2008 Jeep Wrangler complaints

AFTER HITTING A BUMP/CHANGE IN LANE TEXTURE, MY JEEP BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ABOUT 5 MORE TIMES SINCE MID MARCH ALWAYS UNDER THE SAME CIRCUMSTANCES. I CAN SLOW DOWN/APPLY THE BRAKE AND THE SHAKE GOES AWAY. I UNDERSTAND "DEATH WOBBLE" IS A TERM BEING APPLIED TO THIS PROBLEM. I DO NOT HAVE A LIFE ON MY JEEP NOR DO I HAVE ANY AFTER-MARKET TIRES. *JS

THE CAR EXPERIENCED THE SO-CALLED "JEEP DEATH WOBBLE." AT ABOUT 65 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, THE FRONT END OF THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE SO VIOLENTLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY THAT I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO SLOW TO A STOP IN THE EMERGENCY LANE. AFTER ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE AT HIGHWAY SPEED AGAIN SEVERAL MINUTES LATER, THE WOBBLE OCCURRED A SECOND TIME, FORCING ME TO PULL OVER ONCE MORE. HAD I LET GO OF THE STEERING WHEEL DURING THE INCIDENT, THE CAR WOULD SURELY HAVE SWERVED AND POSSIBLY SPUN OUT. *TR

HAD BEEN SMELLING RAW GAS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. FINALLY TRACKED DOWN TO FUEL LINE COMING FROM GAS TANK. PLASTIC ELBOW UNDER DRIVER SEAT (RHD POSTAL JEEP) HAS PINHOLE AND HAS BEEN SQUIRTING A FINE STREAM OF FUEL ONTO BOTTOM OF VEHICLE. IF IT HAD SQUIRTED ON EXHAUST OR ANY OTHER HOT SURFACE, IT WOULD SURELY CAUSE A FIRE. WONDER IF ANY OTHER ELBOWS HAVE FAILED ON OTHER VEHICLES, AND ALSO IF THERE ARE ANY FUEL LINE ELBOWS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT? COULD BE EXPLANATION FOR ENGINE FIRES THAT ARE BEING INVESTIGATED. LOCAL JEEP DEALER HAD REPLACED FUEL TANK ON 10-19-11 DUE TO A RECALL ABOUT FUEL SPILLING OUT OF FILLER TUBE AFTER FUEL HANDLE CLICKED OFF. NEVER NOTICED GAS SMELL BEFORE THE TANK WAS REPLACED. *TR

MALFUNCTION WITH THE AIRBAG LIGHT, LIGHT REMAINS ON. ALSO CRUISE CONTROL NOT WORKING. *JS

THE SOUND IN THE DASHBOARD FOR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, ALL OTHER LIGHTS DOOR AND SEATBELT SOUNDS DO NOT WORK 90 PERCENT OF THE TIME. 10 PERCENT THEY WILL MAKE A SOUND BUT THEN SHUT OFF. IT IS A MAIL JEEP. I'M CONCERNED THTA SOMETHING MIGHT HAVE SHORTED OUT OR WILL CATCH MY VEHICLE ON FIRE. WHEN I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD COST A LOT OF MONEY BECAUSE THEY WOULD HAVE TO TAKE THE DASH OUT TO FIND THE PROBLEM. THE REASON SO MANY MILES IS MY POSTAL ROUTE. THIS CAR SHOULD BE RELTIVELY NEW FOR THIS TO HAPPENED. *TR

