2008 Jeep Wrangler 4-Dr 4x4 complaints

JEEP WRANGLER DEATH WOBBLE. EVERYBODY WHO BUYS A JEEP WRANGLER EXPERIENCES THIS PROBLEM. ITS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND HAS NOT EVER BEEN ADDRESSED. AT 50 MPH JEEP BEGAN SHAKING TO THE POINT WHERE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WAS NOT POSSIBLE. WENT OFF THE ROAD WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR. THANK GOD I DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING. *TR

WE HAVE A 2008 4 DOOR JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED X AND WITH EVERY FILL UP, GAS COMES POURING OUT OF THE FILL TUBE AND ONTO THE SIDE OF THE JEEP AND EVEN OUR HANDS. THE PUMP NEVER SHUTS OFF IN TIME AND THIS HAS HAPPENED AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS. WE HAVE ABOUT 30K MILES ON THE JEEP. WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM, I CAN'T BELIEVE THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL. THIS IS NOT ONLY UNACCEPTABLE BUT AT THE VERY LEAST IRRESPONSIBLE, THIS SHOULDN'T EVEN BE AN ISSUE IT SHOULD JUST BE TAKEN CARE OF. *TR

I BOUGHT A USED 2008 4 DOOR JEEP WRANGLER JUST OVER 2 MONTHS AGO. IN THIS TIME I HAVE NOTICED EVERY TIME WE FILL UP WITH GAS, NO MATTER WHAT GAS STATION WE USE, GAS SPILLS EVERYWHERE. ALSO, THE BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DRAINED AFTER A MONTH OF HAVING THE JEEP. WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC AND SAID IT WAS THE BATTERY. WE HAD TO PAY THE FOR THE TEST AND THEN WE REPLACED THE BATTERY OURSELVES, A COUPLE DAYS LATER THE JEEP WOULD NOT START AGAIN! I PUT THE JEEP IN NEUTRAL AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP. SO NOW AT LEAST ONCE A DAY I HAVE TO PUT THE JEEP IN NEUTRAL TO START IT. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THAT IT IS EVENTUALLY GOING TO DRAIN MY BATTERY AGAIN AND I AM GOING TO HAVE TO KEEP REPLACING BATTERIES. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND BOTH OF THESE ARE "KNOWN" AND "COMMON" PROBLEMS, YET WHEN I CONTACTED JEEP THEY ACT LIKE THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF IT AND TELL ME I NEED TO TAKE IT TO A DEALERSHIP AND PAY TO HAVE THEM RUN MORE DIAGNOSTIC TESTS ON IT! NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT IT. *KB

TIRE VALVE FAILURE IN JEEP WRANGLERS. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE ACROSS THE ONLINE CHAT BOARDS. I OWN A 3 YEAR OLD JEEP WRANGLER AND THE TIRE VALVE CRUMBLED IN MY HANDS WHEN TRYING TO INFLATE THE TIRE TO CORRECT PRESSURE. APPARENTLY THE METAL USED IN THE TIRE VALVE DEGRADES EASILY AND EVEN THE DEALERSHIP IS WELL AWARE OF THIS CONSTANT REPAIR. AFTER FAILURE OF THE TIRE VALVE, THE TIRE DEFLATES QUICKLY. IT CAN START WITH A HAIRLINE CRACK DOWN THE VALVE STEM OR JUST BREAK OFF ACROSS THE VALVE BY THE TIRE RIM. IT IS A TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE FAILURE AND CAN BE INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS IF IT FAILS AT THE WRONG TIME. THE VALVE STEM IS HOOKED UP TO A TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM SO THE APPARATUS IS EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. THE REMEDY IS TOTAL REPLACEMENT OF EACH TIRES VALVE SYSTEM WITH AN EXACT REPLICA OF THE FIRST FAULTY PART. THE FAILURE OF THIS ITEM IS CONCERNING AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. *KB

EVERY TIME I FILL UP MY 08 JK JEEP WRANGLER WITH GAS, THE GAS SHUT OFF HAPPENS, BUT GAS COMES POURING OUT OF THE TANK. USUALLY ABOUT A HALF GALLON IS WASTED, AND CAUSING ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE. IT'S ANNOYING, DANGEROUS, SMELLY AND HAS NEVER HAPPENED WITH ANY OTHER VEHICLE I'VE OWNED. READ A LOT ON LINE AND REALIZE THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT, HAPPENING TO MANY OTHERS. *TR

FUEL OVERSPILL WHEN FILLING GAS TANK 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. *TT

