2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4 Complaints

WHEN FILLING MY 2008 JEEP JK RUBICON UNLIMITED, GASOLINE SHOOTS OUT OF THE FILLER NECK AT THE END OF THE FILL. IT HAPPENS ON ANY PUMP, AT ANY TEMPERATURE, AT ANY ALTITUDE. IT BEGAN SUDDENLY AFTER 20,000 MILES. MY JEEP DEALER SAYS THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF IT AND KNOW OF NO FIX FOR IT. *TR

REAR BRAKES ON 2008 WRANGLER UNLIMITED WORE COMPLETELY OUT IN 24,400 MILES. THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE AT 80% ACCORDING TO THE JEEP DEALER SERVICE TECH. THERE WAS NO UNDERLYING CAUSE SUCH AS STICKING CALIPERS OR SLIDES ACCORDING TO THE TECHNICIAN. THE DISCS WERE SCORED AND NEEDED TO BE RESURFACED. ALTHOUGH THE END RESULT WAS WITHIN TOLERANCE, THE SURFACE OF BOTH ROTORS REMAINED SCORED IN SEVERAL SPOTS. AFTER COMPLAINING TO THE MANAGER THEY DECIDED TO REPLACE BOTH REAR DISCS WITH NEW MOPAR DISCS. MY FEAR IS NOT IDENTIFYING AN UNDERLYING CAUSE FOR THE PREMATURE FAILURE. WITH ADVANCED DESIGN AND COMPUTER DRIVEN SENSORS, THERE MAY BE A SAFETY ISSUE YET TO BE IDENTIFIED. I'VE NEVER HAD THE NEED TO REPLACE REAR BRAKES ON A VEHICLE SO SOON AND CONSIDERING THE CONDITION OF THE FRONT BRAKE EQUIPMENT, MY SUSPICION IS A SYSTEM FAULT THAT MAY NEED TO BE IDENTIFIED. PLEASE CALL ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR THE REMEDY ASSOCIATED WITH RECALL 09V436000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). UPON RECEIVING THE VEHICLE BACK FROM THE AUTHORIZED DEALER, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, AN ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHILE DRIVING UPHILL. THE WARNING LIGHT WOULD DISPLAY THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVER HEATING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT DEPENDENT UPON THE SPEED AT WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES AND WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP ON EACH OCCASION WHERE THE COMPUTER WAS REPROGRAMMED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,500.

AFTER CHANGING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID GOING UP HILL ON THE HIGHWAY THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT HAS CAUGHT ON FIRE. SOME TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS SPILLED OUT ON THE ROAD PAVEMENT. DEALER DENIED THE WHOLE REPAIR EVEN THE CAR IS STILL UNDER THE MANUFACTURER'S GUARANTEE. *TR

WHEN FILLING UP MY 2008 WRANGLER RUBICON UNLIMITED WITH FUEL, IT DOES NOT ALLOW ANY PUMP TO AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF ON TIME THEREFORE IT CAUSES A GOOD AMOUNT OF FUEL TO SPILL OUT EVERY TIME. NO MATTER HOW FAST OR SLOW YOU ARE PUMPING. THIS COULD MAKE FOR A DANGEROUS SITUATION AS WELL AS HAVE A BUNCH OF FUEL SPILLS WHICH CANT BE GOOD IN THE EYES OF THE EPA. SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL LATE MODEL WRANGLERS AS EVIDENT BY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE AND MANY, MANY POST ON JEEP WRANGLER FORUMS. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND OF COURSE THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM SO THEY COULDN'T FIX IT. FROM WHAT I'VE READ ON FORUMS IT SEEMS THAT THE ONLY FIX IS TO CHANGE OUT THE FUEL TANK, WHICH APPARENTLY HAS A FAULTY VALVE INSIDE. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR QUITE SOME TIME. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW AND IT CURRENTLY ONLY HAS 13,400 MILES. SOME PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THEM DOING THIS IN THE VERY FIRST FILL ON THEIR NEW VEHICLES. *TR

MASSIVE FRONT-END SHAKE THAT SEEMED TO BE A RESULT OF TRAVERSING A PITTED IMPROVED ASPHALT SURFACE IN DOWNTOWN HONOLULU AT ABOUT 40-45 MPH. I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE STEERING AND THINKING QUICKLY ACTIVATED MY HAZARD LIGHTS, TOOK THE VEHICLE OUT-OF-GEAR AND COASTED REDUCING SPEED UNTIL I FELT THE STEERING RETURN TO CONTROL AS THE SHAKING CEASED. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS NOT AS SEVERELY...TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE FOR A STOCK-EQUIPPED VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 7,000 MILES. *TR

FUEL SPRAYS OUT OF GAS TANK WHEN GAS PUMP AUTO STOP IS USED. THIS IS A FIRE DANGER AS THE MUFFLER IS VERY NEAR THE FUEL INLET. ALSO, I HAVE HAD FUEL SPRAYED ON MY BODY, AND IF IGNITED, WOULD HAVE CAUSED SEVERE BURNS. THIS OCCURS ABOUT 75% OF THE TIME WHEN USING PUMP AUTO STOP. I HAVE SINCE QUIT USING AUTO STOP, AND MANUALLY STOP THE FUEL PUMP. I'M TAKING TO DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO ATTEMPT A PERMANENT REPAIR. *TR

I HAVE HAD THE "DEATH WOBBLE" IN THE FRONT END OF MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER HAPPEN TWICE IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS WHILE ON A BUSY FREEWAY. I HAVE NEARLY CRASHED BOTH TIMES AS I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND COULD NOT MOVE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I AM FRIGHTENED TO DRIVE IT AND WONDER HOW MANY FATAL CAR ACCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED DUE THIS TERRIBLE WOBBLE THAT BOUNCES THE FRONT END UP AND DOWN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGER. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 09V436000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) AND STATED THAT THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. AFTER THE REPAIR, WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70-75 MPH, ANOTHER DRIVER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE CONTACT HEARD A SINGLE POPPING NOISE UNDER THE VEHICLE. WHEN HE PULLED OVER, HE NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE HOOD WAS BUCKING UP AND DOWN AND SMOKE WAS POURING FROM UNDER. HE CALLED THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT; A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 89,502. UPDATED 03/02/11 *BF UPDATED 11/21/11 *CN

I GET A FUEL OVERFLOW WHEN FILLING UP. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 OUT OF THE LAST 6 TIMES I HAVE FILLED UP. I SEE THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT REGARDING THIS VEHICLE. THE OVERFLOW SPILLS A LOT OF GAS ON THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE FLOOR. *TR