2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4 Complaints

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAYS SPEEDS, 55MPH OR MORE, BUMPS OR UNEVEN SURFACES MAY CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO BEGIN SHAKING VERY VIOLENTLY. CHIRPING OF TIRES CAN BE HEARD AND ABILITY TO STEER AND POSSIBLY SLOW DOWN IS GREATLY DIMINISHED. THIS OCCURRED ONLY OCCASIONALLY WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD UNDER 20,000 MILES. AFTER THAT IT WOULD OCCUR ALMOST ANY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN OVER A BUMPY SURFACE IN EXCESS OF 55MPH, AND UNDER LESS SEVERE BUMPS AS TIME WENT ON. FREQUENCY OF OCCURRENCE ON AN UNEVEN STRETCH OF HIGHWAY WOULD RENDER THE VEHICLE INCAPABLE OF MAINTAINING NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS IMPEDING FLOW OF TRAFFIC. THIS CAUSES FRONT TIRES TO LOSE PRESSURE AND WEAR MORE RAPIDLY. PROBLEM OCCURRED MORE FREQUENTLY AFTER RE-INFLATING TIRES. SLOWING THE VEHICLE TO A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 35MPH OR LESS WOULD USUALLY STOP THE SHAKING; SOMETIMES, AN ALMOST, COMPLETE STOP WOULD BE NECESSARY. UPON MY INITIAL COMPLAINT NOTHING WAS DONE ABOUT IT. I WAS TOLD IT MAY BE AN OUT OF BALANCE TIRE. UPON THE 2ND COMPLAINT THE STEERING DAMPENER WAS REPLACED. I HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO ADEQUATELY TEST THE VEHICLE TO SEE IF THIS REPAIR HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM. FROM EVERYTHING I'VE READ, IT'S A TEMPORARY FIX AT BEST. IN SUMMARY "DEATH WOBBLE" NEEDS TO BE SERIOUSLY ADDRESSED, I FEEL FORTUNATE TO HAVE NOT BEEN AN ACCIDENT YET. THIS IS A VERY UNNERVING CONDITION. IT IS WORTH NOTHING, THAT THE SHAKE IS SO VIOLENT VEHICLES BEHIND OR BESIDE ME WILL OFTEN YIELD EXTRA DISTANCE TO THE VEHICLE WHEN IT OCCURS. THIS LIKELY IS CAUSING UNDUE REPAIR COSTS TO MANY VEHICLE OWNERS AS IT HAS ME IN PREMATURELY WORN TIRES AND OTHER PARTS. *TR

PURCHASED WITH PROBLEM ALREADY EXISTING, FUELSPILLS OUT DURING FUELING, HAPPENS EVERYTIME, LEADS TO FUEL COVERING SIDE OF VEHICLE, HAND AND GROUND AT PUMP. NOTHINGS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT PROBLEM, ITS A MODEL DEFECT IN MANY WRANGLERS OF THIS YEAR AND MODEL, THAT DEALER AND FACTORY WONT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR. *TR

WHILE FUELING GAS POURS OUT OF THE FILL TUBE WHEN FULL. TRIED DIFFERENT FILL STATIONS SAME RESULT. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED WITH 10,500 MILES. I HAVE MADE NO MODIFICATIONS TO THE VEHICLE. APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS AGO, AFTER JUST HAVING THE JEEP SERVICED (INCLUDING ROTATION OF TIRES) AT MY JEEP DEALER, DURING A TWO HOUR DRIVE I TWICE EXPERIENCED VIOLENT WOBBLING FROM SIDE TO SIDE, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED PARTS OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION. MY SON THEN TOOK THE JEEP OUT FOR A SHORT TRIP, AND ONCE AGAIN EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM. I THEN RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON THE WEB. NUMEROUS SITES REPORT THE PROBLEM, REFERRED TO AS "DEATH WOBBLE". MOST OF THE SITES REPORT THE PROBLEM AS BEING VERY SERIOUS, WITH THE JEEP SHAKING VIOLENTLY FROM SIDE TO SIDE -- USUALLY BROUGHT ON BY ONE OF THE FRONT TIRES ENCOUNTERING A BUMP IN THE ROAD. MULTIPLE PERSONS HAVE DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM AS BEING VERY DANGEROUS, WITH THE VEHICLE BEING VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. *TR

