2008 JEEP WRANGLER 2-DR 4X4 Complaints

2008 JEEP WRANGLER SAHARA STOCK. VIOLENT WOBBLE. "DEATH WOBBLE" WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, 60MPH, I CROSSED OVER AN EXPANSION CRACK FOR A BRIDGE. THE FRONT END OF THE JEEP BEGAN A VIOLENT WOBBLE BACK AND FORTH UNTIL SLOWING DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH. THIS WOBBLE ALMOST CONTRIBUTED TO A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH A TRACTOR TRAILER IN THE OPPOSING TRAFFIC DUE TO AN ALMOST COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING CAPABILITY. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN AT THE SAME SPEED AFTER ANOTHER SMALL BUMP. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM FURTHER, THERE ARE ENDLESS FACTORS THAT TRIGGER THE WOBBLE. EACH PROBLEM MAY BE FIXED, BUT IT WILL ONLY PROVIDE A TEMPORARY SOLUTION. THE WOBBLE ITSELF CANNOT BE FIXED UNDER MOST CIRCUMSTANCES, YOU CAN ONLY FIX WHAT SETS IT OFF. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED MULTIPLE TIMES ON THE INTERNET. IT WAS ALSO DISPLAYED PUBLICLY ON THE NEWS, HOWEVER CHRYSLER HAS NOT BEEN HELD ACCOUNTABLE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, THE WINDSHIELD FLUID SPRAYS AND THE WIPERS GO ON AT SLOW SPEED. CAN'T TURN WIPERS OR MISTER OFF AND HAVE TO PULL OVER WITH ZERO VIABILITY. SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED, I LOST ACCELERATION PEDAL AND JEEP STALLS AND STARTS WHILE ALL THIS IS GOING ON. TOOK KEYS OUT OF IGNITION AND DISCONNECTED NEGATIVE BATTER BUT EVERYTHING STILL ON. PULLED FUSES FOR WIPERS AND FLUID TO STOP THAT. HAD TO POP CLUTCH TO STALL OUT THE JEEP. VERY DANGEROUS TO HAVE HAPPEN WHILE IN THE CARPOOL LANE. ALSO TO FIND OUT THAT THE AIRBAGS DON'T WORK DUE TO A BAD CLOCK SPRING. *TR

EVERY TIME I FILL UP MY JEEP WITH GAS IT OVERFLOWS AND SPILLS GAS ALL OVER THE GROUND AND IN SOME CASES ME.... *TR

2008 JEEP WRANGLER WITH 20000 MILES. CLOCK SPRING FAILED LEAVING ME WITH A DINGING EVERY TIME I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. 2007 WRANGLERS HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT 2008S DO NOT. SOUNDS LIKE JEEP IS ADMITTING SOMETHING IS WRONG BUT LIMITING THEIR DAMAGE MONETARILY BY LIMITING THE AFFECTED YEARS. ANYTHING THAT HAS A CHANCE THAT OF MAKING AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOY, WHICH I'M SURE THERE IS A LAW THAT SAYS VEHICLES NEED AIRBAGS, NOT, HAVE AIRBAGS THAT ARE MADE WITH PARTS THAT MAKE THE AIRBAG NOT WORK AFTER 20000 MILES. WHAT NEXT? SEATBELTS THAT UNHOOK OVER A CERTAIN SPEED? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 2-DR 4X4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH OVER A ROAD BUMP, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY VIBRATE. THE CONTACT DECELERATED TO 10 MPH WHICH CAUSED THE FAILURE TO STOP. THE MALFUNCTION RECURRED WHENEVER DRIVING OVER UNEVEN ROAD SURFACES OR BUMPS AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 45-60 MPH. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

HORN DOES NOT WORK WHEN PUSHING PAD ON STEERING WHEEL. HOWEVER HORN HONKS AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE VEHICLE IS IN DRIVEWAY AND WHEN DRIVING. DEALER INVESTIGATION SHOWS OPEN CIRCUIT ON CLOCK SPRING CAUSING HORN TO SOUND WHEN SHORT TO GROUND OCCURS RANDOMLY. *TR

