Owner-reported complaints naming the airbag system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2008 Jeep Wrangler 4-Dr 4X4 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 140 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
The 25 most recent of 140, in the owner's own words
JEEP TIPM FAILURE NUMEROUS TIMES. HEADLIGHTS STOP WORKING COMPLETELY, AIRBAGS REPORTEDLY NON WORKING, WINSHIELD WIPERS WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO, HORN BLOWS ON ITS OWN. DOOR LOCKS CYCLE ON THEIR OWN. ENGINE WONT SHUT OFF WITH THE KEY UNLESS UNHOOKING THE BATTERY.
TIPM- DOOR LOCKS SHORTED OUT, FUEL PUMP QUITS STRANDING THE VEHICLE ON THE STREET, WILL NOT RESTART WITHOUT PULLING AND RESETTING THE IOD FUSE, CAUSES AIRBAG LIGHT TO FLASH FAULT, REAR WIPER QUITS. THIS MAKES THE VEHICLE UNSAFE OR UNABLE TO BE USED. VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT NEW AND WOULDN'T THINK MUCH ABOUT THIS IF THROUGH RESEARCH I HAD NOT FOUND HOW MANY FAILURES EXPERIENCED BY MANY HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THIS PARTS FAILURE RATE. PARKED THE VEHICLE AND WHEN WENT TO RESTART IT IT WOULD NOT RESART, THEN THE DOORS STARTED LOCKING AND UNLOCKING REPEATEDLY LOCKING ME OUT OF THE VEHICLE WITH THE KEYS IN IT. I RESET THE IOD FUSE AND IT STARTED. THEN GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE WARNING LIGHTS IN THE DASH STARTED FLASHING, AIRBAG, TCS, ANTI THEFT, TIRE PRESSURE, ABS, STABILITY CONTROL ALL CAME ON THEN VEHICLE SHUT OFF. IT WOULD START THEN RUN FOR A FEW SECONDS AND DIE. THROUGH RESEARCH I FOUND THIS TO BE RELATED TO THE ANTI THEFT IN THE TIPM-. TRIED REPLACING THE DOOR LOCK FUSE AND IT STARTED ARCING AND SMOKING. VEHICLE IS PARKED NOW WITH A TIPM- ON ORDER. AS STATED PREVIOUSLY, I BOUGHT THIS JEEP NEW AND IF IT WAS NOT SUCH A WIDESPREAD ISSUE WITH CHRYSLER PRODUCTS I WOUL NOT THINK MUCH ABOUT A PART FAILURE AT TEN YEARS.
COMPLAINTS INVOLVING AIRBAGS- I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT HITTING A TREE, TWO CARS AND ROLLING OVER AND NO AIRBAGS INFLATED.
IN OCTOBER 2016 TOOK MY CAR IN FOR OIL CHANGE AND THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED ME OF A RECALL OF CLOCK SPRING. I HAVE HAD MY CAR IN 4 TIMES FOR FAULTY CLOCK SPRINGS. MY AIRBAG LIGHTS AND HORN GO OFF AT RANDOM TIMES SOMETIMES MY HORN NEVER WORKS AND MY AIR BAG LIGHT GOES CRAZY WITH THE HORN...LIKE THE CAR IS POSSESSED.
