2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4 Complaints

PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 08 JEEP RUBICON. THESE HAVE A REMOVABLE TOP. FROM DAY ONE THE TOP LEAKS A RIDICULOUS AMOUNT OF WATER. EVEN WHILE YOUR DRIVING WATER WILL POUR FROM THE FRONT OF THE WINDSHIELD ON THE INSIDE OF THE INTERIOR COVERING GAUGES AND ELECTRONICALLY COMPONENTS AS WELL AS CAUSING WATER TO RUN DOWN AND COVER THE WINDSHIELD ITSELF ON THE INSIDE MAKING IT NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE IN A SAFE MANNER. IT IS AS IF TRYING TO DRIVE WITHOUT WIPERS. THE WATER WILL ALSO POUR OUT FROM THE TOP ONTO MYSELF WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS ANY OTHER PASSENGER. HAVE MADE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS TO THE DEALER AND THEY "TRY" TO FIX IT BUT ALWAYS SAY THAT THERE IS A LIMIT TO WHAT CAN BE DONE SINCE NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED TO MAKE IT A MANDATORY REPAIR. I FEEL THAT ANY OEM DEFECT THAT IS COMMON IN A LARGE PERCENT OF THE VEHICLE FROM DAY 1 THAT MAKES THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE OR CAUSES ISSUES THAT OPERATING THE VEHICLE IN A SAFE MANNER IMPOSSIBLE. I FEEL THAT THE COMPANY IS TRYING TO AVOID SPENDING MONEY TO FIX A ISSUE THAT SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN ALLOWED TO LEAVE THE FACTORY IF THEY CAN GET AWAY WITH IT. I JUST HOPE IT DOES NOT TAKE THE LOSS OF SOMEONE'S LIFE BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM TO DRAW ENOUGH ATTENTION TO MAKE THE COMPANY CORRECT IT. NOT ONLY IS THIS BAD BUSINESS BUT A LACK OF RESPECT OF SAFETY AND POSSIBLE THE COST OF HUMAN LIFE. *TR

2008 JEEP WRANGLER 6-SPEED. THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE RATTLE AND SHAKE ON A CONSTANT BASIS. IT IS WORSE ON BUMPS AND ROUGH ROADS. TOOK IT TO DEALER TWICE, CHRYSLER REP LOOKED AT IT AND SAID THERE IS NO REPLACEMENT PARTS. THEY SAID ALL WRANGLERS DO THIS SO THERE IS NOTHING I CAN DO ABOUT IT. CALLED CHRYSLER HOT LINE TO REGISTER A COMPLAINT. THEY SAID THEY WOULD LOOK INTO IT AND CALL ME. THEY'VE NEVER CALLED. I BELIEVE THIS CONDITION INTERFERS WITH NORMAL DRIVING AND IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN USING 4 WHEEL DRIVE IN OFF ROAD CONDITIONS. I THINK THEY SAID THEY ALL DO THIS IS SO THERE IS NO DIMINISHED VALUE SO I CAN'T USE THE LEMON LAW. THE DEALER HAS BEEN VERY COOPERATIVE BUT HE'S LIMITED TO WHAT THE FACTORY TELLS HIM TO DO. THIS STARTED AT 2,000 MILES AND NOW HAVE 4,000 MILES. *TR

EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE HAS A BIG BUTTON TO BE PUSHED BY THE THUMB FOR ENTRY. THE BUTTON/TENSION CAUSED MY THUMB TO DEVELOP A VERY PAINFUL CONDITION DIAGNOSED AS "TRIGGER THUMB". AFTER SEVERAL DR'S & MANY TYPES OF TREATMENT, I WILL BE FACING SURGERY IN HOPES OF CORRECTING THE PROBLEM. THERE IS NO GUARANTEE FOR LONG TERM SUCCESS. I'VE BEEN SUFFERING WITH THIS PROBLEM FOR THE BETTER PART OF A YEAR & IT HAS ME RECOILING AT THE JEEP I WAS IN LOVE WITH WHEN I BOUGHT IT LAST YEAR. I'VE HAD IT PARKED WHILE I'VE DRIVEN AN OLDER CAR I OWN, BUT WITH WINTER COMING AND THE NEED FOR AN SUV...THERE'S NO WAY I CAN KEEP MY JEEP & HOPE MY THUMB WILL EVER BE ABLE TO TOLERATE IT. AT ONE POINT WHEN MY RIGHT THUMB WAS TOTALLY IMMOBILE, I STARTED USING MY LEFT. WHEN IT STARTED EXHIBITING THE SAME STRAIN THAT MY RIGHT ONE STARTED WITH MONTHS BEFORE...I KNEW BEYOND A DOUBT IT WAS MY JEEP HANDLE THAT HAD CAUSED THE PROBLEM. IT'S UNFORTUNATE I DIDN'T REALIZE SOONER WHY MY THUMB WAS AT FIRST FEELING STRAINED OFF & ON, THEN VERY SWOLLEN & THROBBING, AND FINALLY LOCKING IN PLACE WITH EXCRUCIATING PAIN. IT TOOK AN ORTHOPEDIC HAND SPECIALIST TO FINALLY DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM WHICH COMES FROM REPETITIVE MOTION. MY JEEP DOOR HANDLE IS THE ONLY TYPE OF MOTION LIKE THAT MY THUMB DOES. THAT, THE TIMING & THE FACT THAT MY OTHER THUMB STARTED TO DO THE SAME WHEN TESTED...CONVINCES ME THE DOOR HANDLE IS THE PROBLEM. THIS IS NOT LIMITED TO JEEP. THIS HANDLE IS PROBABLY ON SEVERAL MAKES & MODELS. ONE OTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCT FOR SURE IS THE DODGE NITRO. PLEASE FILE A COMPLAINT IF YOU'VE SUFFERED FROM THIS ISSUE. *TR