NINE OUT OF TEN TIMES WHEN I USE THE AUTOMATIC STOP ON THE PUMP AT THE GAS STATION, THE TANK WILL SPILL OVER WHEN FILLING UP. THIS CAUSES GAS TO SPILL ON THE CAR, THE GROUND, AND SOMETIMES MYSELF. *TT

MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER WILL NOT START. THE STARTER WAS REPLACED AND THIS ISSUE STILL HAPPENS. DURING SEARCHES ONLINE I NOTICED THIS HAPPENS TO MANY FOLKS. DURING A TRIP IN TOWN AND STOPPING IN A BAD AREA MY JEEP WOULD NOT START. THIS IS A BIG ISSUE AND I CAN NOT AND WILL NOT TRAVEL IN CERTAIN AREAS ANY MORE. THIS IS NOT RIGHT. *KB

SHOTTY STEERING ON 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. CLUNKS AND SHIMMIES AND MAKES ALL KINDS OF NOISE. DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. ALL THEY SAY IS THAT IT IS A JEEP AND DRIVES DIFFERENT THAN OTHER VEHICLES. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND IT APPEARS THAT IT MAY BE A STEERING BOX ISSUE. IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PROBLEM, BUT CONTINUES TO GET WORSE. *KB

I OWN A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED. I HAVE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH FUEL SPITTING OUT OF THE GAS TANK EVERY TIME I FILL IT WITH GAS. I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM CHRYSLER A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO EXPLAINING THAT THEY KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND IF THE CAR WAS BROUGHT TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER IT WOULD BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. I TOOK MY JEEP TO A DEALER ON 6/29/11 AND ASKED THEM TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE THE REPAIRS UNLESS THEY COULD INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE ISSUE. OF COURSE, THEY TOLD ME THAT WHEN THEY TOOK THE CAR TO THE GAS STATION IT DID NOT SPIT THE FUEL OUT AT THEM. IN MY OPINION, THIS IS NOT AN INCONVENIENCE ISSUE BUT A SAFETY ISSUE. NOT ONLY DOES THIS CAUSE ME TO SPILL GAS ONTO THE GROUND WHEN I FILL UP MY CAR, BUT THE PART THAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM (THE INLET CHECK VALVE) IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR PREVENTING A FUEL LEAK IN THE EVENT OF A ROLLOVER. THIS PUTS ME AT GREATER RISK OF BEING INVOLVED IN A CAR FIRE IF MY VEHICLE IS INVOLVED IN A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT. IF I WERE ONE OF A HANDFUL OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM I WOULD UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION. HOWEVER, THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS IN MANY DIFFERENT MAKES AND MODELS FROM CHRYSLER. IF THEY KNEW ENOUGH ABOUT IT TO ISSUE THE BULLETIN AND EXTEND THE WARRANTY COVERAGE ON THE PART, THEY SHOULD BE WILLING TO MAKE THE REPAIRS TO THE CAR WITHOUT QUESTIONS, ESPECIALLY WHEN SAFETY IS COMPROMISED. UPDATED 08/24/11 *BF THE GAS TANK WAS REP

VEHICLE SPILLS FAIRLY LARGE AMOUNT OF GAS WHEN FILING GAS TANK CONSTANTLY. GAS SPILLS ON VEHICLE, GROUND AND PERSON WHICH COULD BE A FIRE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY CLAIMED TO HAVE CHANGED THE FILLER NECK BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WHEN SUDDENLY THE FRONT END SHOOK SO VIOLENTLY THAT I ALMOST HIT THE CEMENT DIVIDED AND WAS ALMOST STRUCK FROM THE REAR BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AS I SLOWED TO GAIN CONTROL. I AM TOLD THAT THIS IS CALLED THE DEATH WOBBLE. I WAS ALSO TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THIS WAS CAUSED BY A BAD STEERING STABILIZER WHICH I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE AT MY OWN COST AND CHRYSLER KNEW OF THE PROBLEM BUT THERE WASN'T ANY RECALL. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED WITH 48,XXX MILES. MY AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS FLASHING AND DINGING WHILE DRIVING. THE JEEP IS NO LONGER COVERED BY WARRANTY, BUT AFTER RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THE CAUSE TO BE A FAULTY CLOCK SPRING. THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL DOCUMENTED CASES ON JK-FORUM.COM OF FAILED CLOCK SPRINGS. THE CLOCK SPRING IN THE JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PASSING THE SIGNAL TO THE AIRBAG FOR DEPLOYMENT IN THE CASE OF A ACCIDENT. THE JEEP HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY KIND OF ACCIDENT, FIRE OR ANY OTHER SORT OF DAMAGE. THE PROBLEM STARTED RANDOMLY ON 6-22-2011. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON WITH A CHIME, THEN TURNED OFF A FEW MINUTES LATER. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN DOING THE SAME THING EVER SINCE. I HAVE NOT REPAIRED THE JEEP AS OF YET. *TR

