2008 Jeep Wrangler 2-Dr 4X4 Rhd Problems

ON THE 2008 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) DASHBOARD, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHES ON EVERY OTHER MINUTE WITH A CHIME, AN INDICATION THAT THERE IS SOMETHING MALFUNCTIONING OR INTERFERING WITH THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS.THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING ISSUE AND CONCERN FOR MANY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) OWNERS, INCLUDING MYSELF, AND HAS BEEN SHOWN TIME AND TIME AGAIN TO BE CAUSED BY A FAULTY CLOCKSPRING WITHIN THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL. THIS FAULTY CLOCKSPRING IS THE CULPRIT FOR POTENTIAL AIRBAG FAILURE IN THE 2008 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) DURING AN ACCIDENT OR PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT WHEN SIMPLY DRIVING AROUND. DAIMLER CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE SAFETY CONCERN OF THEIR FAULTY CLOCKSPRING THAT CAN CAUSE FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS FROM PROPERLY DEPLOYING.

MY AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT KEEPS TURNING OFF AND ON WHILE I'M DRIVING. *TR

HORN GOES ON & STAYS ON, WIPERS GO CONTINUOUSLY, WIPER FLUID FLOWS CONSTANTLY, BACK UP LIGHTS GO ON, HEATER FAN GOES OFF & ON, THE ENGINE CONTINUES TO RUN WITH THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION AND THE LAST TIME THE ABS CAME ON WHILE I WAS DELIVERING MAIL AND MY BRAKES LOCKED UP. ONCE IT HAPPENED WHILE PARKED ( THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING WITHOUT KEYS), ALL OTHER TIMES I WAS DRIVING ON RURAL ROADS AND IN DEVELOPMENTS, BOTH DRIVING HOME & DELIVERING MAIL. I HAVE VIDEO ON MY PHONE OF THE OCCURRENCE TWO SEPARATE TIMES.

MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER RHD CAUGHT FIRE WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I WAS TURNING ONTO THE HWY AND DROVE A FEW FEET AND NOTICED SMOKE. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF OF THE ROAD,SHUT THE CAR OFF AND POPPED THE HOOD. AS SOON AS I LIFTED THE HOOD I SAW FLAMES!! I CONTACTED JEEP AND THEY'RE "SUPPOSED TO BE DOING AN INVESTIGATION". THERE WASN'T ANY KIND OF WARNING THE CAR WASN'T EVEN RUNNING ANY DIFFERENTLY. SCARY STUFF ESPECIALLY FROM A VEHICLE THAT WASN'T GIVING ME ANY PROBLEMS. DISAPPOINTED TO SAY THE LEAST,BUT FOLKS NEED TO KNOW FOR SAFETY REASONS. VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSS!! *TR

WHEN TRYING TO FILL GAS TANK IT WILL NOT TAKE THE FUEL AS IT SHUTS THE PUMP OFF. IT TAKES ABOUT 20 MINUTES TO PUT IN $10 WORTH OF GAS IN. IT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE.

THE GAS TANK CAN NOT BE FILLED WITHOUT CONSTANTLY RE-STARTING THE FUEL PUMP, IT STOPS EVERY FEW SECONDS, IT HAPPENS AT EVERY GAS STATION OR ANY FUEL PUMP, SO IT IS DEFINITELY NOT THE PUMP BUT A PROBLEM WITH THE JEEP GAS TANK AND/OR IT'S COMPONENTS. IT GOT WORSE OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS AND MONTHS AND IS TO THE POINT NOW WHERE IT TAKES ME 10-15 MINUTES TO FILL UP 11 -15 GALLONS OF FUEL. THE GAS TANK WAS REPLACED UNDER A RECALL BACK IN 2011 (AT APPROX. 34000 MILES) WHERE WITH THE OLD TANK THE FUEL PUMP WOULD NOT STOP IN TIME WHEN FULL AND THEREFORE IT RESULTED IN THE "SPILL-BACK" PROBLEM EVERY TIME. THIS PROBLEM WAS FIXED WITH REPLACEMENT AFTER RECALL, BUT NOW I HAVE THE PROBLEM THAT I JUST HAVE THIS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TIME FILLING THE TANK. *TR

AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS MY JEEP STARTED WHAT IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE "JEEP DEATH SHAKE" FORCING ME TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE AND ALMOST LOSING CONTROL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 2-DR 4X4R HD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MANEUVER THE VEHICLE FROM THE ROADWAY AND NOTICED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT WAS DETACHED. THE CONTACT TEMPORARILY REPAIRED THE STEERING SHAFT AND REATTACHED IT TO THE GEAR BOX. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE STEERING SHAFT WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,144. UPDATED 5/24/11 *CN UPDATED 06/03/11

HORN GOES ON & STAYS ON, WIPERS GO CONTINUOUSLY, WIPER FLUID FLOWS CONSTANTLY, BACK UP LIGHTS GO ON, HEATER FAN GOES OFF & ON, THE ENGINE CONTINUES TO RUN WITH THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION AND THE LAST TIME THE ABS CAME ON WHILE I WAS DELIVERING MAIL AND MY BRAKES LOCKED UP. ONCE IT HAPPENED WHILE PARKED ( THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING WITHOUT KEYS), ALL OTHER TIMES I WAS DRIVING ON RURAL ROADS AND IN DEVELOPMENTS, BOTH DRIVING HOME & DELIVERING MAIL. I HAVE VIDEO ON MY PHONE OF THE OCCURRENCE TWO SEPARATE TIMES.

REAR STEEL BRAKE LINES MOUNTED TO FRAME FOR REAR WHEELS COMING INTO CONTACT WITH REAR SWAY BAR. NOTED NOISE. THIS NOISE IS A LIGHT "CLACKING" METAL SOUND AND COULD ONLY BE HEARD AT MODERATE SPEED WHEN ON THE TRAIL OR GOING THROUGH "DIPS" ON PUBLIC STREETS WITH SIDE WINDOW DOWN. WHILE ROTATING TIRES SUSPENSION IS CHECKED. DISCOVERED RUB MARKS ON STEEL BRAKE LINES UNDER THE FRAME NEXT TO THE REAR SWAY BAR. DRIVER'S SIDE WAS WORN, PASSENGER SIDE HAD BLACK PAINT RUBBED OFF ON IT. NO DAMAGE OR CHAFING TO EITHER RUBBER BRAKE LINES MAKING FINAL CONNECTION TO REAR HUBS. NOTED FRAME CLIPS ATTACHED TO STEEL LINE HOLDING BRAKE LINE AWAY AND INTO CONTACT ZONE OF SWAY BAR WHEN SUSPENSION CYCLES. ROUGH MEASUREMENTS BETWEEN AXLE AND BUMP STOP IS ABOUT 2/3 CYCLE WHEN SWAY BAR HITS BRAKE LINE. ESTIMATE SUSPENSION DOES NOT BOTTOM OUT OR CONTACT BUMP STOP WHEN BRAKE LINES ARE BEING HIT BY SWAY BAR. WROTE CHRYSLER AN E-MAIL REGARDING THIS ISSUE. AFTER TWO DAYS RECEIVED A RESPONSE THAT READ LIKE A "SALES BROCHURE" OR "COMMERCIAL" NOT ACKNOWLEDGING ANYTHING THAT I HAD MENTIONED ABOUT THE BRAKE LINES. THEN THE SECOND PARAGRAPH POINTED OUT I HAD NOT COMPLIED WITH A "TOW BAR" RECALL AND THAT I SHOULD. WHICH I HAD LAST YEAR. THE REASON I REPORT THIS NOW. LAST YEAR THE JEEP WAS ON RECALL FOR THE FRONT BRAKE LINES BEING RUBBED BY THE INNER FENDER WELLS. WHICH WAS TAKEN CARE OF BY A LOCAL DEALER SHIP. IN RETROSPECT OF THE FRONT BRAKE LINE RECALL. THOUGHT I WOULD BRING THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION. MIGHT THIS SAME MODEL HAVE HAD A REAR BRAKE LINE ROUTING ISSUE TOO? IN THE CASE YOU MAY WANT A COPY OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED E-MAIL AND RESPONSE PLEASE DON'T HESITATE. *TR

MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER RHD CAUGHT FIRE WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I WAS TURNING ONTO THE HWY AND DROVE A FEW FEET AND NOTICED SMOKE. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF OF THE ROAD,SHUT THE CAR OFF AND POPPED THE HOOD. AS SOON AS I LIFTED THE HOOD I SAW FLAMES!! I CONTACTED JEEP AND THEY'RE "SUPPOSED TO BE DOING AN INVESTIGATION". THERE WASN'T ANY KIND OF WARNING THE CAR WASN'T EVEN RUNNING ANY DIFFERENTLY. SCARY STUFF ESPECIALLY FROM A VEHICLE THAT WASN'T GIVING ME ANY PROBLEMS. DISAPPOINTED TO SAY THE LEAST,BUT FOLKS NEED TO KNOW FOR SAFETY REASONS. VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSS!! *TR

ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON UPON STARTING VEHICLE. CHECKED ALL FLUIDS, AND THAT GAS CAP WAS TIGHT. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP WHO SAID TO DRIVE IT FOR A FEW DAYS TO SEE IF LIGHT REMAINED ON. INDICATOR LIGHT WENT OFF SEVERAL DAYS LATER. MY ENGINE IS NOW EXHIBITING WHAT SOUNDS LIKE A STUCK LIFTER AND CHRYSLER IS REFUSING TO HONOR THE WARRANTY ON THE LIFETIME POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. I ALSO HAD A STEERING DAMPENER FAIL ON THE VEHICLE AT 32K MILES WHICH CHRYSLER MADE ME PAY HALF FOR FIXING. *TR

AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS MY JEEP STARTED WHAT IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE "JEEP DEATH SHAKE" FORCING ME TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE AND ALMOST LOSING CONTROL. *TR

REAR STEEL BRAKE LINES MOUNTED TO FRAME FOR REAR WHEELS COMING INTO CONTACT WITH REAR SWAY BAR. NOTED NOISE. THIS NOISE IS A LIGHT "CLACKING" METAL SOUND AND COULD ONLY BE HEARD AT MODERATE SPEED WHEN ON THE TRAIL OR GOING THROUGH "DIPS" ON PUBLIC STREETS WITH SIDE WINDOW DOWN. WHILE ROTATING TIRES SUSPENSION IS CHECKED. DISCOVERED RUB MARKS ON STEEL BRAKE LINES UNDER THE FRAME NEXT TO THE REAR SWAY BAR. DRIVER'S SIDE WAS WORN, PASSENGER SIDE HAD BLACK PAINT RUBBED OFF ON IT. NO DAMAGE OR CHAFING TO EITHER RUBBER BRAKE LINES MAKING FINAL CONNECTION TO REAR HUBS. NOTED FRAME CLIPS ATTACHED TO STEEL LINE HOLDING BRAKE LINE AWAY AND INTO CONTACT ZONE OF SWAY BAR WHEN SUSPENSION CYCLES. ROUGH MEASUREMENTS BETWEEN AXLE AND BUMP STOP IS ABOUT 2/3 CYCLE WHEN SWAY BAR HITS BRAKE LINE. ESTIMATE SUSPENSION DOES NOT BOTTOM OUT OR CONTACT BUMP STOP WHEN BRAKE LINES ARE BEING HIT BY SWAY BAR. WROTE CHRYSLER AN E-MAIL REGARDING THIS ISSUE. AFTER TWO DAYS RECEIVED A RESPONSE THAT READ LIKE A "SALES BROCHURE" OR "COMMERCIAL" NOT ACKNOWLEDGING ANYTHING THAT I HAD MENTIONED ABOUT THE BRAKE LINES. THEN THE SECOND PARAGRAPH POINTED OUT I HAD NOT COMPLIED WITH A "TOW BAR" RECALL AND THAT I SHOULD. WHICH I HAD LAST YEAR. THE REASON I REPORT THIS NOW. LAST YEAR THE JEEP WAS ON RECALL FOR THE FRONT BRAKE LINES BEING RUBBED BY THE INNER FENDER WELLS. WHICH WAS TAKEN CARE OF BY A LOCAL DEALER SHIP. IN RETROSPECT OF THE FRONT BRAKE LINE RECALL. THOUGHT I WOULD BRING THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION. MIGHT THIS SAME MODEL HAVE HAD A REAR BRAKE LINE ROUTING ISSUE TOO? IN THE CASE YOU MAY WANT A COPY OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED E-MAIL AND RESPONSE PLEASE DON'T HESITATE. *TR

