2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4 Complaints

THE TIPM IS PART OF THE FUSE BOX. MINE FIRST FAILED WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT. THE SYMPTOMS OF THE FAILURE IN MY CASE WAS HORN, WASHERS, DOOR LOCKS, WIPERS ALL GOING AT THE SAME TIME. AFTERWARDS THE ENGINE WOULD STALL AND WOULD NOT START. THE ENGINE WOULD CONTINUE TO RUN EVEN AFTER THE KEYS WAS REMOVED. THE CODE WAS U0141 - LOST COMMUNICATION WITH FRONT CONTROL MODULE. I BROUGHT THE CAR INTO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH THEIR DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER. THE MODULE CONTINUED TO FAIL AND THROUGH MY OWN RESEARCH I DETERMINED THAT IT WAS THE TIPM. WHEN I RETURNED TO THE DEALER, I HAD TO INSIST THAT THEY REPLACE THE TIPM. THEY REMOVED THE TIPM AND CLEANED THE CONTACTS BUT IT NOT HELP. I WAS TOLD THE TIPM WAS BACK-ORDERED AND HAD TO WAIT A MONTH WHILE MY JEEP GATHERED DUST. AFTER A MONTH AND A NUMBER OF CALLS TO THE PARTS DEPARTMENT I WAS TOLD IT WAS FURTHER BACK-ORDERED FOR ANOTHER TWO WEEKS. AT HIS POINT A SEARCHED FOR ONE ON MY OWN. I WAS SURPRISED TO SEE ON THE NEWS TODAY THE CHRYSLER HAS STILL NOT CORRECTED THE BACKORDER ISSUE. THE PLANT THAT PRODUCED THE TIPM'S WAS IN JAPAN AND DAMAGED DURING THE EARTHQUAKE. CAUSED THE PARTS BACKORDER. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO LOCATE A MODULE MYSELF BY CROSS-REFERENCING VARIOUS VERSIONS. I AM CONCERNED THAT IS THE HAVE NOT FIXED THIS PROBLEM I MAY BE STUCK WITHOUT A CAR AGAIN. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. BY THIS TIME THEY SHOULD HAVE RETOOLED A NEW PLANT TO PROVIDE THE BACKORDERED UNITS. SINCE THE UNITS ARE NOT USED IN THE NEWER MOBILE CARS, I BELIEVE THE CHRYSLER IS DRAGGING THEIR FEET ON THIS AT THE EXPENSE OF THEIR OLDER CUSTOMER BASE. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. BY THIS TIME THEY SHOULD HAVE RETOOLED A NEW PLANT TO PROVIDE THE BACKORDERED UNITS. *TR

SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING NEW IN 2008 THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO INTERMITTENTLY NOT START, DEALER HAS REPLACED KEY, BATTERY, STARTER, TIPM, PCM, NEGATIVE CABLE ON BATTERY AND INSTALLED HEAVY GAUGE GROUND CABLE TO BATTERY. AFTER FOUR YEARS AND 93000 MILES THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. IT APPEARS THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON TO 2008 WRANGLERS AND THAT CHRYSLER IS JUST THROWING PARTS AT IT HOPING THAT SOMETHING WILL STICK. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WITH ME AS AN ENGINEERING SOILS TECHNICIAN. I NEED TO BE CONFIDENT THAT MY VEHICLE IS GOING TO START SO AS NOT TO BE RAN OVER BY A LARGE EARTH MOVER WHILE CONDUCTING MY WORK DUTIES. *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

MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED RUBICON LHD INDICATES A FAULT WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. WHEN PULLING OUT FROM AN INTERSECTION THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WITH AN ACCOMPANYING CHIME. THE LIGHT NOW FLASHES ON AND OFF WITH ITS CHIME REGULARLY DURING AVERAGE CITY DRIVING. AN EXISTING RECALL AND SUBSEQUENT WARRANTY EXTENSION HAS BEEN GRANTED FOR PREVIOUS MODEL YEAR WRANGLERS AND RHD WRANGLERS, THE PROBLEMS NOTED IN THE REPORTS FOR THOSE VEHICLES APPEAR THE SAME AS THE FAULTS I AM EXPERIENCING IN MY VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THIS FAULT PUTS MY WIFE AT RISK IF, IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY BECAUSE OF A FAULTY CLOCK SPRING ON THE STEERING COLUMN. *TR

DRIVING EASTBOUND ON I-40 AT APPROXIMATELY 65MPH, BUMP WHERE BRIDGE MEETS RD, FRONT AXLE STARTED VIBRATING TREMENDOUSLY AND HAD TO PULL OFF RD TO STOP VIBRATION. HAVE HAD THIS OCCURRENCE HAPPEN NUMEROUS TIMES AT 60-70MPH AND AT 40-50MPH AT DIFFERENT PLACES IN NC. RECENT OCCURRENCE HAPPENED 7-12-2012 AT 40-50MPH ON REGULAR RD. I HAVE 2 SMALL KIDS RIDING IN JEEP WITH ME. AT 60-70MPH, IT CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS DUE TO WANTING TO SLOW DOWN QUICKLY ON HIGHWAYS WITH TRAFFIC... *TR

MY HORN STARTED BLOWING ON ITS OWN WITH NO CONTROL FROM THE HORN BUTTON. IT WILL BLOW FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS RANDOMLY THEN SHUT OFF. SOMETIMES WHILE THE CAR IS DRIVING BUT MOSTLY WHEN THE CAR IS OFF WITH THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. IT WILL ALSO BE SET OFF SOMETIMES BY LOCKING THE CAR WHEN THE HORN IS SUPPOSED TO SOUND. ITS UNSAFE WHEN IT GOES OFF WHILE IM DRIVING AND ALSO THAT I CAN NOT HONK IT WHILE DRIVING IN THE EVENT OF SOMEONE TRYING TO TURN OR MERGE INTO ME. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE CLOCK SPRING INSIDE THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT WENT ON. DEALER INSPECTED AND FOUND FAULTY SPRING. REFUSED TO FIX. WANTS $500 TO REPAIR. BECAUSE THERE IS NO RECALL THEY WILL NOT FIX IT. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. I KNOW 2007 AND 2007 (RIGHT HANDED DRIVE) VEILS ARE RECALLED FOR THE SAME REASON. THEY HAVE TO RECALL AND FIX THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *JB

"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." *JB

CONDITION-DRY PAVEMENT. EXTREME SHIMMY FRONT END. APPLIED BRAKES UNTIL VEHICLE SLOWED TO ABOUT 5 MPH AT WHICH TIME EXTREME SHAKING STOPPED. VERY DANGEROUS. MODIFICATION- NONE. OFF ROAD USE-NONE. *TT

EVERY TIME I FILL THE JEEP UP WITH GASOLINE THE TANK OVERFILLS AND SPILLS DOWN THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AS THE GAS NOZZLE CLICKS OFF. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR MODEL JEEP.