2008 JEEP WRANGLER Complaints

MY AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND GOES AWAY IN SECONDS, IT'S DOING THIS ABOUT TWICE PER MINUTE. *TR

NEW TO ME 2008 JEEP WRANGLER X UNLIMITED HAS FUEL OVERFILL SPILL PROBLEMS EVERY TIME I FILL WITH FUEL, EVER SINCE THE FIRST TIME I FILLED THE TANK. GAS PUMP SHUTS OFF AND FUEL CONTINUES TO SPIT OUT OF THE FUEL FILL OF THE JEEP. I ESTIMATE THAT 1-2 CUPS OF FUEL COME OUT, SOME OF SPLASHES ONTO ME AND SOME IF RUNS DOWN THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP SAYS IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BUT MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED SO THEY WANT $600+ TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL FELL OFF. BOLT THREADS SHOWED TO BE BROKEN. BRAKES WERE CHANGED 9 MONTHS EARLIER, AND AFTER 2 MORE SERVICE CHECKUPS NO SERVICE PERSON MENTIONED/NOTICED ANY ISSUE WITH WHEEL/TIRE OR ROTOR. *TR

DEATH WOBBLE IS NOW OCCURRING ON THIS JEEP, AS WITH NUMEROUS OTHER JEEP ALREADY REPORTED TO THIS WEBSITE. NOT MUCH ELSE TO ADD, EXCEPT IT'S EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR

UPON ACCELERATION FROM A COMPLETE STOP, MANUAL TRANSMISSION VIOLENTLY POPS OUT OF FIRST GEAR. STICK SHIFT LEVER POPS OUT WITH DANGEROUS FORCE AND CAN INJURE HAND OR ARM IF IT IS IN THE PATH OF EJECTED SHIFT LEVER. CONDITION EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN TURNING IN TRAFFIC AND LOSING DRIVE. ALSO CAN CAUSE REAR END COLLISION AS DRIVE LOSS IS IMMEDIATE AND NO BRAKES ARE APPLIED SO NO BRAKE LIGHTS WARN DRIVERS BEHIND THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4X4 2-DOOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE HE WOULD SMELL A BURNING ODOR. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE WHEELS HAD BECOME ABNORMALLY HOT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BURNS TO THREE OF HIS FINGERS FROM TOUCHING THE WHEELS. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THE BRAKE CALIPERS OVERHEATED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE CALIPER AND ALSO THE TWO REAR CALIPERS ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 16,619. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 19,000.

AIR BAG LIGHT ACTIVATED WITH CHIME FOR SEVERAL CYCLES. NOW AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. SOMETIMES FLICKERS / FLASHES, BUT MOSTLY STAYS LIT. THIS WAS ON SMOOTH PAVEMENT AT HIGHWAY SPEED. 'CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE SYSTEM FAILED OR WHY THE LOCAL DEALER WANTS SO MUCH TO REPAIR AN OBVIOUS SAFETY ITEM THAT SHOULDN'T HAVE GONE BAD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4X4. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS WHEN THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WAS CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V528000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL) HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS INELIGIBLE FOR REPAIRS UNDER THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE CLOCK SPRING WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I STARTED MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER JK AND IMMEDIATELY GOT A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WITH AN AUDIBLE SOUND. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING VERY ROUGH AND SHAKING. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND IT SEEMED FINE BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. I HAVE A OBD2 DIAGNOSTIC CODE READER AND IT SHOWED THE CODE P0306. THIS IS A MISFIRE ON THE NUMBER SIX CYLINDER. I TOOK IT TO LARRY H. MILLER CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM DEALERSHIP IN ALBUQUERQUE AND THIS IS WHAT WAS DONE. "WI TECH DIAGNOSTICS FOR FAULT CODES, HAD STORE CODES FOR INJECTOR #6 CIRCUIT, NO WORK DONE, OPERATING AS PER DESIGN". I ASKED WHAT CAN BE DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND [XXX] SAID THAT THE TECH COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM SO THEY COULD NOT FIX ANYTHING. [XXX] OFFERED TO PERFORM A FUEL INJECTOR CLEANING BUT THIS WAS THE ONLY OPTIONS FOR NOW. THE NEXT DAY I STARTED THE JEEP AND HAD THE SAME ISSUE. I LOOKED UP THIS CODE 0306 ON THE JEEP JK SITE AND READ POSTS OF "PENTASTAR PROBLEM". IN ALL CASES THESE PEOPLE HAD TO VISIT THE DEALERSHIP 4 TO 5 TIMES UNTIL THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE AIRBAG LIGHT IN MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) HAS BEGUN GOING OFF AND CHIMING WHILE DRIVING AT LEAST ONE TIME EVERY MINUTE. THIS LIGHT INDICATES THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE AIRBAG AND THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS A CLOCK SPRING ISSUE. THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING ISSUE WITH 2008 JKS (LHD), AND POTENTIALLY CAN LEAD TO AIRBAG FAILURE IN THE CASE OF A CRASH. CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE WITH 2008 LHD WRANGLERS EVEN THOUGH IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. *TR