2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE HORN SOUNDED, THE WINDOW WIPERS ENGAGED AND WASHER FLUID BEGAN TO OPERATE UNINTENDEDLY. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A TEMPORARY LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. UPON RESTARTING, THE CONTACT RESUMED DRIVING WITH THE IDENTICAL FAILURE RECURRING THIRTY MINUTES LATER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES. DURING THE MOST RECENT FAILURE, THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED TO DISABLE THE HORN AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN ESTIMATION OF THE ARRIVAL DATE OF THE PART. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I DROVE OVER AN EXPANSION JOINT ON THE ROAD WITH A FEW MINOR BUMPS AFTER IT. THE FRONT END OF THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE SHAKING GOT MUCH WORSE. I HAD TO COAST TO A STOP BEFORE I COULD CONTROL THE CAR. STILL UNDER WARRANTY, THE DEALER CHECKED THE CAR AND COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN THIS PAST WEEK ON A 3 LANE INTERSTATE. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING IN THE CENTER LANE AT ABOUT 60 MPH. WENT OVER SOME BUMPS IN THE ROAD AND THE "DEATH WOBBLE" HAPPENED AGAIN. THE CAR STARTED SHAKING SO VIOLENTLY THAT THE OTHER CARS AROUND HER BACKED AWAY AND LET HER COAST TO A STOP ON THE ROAD SHOULDER. IT WAS VERY SCARY !! SHE WILL NOT GET IN THE CAR AGAIN. I HAVE ONLY 40,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE SINCE FOUND THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED MOSTLY TO JEEP WRANGLERS. THE CARS NEED TO BE RECALLED BEFORE PEOPLE GET KILLED. IF THIS WAS TO HAPPEN ON SNOWY OR SLICK ROADS THERE WOULD BE A MAJOR ACCIDENT AND INJURY OR DEATHS CAUSED BY DEFECTIVELY DESIGNED CARS BY CHRYSLER. *TR

AUTOMATIC SHUTOFF OF GAS PUMPS DOES NOT WORK WITH THIS VEHICLE. ATTEMPTING TO FILL THE TANK TO CAPACITY WITH AUTOMATIC SHUTOFF CAUSES GAS TO SURGE OUT AROUND THE PUMP NOZZLE FLOWING DOWN THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, ONTO THE GROUND, AND SOMETIMES ONTO THE OPERATOR OF THE GAS PUMP. THIS OCCURS ANYTIME THE VEHICLE'S GAS TANK IS FILLED TO FULL CAPACITY. IT WAS FIRST NOTICED WHEN FILLING AT MAXIMUM FLOW OF THE PUMP WITH HOLD LATCH ENGAGED, RELYING ON AUTOMATIC SHUTOFF. IT ALSO OCCURS WHEN THE OPERATOR TRIES TO EASE TOWARDS A FULL TANK REDUCING FLOW AS THE TANK APPROACHES WHERE IT SHOULD BE FULL. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE OF THE ISSUE WAS APPROXIMATELY FALL 2009 AND HAPPENED SPORADICALLY EVERY FEW MONTHS UNTIL OCTOBER 2011. PREVIOUSLY THE ISSUE WAS ATTRIBUTED BY THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE TO THE SERVICE STATION PUMPS. SINCE MID-OCTOBER 2011, THIS ISSUE NOW OCCURS EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS FILLED AT ANY GAS STATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4X4 UNLIMITED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD WOBBLE VIOLENTLY WHEN DRIVING 55 MPH AND ABOVE OR WHEN DRIVING OVER A ROAD BUMP. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING STABILIZER WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2008 JEEP 4X4 WRANGLER UNLIMITED AND ON THE WAY HOME I STOPPED TO REFUEL. NOT SURE HOW MUCH GAS IT WOULD TAKE, I WAS HOLDING THE NOZZLE AND SUDDENLY GAS SPEWED OUT OF THE TANK BEFORE THE PUMP TURNS OFF, SPLASHING OVER ME, MY SHOES AND THE SURROUND PUMP AREA. I INITIALLY THOUGHT I DID SOMETHING WRONG, HOWEVER THE SECOND TIME I REFUELED, THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I'VE USED THIS GAS STATION FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND HAVE NOT HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH OTHER CARS. THEN, I SEARCHED THE INTERNET TO DETERMINE WHAT I COULD DO ABOUT THE PROBLEM, ONLY TO FIND THAT IT HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED, NHTSA HAS RECEIVED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS BY INTERNET AND DECIDED TO CLOSE THE INVESTIGATION? THE INTERNET IS A GREAT PLEASE TO FIND RESOLUTIONS FOR PROBLEMS AND QUICKLY COLLECT EXPERIENCES OR ISSUES THAT AFFECT THE PUBLIC. I'M NOT SURE OF THE NHTSA'S CRITERIA TO ACCEPT COMPLAINTS AND TAKE ACTION, BUT CERTAINLY HOPE THAT THEY ARE TAKING THE APPROPRIATE ACTION BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED AS A RESULT OF THIS SITUATION. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

