2008 JEEP WRANGLER Complaints

THE CLOCKSPRING ON MY 2008 LEFT HAND DRIVE JEEP HAS BROKEN CAUSING MY AIRBAGS TO NO LONGER FUNCTION. I HAVE A VALID CHRYSLER WARRANTY UNTIL 85,000 MILES. MY JEEP IS CURRENTLY BEING SERVICED AT THE DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE THE BROKEN CLOCKSPRING WHICH WILL COST $563. THIS PART IS NOT COVERED UNDER MY CHRYSLER WARRANTY WHICH MAKES NO SENSE AT ALL. MY WARRANTY COVERS ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS BUT THE CLOCK SPRING FALLS UNDER "SAFETY" COMPONENTS WHICH ARE NOT COVERED. HOW SAFETY COMPONENTS ARE NOT COVERED IS WAY BEYOND ME! THERE WAS A RECALL IN THE 2007 JEEP WRANGLER CLOCKSPRING AND THE ISSUES OBVIOUSLY SPREAD TO 2008 AS WELL. I CANNOT AFFORD THE $563 SO I AM PUTTING IT ON MY CREDIT CARD SO I CAN DRIVE A SAFE JEEP. THE FACT THAT JEEP IS MAKING CONSUMERS PAY (SUBSTANTIALLY) FOR THEIR NEGLIGENCE IS COMPLETELY UNFAIR AND THUS THE REASON FOR THIS COMPLAINT. *TR

EVERY SINGLE TIME I GO TO FILL UP MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER SAHARA GAS SPILLS DOWN THE SIDE AND ONTO THE GROUND. WHEN THE PUMP CLICKS OFF IT IS ALREADY OVER-FILLED AND SPILLS EVERYWHERE! I'VE TRIED HOLDING IT AT DIFFERENT ANGLES AND PUSHING IT FARTHER IN BUT NOTHING WORKS EXCEPT NOT FILLING UP MY VEHICLE ENTIRELY. THIS IS A SERIOUS FIRE RISK AND NOT TO MENTION THE WAY THE FUEL IS RUINING THE PAINT AND DISCOLORING MY BUMPER! *TR

DRIVING HOME ON A SATURDAY EVENING ACCELERATING UP TO 55 MPH ONCE THE VEHICLE HIT 48-50 MPH THE FRONT END BEGAN TO SHAKE/VIBRATE VIOLENTLY SLOWING DOWN DID NOT STOP THE VIBRATIONS I NEEDED TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE ABOVE REPEATED 3-4 TIMES DURING THE COURSE OF THE TRIP. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP THE FOLLOWING MONDAY AND WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT I EXPERIENCED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" THEY REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPER AND ROTATED THE TIRES. I HAVE DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 1,000 MILES SINCE THAT SERVICE APPOINTMENT AND AM NOW EXPERIENCING THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AGAIN, I AM ALREADY OUT $1,200 FOR THE INITIAL REPAIR ATTEMPT. THE STEERING DAMPER REPLACEMENT APPEARS TO HAVE ONLY MASKED THE PROBLEM FOR A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME AND IS NOT A FIX BUT A PATCH JOB WHICH IS LIKELY RESULTING IN FURTHER DAMAGE TO OTHER PORTIONS OF THE STEERING/SUSPENSION SYSTEM. THERE ARE SEVERAL REPORTS OF THIS BOTH IN YOUR SYSTEM AND THROUGHOUT THE INTERNET SOMETHING IS CLEARLY WRONG WITH THESE VEHICLES AND IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THE COMPLETE LOSS OF VEHICLE STEERING CONTROL DURING THE SHAKING IS GOING TO GET SOMEONE KILLED AND IT SEEMS LIKE THAT IS WHAT ALL THE REGULATORS ARE WAITING FOR BEFORE TAKING ANY ACTION TO GET THIS ISSUE FIXED. *TR

ON THE 2008 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) DASHBOARD, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHES STAYS ON STEADY 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

