2008 JEEP WRANGLER Complaints

WHILE STARTING IN 1ST GEAR FROM A STOPPED POSITION OR DOWN SHIFTING WHILE MOVING THE SYNCHRONIZER WILL MAKE THE SHIFTER SLAM OUT OF GEAR, EVEN WHEN YOU HOLD THE SHIFTER IN FIRST , IT WILL SLAM YOUR HAND BACK. WILL DO IT IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN AFTER YOU START MOVING IN 1ST GEAR OR TRYING TO PUT IT IN 1ST GEAR. HAS HAD PROBLEM SINCE FIRST RECEIVED THE VEHICLE BUT EACH TIME THE DEALER LOOKED AT IT THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. ITS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE VEHICLE GETS HIT FROM THIS MECHANICAL ISSUE. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO RECALL IT. THERE ARE OTHER JEEPS OUT THERE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. HAPPENS SPORADICALLY.

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR STARTED DISPLAYING ISSUES WITH THE AIR BAG. THE DASH IS INTERMITTENTLY DISPLAYING A AIRBAG LIGHT. THIS CONTINUALLY TURNS ON AND OFF. I HAVE RESEARCHED SOLUTIONS FOR THIS AND LEARNED THAT JEEP WRANGLER 2007 HAS RECALLED THIS SPECIFIC PART BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE REGARDING SUBSEQUENT YEARS. I FEAR THAT THIS MAY POSE A SAFETY CONCERN AS IT IS A DIRECT ISSUE WITH THE AIRBAG.

IN 2009 MY TIPM FAILED AND I EXPERIENCED THE 'POSSESSED JEEP' CONDITION WHERE EVERYTHING TURNED ON (LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, HORN, RADIO BLASTING WITH NO DISPLAY). I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE (UNDER 5 YEAR WARRANTY). IN 2012 MY REAR BRAKE CALIPERS SEIZED ON BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE, THEY WERE GLOWING CHERRY-RED AFTER A 1 HOUR COMMUTE INTO WORK, PERFECT TO START A FIRE IF I HAD PULLED INTO A GAS STATION WITH SOME GAS SPILLED ON THE GROUND OR SOMETHING. I GOT AFTER-MARKET CALIPERS BECAUSE THE GUY AT AUTO ZONE SAID THAT HE HAD SEVERAL CUSTOMERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE THAT REPLACED IT WITH FACTORY CALIPERS AND THEY FAILED WITHIN 40000 MILES, THEY WENT WITH AFTER-MARKET CALIPERS AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM, I HAVE NOT HAD A PROBLEM SINCE MYSELF. WELL NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN MY HORN, FRONT PASSENGER PARKING LAMP/TURN SIGNAL STOPPED WORKING. THERE ARE NO BLOWN FUSES OR UNHOOKED WIRES, EVERYTHING IS STOCK (I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW). AT THIS SAME TIME, MY PASSENGER SEAT KEEPS COMING UNLATCHED AND FLYING FORWARD AND BACK (AS IF SOMEONE WERE TRYING TO ENTER THE BACK SEAT). I CAN PUSH THE SEAT BACK INTO POSITION, BUT IT WILL FLY FORWARD ALL BY ITSELF AT RANDOM. THIS STARTED IMMEDIATELY WITH THE HORN AND PASSENGER PARKING LAMP ISSUE. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND PRESENTS A CHOKING HAZARD, ESPECIALLY IF SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE SEAT WITH THE SEAT BELT FASTENED. SINCE THE HORN HAS STOPPED WORKING, I AM CONCERNED THAT MY AIR-BAG MAY NOT DEPLOY (CLOCK-SPRING ISSUE) OR IF IT IS THAT TIPM AGAIN. I DON'T THINK I SHOULD NEED TO PAY FOR YET ANOTHER TIPM THIS SHOULD BE COVERED FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE SINCE IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD.

HORN DOES NOT WORK WHEN PUSHED, BUT HORN SOUNDS OFF WHEN LOCKING OR ALARM, AS IT SHOULD. ASKED DEALERSHIP TO FIX IT SOON AFTER WE BOUGHT AND THEY WOULD NOT. DIDN'T THINK DEALERSHIP COULD SELL DEFECTIVE CAR. TOOK JEEP TO GET CHECKED AND MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. MECHANIC RECOMMENDED REPLACING PART FOR A TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY $600.00.

