2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4 Complaints

FRONT END OSCILLATION INTERNET TERM COMMONLY CALLED "DEATH WOBBLE " THIS VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND IT WAS RETURNED WITH NO FAULT FOUND AS THIS IS A FRIENDS CAR I HAVEN'T A RECORD OF THE SERIAL NUMBER BUT I WAS ASKED TO GIVE A SECOND OPINION ,I FOUND NOTHING LOOSE THE STEERING DAMPER WAS FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY TIRES WERE ROTATED WITH NO ADVERSE WEAR OR PATTERN I CAN ONLY SURMISE THAT THIS HAVING OCCURRED MANY TIMES TO THIS VEHICLE THAT THERE MUST BE METAL FATIGUE BETWEEN THE MOUNTING OF THE STEERING GEAR AND AXLE MOUNTING POINTS AND THAT AN ENGINEERED BRACE WILL BE REQUIRED TO DAMP OUT OSCILLATION. *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 WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON THE INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, MY AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHES ON, THEN FLASHES OFF, AND PROCEEDS TO DO THIS THE REST OF THE 20 MINUTES I AM BOTH DRIVING AND IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. FOUR HOURS LATER I GET IN MY JEEP TO RIDE AT LUNCH DOWN THE STREET, AND IT IS STILL INTERMITTENTLY FLASHING ON AND OFF. I HAVE NO ERROR CODES. I UNDERSTAND READING VARIOUS SITES (JK FORUM BEING A MAIN ONE) THIS PROBLEM CAN BE CAUSED BY A FAULTY CLOCKSPRING, AND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO HAVE THIS ADDRESSED AS A SAFETY/RECALL ISSUE, BUT IT HASN'T HAPPENED. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO THIS COMPLAINT LIST, AS I UNDERSTAND CURRENTLY ONLY A SMALL WINDOW OF VEHICLES (2007 WRANGLERS, SPECIFIC SUB-TYPES) ARE FIT FOR THIS RECALL AND CUSTOMERS ARE BEING CHARGED UPWARDS OF $500 FOR A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE COMPANY ITSELF. *TR

. I HAVE A 2008 RUBICON 4-DOOR, I WAS OUT IN THE DESERT IN AN AREA THAT REQUIRED BEING IN 4 HIGH, WHEN I GOT TO A REGULAR DIRT ROAD, I TRIED TO SHIFT OUT OF 4 LOW AND THE TRANSFER CASE SHIFTER JUST WENT COMPLETELY LIMP. I WAS STUCK IN A TOTAL NEUTRAL STATE AND COULD NOT MOVE. IT TOOK SOME TIME TO MANUALLY MANIPULATE THE SHIFT CABLE FROM UNDERNEATH THE JEEP TO GET IT INTO 2 HIGH SO I COULD GET OUT OF THE AREA. APPARENTLY, CHRYSLER IS WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THE ROOT CAUSE OF IT IS A 50 CENT BUSHING THAT BECOMES BROKE OR PULLS AWAY FROM THE TRANSFER CASE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION IF YOU ARE IN A REMOTE AREA AND ARE UNABLE TO GET UNDER THE JEEP AND SUCCESSFULLY GET THE CASE INTO GEAR. THE JEEP IS STUCK IN NEUTRAL COULD KILL SOMEONE IF IT LOSES ITS POWERTRAIN ON A STEEP HILL. THIS ALSO HAPPENED A SECOND TIME FURTHER UP TRANSFER CASE SHIFTER CASE CABLE 2 YEARS LATER. LEFT ME STRANDED IN THE WILDERNESS TWICE. I WAS INJURED WITH AN EXHAUST BURN ATTEMPTING TO RECONNECT THE BROKEN CABLE. JEEP SAYS AT THEIR DRIVING CAMP SHIFTING WITH MORE THAN 2 FINGER LIGHT TOUCH WILL BREAK THE TRANSFER CASE LINKAGE. *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

WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY GOING AT A SPEED 55MPH OR HIGHER, THE CAR WILL GO OVER A SMALL BUMP WHILE ON A SLIGHT HILL OR TURN, AND BEGIN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE THE CAR, ONLY STOPPING WHEN THE CAR HAS BEEN SLOWED TO A STOP - REQUIRING THE VEHICLE TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY TO STOP THE SHAKING. DUE TO THE VIOLENT WOBBLE, THE CAR IS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL, AND FEELS AS THOUGH IT COULD CREATE A SIGNIFICANT ACCIDENT AT HIGH MILE PER HOUR SPEEDS, OR CONCERNS ABOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY DUE TO THE VEHICLE NEEDING TO PULL OFF IN ORDER TO STOP THE WOBBLING. INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS WHEN ANY TYPE OF INCLEMENT WEATHER EXISTS. HAVE HAD TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY SEVERAL TIMES IN ORDER TO STOP THE VIOLENT SHAKING, MAKING THIS DRIVER EXTREMELY FEARFUL TO DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS VEHICLE IS STOCK, NO ALTERATIONS DONE. *TR

I TOOK MY VEHICLE INTO JOHN ELWAY GREELEY CO. MAY 16, 2013 TO HAVE THE SAFETY LIGHT FOR MY AIRBAGS DIAGNOSED. THEY FOUND IT WAS THE CLOCK SPRING THAT HAD BEEN RECALLED IN 2007 RIGHT HAND DRIVE VEHICLES BUT MY VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE A RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR PART. THE PART IS DEFECTIVE AND IN BACK ORDER STATUS WITH NO AVAILABILITY DATE. I HAD TO PAY FOR THIS PART TO GET ON THE WAITING LIST FOR A PART THAT HAS NO AVAILABILITY DATE. IN THE MEAN TIME MY VEHICLE IS NO LONGER SAFE BECAUSE THE AIRBAGS WITH NOT DEPLOY IF FOR SOME REASON I AM IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

A VITAL SAFETY SYSTEM AIRBAG COMPONENT MALFUNCTIONED (CLOCKSPRING). CURRENTLY, THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS ITEM (NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: PE11019</SPAN> 11V528000), BUT IT IS FOR RIGHT HAND DRIVE VEHICLES ONLY. IT IS MY, AND MANY OTHERS, BELIEF THAT THIS SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO LEFT SIDE DRIVE VEHICLES AS WELL, SEEING AS HOW THERE ARE MANY MORE ISSUES BEING NOTED. AS A CONSUMER, I UNDERSTAND ALL ABOUT WARRANTIES AND THE FACT THAT NOTHING LAST FOREVER, BUT HOW CAN YOU NOT WARRANTY A PART THAT IS VITAL TO THE VEHICLE'S SAFETY SYSTEM WITH LESS THAN 100,000 MILES ON THE CAR, AND THERE ALREADY IS A RECALL ISSUE WITH THIS COMPONENT? *TR

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF RANDOMLY. AFTER SOME RESEARCH THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AND IT HAS EVEN INITIATED SOME RECALLS BUT FOR OTHER YEARS. THE PROBLEM STEMS FROM A BAD CLOCKSPRING WHICH WOULD PREVENT THE AIRBAG FROM DEPLOYING IF THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT. *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