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ON DASH BOARD STARTED LIGHTING UP INTERMITTENTLY AND CHIME GOING OFF ABOUT EVERY 2 OR 3 MINUTES. CHECKING WITH A MECH. FOUND OUT IT WAS CLOCK SPRING IN STEERING WHEEL. PULLED FUSE TO STOP NOISE AND LIGHT. JEEP SAID TOO BAD, OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER AIRBAG LIGHT TURNED ON AN WOULDN'T TURN OFF. WE TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND THEY JUST TOLD US THAT THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG ON THE SCAN BUT THE ONLY WAY TO TURN OFF THE SENSOR IS TO REPLACE THE AIRBAG AT $750.00. REALLY? NOTHING WRONG BUT IT WILL COST $750.00 PLUS LABOR TO TURN OFF THE SENSOR LIGHT? DOES THIS MEAN THE AIRBAG WORKS OR NOT? SEEMS MANY ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND IS JEEP WAITING FOR AN AIRBAG NOT TO DEPLOY AND HAVE SOMEONE KILLED BEFORE THE RECALL STARTS? ANY ADVICE IS HELPFUL!*JB

I WAS AT SPEED, 55MPH, WHEN THE ENGINE CUT OFF, IT ALSO FELT LIKE IT DOWNSHIFTED, ALL THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON, THE WIPERS TURNED ON. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE, NO GO. I DID MAKE IT SAFELY TO THE SHOULDER FROM THE FAR LEFT LANE THROUGH TRAFFIC WITH NO POWER STEERING. AS I CAME TO A STOP, THE WIPERS SPED UP AND THE HORN STARTED BLARING. I TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND IT DID. BUT EVERYTHING WAS STILL GOING HAYWIRE. I TRIED TO TURNOFF THE ENGINE AND IT WOULD NOT CUT OFF, EVEN AFTER REMOVING THE KEY. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES, IT ALL STOPPED. I RESTARTED AND MADE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. WIPERS AND HORN GOING OFF NOW AND THEN. PULLED INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE WIPERS AND HORN ACTED UP AGAIN FULL BLARE. SERVICE AGENT WALKED OUT, OPENED THE HOOD AND HIT THE TIPM AND EVERYTHING STOPPED. IT APPEARED HE KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND DIDN'T SEEMED SURPRISED AT ALL. I HAVE SEEN OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. THIS IS CLEARLY A HIGH-RISK SAFETY ISSUE AND IT DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE ISOLATED. I AM SURPRISED THAT THERE ISN'T A RECALL ON THIS ITEM. I AM AWAITING CALL FOR DIAGNOSES OF THE PROBLEM BUT IT SEEMS APPARENT AT THIS POINT THAT IT IS THE TIPM. *JS

MOVING ALONG ROAD AT 55 MPH. VEHICLE FRONT END BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. STEERING WHEEL ALSO SHOOK VIOLENTLY. I HAD TO QUICKLY CHANGE LANES AND SLOW DOWN TO HAVE VEHICLE STOP SHAKING. THIS VIOLENT SHAKING ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENT. I HAD VEHICLE WORKED ON TWO MONTHS AGO FOR SHIMMY. NOW IT IS VIOLENTLY SHAKING. TOOK VEHICLE BACK ONTO JEEP DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND WAS TOLD IT IS A TIRE ISSUE. THAT THE TIRES HAVE FLAT SPOTS. I HAVE HAD THE TIRES CHECKED AND BALANCED AND THEY ARE GOOD. I BOUGHT THE TIRES ONE YEAR AGO NEW AND HAVE NOT HAD ISSUES TILL TODAY. I AM A SOLDIER IN THE ARMY AND HAVE SERVED 28 YEARS. I HAVE SPENT TWO COMBAT DEPLOYMENTS IN IRAQ. THIS SHOOK ME UP ALMOST WRECKING MY VEHICLE FROM THE VIOLENT SHAKING. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS.