2008 JEEP WRANGLER Complaints

I HAVE A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4X4. IN THIS MONTH OF DECEMBER 2012 MY JEEPS HEADLIGHTS, HORN, WINDSHIELD WIPERS JUST STARTED TURNING ON FOR NO REASON.THE ENGINE WILL STALL AT SPEEDS AND SOMETIMES THERE IS NO THROTTLE RESPONSE. HAVE CALLED MY LOCAL JEEP DEALER AND CHRYSLER..THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THIS.I HAVE SEARCHED THIS ON THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM...AS A GATHER FROM THE COMPLAINS ITS DUE TO A FAULTY TIPM. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD IN MY VIEW AND I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SOMETHING DONE ABOUT IT.YOU ARE MY ONLY HOPE. *TR

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

VEHICLE BEGAN VIOLENTLY SHAKING ON THE INTERSTATE. IT NOW SHAKES AT ANY SPEEDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH AND ANY BUMPS IN THE ROAD OR TURNS ALSO SET IT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE TURNED OR MOVED OFF THE ROAD DURING THE SHAKING AND THE SHAKING ONLY STOPS ONCE THE VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN TO UNDER 10 MPH. *TR

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

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

I AM TIRED OF NOT BEING ABLE TO FILL UP MY GAS TANK ALL THE WAY. I'VE HAD TO STOP THE GAS PUMP A GALLON OR TWO BEFORE MY TANK IS FULL SO I WON'T WASTE GAS OR GET ANY GASOLINE SPILLED ON ME. EVERY TIME I TAKE MY JEEP IN FOR SERVICE OR AN OIL CHANGE I ALWAYS ASK IF THERE IS A RECALL YET TO FIX THIS GAS SPILLAGE PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD SO MANY OTHER RECALLS & OTHER PROBLEMS WITH MY JEEP I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THIS ONE ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN SERIOUSLY ADDRESSED YET. I'M TIRED OF HAVING TO BABYSIT A GAS PUMP EVERY TIME I PUT TEN OR ELEVEN GALLONS IN. IT WOULDN'T BE SUCH A PROBLEM IF THIS JEEP WOULD GET BETTER GAS MILEAGE BUT IT DOESN'T SO I AM AT THE GAS STATION MORE OFTEN THAN I SHOULD BE JUST BECAUSE I CAN'T EVER FILL UP MY TANK ALL THE WAY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE HORN, FRONT WIPERS, WASHERS, REAR WIPERS, AND REVERSE LIGHTS ALL CAME ON WITHOUT WARNING. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD AND TURNED OFF CAR BUT ENGINE DID NOT TURN OFF. OPENED HOOD AND HIT TOP OF T.I.P.M. (TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE). HORN, WIPERS, WASHERS, AND ENGINE STOPPED. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2007-2009 WRANGLERS THAT JEEP FAILS TO ACCEPT. IT IS UNSAFE BECAUSE YOU CANNOT STOP THE ENGINE OR SEE WHERE YOU ARE GOING WHEN THE WASHER FLUID STARTS RUNNING. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME IN 2 YEARS THIS HAS DONE THIS. *TR

WHEN TRYING TO PULL AWAY IN FIRST GEAR THE TRANSMISSION WILL SUDDENLY AND VIOLENTLY SLAM OUT OF FIRST GEAR. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS WHILE PULLING AWAY FROM A LIGHT AFTER IT HAD TURNED FROM RED TO GREEN, HOW EVER SUBSEQUENT OCCURRENCES HAVE HAPPENED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE LEFT TURNS AND ONE SUCH OCCURRENCE LED TO A NEAR COLLISION ON OCTOBER 16TH 2012 WHILE DRIVING WITH MY PREGNANT WIFE IN THE VEHICLE. THIS SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY, ONCE A WEEK NOW. CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT IT BUT NO SAFETY RECALL. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE FOR PEOPLE WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS. THE TSB NUMBER FROM CHRYSLER IS 21-001-10 REV. A. *TR

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

VEHICLE DOES NOT START WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN ON. ENGINE CLICKS, BUT COMBUSTION DOES NOT START. AFTER MOVING GEAR FROM "DRIVE" TO "NEUTRAL," THEN ENGINE MAY TURN ON. OTHER TIMES, IT MAY TURN ON AFTER ATTEMPTING FOR 30 MINS. *TR