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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 →

Air Bags
Filed Feb 17, 201450,000 milesWV

AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT CLOCK SPRING CODE RECALLED IN 2007 MODELS AND RIGHT HAND DRIVE MODELS BUT NOT 2008 LEFT HAND DRIVE MODELS. ITS A COMMON JEEP ERROR AND A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR ALL MALFUNCTIONING MODELS. *TR

Air Bags
Filed Feb 14, 201460,500 milesOR

AIRBAG, ABS AND ESC LIGHTS ALL COME ON AND WON'T TURN OFF. MEANING AIRBAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY IF IN ACCIDENT AND ABS MAY FAIL WHEN BRAKING. ESC HAS BEEN RANDOMLY KICKING IN WHICH CUTS POWER TO MY POWERTRAIN AND CAUSES A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN IN TRAFFIC AND MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY SLOWS AND CANNOT MAINTAIN SPEED. RECALLS HAVE BEEN DONE ON THE RIGHT HAND DRIVE MODELS FROM 2008-2011, AND THE LEFT HAND DRIVE MODEL FOR 2007. THIS APPEARS TO BE SAME ISSUE (CLOCKSPRING) AS THE RECALLS AND IS A SAFETY CONCERN THAT THE DEALER IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR. *TR

Air Bags
Filed Feb 14, 201484,000 milesMO

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. *TR

Steering
Filed Jan 21, 201455,000 milesRI

FILING A COMPLAINT ABOUT WHAT IS CALLED A DEATH WOBBLE! CALLED CHRYSLER THEY HAVE NO RECALL BUT IT IS A KNOWN DEFECT BUT NOT RECALL THEY SAY! IT IS VERY SCARY WHEN THIS HAPPENS ALTHOUGH THEY SAY NO DEATHS ARE REPORTED IT DEFINITELY AFFECTS YOUR STEERING AND COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS THEY HAVE COME ACROSS IT MANY TIMES AND TRIED FIXING MANY DIFFERENT WAYS BUT NO CONCLUSION HAS BEEN MADE PLEASE HELP! IT HAS NO AFTER MARKET ITEMS ADDED TO IT NOR BIG TIRES AS CHRYSLER SAYS CAN CAUSE IT! *TR

Air Bags
Filed Jan 20, 2014NY

MY AIRBAG LIGHT WENT ON A COUPLE YEARS AGO AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE CLOCKSPRING BY A MECHANIC AT JEEP BUT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MY JEEP . THERE HAS ONLY BEEN A RECALL ON " RIGHT HAND DRIVING" JEEPS FOR THIS PART. I HAVE TRIED TO ARGUE WITH CHRYSLER ABOUT THIS BECAUSE THERE IS NO REASON THAT LIGHT WOULD GO ON. THE ARE REFUSING TO LOOK INTO IT MORE AND SEE IF IT WAS POSSIBLE THAT OTHER UNITS HAVE THIS ISSUE AND REFUSE TO COVER IT BECAUSE MY CAR IS NOT A RIGHT HAND DRIVING UNIT. I AM VERY DISTURBED BY THIS EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE THAT THEY WILL NOT COVER WHEN THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON SIMILAR JEEPS. *TR

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Jan 16, 201445,000 milesVA

FREQUENT ISSUE WITH FUEL SPILLING BACK OUT DURING REFUELING. JEEP DEALER CONSIDERS THIS A NON ISSUE. *TR

Air Bags
Filed Jan 7, 201470,550 milesMO

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHTS AND CHIMES KEEP GOING OFF. *TR