CAR WILL NOT START SUCCESSFULLY DUE TO FAULTY ELECTRICAL GROUNDS NOT PRESENT. WHEN CAR IS IN PARK AT RANDOM TIMES THE CAR WILL NOT START. HOWEVER, IF YOU PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL GEAR WILL START SUCCESSFULLY. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR 3 YEARS NOW AND HAVE SPENT MONEY REPLACING THE BATTERY, STARTER. THESE REPAIRS DID NOT AND WILL NOT RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. BASED ON MY RESEARCH AND OTHER JEEP OWNERS THE WORK AROUND IS TO START THE CAR IN NEUTRAL WHEN THIS HAPPENS OR ADD GROUND WIRES FROM THE BATTERY TO THE ENGINE BLOCK AND FROM THE TRANSMISSION TO RESOLVE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL FROM THE MANUFACTURE AND NOT A OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE TO THE OWNERS. *TT

I HAVE A LITTLE OVER 45K MILES ON MY 2008 JEEP JK AND THIS STARTED HAPPENING ABOUT 5 MONTHS AGO. THE FIRST 1-2 TIMES I SORT OF CHALKED IT UP TO AN UNUSUAL ODDITY. BUT IT HAS NOW HAPPENED OVER A COUPLE OF DOZEN TIMES! IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE AND MORE NOW. THIS IS A MANUAL 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION....THE PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED IN FIRST GEAR ONLY. IT ALWAYS HAPPENS FROM A STANDSTILL STOP. SO I AM STOPPED AND IN 1ST GEAR (I KNOW I AM CLEARLY AND DEFINITIVELY IN 1ST GEAR AS I AM VERY CONSCIENCE OF IT NOW!). I START GOING BY SLOWLY APPLYING THE GAS AS I EASE OFF THE CLUTCH...AND POP! THE TRANSMISSION SNAPS OUT OF GEAR INTO NEUTRAL. IT IS A VERY VIOLENT EXPERIENCE. IT GIVES THE SENSATION OF BEING HIT FROM BEHIND (WHAT I THOUGHT THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED). I AM 47 YEARS OLD AND BEEN DRIVING A STANDARD TRANSMISSION SINCE I WAS 15. THIS IS THE FIRST EVER OF SUCH TYPE OF PROBLEM FOR ME. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE AS OF YET FOR THIS PROBLEM . THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND AT A BUSY INTERSECTION COULD BE A POTENTIAL DEADLY ACCIDENT. I'VE READ ON MANY JEEP FORUMS THIS IS BECOMING A PROBLEM MORE AND MORE EVERY DAY GOING BACK TO 2008.. *TR

ABOUT 18 MONTHS AGO WAS 1ST INCIDENT - INSERTED KEY, MOTOR CLICKED BUT WOULD NOT TURN OVER, 2ND TRY WORKED. THIS SAME THING WOULD HAPPEN EVERY COUPLE MONTHS OR SO THEN STARTED TAKING 3-4 TRIES BEFORE TURNING OVER. IN LAST 2 WEEKS IT WAS BEEN MORE FREQUENT 2-3 TIMES PER WEEK. TODAY IT WAS AT LEAST 10 TIMES - FINALLY I SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND BACK INTO PARK THEN IT TURNED OVER. I'VE GOOGLED TO SEE IF OTHERS EXPERIENCING SAME, SEEMS IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM. SOME SAY IT'S A PROBLEM WITH SHIFTER NOT BEING ALL THE WAY IN PARK, OTHERS SAY IT'S "BY A GROUND OFFSET THAT CAUSES THE PCM TO TURN OFF THE STARTER RELAY CONTROL CIRCUIT DO TO THE DOUBLE START OVERRIDE FEATURE OR A TRS INPUT STATE NOT VALID. IF THE CONCERN IS GONE, THEN ADD A 8 GAUGE OR LARGER WIRE BETWEEN ENGINE AND BATTERY NEGATIVE, FROM BODY TO ENGINE, AND ENGINE TO TRANS BELL HOUSING TO TIE THE GROUNDS TOGETHER. IT IS RECOMMEND TO CHECK THE EXISTING GROUNDS AND CABLES ON THE ENGINE AND FOR THE PCM. IF THERE IS A BOLT OR STUD, REMOVE IT AND CHECK TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE CLEAN AND CORROSION/RUST FREE. CLEAN THE EFFECTED AREAS AND THE THREADS IF NEEDED. CHECK THE TRS CONNECTOR FOR SIGNS OF MOISTURE OR CORROSION AND CLEAN CONNECTIONS". THIS REALLY NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO! *TR

