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 2009 record →
I AM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY AIRBAG LIGHT TURNING ON AND OFF REPEATEDLY AND DINGING AT ME EVERY TIME THE LIGHT TURNS ON. THIS PROBLEM JUST STARTED AFTER OWNING MY VEHICLE SINCE I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT IN EARLY 2009. UPON RESEARCH THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT INVOLVES A VERY EXPENSIVE PART CALLED THE CLOCKSPRING. THERE ARE NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A DEALER ONLY PART. *TR
EVERY TIME I FILL UP WITH GAS THE FUEL SPILLS ALL OVER THE SIDE OF MY JEEP AFTER THE PUMP SHUTS OFF. THIS HAPPENS AT ALL GAS STATIONS. I HAVE BEEN READING ON THE JEEP FORUMS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR YEARS AND STILL NO RECALLS. A LOT OF GAS IS BEING SPILLED BECAUSE OF THIS, NOT TO MENTION IT COULD CATCH FIRE. *TR
THE FUEL TANK IS LEAKING. FUEL HAS SUBSTANTIALLY CORRODED THE PROTECTIVE SKIDPLATE UNDER THE FUEL TANK. SOURCE OF LEAK LIKELY ABOVE FUEL TANK, PERHAPS THE FUEL LINE ITSELF. *TR
AIR BAG LIGHT TURNS ON THEN GOES OFF. DRIVE AWHILE, AIR BAG LIGHT TURNS ON TURNS OFF. THERE IS A RECALL FOR RIGHT DRIVE VEHICLES ONLY. THEY NEED TO MAKE IT EFFECTIVE FOR LEFT DRIVE VEHICLES AS WELL. DEALER STATES ITS COVERED FOR RIGHT DRIVE ONLY VEHICLES NOT LEFT DRIVE VEHICLES. I KNOW THE POSTAL SERVICE DO NOT OWN JEEP WRANGLERS. *TR
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT AND ALARM CAME ON FOR NO REASON. IT NOW STAYS ON INDICATING THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT OPERATE. SAME PROBLEM LED TO A RECALL FOR RIGHT HAND DRIVE BUT NOT LEFT HAND DRIVE MODELS. GUESS THE USPS EMPLOYEES, SAFETY IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE AVERAGE CONSUMER'S??? *TR
EVERY TOP OFF ABOUT A QUART OF FUEL ESCAPES PAST THE HOSE HANDLE THAT HAS ALREADY CLICKED OFF. IT GOES OVER THE GROUND, CAR, AND ME. SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS. *TR
WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE AT 60MPH, DURING A TURN, AND AFTER HITTING A BUMP: STEERING STARTS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND CAR IS OUT OF CONTROL UNTIL IT SLOWED DOWN TO 15MPH OR LESS. *TR
JEEP HIT A BUMP IN ROAD AND FRONT END STARTED SHAKING. HAD TO ALMOST COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, TRYING TO PULL OFF A 4 LANE HIGHWAY, BEFORE SHAKING(WOBBLE) STOPPED. AFTER THE JEEP STOPPED SHAKING, I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE, HIT ANOTHER SMALL BUMP, AND THE WOBBLE CAME BACK AGAIN. *TR
I HAVE A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER RUBICON. THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS RECENTLY COME ON ALONG WITH A BEEPING EVERY FEW MINUTES. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD US IT SOUNDS LIKE A BAD CLOCK SPRING, AN ESTIMATED $500-$600 TO FIX. THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS ON THIS PART IN 2007 AND WE BELIEVE IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED FOR NEWER MODELS AS WELL. *TR
CLOCK SPRING HAS GONE OUT ON MY JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED. CHRYSLER WON'T ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS BUT I HAVE READ AND SEE MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AS ME. FRUSTRATING THEY WON'T STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND HAVE THESE REPLACED. *TR
ON THE 2009 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4 (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.THE ABS ESP AND BAS LIGHTS COME ON WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP, HAVING A CAR WASH OR GOING AROUND A CORNER. THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING ISSUE AND CONCERN FOR MANY 2009 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4 (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. IT'S ALL OVER THE WEB ON VARIOUS ONLINE JEEP FORUMS.THIS FAULTY CLOCKSPRING IS THE CULPRIT FOR POTENTIAL AIRBAG FAILURE IN THE 2009 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4 (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. I HAVE SPENT OVER $1000 REPLACING PARTS AND GETTING THE JEEP CHRYSLER CERTIFIED TECHNICIANS TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE AND RESOLVE IT BUT TO DATE THEY HAVE NOT AND THE LIGHTS ARE STILL ON. *TR
