2008 JEEP WRANGLER Complaints

MY JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED X 4 DR WOULD NOT START AND WOULD JUST CLICK ONCE WITHOUT TURNING OVER THE ENGINE. THE ENTIRE DASH WAS BRIGHT AND FUNCTIONING AND MY BATTERY WAS BRAND NEW. AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS THE JEEP STARTED AS IF IT WAS PERFECTLY FINE AND DID NOT STRUGGLE TO START NEITHER. EVERY FEW WEEKS TO FEW MONTHS IT WILL REPEAT THE SAME THING OVER. ALSO, A FEW TIMES THE DASH WOULD SHOW THAT THE JEEP WAS ENGAGED IN EVERY GEAR. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND SHIFTED THE AUTOMATIC GEAR FROM P TO 1 AND BACK TO P AND THE DASH RETURNED TO NORMAL. I HAVE A STRONG FEELING MY COMPUTER OR TIPM / FUSE BOX IS GOING HAYWIRE YET THE DEALER FINDS NOTHING WRONG. I JUST BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AND HE FOUND NO ERRORS. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL ON THIS IF THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUES FOR JEEPS FROM MANY MODELS AND YEARS?? PLEASE HELP! I HAVE READ ON MANY POSTS THAT DEALERS HAVE TOLD CUSTOMERS THAT THERE ARE ABOUT 300-400 TIPMS ARE ON BACKORDER SO WHY NO RECALL? MY WARRANTY IS STILL GOOD BUT I'M AFRAID THE DEALER WILL DO EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO AVOID HAVING TO HONOR IT AS I WAS PRETTY MUCH TOLD THEY COULD DO NOTHING FOR ME. I'M STILL PAYING OFF THE FINANCE AND IT'S NOT RIGHT THAT I HAVE A LEMON ON MY HANDS. THE WORST PART ABOUT THIS IS THAT I AM IN DANGER OF THE ENGINE STALLING WHILE DRIVING AND NOW I FEAR MY FAMILY'S LIFE/SAFETY. NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO DEAL WITH SUCH A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

ON THE 2008 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 2008 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 2008 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) DURING AN ACCIDENT OR PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT WHEN SIMPLY DRIVING AROUND. COMMUNITY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP AT 555 STATE ROAD 37 S MARTINSVILLE, IN STATES THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALL. I WOULD THINK IT'S RECALLED WITH THE RISK INVOLVED. AND HAVE READ MANUFACTURER HAS EXTENDED WARRANTY. I'M JUST LOOKING FOR THE TRUTH. I CAN'T IMAGINE JEEP WOULD JEOPARDIZE THE SAFETY. *TR

2008 JEEP WRANGLER WITH 20000 MILES. CLOCK SPRING FAILED LEAVING ME WITH A DINGING EVERY TIME I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. 2007 WRANGLERS HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT 2008S DO NOT. SOUNDS LIKE JEEP IS ADMITTING SOMETHING IS WRONG BUT LIMITING THEIR DAMAGE MONETARILY BY LIMITING THE AFFECTED YEARS. ANYTHING THAT HAS A CHANCE THAT OF MAKING AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOY, WHICH I'M SURE THERE IS A LAW THAT SAYS VEHICLES NEED AIRBAGS, NOT, HAVE AIRBAGS THAT ARE MADE WITH PARTS THAT MAKE THE AIRBAG NOT WORK AFTER 20000 MILES. WHAT NEXT? SEATBELTS THAT UNHOOK OVER A CERTAIN SPEED? *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON DURING DRIVING. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY TOLD ME THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR $525.00. AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE I DISCOVERED THAT JEEP HAS RECALLED THE RIGHT HAND DRIVE CLOCK SPRINGS FOR 2007-2012 BUT NOT ON THE LEFT HAND DRIVE JEEPS. THEY ARE THE SAME PART AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED ACROSS THE FLEET. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS IT CAN CAUSE THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY ON ITS OWN, OR NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING, THE NOZZLE WOULD REPEATEDLY TURN OFF AND ONCE IT DID FUEL WOULD SPEW BACK OUT FROM THE FILLER NECK. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ENGINE AND FUEL CAP WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE FRONT END WOULD SHIMMER AND SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHENEVER HE DROVE OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR IT WAS UNEVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO FOR THE SAME FAILURE AND THE STEERING DAMPER WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,169.

MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED WENT THROUGH TWO DIFFERENT CLOCKSPRINGS. THEN IN MY 2008 WRANGLER THE SAME THING HAPPENED AT APPROXIMATELY 35,000 MILES. I THEN GOT A RECALL NOTICE ON THE CLOCKSPRINGS IN THE 2007, BUT NOT THE 2008. CHRYSLER DID REIMBURSE ME FOR THE 2007 CLOCKSPRINGS PER THE RECALL, BUT HESITATED ON THE 2008 AND AGREED TO REIMBURSE ONLY PARTIAL THE AMOUNT, EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE EXACT SAME CLOCKSPRING. AT APPROXIMATELY 57,000 MILES THE REPLACEMENT CLOCKSPRING WENT OUT IN THE 2008 WRANGLER. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THIS IS THE EXACT SAME CLOCKSPRING THAT A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE 2007. I AM PURSUING ANOTHER REIMBURSEMENT BUT BELIEVE THAT SINCE THE SAME CLOCKSPRINGS THAT WERE RECALLED IN THE 2007 ARE IN THE 2008 MODELS, THAT THEY TOO SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

DRIVER AIRBAG DASH LIGHT ON. WHEN MAKING RIGHT TURN LIGHT TURNS OFF, THEN RETURNS WITH CHIME WHEN STEERING RETURNS TO STRAIGHT. DEALER STATES THE AIRBAG LIGHT INDICATES THE AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY. DEALER SUGGESTS AN AIRBAG CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY FAILURE AS SEEN ON OTHER SIMILAR MODELS (AND RECALLED ON RHD MODEL). *TR

ON THE 2008 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 2008 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 2008 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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 2-DR 4X4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH OVER A ROAD BUMP, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY VIBRATE. THE CONTACT DECELERATED TO 10 MPH WHICH CAUSED THE FAILURE TO STOP. THE MALFUNCTION RECURRED WHENEVER DRIVING OVER UNEVEN ROAD SURFACES OR BUMPS AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 45-60 MPH. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.