2008 Jeep Wrangler 4-Dr 4x4 complaints

CLOCKSPRING FAILURE , LOST AIRBAGS AND HORN FUNCTION UNTIL BAD UNIT REPLACED . *JS

I STARTED EXPERIENCING THE JEEP "DEATH WOBBLE" IN FEBRUARY OF 2012. WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 50MPH OR FASTER AND DRIVING OVER ANY SMALL BUMP OR POT HOLE ON THE ROAD, IT CAUSES THE JEEP TO "WOBBLE" OUT OF CONTROL. THERE WAS A FEW TIMES I ACTUALLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND SWAYED ONTO THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE JEEP FROM WOBBLING IS TO SLOW THE JEEP DOWN TO ABOUT 10-15MPH AND WHICH IS VERY UNSAFE WHEN YOU ARE ON A HIGHWAY. I SPENT $1500 TO HAVE THIS FIXED COVERING EVERYTHING JEEP SAID TO DO (SUSPENSION, SHOCKS, TORSION BAR, BUSHINGS, TIRE PRESSURE, TIRE BALANCE, STEERING STABILIZER, CASTER ANGLE, DRAGLINK AND TIEROD) AND IT STILL HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. I AM NOW LEFT WITH A VEHICLE I OWE $17,000 WITH ONLY 44,000 MILES THAT IS TOO UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *JS

2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED: "DEATH WOBBLE" - FRONT END BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY AT BETWEEN 50MPH AND 55MPH. DID THIS SEVERAL TIMES. REPLACED STEERING STABILIZER WITH A MORE HEAVY DUTY ONE. HAD TIRES ROTATED AND BALANCED. HELPED FOR A WHILE. STARTED AGAIN. ALWAYS ON HIGHWAY, NOT A BUMPY ROAD. GOT NEW TIRES. STILL OCCASIONALLY DOES IT. TIRES HELPED SOME, BUT STILL DOES IT OCCASIONALLY. NOT A FUN EXPERIENCE! *TR

NOTICED THE AIRBAG LIGHT GOING ON AND OFF ON AND OFF... HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE CLOCK SPRING. *TR

STARTED EXPERIENCING THE JEEP "DEATH WOBBLE" AT LEAST 2 YEARS AGO. I AM THE SOLE OWNER OF A STOCK 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED. MY WIFE AND I ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE THAT WE CONTINUE TO MAKE PAYMENTS ON. I HAVE PUT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS INTO REPAIRS WITH NO LONG TERM FIX, AND I DO HAVE REGULAR MAINTENANCE DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP. MULTIPLE REPLACED STEERING SHOCKS, AND RECENTLY A FRONT RIGHT U-JOINT REPLACEMENT, AND A FRONT RIGHT BREAK CALIPER LOCKING UP. EVEN AFTER REPAIRS AND THE DEALERSHIP CHECKING TENSION OF ALL SUSPENSION PARTS, THE THIRD TIME OUT DRIVING THE VEHICLE AGAIN...DEATH WOBBLE. VERY FRUSTRATED OWNERS, WE SHOULD NOT BE PAYING ON A VEHICLE WE ARE SCARED TO DRIVE AND NOW SITS MOSTLY UNUSED EXCEPT IN EMERGENCIES. *TR

MY CLOCKSPRING HAS GONE BAD ON MY VEHICLE. THE AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS TURNING ON AND OFF CONSTANTLY WHILE DRIVING. APPARENTLY CHRYSLER HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR 2007 AND SOME 2008 VEHICLES BUT I JUST CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY SAID THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. *JS

GAS OVERFLOWS WHEN FILLING UP VEHICLE. *JS

WHEN FUELING THE VEHICLE AND THE GAS PUMP SHUTS OFF GASOLINE EXPLODES IN A GUSH FROM THE TANK FILLING PORT GETTING GAS EVERYWHERE. *JS

PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT WILL NOT PULL OUT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED ON STATE ROUTE 23 NORTHBOUND JUST OUTSIDE OF MILAN MICHIGAN WHEN I BEGAN TO NOTICE A SPUTTERING OF THE ENGINE. I STARTED TO SLOW DOWN TO PULL OVER AND IT STOPPED. AS I ACCELERATED BACK TO SPEED I COULD FEEL IT AGAIN. I PULLED OFF THE INTERSTATE ONTO THE CONE AZAIL ROAD EXIT AS I SLOWED DOWN THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN FINE AGAIN. I ENTERED BACK ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND AS PICK UP SPEED IT STARTED SPUTTERING I FINALLY PULLED OVER AND AS I WAS REACHING TO OPEN THE HOOD A FLAME SHOT OUT. WITH IN MINUTES MY VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. IT HAPPENED SO FAST I WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER ANYTHING OUT OF THE VEHICLE SAFELY. WHEN CONTACTING CHRYSLER REGARDING THIS INCIDENT THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT UP WITH MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND THAT THEY WOULD NOT COVER ANY DAMAGES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4DR 4X4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, SMOKE BEGAN TO EMIT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IMMEDIATELY EXITED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO IGNITE INTO EXTENSIVE FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND INFORMED THE MALFUNCTION ORIGINATED WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWENTY MINUTES AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE RECALL WAS ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS 09V436000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4X4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED AN EXTREMELY STRONG BURNING ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND QUICKLY BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE CONTACT, FRONT SEAT PASSENGER AND REAR SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR BURNS TO THE FACE AND ARMS. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID BOILED OVER INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE AREA, WHICH RESULTED IN A FIRE. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V436000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SAVAGE FACILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES VIOLENT SHAKING KNOWN AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". PROBLEM BEGAN JUST UNDER A YEAR AFTER PURCHASING BRAND NEW. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS NUMEROUS TIMES THE PAST 3 YEARS AND HAVE SPEND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AND HAS YET TO BE FIXED. WORST INCIDENT OCCURRED A DAY AFTER I GOT THE JEEP BACK FROM THE DEALERSHIP FOR "REPAIRS" AND WAS DRIVING OVER INDEPENDENCE PASS. "DEATH WOBBLE" OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES CAUSING US TO ALMOST FALL OF THE CLIFF!!! I HAD TO DRIVE 5 MPH IN ORDER TO MAKE IT DOWN THIS ROAD SAFELY. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED IF CHRYSLER DOES NOT CORRECT THIS HAZARDOUS DEFECT.

MY 2008 WRANGLER 4 DOOR HAS HAD A CONSISTENT AND UNREPAIRED CASE OF FRONT END WOBBLE THAT FIRST OCCURRED AT 8000 MILES. THIS A DEALER SHOW ROOM MODEL, EVERYTHING IS STOCK, THERE ARE NO MODIFICATIONS AT ALL. THREE YEARS AND 60,000 MILES LATER THE DEALERSHIP HAS TRIED 9 TIMES TO FIX THIS WITH NO SUCCESS AND NOTHING BUT STONEWALLING FROM CHRYSLER CORP. THEY HAVE CHANGED THE TRACK BAR THREE TIMES, AND DONE NUMEROUS OTHER "FIXES" WHICH IN SOME CASES WORKED FOR A FEW WEEKS THEN I AM BACK TO WOBBLING. NOW AFTER THREE YEARS OF WAITING AND NOW BEING OUT OF WARRANTY DUE TO MILEAGE JEEP HAS DECIDED MY CAR HAS BAD WHEELS AND THEY EXPECT ME TO PAY TO REPLACE THE ONES THAT WERE INSTALLED BY THEM AT THE FACTORY! THIS MIGHT HAVE BEEN SOMETHING THEY CONSIDERED AT ANY OF THE PRIOR 7 TIMES IT WAS IN THE SHOP WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. SOMEONE HAS TO HOLD CHRYSLER ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS, GET A RECALL, A BUY BACK, WHATEVER. ANY OF US OWNERS WHO HAVE ANY DECENCY CAN'T EVEN SELL THE CAR GIVEN THE SAFETY CONCERN. SO I AM STUCK WITH A VERY DANGEROUS CAR THAT I WON'T LET MY WIFE OR KIDS DRIVE AND THAT I HAVE TO DRIVE, RELUCTANTLY. THIS PROBLEM HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH BAD TIRES, ALIGNMENTS, OWNER MODIFICATIONS OR WHEELS. IT IS A DESIGN DEFECT, CHRYSLER KNOWS IT, AND IS PLAYING FOR TIME HOPING WE ALL GO AWAY. *JS

I RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED AND HAVE FILLED THE TANK TWICE. BOTH TIMES FUEL SPRAYED OUT FROM THE TANK WHEN THE NOZZLE AUTO-SHUTOFF ENGAGED. I'VE SEEN SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND WANTED TO REPORT IT. *KB

