2008 JEEP WRANGLER Complaints

PROBLEMS WITH STEERING STARTED AT 3600 MILES AND HAVE GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE TO THE POINT OF NEARLY CAUSING ACCIDENTS. JIGGLES AND EXCESSIVE PLAY IN STEERING ON NORMAL ROADS AND WRETCHING STEERING ON BUMPY MOUNTAIN ROADS TO THE POINT OF SWERVING INTO OTHER LANES. JEEP TIGHTENED STEERING GEAR BOX TWICE AND STATED "IT WAS JUST LOOSE" HOWEVER AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED, THEY NOW SAY THE GEAR BOX IS DESTROYED AND I NEED A NEW ONE. THE STEERING GEAR BOX IS AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED WITH CHRYSLER AS, PER THE INTERNET, 8 OF 10 JEEP WRANGLERS IN THE YEAR 2008, 2009 ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. READS CODE P0585 SPEED CONTROL SWITCH 1/2 CORRELATION. SPEED CONTROL DOES NOT WORK. BAD CLOCK SPRING...*JS

I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE SINCE MARCH OF 2008. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE NEW FROM A JEEP DEALERSHIP. VEHICLE AT THIS TIME HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH. I TRAVELING AT APPROX 5 MPH THROUGH A PARKING LOT WHEN I HEARD A WARNING CHIME. I OBSERVED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON MY DASH BOARD. SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE LIGHT WENT OFF. WHEN I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL THE WARNING CHARM ALERTED ME AGAIN AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON AGAIN. THIS HAS BEEN CONTINUOUS SINCE AUG 11TH, 2013. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I SEE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS IN REGARDS TO THE CLOCK SPRING MALFUNCTIONING. CHRYSLER HAS DETERMINED THAT THIS IS FROM DUSTY CONDITIONS IN US POSTAL SERVICE VEHICLES IN URBAN AREA AND IS ONLY LOOKING AT 2007 MODEL YEARS. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AS A SAFETY DEFECT. THIS PROBLEM IS NOT ONLY AFFECTING 2007 MODEL YEARS. IT IS AFFECTING ALL MODEL YEARS. THIS CLOCKSPRING WHICH IS FAILING HAS BEEN USED AND IS BEING USED FOR 2007-2013. IF YOU CHECK THE PART NUMBERS ARE THE SAME FOR THOSE YEARS AND CHRYSLER HAS EVEN STATED IN AN ARTICLE POSTED IN AUTOBLOGER.COM THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE A FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. SEE BELOW SECTION TAKEN FROM REPORT: {CHRYSLER ALSO RECALLED 5334 RIGHT-HAND DRIVE WRANGLERS SPANNING THE 2008-2012 MODEL YEARS LAST MONTH. DEFECTIVE CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLIES WERE DETERMINED TO BE THE PROBLEM THERE, BUT NO SOLUTION HAS BEEN OFFERED UP JUST YET. JEEP IS ALSO EXTENDING THE WARRANTY ON ALL 2007 LEFT-HAND DRIVE WRANGLERS FOR UP TO 150,000 MILES OR 10 YEARS BECAUSE OF THE CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY ISSUE VIEW & READ: HTTP://BLOGS.AUTOMOTIVE.COM/NHTSA-CLOSES-INVESTIGATION-INTO-JEEP-WRANGLER-70505.HTML#IXZZ2FQBOEH9W } SO NEEDS TO REPLACED BY CHRYSLER AT NO COST TO THE OWNER. *JS

