2008 JEEP WRANGLER Complaints

ORIGINAL OWNER. WHILE DESCENDING A LONG HILL I APPLIED MY BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN. THE VEHICLE, FRONT END, BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. IT TOOK SOME TIME TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, STOP SHAKING, WHILE DESCENDING WITH TRAFFIC. VERY UPSETTING. ALSO NOTICED THIS OCCURRENCE ON FLAT PAVEMENT AND VARIOUS SPEEDS, 40 TO 60 MPH. WE RECENTLY TOOK ANOTHER TRIP AND NOTICED THE PROBLEM IS OCCURRING FREQUENTLY. OUR FAMILY WOULD APPRECIATE NHTSA TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. I RECENTLY NOTICED OTHER COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO THIS ONE. JUST WONDERING IF JEEP CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND WHAT ARE THEY DOING ABOUT IT. I AM MAKING AN APPOINTMENT WITH A JEEP CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THEY CAN CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR LOOKING INTO THIS MATTER IN A TIMELY FASHION. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AROUND TOWN THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. THEN WOULD EXTINGUISH AND THEN COME BACK ON WITH A CHIME. IT DOES THIS TO THIS DAY. LATER ON I FOUND OUT THAT THE HORN ALSO DOESN'T WORK. UPON SOME EXTENSIVE RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT A LOT OF 2008 LEFT HAND DRIVE JEEP WRANGLERS HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE, AND THEY ALL POINT TO THE CLOCKSPRING. I ALSO FOUND OUT THE CHRYSLER HAS RECALLED ALL OF THE RIGHT HAND DRIVE 2008 JEEP WRANGLERS, BUT NONE OF THE LEFT HAND DRIVE. THEY ISSUED AN EXTENDED 10 YEAR 150,000 MILES WARRANTY FOR THE 2007 MODEL YEARS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. *TR

MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS FLASHING PERIODICALLY AND CHIMING. NO ONE IN THE SEAT. AND EVEN IF THEY ARE IN THE SEAT AND HAVE SAFETY BELT CONNECTED (PROPERLY). FROM THE INFORMATION I HAVE READ.. THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IF THE WARNING LIGHT IS ON. I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE SOME VEHICLES WITH RECALL NOTICES FOR THE CLOCKSPRING MODULE; HOWEVER MINE IS NOT ONE OF THEM. DOES JEEP WANT TO SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL DIE BEFORE THEY DO SOMETHING ABOUT FAULTY AIRBAG PROTECTION? HTTP://WWW.ARFC.ORG/COMPLAINTS/2008/JEEP/WRANGLER_4-DR_4X4/AIR_BAGS/PROBLEM.ASPX SEE M35 SAFETY RECALL FOR THE 2002-2003 LIBERTY AND 2002-2004 JEEP CHEROKEE. *TR

JEEP WRANGLER 2008 EXPERIENCES INTERMITTENT AIRBAG LIGHT ON. APPEARS TO OCCUR WHEN WHEELS ARE NOT POINTED STRAIGHT AHEAD. INTERMITTENT LOSS OF HORN. SUSPECT DEFECTIVE CLOCKSPRING. *TR

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES AND AS I RESEARCH ALL SEEM TO BE RELATED TO THE CLOCK SPRING. 1. AIRBAG LIGHTS STAY ON AND DING OCCASIONALLY 2. BOTH KEY FOBS STOPPED WORKING 3. OCCASIONAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEM (HORN SOUNDS FOR NO REASON) 4. AT TIMES (1 OUT OF 3) THE STARTER CLICKS BUT CAR DOES NOT START (JIGGLING GEAR SHIFT FIXES THE PROBLEM) I HAVE READ PAGES AND PAGES OF SIMILAR POSTS OF PROBLEMS WITH OTHER 2008 WRANGLERS. ALL COMPLAINTS ARE THE SAME. I HAD THE STARTER REPLACED FOR $400+ AND THAT DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. I WANT THIS RESOLVED NOW. I CURRENTLY HAVE A JEEP CHEROKEE AND A TOWN AND COUNTRY AS WELL. THANK YOU. *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

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

ON 10/16/2013 THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON A FEW TIMES. BY 10/21/2013 THE LIGHT WAS CONTINUOUSLY GOING ON AND OFF. WHEN CHECKING THE MANUAL, IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT IT BE CHECKED BY A DEALERSHIP. THE MORNING OF 10/22/2013, IT WAS BROUGHT TO THE ORIGINAL PURCHASING DEALERSHIP. ON 10/24/2013, WE WERE TOLD THAT THE DRIVERS AIRBAG WAS DEFECTIVE BUT THAT OUR EXTENDED PURCHASED WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 60,000 AND IT WOULD NOT BE REPLACED UNLESS WE PAID $600.00 TO REPLACE IT. THE AIRBAGS HAVE NEVER BEEN TAMPERED WITH NOR HAS THE VEHICLE EVER BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT OF ANY KIND. THEY SPECIFICALLY STATE THAT IT IS DEFECTIVE. *TR

WHILE BEGINNING TO ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY SHIFTED OUT OF FIRST GEAR AND INTO NEUTRAL. THE EVENT IS SO VIOLENT THAT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I THOUGHT SOMEONE HAD HIT ME FROM BEHIND. THE PROBLEM IS HAPPENING WITH INCREASED FREQUENCY, AND NOW HAPPENS ABOUT ONCE PER WEEK. *TR

START UP JEEP STARTED DRIVING AND AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF AND BUZZER. *TR