AIRBAG LIGHT TURNS ON AND OFF AT ALL SPEEDS AS WELL AS CHIMES. CHECKED ALL SEAT HARNESS CONNECTIONS AND NO PROBLEMS. *TR

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IN INSTRUMENT PANEL CONSISTENTLY GOES OFF DURING IRREGULAR SPEED, STEERING WHEEL OPERATION, AND TEMPERATURE. THERE IS NO PATTERN THAT CORRELATES WITH THE TIMING OF THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT. WHEN IT FIRST STARTED, IT WOULD ONLY COME DURING AT BRIEF MOMENTS AND TURN OFF AGAIN. NOW, APRIL, IT TURNS OFF AFTER VEHICLE START (LIKE NORMAL OPERATION), COMES BACK ON IMMEDIATELY, AND ONLY BRIEFLY DOES IT TURN OFF AT RANDOM TIMES. THE MAJORITY OF THE TIME THE WARNING LIGHT FLUCTUATES IS DURING STEERING WHEEL TURNING. TURNING TO ONE PARTICULAR SIDE DOES NOT ALTER THE LIGHT MORE THAN THE OTHER. SOMETIMES HARD BUMPS IN THE ROAD OR OFF-ROAD SCENARIOS WILL CHANGE THE LIGHT TOO. KNOWING VERY WELL THIS COULD BE THE CLOCKSPRING, NO OTHER LIGHTS OR FUNCTIONS INVOLVED WITH THIS DEVICE CONFIRM THIS IS THE PROBLEM. THE HORN WORKS AT ALL TURNING ANGLES, ESP AND ABS ALL FUNCTION NORMALLY. THERE ARE ALSO NO DTC CODES FROM THE COMPUTER. ALL VISIBLE ELECTRICAL PLUGS IN THE CABIN AND BEHIND DASH HAVE BEEN UNPLUGGED, CLEANED FROM DEBRIS AND RECONNECTED. I FIND THE CURRENT RECALL FOR ONLY THE 2007S AND RIGHT HAND DRIVE 2008S VERY FRUSTRATING! THE ASSUMPTION THAT ONLY RHDS WILL HAVE THEIR WINDOWS DOWN MORE ON DIRT ROADS MIGHT BE FACTUAL; HOWEVER, THERE ARE NUMEROUS OF 2008 JEEP WRANGLER OWNERS THAT USE THEIR VEHICLE FOR WORK, OR OFF-ROAD SCENARIOS THAT WILL EASILY BYPASS THE RHD ASSUMPTION. THIS IS A VERY SCARY PROBLEM TO HAVE. I DO NO FEEL SAFE THAT ANY ACCIDENT I HAVE THE AIRBAGS WILL

WHEN FILLING UP THE GAS TANK, IF ALLOWED TO FILL COMPLETELY IT WILL PUKE GAS BACK OUT AFTER THE AUTOMATIC PUMP SHUT OFF. ENOUGH GAS TO RUN DOWN THE SIDE OF THE JEEP AND ON TO THE GROUND. SINCE THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED IT WILL DO IT EVERY TIME IF I DO NOT STOP IT EARLY. *TR

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MILES PER HOUR MY FRONT END BEGAN TO SHAKE AND THE STEERING BECAME SO ERRATIC THAT I HAD TO GRIP THE STEERING WHEEL TO KEEP THE CAR FROM VEERING INTO ANOTHER LANE OF TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN AND PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ONCE I BEGAN AGAIN THERE WAS NO VIBRATION. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED WITHIN TWO MONTH. THERE ARE MANY CASES OF THIS HAPPENING ON THE INTERNET. IT'S CALLED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AND I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN THE CAR ANYMORE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME THAT ITS A WORN SWAY BAR BUT 25K MILES SHOULDN'T WEAR OUT THIS TYPE OF PART. *TR

KNOWN TO MANY WHO HAVE JEEPS, THE "DEATH WOBBLE". WHEN THIS FIRST HAPPENED TO MY DAUGHTER'S CAR, THANKFULLY I WAS THE ONE DRIVING. IT WAS ON THE INTERSTATE AND I THOUGHT A TIRE HAD BLOWN. THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY AND I PULLED OVER. NOTHING LOOKED WRONG BUT I CALLED A TOW TRUCK REGARDLESS. THEY LOOKED AT IT AT THE STATION AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I HAD NO IDEA THIS WAS A PROBLEM JEEP CREATED WHEN THEY BUILT THE VEHICLE. IT IS A SITUATION WHERE THE FRONT AXLE BEGINS OSCILLATING WITH SUCH VIOLENCE THAT CONTROL OF THE JEEP IS DIFFICULT UNTIL SLOWED DOWN, AND THE ENTIRE VEHICLE SHAKES TO THE POINT YOU FEEL IT WILL COME APART. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THEY COULD REPLACE THE BEARINGS ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SUSPENSION. THE DEALER COULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE FAILURE WOULD BE RESOLVED AFTER THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, FUEL SPEWED OUT OF THE FILLER NECK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FILLER NECK AND FUEL VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