Air Bags
Filed Dec 23, 201351,877 milesTX

IN JUNE OF 2011, MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) HAD TO BE SERVICED DUE TO THE ILLUMINATION OF THE AIRBAG LIGHT. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THIS WAS DUE TO A MALFUNCTION OF THE CLOCKSPRING AND WAS REPLACED. AT THE TIME, MY JEEP HAD ABOUT 52000 MILES. I JUST ENCOUNTERED THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN AND TOOK MY JEEP BACK IN TO THE DEALER. I AM NOW HAVING TO REPLACE THE CLOCKSPRING A SECOND TIME AND MY VEHICLE HAS ABOUT 74500 MILES AS OF THIS MONTH (DECEMBER 2013). I AM VERY FRUSTRATED BECAUSE NOT ONLY DOES JEEP NOT COVER THESE MALFUNCTIONS (TWICE!), BUT IT IS ALSO A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY WITH A DEFECTIVE CLOCKSPRING/ILLUMINATED AIRBAG LIGHT. JEEP HAS ISSUED A RECALL ON THE PART FOR THE 2007 MODELS AND THE 2008-2012 (RHD) MODELS ONLY. UNFORTUNATELY, THOSE OF US WITH DEFECTIVE CLOCKSPRINGS IN OUR 2008-2012 LHD MODELS ARE FORCED TO PAY AN AVERAGE OF $500 FOR THE REPAIR OR BE FORCED TO DRIVE IN AN UNSAFE VEHICLE WITH AN AIRBAG SYSTEM THAT WILL NOT DEPLOY. NOT ONLY HAS MINE GONE OUT ONCE, BUT TWICE! IN BOTH CASES, MY CLOCKSPRING HAS MALFUNCTIONED WITHOUT ANY KNOWN CAUSE. THIS WAS VERIFIED BY THE TECHNICIANS WHO REPLACED THE PARTS. THIS IS A CENTRAL SAFETY COMPONENT AND A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. THIS IS NOT A COMPONENT THAT SHOULD JUST WEAR OUT LIKE BRAKES AND TIRES. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO REPLACE IT EVERY SO OFTEN LIKE GETTING AN OIL CHANGE. I CAN UNDERSTAND (PERHAPS) GETTING A FAULTY PART, CALL IT BAD LUCK, BUT NOT GETTING THE SAME FAULTY PART TWICE. I CAN UNDERSTAND

Steering
Filed Dec 14, 201370,000 milesFL

THE MUCH DOCUMENTED DEATH WOBBLE ASSOCIATED WITH JEEPS. I NEVER REALIZED UNTIL I GOOGLED IT HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THIS. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU HAVEN'T FORCED JEEP TO DO A RECALL AND REPLACE THE TRACK BAR, STEERING KNUCKLE OR WHATEVER THE PARTS ARE THAT ARE NEEDED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I DON'T GET IT. I GUESS YOU HAVE NEVER DRIVEN A JEEP WHEN THIS HAPPENS GOING 65 MPH. THERE ARE SOME AFTERMARKET PARTS THAT ARE BEEFED UP THAT CONSUMERS SAY HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM..... SO JEEP CAN DO THE SAME. *TR

Air Bags
Filed Dec 10, 201385,000 milesAZ

ON MY 2008 JEEP 4DR 4X4 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. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Nov 30, 201390,000 milesUT

EVERY TIME FUEL IS PLACED INTO THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL FILLER NECK WILL SPIT FUEL OUT ONTO THE DRIVER OR AROUND THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. THIS STARTED OCCURRING IN SEPTEMBER 2013 AND HAS BEEN CONSISTENT WITH EVERY TIME FUEL IS PUT INTO THE VEHICLE. ONCE I BEGAN RESEARCHING THIS I FOUND IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON ALL JEEP WRANGLERS. I ALSO FOUND THAT CHRYSLER ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON 2007 AND 2008 JEEP WRANGLERS, UP TO MARCH 31, 2008. MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN APRIL 2008 SO I DON'T QUALIFY FOR THIS WARRANTY WORK. THE FIX SEEMS TO BE A FUEL NECK WITH A CHECK VALVE IN IT. PART CNNNX321AC. MY JEEP EVEN THOUGH IS WAS MANUFACTURED AFTER THEIR WARRANTY DATE, STILL HAS THE OLD PART ON IT THAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEMS IN THE FIRST PLACE. GOD FORBID ANYONE EVER GETS INJURED BY THIS. SHAME ON CHRYSLER AND SHAME ON NHTSA FOR NOT TAKING ANY ACTION. *TR