MY AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS MOSTLY STAYED ON FOR TWO WEEKS. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO HAS TOLD ME THAT THE AIRBAG CLOCKSPRING SENSOR IN THE STEERING COLUMN IS DEFECTIVE AND IT WILL COST BETWEEN $500-$600 TO REPLACE. THIS SAME PART HAS BEEN RECALLED ON SOME EARLIER MODELS OF RH DRIVE WRANGLERS AND 2007 LH DRIVE MODELS, HOWEVER, IT IS HAPPENING IN 2008-NEWER LH MODELS AS WELL, BUT NOTHING IS BEING DONE TO REPLACE THESE. WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE OUR MODEL YEARS COVERED BY THE RECALL/REPLACEMENT AS WELL. *TR
MY 2009 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 2009 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 2009 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. I HAD TO HAVE THE CLOCK SPRING REPLACED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR
EVERY TIME I FILL MY JEEP UP, IT WILL OVERFILL AND SPILL OUT OF THE HOSE AND ONTO THE FENDER. I CAN STOP FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS BEFORE IT GETS FULL AND ADD GAS SLOWLY AND IT WILL STOP. I WIPE IT OFF EVERY TIME BUT IT STILL LEAVES RESIDUE ON THE FENDER AND SIDE OF MY JEEP. IT ALSO LEAVES A SMALL PUDDLE IN THE GROUND. THIS IS A VERY BAD ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED. *TR
I JUST PURCHASED A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED X THAT IS ENTIRELY STOCK. WITHIN ONE WEEK AND THE SECOND TIME ON A HIGHWAY I EXPERIENCE WHAT HAS BEEN NAMED THE "DEATH WOBBLE." WITHIN SECONDS IT WILL GO FROM A SHIMMY TO A VIOLENT SHAKING THAT FORCES YOU TO SLOW DOWN OR COME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHICH CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS ON A HIGHWAY IN THE LEFT LANE DOING 55MPH! SINCE IT STARTED IT HAS OCCURRED EVERY TIME I TAKE IT ON THE HIGHWAY. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE AMONG JEEPS BUT CHRYSLER IS IGNORING THIS DEFECT AND STATING IT IS NOT A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR
WHILE DRIVING HOME TODAY DOING ABOUT 20 MPH STILL ACCELERATING MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON WITH A DING, STAYED ON FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS TURNED OFF, THEN TURNED BACK ON AGAIN WITH A DING THEN REMAINED ON. UPON LOOKING UP THIS PROBLEM I WAS TOLD IT IS MY CLOCKSPRING AND I ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM IN ALL 2007-2011 JEEP WRANGLERS. SO FAR JEEP HAS ONLY RECALLED CLOCKSPRINGS ON GOVERNMENT ISSUE RIGHT HAND DRIVE TRAIN JEEPS AND PUT AN EXTENDED WARRANTIES ON THE 2007 WRANGLERS CLOCKSPRINGS. YOU'D THINK THEY'D WANT TO KEEP THE INDIVIDUALS VOTING IN THEIR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS JUST AS SAFE AS THE GOVERNMENT WORKERS THEMSELVES. WHEN HUNDREDS UPON THOUSANDS OF JEEP OWNERS REACH OUT ONLINE TO DISCOVER WHAT THEIR PROBLEM IS AND ALL COME TO THE SAME CONCLUSION AND YET JEEP REFUSES TO SEE THE SAFETY ISSUES IN A MALFUNCTIONING PIECE OF FACTORY INSTALLED EQUIPMENT THAT CAUSES AIRBAGS TO EITHER DEPLOY AT RANDOM OR NOT DEPLOY AT ALL IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION OR ACCIDENT. JEEP CHRYSLER HAS TRULY TURNED INTO A MALICIOUS CORPORATION MORE CONCERNED WITH THEIR BOTTOM LINE THAN THE LIVES OF THE PEOPLE PUTTING MONEY IN THEIR POCKETS. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE PURE AND SIMPLE, PROTECT THE PEOPLE THAT KEEP YOU IN BUSINESS NOT JUST THE GOVERNMENT WORKERS. *TR
