2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4 Complaints

THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE VEHICLE IS RUNNING. A DIAGNOSTIC TOOL IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS: B1B02 - DRIVER AIRBAG SQUIB 1 CIRCUIT OPEN, AND B1B06 - DRIVER AIRBAG SQUIB 2 CIRCUIT OPEN. THESE ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE AIRBAG CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY FOR WHICH JEEP ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN IN DECEMBER 2011 FOR 2007 MODELS ONLY. THERE WAS ALSO A RECALL ON 2008 JEEP WRANGLER JKS FOR THIS ISSUE BUT IT ONLY APPLIED TO RIGHT HAND DRIVE MODELS. THERE IS AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS COMPONENT WHICH NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND REPAIRED IN ALL MODELS. *JS

AFTER I SHIFTED INTO 5TH GEAR GOING APPX. 50 MPH FRONT RT TIRE SHIMMIED THEN LT FRONT TIRE AT EQUAL 1 TO 2 SECOND INTERVALS UNTIL THE SHIMMY GOT SO BAD I COULD NOT CONTROL STEERING AND HAD TO DECELERATE TO PULL OF TO SIDE OF ROAD. I HAD TO LIFT MYSELF OFF SEAT AND LEAN INTO STEERING WHEEL WITH MY ALL MY WEIGHT TO STEER JEEP SAFELY TO SIDE OF ROAD. ABOUT 1 WEEK BEFORE MY INCIDENT MY DAUGHTER, 22 YRS OF AGE, HAD SAME PROBLEM DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR. SAME SPEED WHILE ACCELERATING. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED NEW. I HAVE NOT MODIFIED MY CAR IN ANY WAY, NOR HAVE EVER TAKEN IT "FOUR-WHEELING." IN JUNE 2011 I EXPERIENCED MY FIRST "DEATH WOBBLE," AN EXTREMELY VIOLENT, SHAKING OF THE FRONT WHEELS. SINCE THEN, IT HAS SINCE HAPPENED FIVE TIMES, RESULTING IN REPAIRS (THAT STILL HAVEN'T SOLVED THE PROBLEM) TOTALING $1644.24 (NOT INCLUDING TAX). I MOST RECENTLY EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE ABOUT FOUR DAYS AGO ON THE HIGHWAY (4/9/2014). I HAD IT IN TO THE SHOP TO BE "FIXED" IN EARLY MARCH WITH "REPAIRS" COSTING OVER $950. I'M HESITANT TO TAKE IT IN AGAIN BECAUSE NO ONE KNOWS HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AND I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO KEEP MAKING REPAIRS FOR AN UNKNOWN PROBLEM. I AM NOT BLAMING THE REPAIR SHOP THAT THE WOBBLING HASN'T BEEN FIXED; I AM BLAMING CHRYSLER/JEEP BECAUSE THEY DON'T SEEM TO RECOGNIZE THIS AS BEING A SAFETY HAZARD. I'VE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM EXTENSIVELY AND I AM DEFINITELY NOT THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. I AM NOT EXAGGERATING WHEN I SAY THAT WHEN THE "DEATH WOBBLE" HAPPENS, I FEEL LIKE I AM GOING TO DIE. THE ONLY TIME IT HAPPENS IS WHEN I'M GOING 45 MPH OR MORE, SO IT HAS HAPPENED PRIMARILY ON THE HIGHWAY. THE ONLY WAY TO RE-GAIN CONTROL IS TO SLOW DOWN QUICKLY AND PULL OVER (WHICH COULD RESULT IN A MAJOR PILE-UP ON THE HIGHWAY). ALL I WANT IS TO HAVE CHRYSLER/JEEP RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND PROVIDE A REMEDY/RECALL AND MONETARY COMPENSATION FOR THIS PROBLEM. *JS

UNABLE TO FILL GAS TANK WITHOUT GAS SPITTING OUT UPON FILLUP. GAS GETS ALL OVER MYSELF/WIFE AND THE JEEP. THEN HAVE TO WIPE THE EXCESS GAS OFF VEHICLE TO PROTECT PAINT AND STUFF AND THEN WASH HANDS NUMEROUS TIMES AND CHANGE OF CLOTHING TO GET GAS SMELL OFF OF YOU. NOW JEEP REFUSES TO FILL COMPLETELY BEFORE IT STARTS TO SPIT BACK AT YOU. MAYBE GETS FILLED 3/4 TANK NOW THEN WONT FILL NO MORE AND SPITS IT BACK AT US! *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. THE SAME DEFECT IS PRESENT IN THE 2007 JEEP WRANGLER AND A RECALL WAS IMPLEMENT WHICH IS WHY I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THERE IS NOT ONE FOR THE 2008. *TR

THE VEHICLE SINCE THE DAY I OWNED IT RANDOMLY POPS OUT OF 1ST GEAR. THIS IS SO DANGEROUS WHEN TURNING LEFT ONTO A ROAD WITH ON COMING TRAFFIC. JEEP HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS VERY PROBLEM BUT DEALERS ARE REFUSING TO MAKE THE REPAIR. JEEP SHOULD HAVE A RECALL AS THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS HAZARD. *TR

WE OWN A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER SAHARA, NOTICED A CRACK AT TOP OF WINDSHIELD WHEN GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE. WE HAVE BEEN HAVING SUBZERO TEMPS, ALSO THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF ANYTHING THAT MAY HAVE HIT THE WINDSHIELD (EX. ROCK, ETC). AFTER CHECKING IT, MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS THAT IT LOOKED LIKE A STRESS CRACK, BECAUSE OF THE LOCATION AND WAY THE CRACK LOOKED, IT WAS ABOUT 3" LONG AND VERTICAL, AND OF COURSE ITS NOW SPREADING. AFTER CHECKING ONLINE, THERE ARE A LOT OF REVIEWS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ON JEEPS. ONE REVIEW SUGGESTED FILING A COMPLAINT ON THIS SITE, SO THAT'S WHAT IM DOING AND GOING TO CALL CHRYSLER IN THE MORNING. NOT EXPECTING THEM TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, BUT IF THERE ARE ENOUGH COMPLAINTS, MAYBE IT WILL SET OFF A RECALL. *TR

HIT SMALL BUMP ON EXPRESSWAY CAUSING 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY LIKE THE WHEELS WERE LOOSE. I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY GET OFF THE EXPRESSWAY TO CHECK WHEELS. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BY THE INITIAL REACTION IS TO SLOW DOWN AND WOULD HAVE CAUSED A CHAIN REACTION (CRASH). AFTER INSPECTING VEHICLE SHAKING HAD STOPPED. *TR

AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT CLOCK SPRING CODE RECALLED IN 2007 MODELS AND RIGHT HAND DRIVE MODELS BUT NOT 2008 LEFT HAND DRIVE MODELS. ITS A COMMON JEEP ERROR AND A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR ALL MALFUNCTIONING MODELS. *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