2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4 Complaints

2008 JEEP SAHARA UNLIMITED CONTINUALLY POPS OUT OF 1ST GEAR (VIOLENTLY) WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START DRIVING FROM A FULL STOP. *TR

MANUAL TRANSMISSION WILL DISENGAGE OUT OF FIRST GEAR WHEN DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIME, BUT THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE ISSUES BECAUSE IT IS AN INTERMITTENT DEFAULT. MOST CURRENT INCIDENT WAS TODAY AFTER THE JEEP HAD BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR 48 HOURS. CALLED JEEP CUSTOMER COMPLAINT AND WAS TOLD UNLESS THE DEALER CAN DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM THERE IS NOT A VALID WARRANTY ISSUE. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4X4 4DOOR. WAS GOING TO PUT NEW BRAKE PADS ON THE VEHICLE AND TRIED TO USE THE FACTORY SUPPLIED JACK, THE JEEP WAS ON PRETTY LEVEL GROUND BUT THE JACK WAS UNABLE TO LIFT THE JEEP HIGH ENOUGH TO TAKE THE TIRE OFF SAFELY. THE JACK WAS IN SUCH A HIGH POSITION THAT THE VEHICLE WOULDBE TO UNSTABLE TO CONTINUE MAKING THIS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WAITING FOR A ACCENT TO HAPPEN. I NOW CARRY TWO PIECES OF A 4X4 IN CASE I HAVE A FLAT THAT I MAY NEED TO CHANGE. I BELIEVE THAT JEEP NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE AND ISSUE OUT NEW JACKS THAT ARE ABLE TO HAVE THE CLEARANCE NEEDED ALONG WITH STABILITY. ALL 4 DOOR JEEPS ARE THE SAME SINCE HEY CAME OUT AS A NEW MODEL IN 2007 SO THIS WOULD BE FROM 2007 TO 2011. THE JEEP COME WITH SEVERAL TIRE SIZES MINE HAD 20INCH TIRES ON THEM BUT I HAD THEM TAKEN OFF AND CHANGED TO A 18INCH TIRE THEY ALSO COME IN A 17 AND 16 INCH BUT NO MATTER WHAT SIZE IS PUT ON AT THE DEALER EITHER STOCK OR AS A DEALER OPTION THE JACK SYSTEM SHOULD BE THE CORRECT SIZE TO HANDLE THE USE AND FOR WHAT THE USE IS FOR SAFELY. *TR

GAS SHOOTS OUT OF THE FILLER NECK WHEN TANK IS FULL DURING FUELING PROCESS - DOES NOT TRIP PUMP HANDLE TO SHUT OFF UNTIL YOU HAVE TAKEN A BATH IN GASOLINE. FIXED ONCE UNDER WARRANTY, STARTED DOING IT AGAIN 3 MONTHS LATER. *TR

REAR BRAKES WORN AND FAILING DUE DEFECTIVE PISTONS. TOOK THE JEEP IN TO HAVE THE PROBLEM LOOKED AT AND I WAS TOLD THIS IS NORMAL FOR JEEP WRANGLER BY THE TECHNICIAN. THE JEEP WAS PURCHASED IN APRIL OF 2008. IT HAS 32,149 MILES. THE FRONT BRAKES HAD MORE THAN 70% PAD LEFT. MY CONCERN IS IF THE PISTONS ARE APPLYING CONSTANT PRESSURE TO BRAKE PADS CAN THIS CAUSE THEM TO OVERHEAT AND POTENTIALLY CATCH FIRE? I CONTACTED JEEP DIRECTLY AND THEY SAID THAT IF THE TECHNICIAN AT THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT'S NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR THEN THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME. I'VE BEEN DRIVING FOR 25 YEARS AND NEVER EVER HAD A VEHICLE DO THIS BEFORE. I DID SOME SEARCHING ON THE WEB AND DISCOVERED OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. CASE NUMBER I FILED WITH JEEP [XXX] NUMBER CALLED TO FILER COMPLAINT WITH JEEP 800-992-1997. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY 2008 4DR JEEP WRANGLER SPILLS FUEL EVERY TIME I FILL IT UP. I HAVE TRIED FILLING SLOWLY AND CAREFULLY POSITIONING THE PUMP NOZZLE WITH NO CHANGE. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS COULD BECOME A FIRE HAZARD AT THE PUMP. *TR