WHILE FUELING UP AT GAS STATION, STATION FUEL NOZZLE DID NOT SHUT OFF AFTER TANK WAS FILLED. IT IS NOW MARCH OF 2014. THE PROBLEMS WITH FUELING UP HAVE GOTTEN MUCH WORSE. IT SEEMED TO BE SPORADIC WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS A COUPLE YEARS OLD. WHEN TRAVELING OUT OF NJ, I CAN USUALLY STOP THE GAS FLOW BEFORE IT OVERFILLS. CURRENTLY, NJ IS NOT SELF SERVE, AND THE ATTENDANTS TELL ME THAT THIS IS A JEEP ISSUE. I BECAME CURIOUS AND LOOKED AT THIS NHTSA SITE AND FOUND THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED ISSUE. 2009 JEEP IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR
MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND HORN WOULD RANDOMLY HONK. DEALER ADVISED THEY FIXED THE CLOCK SPRING. THIS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY FOUR YEARS AGO; HOWEVER, IT IS DOING IT AGAIN. MINE IS LEFT HAND DRIVE. RIGHT HAND DRIVES WERE RECALLED AND IT MAKES NO SENSE FOR THE OTHERS NOT TO HAVE BEEN RECALLED WHEN IT IS DOING IT AGAIN!! WHEN IT WAS REPAIRED THE FIRST TIME, DEALER DID NOT HAVE UPDATED PART. I'M NOW PENALIZED AND HAVE TO PAY OUT OF MY POCKET FOR CHRYSLER'S FAULTY PART. I READ THE RECALL AND RHD UNITS BECAUSE THEY HAVE WINDOWS DOWN AND THIS IS "SEVERE DUTY." PLEASE UNDERSTAND THIS IS A POORLY SEALED CONVERTIBLE AND DUST IS SIMPLY PART OF A JEEP WRANGLERS EXISTENCE. EITHER WAY, THE PROBLEM SHOULD NOT BE LIMITED TO RHD; IT SHOULD INCLUDE ALL THOSE THAT MANIFEST THE PROBLEM OR SEE SIMILAR SEVERE DUTY. *TR
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AROUND 65 MPH I ENCOUNTERED A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE FRONT OF THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. I HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP ON THE HIGHWAY TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND CHECKED FOR ANY VISIBLE ISSUES, BUT FOUND NOTHING, SO I CONTINUED WITH MY TRIP. THIS OCCURRED AGAIN LATER THAT SAME DAY IN VERY SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES, I WAS TRAVELING AROUND 65 MPH HIT A DIP IN THE ROAD, AT A TRANSITION WHERE THE BRIDGE OVERPASS MEETS THE ASPHALT, THE CAR AGAIN BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, AND I HAD TO STOP THE VEHICLE AGAIN TO REGAIN CONTROL AND STOP THE SHAKING. AFTER A LITTLE RESEARCH I LEARNED THIS IS A KNOW ISSUE WITH JEEPS KNOW AS THE JEEP DEATH WOBBLE. *TR
WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET MY AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND I GOT AN AUDIBLE CHIME. THE LIGHT WOULD TURN ON AND OFF EVERY 10-15 MILES AND CHIME EACH TIME. NOW, NEARLY A MONTH LATER, THE LIGHT STAYS ON ALMOST ALL THE TIME. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, I'VE FOUND THAT THE LIKELY CAUSE OF THIS IS THE CLOCK SPRING IN THE STEERING COLUMN. IT LOOKS LIKE IF IT'S NOT CORRECTED THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE AIR BAG WON'T GO OFF IN THE CASE OF A COLLISION. I KNOW THAT CERTAIN YEAR MODEL OF THE WRANGLER ARE COVERED BY A PREVIOUS RECALL. I'D REALLY LIKE TO SEE THE RECALL EXTENDED TO ALL YEAR MODELS THAT UTILIZED THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART. *TR
MY AIRBAG LIGHTS KEEPS TURNING OFF AND ON AT DIFFERENT TIMES. LOOKED ONLINE TO SEE JEEP HAS ISSUED A RECALL ON MOST VEICHLES AIR BAG CLOCKSPRING. I CALLED MY DEALER AND I WAS TOLD I AM NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO WHERE MY JEEP WAS MADE. SO THAT BEING SAID A COMPANY THAT TOOK OUR TAX PAYERS DOLLARS AND GOT BAILED OUT CANT HELP MAKE SURE A JEEPER OWNERS AIRBAGS WILL WORK! *TR
WHEN MY JEEP HITS A BUMP THE FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY. IT WILL CONTINUE UNTIL I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. *TR
