2008 JEEP WRANGLER Complaints

THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED AND SOUNDS A RANDOM CHIME, HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT BUSHINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND AN ALIGNMENT NEEDED TO BE PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

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

MY AIRBAGS WERE DEACTIVATED DUE TO A FAULTY CLOCKSPRING. THE SAME CLOCKSPRING WAS RECALLED IN THE RHD JEEPS, AND IN THE 2007 JEEPS, BUT THE SAME EXACT CLOCKSPRING ISN'T RECALLED FOR THE 2008 JEEPS. I JUST PAID $540 TO HAVE IT REPLACED SO I COULD PASS STATE INSPECTION. THERE SHOULD BE A WARNING ON ALL NEWER JEEPS: "IF YOU EXPOSE THIS VEHICLE TO ANY DUST, DIRT, WATER, OR ELEMENTS, THE WILL BE EXPENSIVE EQUIPMENT FAILURE." --OR-- "NOT DESIGNED FOR OFF ROAD OR TOP DOWN USE". *TR

THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY HAS COME ON SINCE 6/18/2014. WHAT STARTED HAS INTERMITTENT WARNINGS HAS TURNED INTO A SOLID WARNING LIGHT. AFTER EXAMINATION BY THE JEEP DEALER THE PROGNOSIS IS THAT IT IS THE CLOCK SPRING. TO MY UNDERSTANDING THIS IS THE SAME CLOCK SPRING THAT IS PRESENT IN 2007 AND EARLIER MODELS, WHICH WERE RECALLED DUE TO FAULTY CLOCK SPRINGS. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER AND ONLINE FORUMS THE FAILURE OF THIS SAFETY COMPONENT IS QUITE COMMON. *TR

SINCE 2010 I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH GAS OVER FLOW WHEN FILLING THE TANK. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS THE GAS ATTENDANT AND BEING CARELESS. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE MOSTLY IN THE COOLER WEATHER AND WINTER MONTHS. IT IS BEEN BECOMING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS WHERE AFTER RESEARCHING AND SPEAKING WITH OTHER JEEP OWNERS HAVE FOUND THAT THIS HAS BEEN A HAZARD AND RECALL IN A LOT OF WRANGLERS. I HAVE ALSO LEARNED THAT MY JEEP IS NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL AND HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS COSTLY REPAIR MYSELF. I FIND THIS UNFAIR OF CHRYSLER TO DO THIS TO FAITHFUL JEEP OWNERS. I ALSO FOUND THAT I AM NOT ALONE IN THESE COSTLY REPAIRS AS I MIGHT ALSO HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE GAS TANK. I DO NOT WISH TO TURN THIS INTO A BATTLE. PLEASE HELP ME OUT WITH THIS ONGOING PROBLEM AS I AM A FAITHFUL JEEP LOVER AND WANT TO STAY THAT WAY. THANK YOU *TR

LEAVING A PARKING LOT ALL MY ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS BEGAN GOING HAYWIRE (WIPERS CAME ON, WIPER FLUID STARTED SPRAYING, RADIO TURNED ON AND OFF, HEAT TURNED ON AND OFF, HORN WAS BLARING, DOOR LOCKS LOCKING/UNLOCKING AT RANDOM). I REMOVED THE KEYS AND THE ELECTRICAL FAILURE CONTINUED. I BEGAN TO SMELL BURNING PLASTIC AND NOTICED SMOKE/FLAMES COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER OPENING THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT THE FUSE BOX WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE FIRE OUT WITH A FOUNTAIN DRINK AND A FEW BOTTLES OF WATER FROM BYSTANDERS. THE WIRING HARNESS CONTINUED TO SMOLDER UNTIL THE BATTERY CABLE WAS REMOVED. IT IS NOW IN THE SHOP TO BE REPAIRED AND WILL COST ME 500 DOLLARS OUT OF POCKET FOR MY DEDUCTIBLE. THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS INJURED OR KILLED AND THE VEHICLE WASN'T A COMPLETE LOSS. THIS CAR ALSO HAS NO AFTER MARKET MODIFICATIONS. *TR

TURNING STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING, AIRBAG DASH INDICATOR ILLUMINATES AND WARNING TONE ACTIVATED. RETURN STEERING TO CENTER AND INDICATOR LIGHT EXTINGUISHES. WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND TONE ACTIVATES SPORADICALLY WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED BUT WITH INCREASED FREQUENCY OVER THE PERIOD OF 2011-2012. IN 2013, THE AIRBAG DASH INDICATOR REMAINS ILLUMINATED REGARDLESS OF STEERING WHEEL POSITION OR VEHICLE MOVEMENT. IN LATTER-HALF OF 2014, THE HORN HAS FAILED TO WORK. *TR

EVERY TIME YOU FILL THE JEEP WITH GAS IT SPRAYS FUEL AT YOU OUT OF THE FUEL FILLER. IT HAPPENS AS SOON AS THE FUEL NOZZLE SHUTS OFF. THIS IS A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM AND HAS BEEN LIKE THIS FOR APPROXIMATELY THE 2 YEARS THAT I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE. THIS COULD BE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING FOR FUEL TO BE SPRAYED ON YOU EVERY TIME YOU FILL UP. DOES NOT MATTER WHAT GAS STATION EITHER. *TR

ON 4 OCCASIONS, MY HORN AND WINDSHIELD WIPER HAVE SPONTANEOUSLY ACTIVATED. ON THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE, WE WERE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. THIS HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEED BUT LUCKILY MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO CYCLE THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND POWER RETURNED TO THE HEADLIGHTS. *TR