2008 RHD JEEP WRANGLER AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON MEANING AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURS. CLOCK SPRING/CORROSION ISSUE CAUSING HORN NOT TO WORK WHICH IS A SAFETY HAZARD. MANY MAIL CARRIERS ARE HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS WITH THESE VEHICLES. VEHICLE WILL NOT ALWAYS START. THIS WHOLE VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED AS IT HAS MAJOR ELECTRICAL ISSUES. THE MOTOR WENT OUT ON MINE AT 52,000 MILES. THE WARRANTY IS ONLY FOR 36,000 MILES. THE MOTOR WAS REBUILT BY A JEEP DEALER AND I WAS TOLD IT HAD A SPUN BEARING. THE AIR BLOWER CONTROLLER ALSO DOES NOT WORK HALF OF THE TIME. THESE RHD JEEPS ARE ALL LEMONS AND POSE SAFETY HAZARDS TO MAIL CARRIERS WHO SPEND MOST OF THEIR DAY OUT ON THE ROAD. THE HORN ISSUE IS A THREAT TO THE PUBLIC AS YOU CANNOT WARN AN UNSUSPECTING DRIVER OR PEDESTRIAN OF YOUR PROCESS. THE AIRBAG ISSUE IS A THREAT TO THE DRIVER. YOU SPEND $25,000 ON A VEHICLE, YOU EXPECT BETTER. *TR

2008 JEEP WRANGLER RHD POSTAL VEHICLES USED BY RURAL CARRIERS FOR USPS. THOSE OF US WHO PURCHASED THE VEHICLES ARE HAVING ISSUES WITH AIRBAG MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT AND NO HORN USE OR INTERMITTENT USAGE. ONE ITEM OF INTEREST POSSIBLE CAUSE IS THE SPRINGCLOCK IN THE STEERING COLUMN AS COMPONENT THAT OPERATES BOTH HORN AND AIR BAG CIRCUITS. THIS ITEM HAS BEEN A PROBLEM IN YEARS PAST WITH JEEP. CONCERNED WITH A DEPLOYMENT OF FAULTY AIR BAG ISSUE MOSTLY, TRYING TO GET MY VEHICLE IN FOR A COMPLETE INVESTIGATION. TECHNICIANS ARE BY APPOINTMENT ONLY WHEN THEY ARE IN. FORUMS AT RURALINFO.NET CONFIRM OTHERS ARE HAVING THESE SAME ISSUES. MY VEHICLE HAS 50K MILES WHEN PROBLEM OCCURRED. *TR