I WAS TURNING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND HEARD A SNAP IN THE STEERING WHEEL. AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND THE HORN NO LONGER WORKED. THE NEXT DAY I HEARD ANOTHER LITTLE SNAP AND THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL I CAN HEAR THINGS SCRAPING INSIDE IT. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THE CLOCKSPRING IS BROKEN. *JS

THE STEERING WHEELS AND FRONT WHEELS STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AFTER HITTING A MILD BUMP AND THAT WAS THE FIRST GIVE IN A COSTLY BALL JOINT REPLACEMENT ON A STOCK UNABUSED JEEP WRANGLER. IT COST OVER $1400 TO FIX THROUGH 4 WHEEL PARTS. THE DEALER REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM AND SUGGESTED THE TIRES WERE SIMPLY UNBALANCED AS THE PROBLEM FOR THE SHAKE THAT NEARLY CAUSED SERIOUS WRECK. *TR

MANUAL TRANSMISSION POPS OUT OF GEAR. *TR

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT JUST STARTED SOUNDING RANDOMLY NOT DUE TO ANY ADVERSE DRIVING CONDITION OR EXTREME MANEUVERING. TOOK IT TO DEALER CHARGED $75 FOR THEM TO TELL ME IT WOULD COST ANOTHER $450 AND THAT THE AIRBAGS MAY OR MAY NOT DEPLOY. *TR

THE DRIVERS SIDE EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS CRACKED, A WELL KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL CHRYSLER MODELS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER LIMITED. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE STEERING DAMPENER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN REFUELING THE VEHICLE, FUEL WILL SPILL OUT LEAKING ALL THE OVER THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING A NEW FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 05/08/12*LJ

AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS LIT CONSTANTLY. HORN DOES NOT WORK. ESP\BAS LIGHT ON DASH STAYS LIT CONSTANTLY. DEALER DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AS A FAULTY CLOCKSPRING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE REFUELING, THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL WAS SPILLED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THE THE CHECK VALVE IN THE FUEL SYSTEM MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V528000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. ..UPDATED 04/16/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED SHE IS NOW IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO GET REIMBURSED FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. UPDATED 05/10/12

FUEL OVERFLOW ISSUE. WHEN FILLING UP MY GAS TANK AT THE PUMP FUEL WILL SPRAY FROM THE GAS TANK BEFORE THE FUEL NOZZLE SHUTS OFF. THIS HAS OCCURRED AT MULTIPLE GAS STATIONS AND MULTIPLE PUMPS AND IS NOW OCCURRING EVERY TIME I TRY TO FILL MY TANK. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY, ESP BAS LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. DEPENDS ON WHEEL ORIENTATION. I AM SUSPECTING CLOCKSPRING IS AT FAULT. *TR

FRONT WHEELS AND STEERING BEGAN TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE VIOLENTLY WHILE MAKING A RIGHT-HAND TURN FROM A STOP AND AFTER ACCELERATING TO ABOUT 40 MPH. VIBRATION STOPPED AFTER BRAKING TO ALMOST A STOP. SAME SYMPTOMS OCCURRED TWICE MORE AFTER HITTING SMALL BUMPS IN ROAD AT BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH AND AGAIN STOPPED AFTER BRAKING. DEALER SAID THEY DUPLICATED THE CONDITION AND REPLACED STEERING DAMPENER AT 35726 MILES BUT VIBRATION HAS OCCURRED ONCE MORE SINCE REPAIR. I HAVE OWNED THE JEEP SINCE NEW AND IT IS COMPLETELY STOCK WITH NO MODIFICATIONS AND ORIGINAL P255-75-R17 TIRES WHICH WERE AT PROPER INFLATION. TIRES HAVE ALSO BEEN CHECKED AND DO NOT HAVE ANY DAMAGE OR ABNORMAL WEAR. *TR

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY. OVER SEVERAL DAYS IT HAS PROGRESSED TO NEAR CONSTANT. THE LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE ALONG WITH A CHIME EACH TIME THE STEERING WHEEL HAS BEEN TURNED. *TR I HAVE NOT HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE IT IN FOR SERVICE YET.