FUEL TANK OVERFLOWS ON EACH FUEL FILL. *TR

THIS IS AN UPDATE ON A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT OF THE DREADED JEEP WRANGLER "DEATH WOBBLE".THE ODI NUMBER FOR MY PREVIOUS COMPLAINT IS 10259486.MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER NOW HAS 52,000 MILES ON IT AND THE "DEATH WOBBLE" HAS GOTTEN WORSE SINCE THE LAST COMPLAINT REPORT AT 15,000 MILES.I DRIVE 24 MILES ROUND TRIP TO WORK EACH DAY AND ON AVERAGE THE "DEATH WOBBLE" OCCURS ONCE PER DAY.SOME DAYS IT OCCURS MORE, UP TO 4 TIMES PER TRIP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS.I CONTINUE TO GET THE SAME ANSWER FROM THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP I.E.THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND THERE IS NO COMMON PROBLEM WITH JEEP WRANGLERS WITH REGARDS TO THE COMMON NAME FOR THE OCCURRENCE,"DEATH WOBBLE".I CAN ONLY IMAGINE THAT THEIR DENIAL OF A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES IS THAT NO ONE HAS CRASHED AS A RESULT OF IT YET.I CAME VERY CLOSE LAST WEEK WHEN IT OCCURRED TRAVELING DOWN THE LEFT LANE OF 4 LANE US 41 WITH A SEMI TRACTOR TRAILER ALONG SIDE ME IN THE RIGHT LANE AND 2 VEHICLES FOLLOWING CLOSE BEHIND ME.I WAS FORCED TO HIT THE BRAKES AND I CAN ASSURE YOU THERE WAS A LOT OF SCRAMBLING BEHIND ME. I CONSIDER ALL VEHICLES IN THE VICINITY VERY LUCKY. *TR

THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY AND OFTEN- EVERY COUPLE OF MINUTES. IT'S ACCOMPANIED BY A DISTRACTING CHIME. THE FAILURE APPEARS TO BE CAUSED BY THE CLOCKSPRING. I UNDERSTAND THAT 2007 WRANGLERS HAVE BEEN GRANTED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THIS COMPONENT, AND I'VE LEARNED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON 2008 AND 2009 MODEL YEAR WRANGLERS AS WELL. *TR

2008 JEEP WRANGLER...WAS DRIVING AT LOW SPEED AND AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON RANDOMLY. EVER SINCE, THE AIRBAG LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF AT RANDOM TIMES. WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON, THE AIRBAG WILL NOT WORK. CLOCK SPRING WAS THE ISSUE AND NEEDS REPLACED ($490). HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE AND IN MOST CASES IS A RECURRING PROBLEM IN THE SAME VEHICLE. OTHER MODELS WITH THE SAME PART NUMBER HAVE BEEN RECALLED OR WARRANTY EXTENDED BUT NOT THIS ONE. I CAN'T GET AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY. CHRYSLER REFUSED ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER BUT ACKNOWLEDGED THAT IT IS A KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE. TOLD ME TO "WAIT AND SEE" ABOUT A RECALL! *TR

WHEN FILLING GAS INTO THE VEHICLE, A LARGE QUANTITY OF GASOLINE SPURTED OUT AT THE END OF THE FILLING PROCESS. APPROXIMATELY A HALF GALLON OF GAS SPURTED ALL OVER MY VEHICLE AND ME. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE. *KB

WAS DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEED ON CA HWY 24 AND HIT MINOR BUMP DUE TO CHANGE IN ROAD TYPE AND VEHICLE FRONT END BEGAN TO SHIMMY AS IF I HAD BLOWN A TIRE. I MOVED TO FAR RIGHT LANE AND BEGAN TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ONCE MY SPEED DROPPED BELOW 40 MPH SHIMMY STOPPED SUDDENLY. I TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE'S A SERVICE ADVISORY ABOUT THIS AND THEY WOULD LIKELY REPLACE STEERING DAMPENER. THEY DID. PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED A YEAR LATER AT 28K MILES, AND JEEP DEALER SAYS MY FRONT END APPEARS FINE AS DO MY TIRES AND ALIGNMENT. THEY ESCALATED TO JEEP CORPORATE, WHO SAID REPLIED THAT I SHOULD BUY NEW TIRES, EVEN THOUGH MY TIRES APPEAR FINE, AND THAT THIS IS TO BE EXPECTED ON A SINGLE AXLE VEHICLE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE, AND FIND THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE KNOWN AS 'DEATH WOBBLE', AND THAT IS PREVIOUSLY OCCURRED MOSTLY IN JEEPS WITH A MODIFIED SUSPENSION OR LIFT KIT. BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF NHTSA COMPLAINTS ON FILE, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS NOW A KNOWN ISSUE SINCE THE 2007 SUSPENSION REDESIGN AND ADDITION OF THE 4DR WRANGLER TO THE LINE UP. JEEP COMPLETELY REDESIGNED THE SUSPENSION ON THE WRANGLER IN 2011, AND THOSE OF US WITH 2007 TO 2010 MODEL YEAR JEEPS ARE LEFT DRIVING UNSAFE VEHICLES. THIS WAS MARKETED TO ME AS A FAMILY CAR AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE, AND JEEP DID NOT DISCLOSE THAT DEATH WOBBLE WAS LIKELY TO OCCUR IN A SINGLE AXLE VEHICLE AND WOULD REQUIRE REPLACEMENT OF FRONT END PARTS THAT SHOW NO WEAR BEYOND THE NORMAL USE. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE, SINCE I USE T