Steering
Filed Nov 24, 201370,000 milesIN

I HAVE BEEN HAVING A ISSUE WITH THE CLOCKSPRING IN THE VEHICLE. MY AIRBAGS DO NOT WORK NOR DOES MY HORN AND SOMETIMES SIGNAL WILL NOT OPERATE OR STAY ON AND CANNOT SHUT THEM OFF AND EVEN MY HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT TURN ON, ALL TO ME MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES. I HAVE CONTACTED JEEP AND THEY SAY THAT THE LIFETIME WARRANTY THAT I HAVE ON THIS VEHICLE IS NOT COVERING THIS PART CALLED A CLOCKSPRING FOR MY MAKE AND YEAR OF THIS JEEP, BUT ONLY IN A RIGHT HAND DRIVEN CONFIGURATION. AFTER HEARING FROM MANY WRANGLER OWNERS AND READING HUNDREDS UPON HUNDREDS OF ONLINE POST AND PERSONAL EXPERIENCES FORM OTHERS OWNING THESE JEEPS THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN THESE VEHICLES AND JEEP WILL NOT REPLACE IT AT ALL UNTIL, AS TOLD TO ME FROM JEEP, THE NHTSA FORCES US TOO. THAT IS WHY I AM EMAILING/CONTACTING YOU ALL. 1000'S OF US JEEP OWNERS ARE TIRED OF PAYING $500 PLUS TO GET A PART REPLACED THAT EVEN JEEP HAS ACKNOWLEDGED IS BAD OR WILL GO BAD. I'M FURIOUS ABOUT THIS AND WANT SOME TYPE OF ACTION TAKEN. IF I WERE TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT, I HAVE NO AIRBAG SAFETY PROTECTION, NOR ABLE TO USE MY HORN OR SIGNALS MANY OF TIMES. ALL MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME AND THE OTHER 1000'S OF JEEP OWNERS WITH THIS ISSUE? THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND ANYTHING THAT YOU CAN DO FOR ME. *TR

Air Bags
Filed Nov 8, 201379,000 milesNE

MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS FLASHING PERIODICALLY AND CHIMING. NO ONE IN THE SEAT. AND EVEN IF THEY ARE IN THE SEAT AND HAVE SAFETY BELT CONNECTED (PROPERLY). FROM THE INFORMATION I HAVE READ.. THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IF THE WARNING LIGHT IS ON. I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE SOME VEHICLES WITH RECALL NOTICES FOR THE CLOCKSPRING MODULE; HOWEVER MINE IS NOT ONE OF THEM. DOES JEEP WANT TO SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL DIE BEFORE THEY DO SOMETHING ABOUT FAULTY AIRBAG PROTECTION? HTTP://WWW.ARFC.ORG/COMPLAINTS/2008/JEEP/WRANGLER_4-DR_4X4/AIR_BAGS/PROBLEM.ASPX SEE M35 SAFETY RECALL FOR THE 2002-2003 LIBERTY AND 2002-2004 JEEP CHEROKEE. *TR

Air Bags
Filed Nov 8, 2013118,000 milesKS

WHILE DRIVING AROUND TOWN THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. THEN WOULD EXTINGUISH AND THEN COME BACK ON WITH A CHIME. IT DOES THIS TO THIS DAY. LATER ON I FOUND OUT THAT THE HORN ALSO DOESN'T WORK. UPON SOME EXTENSIVE RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT A LOT OF 2008 LEFT HAND DRIVE JEEP WRANGLERS HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE, AND THEY ALL POINT TO THE CLOCKSPRING. I ALSO FOUND OUT THE CHRYSLER HAS RECALLED ALL OF THE RIGHT HAND DRIVE 2008 JEEP WRANGLERS, BUT NONE OF THE LEFT HAND DRIVE. THEY ISSUED AN EXTENDED 10 YEAR 150,000 MILES WARRANTY FOR THE 2007 MODEL YEARS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. *TR

Power Train
Filed Oct 28, 201390,000 milesCO

WHILE BEGINNING TO ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY SHIFTED OUT OF FIRST GEAR AND INTO NEUTRAL. THE EVENT IS SO VIOLENT THAT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I THOUGHT SOMEONE HAD HIT ME FROM BEHIND. THE PROBLEM IS HAPPENING WITH INCREASED FREQUENCY, AND NOW HAPPENS ABOUT ONCE PER WEEK. *TR

Air Bags
Filed Oct 28, 201378,450 milesVA

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. *TR

Air Bags
Filed Oct 28, 201348,049 milesCO

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." *TR

Air Bags
Filed Oct 3, 201389,697 milesMI

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, MY AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF. IT SEEMS TO DO IT WHEN TURNING AND GOES OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD INDICATING THAT THERE IS SOMETHING MALFUNCTIONING OR INTERFERING WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. IN RESEARCHING ONLINE, I HAVE FOUND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT THIS ISSUE IS HAPPENING TO. IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM WAS ADDRESSED BY CHRYSLER FOR THE 2007 MODELS, BUT NOT YET IN THE 2008'S. 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. *TR

