2008 Jeep Wrangler 4-Dr 4x4 complaints

WHEN REFILLING GASOLINE, AFTER IT 'CLICKS' OFF FUEL SPILLS ONTO THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND GROUND. *TR

AS PER MY ASE CERTIFIED MECHANIC HAS DIRECTED ME. MY AIRBAG LIGHT HAS STARTED TURNING ON AND OFF AND CAUSING THE CHIME SEVERAL TIMES A DAY DUE TO A CLOCKSPRING IN THE STEERING WHEEL GOING BAD. THIS IS A KNOWN RECALL FOR PREVIOUS YEARS INCLUDING THE 2007 MODEL (1YR DIFFERENCE). I'M AFRAID THAT IN AN ACTUAL CRASH THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY OR THAT IT WILL AT ANY RANDOM MOMENT. *TR

DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF MY VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT AND CHIME CAME ON. THE WARNING LIGHT NOW COMES ON AND CHIMES INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE ON LINE SHOWS THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT JEEP HAS HAD IN OTHER MODELS, BUT FOR SOME REASON WONT ADMIT TO IT IN THIS YEAR OF VEHICLE. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED GOING OFF, (RED LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND CHIMED), INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AND CONTINUED TO DO SO AT ALL SPEEDS - COULD HEAR CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURNING. TOOK VEHICLE TO ALLEN SAMUELS DEALERSHIP IN HOUSTON, TX AND THEY REPLACED THE CLOCK SPRING - ("STEERING ANGLE INTERNAL FAULT REPLACED STEERING ANGLE SENSOR/ CLOCK SPRING." - $286.75 PART + $104.00 LABOR) CALLED JEEP AND CHRYSLER TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOT ONE THAT APPLIED TO MY VIN. DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THIS: HTTP://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/CARS/PROBLEMS/RECALLS/RESULTS.CFM?SEARCHTYPE=QUICKSEARCH&RCL_ID=11V528000&SUMMARY=TRUE : CHRYSLER ISSUED A RECALL ON 5,000+ RIGHT SIDE DRIVE MODELS (POSTAL SERVICE) RANGING FROM A MANUFACTURING DATE OF FEB. 1, 2007 TO OCTOBER 10, 2011 ON NOVEMBER 2, 2011, BUT DID NOT RECALL THE PART ON LEFT SIDE MODELS (MUCH MORE COMMON, OF COURSE). I TALKED TO THE PARTS DEPARTMENT AT ALLEN SAMUELS TODAY (2/16/13) AND THEY SAID THAT THE SAME PART NUMBER IS USED FOR BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE DRIVE MODELS, CURRENTLY (PART #5156106AC) - MY GUESS IS IT WAS THE EXACT SAME PART USED IN BOTH TYPES OF VEHICLES. SOUNDS TO ME LIKE CHRYSLER KNEW THEY SCREWED UP AND ONLY ISSUED A RECALL ON GOVERNMENT ISSUED VEHICLES SO THEY WOULDN'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE MUCH MORE PREVALENT LEFT SIDE DIVE MODELS AND UNCLE SAM WOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF. WHEN SPEAKING WITH JEEP CUSTOMER CARE I TOLD THE SUPPORT REPRESENTATIVE THAT I HAD DONE SOME RESE

THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT AND CHIME COME ON RANDOMLY MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE ISSUE IS DUE TO A MALFUNCTIONING OR DEFECTIVE CLOCKSPRING IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THIS WAS CONFIRMED BY CUTTER JEEP ON OAHU, PEARL CITY. THERE HAS ALREADY BEEN A RECALL OR WARRANTY EXTENSION ON THE SAME MODEL JEEPS BUT ONLY FOR 2007. THIS SAME ISSUE IS OCCURRING IN THE 2008 MODELS, AND SO THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED TO THIS MODEL YEAR AS WELL. IT WAS JAN. 29, 2013 WHEN THIS WARNING LIGHT ON ISSUE HAPPENED. WHY WON'T CHRYSLER HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM AS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURS, NO AIRBAG OR THE HORN CAN GO OUT! WE NEED THE EXTENSION OF RECALL, THIS SEEMS TO BE TOO COMMON OF AN ISSUE AS I RESEARCH! *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON A CURVY ROAD, MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. IT NOW HAS BEEN COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY SINCE. UPON INVESTIGATION OF OTHER VEHICLE OWNERS, THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION TO THE STEERING WHEEL LOOKS TO BE THE CULPRIT (THE CLOCK SPRING PER JEEP). *TR

