2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4 Complaints

ON THE 2008 JEEP WRANGLER (LEFT HAND DRIVE) DASHBOARD, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHES ON EVERY OTHER MINUTE WITH A CHIME, AN INDICATION THAT THERE IS SOMETHING MALFUNCTIONING OR INTERFERING WITH THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS.THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING ISSUE AND CONCERN FOR MANY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER (LEFT HAND DRIVE) OWNERS, INCLUDING MYSELF, AND HAS BEEN SHOWN TIME AND TIME AGAIN TO BE CAUSED BY A FAULTY CLOCKSPRING WITHIN THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL. THIS FAULTY CLOCKSPRING IS THE CULPRIT FOR POTENTIAL AIRBAG FAILURE IN THE 2008 JEEP WRANGLER (LEFT HAND DRIVE) DURING AN ACCIDENT OR PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT WHEN SIMPLY DRIVING AROUND. DAIMLER CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE SAFETY CONCERN OF THEIR FAULTY CLOCKSPRING THAT CAN CAUSE FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS FROM PROPERLY DEPLOYING. *TR

HELLO, I'M REQUESTING THAT A FACTORY RECALL BE PLACED ON MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. THE ISSUE IS THAT THE SHIFTER CABLE FALLS OFF FROM THE TRANSMISSION LEVER BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE CABLE THERE IS A CHEAP 1 CENT PLASTIC INSERT THAT DRIES UP AND DISINTEGRATES, THUS THE SHIFTER CABLE TO FALL-OFF. THANKS BE TO GOD, THAT NOTHING MAJOR HAPPENED TO US, BUT POTENTIALLY IT COULD BE FATAL IN OTHER CASES. IMAGINE THIS, WHEN THIS CABLE FALLS-OFF THE VEHICLE IS STUCK IN THE ?REVERSE GEAR?, THEN YOU GIVE IT GAS AND INSTEAD OF GOING FORWARD, THE JEEP GOES BACKWARDS UNEXPECTEDLY, POTENTIALLY OVER A PERSON, OR DOWN CLIFF, DOWN A MOUNTAIN, INTO A RIVER, LAKE OR EVEN CAUSING A MAJOR TRAFFIC ACCIDENT. IN MY CASE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE JEEP, NOT KNOWING THAT THE SHIFTER CABLE HAD FALLEN-OFF AND THAT THE JEEP WAS NOW STUCK IN "DRIVE GEAR". WHEN SHE STOPPED AND THE SHIFTED TO ?PARK? THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO DRIVE FORWARD UNDER THE ENGINE IDLE POWER. ALSO WHEN THE JEEP WAS TURNED ?OFF? TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE, SOON AS SHE RELEASE THE JEEP?S BRAKE IT STARTED TO ROLL ON ITS OWN. THE ?EMERGENCY BRAKE? HAD TO BE APPLIED IN ORDER TO STOP THE JEEP FROM ROLLING FURTHER. IN CLOSING THIS CABLE IS MADE WITH VERY CHEAP PARTS AND ALSO IT IS NOT DESIGNED PROPERLY, IT LACKS WHAT ENGINEERS IN MY FIELD WE CALL ?A FAIL SAFE DESIGN CRITERIA?. NOTICE INVESTING A 5 CENTS METAL CLIP, PLACED OVER THE END OF THE CABLE IT WOULD PREVENT IT FROM EVER FALLING OUT, EVEN IF THE PLASTIC DISINTEGRATES. THIS EXISTING CABLE DESIGN IS EXTREMELY DANGER, AGAIN THE END INSERT IS MADE-UP OF A CHEAP PLASTIC AND IT LACKS A METAL RETAINING CLIP. IN CLOSING THE FACTORY SHOULD REPLACE THIS CABLE FOR FREE, BUT THE REPLACEMENT SHALL HAVE THE PLASTIC INSERT MADE-UP OF A STRONGER MATERIAL (ONE THAT WON'T CRUMBLE). ALSO IT SHALL HAVE A "METAL SAFETY CLIP" TO PREVENT IT FROM EVER FALLING OFF AND CAUSING MAJOR ACCIDENT. THANK YOU. *TR

