2008 JEEP WRANGLER Complaints

THE TRANSMISSION JUMPS OUT OF FIRST GEAR WHEN ACCELERATING. IF MANUALLY HELD INTO FIRST GEAR WITH SOME PRESSURE, IT DOES NOT JUMP OUT. *TR

JEEP HAS RECALLED ALL RIGHT HAND DRIVE WRANGLERS FOR BROKEN CONTACTS OF THE CLOCK SPRING. I HAVE A LEFT HANDED WRANGLER WITH A DEFECTIVE CLOCK SPRING. THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO ALL WRANGLERS. *TR

AIRBAG LIGHT ON 4-DOOR 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED X CAME ON. VEHICLE WAS NOT WET OR DRIVEN IN A DUSTY ENVIRONMENT. MECHANIC DIAGNOSED IT AS A FAULTY CLOCK SPRING BUT IT IS NOT COVERED ON ANY WARRANTIES AND ALL JEEP RECALLS ARE ONLY FOR PREVIOUS YEAR OR A RIGHT HAND DRIVE VEHICLES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT DECELERATED TO 40 MPH IN AN EFFORT TO CEASE THE SHAKING. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPLACED THE TIRES; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN MORE THAN 55 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AGAIN AND HAD THE STEERING DAMPER REPLACED TWICE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000

DRIVING HOME AFTER WORK AT NIGHT ON THE INTERSTATE,APPROX. 75MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WASHER AND WIPERS COME ON AND THE HORN STARTS BLOWING CONTINUOUSLY AND WONT STOP, I PULLED OFF ON THE CLOSEST FREEWAY EXIT AND PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE,BUT EVEN WITH REMOVING THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH IT CONTINUED TO RUN WITH THE WASHERS,WIPERS AND HORN GOING....AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TURNING THE IGNITION SWITCH ON AND OFF THE MOTOR FINALLY STOPPED RUNNING BUT THE WASHERS,WIPERS AND HORN CONTINUED UNTIL I DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY...AFTER RECONNECTING THE BATTERY EVERYTHING WENT BACK TO NORMAL AND FUNCTIONED NORMALLY FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, BUT RECENTLY HAS STARTED ACTING LIKE ITS POSSESSED AGAIN...TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEALER(CHAPMEN DODGE AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANY ISSUE EVEN AFTER I TOLD THEM IT SOUNDS LIKE THE TIPM ,AND FROM WHAT I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH CHRYSLER,THEY SAID THEY WOULD REPLACE IT FOR $1000 BUT IT MAY NOT BE THE PROBLEM..... *TR

WHILE PARKED IN A MALL PARKING GARAGE, VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE FORWARD OF THE FIREWALL. ACCORDING TO A POLICEMAN, A WITNESS SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD 15-20 MINUTES AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED. VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED FORWARD OF THE FIREWALL. SMOKE AND HEAT DAMAGE TO FRONT INTERIOR OF VEHICLE INCLUDING MELTED CARPET NEAR TRANSMISSION IN AREA OF ACCELERATOR PEDAL. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V176000 (AIR BAGS), HOWEVER THE RECALL PERTAINED TO RIGHT-HAND DRIVE VEHICLES ONLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY VEHICLE HAS HAD THE "DEATH WOBBLE" MULTIPLE TIMES. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED TWICE, ONCE IN OCTOBER OF 2013 AND ONCE IN MARCH OF 2014. IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN. I WILL NEED TO GET IT FIXED FOR THE THIRD TIME. IT MAKES THE JEEP UNCONTROLLABLE. I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP. WHEN IT HAPPENED CONTINUOUSLY IN MARCH OF 2014 I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED 60 MILES FROM MY HOME. I HAVE COME CLOSE TO TWO ACCIDENTS ON MAJOR ROADWAYS. THERE IS LESS THAN 23K MILES ON MY JEEP. *JS

DRIVING DOWN THE 101 FREEWAY IN LOS ANGELES EXPERIENCED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" HAD IT SERVICE ON 06/24/14, ALIGNMENT DOWN, BLOWN STEERING STABILIZER REPLACED, TIRES BALANCED, AND STILL IT HAPPENED AGAIN. IN APRIL OF 2014 I EXPERIENCE THE SAME OCCURANCE ELEVEN TIMES DRIVING 40MPH ON SOUTH VICTORIA BLVD IN VENTURA CALIFORNIA. MY WHOLE FAMILY WAS IN THE CAR. HAD IT SERVICED IMMEDIATELY THE NEXT DAY. NO ONE CAN SEEM TO FIX THE ISSUE THIS DEATH WOBBLE HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THE JEEP IN JANUARY OF 2011. CAN YOU HELP? *JS

WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL ON AN IMPROVED MULTI-LANE HIGHWAY, AND BRAKING AS NEEDED, THE FRONT END OF THE JEEP BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THIS IS THE THIRD EPISODE OF THIS EXTREMELY UNSAFE BEHAVIOR. THE FIRST TWO EPISODES INVOLVED ACCELERATING BETWEEN 50 AND 55 ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY ON-RAMP. ALL INSTANCES REQUIRED IMMEDIATE DECELERATION AND/OR MODEST BRAKING AND/OR NEEDING TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP TO ARREST THE VIOLENT SHAKING AND REGAIN NORMAL STEERING CONTROL. RESEARCH YIELDS INFORMATION THAT THIS IS A KNOWN OCCURRENCE WITH JEEP WRANGLERS AND MAY BE THE RESULT OF SUBSTANDARD ENGINEERING AND DESIGN. SEE "JEEP WRANGLER -DEATH WOBBLE". *TR