2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4 Complaints

STARTED EXPERIENCING THE JEEP "DEATH WOBBLE" AT LEAST 2 YEARS AGO. I AM THE SOLE OWNER OF A STOCK 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED. MY WIFE AND I ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE THAT WE CONTINUE TO MAKE PAYMENTS ON. I HAVE PUT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS INTO REPAIRS WITH NO LONG TERM FIX, AND I DO HAVE REGULAR MAINTENANCE DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP. MULTIPLE REPLACED STEERING SHOCKS, AND RECENTLY A FRONT RIGHT U-JOINT REPLACEMENT, AND A FRONT RIGHT BREAK CALIPER LOCKING UP. EVEN AFTER REPAIRS AND THE DEALERSHIP CHECKING TENSION OF ALL SUSPENSION PARTS, THE THIRD TIME OUT DRIVING THE VEHICLE AGAIN...DEATH WOBBLE. VERY FRUSTRATED OWNERS, WE SHOULD NOT BE PAYING ON A VEHICLE WE ARE SCARED TO DRIVE AND NOW SITS MOSTLY UNUSED EXCEPT IN EMERGENCIES. *TR

MY CLOCKSPRING HAS GONE BAD ON MY VEHICLE. THE AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS TURNING ON AND OFF CONSTANTLY WHILE DRIVING. APPARENTLY CHRYSLER HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR 2007 AND SOME 2008 VEHICLES BUT I JUST CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY SAID THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. *JS

WHEN FUELING THE VEHICLE AND THE GAS PUMP SHUTS OFF GASOLINE EXPLODES IN A GUSH FROM THE TANK FILLING PORT GETTING GAS EVERYWHERE. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4DR 4X4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, SMOKE BEGAN TO EMIT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IMMEDIATELY EXITED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO IGNITE INTO EXTENSIVE FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND INFORMED THE MALFUNCTION ORIGINATED WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWENTY MINUTES AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE RECALL WAS ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS 09V436000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED ON STATE ROUTE 23 NORTHBOUND JUST OUTSIDE OF MILAN MICHIGAN WHEN I BEGAN TO NOTICE A SPUTTERING OF THE ENGINE. I STARTED TO SLOW DOWN TO PULL OVER AND IT STOPPED. AS I ACCELERATED BACK TO SPEED I COULD FEEL IT AGAIN. I PULLED OFF THE INTERSTATE ONTO THE CONE AZAIL ROAD EXIT AS I SLOWED DOWN THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN FINE AGAIN. I ENTERED BACK ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND AS PICK UP SPEED IT STARTED SPUTTERING I FINALLY PULLED OVER AND AS I WAS REACHING TO OPEN THE HOOD A FLAME SHOT OUT. WITH IN MINUTES MY VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. IT HAPPENED SO FAST I WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER ANYTHING OUT OF THE VEHICLE SAFELY. WHEN CONTACTING CHRYSLER REGARDING THIS INCIDENT THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT UP WITH MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND THAT THEY WOULD NOT COVER ANY DAMAGES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4X4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED AN EXTREMELY STRONG BURNING ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND QUICKLY BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE CONTACT, FRONT SEAT PASSENGER AND REAR SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR BURNS TO THE FACE AND ARMS. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID BOILED OVER INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE AREA, WHICH RESULTED IN A FIRE. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V436000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SAVAGE FACILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES VIOLENT SHAKING KNOWN AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". PROBLEM BEGAN JUST UNDER A YEAR AFTER PURCHASING BRAND NEW. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS NUMEROUS TIMES THE PAST 3 YEARS AND HAVE SPEND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AND HAS YET TO BE FIXED. WORST INCIDENT OCCURRED A DAY AFTER I GOT THE JEEP BACK FROM THE DEALERSHIP FOR "REPAIRS" AND WAS DRIVING OVER INDEPENDENCE PASS. "DEATH WOBBLE" OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES CAUSING US TO ALMOST FALL OF THE CLIFF!!! I HAD TO DRIVE 5 MPH IN ORDER TO MAKE IT DOWN THIS ROAD SAFELY. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED IF CHRYSLER DOES NOT CORRECT THIS HAZARDOUS DEFECT.