THE AIRBAG CLOCK SPRING IN THE STEERING COLUMN HAS MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING AIRBAGS TO BE DISABLED. THIS IS A VERY WIDE SPREAD ISSUE ON 07-2011 JEEP WRANGLERS, WELL DOCUMENTED ON MANY OWNER BOARDS. AN OFFICIAL RECALL EXISTS, BUT ONLY FOR RHD MODELS AND 2007 LHD MODELS. THAT IS IN SPITE OF THE FACT THAT THE FAILURE PRONE OE PART WAS USED ON WRANGLER MODELS THROUGH 2011. THE PART NUMBER OF THE IMPROVED DESIGN REPLACEMENT PART IS 5156106AC, WHICH SERVICES ALL WRANGLES 2007-2014. *TR
STARTING ON 12/23/2013, THE AIRBAG SENSOR DINGED AND BECAME LIT ON DASH, REMAINS LIT FOR ABOUT 8 SECONDS, DINGS AND DISAPPEAR ONLY TO REAPPEAR AGAIN WITH A DING IN ABOUT 8 SECONDS. THIS REPEATS THE ENTIRE TIME WHILE DRIVING. CONTACTED NW JEEP/CHRYSLER AND THEY INFORMED THIS WRITER IT IS LIKELY THE CLOCK SPRING AND THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IF NEEDED. THE DEALERSHIP CONTINUED OF A PRICE AROUND $250 TO FIX IT. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE, KNOWING 07 AND 08 JEEPS HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE, THAT THIS WRITER WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING A FAULTY SENSOR IMPERATIVE FOR SAFETY. *TR
AFTER BEING ALERTED TO A LOW TIRE PRESSURE ON MY JEEPS TIRE PRESSURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, I STOPPED TO CHECK THE TIRES AND ADD AIR. WHEN I REMOVED THE VALVE STEM CAP ON THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRE, THE VALVE STEM WHICH WAS SEVERELY CORRODED, CRUMBLED AND FELL APART. I HAD TO TAKE IT IN TO HAVE THE STEM REPLACED. THE MECHANICS THAT FREQUENTLY CHANGE MY OIL HAVE STATED THAT ALL OF THE OTHER VALVE STEMS ARE IN THE SAME CONDITION AND ARE IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. THESE ARE COSTLY ITEM TO HAVE REPLACED. *TR
2009 JEEP WRANGLER LEFT HAND DRIVE. THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHES ON EVERY OTHER MINUTE WITH A CHIME. THIS IS AN INDICATION THAT THERE IS MALFUNCTIONING OR INTERFERING IN THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAG SYSTEM. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ON THE INTERNET, IT APPEARS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM. THE CLOCKSPRING IN THE STEERING COLUMN IS FAULTY AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED ON THE RIGHT HAND DRIVE VEHICLES TO 150,000 MILES, YET THERE IS NO EFFORT ON CHRYSLER'S PART TO ADDRESS THE LEFT HAND DRIVE VEHICLES. THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING ISSUE AND CONCERN FOR MANY 2007 - 2012 JEEP WRANGLER OWNERS, INCLUDING MYSELF, AND HAS BEEN SHOWN TIME AND TIME AGAIN TO BE CAUSED BY A FAULTY CLOCKSPRING IN THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL. THE FAULTY CLOCK SPRING IS A POTENTIAL AIRBAG FAILURE IN THE 2009 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) DURING AN ACCIDENT OR PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT WHEN SIMPLY DRIVING AROUND. CHRYSLER HAS ADDRESSED THE ISSUE IN THE 2007 RIGHT HAND DRIVE WRANGLERS BUT WILL NOT ADDRESS THE ISSUE IN ANY OF THE 2009-2012 LEFT HAND DRIVE WRANGLERS. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE. CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE SAFETY CONCERN OF THEIR FAULTY CLOCK SPRING THAT CAN CAUSE FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS. *TR
WHEN FUELING THE NOZZLE CLICKS AND GAS STOPS FROM THE PUMP TO THE VEHICLE, A SECOND LATER YOU CAN HEAR A RUSH OF FUEL COMING UP THE NECK OF THE TANK AND THEN SPITS OUT OF THE VEHICLE. APPROXIMATELY 1/2 GALLON OR MORE IS SPILLED ALL OVER THE VEHICLE, PERSON FILLING AND THE GROUND. I HAVE ATTEMPTED OVER TIME TO LISTEN AND PAY ATTENTION TO HOW MUCH GAS IS ALMOST FULL IN THE TANK BUT THE PRESSURE CONTINUES TO PUSH THE FUEL OUT. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND NO RESOLUTION. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD, AS WELL AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD WITH ALL THE GAS THAT IS SPILLED ON THE LOCATION AND LATER WASHED AWAY INTO DRAINAGE. ALSO, WHEN ME FILLING NOT AS CONCERNED BUT SOME INCIDENTS OF THIS HAPPENING TO YOUNGER MEMBERS OF HOUSEHOLD HAVE ME CONCERNED. *TR
