2008 JEEP WRANGLER Complaints

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

I HAVE HAD PERSISTENT VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE FRONT END AFTER HITTING MINOR BUMPS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE ISSUE IS REFERRED TO AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE" BY OTHERS ONLINE AND BY JEEP DEALERSHIP. THEY FIXED ONCE UNDER WARRANTY AT LESS THAN 20K MILES AND NOW THAT IT IS RECURRING AT 38K-47K MILES THEY WILL NOT COVER. I HAVE MADE NO MODIFICATIONS TO THE VEHICLE - IT IS STOCK. THE ISSUE HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN ONE TRIP THIS PAST WEEKEND WHERE I NEED TO BRING THE CAR TO A NEAR STOP ON THE HIGHWAY (OBVIOUSLY A DANGEROUS CONDITION). I CALLED JEEP CORPORATE (MAX, LEVEL 1 AGENT. [XXX] REP # 4.2.2013 2:50PM EASTERN TIME FOR A 30 MINUTE + CALL.) THEY INFORMED ME THEY WOULD NOT COVER AND READ A STATEMENT. I AM SHOCKED THAT JEEP REFUSES TO FIX SOMETHING THE DEALER QUOTED ME $350 TO RESOLVE THAT IS CLEARLY A COMMON DEFECT IN THEIR PRODUCT AND CAUSES A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I HOPE THAT YOUR ORGANIZATION CAN ENCOURAGE PROACTIVE RESOLUTION BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT STAYS ON CONTINUOUSLY. AIR BAG ALARM SOUNDS WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED ON TIGHT CORNERS. OBD II FAULT CODE B1BO2 CLOCKSPRING. THUS, THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL, AS IT IS FOR THE PRIOR YEAR AND SAME YEAR WITH STEERING WHEEL ON THE RIGHT OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE, I HIT A SMALL BUMP WHILE MAKING SLIGHT TURN TO THE LEFT. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY OUT OF CONTROL. I CANNOT EMPHASIZE ENOUGH HOW VIOLENT THE SHAKING WAS... IT FELT AS IF THE VEHICLE MIGHT ACTUALLY COME APART. I HAD TO PULL OF THE ROAD TO GET IT TO STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS. I HAVE ONLY OWNED THE JEEP FOR A YEAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND ABOVE, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE FRONT STABILIZER BAR WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL MONTHS LATER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 94,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 117,000. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ONE DAY MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON,NOTHING HAPPENED TO THE VEHICLE TO WARRANT THIS COMING ON. I TOOK THE JEEP TO MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT NEED A NEW CLOCKSPRING. UPON RESEARCHING THIS PART I FOUND THAT IT HAS BEEN RECALLED ON 2007 WRANGLERS AND RHD WRANGLERS, HOWEVER MINE HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED YET DESPITE SEVERAL PEOPLE ONLINE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT JEEP IS AWARE OF AND I BELIEVE THEY SHOULD REPLACE THIS PART WITH NO CHARGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRACK BAR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000. *TR

AT APPROXIMATELY 51 MPH AND AFTER PASSING OVER A ROUGH SPOT ON THE HIGHWAY SURFACE THE VEHICLE STARTED TO EXTREMELY VIBRATE AND SHIMMY. MAINTAINING CONTROL WAS DIFFICULT AND NECESSITATED AN IMMEDIATE REDUCTION IN SPEED. ON AN APPROXIMATE 50 MILE TRIP THIS WAS REPEATED FOUR TIMES WHILE ON AN INTERSTATE. THIS WAS MUCH MORE VIOLENT THAN A BLOW OUT, TIRE SEPARATION, OR AN UNBALANCED TIRE. THIS MALADY COULD EASILY RESULT IN A FATALITY. I'VE LOGGED APPROXIMATELY 2MILLION MILES DRIVING AND I MUST ADD THIS SITUATION IS VERY SERIOUS. *TR

DROVE OVER SNOW & SNOW KNOCKED GASOLINE VAPOR CANISTER OFF CAUSING FUEL SPILLAGE THAT CONTINUED UNTIL REPLACED. ONLY HELD ON BY PLASTIC & EASILY KNOCKED OFF. CALLED DEALERSHIP & SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT. WAS VERY CAREFUL & ONLY DROVE HOME & THEN TO DEALERSHIP BEING VERY CAREFUL. ADJACENT GASOLINE TANK SKID PLATE WAS NOT EVEN MARKED. UNFORTUNATELY, SKID PLATE DOES NOT COVER CANISTER. NEW VEHICLES INCLUDE A SKID PLATE FOR THE CANISTER. NO DOUBT WOULD HAVE BEEN A FIRE IF EXHAUST HAD BEEN HOT! *TR

THE AIRBAG LIGHT TURNS ON AND OFF, INDICATING THAT THERE IS AN INTERMITTENT MALFUNCTION WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. THE PROBLEM IS A SIMPLE PART - THE CLOCK SPRING IN THE STEERING THAT CONNECTS THE AIRBAG TO THE CONTROL MODULE. IF THE SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS BEFORE OR DURING A CRASH, THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY, AND COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. I AM SHOCKED THAT THIS SAFETY ISSUE IS NOT BEING RECOGNIZED OR COVERED BY JEEP! *TR