2008 JEEP JK UNLIMITED RUBICON. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 25K MI., THE FUEL TANK WILL VIOLENTLY OVERFLOW WHEN FILLING. THE VEHICLE, GROUND AND PERSON ARE COVERED WITH GASOLINE CAUSING A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ENVIRONMENT. I TURNED VEHICLE IN FOR A WARRANTY REPAIR BUT THE SAME RETURNED AFTER ONLY A FEW REFUELS. NOW VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND DEALERSHIP SAYS IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. DAIMLER CHRYSLER NEEDS TO FIX ALL VEHICLES THAT HAVE THIS DEFECT, NOT JUST ONES THAT SEEM TO FALL UNDER A SOME VAGUE CATEGORY ON PAPER. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE PROBLEM, NOT TO MENTION ENVIRONMENTALLY UN-FRIENDLY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER (4 DOOR) ESTIMATED SPEED 45 MPH GOING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AND ANOTHER CAR PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME TO TURN, I HAD NO TIME TO BRAKE- HIT HIS SIDE/BACK OF HIS CAR AND THEN MY JEEP HIT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT POLE. (HEAD ONE) (THE OTHER DRIVER WAS TICKETED) NEEDLESS TO SAY, TRAVELING AT 45 MPH, HITTING ANOTHER CAR WITHOUT BRAKING AND THEN HITTING A POLE THAT AT LEAST ONE OF MY AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED- BUT NEITHER ONE OF THEM DEPLOYED. MY FACE HIT THE STEERING WHEEL (BROKEN NOSE, MILD CONCUSSION). *TR

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I HAVE A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED X. I WAS DRIVING 70 MILES AN HOUR AND STEERING WHEEL STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING. I COULD NOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND ALMOST WENT OFF THE ROAD INTO A RIVER. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND CALLED MY CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP WHO TOLD ME THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT BUT NOT RECALLED OR COVERED SINCE MY MFR WARRANTY HAS RUN OUT. WHEN I SPOKE TO CHRYSLER REP, THEY SAID THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND SINCE I CAN'T ORDER THE ORIGINAL PART FROM MFR BECAUSE THEY'VE REPLACED IT WITH A "SAFER" ONE. SO I HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO PUT A SAFER PART ON MY JEEP SO IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THIS, BUT NOT HELPING AT ALL. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAYS SPEEDS, 55MPH OR MORE, BUMPS OR UNEVEN SURFACES MAY CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO BEGIN SHAKING VERY VIOLENTLY. CHIRPING OF TIRES CAN BE HEARD AND ABILITY TO STEER AND POSSIBLY SLOW DOWN IS GREATLY DIMINISHED. THIS OCCURRED ONLY OCCASIONALLY WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD UNDER 20,000 MILES. AFTER THAT IT WOULD OCCUR ALMOST ANY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN OVER A BUMPY SURFACE IN EXCESS OF 55MPH, AND UNDER LESS SEVERE BUMPS AS TIME WENT ON. FREQUENCY OF OCCURRENCE ON AN UNEVEN STRETCH OF HIGHWAY WOULD RENDER THE VEHICLE INCAPABLE OF MAINTAINING NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS IMPEDING FLOW OF TRAFFIC. THIS CAUSES FRONT TIRES TO LOSE PRESSURE AND WEAR MORE RAPIDLY. PROBLEM OCCURRED MORE FREQUENTLY AFTER RE-INFLATING TIRES. SLOWING THE VEHICLE TO A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 35MPH OR LESS WOULD USUALLY STOP THE SHAKING; SOMETIMES, AN ALMOST, COMPLETE STOP WOULD BE NECESSARY. UPON MY INITIAL COMPLAINT NOTHING WAS DONE ABOUT IT. I WAS TOLD IT MAY BE AN OUT OF BALANCE TIRE. UPON THE 2ND COMPLAINT THE STEERING DAMPENER WAS REPLACED. I HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO ADEQUATELY TEST THE VEHICLE TO SEE IF THIS REPAIR HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM. FROM EVERYTHING I'VE READ, IT'S A TEMPORARY FIX AT BEST. IN SUMMARY "DEATH WOBBLE" NEEDS TO BE SERIOUSLY ADDRESSED, I FEEL FORTUNATE TO HAVE NOT BEEN AN ACCIDENT YET. THIS IS A VERY UNNERVING CONDITION. IT IS WORTH NOTHING, THAT THE SHAKE IS SO VIOLENT VEHICLES BEHIND OR BESIDE ME WILL OFTEN YIELD EXTRA DISTANCE TO THE VEHICLE WHEN IT OCCURS. THIS LIKELY IS CAU

