2008 JEEP WRANGLER Complaints

WHEN FILLING THE FUEL TANK, THE FUEL STOP VALVE IS STUCK OPEN CAUSING FUEL TO SPILL OUT WHEN TANK GETS FULL. IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY THIS VALVE IS THERE TO STOP FUEL FROM SPILLING OUT IN A ROLL-OVER ACCIDENT. IF THE VALVE GETS STUCK OPEN THEN THIS CAN CAUSE A FIRE/EXPLOSION. *TR

I WAS DRIVING THROUGH TOWN AT APPROXIMATELY 25MPH, MY AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHES ON, THEN FLASHES OFF, AND PROCEEDS TO DO THIS CONTINUOUSLY WHY I AM BOTH DRIVING AND STOPPED. LATER I GET UN MY VEHICLE TO GO FOR A RIDE AND ABOUT TEN MINUTES GOES BY AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT CHIMES AND GOES ON , 30 SECONDS LATER II GOES OFF AND IT IS STILL INTERMITTENTLY FLASHING ON AND OFF A WEEK LATER. I HAVE NO ERROR CODES. I UNDERSTAND HIS PROBLEM CAN BE CAUSED BY A FAULTY CLOCKSPRING, AND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO HAVE THIS ADDRESSED AS A SAFETY/RECALL ISSUE, BUT IT HASN'T HAPPENED. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO THIS COMPLAINT LIST, AS I UNDERSTAND CURRENTLY ONLY A SMALL WINDOW OF VEHICLES (2007 WRANGLERS, SPECIFIC SUB-TYPES) ARE FIT FOR THIS RECALL AND CUSTOMERS ARE BEING CHARGED UPWARDS OF $500 FOR A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE COMPANY ITSELF. *TR

WHILE DRIVING APPROX. 55 MPH DOWN PAVED ROAD JEEP SUDDENLY BEGAN CONSTANT HORN HONK, WIPERS STARTED GOING, EVERY DASH LIGHT CAME ON(ABS, ENGINE, AIRBAG, ETC). THIS CONTINUED FOR ABOUT 1 MINUTE THEN STOPPED. WE TURNED AROUND TO GO BACK HOME AND ABOUT 2 MINUTES LATER SAME THING BEGAN AGAIN. THE SECOND TIME, ALONG WITH ABOVE SYMPTOMS, WE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND WERE UNABLE TO ACCELERATE TO MAINTAIN SPEED. WE PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED KEY OFF. HORN, AND WIPERS KEPT GOING. THEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER SPRAYERS STARTED SPRAYING CONTINUOUSLY. WE WERE UNABLE TO START JEEP AT THIS TIME. THIS WENT ON FOR ABOUT 3 MINUTES AND FINALLY STOPPED. JEEP THEN STARTED AND WE WERE ABLE TO DRIVE HOME.

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND OFF THEN CAME ON AND STAYS ON MOST OF THE TIME. WARNING BEEP SOUNDS EVERY TIME I TURN A CORNER. TOOK IT TO A JEEP DEALER AND HE SAID IT WAS THE CLOCK SPRING AND WOULD COST $480.00 TO REPLACE IT. I READ ON A JEEP OWNERS FORUM THAT 2007 JEEPS HAD WARRANTY EXTENDED TO COVER THIS. SOUNDS LIKE A LOT OF 2008 JEEP OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT CHRYSLER IS UNWILLING TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY FOR US. *JB

I HAVE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION, WHEN ACCELERATING IN FIRST GEAR, THE TRANSMISSION VIOLENTLY JUMPS OUT OF GEAR. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS BECAUSE I WAS RUSTY. THEN I ATTRIBUTED IT TO NOT HAVING THE GEAR IN FAR ENOUGH. BASED ON SEEING THE OTHER COMPLAINTS IT LOOKS LIKE I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS BEEN STRUGGLING WITH THIS PROBLEM. IT DEFINITELY GIVES ME PAUSE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PULL INTO TRAFFIC, AND HAS BEEN VERY INTIMIDATING TO MY 17 YEAR OLD NEW DRIVER. BY THE TIME I REALIZED IT WASN'T JUST ME THE JEEP WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *JS

AUGUST 29 2013, MY AIRBAG LIGHT TURNED ON AND CHIMED CONTINUOUSLY ON MY WAY TO WORK. THINKING THIS MAY HAVE BEEN A FLUKE, I DROVE IT FOR ANOTHER 24 HOURS TO SEE IF IT WOULD CORRECT ITSELF. NOW, OVER 24 HOURS LATER, THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO PERSIST. THE DEALERSHIP IN MY AREA CLAIMED TO BE BACKED UP FOR THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO AND DID NOT GIVE ME REASON AS TO WHY THIS MIGHT BE HAPPENING. AFTER SEARCHING THE PROBLEM ON BOTH THE TSB AND OPEN FORUMS, I FOUND THAT THE CAUSE IS THE CLOCKSPRING IN MOST JK'S. I HAVE ALSO FOUND THAT THE WARRANTY FOR THE CLOCKSPRING ON THE 2007 JK HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO 10 YEARS/150,000MILES. ALSO, THE (2008-2012 RIGHT HAND DRIVES) HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED AS HAVING CLOCKSPRING PROBLEMS. I DRIVE A 2008 JK ALONG WITH MANY OTHERS THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND MAY CAUSE A NON-DEPLOYED AIR BAG WHEN AN AIR BAG IS NEEDE. PLEASE HELP RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU.

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.

POWERFUL SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT WHEELS AFTER A HITTING A ROAD BUMP AT ABOUT 50 MPH. THE SHAKING CONTINUED AS I LET OFF THE GAS AND TRIED TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT TOOK TWO OF US GRASPING THE STEERING WHEEL TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD. IF I HAD NOT BEEN IN THE SLOW LANE TO BEGIN WITH, I MOST LIKELY WOULD HAVE HAD A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. AFTER DOING SOME ON-LINE RESEARCHING, I HAVE FOUND THIS PROBLEM IS CALLED "THE DEATH WOBBLE" AND CHRYSLER IS WELL AWARE OF IT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY TO THE DEALER WHO TOLD ME MY TIRES NEEDED TO BE BALANCED AND PROCEEDED TO DO SO. I WASN'T MORE THAN A MILE AWAY FROM THE DEALER WHEN I HIT A SMALL BUMP AND THE WOBBLE WAS BACK. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. I AM TERRIFIED TO GET BACK BEHIND THE WHEEL OF THIS WRANGLER. *TT

PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN FUELING. AUTO PUMP SHUTOFF DOES NOT WORK WITH THIS GAS TANK FILLER, FUEL SPRAYS OUT OF FILL UP. ONLY TIME FUEL DOES NOT SPILL OUT IF YOU VERY SLOWLY ADD FUEL AND STOP BEFORE TANK IS FULL. *TR

MY LEFT HAND DRIVE JEEP WRANGLER AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER SOME RESEARCH ITS EVIDENT THAT THERE IS A DEFECT WITH THESE CLOCK SPRINGS IN OUR JEEPS. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD BE COVERING FOR FREE! *TR