ON THE 2008 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) DASHBOARD, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHES ON EVERY OTHER MINUTE WITH A CHIME, AN INDICATION THAT THERE IS SOMETHING MALFUNCTIONING OR INTERFERING WITH THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS.THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING ISSUE AND CONCERN FOR MANY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) OWNERS, INCLUDING MYSELF, AND HAS BEEN SHOWN TIME AND TIME AGAIN TO BE CAUSED BY A FAULTY CLOCKSPRING WITHIN THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL. THIS FAULTY CLOCKSPRING IS THE CULPRIT FOR POTENTIAL AIRBAG FAILURE IN THE 2008 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) DURING AN ACCIDENT OR PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT WHEN SIMPLY DRIVING AROUND. DAIMLER CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE SAFETY CONCERN OF THEIR FAULTY CLOCKSPRING THAT CAN CAUSE FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS FROM PROPERLY DEPLOYING. THERE WAS AN EXTENSION OF THE WARRANTY FOR THE 2007 MODEL USING THE SAME PART. *TR

VEHICLE AIR GOES ON AND OFF WITH CHIME WHEN DRIVING SINCE ABOUT FEB OF THIS YEAR IT IS ON ALL THE TIME WHICH MEANS THE AIR BAGS WON'T WORK MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER DRIVES THIS VEHICLE. *TR

MYSELF, SPOUSE, AND CHILDREN WERE GOING TO DINNER AND I'M ON CRUISE AT 50 AND A VIOLENT VIBRATION BEGINS TO OCCUR. I HAVE RESEARCHED IT AND IT IS OFTEN REFERRED TO AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AND IT IS BAD. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ISSUED BY YOU ON THIS. IS IT GOING TO TAKE SOMEONE DYING FOR YOU TO ISSUE ONE. MINE CAUSED ME TO ALMOST WRECK HEAD ON AND THERE WOULD PROBABLY BE KIDS WITHOUT PARENTS TODAY IF THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A WRECK HEAD ON. PLEASE CONSIDER ISSUING A RECALL ON THIS AND MAKE THE MANUFACTURER'S FIX THIS PROBLEM. IT'S NOT LIKE WE CAN GO OUT AND TRADE IT IN OR PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED. YES WE HAVE JOBS, BUT WE HAVE RESPONSIBILITIES OF BEING PARENTS AND PAYING BILLS TO, AND ARE BECOMING PARENTS AGAIN EARLY NEXT YEAR. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND SHOULD HAVE TO FIXED BY THE COMPANY. *TR

I'M NOT SURE WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM THE FIRST COUPLE OF TIMES BUT WHEN IT STARTED TO OCCUR MORE FREQUENTLY I STARTED TO NOTICE MY SPEED AND THE ROAD CONDITIONS WHEN IT HAPPENED. IT WAS A COMBINATION OF DRIVING OVER 50 MILES/ HOUR AND ROLLING OVER A POTHOLE, BUMP OR SIMPLY UNEVEN PAVEMENT THAT WOULD CAUSE THE FRONT END OF THE JEEP TO WOBBLE AND SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES AND SHAKES WHICH MAKES IT VERY HARD TO STEER THE VEHICLE AND IT BECOMES IMPOSSIBLE TO MAINTAIN HIGHWAY SPEED WHILE THIS IS HAPPENING. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE VIOLENT SHAKING IS TO QUICKLY SLOW THE CAR DOWN, WHICH IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ON THE BUSY INTERSTATE WHICH I TRAVEL EVERYDAY TO GET TO AND FROM WORK. RECENTLY I NARROWLY AVOIDED GETTING REAR-ENDED BY A TRACTOR TRAILER WHICH WAS BARRELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY BEHIND ME WHEN THE SHAKING OCCURRED. I HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VIBRATIONS. LUCKILY THE TRUCK DRIVER CHANGED LANES JUST IN TIME. THIS CONDITION IS UNPREDICTABLE AND PRESENTS A SERIOUS SAFETY THREAT BECAUSE IT GENERALLY HAPPENS AT HIGH SPEEDS. *TR

