2008 JEEP WRANGLER Complaints

IT IS A LARGELY KNOW PROBLEM WITH STEERING BOX AND COMPONENTS ON 07' AND NEWER JEEP WRANGLERS(JK WRANGLERS BOTH 2DR AND 4DR) TO HAVE MASS AMOUNTS OF "PLAY" IN STEERING. THIS IS MOSTLY RELATED TO LACK OF QUALITY PARTS IN THE STEERING BOX. SECTOR SHAFT, DRAGLINK, TIEROD ENDS, AND BALL JOINTS FROM THE MANUFACTURER. AFTER TALKING TO THE DEALER IN MY AREA I HAVE FOUND AS MANY TIMES AS THERE HAVE BEEN AN ISSUE, THERE IS NO WORD OR CONCERN FROM CHRYSLER ABOUT A SOLUTION TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE LOOSENESS OF THE STEERING AT SPEED POSES A GREAT THREAT TO VEHICLE OCCUPANTS AND SURROUNDING DRIVERS SAFETY. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED ASAP. *TR

FUEL TANK OVERFLOWS, SPILLING ALL OVER THE SIDE OF MY VEHICLE, CLOTHING, FEET, SHOES, HAND/ARM, ETC. THIS OCCURS EVER TIME I GO TO FILL UP MY GAS TANK, REGARDLESS OF THE GAS STATION OR PUMP THAT I USE. THESE INCIDENTS ARE BECOMING MORE AND MORE OF A HASSLE BECAUSE I CAN'T GO INTO WORK COVERED IN GASOLINE THEREFORE I'M FORCED TO BE LATE TO MY JOB BECAUSE I HAVE TO GO HOME AND WASH THE GASOLINE OFF AND CHANGE CLOTHES. *TR

MY WHEEL FEEL OFF FOR NO REASON -- LUG NUTS BROKEN OFF - IT IS A MIRACLE I WASN'T KILLED. HAD JUST EXITED HIGHWAY WHERE I WAS GOING 60 MPH. WHEEL BOUNCED ACROSS 3 LANES OF ON COMING TRAFFIC. I WAS A MIRACLE SOMEONE IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC WAS NOT KILLED. *TR

CHANGED MY ENGINE OIL AND NOTICED THAT IT WAS 3 QUARTS LOW, IT HAS NEVER BEEN LOW BEFORE UNTIL THIS OIL CHANGE, I USE 6 QUARTS OF MOBIL 1 FULL SYNTHETIC AND FILTER EVERY OIL CHANGE, GOT TO LOOKING ON LINE AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS ISSUE (HTTP://WWW.IPETITIONS.COM/PETITION/OILBURNINGJEEPWRANGLER/SIGNATURES/PAGE/3)( JUST ONE OF MANY I FOUND IN MY SEARCH) .CHRYSLER'S COME BACK TO EVERYONE HAS BEEN THAT ON THE 3.8 LITTER ENGINE THEY ALLOW 1 QUART OF OIL CONSUMPTION PER 1000 MILES, THIS IS NOT EXCEPT ABLE,ANYONE WITH ANY KNOWLEDGE OF VEHICLE MAINTENANCE KNOWS THAT A ENGINE WITH 38000 MILES DOES NOT CONSUME THIS MUCH OIL, I THINK THAT THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO AND CHRYSLER NEEDS TO RECALL THESE ENGINES. BY THE WAY I DO HAVE THE LIFETIME POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON THE INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, MY AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHES ON, THEN FLASHES OFF, AND PROCEEDS TO DO THIS THE REST OF THE 20 MINUTES I AM BOTH DRIVING AND IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. FOUR HOURS LATER I GET IN MY JEEP TO RIDE AT LUNCH DOWN THE STREET, AND IT IS STILL INTERMITTENTLY FLASHING ON AND OFF. I HAVE NO ERROR CODES. I UNDERSTAND READING VARIOUS SITES (JK FORUM BEING A MAIN ONE) THIS 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