MY WIFE WAS LEAVING WORK, AS SHE STARTED TO DRIVE AWAY IN OUR JEEP WRANGLER THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND CHIMED. IT HAS CONTINUED TO DO SO, INTERMITTENTLY, EVER SINCE THEN. I WAS WORKING OUT OF TOWN AT THE TIME WHEN I RECEIVED A CALL FROM HER. SHE WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIRBAG MAY DEPLOY UNEXPECTEDLY OR WORSE, NOT WORK IF SHE WERE TO GET INTO A WRECK. I WAS ABLE TO DO A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH AND FIND MANY JEEP WRANGLER OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE, A FAULTY CLOCK SPRING. FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN, THE 2007 JEEP WRANGLERS HAVE AN EXTENDED FACTORY WARRANTY TO COVER THIS ISSUE. UNFORTUNATELY, FOR MY WIFE AND MYSELF, WE ARE NOT FINANCIALLY ABLE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR WHAT I'M TOLD IS ABOUT A $500 REPAIR FOR OUR 2008 WRANGLER. I AM MORE THEN WILLING TO REPAIR OR PAY FOR REPAIRS OF ITEMS THAT WEAR OUT OR NEED TO BE REPLACED WHILE OWNING AND MAINTAINING A VEHICLE. HOWEVER, REPLACING A CLOCK SPRING TO HELP MAINTAIN THE FUNCTIONALITY OF MY VEHICLES AIRBAG SYSTEM IS NOT SOMETHING THAT IS COMMONLY EVER REPLACED. THE AMOUNT OF JEEP WRANGLER OWNERS THAT HAVE COME TO THE INTERNET TO VOICE THEIR CONCERN ON THE MATTER MAKES IT APPARENT TO ME THAT THIS IS EITHER A SUB-PAR PART OR DESIGN FLAW AND CHRYSLER/JEEP SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR IT.

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND OFF. PRIOR TO THAT HORN HAS NEVER WORKED PROPERLY UNTIL THIS OCCURRED NEVER GAVE IT MUCH THOUGHT BUT HAVE ALWAYS HAD TO PUSH VERY HARD TO MAKE HORN BLOW. TOLD BY DEALER THEY GO BAD AND $300.00 FIX. UNTIL FIXED NO AIRBAG. SEE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. HAS LIFE TIME POWER TRAIN WARRANTY BUT NOT COVERED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE LEFT CLOCK SPRING HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF REPEATEDLY ACCOMPANIED BY A CHIME. WHEN ILLUMINATED, HORN WILL ALSO NOT WORK. INDICATES FAILED CLOCKSPRING IN STEERING COLUMN - A COMMON OCCURRENCE ON THIS SERIES OF WRANGLERS. RHD WRANGLERS WERE RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

SINCE EARLY JULY, MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 2DR LHD HAS LOST HORN FUNCTIONALITY, CRUISE CONTROL FUNCTIONALITY, AND HAS BEEN ILLUMINATING THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL ON THE 2008 WRANGLER TO REPLACE FAULTY CLOCKSPRINGS JUST AS THERE WAS FOR THE 2007 WRANGLER. *TR

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD TO PAY $89 FOR SYSTEM DIAGNOSTICS. JEEP DEALERSHIP ADVISED ME THE CLOCKSPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $450. CHRYSLER HAS RECALLED RIGHT HAND SIDE STEERING MODELS FOR THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART, BUT WILL NOT REPLACE CLOCKSPRINGS ON LEFT HAND STEERING MODELS. *TR

WHILE IN NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS MY DASH BOARD LIT UP, ESP/BAS, TRACTION CONTROL, ABS, AND AIRBAG LIGHT ALL WERE LIT UP, AND LATER I FOUND OUT THAT MY HORN WAS INOPERATIVE. I HAVE DONE EXTENSIVE RESEARCH AND BELIEVE THE CAUSE TO BE A FAULTY CLOCK SPRING. AS OF NOW I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE CLOCK SPRING FOR MY YEAR OF VEHICLE. THOSE SYSTEMS ARE INSTALLED TO PROTECT MY FAMILY AND I. THOSE SYSTEMS ARE VITAL TO SAFETY, ESPECIALLY THE AIRBAGS! I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT EACH INDIVIDUAL THAT HAS THIS PROBLEM SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO FIX A FAULTY SYSTEM THAT THE MANUFACTURER ORIGINALLY INSTALLED. I, ALONG WITH MANY OTHER JEEP OWNERS REQUEST THAT THERE IS A RECALL PUT IN PLACE FOR THIS PRODUCT. *TR