2008 JEEP WRANGLER Complaints

MY AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING WHICH INDICATED THAT THE AIRBAG WOULD NOT WORK IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. LIGHT CONTINUED TO GO ON AND OFF FOR SEVERAL DAYS AT RANDOM. DEALER TOLD ME THE CLOCK SPRING WAS LIKELY FAULTY AND WANTED NEARLY $1,000 TO FIX IT. I READ ONLINE FORUMS WHERE THE RIGHT-HAND DRIVE JEEPS HAD A RECALL ON THE CLOCK SPRING FOR THIS VERY ISSUE. ALSO READ MULTIPLE FORUMS WITH HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS THAT THE ISSUE IS PREVALENT ON LEFT HAND DRIVE JEEPS. I REMOVED MY CLOCK SPRING AND TESTED IT AND FOUND ONE CIRCUIT WAS SHORTING OUT DUE TO WEAR ON THE RIBBON WIRE WHERE THE RIBBON CONTACTS THE PLASTIC HOUSING. THIS APPEARS TO BE A FAULTY CLOCK SPRING DESIGN AND IS VERY DANGEROUS AS IT MAY PREVENT THE AIRBAG FROM DEPLOYING IN A CRASH AND THE ONLY REPAIR/REPLACEMENT OPTION IS TO PUT A NEW CLOCK SPRING BACK IN THAT HAS THE SAME DESIGN FLAW AS THE ORIGINAL. I REPLACED MY CLOCK SPRING WITH A NEW OEM UNIT BUT BASED ON THE HISTORICAL DATA, THE REPLACEMENT CLOCK SPRING IS NOT LIKELY TO LAST OR BE RELIABLE. *TR

THE VEHICLE JUMPS OUT OF FIRST GEAR WHEN STARTING FROM A FULL STOP. THE STICK SHIFT VIOLENTLY JUMPS BACK INTO NEUTRAL AND OCCURS UNPREDICTABLY. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN THIS HAPPENS WHEN I'M TURNING INTO TRAFFIC (RISK OF BEING T-BONED) OR ELSE FROM DEAD STOPS WHEN SOMEBODY IS BEHIND ME (RISK OF BEING REAR-ENDED). *TR

ON APPROXIMATELY 01/21/13 AT ABOUT 8:00AM, WHILE TRAVELING ON THE 405 FREEWAY AT ABOUT 50MPH, MY JEEP GOT THE "DEATH WOBBLES". IT WAS FOUND THE ENTIRE FRONT HOUSING SNAPPED OFF. IT WAS FIXED AND RETURNED TO ME. ON 02/11/13 AT ABOUT 10:30AM, I WAS MERGING ON TO THE I-5 N/B FROM SAND CANYON IN IRVINE. WHEN I REACHED 45MPH, I GOT THE "DEATH WOBBLES" AGAIN. THIS TIME, THE DEALER SAID IT WAS BECAUSE I HAD CHEAP TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. I HAVE NITTO TIRES WHICH ARE ABOUT $250 EACH. I HAVE LOOKED INTO THE DEATH WOBBLES AND IT APPEARS JEEP HAS A REAL PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE SHAKES SO VIOLENTLY YOU FEEL LIKE YOU ARE LOSING CONTROL. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED AND JEEP KNOWS IT. I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE IN TWICE NOW FOR THE SAME THING. ONCE MORE AND I AM GOING LEMON LAW. IF THEY GIVE IT BACK AND MY FAMILY IS INJURED AS A RESULT OF A KNOWN FLAW. STAND BY! THIS IS CRAP. YOU CANNOT KNOWINGLY SELL A DEFECTIVE VEHICLE CAN YOU? SEEMS LIKE IT WOULD BE CRIMINAL TO DEFRAUD OR FAIL TO DISCLOSE THIS DEATH WOBBLE ISSUE TO BUYERS. I DID NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS UNTIL IT HAPPENED TO ME. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON 1-20 ABOUT 60MPH, MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND STEERING WAS OUT OF CONTROL. I JUST BOUGHT MY 2008 JEEP AND GOT THE CAR FAX AND MAINTENANCE REPORT AND EVERYTHING LOOKED GOOD. IM GOING ON MY 3RD MONTH OWNING THIS USED 2008 JEEP & IT HAS HAPPENED 4 OTHER TIMES AGAIN, AND ONCE TO MY HUSBAND. SO A TOTAL OF 6 DIFFERENT TIMES. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO MECHANICS SO THEY COULD TELL US WHAT IT COULD BE, AND I GET DIFFERENT ANSWERS. THEY TELL ME IT COULD BE THE STABILIZING BAR NEEDS CHANGING, OR NEED AN ALIGNMENT OR CHECK THE TIRE PRESSURE, OR I NEED TO CHANGE THE CONTROL ARM, OR THE STEERING SHAFT. I DON'T HAVE THIS KIND OF MONEY TO BE PUTTING INTO A VEHICLE THAT I JUST BOUGHT, AND WAS NOT CHEAP AND NO LONGER HAS WARRANTY DUE TO THE YEAR EXPIRATION. I DON'T THINK THIS IS A WEAR AND TEAR PROBLEM. SO MANY PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM AND CLEARLY A SAFETY RELATED DEFECT THAT I THINK THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD CONSIDER THIS AS A RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM FOR US. JEEPS HAVE A REPUTATION OF BEING DURABLE VEHICLES AND LAST A LONG TIME, BUT NOW WITH THIS PROBLEM, IM SCARED WHEN I GET IN MY JEEP. I DON'T' HAVE ANOTHER CAR TO USE AND DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX THIS FACTORY PROBLEM. WE NEED YOUR INTERVENTION BECAUSE OUR HIGHWAYS AND THE OWNER OF THESE 2008 JEEPS ARE NOT SAFE AND PUTS MANY PEOPLE AT RISK EVERY DAY. SOMEONE PLEASE HELP US! *TR