"DEATH WOBBLE" HORRIBLE CAVITATION AND VIBRATION OF FRONT AXLE AT SPEEDS OF AROUND 65 MPH. BECAME VERY DANGEROUS AND VERY HARD TO CONTROL, BRAKING TO SLOW DOWN ACTUALLY CAUSED GREATER VIBRATION AND CAVITATION MAKING IT HARDER TO CONTROL. ALL JEEP OWNERS SEEM TO KNOW OF THIS ISSUE ( JUST CHECK ON LINE). *TR

THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT AND CHIME COME ON RANDOMLY MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE ISSUE IS DUE TO A MALFUNCTIONING OR DEFECTIVE CLOCKSPRING IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THIS WAS CONFIRMED TO BE THE ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE BY FAIRCY BOYS JEEP DEALERSHIP IN COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO. THERE HAS ALREADY BEEN A RECALL OR WARRANTY EXTENSION ON THE SAME MODEL JEEPS BUT ONLY FOR 2007. THIS SAME ISSUE IS OCCURRING IN THE 2008 MODELS, AND SO THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED TO THIS MODEL YEAR AS WELL. *TR

NEW TO ME 2008 JEEP WRANGLER X UNLIMITED HAS FUEL OVERFILL SPILL PROBLEMS EVERY TIME I FILL WITH FUEL, EVER SINCE THE FIRST TIME I FILLED THE TANK. GAS PUMP SHUTS OFF AND FUEL CONTINUES TO SPIT OUT OF THE FUEL FILL OF THE JEEP. I ESTIMATE THAT 1-2 CUPS OF FUEL COME OUT, SOME OF SPLASHES ONTO ME AND SOME IF RUNS DOWN THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP SAYS IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BUT MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED SO THEY WANT $600+ TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK. *TR

MY AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND GOES AWAY IN SECONDS, IT'S DOING THIS ABOUT TWICE PER MINUTE. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL FELL OFF. BOLT THREADS SHOWED TO BE BROKEN. BRAKES WERE CHANGED 9 MONTHS EARLIER, AND AFTER 2 MORE SERVICE CHECKUPS NO SERVICE PERSON MENTIONED/NOTICED ANY ISSUE WITH WHEEL/TIRE OR ROTOR. *TR

WHILE COMING OFF OF THE HIGHWAY AND DECELERATING TO GET OFF THE RAMP, THE CAR STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING. THE CAR COULD NOT BE CONTROLLED AND BRAKING WAS THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE CAR. FOLLOWING THAT EVENT THE CAR WOULD SHAKE WHEN HITTING A BUMP OVER 60 MPH. JEEP REPLACED THE FRONT STABILIZER AT MY EXPENSE FOR $280. *TR