Air Bags
Filed Sep 24, 201362,000 milesDE

I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE SINCE MARCH OF 2008. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE NEW FROM A JEEP DEALERSHIP. VEHICLE AT THIS TIME HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH. I TRAVELING AT APPROX 5 MPH THROUGH A PARKING LOT WHEN I HEARD A WARNING CHIME. I OBSERVED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON MY DASH BOARD. SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE LIGHT WENT OFF. WHEN I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL THE WARNING CHARM ALERTED ME AGAIN AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON AGAIN. THIS HAS BEEN CONTINUOUS SINCE AUG 11TH, 2013. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I SEE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS IN REGARDS TO THE CLOCK SPRING MALFUNCTIONING. CHRYSLER HAS DETERMINED THAT THIS IS FROM DUSTY CONDITIONS IN US POSTAL SERVICE VEHICLES IN URBAN AREA AND IS ONLY LOOKING AT 2007 MODEL YEARS. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AS A SAFETY DEFECT. THIS PROBLEM IS NOT ONLY AFFECTING 2007 MODEL YEARS. IT IS AFFECTING ALL MODEL YEARS. THIS CLOCKSPRING WHICH IS FAILING HAS BEEN USED AND IS BEING USED FOR 2007-2013. IF YOU CHECK THE PART NUMBERS ARE THE SAME FOR THOSE YEARS AND CHRYSLER HAS EVEN STATED IN AN ARTICLE POSTED IN AUTOBLOGER.COM THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE A FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. SEE BELOW SECTION TAKEN FROM REPORT: {CHRYSLER ALSO RECALLED 5334 RIGHT-HAND DRIVE WRANGLERS SPANNING THE 2008-2012 MODEL YEARS LAST MONTH. DEFECTIVE CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLIES WERE DETERMINED TO BE THE PROBLEM THERE, BUT NO SOLUTION HAS BEEN OFFERED UP JUST YET. JEEP IS ALSO EXTENDING THE WARRANTY ON ALL 2007 LEFT-HAND DRIVE WRANGLERS FOR UP TO 150,000

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Sep 24, 201370,000 milesPA

ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. READS CODE P0585 SPEED CONTROL SWITCH 1/2 CORRELATION. SPEED CONTROL DOES NOT WORK. BAD CLOCK SPRING...*JS

Air Bags
Filed Sep 20, 2013114,000 milesMO

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND OFF. PRIOR TO THAT HORN HAS NEVER WORKED PROPERLY UNTIL THIS OCCURRED NEVER GAVE IT MUCH THOUGHT BUT HAVE ALWAYS HAD TO PUSH VERY HARD TO MAKE HORN BLOW. TOLD BY DEALER THEY GO BAD AND $300.00 FIX. UNTIL FIXED NO AIRBAG. SEE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. HAS LIFE TIME POWER TRAIN WARRANTY BUT NOT COVERED. *TR

Air Bags
Filed Sep 15, 201390,000 milesKS

WHILE IN NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS MY DASH BOARD LIT UP, ESP/BAS, TRACTION CONTROL, ABS, AND AIRBAG LIGHT ALL WERE LIT UP, AND LATER I FOUND OUT THAT MY HORN WAS INOPERATIVE. I HAVE DONE EXTENSIVE RESEARCH AND BELIEVE THE CAUSE TO BE A FAULTY CLOCK SPRING. AS OF NOW I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE CLOCK SPRING FOR MY YEAR OF VEHICLE. THOSE SYSTEMS ARE INSTALLED TO PROTECT MY FAMILY AND I. THOSE SYSTEMS ARE VITAL TO SAFETY, ESPECIALLY THE AIRBAGS! I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT EACH INDIVIDUAL THAT HAS THIS PROBLEM SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO FIX A FAULTY SYSTEM THAT THE MANUFACTURER ORIGINALLY INSTALLED. I, ALONG WITH MANY OTHER JEEP OWNERS REQUEST THAT THERE IS A RECALL PUT IN PLACE FOR THIS PRODUCT. *TR

Air Bags
Filed Sep 9, 2013109,000 milesPA

I WAS DRIVING THROUGH TOWN AT APPROXIMATELY 25MPH, MY AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHES ON, THEN FLASHES OFF, AND PROCEEDS TO DO THIS CONTINUOUSLY WHY I AM BOTH DRIVING AND STOPPED. LATER I GET UN MY VEHICLE TO GO FOR A RIDE AND ABOUT TEN MINUTES GOES BY AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT CHIMES AND GOES ON , 30 SECONDS LATER II GOES OFF AND IT IS STILL INTERMITTENTLY FLASHING ON AND OFF A WEEK LATER. I HAVE NO ERROR CODES. I UNDERSTAND HIS PROBLEM CAN BE CAUSED BY A FAULTY CLOCKSPRING, AND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO HAVE THIS ADDRESSED AS A SAFETY/RECALL ISSUE, BUT IT HASN'T HAPPENED. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO THIS COMPLAINT LIST, AS I UNDERSTAND CURRENTLY ONLY A SMALL WINDOW OF VEHICLES (2007 WRANGLERS, SPECIFIC SUB-TYPES) ARE FIT FOR THIS RECALL AND CUSTOMERS ARE BEING CHARGED UPWARDS OF $500 FOR A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE COMPANY ITSELF. *TR