2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED HAD DEATH WOBBLE AT 20K AND 55K MILEAGE. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AS THE FRONT END GOES OUT INTO THE DEATH WOBBLE ON THE INTERSTATE OR ON CURVES. CHRYSLER SERVICE DEALERSHIPS SAY TO REPLACE THE STEERING SHOCK, TIRES ETC...THESE CARS ONLY HAVE 20K ON THEM. READ THE STORIES ON EDMUNDS. ALL OF THEM ARE THE SAME. HOW MANY STORIES DOES IT TAKE? I NEVER POSTED MY FIRST STORY BUT THIS IS NOW MY SECOND INCIDENT AT 55K. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED. WHO KNEW AND WHEN IS ALL I CAN SAY. I THINK THERE IS A DESIGN ERROR. I HAVE OWNED CARS FOR 30 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS SORT OF PROBLEM. THIS IS THE 5TH RECALL ON SOME SORT OF JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED PART. I HAVE NOT READ ABOUT ANY DEATHS YET HOWEVER THERE WILL BE IF THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT GET ADDRESSED. A GROUP IS GETTING TOGETHER TO HOPEFULLY FILE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. WHAT DOES IT TAKE? WORKING AMERICAN CITIZENS DON'T HAVE TIME OR MONEY TO FIGHT FOR SAFETY. I ASSUME AMERICAN CARS ARE SAFE AND COMPANIES WILL DO WHAT IS RIGHT IF THERE IS A PROBLEM. DOING THE RIGHT THING IS HOPEFULLY STILL AN AMERICAN VALUE. I HOPE THE GOVERNMENT WILL HELP US AND DO THE RIGHT THING. I HAVE NEVER ASKED THE GOV TO DO ANYTHING FOR ME OTHER THAN THE BASIC SERVICES THAT ALL AMERICANS GET. DON'T FAIL ME. I KNOW IT IS COMPLICATED. ARE YOU WILLING TO DO THE RIGHT THING? *TR

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, WENT OVER AN EXPANSION JOIN ON AN INTERSTATE OVERPASS AND THE FRONT END OF THE JEEP BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY (FOUND NUMEROUS ONLINE SITES REGARDING THE PROBLEM- JEEP WRANGLER DEATH WOBBLE). SHAKING STOPPED ONCE SPEED WAS BELOW 20 MPH. PROBLEM CONTINUED TO OCCUR WHEN GOING OVER SMALL BUMPS ABOVE 35 MPH. MECHANIC INSPECTED AND FOUND BOTH STOCK FRONT SHOCKS AND STEERING STABILIZER SHOCK NEEDED REPLACING. PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING, SO JEEP WAS BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THEY HAVE HAD SIMILAR COMPLAINTS WITH JEEP WRANGLERS. DEALERSHIP INSTALLED STEERING STABILIZER RELOCATION BRACKETS AND A NEW STOCK STEERING STABILIZER SHOCK. PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING AND THE JEEP WILL BE BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR FURTHER REPAIR. *TR

51,000 MILES ON VEHICLE AND WITH NO EVENT TO CAUSE IT TO HAPPEN, THE AIRBAG LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY COMES ON AND OFF. TOOK TO DEALER AND DIAGNOSED AS A BAD CLOCKSPRING. THEY STATE IT IS NOT COVERED BY RECALL, WARRANTY, OR EXTENDED WARRANTY AND WILL COST $524 TO REPLACE. SERVICE MANAGER TELLS ME THAT IF THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AND I AM IN A WRECK, THE AIRBAG WON'T DEPLOY. THIS IS THUS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE SO MUST BE REPLACED. OLD PART SHOULD BE AVAILABLE TOMORROW AFTER THEY REPAIR IT. *TR

AT ABOUT 34,000 MILES ON OUR 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED, THE AIRBAG LIGHT STARTED TURNING ON AND OFF WITH A "DING", VERY, VERY FREQUENTLY. WE TOOK IT IN TO OUR LOCAL JEEP DEALER AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED (AT $75) AS A CLOCK SPRING FAILURE. THEY WANTED TO CHARGE US $450 TO INSTALL A NEW ONE, BUT SINCE WE CAN'T AFFORD THAT RIGHT NOW, WE HAVEN'T FIXED IT YET. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET OF BLOGS OF OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, WE DISCOVERED THAT OUR AIRBAGS ARE NON-OPERATIONAL WHILE THE WARNING LIGHT IS ON. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PRETTY RAMPANT PROBLEM AMONG JEEP WRANGLERS, THE 2008 MODEL ESPECIALLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH OVER AN UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE WHEN THE FRONT END BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED INTO AN ONGOING OCCURRENCE FOR APPROXIMATELY SIX WEEKS WHEN DRIVING 40 MPH AND ABOVE OVER ANY UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE ANY REASON FOR THE FAILURE BY VISUALLY INSPECTING THE VEHICLE. HE THEN CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,650 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED SHOOTS FUEL OUT OF FILLER OPENING AFTER GAS PUMP HANDLE SHUTS OFF. FUEL IS SHOT ONTO ME, GROUND, AND DOWN THE VEHICLE. *TR