ON THE 2008 JEEP WRANGLER (LEFT HAND DRIVE) 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 (CLOCK SPRING).THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING ISSUE AND CONCERN FOR MANY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER (LEFT HAND DRIVE) OWNERS, INCLUDING MYSELF, AND HAS BEEN SHOWN TIME AND TIME AGAIN TO BE CAUSED BY A FAULTY WITHIN THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL. THIS FAULTY CLOCKSPRING IS THE CULPRIT FOR AIRBAG FAILURE IN THE 2008 JEEP WRANGLER (LEFT HAND DRIVE) DURING AN ACCIDENT OR PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT WHEN SIMPLY DRIVING AROUND, HORN FAILURE, ELEC. STABILITY CONTROL, CRUISE CONTROL (IF EQUIPPED), FAILURE IN TURN SIGNALS, AND DIFFICULTY WITH STEERING . CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO ADDRESS THIS SAFETY CONCERN OF THEIR FAULTY CLOCKSPRING THAT CAN CAUSE MOST IMPORTUNELY FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS FROM PROPERLY DEPLOYING. CHRYSLER HAS MADE A RECALL FOR THE 2007 JEEP WRANGLER AND CERTAIN 2008 RIGHT HAND DRIVE JEEP WRANGLERS. CHRYSLER STATES THAT THE 2008+ LEFT HAND DRIVE JEEP WRANGLERS ARE UNAFFECTED BY THEIR FAULTY CLOCK SPRINGS, WHICH IS NOT THE CASE FOR MY MOTOR VEHICLE AND SEVERAL OTHERS LIKE MYSELF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4X4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60-65 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE STEERING DAMPER WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE REPAIRS AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

SOMETIMES WHEN I'M GOING TO TAKE OFF... AS I WOULD NORMALLY DO... MY SHIFTER SLAMS OUT OF FIRST GEAR... THE FIRST TIME I HEARD/FELT IT, I LITERALLY WAITED TO HEAR SOMETHING HIT THE PAVEMENT AFTERWARDS... AFTER MY HEART SLOWS BACK DOWN AND MY BODY ALLOWS ME TO REACT I PLACE IT BACK IN FIRST AND EVERYTHING GOES AS NORMAL... I'M NOT TRYING TO SPEED OFF RIDICULOUSLY... JUST SLOW EASY STARTS AS USUAL AND IT FREAKS ME OUT. THE THING THAT REALLY SCARES ME IS WHEN MY PREGNANT WIFE DRIVES THIS CAR AND HAS THIS PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE FILLING UP MY VEHICLE THE AFTER THE GAS NOZZLE SHUT OFF GAS BEGAN TO SPEW OUT OF THE GAS TANK FILL SPOUT. THIS NOW HAPPENS EVERY TIME I FILL UP MY VEHICLE. *TR

2008 JEEP WRANGLER 3.8L ENGINE WITH 2ND CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD IN LESS THAN 12 MONTHS. JEEP KNOWS THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM & DANGEROUS FIRE HAZARD. JEEP HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM, THEY JUST KEEP SELLING THE SAME FAULTY EXHAUST MANIFOLDS THAT CRACK CONSTANTLY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IF THE VEHICLE HITS A BIG ENOUGH BUMP IT WILL BEGIN AN INCREASING WOBBLE IN THE SUSPENSION, KNOWN AROUND THE COMMUNITY AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE", IT WILL CONTINUE TO GET WORSE UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS SLOWED TO A SPEED WHERE IT CAN RECOVER. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES. NOT ONLY WHEN TRAVELING THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT BUT SOMETIMES 5 TO 10 MILES AND HOUR SLOWER, CAUSING A DISRUPT IN TRAFFIC. MADE SURE TIRES WERE PROPERLY INFLATED, BALANCED AND THE FRONT END ALIGNED AND THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *TR

MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED X 4DR, HAS MAJOR WATER LEAKING ISSUES. I GOT THIS JEEP USED WITH 17,560MILES ON IT. IT RUNS GREAT. HOWEVER EVERY TIME IT RAINS, IT LEAKS. MY DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT GETS SO WET THAT YOU CAN WRING IT OUT. THE FLOOR UNDERNEATH THE BACKSEAT GETS SOAKED. I HAD TO USE A SHAMPOOER IN THE JEEP BECAUSE I COULDN'T SOAK UP ALL THE WATER FROM THE CARPET, AND IT SMELLED LIKE MILDEW. I PULLED UP THE CARPET TO BE SURE THAT THE PLUGS ARE IN CORRECTLY, WHICH THEY ARE, AND NOTICED WHAT LOOKED LIKE RUST. THE AREA WHERE MY SEATBELT ADJUSTS, AND AROUND THE BOLTS FOR THE SEATS IS RUSTING. MY JEEP ONLY HAS 49,226 MILES ON IT. MY BIGGEST COMPLAINT IS THAT YOU HAVE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE UNLIMITED X 4DR LEAKING WATER. WHY HASN'T ANYTHING BEEN DONE WITH THIS ISSUE? I DON'T NEED MY FLOOR BOARDS OR SEATBELT RUSTING OUT, IN MY OPINION SOMETHING NEEDS DONE BEFORE SOMETHING SERIOUS HAPPENS. *TR

