2008 JEEP WRANGLER Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V176000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,002.

ON MAY 29TH OF 2014 I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER DOWN A 4 LANE CITY STREET AT ABOUT 3000 RPM. I HAD JUST TAKEN OFF FROM A RED LIGHT WHEN I HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION THAT RESULTED IN A FIRE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE GAS TANK EXPLODED AND THE FIRE COVERED THE BOTTOM OF THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. THERE WAS DAMAGE UNDER THE HOOD ON THE ENGINE SIDE OF THE FIREWALL ON WHAT APPEARED TO BE FUEL LINES. LUCKILY THERE WAS A QUICK RESPONSE BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WHO QUICKLY EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE, BUT MY JEEP HAS BEEN RENDERED UN-DRIVABLE. I HAVE CONTACTED BOTH CHRYSLER AND THE DEALERSHIP BUT NOT ASSISTANCE THERE. THE CHRYSLER INVESTIGATION TEAM WOULD NOT EVEN TAKE A LOOK AT THE FUEL LINES THE MARSHAL DETERMINED STARTED THE FIRE. I WILL NEVER FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE OR ANY OTHER VEHICLE PRODUCED BY CHRYSLER EVER AGAIN. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURY TO ME, BUT ONLY BECAUSE I HAD ALL THE DOORS AND TOP OFF WHICH ENABLED A RAPID ESCAPE. PLEASE TAKE A SERIOUS LOOK A THESE WRANGLERS AND FORCE CHRYSLER TO TAKE ACTION BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR EVEN KILLED. *TR

I HAD TO GET A COILSPRING REPLACED WHICH WAS DEFECTIVE AND CAUSING THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. THE ISSUE WAS RECALLED FOR RIGHT HAND DRIVEN JEEPS. ALL JEEPS SHOULD BE RECALLED THAT ARE AFFECTED BY THIS ISSUE AND JEEP SHOULD MAKE THE REPAIR FREE OF CHARGE. *TR

MY JEEP IGNITION SWITCH WILL NOT GO BACK IN THE LOCK POSITION TO ALLOW YOU TOO PULL THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION HOWEVER YOU CAN PULL THE KEY STRAIGHT OUT.I HAVE A BRAND NEW NEVER USED KEY AND THE IGNITION WILL NOT ALLOW IT TO SLIDE ALL THE WAY IN THE JEEP STILL STARTS AND SHUTS OFF HOWEVER YOU HAVE TOO DISCONNECT YOUR BATTERY OR IT WILL DRAIN THE BATTERY DOWN. ALSO NOW YOU CAN NOT LOCK THE VEHICLE. *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

I BOUGHT THE 2008 JEEP WRANGLER IN SEPTEMBER 2007. I FOLLOW THE SERVICE MANUAL AND TAKE MY JEEP FOR EVERY SCHEDULED SERVICE AT THE JEEP DEALERSHIP. MY JEEP STARTED FAILING TO START IN 2010. I REPORTED THE ISSUE AT MY 36,000 MILE SERVICE ON 23 NOVEMBER 2010 AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT COULD NOT ISOLATE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE REPORTED THIS ISSUE ON SEVERAL SERVICES BUT WAS ALWAYS TOLD THAT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT COULD NOT ISOLATE THE ISSUE. FINALLY WHEN I TAKE THE JEEP IN FOR THE 72,000 MILE SERVICE THE FAULT WAS IDENTIFIED AND IS CURRENTLY UNDER REPAIR. IF THIS HAS BEEN A KNOWN ISSUE WHY WAS I NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM BY JEEP. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED ON MORE THAT ONE OCCASION BECAUSE THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AROUND FOR FOUR YEARS WITH A TIPM THAT COULD HAVE FAILED CAUSING INJURY TO ME OR MY FAMILY. I AM VERY UPSET THAT JEEP HAS KNOWN ABOUT THESE ISSUES AND I WAS NOT INFORMED THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THIS TIPM WHEN I REPORTED THE JEEP WAS HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. I HAD TO STUMBLE ACROSS A WEB SITE REPORTING THIS ISSUE WITH THE TIPM, THIS IS HOW I FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT JEEP HAS FAILED TO ACKNOWLEDGE. *TR

ON THE 2008 JEEP WRANGLER (LEFT HAND DRIVE) 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 (LEFT HAND DRIVE) 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 (LEFT HAND DRIVE) 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