. I HAVE A 2008 RUBICON 4-DOOR, I WAS OUT IN THE DESERT IN AN AREA THAT REQUIRED BEING IN 4 HIGH, WHEN I GOT TO A REGULAR DIRT ROAD, I TRIED TO SHIFT OUT OF 4 LOW AND THE TRANSFER CASE SHIFTER JUST WENT COMPLETELY LIMP. I WAS STUCK IN A TOTAL NEUTRAL STATE AND COULD NOT MOVE. IT TOOK SOME TIME TO MANUALLY MANIPULATE THE SHIFT CABLE FROM UNDERNEATH THE JEEP TO GET IT INTO 2 HIGH SO I COULD GET OUT OF THE AREA. APPARENTLY, CHRYSLER IS WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THE ROOT CAUSE OF IT IS A 50 CENT BUSHING THAT BECOMES BROKE OR PULLS AWAY FROM THE TRANSFER CASE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION IF YOU ARE IN A REMOTE AREA AND ARE UNABLE TO GET UNDER THE JEEP AND SUCCESSFULLY GET THE CASE INTO GEAR. THE JEEP IS STUCK IN NEUTRAL COULD KILL SOMEONE IF IT LOSES ITS POWERTRAIN ON A STEEP HILL. THIS ALSO HAPPENED A SECOND TIME FURTHER UP TRANSFER CASE SHIFTER CASE CABLE 2 YEARS LATER. LEFT ME STRANDED IN THE WILDERNESS TWICE. I WAS INJURED WITH AN EXHAUST BURN ATTEMPTING TO RECONNECT THE BROKEN CABLE. JEEP SAYS AT THEIR DRIVING CAMP SHIFTING WITH MORE THAN 2 FINGER LIGHT TOUCH WILL BREAK THE TRANSFER CASE LINKAGE. *TR

MY AIR BAG LIGHT IS NOW COMING ON AND GOING OF I SEE THERE IS A RECALL ON RIGHT HAND DRIVE JK,IF SAME PARTS ARE USED ON LEFT HAND DRIVE THEN COMMON SINCE DICTATES THAT BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT HANDED SHOULD BE EQUALLY RECALLED. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHEN REFUELING, THE VEHICLE EJECTS BETWEEN 1 TBLSP AND 1 PINT OF FUEL FROM THE FILLER NECK DEPENDING ON THE PUMP, OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE, AND FUEL LEVEL PRIOR TO FILLING. FUEL IS EJECTED A DISTANCE OF UP TO 6' (OBSERVED). FUEL IS ONLY SPILLED WHEN THE TANK IS FILLED AND AT TERMINATION OF THE PROCEDURE. WARM TEMPERATURES EJECT MORE FUEL. THIS OCCURS 100% OF THE TIME AND I NEED TO WARN ATTENDANTS SO THEY DON'T GET FUEL SPLASHED ON THEM. WE ARE IN OREGON WHERE SELF-SERVICE IS NOT ALLOWED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY (6/2/13) AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, SO I PULLED OVER AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN STARTED IT BACK UP. THE LIGHT WENT OFF SO I DROVE OFF. IT HAPPENED THREE MORE TIMES BEFORE I GOT HOME. THE SAME THING HAPPENED THE NEXT THREE DAYS BUT NOW IT IS STAYING ON. THE DEALER SAID IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND I WILL TAKE IT IN ON FRIDAY. AFTER SOME RESEARCH THERE IS A RECALL FOR RHD BUT NOT LHD AND THAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND. *TR

'08 JEEP WRANGLER SAHARA DISPLAYS TRULY ALARMING WHEEL VIBRATION UNDER LIGHT BRAKING WHEN DESCENDING FROM ALTITUDE. ALTITUDE IS USUALLY AROUND 10,000 FEET, GRADE IS USUALLY 6-7% AND SPEED 55-65MPH. TO-DATE I HAVE ONLY REPLICATED THIS PROBLEM AT ALTITUDE (KINGS CANYON/SEQUOIA IN CA AND IN THE ROCKIES ON THE I70 IN CO TO NAME A COUPLE OF INCIDENTS) SO IT?S UNLIKELY TO BE THE NOTORIOUS "JEEP DEATH WOBBLE," THOUGH IT MAY BE A RELATED ISSUE. I?M WONDERING WHETHER THE VISCOSITY OF THE BRAKE FLUID MAY BE A FACTOR? JEEP REFERRED ME TO A DEALER BUT I DON'T WANT AN OPINION FROM A REPAIR SHOP, I WANT (AND DESERVE) AN EXPLANATION FROM "THE MANUFACTURER" OF THE VEHICLE AS TO WHY THEIR VEHICLE IS SUDDENLY SO DIFFICULT TO CONTROL UNDER BRAKING. *TR