THE AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUALLY COMES ON. NO ACCIDENTS. DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS CLOCKSPRING AND IS WAS ONLY COVERED UNDER BASIC WARRANTY WHICH IS NOW EXPIRED. I DIDN'T KNOW SAFETY RELATED COMPONENTS ARE ONLY WARRANTEED FOR 36MO, 36K MILES. TELL THAT TO MY THREE YEAR OLD WHO RIDES IN THIS VEHICLE DAILY WITH ME. *TR
ON THE 2009 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 2007+ 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 2009 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
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT APPROX 50MPH, HIT A SMALL BUMP AND THE JEEP STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY BACK AND FORTH. I HAD TO GRAB THE WHEEL WITH BOTH HANDS PUSH ON THE BRAKE. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THINKING MY TIRE HAD FALLEN OFF (EVERYTHING WAS STILL THERE). WHEN I GOT HOME I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH JEEPS, THEY HAVE LABELLED IT "JEEP DEATH WOBBLE". I LIVE IN YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, WHICH HAS WINDY ROADS WITH NO GUARD RAILS. IF THIS HAPPENS AGAIN WHILE DRIVING ON TIOGA RD. I DON'T DOUBT IT COULD END IN A FATALITY. THIS "DEATH WOBBLE" NOW HAS ME SCARED TO DRIVE MY JEEP AND I'M NOT THE ONLY JEEP OWNER THAT FEELS THE SAME WAY. *TR
ON THE 2009 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) DASHBOARD, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHES ON EVERY OTHER MINUTE WITH A CHIME. THIS IS AN INDICATION THAT THERE IS MALFUNCTIONING OR INTERFERING IN THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAG SYSTEM. THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING ISSUE AND CONCERN FOR MANY 2007 AND 2008 JEEP WRANGLER OWNERS, INCLUDING MYSELF, AND HAS BEEN SHOWN TIME AND TIME AGAIN TO BE CAUSED BY A FAULTY CLOCKSPRING IN THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL. THE FAULTY CLOCK SPRING IS A POTENTIAL AIRBAG FAILURE IN THE 2009 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) DURING AN ACCIDENT OR PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT WHEN SIMPLY DRIVING AROUND. CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE SAFETY CONCERN OF THEIR FAULTY CLOCK SPRING THAT CAN CAUSE FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS. *TR
ON THE 2009 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 2007-2010 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. IN CONVERSATIONS WITH MY DEALERSHIP AS WELL AS CHRYSLER, THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY (10YR/150,000MI) ISSUED TO THE 2007 MODEL YEAR AND A RECALL ISSUED FOR 2008 (RHD) MODELS. FOR ANY OTHER MODEL YEARS, CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE SAFETY CONCERN OF THEIR FAULTY CLOCKSPRING, KNOWING THAT IT CAN CAUSE FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS FROM PROPERLY DEPLOYING, THUS PUTTING VEHICLE OCCUPANTS AT RISK. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR APPROX A WEEK AT THIS POINT, AT VARYING SPEEDS AND VARYING ROAD CONDITIONS. BEING THAT I DRIVE APPROX 30,000MI PER YEAR, THIS IS A MAJOR CONCERN! *JB
WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW WITH ONLY 17 MILES ON IT, EVERYTHING WORKED AS IT SHOULD. BUT JUST UNDER 2 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP EVERY TIME I FILL UP THE FUEL TANK- DOESN'T MATTER WHAT STATION I GO TO- FUEL SPILLS OUT OF THE FILLER NECK ALL OVER THE SIDE OF VEHICLE AND ONTO THE GROUND. I TAKES STEPS TO AVOID IT BY LISTENING TO THE FILLING PROCESS AND STOPPING THE PUMP MANUALLY WHEN I HEAR THE FUEL NEARING THE TOP, BUT I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO DO THAT. AND WITH THE PRICE OF FUEL, I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO PAY FOR THE QUART OR SO THAT ENDS UP AT MY FEET!