2008 JEEP WRANGLER, DRIVING WHEN HIT A BUMP, FRONT END BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY. WITH A DOZEN OR SO VEHICLES BEHIND ME, AT 55 MPH HAD TO QUICKLY PULL OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID A PILE UP. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO US ON 2 DIFFERENT JEEPS, A 98 WRANGLER AND THIS 08. THIS 08 HAS ALMOST MEW TIRES AND THE FRONT END IS STILL TIGHT. THIS IS THE MOST RECENT OF SEVERAL TIMES THE JEEP HAS BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY IN THE LAST YEAR. *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. THE SAME DEFECT IS PRESENT IN THE 2007 JEEP WRANGLER AND A RECALL WAS IMPLEMENT WHICH IS WHY I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THERE IS NOT ONE FOR THE 2008. *TR

MY SON WAS DRIVING HIS JEEP BACK TO UNIVERSITY WHEN GAUGES STARTED TO FLICKER THEN GO OUT. HE THEN SAW SMOKE FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD. LOOKING UNDER JEEP AROUND MOTOR AREA HE SAW FLAMES AND BACKED AWAY FROM VEHICLE. THE FIRE SPREAD QUICKLY AND ENGULFED THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY AND IT IS A TOTAL LOSS. THE JEEP HAD NO MAJOR ISSUES, JUST SOMETHING ELECTRICAL HAPPENED AND IT WAS OVER IN ABOUT 30 MINUTES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING OVER ANY ROAD BUMP OR UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE AT SPEEDS OF 45 MPH OR ABOVE, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE UNTIL BRAKING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURE WERE BOTH MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

THE VEHICLE SINCE THE DAY I OWNED IT RANDOMLY POPS OUT OF 1ST GEAR. THIS IS SO DANGEROUS WHEN TURNING LEFT ONTO A ROAD WITH ON COMING TRAFFIC. JEEP HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS VERY PROBLEM BUT DEALERS ARE REFUSING TO MAKE THE REPAIR. JEEP SHOULD HAVE A RECALL AS THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS HAZARD. *TR

THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON IN MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. I CONTACTED JEEP AND FOUND THE PROBLEM IS NOT COVERED BY MY BASIC WARRANTY ANY LONGER. SO I WENT ON LINE TO SEE IF I COULD FIX IT MYSELF. I DISCOVERED THAT THE MOST LIKELY CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM IS A DEFECTIVE CLOCK SPRING IN THE STEERING COLUMN. BY READING JEEP FORUMS I DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THE 2008 JEEP AND IN FACT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS REQUIRED OF JEEP IN THE RIGHT HAND DRIVE VERSIONS OF THE VEHICLE. THE APPARENT JUSTIFICATION TO EXCLUDE THE LEFT HAD DRIVE VEHICLES IS THAT MAIL CARRIERS USING THE RIGHT HAND VERSION USE THE JEEP WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN ALLOWING DIRT TO ENTER THE VEHICLE. I REMIND YOU THAT THE JEEP IS MARKED TO FOLKS WHO WILL MOST LIKELY DRIVE THE THING OFF ROAD MEANING GRAVEL OR DIRT ROADS. WHERE I LIVE IN A DESERT REGION OF WYOMING THE DIRT ROADS ARE USUALLY COVERED IN FLOUR LIKE DUST SO DIRT GETS EVERYWHERE. I SUSPECT THE REAL REASON FOR ALLOWING CHRYSLER OFF THE HOOK IS THE COST INVOLVED TO WARRANTY THE REST OF THE VEHICLES. IF THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM IS A DESIGN DEFECT THEN ALL OF THOSE VEHICLES WHO ACTUALLY HAVE THE PROBLEM NEED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. IF LEFT HAND DRIVE VEHICLES DON?T HAVE THE PROBLEM THEN PEOPLE WON?T BE ASKING FOR REPAIR. IT COST AROUND $500 FOR THIS REPAIR WHICH MANY PEOPLE MAY NEGLECT CAUSING THEIR DEATH. WHY ARE MAIL CARRIER LIVES MORE VALUABLE THAN THE REST OF US? PLEASE RECONSIDER THE DECISION TO DISREGARD THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF THE MAJORITY OF JEEP OWNERS WHO HAVE LEFT HAND DRIVE VEHICLES AT LEAST IN THIS COUNTRY. I SUSPECT THE DEFECTIVE PART IS DEFECTIVE NO MATTER WHAT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE IT IS INSTALLED ON. *TR