2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X2 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X2. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHICH RESULTED IN A SLIGHT LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FIVE TO SIX TIMES FOR THE DEFECT. THE STEERING STABILIZER WAS REPLACED FIVE TIMES. THE REPAIRS CONSISTED OF REPLACING THE FRONT END TIE ROD, INCLUDING A REPLACEMENT OF ALL FOUR TIRES. THE FAILURE RECURRED SIX MONTHS AFTER THE STEERING STABILIZER WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

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

THE AIRBAG LIGHT IN MY JEEP STAYS ON BECAUSE THE CLOCK SPRING IS BROKEN. (PER THE DEALERSHIP). MY SPEED DOES NOT MATTER. I HAVE PUT IN A COMPLAINT WITH CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE. *JS

MY 2008 JEEP SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN IT HIT A ROUGH PATCH OF ROAD. THIS HAS HAPPENED 10 TIMES TO ME THE FIRST TIME WAS 4/06/2011 THE MOST RECENT TIME WAS 3/26/2012. I HAVE REPLACED THE DAMPER BAR (3) TIMES, ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS. I HAVE TAKEN MY JEEP TO GLENDALE AND SOUTH COUNTY JEEP IN ST. LOUIS, MO AND THEY TELL ME I NEED TO REPLACE THE DAMPER BAR AND GET NEW TIRES. [XXX] FROM CUSTOMER CARE AT CHRYSLER HAS BEEN VERY NICE BUT NOT VERY HELPFUL. I AM NOT CONVINCED THIS IS THE PROBLEM SINCE READING THAT MANY OTHER JEEP OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. I HOPE THE US GOVERNMENT STEPS UP AND HELPS. PLEASE HELP BEFORE SOMEONE GET KILLED. I LOOK FORWARD TO SOMEONE CONTACTING ME SINCE JEEP FEELS THEY DO NOT HAVE A PROBLEM. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

JEEP SHAKES VIOLENTLY AT SPEEDS OVER 50 MILES PER HOUR; ALSO KNOWN AS A DEATH WOBBLE. WE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM 1 YEAR AGO. THE STEERING STABILIZER WAS CHANGED BY THE DEALERSHIP. ALMOST EXACTLY A YEAR LATER, APRIL 2012, WE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM AGAIN. I PERSONALLY CHANGED THE STEERING STABILIZER AGAIN, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED THE NEXT DAY. WE RETURNED THE JEEP TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY CHANGED THE TIE-ROD AND ALIGNED THE VEHICLE'S FRONT END. TWO DAYS LATER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. WE HAVE RETURNED THE JEEP TO THE DEALER AGAIN, AND THEY ARE SAYING THAT IT IS NECESSARY TO REPLACE THE STEERING STABILIZER AGAIN. THAT WILL BE THE 4TH STABILIZER ON THE VEHICLE IN A YEAR. IT SEEMS THERE SHOULD BE SOME OTHER UNDERLYING ISSUE WITH THE PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

WHEN DRIVING AT APPROX 30 MPH CAR BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. ANOTHER TIME, WHEN IN TRAFFIC, DRIVING 10-20 MPH, CAR BEGAN TO OVERHEAT, COOLANT LIQUID IN PLASTIC CONTAINER WAS BOILING. A VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF FLUID HAD ESCAPED THROUGH THE RADIATOR CAP AND WAS BUBBLING ON TOP OF THE RADIATOR. I STAYED PULLED OVER UNTIL TRAFFIC CLEARED, THEN DROVE HOME WITH HEATER TURNED ON TO HOPEFULLY KEEP THE FAN RUNNING. CHECKED THERMOSTAT 04/09/12 WHICH WAS NOT DEFECTIVE. RADIATOR CHECKED AND FLUSHED AND FOUND NO DEFECT. REPLACED FAN RESISTOR ON 04/10/12. STILL FAN DOES NOT TURN OFF AND ON CORRECTLY (I THINK) BECAUSE PROBLEM PERSISTS ALTHOUGH I DON'T DRIVE IT AS MUCH ANYMORE. OVERHEATING CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM AND IF I AM IN STAND-STILL TRAFFIC I'M AFRAID NOW THAT THE FLUID WILL BOIL AGAIN AND LIKE OTHER REPORTS, MIGHT CAUSE A FIRE. I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT WHEN I READ THE REPORTS. IT WAS LIKE THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT MY CAR. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST ME! *JS

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE "DEATH WOBBLE" IN MY JEEP, AND IT IS TERRIFYING. WHEN DRIVING ANYWHERE FROM 40-65 MPH, THE FRONT END WILL OCCASIONALLY BEGIN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND IT FEELS AS IF THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF CONTROL. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TO IMMEDIATELY SLOW WAY DOWN AND TRY TO GET OFF THE ROAD (DIFFICULT IN MANY CONDITIONS). I RECENTLY TOOK IT IN TO THE JEEP DEALERSHIP AND THEY "FIXED" THE PROBLEM BY REPLACING THE BALL JOINTS, THE STEERING DAMPER, AND THE FRONT SHOCKS ($1,700). IT SEEMED TO BE OK FOR ABOUT 2 1/2 MONTHS, BUT IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS. I CAN'T AFFORD TO BUY A NEW VEHICLE AT THIS TIME, BUT THE "DEATH WOBBLE" IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION (ESPECIALLY WHEN GOING 60 MPH DOWN THE HIGHWAY!), AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. *TR

WAS DRIVING BETWEEN 50-55 MPH CAR WAS SMOOTH RIDING, HIT SMALL BUMP IN ROAD AND RIGHT FRONT TIRE SEEMED TO WOBBLE AND BOUNCE UNCONTROLLABLY. STOP VEHICLE CHECKED TIRE AND BUSHINGS ALL WAS GOOD DROVE HOME FINE. NEXT DAY SAMETHING AT 45MPH AND DIFFERENT ROAD. VERY DANGEROUS AND JEEP SHOULD REPAIR, HOWEVER NO ONE KNOWS THE EXACT PROBLEM. *TR

DRIVING AROUND 40 - 50 MPH, HIT A SLIGHT BUMP AND VEHICLE BEGINS SHAKING VIOLENTLY. STEERING WHEEL SHAKES, ENTIRE JEEP FEELS OUT OF CONTROL. YOU MUST COME ALMOST TO A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE THE SHAKING SUBSIDES. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME YOU HIT A SLIGHT BUMP GOING 40+MPH. DEALER SAID IT WAS AN ALIGNMENT PROBLEM AND "FIXED IT". IT IS BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP. WE WERE ON A 6 LANE FREEWAY TODAY WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. WE GOT IT STOPPED ONCE AND WITHIN A MINUTE, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. HAD AN 18 WHEELER BEEN BEHIND US AT THE TIME WE WOULD PROBABLY HAVE BEEN HIT. AS IT WAS, A PRIVATE VEHICLE HAD TO SWERVE AROUND US. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND SHOULDN'T BE OCCURRING IN A 2008 JEEP WITH 24,000 MILES AND NO MODIFICATIONS. *TR

WHEN I PUMP GAS THE TANK BACKS UP AND IT SPILLS EVERYWHERE. THERE IS ALOT OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE SAME CASE ONLINE. VERY DANGEROUS! IT ALWAYS HAPPENS NOT JUST SOMETIMES. HERE IS A LINK TO ALOT OF INFORMATION ABOUT THIS: HTTP://WWW.JK-FORUM.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?114401-PUMPING-GAS... *TR