WHEN FILLING THE JEEP WRANGLER 2008 (BUILD DATE 6/08), GAS COMES SHOOTING OUT THE FILLER TUBE RIGHT AFTER THE GAS PUMP SHUTS OFF. I'M GUESSING APPROX. 12 OZ. OF GAS COMES OUT. CHRYSLER EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR WRANGLERS WITH A BUILD DATE OF MARCH 1, 2007 TO MARCH 31, 2008. MY BUILD DATE IS JUNE, 2008 AND HAS THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. I READ THAT THIS WAS INVESTIGATED BY NHTSA AND THEY FOUND THIS NOT TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE YET TALKING ON A CELL PHONE WHILE PUMPING GAS IS? THIS REALLY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. *TR

I OWNED A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED, IN 2010 THE JEEP STARTED NOT WANTING TO CRANK OFF AND ON, OF COURSE WHEN IT WAS IN THE SHOP IT WOULD CRANK EVERYTIME, EXCEPT THE LAST VISIT IT HAD AND WAS THERE ALMOST 2 WEEKS THEN THEY WERE DOING THE PROCESS OF ELIMINATION STILL NOT KNOWING WHAT TO DO. I CONTACTED CHRYLSER'S CORP. OFFICE MANY TIMES, THEY EVEN PROVIDED ME A RENTAL CAR ON ONE OF THE TIMES THE JEEP WAS IN THE SHOP, THIS JEEP STAYED IN THE SHOP MORE THEN IN MY YARD IN 2010. THE LAST VISIT WAS ALL I COULD HANDLE, CHRYLSER CORP WAS NOT GOING TO HELP ME ANYMORE, THEY SIMPLE DID NOT CARE, THE SERVICE DEPT.'S THAT THE JEEP WAS AT THEY TRIED EVERYTHING THEY THOUGHT POSSIBLE, BATTERY WAS GOOD, SO THEY CHANGED OUT THE BATTERY CABLES SAID IT WAS FIXED, WITHIN A WEEK SAME THING HAPPENS, I TAKE IT BACK, THEY REPLACE THE STARTER SAID THAT WAS THE ISSUE, NEEDLESS TO SAY WITHIN 2 WEEKS I WAS BACK WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, THE LAST TIME THEY SAID THIS MIGHT FIX THE JEEP, IF NOT, BRING IT BACK WE WILL TRY SOMETHING ELSE, EXPERIMENT I GUESS. I ONCE AGAIN CONTACTED CHRYLSER CORP. OFFICE WAS TREATED AS THOUGH I WAS A PROBLEM TO THEM, I TOLD THEM I WAS JUST GIVING UP AND TRADING THE JEEP IN, WHICH WAS ONE OF THTE HARDEST DECISIONS THAT I HAVE MADE, I LOVED MY JEEP, BUT THE LEMON THAT I HAD WAS JUST TOO MUCH TO KEEP PAYING FOR AND CATCHING RIDES TO WORK SINCE THE JEEP WAS IN THE SHOP ALL THOSE TIMES EXCEPT THE ONE TIME THEY PAID FOR RENTAL. I HAVE TRADED THE JEEP BUT I STILL FOLLOW THE CONCERNS A

