2008 JEEP WRANGLER Complaints

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) 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 HAVE NOW EXPERIENCE THE "DEATH WOBBLE"!!!!!!!!! THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED!!! THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL!!!! I HAVE NOW HAD THIS HAPPEN 3 OUT OF THE 5 TIMES I HAVE DROVE IT!!!!!!!!! I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE MY USED UNPAID FOR VEHICLE!!!!! THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED. I WOULD NEVER HAD BOUGHT THIS JEEP IF I HAD KNOW ABOUT THIS ISSUE THAT JEEP KNOWS ABOUT. SOMEONE WILL EVENTUALLY DIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN THE SLOW LANE AND HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD TO GET MY VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL. AGAIN!!! I AM TERRIFIED!!!! HELP US POOR JEEP DRIVES AND MAKE JEEP FIX THIS ISSUE. *TR

IN JUNE OF 2011, MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) HAD TO BE SERVICED DUE TO THE ILLUMINATION OF THE AIRBAG LIGHT. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THIS WAS DUE TO A MALFUNCTION OF THE CLOCKSPRING AND WAS REPLACED. AT THE TIME, MY JEEP HAD ABOUT 52000 MILES. I JUST ENCOUNTERED THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN AND TOOK MY JEEP BACK IN TO THE DEALER. I AM NOW HAVING TO REPLACE THE CLOCKSPRING A SECOND TIME AND MY VEHICLE HAS ABOUT 74500 MILES AS OF THIS MONTH (DECEMBER 2013). I AM VERY FRUSTRATED BECAUSE NOT ONLY DOES JEEP NOT COVER THESE MALFUNCTIONS (TWICE!), BUT IT IS ALSO A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY WITH A DEFECTIVE CLOCKSPRING/ILLUMINATED AIRBAG LIGHT. JEEP HAS ISSUED A RECALL ON THE PART FOR THE 2007 MODELS AND THE 2008-2012 (RHD) MODELS ONLY. UNFORTUNATELY, THOSE OF US WITH DEFECTIVE CLOCKSPRINGS IN OUR 2008-2012 LHD MODELS ARE FORCED TO PAY AN AVERAGE OF $500 FOR THE REPAIR OR BE FORCED TO DRIVE IN AN UNSAFE VEHICLE WITH AN AIRBAG SYSTEM THAT WILL NOT DEPLOY. NOT ONLY HAS MINE GONE OUT ONCE, BUT TWICE! IN BOTH CASES, MY CLOCKSPRING HAS MALFUNCTIONED WITHOUT ANY KNOWN CAUSE. THIS WAS VERIFIED BY THE TECHNICIANS WHO REPLACED THE PARTS. THIS IS A CENTRAL SAFETY COMPONENT AND A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. THIS IS NOT A COMPONENT THAT SHOULD JUST WEAR OUT LIKE BRAKES AND TIRES. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO REPLACE IT EVERY SO OFTEN LIKE GETTING AN OIL CHANGE. I CAN UNDERSTAND (PERHAPS) GETTING A FAULTY PART, CALL IT BAD LUCK, BUT NOT GETTING THE SAME FAULTY PART TWICE. I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS NOT COST EFFECTIVE, OR ENOUGH PEOPLE HAVE NOT DIED (FORTUNATELY) FROM THE CLOCKSPRING, FOR JEEP TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THE PART, BUT AT LEAST COVER INDIVIDUALS ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS ESPECIALLY IF THE PART HAS FAILED TWICE. FOR JEEP TO NOT REPLACE THE PART IS POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE AND DANGEROUS TO MY FAMILY AND I. *TR

I WAS ENTERING THE FREEWAY AND THE JEEP STARTED TO SHAKE SO BAD I COULDN'T STEER IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HE DRIVING 70 MPH OVER A ROAD BUMP, THE FRONT WHEELS BEGAN WOBBLING UNCONTROLLABLY. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL, SLIGHTLY CRASHING INTO A DITCH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO REPLACED THE STEERING STABILIZER AND THE BUSHINGS BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. CONSEQUENTLY, THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN OVER 50 MPH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THERE CAN BE A RECALL ON RHD AND NOT NO LHD.SAME PARTS ARE INVOLVED ,REASONING BEING THAT POSTAL JEEPS ARE MORE PRONE TO DUST WHICH IF YOU HAVE EVER HAD A WRANGLER,IN THE SUMMER THE TOPS ARE OFF ALL THE TIME ON DUSTY ROADS AND TRAILS SO THAT MAKES YOUR REASONING WRONG. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE .YOUR JOB IS TO PROTECT US FROM THIS KIND OF STUFF. DO YOUR JOB!!!!!! *TR

UPON FILLING UP THE VEHICLE, FUEL RUSHES OUT OF THE INLET AND ONTO THE FENDER GUARD, BODY, AND BUMPER AND ON THE GROUND. THIS HAS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY AT EVERY FILL UP. AFTER THE FIRST THREE TIMES THIS HAPPENED I CAUGHT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE FROM THE SPILL = 3 PINTS +. IT SHOOTS ALL OVER MY HANDS, ARM, AND LEG. VERY DANGEROUS AND HAZARDOUS HAVING GAS ALL OVER ME. *TR

MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 2-DOOR WITH THE 6-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION WILL SOMETIMES NOT GO INTO 2ND AND 1ST GEAR WHEN DOWNSHIFTING. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO POPS OUT OF 2ND AND 4TH GEAR. BOTH OF THESE ISSUES ARE UNSAFE BECAUSE OF THE LOSS OF POWER TO THE WHEELS. IF SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN WHILE TRYING TO DOWNSHIFT AROUND A TURN OR SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO EVADE A COLLISION. ALSO, THE SHIFTER CLICKS AND FEELS "NOTCHY" WHEN SHIFTING INTO 2ND GEAR, MAKING IT DIFFICULT. *TR

THE MUCH DOCUMENTED DEATH WOBBLE ASSOCIATED WITH JEEPS. I NEVER REALIZED UNTIL I GOOGLED IT HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THIS. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU HAVEN'T FORCED JEEP TO DO A RECALL AND REPLACE THE TRACK BAR, STEERING KNUCKLE OR WHATEVER THE PARTS ARE THAT ARE NEEDED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I DON'T GET IT. I GUESS YOU HAVE NEVER DRIVEN A JEEP WHEN THIS HAPPENS GOING 65 MPH. THERE ARE SOME AFTERMARKET PARTS THAT ARE BEEFED UP THAT CONSUMERS SAY HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM..... SO JEEP CAN DO THE SAME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.