PURCHASED WITH PROBLEM ALREADY EXISTING, FUELSPILLS OUT DURING FUELING, HAPPENS EVERYTIME, LEADS TO FUEL COVERING SIDE OF VEHICLE, HAND AND GROUND AT PUMP. NOTHINGS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT PROBLEM, ITS A MODEL DEFECT IN MANY WRANGLERS OF THIS YEAR AND MODEL, THAT DEALER AND FACTORY WONT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR. *TR

WHILE FUELING GAS POURS OUT OF THE FILL TUBE WHEN FULL. TRIED DIFFERENT FILL STATIONS SAME RESULT. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED WITH 10,500 MILES. I HAVE MADE NO MODIFICATIONS TO THE VEHICLE. APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS AGO, AFTER JUST HAVING THE JEEP SERVICED (INCLUDING ROTATION OF TIRES) AT MY JEEP DEALER, DURING A TWO HOUR DRIVE I TWICE EXPERIENCED VIOLENT WOBBLING FROM SIDE TO SIDE, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED PARTS OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION. MY SON THEN TOOK THE JEEP OUT FOR A SHORT TRIP, AND ONCE AGAIN EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM. I THEN RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON THE WEB. NUMEROUS SITES REPORT THE PROBLEM, REFERRED TO AS "DEATH WOBBLE". MOST OF THE SITES REPORT THE PROBLEM AS BEING VERY SERIOUS, WITH THE JEEP SHAKING VIOLENTLY FROM SIDE TO SIDE -- USUALLY BROUGHT ON BY ONE OF THE FRONT TIRES ENCOUNTERING A BUMP IN THE ROAD. MULTIPLE PERSONS HAVE DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM AS BEING VERY DANGEROUS, WITH THE VEHICLE BEING VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. *TR

2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED HAD DEATH WOBBLE AT 20K AND 55K MILEAGE. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AS THE FRONT END GOES OUT INTO THE DEATH WOBBLE ON THE INTERSTATE OR ON CURVES. CHRYSLER SERVICE DEALERSHIPS SAY TO REPLACE THE STEERING SHOCK, TIRES ETC...THESE CARS ONLY HAVE 20K ON THEM. READ THE STORIES ON EDMUNDS. ALL OF THEM ARE THE SAME. HOW MANY STORIES DOES IT TAKE? I NEVER POSTED MY FIRST STORY BUT THIS IS NOW MY SECOND INCIDENT AT 55K. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED. WHO KNEW AND WHEN IS ALL I CAN SAY. I THINK THERE IS A DESIGN ERROR. I HAVE OWNED CARS FOR 30 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS SORT OF PROBLEM. THIS IS THE 5TH RECALL ON SOME SORT OF JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED PART. I HAVE NOT READ ABOUT ANY DEATHS YET HOWEVER THERE WILL BE IF THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT GET ADDRESSED. A GROUP IS GETTING TOGETHER TO HOPEFULLY FILE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. WHAT DOES IT TAKE? WORKING AMERICAN CITIZENS DON'T HAVE TIME OR MONEY TO FIGHT FOR SAFETY. I ASSUME AMERICAN CARS ARE SAFE AND COMPANIES WILL DO WHAT IS RIGHT IF THERE IS A PROBLEM. DOING THE RIGHT THING IS HOPEFULLY STILL AN AMERICAN VALUE. I HOPE THE GOVERNMENT WILL HELP US AND DO THE RIGHT THING. I HAVE NEVER ASKED THE GOV TO DO ANYTHING FOR ME OTHER THAN THE BASIC SERVICES THAT ALL AMERICANS GET. DON'T FAIL ME. I KNOW IT IS COMPLICATED. ARE YOU WILLING TO DO THE RIGHT THING? *TR