Power Train
Filed Sep 2, 20135,000 milesVA

I HAVE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION, WHEN ACCELERATING IN FIRST GEAR, THE TRANSMISSION VIOLENTLY JUMPS OUT OF GEAR. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS BECAUSE I WAS RUSTY. THEN I ATTRIBUTED IT TO NOT HAVING THE GEAR IN FAR ENOUGH. BASED ON SEEING THE OTHER COMPLAINTS IT LOOKS LIKE I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS BEEN STRUGGLING WITH THIS PROBLEM. IT DEFINITELY GIVES ME PAUSE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PULL INTO TRAFFIC, AND HAS BEEN VERY INTIMIDATING TO MY 17 YEAR OLD NEW DRIVER. BY THE TIME I REALIZED IT WASN'T JUST ME THE JEEP WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *JS

Air Bags
Filed Aug 27, 201390,502 milesSC

MY LEFT HAND DRIVE JEEP WRANGLER AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER SOME RESEARCH ITS EVIDENT THAT THERE IS A DEFECT WITH THESE CLOCK SPRINGS IN OUR JEEPS. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD BE COVERING FOR FREE! *TR

Electrical System
Filed Aug 26, 201399,300 milesIL

CAR IS DEAD. BATTERY IS NOT THE ISSUE APPEARS TO BE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM ORIGINATING IN THE STEERING COLUMN. MECHANIC THINKS IT IS THE CLOCKSPRING. HE SAYS HE HAS HAD TO REPAIR MORE THAN 100 OF THEM. THAT IS JUST ONE MECHANIC. INTERESTING SINCE JEEP HAS NOT REPORTED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN THAT MANY PROBLEMS. I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND MORE THAN 400 COMPLAINTS IN JUST 2 JEEP FORUMS. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A REAL ISSUE THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. IT IS NOT JUST A RHD ISSUE THAT WAS RECALLED. THINKING BACK IT EXPLAINS THE OTHER LITTLE THINGS THAT YOU LEARN TO LIVE WITH LIKE WIPERS GOING ON AND OFF RANDOMLY, FOG LIGHT AND TAIL LIGHT ISSUES, AIRBAG WARNING SOUNDS AND LIGHT ETC.. NTSB REALLY SHOULD TAKE A HARDER LOOK AT THIS ISSUE. AIRBAGS ARE A BIG ISSUE. THIS IS CAUSING FIRES AS WELL. STEERING IS GOING OUT. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MORE CLOSELY. REOPEN THE INVESTIGATION. THIS IS HAPPENING TO 1000S OF JEEP OWNERS. *TR

Air Bags
Filed Aug 7, 201368,500 milesAZ

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON UNEXPECTEDLY AND KEPT SWITCHING ON AND OFF FOR MORE THAN 500 MILES. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP THIS WEEK AND THEY SAID IT WAS A CLOCKSPRING. THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID THEY SEE THEM COMING BACK "ALL THE TIME" AND HE JUST HAD ONE THE PREVIOUS DAY ON THE 2008 WRANGLER. I SEE THAT OTHER YEARS HAVE BEEN RECALLED - BUT AS OF YET JEEP HAS NOT RECALLED THIS SPECIFIC YEAR (THEY EVEN RECALLED RIGHT HAND DRIVE VERSIONS FOR THIS YEAR BUT NOT FOR LEFT HAND DRIVES). I PAID FOR THE REPAIR AS IT SEEMS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH A FAULTY AIRBAG. *TR