PURCHASED MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER FIVE WEEKS AGO. SINCE THAT TIME, I HAVE FILLED THE FUEL TANK 6 TIMES. EACH AND EVERY TIME THE FUEL TANK HAS OVERFLOWED OUT AND DOWN THE SIDE OF THE BODY, BUMPER AND POOLED ON THE GROUND. I HAVE TRIED SLOWING THE FILL RATE, GUESSING THE AMOUNT THAT THE TANK WILL FILL TO AND EVEN HOLDING THE RUBBER CAP ON THE GAS PUMP FILLER DOWN TIGHT. IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE. I'VE BEEN SPLASHED IN THE FACE, AND ON MY CLOTHES. I'VE NEVER SEEN THIS ON ANY CAR I'VE OWNED IN THE PAST. I'M A PROFESSIONAL AUTO/TRUCK MECHANIC, THIS IS NOT USER ERROR, IT IS A DESIGN FAILURE OF THE PART. A REDESIGN AND RECALL IS IN ORDER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE REFILLED THE FUEL TANK AS IT GOT FULL THE GAS SPRAYED OUT ONTO HIM. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF A MONTH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS A DEFECT AND REFERRED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THEY WOULD ASSIST IN THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL TANK AFTER THE CONTACT PAID FOR A PORTION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

IT WOULD HIT A SMALL BUMP AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOOSE CONTROL HAD TO STOP COMPLETELY TO GET IT UNDER CONTROL. *TR

DRIVING IN BEACH DUNE AREA IN OREGON (HAD ARRIVED MAYBE 10 MINUTES EARLIER). SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING AND CAR BURNED TO THE GROUND. NO OVERHEATING OF ENGINE COOLANT BUT HOT OIL AND OTHER LIGHTS FLICKERED BEFORE SHUTTING ENGINE OFF. GOT OUT OF VEHICLE, LOOKED UNDER HOOD AND WIRE HARNESS ALONG FIREWALL WAS ON FIRE AND FLAMES COMING FROM THAT AND BETWEEN ENGINE AND FIREWALL. TRIED TO SUPPRESS FIRE BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. CAR A TOTAL LOSS - BURNED TO THE GROUND. *TR

"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

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. THIS SAME CLOCKSPRING IS USED IN RHD JEEP WRANGLERS AND HAS BEEN RECALLED, AS WELL AS 2007 LHD JEEP WRANGLERS WHICH HAVE BEEN PLACED UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY SPECIFIC TO THE CLOCKSPRING. *TR

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. *TR

WHILE FILLING THE GAS TANK FUEL BURPED OUT OF THE FILL NOZZLE MISTING ONTO THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, GAS PUMP, AND OPERATORS HAND. FUEL POOLED BELOW THE FILL PORT UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE TANK WAS BEING FILLED AND APPROACHING A FULL TANK, BUT THE PUMP HAND NOT CLICKED OFF AND THE TANK WAS NOT BEING"TOPPED OFF". THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED TWO MORE TIMES SINCE THIS REPORT TODAY, OCTOBER 9TH 2012. I HAVE SEEN THERE IS A CORRECTIVE WARRANTY OFFERED BY CHRYSLER AND THIS INCIDENT DOES NOT OCCUR IF THE FLOW RATE IS MANUALLY SLOWED WHEN APPROACHING A FULL TANK. *TR

MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED BEGAN TO HAVE AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION WITH 50,441 MILES ON IT. THE ALARM SOUNDED, WIPERS AND FLUID WENT CRAZY, LIGHTS FLASHING, POWER STEERING FAILED, AND THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP RUNNING EVEN WITH THE KEY REMOVED. I HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY AND TOW IT TO DEALERSHIP. AFTER $130 THEY SAID IT WAS A KEY FOB BATTERY. I RELUCTANTLY DROVE AWAY CERTAIN THAT THE ISSUE WAS NOT A KEY FOB ISSUE. SURE ENOUGH, THE NEXT DAY THE SAME THING HAPPENED WHILE SITTING IN THE PARKING LOT AT WORK. I DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AND ABOUT AN HOUR LATER RECONNECTED AND IT STARTED. I PROMPTLY DROVE TO A MORE RELIABLE DEALERSHIP, WHO DIAGNOSED THE TIPM MODULE. $607 BUCKS LATER IT IS REPAIRED. CHRYSLER OF COURSE HAS DONE NOTHING BUT DENY ANY ISSUE WITH TIPM MODULES, WHEN CLEARLY THEY HAVE A WIDESPREAD ISSUE WITH THIS PART (JUST GOOGLE SEARCH IT). THIS SHOULD BE A CLASS ACTION CASE, IF CHRYSLER WILL NOT RECALL. *TR

MY JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED X 4 DR WOULD NOT START AND WOULD JUST CLICK ONCE WITHOUT TURNING OVER THE ENGINE. THE ENTIRE DASH WAS BRIGHT AND FUNCTIONING AND MY BATTERY WAS BRAND NEW. AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS THE JEEP STARTED AS IF IT WAS PERFECTLY FINE AND DID NOT STRUGGLE TO START NEITHER. EVERY FEW WEEKS TO FEW MONTHS IT WILL REPEAT THE SAME THING OVER. ALSO, A FEW TIMES THE DASH WOULD SHOW THAT THE JEEP WAS ENGAGED IN EVERY GEAR. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND SHIFTED THE AUTOMATIC GEAR FROM P TO 1 AND BACK TO P AND THE DASH RETURNED TO NORMAL. I HAVE A STRONG FEELING MY COMPUTER OR TIPM / FUSE BOX IS GOING HAYWIRE YET THE DEALER FINDS NOTHING WRONG. I JUST BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AND HE FOUND NO ERRORS. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL ON THIS IF THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUES FOR JEEPS FROM MANY MODELS AND YEARS?? PLEASE HELP! I HAVE READ ON MANY POSTS THAT DEALERS HAVE TOLD CUSTOMERS THAT THERE ARE ABOUT 300-400 TIPMS ARE ON BACKORDER SO WHY NO RECALL? MY WARRANTY IS STILL GOOD BUT I'M AFRAID THE DEALER WILL DO EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO AVOID HAVING TO HONOR IT AS I WAS PRETTY MUCH TOLD THEY COULD DO NOTHING FOR ME. I'M STILL PAYING OFF THE FINANCE AND IT'S NOT RIGHT THAT I HAVE A LEMON ON MY HANDS. THE WORST PART ABOUT THIS IS THAT I AM IN DANGER OF THE ENGINE STALLING WHILE DRIVING AND NOW I FEAR MY FAMILY'S LIFE/SAFETY. NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO DEAL WITH SUCH A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

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. COMMUNITY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP AT 555 STATE ROAD 37 S MARTINSVILLE, IN STATES THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALL. I WOULD THINK IT'S RECALLED WITH THE RISK INVOLVED. AND HAVE READ MANUFACTURER HAS EXTENDED WARRANTY. I'M JUST LOOKING FOR THE TRUTH. I CAN'T IMAGINE JEEP WOULD JEOPARDIZE THE SAFETY. *TR

MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED WENT THROUGH TWO DIFFERENT CLOCKSPRINGS. THEN IN MY 2008 WRANGLER THE SAME THING HAPPENED AT APPROXIMATELY 35,000 MILES. I THEN GOT A RECALL NOTICE ON THE CLOCKSPRINGS IN THE 2007, BUT NOT THE 2008. CHRYSLER DID REIMBURSE ME FOR THE 2007 CLOCKSPRINGS PER THE RECALL, BUT HESITATED ON THE 2008 AND AGREED TO REIMBURSE ONLY PARTIAL THE AMOUNT, EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE EXACT SAME CLOCKSPRING. AT APPROXIMATELY 57,000 MILES THE REPLACEMENT CLOCKSPRING WENT OUT IN THE 2008 WRANGLER. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THIS IS THE EXACT SAME CLOCKSPRING THAT A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE 2007. I AM PURSUING ANOTHER REIMBURSEMENT BUT BELIEVE THAT SINCE THE SAME CLOCKSPRINGS THAT WERE RECALLED IN THE 2007 ARE IN THE 2008 MODELS, THAT THEY TOO SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

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

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

THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT JUST STARTED ILLUMINATING AND MAKING A WARNING CHIME. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN MANU TYPE OF ACCIDENT WHAT SO EVER. *TR

THE TIPM IS PART OF THE FUSE BOX. MINE FIRST FAILED WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT. THE SYMPTOMS OF THE FAILURE IN MY CASE WAS HORN, WASHERS, DOOR LOCKS, WIPERS ALL GOING AT THE SAME TIME. AFTERWARDS THE ENGINE WOULD STALL AND WOULD NOT START. THE ENGINE WOULD CONTINUE TO RUN EVEN AFTER THE KEYS WAS REMOVED. THE CODE WAS U0141 - LOST COMMUNICATION WITH FRONT CONTROL MODULE. I BROUGHT THE CAR INTO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH THEIR DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER. THE MODULE CONTINUED TO FAIL AND THROUGH MY OWN RESEARCH I DETERMINED THAT IT WAS THE TIPM. WHEN I RETURNED TO THE DEALER, I HAD TO INSIST THAT THEY REPLACE THE TIPM. THEY REMOVED THE TIPM AND CLEANED THE CONTACTS BUT IT NOT HELP. I WAS TOLD THE TIPM WAS BACK-ORDERED AND HAD TO WAIT A MONTH WHILE MY JEEP GATHERED DUST. AFTER A MONTH AND A NUMBER OF CALLS TO THE PARTS DEPARTMENT I WAS TOLD IT WAS FURTHER BACK-ORDERED FOR ANOTHER TWO WEEKS. AT HIS POINT A SEARCHED FOR ONE ON MY OWN. I WAS SURPRISED TO SEE ON THE NEWS TODAY THE CHRYSLER HAS STILL NOT CORRECTED THE BACKORDER ISSUE. THE PLANT THAT PRODUCED THE TIPM'S WAS IN JAPAN AND DAMAGED DURING THE EARTHQUAKE. CAUSED THE PARTS BACKORDER. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO LOCATE A MODULE MYSELF BY CROSS-REFERENCING VARIOUS VERSIONS. I AM CONCERNED THAT IS THE HAVE NOT FIXED THIS PROBLEM I MAY BE STUCK WITHOUT A CAR AGAIN. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. BY THIS TIME THEY SHOULD HAVE RETOOLED A NEW PLANT TO PROVIDE THE BACKORDERED UNITS. SINCE THE UNITS ARE NOT USED IN THE NEWER MOBILE CARS,

SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING NEW IN 2008 THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO INTERMITTENTLY NOT START, DEALER HAS REPLACED KEY, BATTERY, STARTER, TIPM, PCM, NEGATIVE CABLE ON BATTERY AND INSTALLED HEAVY GAUGE GROUND CABLE TO BATTERY. AFTER FOUR YEARS AND 93000 MILES THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. IT APPEARS THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON TO 2008 WRANGLERS AND THAT CHRYSLER IS JUST THROWING PARTS AT IT HOPING THAT SOMETHING WILL STICK. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WITH ME AS AN ENGINEERING SOILS TECHNICIAN. I NEED TO BE CONFIDENT THAT MY VEHICLE IS GOING TO START SO AS NOT TO BE RAN OVER BY A LARGE EARTH MOVER WHILE CONDUCTING MY WORK DUTIES. *TR