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, WENT OVER AN EXPANSION JOIN ON AN INTERSTATE OVERPASS AND THE FRONT END OF THE JEEP BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY (FOUND NUMEROUS ONLINE SITES REGARDING THE PROBLEM- JEEP WRANGLER DEATH WOBBLE). SHAKING STOPPED ONCE SPEED WAS BELOW 20 MPH. PROBLEM CONTINUED TO OCCUR WHEN GOING OVER SMALL BUMPS ABOVE 35 MPH. MECHANIC INSPECTED AND FOUND BOTH STOCK FRONT SHOCKS AND STEERING STABILIZER SHOCK NEEDED REPLACING. PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING, SO JEEP WAS BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THEY HAVE HAD SIMILAR COMPLAINTS WITH JEEP WRANGLERS. DEALERSHIP INSTALLED STEERING STABILIZER RELOCATION BRACKETS AND A NEW STOCK STEERING STABILIZER SHOCK. PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING AND THE JEEP WILL BE BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR FURTHER REPAIR. *TR

51,000 MILES ON VEHICLE AND WITH NO EVENT TO CAUSE IT TO HAPPEN, THE AIRBAG LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY COMES ON AND OFF. TOOK TO DEALER AND DIAGNOSED AS A BAD CLOCKSPRING. THEY STATE IT IS NOT COVERED BY RECALL, WARRANTY, OR EXTENDED WARRANTY AND WILL COST $524 TO REPLACE. SERVICE MANAGER TELLS ME THAT IF THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AND I AM IN A WRECK, THE AIRBAG WON'T DEPLOY. THIS IS THUS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE SO MUST BE REPLACED. OLD PART SHOULD BE AVAILABLE TOMORROW AFTER THEY REPAIR IT. *TR

AT ABOUT 34,000 MILES ON OUR 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED, THE AIRBAG LIGHT STARTED TURNING ON AND OFF WITH A "DING", VERY, VERY FREQUENTLY. WE TOOK IT IN TO OUR LOCAL JEEP DEALER AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED (AT $75) AS A CLOCK SPRING FAILURE. THEY WANTED TO CHARGE US $450 TO INSTALL A NEW ONE, BUT SINCE WE CAN'T AFFORD THAT RIGHT NOW, WE HAVEN'T FIXED IT YET. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET OF BLOGS OF OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, WE DISCOVERED THAT OUR AIRBAGS ARE NON-OPERATIONAL WHILE THE WARNING LIGHT IS ON. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PRETTY RAMPANT PROBLEM AMONG JEEP WRANGLERS, THE 2008 MODEL ESPECIALLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH OVER AN UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE WHEN THE FRONT END BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED INTO AN ONGOING OCCURRENCE FOR APPROXIMATELY SIX WEEKS WHEN DRIVING 40 MPH AND ABOVE OVER ANY UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE ANY REASON FOR THE FAILURE BY VISUALLY INSPECTING THE VEHICLE. HE THEN CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,650 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED SHOOTS FUEL OUT OF FILLER OPENING AFTER GAS PUMP HANDLE SHUTS OFF. FUEL IS SHOT ONTO ME, GROUND, AND DOWN THE VEHICLE. *TR

MY AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY HAS BEEN COMING ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT MY "CLOCK SPRING" HAD GONE OUT. THIS IS NOT A CHEAP PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. IT COSTS OVER $200. I WAS READING UP ON OTHER INSTANCES AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE. IF MY AIRBAG DOESN'T DEPLOY, WHO DO I SEW? *TR

MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER HAS HAD MANY ISSUES. ONE ISSUE THAT SEEMS TO BE AN EXTREME SAFETY CONCERN IS WHAT PEOPLE HAVE COME TO CALL "THE DEATH WOBBLE". I TOOK MY JEEP IN ABOUT A YEAR AGO TO HAVE THIS ISSUE ADDRESSED AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS MY "BUMP STEER AND THE STEERING DAMPENER". SO THE DEALER REPLACED IT AND IT SEEMED TO BE FINE UP UNTIL ABOUT A MONTH AGO. "THE DEATH WOBBLE" OCCURS WHEN YOU ARE TRAVELING AT SPEED OF 45MPH AND UP. WHAT HAPPENS IS THAT IF YOU HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR A POT HOLE, YOUR JEEP GOES INTO AN UNCONTROLLABLE WOBBLE AND SHAKES VIOLENTLY. YOU ALMOST HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP TO MAKE THE WOBBLE SUBSIDE. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT CAN CAUSES YOU TO WOBBLE INTO ANOTHER CAR, GO OFF THE ROAD AT HIGH SPEEDS, AND EVEN CAUSE A REAR END COLLISION BECAUSE YOU ARE SLAMMING ON YOUR BREAKS TO STOP THE WOBBLE. AFTER READING UP ON THIS ISSUE, THIS "THE DEATH WOBBLE" IS A GROWING OCCURRENCE AMONG JEEP DRIVERS, AND THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A FIX FOR IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER PENETRATED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES THROUGH THE SUNROOF, CAUSING THE VEHICLE FLOOR TO BECOME SATURATED AND MILDEW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND LOCATED THE FAILURE AS THE SUN ROOF CLIPS BEING DEFECTED AND CAUSING THE ROOF SEALANT TO SEPARATE ALLOWING WATER TO PENETRATE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER CLEANED THE VEHICLE INTERIOR BUT DID NOT REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE CLIPS OR RESEAL THE SUNROOF. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,330.

CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. I GOT A NEW CLOCK SPRING FROM A LOCAL 4X4 SHOP THAT ORDERED IT THROUGH THE LOCAL DEALER. I HAD THE 4X4 SHOP INSTALL THE CLOCK SPRING FOR ME BECAUSE MY LOCAL JEEP DEALER IS NOT A TRUSTWORTHY DEALER IN MY OPINION. TOTAL FOR THE REPAIR WAS NEARLY 500 DOLLARS. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED(4-DOOR MODEL) IT IS A HALF DOOR, NOT LONG AFTER BUYING NEW MY HALF DOORS STARTED LEAKING, SO WENT INTO SHOP 4 TIMES, WAS FIXED FOR ALMOST A YEAR NOW LEAKING VERY BADLEY AGAIN! CALLED JEEP THEY WANT ME TO PAY TO FIX THEIR FLAWED DESIGN! DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE THERE IS A 2 INCH GAP THAT OPENS UP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS! AND WHEN IT RAINS IT COMES RIGHT INSIDE, HITTING YOU IN THE FACE! WHICH TO ME IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE, SINCE I WEAR CONTACTS REALLY BAD! AND I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ONLINE AT JEEP FORUMS AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 4 DOOR HALF DOORS..SO WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THEY SHOULD RECALL? SO PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE FOR ME.... [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

FUEL IS SPILLING OUT OF THE FILLER ON MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING PROBLEM FOR ME, CAUSING DANGEROUS AMOUNT OF FUEL TO SPILL OUT OF THE FILLER, ONTO THE PAVEMENT. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AFTER OWNING THE VEHICLE FOR 2.5 YEARS. THE WARRANTY COVER THE COST OF REPLACING THE MODULE. *TR

DEATH WOBBLE, HIT POT HOLE IN ROAD AT 60MPH AND THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE GOES INTO A VIOLENT SHAKE. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE SHAKING TO STOP IS BRING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP. *TR

FUEL OVERFLOWS WHILE FILLING MY FUEL TANK. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MILES PER HOUR MY 2008 JEEP RUBICON STARTING VIOLENTLY SHAKING! WE HAVE TAKE IT TO 3 GARAGES AND NO ONE CAN FIND ANY PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED 5 TIMES! I UNDERSTAND BASED ON MY INTERNET RESEARCH THIS IS CALLED A "DEATH WOBBLE!" - I DO NOT WANT THIS VEHICLE ANY LONGER. WHAT CAN I DO! WE HAVE HAD IT FOR 3 MONTHS!!!!!!! *TR

GAS SPILLS OUT OF FUEL FILLER WHEN FILLING UP AT GAS STATION. WHEN SETTING FUEL FILLER TO AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF WHEN FULL, GAS OVERFLOWS AND SPILLS ONTO VEHICLE AND AROUND ENTIRE AREA AROUND GAS FILL NOZZLE BEFORE SHUTTING OFF. *TR

CLOCK SPRING FAILURE. AIRBAG WILL NOT OPERATE WITHOUT IT. CLOCK SPRING SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY FOR SAFETY. UPDATED 03/15/11 *BF *TR UPDATED 1/4/11*CN

EVERY TIME I FILL UP (EVEN AT DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS) FUEL SPILLS EVERYWHERE - THE PUMP DOES NOT SHUT OFF IN TIME. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT WILL COST ROUGHLY $800 TO FIX! *LN