AFTER ABOUT 7500 MILES ON MY ODOMETER, I ENCOUNTERED A PROBLEM WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH; WHEN I ENCOUNTER A ROUGH SPOT ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE STARTED VIBRATING SO BAD THAT I HAD TO SLOW TO ABOUT 5 MPH TO GET IT TO STOP. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING SHOCK. I HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED AGAIN AFTER ABOUT 7500 ADDITIONAL MILES AND AGAIN AFTER ABOUT 3,000 ADDITIONAL MILES AND NOW I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AFTER ABOUT 3,000 ADDITIONAL MILES. *TR
ON THE 2009 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 2009 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 2009 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. A RECALL IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAME ISSUE BUT ONLY FOR RHD 2008-2012 JEEP WRANGLERS. *TR
ON THE 2009 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 2009 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 2009 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
ESP/BAS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID IT WAS A BAD CLOCK SPRING, THEY FIXED IT SINCE IT WAS JUST UNDER THE 50K MILE WARRANTY, THREE WEEKS LATER I WAS OVER THE 50K WARRANTY AND THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, TOOK IT BACK AND IT WAS THE CLOCK SPRING AGAIN DEALERSHIP FIXED IT AGAIN THEN A BIT OVER A YEAR LATER IT WENT AGAIN, I DON'T GO OFF ROADING OR ANYTHING CRAZY NOW I HAVE TO DROP 600 BUCKS (PARTS+LABOR) TO FIX IT AGAIN IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THE AIRBAG GOES OFF IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT CRAZY THIS IS NOT A RECALL YET, A COMMON JEEP PROBLEM THAT EFFECTS AIRBAGS AND SUSPENSION. *TR
WAS AT A STOP LIGHT,TURNED GREEN, AS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO TURN ACROSS TRAFFIC, IT POPPED OUT OF 1ST GEAR LEAVING ME STRANDED AS ONCOMING/OPPOSING TRAFFIC APPROACHED. NEARLY CAUSING A SEVER ACCIDENT.MY FAMILY WAS I. EXTREME DANGER OF BEING HIT HEAD ON BY A TRUCK GOING 45 MPH. (WITHIN HIS DESIGNATED SPEED LIMIT). HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES UNABLE TO DUPLICATE MY ISSUE BUT HAVE VIDEO DOCUMENTATION PROVING IT. THEIR IS CURRENTLY A TSB ON MY ISSUE BUT VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS OF JEEP KNEES W/THIS SAME ISSUE! HOW MANY PEOPLE/FAMILIES HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THIS IS A CALLED BACK FOR REPAIR BY THE CHRYSLER CORP. *TR
FUEL SPILLS OUT OF THE TANK WHEN THE TANK IS FULL. I NEVER TOP OFF AFTER THE PUMP STOPS. THIS FIRST OCCURRED A FEW YEARS AGO AND THEN DIDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN FOR A WHILE, BUT LATELY, IT HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT, AND SEEMS TO BE WORSENING. AT FIRST, THE SPILL WOULD BE MINOR AND OCCURRED ONLY WHEN I TOOK THE NOZZLE OUT OF THE TANK. A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, GAS WAS SPILLING OUT OF MY TANK JUST AS THE PUMP STOPPED. TODAY, GAS WAS SQUIRTING OUT OF THE TANK AND ONTO ME. VERY CONCERNED ABOUT POTENTIAL DANGERS OF SPILLED FUEL--FIRE, ENVIRONMENTAL, PERSONAL INJURY FROM CONTACT WITH GAS, DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. *TR
WHILE DRIVING OFF ROAD ON A WASHBOARD TYPE SURFACE AT ABOUT 5 - 10 MPH WHEN MY DASHBOARD LIGHTS STARTED TO FLICKER AND MY AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. (IT'S STILL COMES ON AND OFF). WHEN WE STOPPED THE BATTERY WAS HOT AND HAD TO BE DISCONNECTED AND REPLACED, ALSO WITH THE AIRBAG LIGHT PROBLEM THE HORN HARDLY MAKES A SOUND. MY MECH SAYS THE CLOCKSPRING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. AND IT'S A "RUBICON" :( *TR
