OF 2008 AND IS SUBSEQUENTLY NOT COVERED BY TSB 14-001-011 WHICH ADDRESSES THIS SAME ISSUES IN JEEPS BUILT FROM MARCH OF 2007 TO MARCH OF 2008.

WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 60 MPH AND ABOVE, WHEN BRAKING OR HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE WHEELS WOBBLE, STEERING IS UNCONTROLLABLE AND YOU CANNOT ACCELERATE OR STOP COMPLETELY UNTIL THE WOBBLING SUBSIDES. I WAS PASSING A SEMI TRUCK WHEN A SLOWER VEHICLE PULLED IN FRONT OF ME, I GENTLY BRAKED TO SLOW DOWN AND THE WOBBLING WAS SO BAD I COULD NOT STEER, BRAKE FURTHER OR ACCELERATE TO STOP THE WOBBLING OR MOVE OUT OF THE WAY OF CARS BEHIND ME. I ENDED UP IN THE MEDIAN SINCE I COULD NOT FOLLOW THE CURVE OF THE ROAD AND WAS LUCKY TO NOT BE HIT BY OTHER CARS OR THE SEMI-TRUCK.

JUST PULLED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. TURNED RIGHT AND THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WENT OFF. AND NOW CONTINUES TO GO OFF AND DING EVERY COUPLE OF MINUTES.

DEATH WOBBLE VEHICLE BOUNCES WILDLY INTERMITTENTLY FRONT END

WHEN DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT DIRECTION AT ANY SPEED THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON. THE LIGHT WILL GO OUT WHEN TURNING BUT WILL COME BACK ON WHEN THE WHEEL IS STRAIGHT AGAIN. ALSO THE HORN WILL NOT SOUND ( NO FUSE ARE BLOWN) PROBLEM BELIEVED TO BE CLOCK SPRING.

AIRBAG LIGHT CONSTANTLY ON AND DIGGING. HORN INTERMITTENTLY DOES NOT WORK. HAPPENS RIGHT WHEN YOU TURN THE IGNITION ON AND START THE VEHICLE AND DOES NOT GO AWAY UNTIL IGNITION IS TURNED OFF.

I AM ALSO HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY AIRBAG LIGHT. COMPUTER CODE GIVES THE B1B06- CLOCK SPRING, WHICH JEEP HAS RECALLED FOR RHD BUT NOT LHD. THIS MAKES NO SENSE, SEEING AS HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING ISSUES WITH THIS AS WELL. I'VE CONTACTED JEEP NUMEROUS TIMES TO COMPLAIN. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE FIX, A FACTORY PRODUCT SAFETY ISSUE THAT JEEP SHOULD COVER! NOT ONLY IS THE CONSTANT WARNING SOUND A NUISANCE EVERY OTHER MINUTE, BUT WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON THE AIRBAG IS DISABLED. JEEP, TAKE RESPONSIBILITY.

POSSIBLE FAULTY CLOCK SPRING ISSUE AS SEEN IN MANY OTHER JEEP WRANGLERS MADE AFTER 2007. AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON WITH AUDIBLE WARNING EVERY OTHER MINUTE AND SIGNALS THE DRIVER THAT THERE COULD BE A FAILURE OF THE AIRBAG OR EARLY DEPLOYMENT. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE BY JEEP BUT THEY HAVE CHOSEN TO ONLY PURSUE RIGHT HAND DRIVE RHD JEEPS EVEN THOUGH MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN ISSUED BY LEFT HAND DRIVE LHD JEEP OWNERS AS WELL. JEEP ADMITTED THE ORIGINAL CLOCK SPRINGS WERE FAILING AND SAID THEY WERE WORKING ON A NEW ONE. I CALLED JEEP YESTERDAY AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED, BUT THAT I SHOULD HANG ON TO MY BILLS IN CASE IT EVER BECOMES COVERED. I ONLY HAVE 30,500 MILES ON MY JEEP. MANY OWNERS HAVE GONE THROUGH THIS AND ONLY A FEW HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. THIS IS A FACTORY PRODUCT SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE COVERED BY JEEP.

