Owner-reported complaints naming the engine system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components. 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. 41 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 41, in the owner's own words
JEEP HAS MAJOR ELECTRICAL ISSUES. JEEPS TIPM MODULE HAS CAUSED THE JEEP TO DIE WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCE LACKING POWER, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO GO OFF AND SEEMS TO BRAKE ITSELF. I REPLACED ITNLESS THAN A YEAR AGO AND NOW THE DEALERSHIP IS SAYING IT IS GOING OUT AGAIN. ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH PCM AND PART IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER.
RANDOMLY THE JEEP WILL COMPLETELY GO CRAZY. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WITH FLUID RUN, BLINKERS, HORN, AND ----> THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. I LOSE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES AT THE SAME TIME. THIS IS SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS. I CALLED THE LOCAL JEEP DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME TO CALL CHRYSLER. I DID SOME RESEARCH IN JEEP FORUMS ONLINE AND FOUND THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE JEEP WRANGLERS FROM 2007 FORWARD. JEEP HAS A RECALL FOR THE MOST RECENT MODELS, BUT NO RECALL FOR THE PREVIOUS YEARS TO INCLUDE MINE. I'M REALLY CONFUSED HOW THIS HAPPENS TO SO MANY JEEP WRANGLERS AROUND MY YEAR, BUT THERE ARE NO RECALLS. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE FOR THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS AND DEFINITELY FOR OTHER VEHICLES AROUND.
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 40 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN COMPLETE POWER LOSS INCLUDING BRAKES, STEERING, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. HORN STARTED CONSTANTLY GOING, FRONT AND REAR WIPERS GOING. TURNED KEY OFF AND REMOVED, BUT EVERYTHING WAS STILL GOING LIKE A POSSESSED CAR. HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO GET EVERYTHING TO SHUT OFF. MECHANIC HAS TOLD ME IT IS LIKELY A FAILURE OF THE CAR'S TIPM, WHICH SEEMS TO BE A PERSISTENT PROBLEM WITH JEEPS AND OTHER CHRYSLER VEHICLES. CALLED FCA AND THEY WON'T STSAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT, SAYING IT'S NOT ASN ISSUE.
THE LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY TURN ON AND OFF EITHER STATIONARY OR WHILE DRIVING. THE BLOWER MOTOR, FLASHERS, INTERIOR LIGHTS, HORN, AND THE WIPERS COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY EITHER STATIONARY OR WHILE DRIVING. EITHER THE BATTERY NEEDS TO BE DISCONNECTED OR THE FUSE BOX UNDER THE HOOD NEEDS TO BE JIGGLED BEFORE IT WOULD STOP. SCHEDULED TO GO IN THE SHOP FRIDAY FOR THE REPAIR. ODDLY ENOUGH THE DEALERSHIP HAS NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. THIS WILL CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR WORSE IF THIS ISSUE IS NOT RESOLVED.
WHILE DRIVING ALL DASH LIGHTS TURN ON HEADLIGHTS DO NOT WORK WIPERS START WIPING AND WIPER WASHERS START SQUIRTING THE ENGINE STALLS AND WILL NOT START LOOKED INTO ISSUE AND TIPM IS BAD IN ALL 2007-2011 DODGE, CHRYSLER AND JEEP
OUR 2008 JEEP WRANGLER, WHILE PARKED, WITH NO OUTSTANDING ISSUES, HAVING COME FROM THE CHRYSLER JEEP DEALERSHIP IN FREEHOLD NJ JUST 3 DAYS PRIOR, BURST INTO FLAMES WHILE PARKED. NO FUMES, OVERHEATING OR OTHER PROBLEMS OCCURRED DURING THE 1 HR TRIP TO THE PARKING SPOT. CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES, ALL DOWN TO METAL. COMPLETELY LOST DUE TO FIRE/HEAT. FIREMEN WERE ON THE SCENE TO PUT OUT FLAMES BUT ALL WAS LOST. FIRE IS A MYSTERY TO US. ALWAYS SERVICED AT JEEP DEALERS, SO ALL RECALLS SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED WHEN VIN INPUT FOR SERVICING...*BF *TR
MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED HAS BEGUN EXHIBITING VERY STRANGE BEHAVIOR: 1) THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPER SPRAY DOES NOT WORK. THE REAR WIPER SPRAY WORKS FINE. VERY UNUSUAL SINCE BOTH FRONT AND REAR SPRAY USES THE SAME PUMP. THUS POSES A SAFETY ISSUE. 2) THE DOOR LOCKS NO LONGER LOCK WHEN THE LOCK BUTTON IS PRESSED ON THE KEY FOB. THIS IS TRUE FOR EITHER FOB, AND YES, I HAVE CHANGED THE BATTERIES. 3) THE CAR SOMETIMES DOES NOT START. THE ENGINE DOES NOT CRANK. THIS HAPPENS AT RANDOM, AND CAN SOMETIMES BE RESOLVED BY REMOVING THE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION, RE-INSERTING THEM AND TRYING AGAIN. SOMETIMES 5 OR MORE ATTEMPTS ARE REQUIRED TO GET THE CAR TO START. IN MY RESEARCH, ALL OF THESE SYMPTOMS POINT TO A FAULTY TIPM MODULE.
