2008 JEEP WRANGLER Complaints

LEAVING WORK, ABOUT 1 MILE AWAY ON A FLAT STRAIGHT ROAD DOING ABOUT 45-50 MPH THE FRONT END STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. STARTED DRIVING AGAIN AND AROUND 45 MPH I COULD FEEL IT START AGAIN, LET MY FOOT OF THE GAS AND AS IT SLOWED DOWN IT STOPPED. COULD NOT DO MORE THAN 40 MPH FOR THE RIDE HOME FROM WORK. CALLED DEALERSHIP, THEY ARE GOING TO LOOK AT IT ON 5/5/14.

STARTED JEEP UP AND PULLED OUT OF DRIVEWAY. STARTED TO DRIVE DOWN ST. WHEN AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND NOW ONLY GOES OUT WHEN I MAKE A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, BUT COMES BACK ON AS SOON AS STEERING WHEEL STRAIGHTENS OUT. *TR

ON MY2008JEEPWRANGLER(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 MANY2008 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 THE2008 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." TODAY I THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS THE CLOCK SPRING AND IT COST ME $550 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. *TR

WHEN FILLING THE JEEP UP FOR THE 1ST TIME SINCE BUYING IT FUEL WAS SPIT BACK OUT WHEN IT WAS FULL. *TR

JEEP JK WRANGLER UNLIMITED WITH PASSENGER SIDE MOUNTED FUEL TANK AND DRIVERS SIDE MOUNTED FUEL FILLER NECK HAS APPROX 4 FT HOSE BETWEEN FILLER NECK AND TANK. TANK VENT RETURN HOSE TO FILLER NECK AND FILLER HOSE ARE INADEQUATE ENGINEERED CAUSING FUEL TO BACK SPLASH EVERY SINGLE TIME YOU FILL THE VEHICLE WITH FUEL AND ALLOW THE AUTO SHUTOFF ON THE PUMP HANDLE TO STOP THE FUEL FLOW. THIS PROBLEM EXIST WHEN FILLING VEHICLE WHEN IT IS TURNED OFF AND WHEN IT IS RUNNING. IT IS WORSE WHEN RUNNING. IN 6 YEARS AND 90,000 MILES WE HAVE SPILLED HUNDREDS OF GALLONS OF FUEL AT GAS STATIONS AND WE HAVE EVEN HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH A 2010 RENTAL JEEP OF THE SAME MODEL. A RECALL NEEDS PUT IN PLACE BEFORE A FIRE OCCURS AT A GAS STATION. *TR

THE VEHICLE IS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE RANDOMLY KEEPS POPPING OUT OF GEAR AND GOES ON NEUTRAL WHEN DRIVING ON 1ST, 2ND OR 3RD GEAR. WHEN THAT HAPPENS, THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE ACCELERATED AND COME TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP. OBVIOUSLY THIS SITUATION POSES A SERIOUS DANGER THAT CAN RESULT TO ACCIDENTS AND POSSIBLE LOSE OF LIVES. DESPITE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS, CHRYSLER FAILS TO RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. YET, IRONICALLY, ALTHOUGH MANY OWNERS OF JEEP WRANGLER 2007 - 2011 WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION HAVE REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO CHRYSLER, THE HAVE NOT PUT ANY RECALL FOR THAT VERY ALARMING DEFECT. *TR

MY AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND DINGS CONSTANTLY AND WILL NOT SHUT OFF. *JS

AIR BAG LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING CORNERS. CHIME SOUNDS AND HORN DOES NOT WORK. *JS

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE SO CALLED DEATH WOBBLE. AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 60-70MPH, WHEN I HIT AN IMPERFECTION IN THE ROAD, MY STEERING VIOLENTLY SHAKES FROM SIDE TO SIDE. AT THIS POINT, IT WILL ONLY STOP IF I SLOW DOWN TO SPEEDS BELOW 20MPH. THIS HAS PUT ME IN SEVERAL DANGEROUS SITUATIONS ON THE HIGHWAY, AS I SUDDENLY NEED TO STOP MY JEEP, REGARDLESS OF WHAT LANE I AM IN. THE STEERING STABILIZER HAS BEEN REPLACED, AND HAS NOT CHANGED THE PROBLEM. MY JEEP IS STOCK; NO LIFTS, AFTERMARKET WHEELS, ETC. I AM GETTING THIS WOBBLE ONCE EVERY FEW TRIPS ON A HIGHWAY. *JS

THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE VEHICLE IS RUNNING. A DIAGNOSTIC TOOL IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS: B1B02 - DRIVER AIRBAG SQUIB 1 CIRCUIT OPEN, AND B1B06 - DRIVER AIRBAG SQUIB 2 CIRCUIT OPEN. THESE ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE AIRBAG CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY FOR WHICH JEEP ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN IN DECEMBER 2011 FOR 2007 MODELS ONLY. THERE WAS ALSO A RECALL ON 2008 JEEP WRANGLER JKS FOR THIS ISSUE BUT IT ONLY APPLIED TO RIGHT HAND DRIVE MODELS. THERE IS AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS COMPONENT WHICH NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND REPAIRED IN ALL MODELS. *JS