WHEN THE IGNITION KEY WAS TURNED TO ON, THE STARTER ONLY GAVE A CLICK. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS IT STARTED. THE DEALER DID A DIAGNOSTIC AND FOUND NOTHING. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED AND BECAME MORE FREQUENT AND SEVERE TO THE POINT IT WOULDN'T START AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE STARTER WAS REPLACED WITH NO RESULTS, PROBLEM CONTINUED. FROM ONLINE FORUMS ON JEEP I FOUND THIS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. IT WAS SUGGESTED TO PUT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION AND TRY. IF IT STARTS, THE PROBLEM IS A FAULTY TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. PUTTING IT NEUTRAL WHEN THIS OCCURS, HAS STARTED THE ENGINE THE FIRST TRY DOZENS OF TIMES FOR ME. I TOOK THE JEEP TO THE DEALER, GAVE THEM THIS INFORMATION WHICH THEY IGNORED. THEY REPLACED A SOLENOID CABLE INSTEAD. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. RETURNED TO THE DEALER FOR ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC, THEY KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR 2 DAYS WHILE I RENTED A VEHICLE. NOTHING WAS FOUND OR FIXED IN THEIR DIAGNOSTIC WHEN I PICKED IT UP. THE PROBLEM CONTINUES, IT DID IT TODAY TWICE 6/25/2014, BUT STILL STARTS IN NEUTRAL FOR NOW. THE SUGGESTED TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WOULD BE COVERED IN MY LIFETIME POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. I BELIEVE JEEP KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT CHOOSES TO IGNORE IT. THIS SEEMS TO EFFECT WRANGLER MODELS FROM 2007- 2012 YEARS. IT IS SO WIDESPREAD IT SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE. STARTING IN NEUTRAL IS NOT A FIX. *TR

HELLO, I'M REQUESTING THAT A FACTORY RECALL BE PLACED ON MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. THE ISSUE IS THAT THE SHIFTER CABLE FALLS OFF FROM THE TRANSMISSION LEVER BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE CABLE THERE IS A CHEAP 1 CENT PLASTIC INSERT THAT DRIES UP AND DISINTEGRATES, THUS THE SHIFTER CABLE TO FALL-OFF. THANKS BE TO GOD, THAT NOTHING MAJOR HAPPENED TO US, BUT POTENTIALLY IT COULD BE FATAL IN OTHER CASES. IMAGINE THIS, WHEN THIS CABLE FALLS-OFF THE VEHICLE IS STUCK IN THE ?REVERSE GEAR?, THEN YOU GIVE IT GAS AND INSTEAD OF GOING FORWARD, THE JEEP GOES BACKWARDS UNEXPECTEDLY, POTENTIALLY OVER A PERSON, OR DOWN CLIFF, DOWN A MOUNTAIN, INTO A RIVER, LAKE OR EVEN CAUSING A MAJOR TRAFFIC ACCIDENT. IN MY CASE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE JEEP, NOT KNOWING THAT THE SHIFTER CABLE HAD FALLEN-OFF AND THAT THE JEEP WAS NOW STUCK IN "DRIVE GEAR". WHEN SHE STOPPED AND THE SHIFTED TO ?PARK? THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO DRIVE FORWARD UNDER THE ENGINE IDLE POWER. ALSO WHEN THE JEEP WAS TURNED ?OFF? TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE, SOON AS SHE RELEASE THE JEEP?S BRAKE IT STARTED TO ROLL ON ITS OWN. THE ?EMERGENCY BRAKE? HAD TO BE APPLIED IN ORDER TO STOP THE JEEP FROM ROLLING FURTHER. IN CLOSING THIS CABLE IS MADE WITH VERY CHEAP PARTS AND ALSO IT IS NOT DESIGNED PROPERLY, IT LACKS WHAT ENGINEERS IN MY FIELD WE CALL ?A FAIL SAFE DESIGN CRITERIA?. NOTICE INVESTING A 5 CENTS METAL CLIP, PLACED OVER THE END OF THE CABLE IT WOULD PREVENT IT FROM EVER FALLING OUT, EVEN IF THE PLASTIC DISINTEGRATES. THIS EXISTING CABLE DESIGN IS EXTREMELY DANGER, AGAIN THE END INSERT IS MADE-UP OF A CHEAP PLASTIC AND IT LACKS A METAL RETAINING CLIP. IN CLOSING THE FACTORY SHOULD REPLACE THIS CABLE FOR FREE, BUT THE REPLACEMENT SHALL HAVE THE PLASTIC INSERT MADE-UP OF A STRONGER MATERIAL (ONE THAT WON'T CRUMBLE). ALSO IT SHALL HAVE A "METAL SAFETY CLIP" TO PREVENT IT FROM EVER FALLING OFF AND CAUSING MAJOR ACCIDENT. THANK YOU. *TR

I JUST TURNED MY CAR ON THAT MORNING AND MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO PEP BOYS AND THEY LOOKED UP ANY RECALLS FOR MY AIR BAGS. THEY FOUND A RECALL FOR THE AIR BAG CLOCKSPRING. I THEN TOOK MY WRANGLER TO THE CHRYSLER JEEP DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THE RECALL AND MY AIRBAG LIGHT. THEY SAID THAT MY VEHICLE WASN'T ON THE RECALL LIST SO IT WASN'T CONSIDERED AFFECTED. SO I PAID THEM TO DO A DIAGNOSTICS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE CLOCKSPRING AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DESPITE IT BEING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM OTHER WRANGLERS WERE RECALLED FOR, THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULDN'T COVER THE REPAIRS AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OVER $600 DOLLARS FOR THEM TO REPLACE IT. MY CAR HAD LESS THAN 65,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED. I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE AND THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT MANY 2008 AND LATER WRANGLERS HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL TO HAVE THIS FIXED. *TR