2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4 Complaints

WHILE FILLING UP MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED SAHARA THE LAST THREE TIMES THE GASOLINE FORCEFULLY SPILLED OUT OF THE VEHICLE COVERING MYSELF, THE REAR FENDER AND BUMPER AND THE GROUND. I WAS NEXT TO MY VEHICLE THE ENTIRE TIME AND IT NEVER CLICKED OFF AUTOMATICALLY EVEN AFTER IT WAS SPLASHING EVERYWHERE! *TR

GAS TANK OVER FLOW EVERY TIME THE TANK IS FILLED. THE GAS WILL CLICK OFF AND 2 SECONDS LATER FUEL WILL SHOOT BACK OUT OF THE TANK. HAPPENS EVERY TIME YOU FILL UP. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION ON MU 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED HAS OVERHEATING ISSUES. THE VENT TUBE FOR WHEN THIS HAPPENS WAS PLACED BY THE FACTORY OVER THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER CREATING A MAJOR FIRE HAZARD FOR WHEN THE OVERHEATING DOES HAPPEN. I HAD MY TRANSMISSION OVERHEAT ON MY WAY TO TIZER LAKES, MT AND IT IS IN A LARGE NATIONAL FOREST WITH MANY DEAD TREES BECAUSE OF THE PINE BEATLE. IF I HADN'T CAUGHT THE OVERHEATING EARLY SINCE THERE IS NO WARNING WHATSOEVER, THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR FOREST FIRE IN A NATIONAL FOREST WITH MANY PEOPLE RECREATING OVER A LABOR DAY WEEKEND. *TR

JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED 2008 WITH GAS SPILLING OUT OF THE PUMP, OFTEN SPRAYING IN SEVERAL DIRECTIONS. THIS STARTED AT AROUND 25,000 AND IS DAMAGING TO MY CLOTHING, MY HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT. THERE IS A LARGE VOLUME OF GAS THAT SPILLS OVER THE CAR AND ONTO THE GROUND. AT TIMES THE GAS MAY SPRAY UP TO EYE LEVEL. *TR

GAS TANK OVERFLOW WHEN FUELING UP. IT STARTED AT ABOUT 22K MILES ON THE VEHICLE, AND HAS BEEN DOING IT EVERYTIME I REFUEL SINCE. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 4 DOOR JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED. I HAD AN ISSUE WITH FUEL SPITTING OUT OF THE TANK AFTER FILLING UP THE TANK. REGARDLESS OF THE FILLING STATION I WENT TO THIS WOULD HAPPEN. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE PROBLEM ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND FINALLY THEY REPLACED THE FUEL TANK AFTER CONSULTING WITH CHRYSLER ABOUT THE ISSUE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED ON A TWO LANE ROAD AT ABOUT 45 MILES PER HOUR I HIT A POTHOLE AND SUDDENLY THERE WAS A VIOLENT SHAKING IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED FROM SIDE TO SIDE UNCONTROLLABLY FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS AND I COULD FEEL THE ENTIRE VEHICLE BEING TURNED FROM SIDE TO SIDE AS THOUGHT THE FRONT TIRES WERE WOBBLING BACK AND FORTH FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT WAS TO HIT THE BRAKES AND SLOW THE VEHICLE. IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS I HAVE FELT A LOOSENESS IN THE STEERING WHEN I HIT A BUMP OR POTHOLE IN THE ROAD BUT THIS TIME IT WAS VIOLENT AND SUSTAINED AND NEARLY CAUSED ME TO CROSS THE CENTER LINE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY JEEP DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH JEEP FROM SUSPENSION AND THAT THE TECHNICIAN HIMSELF HAD EXPERIENCED IT IN HIS OWN JEEP. HE MADE THE COMMENT THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON IT. IN THE END THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE STEERING DAMPER, TRACTION BAR, BUSHINGS, AND BRACKETS. CONVENIENTLY THESE ITEMS ARE SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDED FROM THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT IS SOLD AS "BUMPER-TO-BUMPER". SUPPOSEDLY THIS EVEN HAS A NICKNAME, "DEATH-WOBBLE". *TR

08 JEEP WRANGLER RUBICON 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION. WHEN STARTING OUT IN FIRST GEAR THE TRANSMISSION WILL VIOLENTLY JUMP BACK AND OUT OF FIRST GEAR. TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER 6+ TIMES TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT. IT DID HAPPEN TO A SERVICE TECH AND THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THE NEW TRANSMISSION STARTED DOING THE SAME THING 5 MILES FROM THE DEALER. TOOK BACK AGAIN. THE DEALER RESPONCE WAS IT WAS DRIVER ERROR. WENT TO ANOTHER DEALER. THAT MANAGER SAYS THAT BRAND NEW JEEPS WITH 6 SPEED TRANSMISSIONS JUMP OUT OF GEAR. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS IT IS FIRST GEAR AND YOU ARE PULLING INTO TRAFFIC WHEN IT HAPPENS, YOU HAVE TO THEN SHIFT VERY QUICKLY INTO SECOND TO GET THE VEHICLE MOVING AGAIN. HTTP://WWW.WRANGLERFORUM.COM AND SERARCH 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION AND YOU WIL SEE SIMULAR STORIES. *TR

WHEN FILLING MY VEHICLE TANK WITH GASOLINE, A LOT OF GASOLINE SPILLS OUT. I HAVE A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER RUBICON UNLIMITED. AT ALMOST EVERY FILLUP, THE AUTO-SHUT-OFF FEATURE DOES NOT WORK AND GASOLINE SPEWS OUT EVERYWHERE. THIS IS A ISSUE WITH CHRYSLER/JEEP, NOT THE FUEL STATION. YOU WILL FIND MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS WITH NHTSA. THIS OCCURS 90% OF THE TIME. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO CLEAN-OUT AND CHECK ALL FUEL HOSES AND VENT TUBES ON THE JEEP. I HAVE NOT FOUND A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. A LOT OF GASOLINE SPEWED OUT. MANY PEOPLE COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN KILLED. PLEASE READ THIS FORUM TO SEE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE EXACT ISSUE; HTTP://WWW.JK-FORUM.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=67585. *TR

2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED. FUEL TANK OVERFLOWS WHEN FUELING. IF YOU LET THE NOZZLE CLICK OFF AS THE FUELING PROCESS IS NEARING COMPLETION, THE FUEL WILL NOT SHUT OFF UNTIL AFTER AN OVERFLOW OCCURS. *TR