MY JEEP WRANGLER IS EXPERIENCING A " DEATH WOBBLE" WHEN I TRAVEL BETWEEN 55-60MPH THE FRONT END OF MY JEEP SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY. THIS OCCURS WHEN I HIT A SMALL BUMP BUT ALSO SEEMS TO BE OCCURRING EVEN ON FLAT PAVEMENT. MY JEEP HAS STOCK PARTS AND HAS NEVER BEEN OFF ROADED. I BELONG TO A JEEP COMMUNITY AND KNOW NUMEROUS OTHER INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM SOME DATING BACK TO THE 1990S. IT SEEMS AN ONGOING ISSUE LIKE THIS WOULD HAVE WARRANTED AN INVESTIGATION AND A PRODUCT RECALL ON THE FLAWED PARTS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND TURNED RIGHT ONTO ANOTHER ROAD WHEN MY AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IT INTERMITTENTLY TURNS OFF WHEN I TURN MY WHEEL TO THE LEFT ABOUT 4 INCHES AND THEN IF I GO PAST THAT PART OR BACK TOWARD THE CENTER. IT WILL RE APPEAR AND A CHIME WILL SOUND. EVERY TIME I START MY VEHICLE THE AIR BAG LIGHT TURNS ON AND CHIMES. I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 15 MPH. THE CLOCK SPRING IS THE CULPRIT ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP. WHEN ARE THE 2008 LHD JEEP WRANGLERS GOING TO BE INCLUDED IN THE CLOCK SPRING RECALL? *TR

MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4X4 SPUN A BEARING DUE TO INFERIOR MANUFACTURING, ASSEMBLY AND PARTS. I WAS TURNING A TRAFFIC CIRCLE CORNER AT APPROX 40MPH WHEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF ONCE THE BEARING SPUN. AS A RESULT, I LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. UNFORTUNATELY THIS IS VERY COMMON WITH 2007-2008 JEEP WRANGLERS. I THINK THE MANUFACTURER OF THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS AS ITS DUE TO POOR WORKMANSHIP AND INFERIOR PARTS. THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE FIX AND DANGEROUS SINCE THE ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF SHORTLY AFTER THE INCIDENT. *TR

I HAVE HAD VEHICLE FOR 2 WEEKS,HAVE DRIVEN IT LESS THAN 200 MILES,RIGHT REAR BRAKE LOCKED UP AND WOULD NOT RELEASE,WHEN I GOT HOME WHEEL WAS HOTTER THAN FIRE AND SMOKING.I REPLACED REAR PADS,THEY HAD ABOUT 3/16 OF INCH PAD LEFT. PISTON IN CALIPER COMPRESSED EASY SO PUT PADS ON AND DROVE ABOUT 15 MILES AND CAME HOME ONLY TO FIND RT REAR SMOKING AGAIN. I AM ASSUMING NOW ITS THE EMERGENCY BRAKE,WHICH I HAVE NEVER USED BEING AN AUTOMATIC. *TR

TRANSMISSION JUMPS OUT OF 1ST GEAR. STARTED DOING IT ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH BACK IN JUNE. NOW DOES IT 5 OR 6 TIMES A DAY IN JANUARY. I LIVE IN FLORIDA, SO COLD WEATHER IS NOT THE ISSUE. I REMOVED THE OUTER BOOT SO I COULD WATCH THE INNER BOOT. STILL HAPPENS BUT I SEE NO DIFFERENCE IN HOW THE INNER BOOT MOVES WEATHER IT POPS OUT OR NOT. FINALLY FELT I SHOULD COMPLAIN WHEN I ALMOST COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE WAY OF A FIRE TRUCK THAT WAS TRYING TO GET PAST ME AT A STOP LIGHT. IT POPPED OUT 4 TIMES SO I HAD TO USE 2ND GEAR TO MOVE OVER. I HAVE TO WAIT FOR LARGE OPENINGS IN TRAFFIC TO PULL OUT OR CROSS MULTI LANE ROADS BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE I'LL MAKE IT IN ONE SHOT. I USUALLY HAVE TO DO A SLOW 2ND GEAR TAKE OFF. *TR

FUEL SHUT OFF DOESN'T TRIP DURING REFUELING CAUSING GAS SPILLAGE. I PURCHASED MY JEEP IN OCTOBER AND HAVEN'T HAD A SINGLE REFUELING THAT HASN'T RESULTED IN GAS SHOOTING OUT OF THE GAS TANK WHEN I'M REFILLING IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4X4. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65-70 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO WOBBLE AND SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE COULD HAVE BEEN CONTRIBUTED BY A FAILURE IN THE STEERING DAMPER OR THE FACTORY STEERING STABILIZER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WHEN FILLING TANK, JUST PRIOR TO THE PUMP AUTO SHUTOFF, FUEL SPRAYS OUT OF THE GAS TANK, SPRAYED ALL OVER ME AND RAN OUT ALL DOWN MY VEHICLES SIDE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME THE LAST 3 TIMES I HAVE FILLED MY TANK AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF FUEL THAT SPRAYS OUT IS APPROXIMATELY 1/16TH TO 1/8TH OF A GALLON. *TR