WHEN MY JEEP HITS A BUMP ON THE HIGHWAY (LEFT TIRE FIRST) THE ENTIRE JEEP STARTS SHAKING VIOLENTLY. IT FEELS LIKE THE TIRES ARE ABOUT TO FALL OFF. THIS HAPPENS WHENEVER I GO OVER 50MPH (WHICH COULD BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ON THE HIGHWAY WITH OTHER CARS). IT DOESN'T STOP UNTIL I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF POSTING ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND EVERY SINGLE ONE SAYS THAT CHRYSLER SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG. IF MOST JEEPS BUILT AFTER 2007 HAVE THIS ISSUE, MAYBE IT'S A MANUFACTURER DEFECT? *TR

2008 JEEP WRANGLER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS AND BRAKE LINE ROUTING DEFECT *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE FIRST PROBLEM HE HAD WITH THE VEHICLE WAS THE TRANSMISSION. IT BEGAN FAILING TO ENGAGE AND SHIFTING OUT OF GEAR. THE DEALER DISCOVERED THAT THE TRANSMISSION OIL FILTER HAD NOT BEEN INSTALLED AND WAS LYING ON THE BOTTOM OF THE TRANSMISSION OIL PAN. IN JANUARY 2011, WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE CONSUMER BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE INTERMITTENT VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE ENTIRE VEHICLE, WHICH SEEMED TO BE ORIGINATING FROM THE FRONT END. THE CONSUMER STATED IT FELT AS THOUGH A WHEEL WAS LOOSE. THE CONSUMER WENT TO A REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THE TIE ROD AND PITMAN WERE REPLACED. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE SHAKING OCCURRED AGAIN AND SOON IT BECAME INCREASINGLY VIOLENT ,MAKING IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND STAY IN HIS LANE. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPER, WHICH SEEMED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM FOR AWHILE. IN JULY, THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE CHECK. WHILE CHECKING THE FRONT END, THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO GET TWO FULL TURNS ON A NUT ON THE TRACK BAR. SINCE THEN, THE SHAKING HAS NOT OCCURRED. THE CONSUMER STATED AS HE APPROACHED A LINE OF VEHICLES STOPPED AT A LIGHT, HE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKE, BUT IT WENT SOFT AND TO THE FLOOR. AN INSPECTION REVEALED A HOLE IN THE BRAKE LINE ABOVE THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL, WHERE THE LINE LEFT THE WHEEL WELL AND WENT INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND THE HORN WOULD NOT SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V528000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL). THE DEALER REPLACED THE CLOCK SPRING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000. UPDATED 03/02/12*LJ

SPITS FUEL FROM FILLER WHEN REFUELING. *TR

EVERY TIME I FILL UP WITH GAS, THE GAS FLOWS OUT OF THE FUEL TANK ALL OVER THE CAR, ME AND THE GROUND. THIS HAPPENS RIGHT BEFORE THE TANK IS FULL AND IT DOESN'T SHUT THE GAS PUMP OFF. *KB

ONCE MY VEHICLE REACHES A SPEED OF 50 MPH, GOES OVER A BUMP, OR AROUND SOME TURNS, IT STARTS TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. THIS SHAKING DOES NOT SUBSIDE UNTIL I STOP THE VEHICLE. IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND WORSE TO THE POINT WHERE IT HAPPENS ABOUT EVERY 2 MILES IF I AM GOING 50 MPH. I CAN NOT GO ABOVE 50 MPH WHICH IS QUITE DANGEROUS ON THE FREEWAY BECAUSE THE SPEED LIMITS HERE ARE 65-70 MPH. WHEN I GO OVER A BUMP AND IT STARTS TO HAPPEN, IF THERE IS NO PLACE TO PULL OVER (WHICH HAS HAPPENED) I MUST COME TO A COMPLETE STOP RIGHT WHERE I AM, OR CONTINUE TO DRIVE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY, AND I AM UNABLE TO STEER. THIS IS COMPLETELY VISIBLE TO OTHERS NOT INSIDE THE VEHICLE AS WELL, AS I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER, VERBALLY YELLED AT, HONKED AT, ETC... *KB

EVERY TIME YOU FILL UP THE TANK WITH FUEL IT OVERFILLS. IF YOU DON'T TRICKLE THE NOZZLE IT BACKS UP ON YOU, SPILLING FUEL OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. AS SOON AS THE NOZZLE CLICKS OFF THE FUEL STARTS BACKING UP. *KB