Air Bags
Filed Jul 30, 201358,940 milesCO

CLOCK SPRING WENT OUT. *TR

Suspension
Filed Jul 24, 201350,400 milesFL

I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THIS 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED 4 DOOR THAT I PURCHASE AT DEALERSHIP. WHILE DRIVING HOME AT APPROX. 25 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON I RAN OVER A REFLECTOR PROBABLY ON MORE THAN 1 INCH HIGH ON THE ROAD. THE CAR BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND SCARE MY WIFE AND GRANDCHILDREN. THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKED SO VIOLENTLY THAT I HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LANE, ON A BUSY HIGHWAY, TO STOP THE SHAKING. I FEEL I HAVE BEEN RIPPED OFF FROM CHRYSLER MOTOR COMPANY, I SPENT 10'S OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON A VEHICLE THAT MAY KILL ME OR SOMEONE ELSE. AN IMMEDIATE RECALL SHOULD BE SENT OUT TO ALL OWNERS OF JEEP WRANGLER JK UNLIMITED 4 DOORS. ALSO THE NEWS MEDIA SHOULD BE INFORMED AND BROADCAST THE RECALL AND WHAT THEY SHOULD DO. CHRYSLER CORP.MUST IMMEDIATELY FIX THIS DANGEROUS "DEATH WOOBLE" AT THEIR EXPENSE WITH NO COST TO THE OWNERS OF SUCH VEHICLES. THERE SHOULD BE NO EXCEPTIONS. . LOOKS LIKE CHRYSLER CORPORATION IS PUTING PROFITS OVER VEHICLE SAFETY. FORCE CHRYSLER TO BE ACCOUNTABLE AND FIX THE "DEATH WOOBLE". *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Jul 23, 201353,500 milesGA

EVERYTIME REFUEL JEEP, IT OVERFLOWS; WHETHER STOP PUMP MANUALLY OR WAIT FOR CLICK. EVEN IF LEAVE JEEP ON AND WATCH FUEL GAUGE, IF FILL IS ABOVE 3/4 OF A TANK, IT WILL BURP A LOT OF FUEL AFTER STOPPING PUMP, AND STILL ONLY HAVE 3/4 OF TANK; NOT FULL. *TR

Air Bags
Filed Jul 23, 201377,785 milesID

WAS DRIVING IN SUBDIVISION, AND AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON WITH CHIME. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED, AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, (AFTER CALLING CHRYSLER) THEY INDICATED THAT THIS ISSUE WAS NOT COVERED BY ANY WARRANTY, OR SPECIAL RE-CALL. IN TALKING TO THE MECHANIC AND ASKING IF THERE WAS A POSSIBILITY THAT AIRBAGS WOULD DEPLOY WITHOUT WARNING, OR REASON, HE INDICATED THAT AS LONG AS THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT IS ON, AND THERE IS AN ERROR CODE, THE AIRBAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY EVEN IF NEEDED. I FEEL THAT THIS FAULTY CLOCK SPRING IS, (AND OR SHOULD BE) RECALLED FOR A SAFETY ISSUE, AS I HAVE READ MANY FORUMS OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES... I WAS TOLD THAT THE REPLACEMENT PART ALONE, WAS $300.00, AND THE ADDITIONAL LABOR IS $213.00 FOR INSTALLATION.. CHRYSLER HAS PLACED THEIR VEHICLE OWNERS IN A FINANCIAL BIND, FORCING THEIR CUSTOMERS TO PAY ADDITIONAL FEES OVER AND ABOVE THE COST OF THE VEHICLE FOR SIMPLE VEHICLE SAFETY. THIS PART SHOULD BE RECALLED AND AVAILABLE TO ALL JEEP WRANGLER VEHICLE OWNERS TO RECTIFY POTENTIAL PROBLEMS THAT MAY ARISE FROM NON- DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS IF NEEDED IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Service Brakes
Filed Jul 5, 201380,241 milesOH

STARTED ENGINE WHILE DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. FRONT LEFT BRAKE LINE CAME UNCRIMPED FROM CALIPER. BRAKE FLUID POURED OUT OF LINE AND BRAKES WERE INOPERABLE. FORTUNATELY NOT DRIVING AT THE TIME. NO PRIOR PROBLEM UNTIL THIS INCIDENT. *TR

Air Bags
Filed Jun 27, 201387,000 milesUT

"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." *TR

Steering
Filed Jun 26, 201360,120 milesCA

AIR BAG LIGHT TURNS ON AND OFF AS I DRIVE. APPEARS TO BE A BAD CLOCK SPRING. *TR

Steering
Filed Jun 19, 201345,500 milesCA

FRONT END OSCILLATION INTERNET TERM COMMONLY CALLED "DEATH WOBBLE " THIS VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND IT WAS RETURNED WITH NO FAULT FOUND AS THIS IS A FRIENDS CAR I HAVEN'T A RECORD OF THE SERIAL NUMBER BUT I WAS ASKED TO GIVE A SECOND OPINION ,I FOUND NOTHING LOOSE THE STEERING DAMPER WAS FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY TIRES WERE ROTATED WITH NO ADVERSE WEAR OR PATTERN I CAN ONLY SURMISE THAT THIS HAVING OCCURRED MANY TIMES TO THIS VEHICLE THAT THERE MUST BE METAL FATIGUE BETWEEN THE MOUNTING OF THE STEERING GEAR AND AXLE MOUNTING POINTS AND THAT AN ENGINEERED BRACE WILL BE REQUIRED TO DAMP OUT OSCILLATION. *TR