WHEN FILLING UP THE GAS TANK, IT SPITS BACK ABOUT A PINT OR TWO OF GAS AFTER THE AUTO SHUTOFF ON THE GAS PUMP TURNS OFF. IT DOES THIS EVERY TIME NOW AT ANY GAS STATION. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE FIRE HAZARD OF SPILLED FUEL SHOOTING AROUND. *TR
THE WHOLE JEEP STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY, AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO HOLD ON TO. HAD TO SLOW DOWN ALMOST TO A STOP BEFORE THE SHAKING STOPPED. MY JEEP IS STOCK, AND THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE TRACKBAR WHICH SEEMED TO HELP FOR A WHILE, BUT IT'S BACK AGAIN. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,691. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE FRONT END BEGAN SHAKING SO BADLY I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP TO GET IT TO QUIT. SINCE THEN THIS HAS HAPPENED A NUMBER OF TIMES BUT IT IS VERY RANDOM WHEN IT HAPPENS AND TYICALLY I NEED TO SLOW DOWN TO ALMOST A STOP TO GET IT TO QUIT. THIS WILL BE VERY DANGEROUS IF IT HAPPENS ON A BUSY ROADWAY AND I HAVE TO SLOWDOWN TO ALMOST A STOP TO GET IT TO QUIT. *TR
ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO THE JEEP STARTED SPITTING OUT A LARGE AMOUNT OF GASOLINE AT THE FUEL PUMP 10 SECONDS AFTER THE PUMP SHUTS OFF. THIS HAPPENS AT EVERY FILL NOW AND IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS YOU HAVE TO START THE CAR AND DRIVE WITH THE REAR CORNER COVERED IN GASOLINE. I DID RESEARCH AND THIS IS A COMMON CHRYSLER/JEEP ISSUE YET THEY SAID IT'S NOT A COVERED REPAIR ON MY YEAR MODEL AND COULD COST $1000 TO FIX... THIS DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. I URGE ALL DRIVERS WITH THIS ISSUE TO FILE A COMPLAINT AS IT'S DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY IF NOT, RECALL. MY JEEP IS STOCK EVERYTHING AND THERE WAS NOTHING THAT OCCURRED OUT OF THE ORDINARY WHEN THIS STARTED HAPPENING. *TR
HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES, GAS FILL-UP OVERFLOW. GAS SPEWS OUT ALL OVER JEEP AND ANYONE STANDING NEAR IT. *TR
WHEN FILLING THE VEHICLE UP AT A GAS STATION AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF FUEL WILL KICK BACK OUT OF THE TANK AND GET ON THE INDIVIDUAL, THE VEHICLE AND THE GROUND. THIS HAPPENS WHEN IT NEARS A FULL TANK. I HAD THE SAME ISSUE ON A 2007 THAT WAS RECALLED BY CHRYSLER, BUT THEY TELL ME THAT THEY WILL NOT COVER THE 2009. THIS CONDITION IS SIGNIFICANTLY WORSE THAN MY OLD 2007 AND POSES AS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. *TR
MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON (AND CONTINUES TO STAY ON FOR THE PAST 2 DAYS) WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD RECENTLY. AFTER CHECKING WITH SEVERAL SOURCES, INCLUDING CHRYSLER'S RECALL DEPT., I DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH JEEP WRANGLERS, BUT ONLY A SELECT FEW HAVE BEEN ISSUED RECALL NOTICES. THIS IS APPARENTLY AFFECTING A BROADER NUMBER OF JEEPS THAN CHRYSLER HAS INCLUDED IN THEIR INITIAL RECALL (NUMBER L37). UNTIL I CAN AFFORD TO FIX THIS ON MY OWN, APPARENTLY MY SAFETY IS AT RISK IF MY AIR BAG FAILS TO DEPLOY DURING AN ACCIDENT. FAULTY SAFETY EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE THE MANUFACTURERS RESPONSIBILITY. *TR
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT, DEFECTIVE CLOCK SPRING. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER 4DR 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER DRIVING OVER A BUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND INSPECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FRONT END LINKAGE AND RACK BAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.
NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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