2008 JEEP WRANGLER 2-DR 4X4 Complaints

OCCASIONALLY MY TRANSMISSION VIOLENTLY "POPS" OUT OF FIRST GEAR WHEN I AM MOVING FROM A COMPLETE STOP. I HAVE NOW MADE A HABIT OF HOLDING THE SHIFT LEVEL INTO 1ST GEAR AND SOMETIMES IT FORCES MY HAND AND THE SHIFT LEVER OUT OF GEAR NO MATTER HOW HARD I AM PUSHING THE SHIFT LEVER. *TR

STARTING MONTHS AGO WHENVER I FILL MY TANK AT THE GAS STATION, FUEL OVERFILLS WHEN FULL. IT HAPPENS AT EVERY STATION NOW EVERYTIME. I CAN PUT THE FILL LEVER AT A LOWER FILL RATE AND IT STILL HAPPENS. I HAVE THE FILL NOZZLE IN ALL THE WAY OR OUT HALF WAY OR IN BETWEEN AND IT DOES NOT MATTER. IT LEAKS OUT ABOUT 6 - 12 OZ DOWN THE VEHICLE. THE ENTIRE VEHICLE SMELLS LIKE GAS EVERYTIME. *TR

WHEN PUTTING FUEL IN THE VEHICLE, IT SPITS THE FUEL BACK OUT...TAKES ABOUT 20 MINUTES TO FILL UP AND BEING VERY CAREFUL. *TR

WHEN AT COMPLETE STOP AND PROCEEDING TO DRIVE FORWARD, THE JEEP POPS OUT OF FIRST GEAR WITH A LOUD BANG, AND THEN IS USUALLY A LITTLE STIFFER TO GET INTO SECOND. THIS HAS HAPPENED 8 TIMES SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE USED ALMOST 3 WEEKS AGO. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE IF I WERE CROSSING TRAFFIC AND POPPED INTO NEUTRAL, I COULD BE T-BONED AND BADLY HURT. THANKS. *TR

GAS OVERFLOWS AND SPILLS OUT OF GAS TANK EVERYTIME I FUEL UP. SAW NO RECALL BUT JUST STARTED READING OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE IS A TSB ON IT I READ BUT ONLY FOR ONES BUILT BETWEEN MARCH 2007 AND MARCH 2008 BUT MINE WAS ON APRIL 2008. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS. IT IS NOT SAFE. THANK YOU *TR

THE STEERING WHEEL MOMENTARILY WOULDN'T TURN UNTIL I FORCED IT AND BROKE WHAT I'M ASSUMING IS THE CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY. VERY DANGEROUS IF MY MOM OR SOMEONE ELSE WHO WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FORCE THE BREAK WHILE DRIVING THE JEEP. THE AIRBAG, ABS, ESP, AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ALL CAME ON IN THE DASH. THERE IS A WHITE RIBBON WIRE NOW HANGING OUT BETWEEN THE STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN. *TR

I WAS TOLD BY THE JEEP MECHANIC I HAVE TO REPLACE THE CLOCK SPRING, I HAD THIS REPLACED ALREADY AT ABOUT 40,000 MILES. I NOTICED THERE IS A RECALL, MINE ISN'T ON THAT LIST AND I FEEL IT SHOULD BE. I HAVE NO HORN AND AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME. *TR

I CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE THE CORRECT DATE OF THE FIRST OCCURANCE, BUT SINCE I HAVE BOUGHT THIS JEEP I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP MORE THAN 10 TIMES FOR A WATER LEAK ( THE MAJOR ISSUE ). THEN RIGHT AFTER I BOUGHT IT I WAS COMING OFF OF THE BAY BRIDGE IN MARYLAND, AND THE STREERING STRUT BROKE CAUSING DIFFICULTY STEERING. THE PRESSURE PLATE IN THE TRANSMISSION WENT BAD, THE GAS TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED, MY SEAT BROKE TWICE, THE BOOT AROUND THE GEAR SHIFT HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE LIST GOES ON AND ON. IT WAS JUST IN THE SHOP ON FRIDAY TO HAVE THE WATER LEAK IN THE DOOR AND ROOF REPAIRED AGAIN. I TRIED TO FILE FOR THE LEMON LAW WHEN THIS FIRST STARTED AND THEY TOLD ME MY VEHICLE DID NOT QUALIFY. I HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH CHRYSLER TO MAKE THEM AWARE OF ALL I HAVE BEEN THROUGH AND THEY GET ME AN APPOINTMENT AT THE DEALER ( BIG DEAL ) THEY ACT LIKE THEY COULD CARE LESS. I WAS TOLD BY THE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT HE HAD GONE TO A MEETING THE OTHER DAY AND THAT CHRYSLER HAD "BIG PROBLEMS", APPARENTLY THEY HAVE DISCOVERED THE WINDSHIELDS ARE OFF BY 1/8 OF AN INCH CAUSING ALL THESE VEHICLES TO LEAK! SHOULDNT THAT BE A RECALL. I HAVE LOST MORE TIME FROM WORK AND MORE HEADACHES WITHOUT A CAR THAN ENOUGH. THEY SHOULD BUY THIS VEHICLE BACK FROM ME AT THE PRICE I SCREWED BUYING IT! *TR

THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. HAD IT CHECKED LAST YEAR 1/14/11, THE DEALERSSHIP INSPECTED AND FOUND CODE FOR CLOCK SPRING, REPLACED CLOCK SPRING AND CLEARED CODES AND SYSTEM WAS OPERATING PROPERLY AT THE TIME. THE DEARLERSHIP CHARGED 364.48. NOW IT IS ONE YEAR LATER AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS BACK ON. IT GOES ON AND OFF THE WHOLE TIME WHLIE YOU ARE DIVING. I THINK THIS SHOULD ME LOOKED INTO BECAUSE IF THE AIRBAGS GOES OFF WHILE YOUR DIVING, IT COULD CAUSE YOU TO HAVE A CRASH OR INJURY OR DEATH TO YOU OR SOMEONE ELSE IN ANOTHER VEHICLE. *TT

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, BEGINNING TO GO DOWN A MOUNTAIN INTERSTATE IN COLORADO. I WAS TRAVELING AT 57 MPH WHEN I VERY LIGHTLY PRESSED THE BRAKE. THE FRONT AND OF THE CAR AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY TO THE POINT WHERE I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE CAR. THE CAR WAS BOUNCING BACK AND FORTH, LEFT AND RIGHT, AND I FEEL VERY LUCKY TO NOT HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE SERIOUS FEARS ABOUT DRIVING THIS VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY NOW BECAUSE IF THIS HAPPENS AGAIN, I FEEL THE LIKELIHOOD OF AN ACCIDENT IS VERY HIGH. THIS SYMPTOM IS REFERRED TO AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE" IN JEEP WRANGLERS, AND IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. I HAVE READ COUNTLESS REPORTS OF IT AND CHRYSLER JEEP NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. IT IS AN EXTREMELY SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN THAT NUMEROUS OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED. PERSISTENTLY WITH THEIR VEHICLES. *TR