I AM HAVING CONTINUALLY INCREASING EPISODES WHERE MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4 DR 4X4 EXPERIENCES WHAT I CAN ONLY DESCRIBE AS AN ELECTRICAL "SPASM." ALL OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, WASHER FLUID MANIFOLDS, DOOR LOCKS, & HORN ALL OPERATE CONTINUOUSLY, AND WILL NOT STOP UNLESS THE BATTERY IS DISCONNECTED. HOW CAN I BE SURE THAT THIS "UNKNOWN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM" ISN'T GOING TO GET WORSE, AND BY WORSE, I MEAN AFFECT SOMETHING CRUCIAL TO THE SAFE OPERATION OF MY VEHICLE WHEN I'M DRIVING IT AT FREEWAY SPEEDS? IF THIS VEHICLE HAS SOME ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WHILE I'M DRIVING IT AT FREEWAY SPEEDS, THEN A LOT OF PEOPLE COULD BE SEVERELY INJURED DUE TO THE SIZE OF THIS VEHICLE BECOMING UNCONTROLLABLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE THE CAR IS STOPPED/IDLING, WHILE IT IS DRIVING, AND NOW, AFTER IT HAD BEEN PARKED FOR SEVERAL DAYS. I HAVE TAKEN IT DIRECTLY TO A JEEP DEALER IMMEDIATELY AFTER BOTH EPISODES. THE FIRST TIME, I HAD TO WAIT SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE THE VEHICLE COULD BE DRIVEN. THE 2ND TIME IT OCCURRED I DROVE IT DIRECTLY TO A JEEP DEALER, AND THEY COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM AFTER SEVERAL DAYS. THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD AT THE VERY LEAST, BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM, AND REDESIGN WHICHEVER ELECTRICAL COMPONENT, OR SYSTEM, THAT'S CAUSING THE PROBLEM. I WOULD EVEN BE WILLING TO PURCHASE THE PART AT THE MANUFACTURER'S COST, IF IT GOT RID OF THE PROBLEM.

AIR BAG FAILURE. LIGHT COMES ON AND ALARM. DEALER SAID THERE IS NO RECALL. THIS IS EXPENSIVE TO FIX AND IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I SEE RECALL FOR RIGHT HAND DRIVE BUT NO LEFT HAND DRIVE.

WHEN THE ENGINE IS RUNNING THERE IS A CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AS THEY DO ALL OF MY SERVICE AND OIL CHANGES, AND THE TECHNICIAN SAID IT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS ENGINE, AND THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT IT. THEY SAID IT WAS THE LIFTERS IN THE ENGINE THAT ARE MAKING THE NOISE.

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, HAD DRIVEN ABOUT 40 MILES AS I DO EVERY DAY. THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME ON THE HIGHWAY HAD STOPPED TO TURN AND AS I STOPPED TO WAIT ON THEN, I NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER MY HOOD. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN A SAFE PLACE AND OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICED THAT MY JEEP WAS ON FIRE BEHIND THE ENGINE. I CALLED MY WIFE AND THEN SHE CALLED 911 WHILE I GRABBED MY WORK STUFF OUT OF THE BACK. WITHIN MINUTES THE JEEP WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES.

THERE IS AN OVERFLOW AND EXPULSION OF EXCESS GAS FROM THE FILLER NECK WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK UP ALL THE WAY IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE GAS PUMP SHUTS OFF. THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AND IN THE OFF POSITION WHEN THIS OCCURS. MY GUESS IS THAT APPROXIMATELY 1 PINT TO 1 QUART OF LIQUID IS SPILLED DOWN THE SIDE OF THE JEEP AND ONTO THE GROUND UNDERNEATH THE JEEP.

STARTED JEEP, WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT STOP, HAD NO DASH INDICATORS, NO BLINKERS, WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK. HAD TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE IT STILL REMAINS. CHRYSLER CAN NOT GET PART UNTIL 03-28-16. THEY WANT ME TO GO 3 MONTHS WITHOUT A VEHICLE THAT I AM STILL PAYING FOR!!!

THE AIRBAG CLOCK SPRING IN MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER HAS STOPPED WORKING. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AFTER NOTICING THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMING ON AND HE SAID THE CLOCK SPRING HAS STOPPED FUNCTIONING, AND IF I WERE TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT IT WOULD NOT DEPLOY AND I WOULD PROBABLY BE KILLED. CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER AND THEY SAID I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THE FIX BECAUSE THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR MY YEAR. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO BE THE ONE TO FIX THIS SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE AIRBAGS ARE NOT A WEAR AND TEAR PART AND SHOULD BE MADE PROPERLY

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. UPDATED WITH MORE INFO FROM COMPLAINT # 10818674

AT 35 MPH IN CITY TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND THE TACH ROSE AS IF I WERE IN NEUTRAL, I LET OFF ACCELERATOR AND VEHICLE JUMPED FORWARD AS IF IT WENT BACK INTO GEAR. AS VEHICLE STARTED GAINING SPEED I STEPPED ON ACCELERATOR AND IT SEEMED TO GO INTO NEUTRAL AGAIN AND THE TACH ONCE AGAIN ROSE. I PULLED OVER TO CURB IN CITY AND TURNED ON MY EMERGENCY FLASHERS AND EXITED VEHICLE. I NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT FROM UNDER VEHICLE AND REACHED BACK IN AND TURNED VEHICLE OFF. I OPENED HOOD AND FLAMES CAME UP FROM THE CENTER OF VEHICLE BEHIND ENGINE, I WENT TO REAR OF VEHICLE AND GRABBED FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND TRIED TO PUT FIRE OUT BUT COULDN'T. NO WARNING LIGHTS OR GAUGES GAVE ADVANCE NOTICE THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THERE WAS A TRAIL OF FLUID THAT STARTED AT LEAST 300' DOWN THE MIDDLE OF MY LANE BEHIND MY VEHICLE AND ENDED UNDER MY TRANSMISSION. THE ONLY PHOTO IS A VIDEO I POSTED ON FACEBOOK, I TOOK THE VIDEO WHILE WAITING FOR FIRETRUCKS AND POLICE.

WHILE DRIVING OR WHEN NO ONE IS IN THE VEHICLE. THE WIPERS START GOING, WINDSHIELD WASHERS START AND STOP, HORN STARTS BLOWING, LIGHTS START FLASHING OFF AND ON, ALL DASH INSTRUMENTS GO OFF AND ON AND THE HORN BLOWS INTERMITTENTLY. THE DOOR LOCKS ENGAGE WHEN THE CAR IS SITTING WITH THE MOTOR OFF AND NO ONE IN THE CAR.

WHILE STARTING IN 1ST GEAR FROM A STOPPED POSITION OR DOWN SHIFTING WHILE MOVING THE SYNCHRONIZER WILL MAKE THE SHIFTER SLAM OUT OF GEAR, EVEN WHEN YOU HOLD THE SHIFTER IN FIRST , IT WILL SLAM YOUR HAND BACK. WILL DO IT IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN AFTER YOU START MOVING IN 1ST GEAR OR TRYING TO PUT IT IN 1ST GEAR. HAS HAD PROBLEM SINCE FIRST RECEIVED THE VEHICLE BUT EACH TIME THE DEALER LOOKED AT IT THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. ITS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE VEHICLE GETS HIT FROM THIS MECHANICAL ISSUE. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO RECALL IT. THERE ARE OTHER JEEPS OUT THERE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. HAPPENS SPORADICALLY.

HORN DOES NOT WORK WHEN PUSHED, BUT HORN SOUNDS OFF WHEN LOCKING OR ALARM, AS IT SHOULD. ASKED DEALERSHIP TO FIX IT SOON AFTER WE BOUGHT AND THEY WOULD NOT. DIDN'T THINK DEALERSHIP COULD SELL DEFECTIVE CAR. TOOK JEEP TO GET CHECKED AND MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. MECHANIC RECOMMENDED REPLACING PART FOR A TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY $600.00.

THE SECURITY SYSTEM ACTIVATED WITHOUT CAUSE. I REMOVED THE KEY, TRIED LOCKING THE DOOR AND UNLOCKING, INSERTING THE KEY IN THE DOOR TO TURN IT OFF. NOTHING WORKED. I TO HAD TO PULL THE FUSE FOR THE LIGHTS AND HORN SO MY NEIGHBORS COULD GET SOME SLEEP. I TOOK ANOTHER VEHICLE TO WORK. IT HAS NOT ACTED UP SINCE. THE WEEK BEFORE THE ALARM SYSTEM ACTIVATING THE LIGHTS WOULD COME ON WITHOUT CAUSE AS WELL. WE WERE SITTING IN THE HOUSE AND THE LIGHTS WOULD GO AND OFF FOR NO REASON. WE TOOK THE BATTERIES OUT OF THE KEY THINKING IT WAS THE BATTERIES GOING BAD. THIS DID NOT FIX THE INTERMITTENT LIGHTS ISSUE. I HAD THE TIPM REPLACED JULY 2015 BECAUSE THE HEADLIGHTS STAYED ON ALL THE TIME THEN WOULD FLASH FROM TIME TO TIME. THE WIPERS WOULD GO ON AND OFF ON THEIR OWN. THE HORN BLARED WHEN IT FELT LIKE IT. ALL THESE SYMPTOMS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING. THE JEEP DEALERSHIP RAN A DIAGNOSTIC AND SAID THE UNIT WAS BAD. SURELY AN $800 PART WITHOUT LABOR IS SUPPOSE TO LAST MORE THAN 5 MONTHS!!!!

LAST WEEK WHILE DRIVING, SUDDENLY THE WIPERS, WASHERS AND HORN CAME ON AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF. TODAY IT WAS RAINING & THE WIPER WOULD TURN ON WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE ITS RAINING. SO DANGEROUS IT WAS REALLY SCARY. YOU ABSOLUTELY HAVE NO CONTROL OVER ANY PART OF THE ELECTRONIC ELECTRICAL SYSTEM & YOU PUTTING YOURSELF AND OTHER TO DANGER & CAN CAUSE SOME SERIOUS ACCIDENT

AIRBAG LIGHT STARTED TO GO ON AND OFF INCLUDING A WARNING SOUND AROUND 40,000 MILES. IT COMES ON AND STAYS ON FOR A WHILE AND THEN GOES OFF AND COMES BACK ON. BELIEVED TO BE RELATED TO THE CLOCKSPRING.

CLOCK-SPRING FAILED, AIRBAGS INOPERATIVE

SO I OWN AN '08 JEEP WRANGLER X. MY PROBLEM HAPPENS TO BE WITH THE FACTORY TIMP ON MY VEHICLE. ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE CAR DECIDED IT WAS TIME TO BLARE THE HORN NON STOP AS WELL AS FLASH LIGHTS AND UTILIZE ITS WINDSHIELD WHIPPERS AND FLUID. TODAY, 11/20/215, WAS THE LONGEST AND MOST FRUSTRATING EPISODE. USUALLY THE HORN WOULD START BUT THEN SUBSIDE AFTER 20-30 SECONDS. THIS WAS NOT THE CASE AND AT 5AM THE HORN, LIGHTS, AND WHIPPERS STARTED GOING OFF AND DIDN'T STOP UNTIL I HAD TO PULL THE FUSES FOR THE HORN. AFTER THAT EVERYTHING STOPPED AND I ONLY HAD TO REMOVE THE TWO HORN FUSES. I ALSO WANT TO ADD THAT THE HEATER DID NOT WORK UNTIL AFTER THIS ENTIRE EPISODE AS I WAS IN FACT DRIVING WHILE THIS ALL OCCURRED. IN ADDITION TO THIS ISSUE I HAVE EXPERIENCED GAS SPIT BACK ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHILE FILLING UP. I HAVE RESEARCHED BOTH ISSUES AND IT SEEMS AS THESE ARE BOTH RELATED TO A DEFECTIVE TIMP. I HAVE ALSO READ THERE CURRENTLY ISN'T A RECALL AND THEY ARE ON BACK ORDER NATION WIDE. I HAVE NOT ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR ISSUE YET.

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT. HORN WORKING INTERMITTENTLY AND CRUISE CONTROL UNEXPECTEDLY TURNING OFF.ALL ISSUES SEEM TO BE HAPPENING WHILE MOVING AND TURNING.