2008 JEEP WRANGLER Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE CLOCK SPRING FAILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE MAY HAVE BEEN DIRECTLY RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V528000 (AIR BAG: FRONTAL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED ON ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,000. UPDATED 10/10/12 *CN THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE 1ST GEAR IN THE TRANSMISSION WAS ALSO DEFECTIVE, WHICH CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO POP OUT OF GEAR. UPDATED 10/17/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THE CONTACT HEARD A HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM THE GEAR SHIFT AREA. AFTER SOME TIME, THE WIPERS AND THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,000.

THE HEAD LIGHTS WILL NOT STAY ON WHEN TURNED ON. WHEN THE HEAD LIGHT SWITCH IS TURNED ON THE COME ON THEN OFF AND WILL NOT COME BACK ON. THE HORN WILL BLOW WITH OUT PUSHING THE HORN BUTTON AND AT THE SAME TIME THE HORN BLOWS THE WINDSHIELD WASHER SPRAYER SPRAYS WATER. AFTER THE JEEP AS SIT FOR SEVERAL DAYS WITHOUT BEING STARTED THE MOTOR WILL NOT TURN OVER. THE BATTERY IS FULLY CHARGED AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH LIGHTS UP WHEN KEY IS TURNED ON BUT THE STARTER WILL NOT EVEN TRY TO TURN OVER THE MOTOR. AFTER ATTEMPTING TO START THE MOTOR SEVERAL TIMES THE STARTER WILL EVENTUALLY START THE MOTOR. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE "TIPM" IN 2007. THE PROBLEMS THAT ARE OCCURRING WITH MY JEEP ARE THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT WERE OCCURRING WITH THE JEEP RECALLS IN 2007. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE AND RECALL THIS TIPM AS WELL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *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 LTD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN THE FRONT END BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND THE VEHICLE BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE. THE VEHICLE HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE THE SHAKING STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE COULD HAVE BEEN VARIOUS REASONS FOR THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER INSPECTED OR REPAIRED HOWEVER THE CONTACT SECURED AN APPOINTMENT FOR FURTHER INSPECTION OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,300.

THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT JUST STARTED ILLUMINATING AND MAKING A WARNING CHIME. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN MANU TYPE OF ACCIDENT WHAT SO EVER. *TR

THE CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY IN THE STEERING COLUMN FAILS CAUSING ONE OR MORE OPEN CIRCUITS TO THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG. SERVICE BULLETIN EXISTS FOR FACTORY REPLACEMENT OF THE 2007 POSTAL VERSION, CHRYSLER EXTENDED COVERAGE FOR ALL OF 2007 MODEL YEAR WRANGLERS. THE PROBLEM ALSO EXISTS IN THE 2008 MODEL YEAR. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CLOCKSPRING REPLACED FOR A REDUCED COST 'CO-PAY' THRU CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE BUT THE LACK OF A SERVICE BULLETIN COVERING THE 2008 MODEL YEAR MADE RESOLUTION OF THE PROBLEM AN UNUSUAL PROCESS. MOST CONSUMERS WOULD INCUR AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR FOR A KNOWN PROBLEM. WORSE, THE PROBLEM WAS MISDIAGNOSED BY THE SERVICE COMPUTER AND ERRONEOUSLY INDICATED THE AIR BAG WAS DEFECTIVE. *TR

THE TIPM IS PART OF THE FUSE BOX. MINE FIRST FAILED WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT. THE SYMPTOMS OF THE FAILURE IN MY CASE WAS HORN, WASHERS, DOOR LOCKS, WIPERS ALL GOING AT THE SAME TIME. AFTERWARDS THE ENGINE WOULD STALL AND WOULD NOT START. THE ENGINE WOULD CONTINUE TO RUN EVEN AFTER THE KEYS WAS REMOVED. THE CODE WAS U0141 - LOST COMMUNICATION WITH FRONT CONTROL MODULE. I BROUGHT THE CAR INTO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH THEIR DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER. THE MODULE CONTINUED TO FAIL AND THROUGH MY OWN RESEARCH I DETERMINED THAT IT WAS THE TIPM. WHEN I RETURNED TO THE DEALER, I HAD TO INSIST THAT THEY REPLACE THE TIPM. THEY REMOVED THE TIPM AND CLEANED THE CONTACTS BUT IT NOT HELP. I WAS TOLD THE TIPM WAS BACK-ORDERED AND HAD TO WAIT A MONTH WHILE MY JEEP GATHERED DUST. AFTER A MONTH AND A NUMBER OF CALLS TO THE PARTS DEPARTMENT I WAS TOLD IT WAS FURTHER BACK-ORDERED FOR ANOTHER TWO WEEKS. AT HIS POINT A SEARCHED FOR ONE ON MY OWN. I WAS SURPRISED TO SEE ON THE NEWS TODAY THE CHRYSLER HAS STILL NOT CORRECTED THE BACKORDER ISSUE. THE PLANT THAT PRODUCED THE TIPM'S WAS IN JAPAN AND DAMAGED DURING THE EARTHQUAKE. CAUSED THE PARTS BACKORDER. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO LOCATE A MODULE MYSELF BY CROSS-REFERENCING VARIOUS VERSIONS. I AM CONCERNED THAT IS THE HAVE NOT FIXED THIS PROBLEM I MAY BE STUCK WITHOUT A CAR AGAIN. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. BY THIS TIME THEY SHOULD HAVE RETOOLED A NEW PLANT TO PROVIDE THE BACKORDERED UNITS. SINCE THE UNITS ARE NOT USED IN THE NEWER MOBILE CARS, I BELIEVE THE CHRYSLER IS DRAGGING THEIR FEET ON THIS AT THE EXPENSE OF THEIR OLDER CUSTOMER BASE. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. BY THIS TIME THEY SHOULD HAVE RETOOLED A NEW PLANT TO PROVIDE THE BACKORDERED UNITS. *TR

HORN DOES NOT WORK WHEN PUSHING PAD ON STEERING WHEEL. HOWEVER HORN HONKS AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE VEHICLE IS IN DRIVEWAY AND WHEN DRIVING. DEALER INVESTIGATION SHOWS OPEN CIRCUIT ON CLOCK SPRING CAUSING HORN TO SOUND WHEN SHORT TO GROUND OCCURS RANDOMLY. *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.. *TR