RE: S33 / NHTSA 16V - 290 AND S43 I HAVE ATTENDED THE APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER AND THEY RETAINED THE JEEP FOR 4 DAYS REGARDING A RECALL. AFTER 4 DAYS I PICKED UP THE JEEP, BUT, THE CAME WITH THE EXCUSE THAT THEY WERE WAITING FOR THE PART IN QUESTION. I CAME UPSET, BECAUSE HOW THEY COORDINATED AN APPOINTMENT WITHOUT HAVING THE AIRBAG CLOCKSPRING. AFTER THAT I HAVE CALLED TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOLLOWING UP FOR THE INSTALLATION OR REPLACEMENT OF SUCH PART. THE RECALL NOTICE ALSO DESCRIBED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD AN OPEN RECALL (S43). THIS WAS ALSO A SURPRISE BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN VERY DILIGENT DEALING WITH SAFETY ISSUES. THE DEALER IN PUERTO RICO IS CABRERA HRMNOS IN ARECIBO , PUERTO RICO. I WILL APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT TO SOLVE THIS SAFETY SITUATION. REGARDS, PD: I DON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH MY PERSONAL INFORMATION. *TR
I WENT TO SELL MY JEEP TO JEEP DEALER THEY SAID THERE IS A RECALL ON AIRBAGS WITH REMEDY NOT AVAILABLE NO DEALER WILL BUY MY JEEP AND THIS IS NOT RIGHT, NOW I AM DRIVING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE BECAUSE NO REMEDY AVAILABLE FOR AIRBAGS. *TR
"TAKATA RECALL" WE ARE WAITING TOO LONG FOR THE REMEDY WHEN WILL IT BE FIXED?
TAKATA INFLATORS:THE RECALL WAS SENT OUT JULY 1, 2016. AS OF OCT. 20, THE STATUS IS "INCOMPLETE, PARTS NOT AVAILABLE." APPARENTLY, ON IMPACT, THE INFLATOR CAN SPEW METAL PARTS, PIERCING THE AIRBAG AND CAUSING THE EVER (UN)POPULAR "INJURY OR DEATH" TO VEHICLE OCCUPANTS. I THINK 3 1/2 MONTHS IS WAAAAY LONG ENOUGH FOR JEEP TO COME UP WITH A REPLACEMENT PART, OR AT LEAST OFFER TO DISABLE THE AIRBAG. I'D RATHER TAKE MY CHANCES, THAN HAVE A DEFECTIVE PART KILL ME, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. *TR
TAKATA RECALL. I AM TRYING TO GET THIS FIXED SO THE CAR CAN GO BACK ON THE ROAD. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL.
AIR BAG LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. MY ISSUE SEEMS CONSISTENT WITH RECALLS DUE TO CLOCK SPRING FAILURE IN RIGHT HAND MODEL JEEPS. CALL TO CHRYSLER CONFIRMED AS SUCH, BUT THEY WON'T COMMIT TO FIX UNTIL RECALL INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY IS CONCLUDED.
AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF RANDOMLY. A RECALL WAS ISSUED BUT NOT FOR THIS VIN.
AIR BAG DASH LIGHT WOULD COME ON WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT BUT WOULD GO OFF WHILE TURNING A CORNER. DEALER DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS A "CLOCK SPRING" AND CHARGED ME $384.20 (P&L) TO REPLACE IT ON 3/12/15
AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON. HORN AND CRUISE ALSO QUIT WORKING WHEN THIS OCCURRED. REAR ENDED A LADY LAST FALL AND AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY, NOT SURE IT SHOULD HAVE BUT STILL DIDN'T. CAN NOT EVER FILL THE GAS TANK FULL DUE TO FUEL SPILLING OUT OF THE FILL TUBE ONTO THE GROUND, CAN GET SLIGHTLY MORE THAT 3/4 FULL.
THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE FOR THE RIGHT HAND DRIVE MODELS THAT YOU ALREADY MADE JEEP EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON. THE CLOCK SPRING IS FAULTY AND REQUIRES REPLACEMENTS OVER THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. JUST MAKE THE SAME WARRANTY AVAILABLE FOR THE LEFT HAND DRIVE MODELS. WE ARE NOT IN ENGLAND, WE DRIVE FROM THE LEFT SIDE.......
THE CLOCK SPRING FAILED AND NOW THE AIRBAG, HORN, AND CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK. IT STARTED WITH A CLICKING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN TURNING, THEN AFTER A POPPING NOISE EVERYTHING MENTIONED STOPPED WORKING. AFTER RESEARCH THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME EXACT ISSUE BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED.
JUST PULLED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. TURNED RIGHT AND THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WENT OFF. AND NOW CONTINUES TO GO OFF AND DING EVERY COUPLE OF MINUTES.