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

MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED RUBICON LHD INDICATES A FAULT WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. WHEN PULLING OUT FROM AN INTERSECTION THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WITH AN ACCOMPANYING CHIME. THE LIGHT NOW FLASHES ON AND OFF WITH ITS CHIME REGULARLY DURING AVERAGE CITY DRIVING. AN EXISTING RECALL AND SUBSEQUENT WARRANTY EXTENSION HAS BEEN GRANTED FOR PREVIOUS MODEL YEAR WRANGLERS AND RHD WRANGLERS, THE PROBLEMS NOTED IN THE REPORTS FOR THOSE VEHICLES APPEAR THE SAME AS THE FAULTS I AM EXPERIENCING IN MY VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THIS FAULT PUTS MY WIFE AT RISK IF, IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY BECAUSE OF A FAULTY CLOCK SPRING ON THE STEERING COLUMN. *TR

DRIVING EASTBOUND ON I-40 AT APPROXIMATELY 65MPH, BUMP WHERE BRIDGE MEETS RD, FRONT AXLE STARTED VIBRATING TREMENDOUSLY AND HAD TO PULL OFF RD TO STOP VIBRATION. HAVE HAD THIS OCCURRENCE HAPPEN NUMEROUS TIMES AT 60-70MPH AND AT 40-50MPH AT DIFFERENT PLACES IN NC. RECENT OCCURRENCE HAPPENED 7-12-2012 AT 40-50MPH ON REGULAR RD. I HAVE 2 SMALL KIDS RIDING IN JEEP WITH ME. AT 60-70MPH, IT CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS DUE TO WANTING TO SLOW DOWN QUICKLY ON HIGHWAYS WITH TRAFFIC... *TR

MY HORN STARTED BLOWING ON ITS OWN WITH NO CONTROL FROM THE HORN BUTTON. IT WILL BLOW FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS RANDOMLY THEN SHUT OFF. SOMETIMES WHILE THE CAR IS DRIVING BUT MOSTLY WHEN THE CAR IS OFF WITH THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. IT WILL ALSO BE SET OFF SOMETIMES BY LOCKING THE CAR WHEN THE HORN IS SUPPOSED TO SOUND. ITS UNSAFE WHEN IT GOES OFF WHILE IM DRIVING AND ALSO THAT I CAN NOT HONK IT WHILE DRIVING IN THE EVENT OF SOMEONE TRYING TO TURN OR MERGE INTO ME. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE CLOCK SPRING INSIDE THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR

"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." *JB

AIR BAG LIGHT WENT ON. DEALER INSPECTED AND FOUND FAULTY SPRING. REFUSED TO FIX. WANTS $500 TO REPAIR. BECAUSE THERE IS NO RECALL THEY WILL NOT FIX IT. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. I KNOW 2007 AND 2007 (RIGHT HANDED DRIVE) VEILS ARE RECALLED FOR THE SAME REASON. THEY HAVE TO RECALL AND FIX THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *JB

CONDITION-DRY PAVEMENT. EXTREME SHIMMY FRONT END. APPLIED BRAKES UNTIL VEHICLE SLOWED TO ABOUT 5 MPH AT WHICH TIME EXTREME SHAKING STOPPED. VERY DANGEROUS. MODIFICATION- NONE. OFF ROAD USE-NONE. *TT

EVERY TIME I FILL THE JEEP UP WITH GASOLINE THE TANK OVERFILLS AND SPILLS DOWN THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AS THE GAS NOZZLE CLICKS OFF. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR MODEL JEEP.