FUEL TANK FILLER NECK POURS FUEL OUT ONTO THE GROUND WHEN FILLING THE TANK TO FULL. *TR

OCTOBER 2010 I REPLACED REAR BRAKES AT 20,000 THOUGHT WAS STRANGE MY WHOLE OWNED ABOUT 18 VEHICLES NEVER REPLACED REAR BRAKES NOT EVEN TRAVELING THE MOUNTAIN ANYMORE. MY LAST VISIT TO CHRYSLER THEY TOLD ME I WAS GONNA NEED REAR BRAKES AT 40,000 NOW THIS IS CRAZY TOLD THEM TO LOOK INTO THIS DUE TO GO BACK NEXT WEEK INSANE TO REPLACE REAR BRAKES EVERY 20,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ACCOMPANIED BY A WARNING CHIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONTACT SLOWED DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND THE SHAKING DECREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TIRES WOULD HAVE TO BE BALANCED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE BALANCING OF THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THE DOOR HINGES WERE CORRODED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE DOOR HINGES AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

STEERING WENT INTO EXTREME SHIMMY I.E. DEATH WOBBLE AFTER SMALL BUMPS ON HIGHWAY. VEHICLE LOST CONTROL AND REQUIRED EVASIVE MANEUVER TO PULL OVER AND STOP SHIMMY. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DEFECT IN DESIGN. *TR

FUEL TANK OVERFLOWS (SPRAYS OUT) WHILE FILLING AT GAS STATION PUMP AFTER PUMP AUTOMATICALLY SHUTS OFF. TRIED NUMEROUS GAS STATIONS, PUMPING GAS SLOWLY ALL WITH SAME EFFECT. *TR

EVERY TIME I FILL UP THE GAS TANK, ANYWHERE FROM A CUP TO A QUART OR MORE OF FUEL OVERFLOWS AND SPRAYS OUT AND DOWN THE SIDE OF MY JEEP AND ONTO THE GROUND (OR EVEN ON TO ME IF I'M STANDING BY IT) AFTER THE PUMP STOPS. I BOUGHT THE JEEP USED, AND IT HAS DONE THIS AT EVERY FILL UP SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE. *TR

MY JEEP IS EXPERIENCING WHAT JEEP OWNERS REFER TO AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. VIOLENT, INTENSE SHAKING OF THE FRONT END AFTER HITTING THE SMALLEST OF BUMPS. MUST SLOW DOWN IMMEDIATELY TO GAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *TR

EVERY TIME I FILL MY JEEP WRANGLER... THE PUMP STOPS AND THEN FUEL COMES RUSHING OUT. HAS HAPPENED EVERY TIME I FILL IT AT MULTIPLE DIFFERENT GAS STATION. READ ONLINE THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM. MY 08 LIBERTY HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

DEATH WOBBLE 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. BOUGHT VEHICLE IN OCT 2011, 5 OCCURRANCES OF DEATH WOBBLE, ALL ON FREEWAYS THROUGH JAN 10TH 2012. ONLY RECOURSE IS TO PULL OVER & STOP AFTER HITTING A BUMP OR GROOVE IN THE ROAD. NEWTONS LAW, EVERY ACTION CAUSES A REACTION. FRONT WHEELS WILL START SHAKING BEGIN GRADUALLY THEN VIOLANTLY UNTIL YOU CAN LUCKILY PULL OVER & STOP. ONCE STOPPED, YOU CAN START AGAIN & NOT EXPERIENCE IT AGAIN FOR WEEKS & THEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN WHENEVER YOU LEAST EXPECT IT. VERY HARD TO EVEN CONTROL THE VEHICLE ONCE IT ABRUPTLY STARTS. DEALER SAYS IT'S DAMPER NEEDS REPLACED FOR 250$. DOING THIS... BUT THIS REALLY FEELS LIKE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE OR COVERED UNDER A EASY CARE WARRANTY THAT I WAS DUPED INTO BUYING AS WELL. AFTER 4 MONTHS OF OWNING A 20,000$ CAR & NEARLY KILLED 5 TIMES IS OUTRAGEOUS. MANY PEOPLE WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CONTROL A VEHICLE IF THIS HAPPENED TO THEM. THIS IS A CHRYSLER DEFECT & THEY SHOULD BE ADDRESSING THIS BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED BY THEIR FAULTY ENGINEERING AND/OR PARTS. *TR

