2008 JEEP WRANGLER Complaints

DEATH WOBBLE. THE FRONT END VIBRATES VIOLENTLY THAT CAN AND WILL CAUSE ACCIDENTS. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED X WITH 42,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN BABIED EXCEPT FOR ONE OFF-ROAD WEEKEND LAST FALL. THE DEATH WOBBLE JUST STARTED ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO WHEN APPLYING BRAKES OVER 55 MPH. MOSTLY FRONT-END WOBBLE. IT HAPPENED SPORADICALLY AND ONLY AT SPEEDS AROUND 60 MPH. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE REPLACED THE ROTORS. JUST A FEW DAYS LATER, THE WOBBLE RETURNED, BUT MUCH WORSE, AND WITH NO BRAKING APPLIED. THE WHOLE CAR VIOLENTLY SHOOK. I RETURNED THE VEHICLE BACK TO MY MECHANIC. HE DID SOME RESEARCH AND EVENTUALLY INSTALLED A NEW STEERING DAMPER, A BIGGER ONE THAN THE ORIGINAL PART. I AM HOPEFUL THE PROBLEM WILL BE FIXED. IN RESEARCHING THIS MATTER AND REVIEWING THE VARIOUS BLOGS, INCLUDING THIS SITE, I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT CHRYSLER JEEP IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. WHILE THERE HAS BEEN NO REPORTS OF DEATH, THAT IS JUST FORTUITOUS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT IT. NOT A COINCIDENCE THAT SO MANY OPERATORS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME MODEL. *TR

AFTER I SHIFTED INTO 5TH GEAR GOING APPX. 50 MPH FRONT RT TIRE SHIMMIED THEN LT FRONT TIRE AT EQUAL 1 TO 2 SECOND INTERVALS UNTIL THE SHIMMY GOT SO BAD I COULD NOT CONTROL STEERING AND HAD TO DECELERATE TO PULL OF TO SIDE OF ROAD. I HAD TO LIFT MYSELF OFF SEAT AND LEAN INTO STEERING WHEEL WITH MY ALL MY WEIGHT TO STEER JEEP SAFELY TO SIDE OF ROAD. ABOUT 1 WEEK BEFORE MY INCIDENT MY DAUGHTER, 22 YRS OF AGE, HAD SAME PROBLEM DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR. SAME SPEED WHILE ACCELERATING. *TR

DRIVING ALONG ON ROAD AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT STARTED COMING AND GOING OFF EVERY COUPLE OF MINUTES AND CHIMING EACH TIME.

AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK VEHICLE IN AND WAS TOLD IT IS THE AIRBAG CLOCK SPRING. THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS ON RIGHT SIDE DRIVER INSTALLS, WHICH MINE IS NOT. HOWEVER, THERE ARE NUMEROUS REPORTS THAT LEFT SIDE DRIVER INSTALL IS DEFECTIVE AS WELL. CHRYSLER HAS GIVEN ASSISTANCE TO SOME CUSTOMERS IN REPLACING THE PART THAT WERE NOT UNDER THE RECALL, BUT REFUSED TO ASSIST ME. IT IS A WELL KNOWN DEFECT AND I BELIEVE CHRYSLER SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL THE PART ON ALL JEEP WRANGLERS, ESPECIALLY ADMITTEDLY KNOWING THE PROBLEM AND ASSISTING SOME PEOPLE WITH PART REPLACEMENT BUT NOT OTHERS. *TT

IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER :PE11019 DATE :APRIL 15, 2014 AT 01:39 PM CHRYSLER INFORMED ODI THAT IT INTENDS TO INITIATE A CONSUMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN FOR MY2007 LHD WRANGLER WHICH WILL EXTEND THE CS WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR 10 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES. ACCORDINGLY THE INVESTIGATION WAS CLOSED. THE AIR BAG WARNING IN MY JEEP KEEP WAS COMING ON AND OFF; I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING WAS DEFECTIVE AND THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR COST OVER $750; THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT DESPITE CHRYSLER REPRESENTING TO THE NHTSA THAT IT WOULD EXTEND THE CS WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR 10 YEARS AND 150,000 MILES (AND SECURING CLOSURE OF THE INVESTIGATION), CHRYSLER WAS NOT PROVIDING THE WARRANTY COVERAGE IT PROMISED. PLEASE INVESTIGATE/INQUIRE WHY CHRYSLER IS NOT DOING SO! THANK YOU. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE MALFUNCTIONED AND BURNED THE VEHICLES OIL CONSUMPTION AFTER ONLY TWO THOUSAND MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE ENTIRE ENGINE BLOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD A LIFETIME WARRANTY ON VEHICLE; HOWEVER, CHRYSLER DID NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

I PURCHASED A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED NEW. I HAVE NOT MODIFIED MY CAR IN ANY WAY, NOR HAVE EVER TAKEN IT "FOUR-WHEELING." IN JUNE 2011 I EXPERIENCED MY FIRST "DEATH WOBBLE," AN EXTREMELY VIOLENT, SHAKING OF THE FRONT WHEELS. SINCE THEN, IT HAS SINCE HAPPENED FIVE TIMES, RESULTING IN REPAIRS (THAT STILL HAVEN'T SOLVED THE PROBLEM) TOTALING $1644.24 (NOT INCLUDING TAX). I MOST RECENTLY EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE ABOUT FOUR DAYS AGO ON THE HIGHWAY (4/9/2014). I HAD IT IN TO THE SHOP TO BE "FIXED" IN EARLY MARCH WITH "REPAIRS" COSTING OVER $950. I'M HESITANT TO TAKE IT IN AGAIN BECAUSE NO ONE KNOWS HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AND I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO KEEP MAKING REPAIRS FOR AN UNKNOWN PROBLEM. I AM NOT BLAMING THE REPAIR SHOP THAT THE WOBBLING HASN'T BEEN FIXED; I AM BLAMING CHRYSLER/JEEP BECAUSE THEY DON'T SEEM TO RECOGNIZE THIS AS BEING A SAFETY HAZARD. I'VE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM EXTENSIVELY AND I AM DEFINITELY NOT THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. I AM NOT EXAGGERATING WHEN I SAY THAT WHEN THE "DEATH WOBBLE" HAPPENS, I FEEL LIKE I AM GOING TO DIE. THE ONLY TIME IT HAPPENS IS WHEN I'M GOING 45 MPH OR MORE, SO IT HAS HAPPENED PRIMARILY ON THE HIGHWAY. THE ONLY WAY TO RE-GAIN CONTROL IS TO SLOW DOWN QUICKLY AND PULL OVER (WHICH COULD RESULT IN A MAJOR PILE-UP ON THE HIGHWAY). ALL I WANT IS TO HAVE CHRYSLER/JEEP RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND PROVIDE A REMEDY/RECALL AND MONETARY COMPENSATION FOR THIS PROBLEM. *JS

UNABLE TO FILL GAS TANK WITHOUT GAS SPITTING OUT UPON FILLUP. GAS GETS ALL OVER MYSELF/WIFE AND THE JEEP. THEN HAVE TO WIPE THE EXCESS GAS OFF VEHICLE TO PROTECT PAINT AND STUFF AND THEN WASH HANDS NUMEROUS TIMES AND CHANGE OF CLOTHING TO GET GAS SMELL OFF OF YOU. NOW JEEP REFUSES TO FILL COMPLETELY BEFORE IT STARTS TO SPIT BACK AT YOU. MAYBE GETS FILLED 3/4 TANK NOW THEN WONT FILL NO MORE AND SPITS IT BACK AT US! *TR

HORN DOESN'T WORK, I ALSO GET AN UNKNOWN DING WARNING SOUND IN THE DASH, I AM AFRAID MY AIRBAG MAY NOT WORK AS WELL. THE CLOCKSPRING MUST BE BROKEN. *TR