MY VEHICLE FUEL TANK OVERFLOWS EVERYTIME I FILL THE TANK. IT APPEARS THAT PRESSURE IS BUILDING IN THE TANK FORCING GAS BACK UP THROUGH THE FILL PORT AFTER THE NOZZLE HAS SHUT OFF. THIS HAS OCCURRED AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT FUELING STATIONS. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP WHO ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM AND STATED THAT FUEL TANK REPLACEMENT IS MY ONLY OPTION. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW AND HAVE OWNED AND FUELED THIS VEHICLE FOR THREE YEARS WITHOUT INCIDENCE. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT COULD NOT ASSURE ME THAT THIS REPLACEMENT TANK WOULD NOT DEVELOP THE SAME PROBLEM OVER TIME. THIS IS MY FOURTH JEEP AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM BEFORE NOW. *TR

I HAVE HEARD RUMORS ABOUT MASSIVE FRONT-END SHIMMY HAPPENING ON '07 AND NEWER JEEP WRANGLERS, BUT NEVER HAD ANY TROUBLE. STARTING LAST WEEK THE SLIGHTEST ROAD IRREGULARITY CAUSES THE FRONT WHEELS OF MY JEEP TO SHIMMY BACK AND FORTH VIOLENTLY, WITH LACK OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. INSPECTION COULD FIND NO DEFECTS VISUAL TO THE EYE, BUT I HAVE HAD TO QUIT DRIVING MY JEEP. THIS VEHICLE AND OTHERS THAT MAY BE SHOWING THIS SAME PROBLEM WILL LEAD TO FATALITIES......I AM A PROFESSIONAL MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIRMAN AND HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS SEVERE SHIMMY BEFORE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, LIGHTS CAME ON, FLASHERS CAME ON, WIPERS CAME ON AND HORN BLARING. WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE TIPM (TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE). CHECKED WITH DEALER, $260 FOR PART, $180 FOR LABOR BUT THERE ARE ALMOST 300 ON BACKORDER AND NO ESTIMATE TIME TO GET THE PART IN (PART #RLB92236AI). WHY IS THIS NOT A RECALL??? I EVEN FELT A LOSS OF POWER STEERING DURING THIS EVENT. ARE WE JUST SUPPOSE TO JUST SIT AROUND FOR 3-6 MONTHS TO GET THE PART? *TR

EVERY TIME I FILL UP THE TANK, IF I LET THE PUMP CLICK ITSELF OFF, MY TANK SHOOTS GAS ALL OVER THE PLACE. COMPLETELY OVERFLOWS MY TANK. HAD IT HAPPEN IN TWO OF MY JK'S. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4 DOOR 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS ABOVE 5 MPH, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WOULD FADE OUT AND WOULD NO LONGER ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THE MODULE AND WIRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,200.

THE GAS TANK OVERFLOWS EVERY TIME I FILL THE TANK. THE GAS COMES BACK UP AND OUT OF THE FILL TUBE AFTER THE PUMP HAS SHUT OFF. THIS STARTED A FEW MONTHS AGO AND HAPPENS EVERY TIME I FILL THE TANK NOW. ABOUT 1/2 TO 1 CUP OF GAS SPILLS OUT ON THE VEHICLE AND GROUND EACH TIME I FILL THE TANK. NOT ONLY DOES THE GAS GET ALL OVER ME AND THE VEHICLE, BUT IT CREATES A FIRE HAZARD LEAVING A PUDDLE OF GASOLINE ON THE GROUND AT THE GAS STATION. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE HORN SOUNDED, THE WINDOW WIPERS ENGAGED AND WASHER FLUID BEGAN TO OPERATE UNINTENDEDLY. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A TEMPORARY LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. UPON RESTARTING, THE CONTACT RESUMED DRIVING WITH THE IDENTICAL FAILURE RECURRING THIRTY MINUTES LATER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES. DURING THE MOST RECENT FAILURE, THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED TO DISABLE THE HORN AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN ESTIMATION OF THE ARRIVAL DATE OF THE PART. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I DROVE OVER AN EXPANSION JOINT ON THE ROAD WITH A FEW MINOR BUMPS AFTER IT. THE FRONT END OF THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE SHAKING GOT MUCH WORSE. I HAD TO COAST TO A STOP BEFORE I COULD CONTROL THE CAR. STILL UNDER WARRANTY, THE DEALER CHECKED THE CAR AND COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN THIS PAST WEEK ON A 3 LANE INTERSTATE. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING IN THE CENTER LANE AT ABOUT 60 MPH. WENT OVER SOME BUMPS IN THE ROAD AND THE "DEATH WOBBLE" HAPPENED AGAIN. THE CAR STARTED SHAKING SO VIOLENTLY THAT THE OTHER CARS AROUND HER BACKED AWAY AND LET HER COAST TO A STOP ON THE ROAD SHOULDER. IT WAS VERY SCARY !! SHE WILL NOT GET IN THE CAR AGAIN. I HAVE ONLY 40,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE SINCE FOUND THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED MOSTLY TO JEEP WRANGLERS. THE CARS NEED TO BE RECALLED BEFORE PEOPLE GET KILLED. IF THIS WAS TO HAPPEN ON SNOWY OR SLICK ROADS THERE WOULD BE A MAJOR ACCIDENT AND INJURY OR DEATHS CAUSED BY DEFECTIVELY DESIGNED CARS BY CHRYSLER. *TR

