2008 JEEP WRANGLER Complaints

I'M NOT SURE WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM THE FIRST COUPLE OF TIMES BUT WHEN IT STARTED TO OCCUR MORE FREQUENTLY I STARTED TO NOTICE MY SPEED AND THE ROAD CONDITIONS WHEN IT HAPPENED. IT WAS A COMBINATION OF DRIVING OVER 50 MILES/ HOUR AND ROLLING OVER A POTHOLE, BUMP OR SIMPLY UNEVEN PAVEMENT THAT WOULD CAUSE THE FRONT END OF THE JEEP TO WOBBLE AND SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES AND SHAKES WHICH MAKES IT VERY HARD TO STEER THE VEHICLE AND IT BECOMES IMPOSSIBLE TO MAINTAIN HIGHWAY SPEED WHILE THIS IS HAPPENING. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE VIOLENT SHAKING IS TO QUICKLY SLOW THE CAR DOWN, WHICH IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ON THE BUSY INTERSTATE WHICH I TRAVEL EVERYDAY TO GET TO AND FROM WORK. RECENTLY I NARROWLY AVOIDED GETTING REAR-ENDED BY A TRACTOR TRAILER WHICH WAS BARRELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY BEHIND ME WHEN THE SHAKING OCCURRED. I HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VIBRATIONS. LUCKILY THE TRUCK DRIVER CHANGED LANES JUST IN TIME. THIS CONDITION IS UNPREDICTABLE AND PRESENTS A SERIOUS SAFETY THREAT BECAUSE IT GENERALLY HAPPENS AT HIGH SPEEDS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDER THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THE BRAKE HOSE WAS WORN FROM RUBBING AGAINST THE SHOCKS AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKES HAD ALSO FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON WITH A CHIME. SOMETIMES THE LIGHT WILL GO OFF FOR A MINUTE OR TWO THEN COME BACK ON WITH A CHIME. A FEW TIMES THE HORN DIDN'T WORK. THE CHIME AND LIGHT GO ON AND OFF THE HOLE TIME I'M DRIVING. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM RIGHT HAND DRIVE VEHICLES HAVE A RECALL BUT NOT LEFT HAND. I LOOKED ON-LINE AND MOST POSTS SAY IT'S A FAULTY CLOCK SPRING WITHIN THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL. CHRYSLER IS NOT ISSUING A RECALL AT THIS TIME. THIS FAULTY SPRING CAN CAUSE A FAILURE OF THE AIRBAGS FROM DEPLOYING OR DEPLOY PREMATURELY. HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THEY FIX THE PROBLEM. *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 WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK ON A FLAT PAVED ROAD WHEN THE JEEP STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY! I PULLED TO THE CENTER LANE AND STOPPED. ONCE I WAS CALMED DOWN, I STARTED DRIVING AGAIN. ABOUT 3 MILES DOWN THE ROAD, THE SHAKING STARTED AGAIN! I KNOW IT IS REALLY BAD BECAUSE THE DRIVERS AROUND ME COULD SEE I WAS IN TROUBLE AND THEY SLOWED DOWN ALSO. AGAIN I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOPPED. I HAD TO CONTINUE ON TO WORK BUT WAS VERY AFRAID IT WOULD HAPPEN WHILE I WAS ON THE FREEWAY, WHICH IT DIDN'T. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED AND I HAVE REPORTED IT TO CHRYSLER BUT THEY HAVE NOT ANSWERED ANY OF MY INQUIRIES. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE.

AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS LIT, WITH INTERMITTENT CHIME. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER WHO TOLD ME THAT I HAD A FAULTY CLOCKSPRING AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I ASKED IF IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY OR UNDER AN ACTIVE RECALL. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE 2007 WAS RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE, BUT THE 2008 OR LATER MODELS WERE NOT, DESPITE HAVING THE EXACT SAME PART AND ISSUE. THIS ISSUE ALSO AFFECTS THE HORN, AS THE FUNCTION OF THE HORN PROPERLY WORKING IS NOW INTERMITTENT AS WELL. RESULT OF THIS PROBLEM - NO AIRBAG AND NO HORN. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ONLINE - A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AMONG JEEP OWNERS. PLEASE HELP JEEP OWNERS WITH THIS COMMON ISSUE AND MAKE CHRYSLER RECALL THIS PART. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 42 MPH, THEY HIT A POT HOLE AND THE VEHICLE VEERED OUT OF CONTROL. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE STEERING DAMPER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER SAHARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE COMPONENTS ON THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,179.

ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON UPON STARTING VEHICLE. CHECKED ALL FLUIDS, AND THAT GAS CAP WAS TIGHT. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP WHO SAID TO DRIVE IT FOR A FEW DAYS TO SEE IF LIGHT REMAINED ON. INDICATOR LIGHT WENT OFF SEVERAL DAYS LATER. MY ENGINE IS NOW EXHIBITING WHAT SOUNDS LIKE A STUCK LIFTER AND CHRYSLER IS REFUSING TO HONOR THE WARRANTY ON THE LIFETIME POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. I ALSO HAD A STEERING DAMPENER FAIL ON THE VEHICLE AT 32K MILES WHICH CHRYSLER MADE ME PAY HALF FOR FIXING. *TR

I AM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (IPM). IT IS CAUSING MY SAFETY BAG LGHT TO COME ON (NOT KNOWING IF IT WOULD DEPLOY) BUT THAT IS NOT THE ONLY PROBLEM WITH THE MODULE. IT'S ALSO CAUSING MY FRONT LIGHTS TO COME ON WHEN THE CAR IS OFF AND I AM GETTING ELECTRICAL SHOCKS EVERY TIME I TOUCH MY DOOR. THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE IS IT SOMETIMES TURNS OFF OR I CAN'T TURN IT ON BECAUSE MY ELECTRONICS GOES COMPLETELY OFF. I KNOW THIS BECAUSE WHEN IT HAPPENS I GO INTO THE BOX REMOVE AND REPLACE THE CABLE OR PLUGS AND IT STARTS WORKING. I WOULD HATE THIS TO HAPPEN WHEN I'M DRIVING, WHICH WOULD CAUSE MY POWER STEERING AND SHIFTING TO LOCKUP LEAVING ME WITH NO OPTIONS AND MAYBE WITH NO SAFETY BAG. I KNOW THIS TO BE TRUE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAS TURNED OFF ON ME WHEN I WAS LEAVE MY PARKING SPACE AT WORK. I COULD NOT TURN OR SHIFT THE VEHICLE BECAUSE ALL THE ELECTRONIC TURNED OFF. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACE MY BATTERY TERMINAL CABLE (BATTERY TO THE IPM) DUE TO CORROSION. *TR