2008 JEEP WRANGLER Complaints

AROUND A MONTH AND A HALF AGO, THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON AND OFF RANDOMLY IN MY JEEP. AFTER DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM, I FOUND OUT IT WAS THE CLOCK SPRING FAILING. WHENEVER THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS LIT UP ON MY DASH, THERE IS A STRONG POSSIBILITY THAT THE AIRBAG WILL NOT GO OFF IF I GET INTO AN ACCIDENT OR THAT THE AIRBAG WILL RANDOMLY DEPLOY AS I AM DRIVING FOR NO REASON. I HAVE DISCUSSED WITH JEEP ABOUT GETTING THIS ISSUE FIXED BUT THEY REFUSE TO DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE THAT MUST BE FIXED. *TR

MY VEHICLE CLOCK SPRING WHICH CONTROLS MY AIRBAG SYSTEM HAS BEEN COMPROMISED DUE TO NO FAULT OF MY OWN, CHRYSLER REFUSES TO COVER IT UNDER THEIR L37 RECALL FOR VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN FEB 2007- OCT 2011, THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AS MY AIR BAGS ARE NOT FUNCTIONING AND I DO NOT FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO INCUR THE COST OF REPLACING IT. *TR

RATTLING NOISE UNDER THE BODY-TURNED OUT THE WELD ON THE HEAT SHIELD NNEDED TO BE REWELDED BRAKE LINES WERE BEING RUBBED THROUGH BY THE TIRES-NEW BRAKE LINES HAD BEEN UPDATED TO STEEL AND ROUTE CLOSE TO THE BODY INSTEAD OF RUBBER ONES THAT ROUTE CLOSE TO THE TIRE "HOT OIL" LIGHT COMES ON. DEALERSHIP SAID TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL TRANSMISSION COOLER AS THE FACTORY ONE IS INSUFFICIENT. TMPS LOW TIRE LIGHT AND SENTRY KEY LIGHT COME ON AND OFF TOGETHER REPEATEDLY. IN PARK THE LIGHTS WOULD FLASH, HONR HONKS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS FRONT IN BACK WOULD TURN ON AND SRPAY FLUID, CLICKING NOISE AND BURNING SMELL FROM FUSE BOX, FAN AND ACCESSORIES WOULD RUN WITHOUT BEING TURNED ON. THESE WOULD OCCUR WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED OR WHEN A DOOR WOULD BE OPENED EVEN WITH NO KEY IN THE IGNITION. DEALERSHIP SAID TIPM WAS GOING OUT. I FOUND THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. ALL OF THESE ISSUES ARE SAFETY HAZARDS AND THROUGH SIMLE RESEARCH HAVE FOUND A COMMON PROBLEM FOR JK WRANGLERS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AT 50 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE WHOLE JEEP STARTED SHAKING SO BAD IT ALMOST CAUSED ME TO RUN OFF THE ROAD. I COULD ONLY CONTROL IT BY BRING THE JEEP TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF A HIGHWAY, VERY DANGEROUS ! CHECKED WHEEL BALANCE AND SUSPENSION FOR WEAR , WITH FOUND NOTHING. WAS TOLD IT WAS A DESIGN FEATURE OF JEEPS WITH COIL SPRING FRONT AXEL? *TR

FUELING NOZZEL OVERFLOW. GAS POURS OUT OF TANK NOZZLE BEFORE GAS HANDLE SHUTS OFF. SPILLING GAS ALL OVER CAR, PERSON FILLING TANK AND SURROUNDING AREA. *TR

SINCE THE ABOVE DATE, EVERY TIME I FILL MY VEHICLE WITH FUEL, IT OVERFLOWS. THIS HAPPENS AT EVERY STATION SINCE THAT DATE, AND AT ALL FUELING RATES. THIS IS AN INCONVENIENCE AS WELL AS A SAFETY HAZARD. MY FUEL SYSTEM IS UNALTERED FROM ITS ORIGINAL FACTORY CONDITION TO DATE. *TR

IN NOVEMBER OF 2012, THE AIRBAG SYMBOL APPEARED ON THE DASH OF MY VEHICLE. I TOOK IT INTO THE SHOP AND THE DIAGNOSTICS TEST DETERMINED THAT IT WAS A FAULTY CLOCKSPRING. I HAVE NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE JEEP IS WELL MAINTAINED. THE CLOCKSPRING SEEMED TO BE DEFECTIVE. *TR

THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY POPS OUT OF FIRST GEAR WHEN YOU BEGIN ACCELERATING. THIS CREATES A SEVERE HAZARD WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE THROUGH A LEFT-HAND TURN ACROSS TRAFFIC. THIS PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED IN 2009 AND HAS NOW BEGUN AGAIN. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH CHRYSLER. *TR

BOUGHT A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER X FROM BROOKFIELD CHRYSLER IN BENTON HARBOR MICHIGAN IN FEBRUARY. AFTER TWO WEEKS I BROUGHT IT BACK BECAUSE OF EXTREME AND UNSAFE TIRE WEAR DUE TO A DAMAGED FRONT AXLE. THEY REPLACED THE AXLE AND FRONT TIRES. THE VERY SAME DAY IT STARTED THE INFAMOUS DEATH WOBBLE. I WOULD BE ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH (OR ANYTHING ABOVE 20), AND HIT A BUMP, AND THE FRONT END WOULD START SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. I COULD LOOK OUT THE WINDOW AND SEE THE TIRES MOVING BACK AND FORTH EXTREMELY. THIS RESULTED IN ME LOSING CONTROL AND RUNNING OFF THE HIGHWAY INTO A DITCH. *TR