FUEL TANK OVERFLOWS A FEW OUNCES AT EVERY FILLUP. HAPPENS REGARDLESS OF GAS STATION OR PUMP. *TR

THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT AND CHIME COME ON RANDOMLY MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE ISSUE IS DUE TO A MALFUNCTIONING OR DEFECTIVE CLOCKSPRING IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THIS WAS CONFIRMED BY CUTTER JEEP ON OAHU, PEARL CITY. THERE HAS ALREADY BEEN A RECALL OR WARRANTY EXTENSION ON THE SAME MODEL JEEPS BUT ONLY FOR 2007. THIS SAME ISSUE IS OCCURRING IN THE 2008 MODELS, AND SO THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED TO THIS MODEL YEAR AS WELL. IT WAS JAN. 29, 2013 WHEN THIS WARNING LIGHT ON ISSUE HAPPENED. WHY WON'T CHRYSLER HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM AS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURS, NO AIRBAG OR THE HORN CAN GO OUT! WE NEED THE EXTENSION OF RECALL, THIS SEEMS TO BE TOO COMMON OF AN ISSUE AS I RESEARCH! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE FRONT END WOBBLED VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, SHUTDOWN, AND RESTARTED THEN OPERATED AS DESIGNED. ON A LATER DATE WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PROBLEM COULD HAVE BEEN DUE TO LOW TIRE PRESSURE, A BENT RIM, OR A STABILIZER BAR. THE CONTACT ASSURED THEM THAT IT WAS NONE OF THOSE ISSUES. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON A CURVY ROAD, MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. IT NOW HAS BEEN COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY SINCE. UPON INVESTIGATION OF OTHER VEHICLE OWNERS, THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION TO THE STEERING WHEEL LOOKS TO BE THE CULPRIT (THE CLOCK SPRING PER JEEP). *TR

EVERY TIME I FILL UP MY GASOLINE TANK IT OVERFLOWS. SPITS BACK AND GETS GAS ALL OVER, DOWN THE SIDE OF MY JEEP, ON ME, AND THE GROUND. ITS DANGEROUS AND SMELLS AWFUL WHEN IT GETS ON CLOTHES OR WHEN I HAVE TO PUT THE CAP BACK ON AND ITS COVERED IN GASOLINE. VERY FRUSTRATING PROBLEM TO HAVE. *TR

MY JEEP WRANGLER X 2DR WAS SITTING FROM 12:15P THE DAY PRIOR TO (WAS A NICE DAY TOOK MY MOTORCYCLE AROUND TOWN) AND AT 5:30A I HEARD A LOUD NOISE THAT WOKE ME OUT OF BED. RAN UPSTAIRS & OUTSIDE THE TRUCK WAS POURING SMOKE OUT OF MY HOOD... THAN TAKING ACTION MY BOYFRIEND UNLATCHED THE HOOD OF A POSSESSED TRUCK (BLOWING THE HORN CONSTANT RADIO ON LIGHTS ON) AND PROCEEDED TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO YIELD/STOP THE TRUCK FROM CONTINUING TO BURN. CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SENT SOMEONE OUT TO DO A CLAIM ON THE JEEP AND CALLED ME TWO WEEKS LATER SAYING THEY WOULD NOT COVER IT BECAUSE ITS NOT UNDER MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WON'T COVER IT EITHER BECAUSE WE STOPPED THE FIRE... WHICH I DON'T UNDERSTAND. NOW AFTER DOING $3000 AND UPWARD OF THERE IN WORK REPLACING ALL THE WIRING (COMPUTER AND FUSE BOX) IT STILL WONT RUN. HELLLPPPP! *TR