MY 2008 WRANGLER 4 DOOR HAS HAD A CONSISTENT AND UNREPAIRED CASE OF FRONT END WOBBLE THAT FIRST OCCURRED AT 8000 MILES. THIS A DEALER SHOW ROOM MODEL, EVERYTHING IS STOCK, THERE ARE NO MODIFICATIONS AT ALL. THREE YEARS AND 60,000 MILES LATER THE DEALERSHIP HAS TRIED 9 TIMES TO FIX THIS WITH NO SUCCESS AND NOTHING BUT STONEWALLING FROM CHRYSLER CORP. THEY HAVE CHANGED THE TRACK BAR THREE TIMES, AND DONE NUMEROUS OTHER "FIXES" WHICH IN SOME CASES WORKED FOR A FEW WEEKS THEN I AM BACK TO WOBBLING. NOW AFTER THREE YEARS OF WAITING AND NOW BEING OUT OF WARRANTY DUE TO MILEAGE JEEP HAS DECIDED MY CAR HAS BAD WHEELS AND THEY EXPECT ME TO PAY TO REPLACE THE ONES THAT WERE INSTALLED BY THEM AT THE FACTORY! THIS MIGHT HAVE BEEN SOMETHING THEY CONSIDERED AT ANY OF THE PRIOR 7 TIMES IT WAS IN THE SHOP WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. SOMEONE HAS TO HOLD CHRYSLER ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS, GET A RECALL, A BUY BACK, WHATEVER. ANY OF US OWNERS WHO HAVE ANY DECENCY CAN'T EVEN SELL THE CAR GIVEN THE SAFETY CONCERN. SO I AM STUCK WITH A VERY DANGEROUS CAR THAT I WON'T LET MY WIFE OR KIDS DRIVE AND THAT I HAVE TO DRIVE, RELUCTANTLY. THIS PROBLEM HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH BAD TIRES, ALIGNMENTS, OWNER MODIFICATIONS OR WHEELS. IT IS A DESIGN DEFECT, CHRYSLER KNOWS IT, AND IS PLAYING FOR TIME HOPING WE ALL GO AWAY. *JS

I RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED AND HAVE FILLED THE TANK TWICE. BOTH TIMES FUEL SPRAYED OUT FROM THE TANK WHEN THE NOZZLE AUTO-SHUTOFF ENGAGED. I'VE SEEN SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND WANTED TO REPORT IT. *KB

THIS IS AN UPDATE ON A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT OF THE DREADED JEEP WRANGLER "DEATH WOBBLE".THE ODI NUMBER FOR MY PREVIOUS COMPLAINT IS 10259486.MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER NOW HAS 52,000 MILES ON IT AND THE "DEATH WOBBLE" HAS GOTTEN WORSE SINCE THE LAST COMPLAINT REPORT AT 15,000 MILES.I DRIVE 24 MILES ROUND TRIP TO WORK EACH DAY AND ON AVERAGE THE "DEATH WOBBLE" OCCURS ONCE PER DAY.SOME DAYS IT OCCURS MORE, UP TO 4 TIMES PER TRIP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS.I CONTINUE TO GET THE SAME ANSWER FROM THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP I.E.THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND THERE IS NO COMMON PROBLEM WITH JEEP WRANGLERS WITH REGARDS TO THE COMMON NAME FOR THE OCCURRENCE,"DEATH WOBBLE".I CAN ONLY IMAGINE THAT THEIR DENIAL OF A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES IS THAT NO ONE HAS CRASHED AS A RESULT OF IT YET.I CAME VERY CLOSE LAST WEEK WHEN IT OCCURRED TRAVELING DOWN THE LEFT LANE OF 4 LANE US 41 WITH A SEMI TRACTOR TRAILER ALONG SIDE ME IN THE RIGHT LANE AND 2 VEHICLES FOLLOWING CLOSE BEHIND ME.I WAS FORCED TO HIT THE BRAKES AND I CAN ASSURE YOU THERE WAS A LOT OF SCRAMBLING BEHIND ME. I CONSIDER ALL VEHICLES IN THE VICINITY VERY LUCKY. *TR