HORN GOES ON & STAYS ON, WIPERS GO CONTINUOUSLY, WIPER FLUID FLOWS CONSTANTLY, BACK UP LIGHTS GO ON, HEATER FAN GOES OFF & ON, THE ENGINE CONTINUES TO RUN WITH THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION AND THE LAST TIME THE ABS CAME ON WHILE I WAS DELIVERING MAIL AND MY BRAKES LOCKED UP. ONCE IT HAPPENED WHILE PARKED ( THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING WITHOUT KEYS), ALL OTHER TIMES I WAS DRIVING ON RURAL ROADS AND IN DEVELOPMENTS, BOTH DRIVING HOME & DELIVERING MAIL. I HAVE VIDEO ON MY PHONE OF THE OCCURRENCE TWO SEPARATE TIMES.

CORROSION TO CLOCK SPRING IN STEERING COLUMN RESULTING IN HORN FAILURE TO SOUND HARD TOP ROOF LEAKS LIKE A SIEVE IN RAIN RESULTING NECESSITATING MY REMOVING THE CARPET AND LEAVING DRAIN PLUGS OPEN-NOW THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IS RUSTY FROM DAMP INTERIOR WON'T START IN PARK-ONLY STARTS IF SHIFTER SHOVED INTO NEUTRAL OR SHOVED FORWARD WHILE TURNING KEY DOOR HINGE PINS RUSTY FLAT TIRE LIGHT STAYS ON AIR BAG LIGHT PERIODICALLY ON, WHICH MEANS AIR BAG IS NOT FUNCTIONAL AT THOSE TIMES. *TR

GEARS ENGAGING WITH DELAY AS VEHICLE GETS HOT. WHEN PUTTING THE JEEP FROM THE PARK POSITION INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE HAS A DELAY ENGAGING WHICH GETS WORSE THE WARMER OR HOTTER THE CAR GETS AND OR THE LONGER IT RUNS. THIS PROBLEM BECAME WORSE OVER THE LAST 12 MONTHS. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME/SIMILAR PROBLEM IN CERTAIN SPECIFIC BLOGS/FORUMS AND IN FEW CASES THE VEHICLE HAS ACTUALLY CAUGHT ON FIRE, SO NOW I AM WONDERING IF THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER X RHD. IT HAS TWO ISSUES. 1. THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON BECAUSE THE CLOCKSPRING NEEDS REPLACED IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS COST 500.00 TO FIX. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND DEFINITELY SHOULD BE A RECALL. 2. THE JEEP WON'T START DUE TO A SAFETY MECHANISM IN THE SHIFTER. YOU HAVE TO START THE JEEP IN NEUTRAL. THESE ARE VERY COMMON PROBLEMS AND SHOULD BE FIXED BY THE COMPANY. I ALSO HAVE A RECALL ON THE STEERING DAMPER..IT HAS BEEN 4 MONTHS SINCE I RECEIVED THE J34 RECALL...THE DEALERSHIP STILL DOESN'T HAVE THE PART TO FIX IT. I HOPE THIS COMPLAINT HELPS IN GETTING THESE ISSUES FIXED. THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP IN THIS MATTER. *TR

SWAY BAR LIGHT WAS FLASHING, BROUGHT TO DEALER NEEDED NEW ELECTRONIC SWAY BAR DUE TO CORROSION. THIS IS ENCLOSED AND SHOULD HAVE NO CORROSION I WAS CONCERNED THAT MY JEEP MAY GO INTO A DEATH WOBBLE IF I DROVE OVER 18 MILES PER HOUR. MY JEEP HAS ONLY 40,000 MILES.I BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFECT DUE TO COMPLAINTS I VIEWED ONLINE I NOT THE ONLY ONE SO ACTUATOR, STABILIZER BAR, WIRING CHASSIS, SCREW & RET PUSH CODE U1159 WAS SHOWING. POWER WIRE WAS CORRODED AND WEAK CLEANED & BENT PIN NEW WIRING HARNESS WAS NEEDED. AFTER 2260.00 I GOT MY JEEP BACK2