I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW JEEP WRANGLER ABOUT TWO AND A HALF YEARS AGO. ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO THE CAR WOULD RANDOMLY STOP STARTING. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MY LOCAL JEEP DEALER FOUR TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THEY HAVE NOT FIXED IT. THE DEALER CLAIMS THAT THEY CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE CAR. I HAVE NOTIFIED JEEP'S CORPORATE OFFICE AND THEY CLAIM THAT THE CAR HAS BEEN FIXED EVEN THOUGH ITS STARTING PROBLEM HAD PERSISTED. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE I WAS DRIVING THE JEEP A FEW WEEKS AGO AND THEN ALL THE CAR'S ALARMS WENT OFF, THEN DASHBOARD FAILED, THE WINDSHIELD WASHERS TURNED ON AND THEN THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO KICK WITHIN ABOUT FIVE SECONDS. I TOOK IT BACK TO MY DEALER AND THEY CLAIMED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE RADIO. I PERSONALLY HAVE NO IDEA IF THIS PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY THE ORIGINAL STARTING PROBLEM. I ALSO AM CONCERNED THAT THERE MAY BE MORE PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR IN THE FUTURE. *TR

2008 JEEP WRANGLER GAS TANK OVERFLOWS AFTER AUTOMATIC PUMP SHUTOFF IS ACTIVATED. NO "TOPPING OFF" IS PERFORMED. APPROXIMATELY 1/4 - 1/2 GALLONS OF GASOLINE "BURPS" OUT OF GAS TANK AND SPILLS DOWN VEHICLE AND ONTO GROUND. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS EVERYTIME THE GAS TANK IS FILLED AND IS QUITE DANGEROUS, AS IT COULD LEAD TO VEHICLE FIRES DUE TO THE EXCESS FUEL AND VAPORS. THE DEALER HAS INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT SEEMS TO BE QUITE PREVALENT ON THE INTERNET. NO FIX HAS BEEN TAKEN AT THIS TIME ON MY VEHICLE, BUT I READ THAT REPLACING THE FUEL TANK FIXES THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED RUBICON. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED. THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND THE CONTACT COULD SMELL BURNING TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE FOR ANOTHER WEEK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE A TRANSMISSION FLUSH WAS PERFORMED AND THE FILTER WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V436000 (COMPONENT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) AND STATED THE DEALER WAS ONLY REPLACING AN UNKNOWN SENSOR AND INSTALLING A WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD OF THE VEHICLE TO INDICATE WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS OVERHEATING. THE CONTACT DID NOT BELIEVE THE RECALL REMEDY ADEQUATELY CORRECTED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 31,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 32,000.

1. CRUISING AT 42MPH ON INTERSTATE, APPROACHING CURVE 2. VEHICLE PROCEEDED OVER A CHANGE IN SURFACE FROM CONCRETE ROADBED TO ASPHALT EXPERIENCED HEAVY POTHOLES ON RIGHT HAND SIDE CAUSING MASSIVE FAILURE OF ALL FRONT END STEERING AND HANDLING COMPONENTS WITH UNCONTROLLABLE, VIOLENT SHAKING. DISENGAGED GEARBOX, COASTED TO SLOWER SPEED WITH EMERGENCY FLASHERS ON, SHAKING SUBSIDED AND PROCEEDED TO DRIVE NORMALLY. LESS THAN 5 MINUTES LATER OVER A SIMILAR CHANGE IN SURFACE WITH POTHOLES AT 40MPH, VEHICLE SUSPENSION FAILED IN THE SAME WAY AND I RESPONDED IN THE SAME WAY BY REDUCING SPEED AND WAITING FOR THE SHAKING TO SUBSIDE. 3. CALLED DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND DESCRIBED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" EXPERIENCES AND WAS GIVEN A SERVICE APPOINTMENT FOR THIS COMING TUESDAY SO THEY CAN EVALUATE AND REPLACE COMPONENTS AS NEEDED. *TR