AUTOMATIC SHUTOFF OF GAS PUMPS DOES NOT WORK WITH THIS VEHICLE. ATTEMPTING TO FILL THE TANK TO CAPACITY WITH AUTOMATIC SHUTOFF CAUSES GAS TO SURGE OUT AROUND THE PUMP NOZZLE FLOWING DOWN THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, ONTO THE GROUND, AND SOMETIMES ONTO THE OPERATOR OF THE GAS PUMP. THIS OCCURS ANYTIME THE VEHICLE'S GAS TANK IS FILLED TO FULL CAPACITY. IT WAS FIRST NOTICED WHEN FILLING AT MAXIMUM FLOW OF THE PUMP WITH HOLD LATCH ENGAGED, RELYING ON AUTOMATIC SHUTOFF. IT ALSO OCCURS WHEN THE OPERATOR TRIES TO EASE TOWARDS A FULL TANK REDUCING FLOW AS THE TANK APPROACHES WHERE IT SHOULD BE FULL. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE OF THE ISSUE WAS APPROXIMATELY FALL 2009 AND HAPPENED SPORADICALLY EVERY FEW MONTHS UNTIL OCTOBER 2011. PREVIOUSLY THE ISSUE WAS ATTRIBUTED BY THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE TO THE SERVICE STATION PUMPS. SINCE MID-OCTOBER 2011, THIS ISSUE NOW OCCURS EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS FILLED AT ANY GAS STATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4X4 UNLIMITED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD WOBBLE VIOLENTLY WHEN DRIVING 55 MPH AND ABOVE OR WHEN DRIVING OVER A ROAD BUMP. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING STABILIZER WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2008 JEEP 4X4 WRANGLER UNLIMITED AND ON THE WAY HOME I STOPPED TO REFUEL. NOT SURE HOW MUCH GAS IT WOULD TAKE, I WAS HOLDING THE NOZZLE AND SUDDENLY GAS SPEWED OUT OF THE TANK BEFORE THE PUMP TURNS OFF, SPLASHING OVER ME, MY SHOES AND THE SURROUND PUMP AREA. I INITIALLY THOUGHT I DID SOMETHING WRONG, HOWEVER THE SECOND TIME I REFUELED, THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I'VE USED THIS GAS STATION FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND HAVE NOT HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH OTHER CARS. THEN, I SEARCHED THE INTERNET TO DETERMINE WHAT I COULD DO ABOUT THE PROBLEM, ONLY TO FIND THAT IT HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED, NHTSA HAS RECEIVED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS BY INTERNET AND DECIDED TO CLOSE THE INVESTIGATION? THE INTERNET IS A GREAT PLEASE TO FIND RESOLUTIONS FOR PROBLEMS AND QUICKLY COLLECT EXPERIENCES OR ISSUES THAT AFFECT THE PUBLIC. I'M NOT SURE OF THE NHTSA'S CRITERIA TO ACCEPT COMPLAINTS AND TAKE ACTION, BUT CERTAINLY HOPE THAT THEY ARE TAKING THE APPROPRIATE ACTION BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED AS A RESULT OF THIS SITUATION. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