WHEN DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT DIRECTION AT ANY SPEED THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON. THE LIGHT WILL GO OUT WHEN TURNING BUT WILL COME BACK ON WHEN THE WHEEL IS STRAIGHT AGAIN. ALSO THE HORN WILL NOT SOUND ( NO FUSE ARE BLOWN) PROBLEM BELIEVED TO BE CLOCK SPRING.
AIRBAG LIGHT CONSTANTLY ON AND DIGGING. HORN INTERMITTENTLY DOES NOT WORK. HAPPENS RIGHT WHEN YOU TURN THE IGNITION ON AND START THE VEHICLE AND DOES NOT GO AWAY UNTIL IGNITION IS TURNED OFF.
I AM ALSO HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY AIRBAG LIGHT. COMPUTER CODE GIVES THE B1B06- CLOCK SPRING, WHICH JEEP HAS RECALLED FOR RHD BUT NOT LHD. THIS MAKES NO SENSE, SEEING AS HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING ISSUES WITH THIS AS WELL. I'VE CONTACTED JEEP NUMEROUS TIMES TO COMPLAIN. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE FIX, A FACTORY PRODUCT SAFETY ISSUE THAT JEEP SHOULD COVER! NOT ONLY IS THE CONSTANT WARNING SOUND A NUISANCE EVERY OTHER MINUTE, BUT WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON THE AIRBAG IS DISABLED. JEEP, TAKE RESPONSIBILITY.
POSSIBLE FAULTY CLOCK SPRING ISSUE AS SEEN IN MANY OTHER JEEP WRANGLERS MADE AFTER 2007. AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON WITH AUDIBLE WARNING EVERY OTHER MINUTE AND SIGNALS THE DRIVER THAT THERE COULD BE A FAILURE OF THE AIRBAG OR EARLY DEPLOYMENT. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE BY JEEP BUT THEY HAVE CHOSEN TO ONLY PURSUE RIGHT HAND DRIVE RHD JEEPS EVEN THOUGH MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN ISSUED BY LEFT HAND DRIVE LHD JEEP OWNERS AS WELL. JEEP ADMITTED THE ORIGINAL CLOCK SPRINGS WERE FAILING AND SAID THEY WERE WORKING ON A NEW ONE. I CALLED JEEP YESTERDAY AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED, BUT THAT I SHOULD HANG ON TO MY BILLS IN CASE IT EVER BECOMES COVERED. I ONLY HAVE 30,500 MILES ON MY JEEP. MANY OWNERS HAVE GONE THROUGH THIS AND ONLY A FEW HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. THIS IS A FACTORY PRODUCT SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE COVERED BY JEEP.
AIR BAG FAILURE. LIGHT COMES ON AND ALARM. DEALER SAID THERE IS NO RECALL. THIS IS EXPENSIVE TO FIX AND IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I SEE RECALL FOR RIGHT HAND DRIVE BUT NO LEFT HAND DRIVE.
THE AIRBAG CLOCK SPRING IN MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER HAS STOPPED WORKING. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AFTER NOTICING THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMING ON AND HE SAID THE CLOCK SPRING HAS STOPPED FUNCTIONING, AND IF I WERE TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT IT WOULD NOT DEPLOY AND I WOULD PROBABLY BE KILLED. CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER AND THEY SAID I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THE FIX BECAUSE THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR MY YEAR. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO BE THE ONE TO FIX THIS SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE AIRBAGS ARE NOT A WEAR AND TEAR PART AND SHOULD BE MADE PROPERLY
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. UPDATED WITH MORE INFO FROM COMPLAINT # 10818674
AIRBAG LIGHT STARTED TO GO ON AND OFF INCLUDING A WARNING SOUND AROUND 40,000 MILES. IT COMES ON AND STAYS ON FOR A WHILE AND THEN GOES OFF AND COMES BACK ON. BELIEVED TO BE RELATED TO THE CLOCKSPRING.
CLOCK-SPRING FAILED, AIRBAGS INOPERATIVE
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