THE WARRANTY HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO 150,000 MILES ON THE 2007 WRANGLERS, BUT NOT ON THE 2008 WRANGLERS. THEY ARE THE SAME PART NUMBER, WHY WAS CHRYSLER NOT FORCED TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON 2008'S? THE COCKSPRING FAILURE CAUSES THE AIRBAG TO NOT DEPLOY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC. THE TECHNICIANS STATED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE FRONT BALL JOINTS WERE FRACTURED, CAUSING THE AXLE TO FRACTURE AS WELL. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE AXLE WAS ON BACKORDER AND NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,534.

THIS IS MY SECOND ONLINE COMPLAINT REGARDING THE "DEATH WOBBLE" I HAVE EXPERIENCED IN MY JEEP. I HAD THE ISSUE "FIXED" IN SEPTEMBER, THOUGH IT BEGAN TO HAPPEN AGAIN IN EARLY DECEMBER. I TOOK MY JEEP BACK IN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPER WITH A "HIGH PERFORMANCE" MODEL. THEY DID THIS AT NO CHARGE BECAUSE THEY SAID THE ORIGINAL "FIX" WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. I THOUGHT THIS TOOK CARE OF THINGS. TWO DAYS AGO, I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH ON A BUSY SERVICE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AGAIN. I IMMEDIATELY HAD TO SLOW DOWN AND ALMOST COME TO A STOP BEFORE IT WOULD STOP. NEARBY DRIVERS HAD TO SWERVE TO MISS ME AND THE GUY BEHIND ME ALMOST REAR-ENDED ME. THIS HAS GOT TO STOP. I TOOK MY JEEP BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THIS MORNING AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD LOOK INTO IT AND CALL ME BACK. THE SAGA CONTINUES. *TR

THE FIRST OF MANY TIMES HAPPENED ONE MORNING AS I WAS GETTING INTO VEHICLE. THE HORN, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, LIGHTS AND INSTRUMENT INDICATOR LIGHTS ALL ACTIVATED. THE WIPERS SPRAYED ALL THE FLUID IN THE RESERVOIR. I COULD NOT TURN THESE OFF. AFTER DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT CRANK FOR SOME TIME AND THE HORN NO LONGER WORKED. THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY HORN AND REPLACED THE CLOCKSPRING, HORN AND A FUSE. A FEW WEEKS LATER, WHILE DRIVING, THE HORN, WIPERS AND LIGHTS ALL CAME ON AND I COULD NOT TURN THESE OFF! EVEN AFTER REMOVING THE KEY, THE ENGINE AND ALL THE ABOVE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF! ONCE AGAIN, I HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY IN ORDER TO SHUT THESE COMPONENTS OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE! NOW THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON PERIODICALLY! THE DEALERSHIP IS NOW SAYING THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE TIPM. THERE SEEMS TO BE A BACKORDER OF MORE THAN 400+ OF THESE COMPONENTS. EVERY WEEK THAT GOES BY, THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT THE ETA HAS BEEN MOVED BACK A WEEK AND THEY WILL CALL ME WHEN IT GETS IN. TO THE DEALER'S CREDIT (AFTER I WENT A LITTLE CRAZY IN THE MANAGER'S OFFICE), THEY HAVE AGREED TO PAY FOR THE EST. COST OF $600. BUT, IN THE MEANTIME, IS THIS VEHICLE SAFE TO DRIVE? SHOULDN'T THERE BE A RECALL SINCE THERE ARE 400+ OF THESE PARTS ON BACKORDER? TODAY, I CALLED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD DOCUMENT THIS. NOT GOOD ENOUGH! AFTER INSISTING THAT SOMETHING ELSE BE DONE, I WAS TOLD THAT A SERVICE MANAGER WOULD B

WHEN FILLING UP THE VEHICLE WITH GASOLINE THE GAS WILL SPILL BACK OUT ALL OVER THE VEHICLE, THE GROUND AND ME. *TR