SHIFTING THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE TRANSFER CASE (TC) FROM 2HI TO 4HI OR 4LOW (OR IN REVERSE ORDER) CAN CAUSE THE TRANSFER CASE SHIFTING CABLE (TCSC) (MOPAR PART 52060462AG) TO FAIL AND BECOME DISCONNECTED FROM EITHER THE TC OR THE SHIFT LEVER IN THE CAB (OR BOTH). THE PART?S PLASTIC COMPONENTS ARE INHERENTLY TOO WEAK TO WITHSTAND NORMAL USE. SAFETY RISKS WHICH CAN ARISE UPON COMPONENT FAILURE, IF THE VEHICLE OWNER AND THEIR FAMILY (CHILDREN) ARE AT A LOCATION AND/OR TERRAIN WHERE THE VEHICLE IS DESIGNED/MARKETED FOR TRAVEL (WHETHER BY RECREATION OR NECESSITY), AND THE LOCATION/TERRAIN IS: (I) SUBJECT TO INCLEMENT WEATHER (E.G. SNOW, ICE, FLOODING, EXTREME HEAT); OR (II) ON AN EXTREME INCLINE WHICH IS UNSAFE TO NEGOTIATE WITHOUT 4WD; OR (III) ANY CIRCUMSTANCE WHICH REQUIRES 4WD TO NAVIGATE TO A SAFE LOCATION; OR (IV) THE TCSC FAILS WHEN THE TC BECOMES STUCK IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION WHILE SHIFTING, AND IS UNABLE TO ESCAPE IMPENDING HARM (FLASH FLOOD) ... THERE IS OBVIOUS RISK TO LIFE/SAFETY. THE OWNER HAS A RIGHT TO RELY ON THE COMPONENTS AND REASONABLE SAFETY PERFORMANCE FOR WHICH THE PRODUCT IS DESIGNED/MARKETED. JEEP IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE, AND THE MANUAL FAILS TO CITE THIS AS A POSSIBLE CATASTROPHIC EVENT, LEAVING THE UNSUSPECTING OWNER AT A LOSS IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. IT IS NOT REASONABLE FOR THIS COMPONENT TO FAIL WITHIN A FEW THOUSAND MILES AS REPORTED BY JEEP OWNERS. ADVANCE ADAPTERS (WWW.ADVANCEADAPTERS.COM) MANUFACTURES A TCSC WHICH MEETS THE CRITERIA (PRODUCT# 715596) REQ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS, DOOR LOCKS AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD FAIL SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ATHE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE TIPM MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.

MY JEEP STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING FORCING ME TO STOP THE VEHICLE IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. I TRIED TO GET THE VEHICLE BACK UP TO SPEED, BUT AT 15 MILES PER HOUR THE VIOLENT SHAKING RESUMED AND I WAS FORCED TO STOP AGAIN. LUCKILY I WAS LESS THAN TWO MILES FROM HOME AND WAS ABLE TO LIMP MY WAY HOME AND CALL A TOW TRUCK. UPON INSPECTION OF THE FRONT END OF MY JEEP, I NOTICED THAT THE WELD ON THE FRONT AXLE THAT HOLDS THE STEERING COMPONENTS IN PLACE HAD BEEN SNAPPED OFF DUE TO THIS VIOLENT SHAKING. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A JEEP DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS MY PROBLEM, NOT THEIRS BECAUSE MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. I HAVE SINCE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE AND THE INTERNET IS LITTERED WITH SIMILAR HORROR STORIES AS MINE. THIS IS A LIFE AND DEATH SAFETY HAZARD THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

GAS SPLASHES OUT OF THE GAS TANK WHEN IT'S BEING FILLED UP AT THE GAS STATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD WOBBLE VERY EXCESSIVELY AND WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN OVER BUMPS, IT WOULD WOBBLE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT LOCATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

2008 JEEP WRANGLER SAHARA WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL INTERMITTENTLY NOT START UNLESS I SHIFT CAR INTO NEUTRAL OR SHIFT TO NEUTRAL AND BACK INTO PARK OR CONTINUE TO TURN KEY IN IGNITION SEVERAL TIMES. I HAVE FOUND COUNTLESS SIMILAR ISSUES ON JEEP FORUMS WITH SAME COMPLAINT. MY LOCAL JEEP DEALERSHIP CANNOT RESOLVE PROBLEM AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. ISSUE OCCURS UP TO SEVERAL TIMES A DAY NOW. DEALER WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO RESOLVE ISSUE. *TT

WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK, GASOLINE WILL ERUPT FROM THE TANK AND SPILL ON THE GROUND IF I ATTEMPT TO COMPLETELY FILL THE TANK. THIS IS A VERY HAZARDOUS SITUATION. MY DEALERSHIPS SAYS THAT PARTS ARE BACKORDERED AND HAS NOT ATTEMPTED TO FIX THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR OVER 4 MONTHS SINCE I NOTIFIED THEM. *KB

POPS OUT OF 1ST GEAR 2-4 TIMES A DAY. *KB