SHIFTING THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE TRANSFER CASE (TC) FROM 2HI TO 4HI OR 4LOW (OR IN REVERSE ORDER) CAN CAUSE THE TRANSFER CASE SHIFTING CABLE (TCSC) (MOPAR PART 52060462AG) TO FAIL AND BECOME DISCONNECTED FROM EITHER THE TC OR THE SHIFT LEVER IN THE CAB (OR BOTH). THE PART?S PLASTIC COMPONENTS ARE INHERENTLY TOO WEAK TO WITHSTAND NORMAL USE. SAFETY RISKS WHICH CAN ARISE UPON COMPONENT FAILURE, IF THE VEHICLE OWNER AND THEIR FAMILY (CHILDREN) ARE AT A LOCATION AND/OR TERRAIN WHERE THE VEHICLE IS DESIGNED/MARKETED FOR TRAVEL (WHETHER BY RECREATION OR NECESSITY), AND THE LOCATION/TERRAIN IS: (I) SUBJECT TO INCLEMENT WEATHER (E.G. SNOW, ICE, FLOODING, EXTREME HEAT); OR (II) ON AN EXTREME INCLINE WHICH IS UNSAFE TO NEGOTIATE WITHOUT 4WD; OR (III) ANY CIRCUMSTANCE WHICH REQUIRES 4WD TO NAVIGATE TO A SAFE LOCATION; OR (IV) THE TCSC FAILS WHEN THE TC BECOMES STUCK IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION WHILE SHIFTING, AND IS UNABLE TO ESCAPE IMPENDING HARM (FLASH FLOOD) ... THERE IS OBVIOUS RISK TO LIFE/SAFETY. THE OWNER HAS A RIGHT TO RELY ON THE COMPONENTS AND REASONABLE SAFETY PERFORMANCE FOR WHICH THE PRODUCT IS DESIGNED/MARKETED. JEEP IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE, AND THE MANUAL FAILS TO CITE THIS AS A POSSIBLE CATASTROPHIC EVENT, LEAVING THE UNSUSPECTING OWNER AT A LOSS IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. IT IS NOT REASONABLE FOR THIS COMPONENT TO FAIL WITHIN A FEW THOUSAND MILES AS REPORTED BY JEEP OWNERS. ADVANCE ADAPTERS (WWW.ADVANCEADAPTERS.COM) MANUFACTURES A TCSC WHICH MEETS THE CRITERIA (PRODUCT# 715596) REQUIRED FOR THIS COMPONENT. THERE IS NO REASON THAT JEEP CANNOT DO THE SAME AND/OR CONTRACT WITH ADVANCE ADAPTORS TO SUPPLY THE PART TO JEEP OWNERS. WE URGE NHTSA?S INVESTIGATION OF THIS SAFETY DEFECT AND JEEP WILL REDESIGN THE DEFECTIVE PART AND ISSUE A RECALL FOR AFFECTED VEHICLES ON WHICH THE PART WAS INSTALLED AS OEM AND TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY TO REPLACEMENT FOR LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS, DOOR LOCKS AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD FAIL SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ATHE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE TIPM MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.

MY JEEP STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING FORCING ME TO STOP THE VEHICLE IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. I TRIED TO GET THE VEHICLE BACK UP TO SPEED, BUT AT 15 MILES PER HOUR THE VIOLENT SHAKING RESUMED AND I WAS FORCED TO STOP AGAIN. LUCKILY I WAS LESS THAN TWO MILES FROM HOME AND WAS ABLE TO LIMP MY WAY HOME AND CALL A TOW TRUCK. UPON INSPECTION OF THE FRONT END OF MY JEEP, I NOTICED THAT THE WELD ON THE FRONT AXLE THAT HOLDS THE STEERING COMPONENTS IN PLACE HAD BEEN SNAPPED OFF DUE TO THIS VIOLENT SHAKING. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A JEEP DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS MY PROBLEM, NOT THEIRS BECAUSE MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. I HAVE SINCE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE AND THE INTERNET IS LITTERED WITH SIMILAR HORROR STORIES AS MINE. THIS IS A LIFE AND DEATH SAFETY HAZARD THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

GAS SPLASHES OUT OF THE GAS TANK WHEN IT'S BEING FILLED UP AT THE GAS STATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD WOBBLE VERY EXCESSIVELY AND WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN OVER BUMPS, IT WOULD WOBBLE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT LOCATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.