2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4 Complaints

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON, DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS THE CLOCK SPRING, A SAFETY ISSUE THAT ALOT OF THE 2008 JEEPS HAVE, THE 2007 WAS ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT IT DID NOT INCLUDE THE 2008 WHICH IT SHOULD BEING THAT ALOT OF THEM ARE HAVING ISSUES,,ITS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT YOUR AIR BAGS WONT WORK CAUSE YOUR AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

2008 JEEP WRANGLER JK 4 DOOR 4X4, AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK TO DEALER THEY SAID IT IS THE CLOCK SPRING IN THE STEERING COLUMN, JEEP EXTENDED THE WARRANTY IN THE 2007, BUT NOT THE 2008 WHICH THE DEALER SAID THEY HAVE HAD ALOT OF THE 2008 GO OUT AS THEY ARE THE SAME PART, THEY NEED TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY TO THE 2008 MODEL BEING A SAFETY ISSUE [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHEN PUMPING FUEL TANK OVERFLOWS APPROPRIATELY 1 PINT OF FUEL AFTER PUMP SHUTS OFF. *JS

WHEN FUELING, GAS SPRAYS OUT ALL OVER BEFORE THE AUTOMATIC SHUTOFF KICKS IN. I JUST BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE, AND THIS HAS HAPPENED EVERY TIME I FILLED THE GAS TANK SO FAR (ABOUT 4 TIMES). *TR

I WAS AT THE GAS STATION FILLING UP MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED SAHARA WHEN THE CLICK OF THE GAS PUMP THAT LETS YOU KNOW YOUR DONE FILLING THE TANK CAME ON AND ALL OF A SUDDEN GAS STARTING OVERFLOWING IN A LARGE PUDDLE ALL OVER THE SIDE OF MY JEEP. I THOUGHT IT WAS A FLUKE OF SOME SORT SO I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT. THEN THE NEXT TIME I FILLED UP I HAD THE SAME SITUATION HAPPEN AND THE SAME AMOUNT CAME POURING OUT. AFTER THIS I KNEW THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND I TRIED FILLING MY TANK SLOWLY AND IT STILL MADE NO DIFFERENCE IN THE SPILLAGE. I HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE OCCUR NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE AND FEEL AS THOUGH IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND THEY STATE THAT THEY HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE ISSUE. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS OTHER JEEP OWNERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE AN ISSUE FIXED BY CHRYSLER. *TR

IT WAS A DRY SUNNY LATE MORNING WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON A COLORADO INTERSTATE AT APPROX. 65MPH. I WENT OVER A ROUGH PATCH OF ROAD AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE FROM SIDE TO SIDE. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST THE ROUGH ROAD BUT IT DID NOT SUBSIDE AFTER PASSING BACK ONTO SMOOTH ROAD, IN FACT IT GOT WORSE. THE SHAKING DID NOT STOP UNTIL I SLOWED DOWN UNDER 10MPH. THIS HAPPENED FOUR MORE TIMES ON THIS TRIP, ALWAYS AFTER HITTING A BUMP AT 50MPH OR FASTER. AFTER A LITTLE RESEARCH I DETERMINED THE SYMPTOMS WERE CONSISTENT WITH A WELL KNOW PROBLEM, "DEATH WOBBLE". MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED X IS 4 YEARS OLD, HAS 30K MILES ON IT AND IS COMPLETELY STOCK AND WELL MAINTAINED. IT HAS THE STOCK 32" GOODYEAR SRA TIRES ON 17" RIMS, FILLED TO 35 PSI. I CHECKED THE TORQUE ON THE TRACK BAR AND THE BOLTS WERE TO SPEC AT 125 LB/FT. I TOOK THE JEEP TO A LOCAL SHOP WHERE THEY DETERMINED THE BALL JOINTS WERE BAD AS WELL AS THE STEERING STABILIZER. THOSE HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH AFTERMARKET COMPONENTS AND SO FAR THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER OCCURRENCES. THAT WAS ABOUT 3K MILES AGO AND I HAVE TESTED THE JEEP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH A SEVERE BUMP WHICH DID NOT INDUCE DEATH WOBBLE. MY FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH DEATH WOBBLE WAS IN THE LEFT LANE ON A CROWDED HIGHWAY; IT IS AMAZING THAT I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND DID NOT CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT JUST BY HAVING TO SLOW DOWN TO SUCH A SLOW SPEED IN THE LEFT LANE. I HAVE SEEN CHRYSLER'S COMMENTS ON THE NON-EXISTENCE OF DEATH WOBBLE DUE TO INFERIOR ENGINEERING/DESIGN OF THE STEERING COMPONENTS AND CAN TELL YOU THEY ARE WRONG WHEN THEY SAY IT HAPPENS ONLY ON LIFTED VEHICLES. THIS IS HIGHLY IRRESPONSIBLE OF THEM TO NOT TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY WHEN IT IS SO EASY TO FIND SO MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I STARTED EXPERIENCING THE JEEP "DEATH WOBBLE" IN FEBRUARY OF 2012. WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 50MPH OR FASTER AND DRIVING OVER ANY SMALL BUMP OR POT HOLE ON THE ROAD, IT CAUSES THE JEEP TO "WOBBLE" OUT OF CONTROL. THERE WAS A FEW TIMES I ACTUALLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND SWAYED ONTO THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE JEEP FROM WOBBLING IS TO SLOW THE JEEP DOWN TO ABOUT 10-15MPH AND WHICH IS VERY UNSAFE WHEN YOU ARE ON A HIGHWAY. I SPENT $1500 TO HAVE THIS FIXED COVERING EVERYTHING JEEP SAID TO DO (SUSPENSION, SHOCKS, TORSION BAR, BUSHINGS, TIRE PRESSURE, TIRE BALANCE, STEERING STABILIZER, CASTER ANGLE, DRAGLINK AND TIEROD) AND IT STILL HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. I AM NOW LEFT WITH A VEHICLE I OWE $17,000 WITH ONLY 44,000 MILES THAT IS TOO UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *JS

CLOCKSPRING FAILURE , LOST AIRBAGS AND HORN FUNCTION UNTIL BAD UNIT REPLACED . *JS

2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED: "DEATH WOBBLE" - FRONT END BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY AT BETWEEN 50MPH AND 55MPH. DID THIS SEVERAL TIMES. REPLACED STEERING STABILIZER WITH A MORE HEAVY DUTY ONE. HAD TIRES ROTATED AND BALANCED. HELPED FOR A WHILE. STARTED AGAIN. ALWAYS ON HIGHWAY, NOT A BUMPY ROAD. GOT NEW TIRES. STILL OCCASIONALLY DOES IT. TIRES HELPED SOME, BUT STILL DOES IT OCCASIONALLY. NOT A FUN EXPERIENCE! *TR

NOTICED THE AIRBAG LIGHT GOING ON AND OFF ON AND OFF... HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE CLOCK SPRING. *TR