2008 JEEP WRANGLER Complaints

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. UPDATED WITH MORE INFO FROM COMPLAINT # 10818674

THE AIRBAG LIGHT OF MY 2008 JEEP WRANGER INTERMITTENTLY COMES ON DURING DRIVING AND THE HORN DOESN'T WORK. LIKELY A BAD CLOCKSPRING.

THE AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND OFF AS THE CAR IS DRIVEN. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND IT APPEARS THIS IS QUITE COMMON IN THE CARS. MY CONCERN IS DOES THE AIR BAG WORK OR NOT. MY 16 YEAR OLD CHILD USED TO DRIVE THIS CAR BUT DOES NOT ANYMORE. THEY RECALLED JEEPS WITH THE STEERING WHEELS ON THE LEFT SIDE WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM THAT I AM DESCRIBING. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND NOT SURE WHY NO ONE IS FORCING A RECALL ON THIS. I WAS ORIGINALLY TOLD THIS WAS COVERED IN A RECALL BY GALEANA JEEP IN COLUMBIA S.C. AND BROUGHT MY JEEP IN TO GET WORKED ON. WHEN I GOT MY JEEP BACK THE LIGHT WAS STILL TURNING ON AND OFF AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT COVERED. THIS IS NOT GOOD BUSINESS.

DEATH WOBBLE, 50+ MPH, MINOR BUMP VIOLENT FRONT END SHAKING, UNABLE TO STEER OR BRAKE. COAST UNTIL NEAR STOP AND THEN CONTINUE AS IF NOTHING HAPPEN. TO BE ON SAFE SIDE REPLACED ENTIRE FRONT END WITH QUALITY PARTS AS NO PART TESTED BAD BUT REPLACEMENT PARTS USA MADE WERE BETTER QUALITY THAN ORIGINAL. STOCK 45K VEHICLE. COMBINATION OF POOR DESIGN WITH SLIGHT WEAR. ANY COMBINATION SOONER OR LATER IS GOING TO CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY. RESEARCH SHOWS THIS HAPPENS OFTEN WITH NO ACTUAL RECOURSE, IT WAS EXPENSIVE BUT SAFEST RECOURSE. NOT SURE WHY THIS HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESS BY MANUFACTURE AS ONLINE VIDEO'S ARE ACCURATE. TRUST ME, SIX FLAGS HAS NOTHING THAT WILL RATTLE YOU MORE.

THE AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUALLY TURNS ON AND OFF IN MY JEEP. THIS IS ACCOMPANIED WITH A CONTINUOUS WARNING PING THAT GOES OFF WHEN YOU ARE ALMOST OUT OF GAS OR NEED SOMETHING CHECKED ASAP. THIS IS PROBABLY BECAUSE THE AIRBAG WILL NOT WORK AND IS A SAFETY HAZARD. 2007 JEEPS HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS AND IT IS A FAULTY COIL SPRING IN THE STEERING WHEEL. LOOKING ON ANY FORUM SITE OR EVEN THIS ONE AND YOU WILL SEE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME ISSUE. JEEP TOLD ME THAT I WOULD NEED TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO GET THIS FIXED UNTIL A RECALL IS ISSUED. CONSIDERING MY JEEP AND MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING THIS OCCUR WELL BEFORE 100K MILES THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE PART THAT THEY ARE PUTTING INTO THE CARS.

AT 35 MPH IN CITY TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND THE TACH ROSE AS IF I WERE IN NEUTRAL, I LET OFF ACCELERATOR AND VEHICLE JUMPED FORWARD AS IF IT WENT BACK INTO GEAR. AS VEHICLE STARTED GAINING SPEED I STEPPED ON ACCELERATOR AND IT SEEMED TO GO INTO NEUTRAL AGAIN AND THE TACH ONCE AGAIN ROSE. I PULLED OVER TO CURB IN CITY AND TURNED ON MY EMERGENCY FLASHERS AND EXITED VEHICLE. I NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT FROM UNDER VEHICLE AND REACHED BACK IN AND TURNED VEHICLE OFF. I OPENED HOOD AND FLAMES CAME UP FROM THE CENTER OF VEHICLE BEHIND ENGINE, I WENT TO REAR OF VEHICLE AND GRABBED FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND TRIED TO PUT FIRE OUT BUT COULDN'T. NO WARNING LIGHTS OR GAUGES GAVE ADVANCE NOTICE THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THERE WAS A TRAIL OF FLUID THAT STARTED AT LEAST 300' DOWN THE MIDDLE OF MY LANE BEHIND MY VEHICLE AND ENDED UNDER MY TRANSMISSION. THE ONLY PHOTO IS A VIDEO I POSTED ON FACEBOOK, I TOOK THE VIDEO WHILE WAITING FOR FIRETRUCKS AND POLICE.

WHENEVER I FILL THE GAS TANK IT OVERFLOWS AFTER THE PUMP TURNS OFF. IT HAPPENS AT ALL GAS STATIONS. IT HAS HAPPENED SINCE THE JEEP WAS ABOUT 3 MONTHS OLD. THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WOULDN'T BE WARRANTIED DUE TO MY USING THE VEHICLE OFF ROAD SO I HAVE GIVEN UP TRYING. I MOSTLY DON'T FILL IT ALL THE WAY ANYMORE. BUT OCCASIONALLY I FORGET AND GAS SPILLS ON THE GROUND CAUSING A SERIOUS FIRE HAZARD AT THE GAS STATION AS WELL AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE. AFTER LEARNING THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM, I HAVE TO ASK WHY THIS ISN'T A RECALL YET?

TAKATA RECALL: JEEP BUILT JAN. 24, 2008, AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR OVER A YEAR - HORN HAS ALWAYS BEEN SPOTTY BUT ALWAYS LUCKY AT INSPECTION UNTIL RECENTLY. SO, AIRBAG LIGHT DINGING/ON AND NOW HORN NOT WORKING DUE TO CLOCKSPRING. RECALL RESEARCH SHOWED TO BE ELIGIBLE ITEM BUT DEALERSHIP AND CHRYSLER RECALL 800 # FOLKS SAID THIS JEEP DIDN'T QUALIFY. DAMAGE WILL BE GETTING CLOCKSPRING REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP FOR MORE THAN $500.

WHILE DRIVING OR WHEN NO ONE IS IN THE VEHICLE. THE WIPERS START GOING, WINDSHIELD WASHERS START AND STOP, HORN STARTS BLOWING, LIGHTS START FLASHING OFF AND ON, ALL DASH INSTRUMENTS GO OFF AND ON AND THE HORN BLOWS INTERMITTENTLY. THE DOOR LOCKS ENGAGE WHEN THE CAR IS SITTING WITH THE MOTOR OFF AND NO ONE IN THE CAR.

VEHICLE WHEN PARKED AND / OR WHILE DRIVING WILL START BLARING THE HORN, SPRAYING WIPER FLUID, WIPERS ENGAGE, LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF / THEN OFF AND THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE IT STOP IS TO BATTERY OR GIVE THE TIPM AN EASY TAP ON THE TOP. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO DEALER AND THEY WANT TO START REPLACING ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS STARTING WITH THE CHEAP ONE AT 350.00. THIS STARTED HAPPENING AT AROUND 40K MILES AND AT THE TIME THERE WERE NOT ANY MODIFICATIONS ON THE JEEP. HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=PU-W5ZDIUOE HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=KMHBII-5IAO HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=6BN1AOWASKU *JS