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON, DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS THE CLOCK SPRING, A SAFETY ISSUE THAT ALOT OF THE 2008 JEEPS HAVE, THE 2007 WAS ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT IT DID NOT INCLUDE THE 2008 WHICH IT SHOULD BEING THAT ALOT OF THEM ARE HAVING ISSUES,,ITS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT YOUR AIR BAGS WONT WORK CAUSE YOUR AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

2008 JEEP WRANGLER JK 4 DOOR 4X4, AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK TO DEALER THEY SAID IT IS THE CLOCK SPRING IN THE STEERING COLUMN, JEEP EXTENDED THE WARRANTY IN THE 2007, BUT NOT THE 2008 WHICH THE DEALER SAID THEY HAVE HAD ALOT OF THE 2008 GO OUT AS THEY ARE THE SAME PART, THEY NEED TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY TO THE 2008 MODEL BEING A SAFETY ISSUE [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHEN PUMPING FUEL TANK OVERFLOWS APPROPRIATELY 1 PINT OF FUEL AFTER PUMP SHUTS OFF. *JS

WHEN FUELING, GAS SPRAYS OUT ALL OVER BEFORE THE AUTOMATIC SHUTOFF KICKS IN. I JUST BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE, AND THIS HAS HAPPENED EVERY TIME I FILLED THE GAS TANK SO FAR (ABOUT 4 TIMES). *TR

I WAS AT THE GAS STATION FILLING UP MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED SAHARA WHEN THE CLICK OF THE GAS PUMP THAT LETS YOU KNOW YOUR DONE FILLING THE TANK CAME ON AND ALL OF A SUDDEN GAS STARTING OVERFLOWING IN A LARGE PUDDLE ALL OVER THE SIDE OF MY JEEP. I THOUGHT IT WAS A FLUKE OF SOME SORT SO I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT. THEN THE NEXT TIME I FILLED UP I HAD THE SAME SITUATION HAPPEN AND THE SAME AMOUNT CAME POURING OUT. AFTER THIS I KNEW THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND I TRIED FILLING MY TANK SLOWLY AND IT STILL MADE NO DIFFERENCE IN THE SPILLAGE. I HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE OCCUR NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE AND FEEL AS THOUGH IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND THEY STATE THAT THEY HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE ISSUE. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS OTHER JEEP OWNERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE AN ISSUE FIXED BY CHRYSLER. *TR

IT WAS A DRY SUNNY LATE MORNING WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON A COLORADO INTERSTATE AT APPROX. 65MPH. I WENT OVER A ROUGH PATCH OF ROAD AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE FROM SIDE TO SIDE. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST THE ROUGH ROAD BUT IT DID NOT SUBSIDE AFTER PASSING BACK ONTO SMOOTH ROAD, IN FACT IT GOT WORSE. THE SHAKING DID NOT STOP UNTIL I SLOWED DOWN UNDER 10MPH. THIS HAPPENED FOUR MORE TIMES ON THIS TRIP, ALWAYS AFTER HITTING A BUMP AT 50MPH OR FASTER. AFTER A LITTLE RESEARCH I DETERMINED THE SYMPTOMS WERE CONSISTENT WITH A WELL KNOW PROBLEM, "DEATH WOBBLE". MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED X IS 4 YEARS OLD, HAS 30K MILES ON IT AND IS COMPLETELY STOCK AND WELL MAINTAINED. IT HAS THE STOCK 32" GOODYEAR SRA TIRES ON 17" RIMS, FILLED TO 35 PSI. I CHECKED THE TORQUE ON THE TRACK BAR AND THE BOLTS WERE TO SPEC AT 125 LB/FT. I TOOK THE JEEP TO A LOCAL SHOP WHERE THEY DETERMINED THE BALL JOINTS WERE BAD AS WELL AS THE STEERING STABILIZER. THOSE HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH AFTERMARKET COMPONENTS AND SO FAR THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER OCCURRENCES. THAT WAS ABOUT 3K MILES AGO AND I HAVE TESTED THE JEEP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH A SEVERE BUMP WHICH DID NOT INDUCE DEATH WOBBLE. MY FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH DEATH WOBBLE WAS IN THE LEFT LANE ON A CROWDED HIGHWAY; IT IS AMAZING THAT I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND DID NOT CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT JUST BY HAVING TO SLOW DOWN TO SUCH A SLOW SPEED IN THE LEFT LANE. I HAVE SEEN CHRYSLER'S COMMENTS ON THE NON-EXISTENCE OF DEATH WOBBLE DUE TO INFERIOR ENGINEE