THE SECURITY SYSTEM ACTIVATED WITHOUT CAUSE. I REMOVED THE KEY, TRIED LOCKING THE DOOR AND UNLOCKING, INSERTING THE KEY IN THE DOOR TO TURN IT OFF. NOTHING WORKED. I TO HAD TO PULL THE FUSE FOR THE LIGHTS AND HORN SO MY NEIGHBORS COULD GET SOME SLEEP. I TOOK ANOTHER VEHICLE TO WORK. IT HAS NOT ACTED UP SINCE. THE WEEK BEFORE THE ALARM SYSTEM ACTIVATING THE LIGHTS WOULD COME ON WITHOUT CAUSE AS WELL. WE WERE SITTING IN THE HOUSE AND THE LIGHTS WOULD GO AND OFF FOR NO REASON. WE TOOK THE BATTERIES OUT OF THE KEY THINKING IT WAS THE BATTERIES GOING BAD. THIS DID NOT FIX THE INTERMITTENT LIGHTS ISSUE. I HAD THE TIPM REPLACED JULY 2015 BECAUSE THE HEADLIGHTS STAYED ON ALL THE TIME THEN WOULD FLASH FROM TIME TO TIME. THE WIPERS WOULD GO ON AND OFF ON THEIR OWN. THE HORN BLARED WHEN IT FELT LIKE IT. ALL THESE SYMPTOMS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING. THE JEEP DEALERSHIP RAN A DIAGNOSTIC AND SAID THE UNIT WAS BAD. SURELY AN $800 PART WITHOUT LABOR IS SUPPOSE TO LAST MORE THAN 5 MONTHS!!!!

LAST WEEK WHILE DRIVING, SUDDENLY THE WIPERS, WASHERS AND HORN CAME ON AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF. TODAY IT WAS RAINING & THE WIPER WOULD TURN ON WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE ITS RAINING. SO DANGEROUS IT WAS REALLY SCARY. YOU ABSOLUTELY HAVE NO CONTROL OVER ANY PART OF THE ELECTRONIC ELECTRICAL SYSTEM & YOU PUTTING YOURSELF AND OTHER TO DANGER & CAN CAUSE SOME SERIOUS ACCIDENT

WHILE TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY AT 50 MPH, I HIT SOME ROUGH ROAD AND SOME SHALLOW POTHOLES. FOR THE FIRST TIME, I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN MY JEEP SUDDENLY SHOOK VIOLENTLY. I STEPPED ON THE BREAK AND PULLED OVER ON THE SHOULDER AND STOPPED. THEN I DROVE AGAIN AND THE JEEP WAS JUST FINE. AFTER RESEARCHING ON THE PROBLEM, FROM THEN ON, I TRIED TO AVOID POTHOLES OR ROUGH ROADS AND SLOW DOWN MY SPEED TO 40 MPH ON A FREEWAY TO AVOID THE SO CALLED "DEATH WOBBLE" UNTIL I HAD MONEY TO HAVE THE CAR FIXED. THE DEALER CHANGED ALL DEFECTIVE PARTS INCLUDING STRUTS AND STABILIZER AND COSTED ME MORE THAN $700.

CLOCKSPRING WIRING IN THE LHD SIDE AIR BAG CIRCUIT FAILED CAUSING AIRBAG INDICATOR TO TURN ON. PAID AROUND $700 TAX TO HAVE THIS DEFECTIVE PART REPLACED (((

MY KIDS AND I WAS DRIVING IN MY 2008 JEEP RUBBICON 4 WHEEL DRIVE OFF ROAD VEHICLE ON MY LAND WHEN MY JEEP CAUGHT FIRE CAUSING A TOTAL LOSS AND CAUSING OTHER DAMAGES LIKE BURNING MY FIELD UP AND FOUR WHEELER ..I CALLED 911 TO COME ARRIVED 8 MIN LATER AND PUT THE JEEP OUT ALONG WITH THE FIELD AND ATV ..THEY MADE REPORT ON THE DAMAGES JEEP STILL REMAINS IN FIELD AT THIS TIME.

I HAVE NO SAFETY HORN, NO AIRBAGS, NO CRUISE CONTROL AND TIRE PRESURE MONITORE GIVES FAULTY READING. ALL BECAUSE OF AND DUE TO A BAD CLOCK SPRING UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL.