2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4 Complaints

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

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

THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY POPS OUT OF FIRST GEAR WHEN YOU BEGIN ACCELERATING. THIS CREATES A SEVERE HAZARD WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE THROUGH A LEFT-HAND TURN ACROSS TRAFFIC. THIS PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED IN 2009 AND HAS NOW BEGUN AGAIN. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH CHRYSLER. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE, I HIT A SMALL BUMP WHILE MAKING SLIGHT TURN TO THE LEFT. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY OUT OF CONTROL. I CANNOT EMPHASIZE ENOUGH HOW VIOLENT THE SHAKING WAS... IT FELT AS IF THE VEHICLE MIGHT ACTUALLY COME APART. I HAD TO PULL OF THE ROAD TO GET IT TO STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS. I HAVE ONLY OWNED THE JEEP FOR A YEAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND ABOVE, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE FRONT STABILIZER BAR WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL MONTHS LATER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 94,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 117,000. *TR

JUST BOUGHT THE USED 2008 WRANGLER FROM A DEALER. PUMPING GAS FOR THE FIRST TIME. THE FUEL OVERFLOWED AT THE END OF FILLING. THIS WAS NOT A TRICKLE, IT WAS LIKE A CUP OF GAS PUKED OUT. THERE ARE NUMEROUS VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE.COM DEMONSTRATING THE SCENARIO. I AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AND VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT A CAR FROM THE DEALER HAS A KNOWN ISSUE. *TR

WHEN REFILLING GASOLINE, AFTER IT 'CLICKS' OFF FUEL SPILLS ONTO THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND GROUND. *TR

AS PER MY ASE CERTIFIED MECHANIC HAS DIRECTED ME. MY AIRBAG LIGHT HAS STARTED TURNING ON AND OFF AND CAUSING THE CHIME SEVERAL TIMES A DAY DUE TO A CLOCKSPRING IN THE STEERING WHEEL GOING BAD. THIS IS A KNOWN RECALL FOR PREVIOUS YEARS INCLUDING THE 2007 MODEL (1YR DIFFERENCE). I'M AFRAID THAT IN AN ACTUAL CRASH THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY OR THAT IT WILL AT ANY RANDOM MOMENT. *TR

DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF MY VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT AND CHIME CAME ON. THE WARNING LIGHT NOW COMES ON AND CHIMES INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE ON LINE SHOWS THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT JEEP HAS HAD IN OTHER MODELS, BUT FOR SOME REASON WONT ADMIT TO IT IN THIS YEAR OF VEHICLE. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED GOING OFF, (RED LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND CHIMED), INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AND CONTINUED TO DO SO AT ALL SPEEDS - COULD HEAR CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURNING. TOOK VEHICLE TO ALLEN SAMUELS DEALERSHIP IN HOUSTON, TX AND THEY REPLACED THE CLOCK SPRING - ("STEERING ANGLE INTERNAL FAULT REPLACED STEERING ANGLE SENSOR/ CLOCK SPRING." - $286.75 PART + $104.00 LABOR) CALLED JEEP AND CHRYSLER TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOT ONE THAT APPLIED TO MY VIN. DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THIS: HTTP://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/CARS/PROBLEMS/RECALLS/RESULTS.CFM?SEARCHTYPE=QUICKSEARCH&RCL_ID=11V528000&SUMMARY=TRUE : CHRYSLER ISSUED A RECALL ON 5,000+ RIGHT SIDE DRIVE MODELS (POSTAL SERVICE) RANGING FROM A MANUFACTURING DATE OF FEB. 1, 2007 TO OCTOBER 10, 2011 ON NOVEMBER 2, 2011, BUT DID NOT RECALL THE PART ON LEFT SIDE MODELS (MUCH MORE COMMON, OF COURSE). I TALKED TO THE PARTS DEPARTMENT AT ALLEN SAMUELS TODAY (2/16/13) AND THEY SAID THAT THE SAME PART NUMBER IS USED FOR BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE DRIVE MODELS, CURRENTLY (PART #5156106AC) - MY GUESS IS IT WAS THE EXACT SAME PART USED IN BOTH TYPES OF VEHICLES. SOUNDS TO ME LIKE CHRYSLER KNEW THEY SCREWED UP AND ONLY ISSUED A RECALL ON GOVERNMENT ISSUED VEHICLES SO THEY WOULDN'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE MUCH MORE PREVALENT LEFT SIDE DIVE MODELS AND UNCLE SAM WOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF. WHEN SPEAKING WITH JEEP CUSTOMER CARE I TOLD THE SUPPORT REPRESENTATIVE THAT I HAD DONE SOME RESEARCH AND HAD FOUND A RECALL - SHE TOLD ME "WELL, YOU CAN'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU READ ON THE INTERNET."... LAST TIME I EVER BUY A CHRYSLER MADE VEHICLE AGAIN... *TR