2009 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4 Complaints

2009 JEEP WRANGLER AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON INSTRUMENT COMPARTMENT. THIS IS THE RESULT OF A CLOCK SPRING WHICH HAS BEEN KNOWN TO JEEP FOR YEARS. VERY MUCH A SHAME THAT THE US GOV'T RIGHT-HAND DRIVE JEEPS ARE COVERED BY A CLOCK SPRING RECALL BUT NOT LEFT HANDED DRIVEN JEEPS. IT IS THE SAME PART ON THE LEFT OR RIGHT WHICH GETS DUST ON THE LUBRICATED AND UNSEALED CLOCK SPRING. THE GUESS JEEP IS WILLING TO FIX THE GOVERNMENT JEEPS MADE THE SAME WAY BECAUSE OF THE NATIONAL SAFETY ADMINISTRATION AND THE LACK OF SUPPORT FOR US CONSUMERS I HOPE JEEP TAKES A HIT ON THIS ONE PUBLICLY IN THE MEDIA IF THEY DO NOT FIX. THIS SAME PART WAS RECALLED IN EARLIER MODELS BUT SOMEHOW THE SAME PART IS OK IN LATER MODELS IF IT IS ON THE LEFT-SIDE AND NOT THE RIGHT-SIDE OF THE JEEP. JEEPS ARE NOT MADE TO GET DUSTY I GUESS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A FAULTY ELECTRICAL CURRENT/CLOCKSPRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

MY AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR NO REASON. I LOOKED THIS UP ON THE JEEP SIGHT AND THIS WAS A RECALL IN RIGHT SIDE STEERING WHEEL JEEPS OF THE SAME AGE. ONLINE NUMEROUS JEEP OWNERS BLOG ABOUT A SIMILAR CONCERN. I CONTACTED JEEP AND THEY INDICATED IT WAS NOT A CONCERN, CONTRARY TO THE COMMON CONCERNS ON JEEP FORUMS. SOON AFTER THE RECALLS BEGAN TO OCCUR SO I THOUGHT IT PRUDENT TO EXPRESS MY CONCERN.

I AM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY AIRBAG LIGHT TURNING ON AND OFF REPEATEDLY AND DINGING AT ME EVERY TIME THE LIGHT TURNS ON. THIS PROBLEM JUST STARTED AFTER OWNING MY VEHICLE SINCE I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT IN EARLY 2009. UPON RESEARCH THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT INVOLVES A VERY EXPENSIVE PART CALLED THE CLOCKSPRING. THERE ARE NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A DEALER ONLY PART. *TR

EVERY TIME I FILL UP WITH GAS THE FUEL SPILLS ALL OVER THE SIDE OF MY JEEP AFTER THE PUMP SHUTS OFF. THIS HAPPENS AT ALL GAS STATIONS. I HAVE BEEN READING ON THE JEEP FORUMS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR YEARS AND STILL NO RECALLS. A LOT OF GAS IS BEING SPILLED BECAUSE OF THIS, NOT TO MENTION IT COULD CATCH FIRE. *TR

THE HEATER WORKED GREAT FOR 3 YEARS, THEN IT JUST BROKE 1 PART AT A TIME, NOW IT BLOWS ANTIFREEZE OUT THE DUCTS AND NO HEAT AT ALL, ALL THE BLEND MOTORS ARE BROKE ALL THE FLAPPERS ARE BROKE THE HOUSING IS WARPED THE SWITCH IS BROKE, THERE IS NO HEAT AT ALL IT TAKES 3 DAYS FOR SOMEONE WITH EXPERIENCE TO FIX IT AND THE DEALERSHIPS DON'T IMPROVE IT THEY JUST REPLACE PARTS WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE PARTS, THIS IS A SHAME THEY WONT REDESIGN THIS HEATER OR THE PARTS AND IT WILL NEED A 2,000$ REPAIR EVERY 3 YEARS, PS. THE AIR CONDITIONING IS TOTALLY GONE TOO. *TR

THE FUEL TANK IS LEAKING. FUEL HAS SUBSTANTIALLY CORRODED THE PROTECTIVE SKIDPLATE UNDER THE FUEL TANK. SOURCE OF LEAK LIKELY ABOVE FUEL TANK, PERHAPS THE FUEL LINE ITSELF. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT TURNS ON THEN GOES OFF. DRIVE AWHILE, AIR BAG LIGHT TURNS ON TURNS OFF. THERE IS A RECALL FOR RIGHT DRIVE VEHICLES ONLY. THEY NEED TO MAKE IT EFFECTIVE FOR LEFT DRIVE VEHICLES AS WELL. DEALER STATES ITS COVERED FOR RIGHT DRIVE ONLY VEHICLES NOT LEFT DRIVE VEHICLES. I KNOW THE POSTAL SERVICE DO NOT OWN JEEP WRANGLERS. *TR

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT AND ALARM CAME ON FOR NO REASON. IT NOW STAYS ON INDICATING THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT OPERATE. SAME PROBLEM LED TO A RECALL FOR RIGHT HAND DRIVE BUT NOT LEFT HAND DRIVE MODELS. GUESS THE USPS EMPLOYEES, SAFETY IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE AVERAGE CONSUMER'S??? *TR

WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE AT 60MPH, DURING A TURN, AND AFTER HITTING A BUMP: STEERING STARTS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND CAR IS OUT OF CONTROL UNTIL IT SLOWED DOWN TO 15MPH OR LESS. *TR