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON WITH A CHIME. SOMETIMES THE LIGHT WILL GO OFF FOR A MINUTE OR TWO THEN COME BACK ON WITH A CHIME. A FEW TIMES THE HORN DIDN'T WORK. THE CHIME AND LIGHT GO ON AND OFF THE HOLE TIME I'M DRIVING. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM RIGHT HAND DRIVE VEHICLES HAVE A RECALL BUT NOT LEFT HAND. I LOOKED ON-LINE AND MOST POSTS SAY IT'S A FAULTY CLOCK SPRING WITHIN THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL. CHRYSLER IS NOT ISSUING A RECALL AT THIS TIME. THIS FAULTY SPRING CAN CAUSE A FAILURE OF THE AIRBAGS FROM DEPLOYING OR DEPLOY PREMATURELY. HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THEY FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

ON THE 2008 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) DASHBOARD, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHES ON EVERY OTHER MINUTE WITH A CHIME, AN INDICATION THAT THERE IS SOMETHING MALFUNCTIONING OR INTERFERING WITH THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS.THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING ISSUE AND CONCERN FOR MANY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) OWNERS, INCLUDING MYSELF, AND HAS BEEN SHOWN TIME AND TIME AGAIN TO BE CAUSED BY A FAULTY CLOCKSPRING WITHIN THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL. THIS FAULTY CLOCKSPRING IS THE CULPRIT FOR POTENTIAL AIRBAG FAILURE IN THE 2008 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) DURING AN ACCIDENT OR PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT WHEN SIMPLY DRIVING AROUND. DAIMLER CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE SAFETY CONCERN OF THEIR FAULTY CLOCKSPRING THAT CAN CAUSE FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS FROM PROPERLY DEPLOYING. *TR

I AM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (IPM). IT IS CAUSING MY SAFETY BAG LGHT TO COME ON (NOT KNOWING IF IT WOULD DEPLOY) BUT THAT IS NOT THE ONLY PROBLEM WITH THE MODULE. IT'S ALSO CAUSING MY FRONT LIGHTS TO COME ON WHEN THE CAR IS OFF AND I AM GETTING ELECTRICAL SHOCKS EVERY TIME I TOUCH MY DOOR. THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE IS IT SOMETIMES TURNS OFF OR I CAN'T TURN IT ON BECAUSE MY ELECTRONICS GOES COMPLETELY OFF. I KNOW THIS BECAUSE WHEN IT HAPPENS I GO INTO THE BOX REMOVE AND REPLACE THE CABLE OR PLUGS AND IT STARTS WORKING. I WOULD HATE THIS TO HAPPEN WHEN I'M DRIVING, WHICH WOULD CAUSE MY POWER STEERING AND SHIFTING TO LOCKUP LEAVING ME WITH NO OPTIONS AND MAYBE WITH NO SAFETY BAG. I KNOW THIS TO BE TRUE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAS TURNED OFF ON ME WHEN I WAS LEAVE MY PARKING SPACE AT WORK. I COULD NOT TURN OR SHIFT THE VEHICLE BECAUSE ALL THE ELECTRONIC TURNED OFF. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACE MY BATTERY TERMINAL CABLE (BATTERY TO THE IPM) DUE TO CORROSION. *TR

JEEP JK WRANGLER UNLIMITED WITH PASSENGER SIDE MOUNTED FUEL TANK AND DRIVERS SIDE MOUNTED FUEL FILLER NECK HAS APPROX 4 FT HOSE BETWEEN FILLER NECK AND TANK. TANK VENT RETURN HOSE TO FILLER NECK AND FILLER HOSE ARE INADEQUATE ENGINEERED CAUSING FUEL TO BACK SPLASH EVERY SINGLE TIME YOU FILL THE VEHICLE WITH FUEL AND ALLOW THE AUTO SHUTOFF ON THE PUMP HANDLE TO STOP THE FUEL FLOW. THIS PROBLEM EXIST WHEN FILLING VEHICLE WHEN IT IS TURNED OFF AND WHEN IT IS RUNNING. IT IS WORSE WHEN RUNNING. IN 6 YEARS AND 90,000 MILES WE HAVE SPILLED HUNDREDS OF GALLONS OF FUEL AT GAS STATIONS AND WE HAVE EVEN HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH A 2010 RENTAL JEEP OF THE SAME MODEL. A RECALL NEEDS PUT IN PLACE BEFORE A FIRE OCCURS AT A GAS STATION. *TR