2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4 Complaints

TRANSMISSION JUMPS OUT OF 1ST GEAR. STARTED DOING IT ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH BACK IN JUNE. NOW DOES IT 5 OR 6 TIMES A DAY IN JANUARY. I LIVE IN FLORIDA, SO COLD WEATHER IS NOT THE ISSUE. I REMOVED THE OUTER BOOT SO I COULD WATCH THE INNER BOOT. STILL HAPPENS BUT I SEE NO DIFFERENCE IN HOW THE INNER BOOT MOVES WEATHER IT POPS OUT OR NOT. FINALLY FELT I SHOULD COMPLAIN WHEN I ALMOST COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE WAY OF A FIRE TRUCK THAT WAS TRYING TO GET PAST ME AT A STOP LIGHT. IT POPPED OUT 4 TIMES SO I HAD TO USE 2ND GEAR TO MOVE OVER. I HAVE TO WAIT FOR LARGE OPENINGS IN TRAFFIC TO PULL OUT OR CROSS MULTI LANE ROADS BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE I'LL MAKE IT IN ONE SHOT. I USUALLY HAVE TO DO A SLOW 2ND GEAR TAKE OFF. *TR

FUEL SHUT OFF DOESN'T TRIP DURING REFUELING CAUSING GAS SPILLAGE. I PURCHASED MY JEEP IN OCTOBER AND HAVEN'T HAD A SINGLE REFUELING THAT HASN'T RESULTED IN GAS SHOOTING OUT OF THE GAS TANK WHEN I'M REFILLING IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4X4. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65-70 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO WOBBLE AND SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE COULD HAVE BEEN CONTRIBUTED BY A FAILURE IN THE STEERING DAMPER OR THE FACTORY STEERING STABILIZER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WHEN FILLING TANK, JUST PRIOR TO THE PUMP AUTO SHUTOFF, FUEL SPRAYS OUT OF THE GAS TANK, SPRAYED ALL OVER ME AND RAN OUT ALL DOWN MY VEHICLES SIDE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME THE LAST 3 TIMES I HAVE FILLED MY TANK AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF FUEL THAT SPRAYS OUT IS APPROXIMATELY 1/16TH TO 1/8TH OF A GALLON. *TR

MY VEHICLE FUEL TANK OVERFLOWS EVERYTIME I FILL THE TANK. IT APPEARS THAT PRESSURE IS BUILDING IN THE TANK FORCING GAS BACK UP THROUGH THE FILL PORT AFTER THE NOZZLE HAS SHUT OFF. THIS HAS OCCURRED AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT FUELING STATIONS. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP WHO ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM AND STATED THAT FUEL TANK REPLACEMENT IS MY ONLY OPTION. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW AND HAVE OWNED AND FUELED THIS VEHICLE FOR THREE YEARS WITHOUT INCIDENCE. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT COULD NOT ASSURE ME THAT THIS REPLACEMENT TANK WOULD NOT DEVELOP THE SAME PROBLEM OVER TIME. THIS IS MY FOURTH JEEP AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM BEFORE NOW. *TR

I HAVE HEARD RUMORS ABOUT MASSIVE FRONT-END SHIMMY HAPPENING ON '07 AND NEWER JEEP WRANGLERS, BUT NEVER HAD ANY TROUBLE. STARTING LAST WEEK THE SLIGHTEST ROAD IRREGULARITY CAUSES THE FRONT WHEELS OF MY JEEP TO SHIMMY BACK AND FORTH VIOLENTLY, WITH LACK OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. INSPECTION COULD FIND NO DEFECTS VISUAL TO THE EYE, BUT I HAVE HAD TO QUIT DRIVING MY JEEP. THIS VEHICLE AND OTHERS THAT MAY BE SHOWING THIS SAME PROBLEM WILL LEAD TO FATALITIES......I AM A PROFESSIONAL MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIRMAN AND HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS SEVERE SHIMMY BEFORE. *TR

EVERY TIME I FILL UP THE TANK, IF I LET THE PUMP CLICK ITSELF OFF, MY TANK SHOOTS GAS ALL OVER THE PLACE. COMPLETELY OVERFLOWS MY TANK. HAD IT HAPPEN IN TWO OF MY JK'S. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, LIGHTS CAME ON, FLASHERS CAME ON, WIPERS CAME ON AND HORN BLARING. WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE TIPM (TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE). CHECKED WITH DEALER, $260 FOR PART, $180 FOR LABOR BUT THERE ARE ALMOST 300 ON BACKORDER AND NO ESTIMATE TIME TO GET THE PART IN (PART #RLB92236AI). WHY IS THIS NOT A RECALL??? I EVEN FELT A LOSS OF POWER STEERING DURING THIS EVENT. ARE WE JUST SUPPOSE TO JUST SIT AROUND FOR 3-6 MONTHS TO GET THE PART? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4 DOOR 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS ABOVE 5 MPH, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WOULD FADE OUT AND WOULD NO LONGER ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THE MODULE AND WIRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,200.

THE GAS TANK OVERFLOWS EVERY TIME I FILL THE TANK. THE GAS COMES BACK UP AND OUT OF THE FILL TUBE AFTER THE PUMP HAS SHUT OFF. THIS STARTED A FEW MONTHS AGO AND HAPPENS EVERY TIME I FILL THE TANK NOW. ABOUT 1/2 TO 1 CUP OF GAS SPILLS OUT ON THE VEHICLE AND GROUND EACH TIME I FILL THE TANK. NOT ONLY DOES THE GAS GET ALL OVER ME AND THE VEHICLE, BUT IT CREATES A FIRE HAZARD LEAVING A PUDDLE OF GASOLINE ON THE GROUND AT THE GAS STATION. *KB