I OWN A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED 4 DOOR 4X4. THE FRONT DOOR LATCHES BECOME LOOSE AND "RATTLE" WHEN EVER I HIT A BUMP, EVEN AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THEM 4 TIMES. ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY WHEN THE LATCH IS REPLACE, IT KEEPS COMING BACK. I WORRY THAT THESE FAULTY DOOR LATCHES WILL LEAD TO FAILURE OF THE DOOR TO STAY CLOSED. *TR

2008 WRANGLER 4 DOOR. FRONT WHEEL OSCILLATION OCCURS BETWEEN 35 & 50 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE TRAVELS ALONG UNEVEN ROAD SURFACES AND HITS A POTHOLE ON THE RHS. FRONT END SUSPENSION OSCILLATION INTENSIFIES AS SPEED INCREASES RENDERING STEERING FORCES THAT EXCEED HUMAN STRENGTH. THE SENSATION THAT IS GENERATED IS THAT THE FRONT END GOES IN ONE DIRECTION WHILST THE WHEELS GO IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. SQUEALING FROM THE TIRES RESULTS IN VISIBLE SKID MARKS ON MOST ROAD SURFACES. THE RESULT OF THIS UNCONTROLLED MOVEMENT IS A IS A CRASH TO THE RHS THAT LOWERS THE SPEED ENOUGH SO THE DRIVER CAN REGAIN CONTROL. LOCAL DEALER CLAIMS "THEY ALL DO THIS" VARIOUS WEB BLOGS SUGGEST THAT THE WHEELS OR TIRES ARE NOT CIRCULAR OR CONCENTRIC. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT 35-40 MPH, CLEAR SUNNY 70 DEGREE MORNING, RADIO TURNED OFF AND ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IN THE SECONDS IT TOOK ME TO THINK I'VE STALLED AND NEED A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER, POWER WAS RESTORED AND I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE TO MY DESTINATION. *TR

JEEP WRANGLER, 2008, 6 SPD, ANTI-THEFT SENTRY KEY NOT RECOGNIZED BY JEEP...ENGINE WILL NOT TURN OR START, LIGHTNING BOLT ICON ON DASH LIGHT LIT. HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS...SOMETIMES IT STARTS, SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER (4) DOOR UNLIMITED RUBICON. I DID NOT HAVE MORE THAN 150 MILES ON IT BEFORE THE ENGINE WOULD STALL WHILE MAKING A TURN AT AN INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE STALLS ON A REGULAR BASIS. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 7000 MILES ON IT AND ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO IT STALLED ON A MAIN CITY ROAD GOING ABOUT 40 ' 45 MILES PER HOUR. VEHICLE DISPLAY SHOWED THAT IT WAS OUT OF GAS BUT IT HAD OF A TANK. AFTER HAVING IT PUSHED OFF THE ROAD, AND HAVING 5 ADDITIONAL GALLONS OF GAS PUT IN, IT STARTED WITH A VERY HIGH RPM. THE VEHICLE IS NOW ABOUT 8 MONTHS OLD AND HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR ABOUT 60 DAYS. SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN REPLACED ARE: FUEL PUMP, TORK CONVERTER, AND POWER MODULE. THIS STALLING PROBLEM IS A LIFE SAFETY LIABILITY. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN GOOD TO WORK WITH BUT OUR FAMILY IS AT RISK EVERY TIME WE LEAVE THE DRIVE WAY. *TR

TRANSMISSION SIGNALS AN OVER HEATING SITUATION WITH STORED CODE WHEN GOING UP MODERATE ROAD INCLINES. VEHICLE HAS DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES AND OTHERS WITH LIKE VEHICLE HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED THIS. DEALERSHIP HAS RETRIEVED AND VERIFIED CODE INDICATING OVERHEATING OF TRANSMISSION HOWEVER HAS NO MANUFACTURER CORRECTIVE ACTION AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE. POSSIBLE FIRE SITUATION IF FLUID BOILS OVER AND OUT OF FILL TUBE AND IGNITES ON EXHAUST SYSTEM BELOW. *TR

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ON AN INCLINE (FRONT OF THE VEHICLE FACING UP THE HILL), THE REAR LIFT GATE HAS A TENDENCY TO OPEN ON ITS OWN. THIS HAPPENED TO ME; AS SOON AS I OPENED THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE TAILGATE (WHICH KEEPS THE UPPER PORTION CLOSED), THE TOP SECTION IMMEDIATELY OPENED, STRIKING ME ON THE BRIDGE OF MY NOSE. THIS FORCE OF THE IMPACT ALMOST KNOCKED ME TO THE GROUND, LEFT ME DISORIENTED, CUT AND BLEEDING. *TR