Air Bags
Filed Jun 17, 201383,900 milesWV

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. *TR

Air Bags
Filed Jun 11, 201377,000 milesMS

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON THE INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, MY AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHES ON, THEN FLASHES OFF, AND PROCEEDS TO DO THIS THE REST OF THE 20 MINUTES I AM BOTH DRIVING AND IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. FOUR HOURS LATER I GET IN MY JEEP TO RIDE AT LUNCH DOWN THE STREET, AND IT IS STILL INTERMITTENTLY FLASHING ON AND OFF. I HAVE NO ERROR CODES. I UNDERSTAND READING VARIOUS SITES (JK FORUM BEING A MAIN ONE) THIS PROBLEM CAN BE CAUSED BY A FAULTY CLOCKSPRING, AND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO HAVE THIS ADDRESSED AS A SAFETY/RECALL ISSUE, BUT IT HASN'T HAPPENED. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO THIS COMPLAINT LIST, AS I UNDERSTAND CURRENTLY ONLY A SMALL WINDOW OF VEHICLES (2007 WRANGLERS, SPECIFIC SUB-TYPES) ARE FIT FOR THIS RECALL AND CUSTOMERS ARE BEING CHARGED UPWARDS OF $500 FOR A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE COMPANY ITSELF. *TR

Power Train1 injured
Filed Jun 9, 201395,000 milesAZ

. I HAVE A 2008 RUBICON 4-DOOR, I WAS OUT IN THE DESERT IN AN AREA THAT REQUIRED BEING IN 4 HIGH, WHEN I GOT TO A REGULAR DIRT ROAD, I TRIED TO SHIFT OUT OF 4 LOW AND THE TRANSFER CASE SHIFTER JUST WENT COMPLETELY LIMP. I WAS STUCK IN A TOTAL NEUTRAL STATE AND COULD NOT MOVE. IT TOOK SOME TIME TO MANUALLY MANIPULATE THE SHIFT CABLE FROM UNDERNEATH THE JEEP TO GET IT INTO 2 HIGH SO I COULD GET OUT OF THE AREA. APPARENTLY, CHRYSLER IS WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THE ROOT CAUSE OF IT IS A 50 CENT BUSHING THAT BECOMES BROKE OR PULLS AWAY FROM THE TRANSFER CASE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION IF YOU ARE IN A REMOTE AREA AND ARE UNABLE TO GET UNDER THE JEEP AND SUCCESSFULLY GET THE CASE INTO GEAR. THE JEEP IS STUCK IN NEUTRAL COULD KILL SOMEONE IF IT LOSES ITS POWERTRAIN ON A STEEP HILL. THIS ALSO HAPPENED A SECOND TIME FURTHER UP TRANSFER CASE SHIFTER CASE CABLE 2 YEARS LATER. LEFT ME STRANDED IN THE WILDERNESS TWICE. I WAS INJURED WITH AN EXHAUST BURN ATTEMPTING TO RECONNECT THE BROKEN CABLE. JEEP SAYS AT THEIR DRIVING CAMP SHIFTING WITH MORE THAN 2 FINGER LIGHT TOUCH WILL BREAK THE TRANSFER CASE LINKAGE. *TR

Air Bags
Filed May 30, 201386,345 milesOR

"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." *TR

Suspension
Filed May 21, 201360,000 milesCO

WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY GOING AT A SPEED 55MPH OR HIGHER, THE CAR WILL GO OVER A SMALL BUMP WHILE ON A SLIGHT HILL OR TURN, AND BEGIN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE THE CAR, ONLY STOPPING WHEN THE CAR HAS BEEN SLOWED TO A STOP - REQUIRING THE VEHICLE TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY TO STOP THE SHAKING. DUE TO THE VIOLENT WOBBLE, THE CAR IS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL, AND FEELS AS THOUGH IT COULD CREATE A SIGNIFICANT ACCIDENT AT HIGH MILE PER HOUR SPEEDS, OR CONCERNS ABOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY DUE TO THE VEHICLE NEEDING TO PULL OFF IN ORDER TO STOP THE WOBBLING. INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS WHEN ANY TYPE OF INCLEMENT WEATHER EXISTS. HAVE HAD TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY SEVERAL TIMES IN ORDER TO STOP THE VIOLENT SHAKING, MAKING THIS DRIVER EXTREMELY FEARFUL TO DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS VEHICLE IS STOCK, NO ALTERATIONS DONE. *TR