MY JEEP VEHICLE IS SUBJECT TO A DANGEROUS DEFECT COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS HOOD LIFT, HOOD FLUTTERING OR WIND BUFFETING. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN ENCOUNTERING AN ONCOMING VEHICLE, A HEADWIND OR CROSSWIND, THE VEHICLE'S HOOD WILL RAPIDLY LIFT AND DROP UP TO 2 INCHES AT A TIME UNTIL THE TURBULENCE HAS PASSED. CHRYSLER / JEEP HAS ALWAYS CALLED THIS A "CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE". WHEN THIS EVENT OCCURS THE DRIVER'S VISION IS DANGEROUSLY DIVERTED FROM A LONG VIEW OF THE ROAD AHEAD TO ONE OF FIXATING ON THE HOOD MOVEMENT ITSELF. OF INTEREST IS THE FACT THAT JEEP WRANGLERS SOLD INTO THE EUROPEAN MARKET REQUIRE A HOOD LOCK THAT IS REPORTED TO FIX THIS DEFECT (JEEP PART 8221046AB). IT IS MY BELIEF THAT TO CURE THIS PROBLEM IN THE US MARKET, JEEP SHOULD OFFER THIS SAME PART AT NO COST TO OWNERS WHO EXPERIENCE THIS DISTRACTING AND DANGEROUS OCCURRENCE. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED X 4X4, WENT IN FOR SERVICE AT 30,000 MILES AND WAS TOLD MY REAR BRAKES WERE BAD AND NEED TO BE REPLACED, I TOLD THE DEALER I COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE REAR BRAKES WENT OUT BEFORE THE FRONT ONES, IN ALL MY DRIVING HISTORY NEVER HAS THE REAR BRAKES GONE BAD SO SOON AND BEFORE THE FRONT ONES, I TO WAS TOLD THIS IS NORMAL FOR MY VEHICLE AND I HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKES AT MY COST CHRYSLER WOULD NOT COVER BRAKES, I HAD SOMEONE ELSE LOOK AT THE BRAKES FIRST JUST TO CONFIRM I NEEDED THE BRAKES AS AGAIN I FELT IT WAS WAY TOO SOON FOR THEM TO GO BAD, IT WAS CONFIRMED I NEEDED THE BRAKES. I THINK THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO AS I HAVE READ OTHER ISSUES OF THE SAME AS MINE, I DON'T FEEL SO BAD ABOUT THE ISSUE AND I KNOW THAT I DID NOT WEAR THEM OUT IN MY DRIVING HABITS SEEING ALL THESE OTHER SIMILAR ISSUES. *TR

2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED, GAS TANK OVERFLOW OCCURS WHEN FILLING MY GAS TANK AND THE PUMP AUTOMATICALLY CLICKS OFF. GAS SPILLS ALL OVER VEHICLE, GROUND AND MYSELF. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I FILL UP UNLESS I CATCH IT BEFORE IT IS FULL. *TR

I BOUGHT A JEEP WRANGLER SAHARA FROM CARMAX. THE CAR IS FINE DRIVES FINE BUT AT 50 MPH IF YOU HIT A BUMP THE FRONT END BEGINS TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY AND CONTROL OF THE CAR IS LOST UNLESS YOU SLOWLY APPLY THE BRAKES AND STOP THE CAR. IT HAPPENS ALL OF THE TIME AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 50 MPH. I HAD MY KIDS IN THE CAR AND WE ALMOST HIT THREE OTHER CARS WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED. I WILL NOT RIDE WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR AGAIN AND I FEAR OTHER 2008 WRANGLER SAHARA UNLIMITEDS ON THE ROAD. THIS IS MUCH WORSE THAN ANY TOYOTA ISSUE. THE VEHICLE IS A LOADED .45 WITH THE SAFETY OFF AND THE KIDS ARE PLAYING WITH IT. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL OR A PRODUCTION STOPPAGE, CARS LIKE THIS SHOULD NOT BE BUILT. *TR

EVERY TIME I FUEL UP MY JEEP WRANGLER, RIGHT AFTER THE AUTO CUT OFF KICKS IN ON THE FUEL NOZZLE, THERE IS A SURGE OF FUEL THAT SPILLS OUT OF MY GAS TANK ALL OVER THE SIDE OF MY JEEP AND ON THE PAVEMENT. EVERY TIME NO MATTER HOW SLOW OR FAST THAT I PUT FUEL INTO IT. *TR

FUEL OVERFLOW-DURING FUEL FILL UP, GAS FLOW BACK UP THE FILL TUBE AND SPILLS ON THE GROUND.*TR

FUEL OVER FLOW WHEN FILLING UP AT A FUELING STATION. THIS STARTED HAPPENING AT 48,XXX MILES. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME I FILL THE TANK. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHERE I FILL. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO BURN TO DEATH BEFORE THIS IS CORRECTED?????? *TR