Air Bags
Filed May 20, 201338,500 milesIL

A VITAL SAFETY SYSTEM AIRBAG COMPONENT MALFUNCTIONED (CLOCKSPRING). CURRENTLY, THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS ITEM (NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: PE11019</SPAN> 11V528000), BUT IT IS FOR RIGHT HAND DRIVE VEHICLES ONLY. IT IS MY, AND MANY OTHERS, BELIEF THAT THIS SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO LEFT SIDE DRIVE VEHICLES AS WELL, SEEING AS HOW THERE ARE MANY MORE ISSUES BEING NOTED. AS A CONSUMER, I UNDERSTAND ALL ABOUT WARRANTIES AND THE FACT THAT NOTHING LAST FOREVER, BUT HOW CAN YOU NOT WARRANTY A PART THAT IS VITAL TO THE VEHICLE'S SAFETY SYSTEM WITH LESS THAN 100,000 MILES ON THE CAR, AND THERE ALREADY IS A RECALL ISSUE WITH THIS COMPONENT? *TR

Air Bags
Filed May 20, 201382,000 milesCO

I TOOK MY VEHICLE INTO JOHN ELWAY GREELEY CO. MAY 16, 2013 TO HAVE THE SAFETY LIGHT FOR MY AIRBAGS DIAGNOSED. THEY FOUND IT WAS THE CLOCK SPRING THAT HAD BEEN RECALLED IN 2007 RIGHT HAND DRIVE VEHICLES BUT MY VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE A RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR PART. THE PART IS DEFECTIVE AND IN BACK ORDER STATUS WITH NO AVAILABILITY DATE. I HAD TO PAY FOR THIS PART TO GET ON THE WAITING LIST FOR A PART THAT HAS NO AVAILABILITY DATE. IN THE MEAN TIME MY VEHICLE IS NO LONGER SAFE BECAUSE THE AIRBAGS WITH NOT DEPLOY IF FOR SOME REASON I AM IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Air Bags
Filed May 16, 201377,000 milesCA

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF RANDOMLY. AFTER SOME RESEARCH THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AND IT HAS EVEN INITIATED SOME RECALLS BUT FOR OTHER YEARS. THE PROBLEM STEMS FROM A BAD CLOCKSPRING WHICH WOULD PREVENT THE AIRBAG FROM DEPLOYING IF THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Air Bags
Filed May 15, 201346,000 milesAZ

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." *TR

Electrical System
Filed May 13, 2013113,000 milesLA

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. *TR

Air Bags
Filed Apr 18, 201345,000 milesPA

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. *TR

Power Train
Filed Apr 8, 201312,000 milesCA

THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY POPS OUT OF FIRST GEAR WHEN YOU BEGIN ACCELERATING. THIS CREATES A SEVERE HAZARD WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE THROUGH A LEFT-HAND TURN ACROSS TRAFFIC. THIS PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED IN 2009 AND HAS NOW BEGUN AGAIN. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH CHRYSLER. *TR

Steering
Filed Apr 1, 201350,000 milesIN

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE, I HIT A SMALL BUMP WHILE MAKING SLIGHT TURN TO THE LEFT. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY OUT OF CONTROL. I CANNOT EMPHASIZE ENOUGH HOW VIOLENT THE SHAKING WAS... IT FELT AS IF THE VEHICLE MIGHT ACTUALLY COME APART. I HAD TO PULL OF THE ROAD TO GET IT TO STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS. I HAVE ONLY OWNED THE JEEP FOR A YEAR. *TR

Suspension
Filed Mar 29, 201394,000 milesOK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND ABOVE, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE FRONT STABILIZER BAR WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL MONTHS LATER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 94,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 117,000. *TR

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Mar 5, 201366,500 milesNH

JUST BOUGHT THE USED 2008 WRANGLER FROM A DEALER. PUMPING GAS FOR THE FIRST TIME. THE FUEL OVERFLOWED AT THE END OF FILLING. THIS WAS NOT A TRICKLE, IT WAS LIKE A CUP OF GAS PUKED OUT. THERE ARE NUMEROUS VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE.COM DEMONSTRATING THE SCENARIO. I AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AND VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT A CAR FROM THE DEALER HAS A KNOWN ISSUE. *TR

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