08 WRANGLER HAS HEAT ISSUES WITH DRIVER SIDE BLOWING COLD AIR AND PASSENGER HOT. WITH RECENTLY THE BLOWER HARDLY WORKING. RESEARCHED THIS QUITE A BIT ONLINE AND SEEMS IS A VERY COMMON AND COSTLY ISSUE WITH THE WRANGLERS. POOR CRAFTSMANSHIP WITHIN HEATER CORE AND OTHER HEAT COMPONENTS SEEM TO BE THE CULPRIT. UNFORTUNATE JEEP DOES NOT STAND BY THEIR VEHICLES AS THIS APPEARS TO BE A LARGE ISSUE AND NOT COVERED UNDER ANY KIND OF VOLUNTARY REPAIRS.
DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON A MODERATELY HOT DAY (91 DEG AT START OF DRIVE, 80 DEG AT TIME OF INCIDENT ABOUT 55 MINUTES AFTER START), SOME STOP-N-GO TRAFFIC FIRST 40 MINUTES, THEN A STEADY NORMAL CLIMB INTO FOOTHILLS (FROM ABOUT 5400' TO 8200') ON PAVED ROADS, AS VEHICLE WAS TURNING RIGHT AT A Y-INTERSECTION AT TOP OF A HILL, A LARGE BANG WAS HEARD IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FOLLOWED BY EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF GREY SMOKE EMANATING FROM SAME. ENGINE TEMPERATURE WAS NORMAL AT THE TIME (FAN HAD ENGAGED A FEW TIMES ALONG THE WAY TO KEEP WITHIN RANGE) AND NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE PRESENT BEFORE OR AFTER INCIDENT. IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND OPENED HOOD. WITHIN ABOUT A MINUTE OF STOPPING A SMALL FIRE BROKE OUT ABOVE THE DRIVERS SIDE MANIFOLD/CAT. I WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH USING A TOWEL, BUT NOT BEFORE THE FIRE HAD MELTED SOME WIRE BUNDLES. INITIAL INSPECTION INDICATED A POWER STEERING (ATF) FLUID RUPTURE THAT SPRAYED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, SUBSEQUENTLY FLASHING FROM THE HEAT OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. FORTUNATELY, SITUATION WAS HANDLED QUICKLY BEFORE THE CAR BECAME ENGULFED (AS I'VE NOW LEARNED HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WITH THIS VEHICLE MODEL). VEHICLE IS BEING TOWED TO JEEP DEALER TOMORROW FOR REPAIR. I HAVE NOT YET HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH JEEP REGARDING THIS INCIDENT, BUT FEEL A FAULTY DESIGN HAS PUT MY SAFETY AT RISK. I WILL HOPEFULLY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION TO THIS SUBMISSION ONCE AVAILABLE...
VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING. COMPLETE LOSS.
MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED RUBICON CAUGHT FIRE IN THE ENGINE AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 20 MINUTES AND PARKING. IT APPEARED TO ORIGINATE NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE. CHRYSLER WAS OUT TO INSPECT TO DETERMINE CAUSE ONLY TO TELL ME IT WAS NOT A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THEY REFUSE TO GIVE ME A COPY OF THE REPORT. THE REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS INSPECTED OVERHEARD THE INSPECTOR SAY SOMETHING ABOUT OIL LEAKING OUT OF THE ENGINE ONTO THE HOT EXHAUST. THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAS NOW TOTALED MY JEEP. *TR
JEEP WILL START HONKING HORN, WIPERS ON , WASHER FLUID SHOOTING OUT, DOOR LOCKS WON'T WORK. THEN IT ALL CLEARS UP, THERE ARE TIME WHEN THE BATTERY HAS TO BE DISCONNECTED . BUT ONE DAY WHILE DRIVING TO WORK. ALL BELLS AND LIGHTS WENT ON, WIPERS ON HIGH, HORN WAS STUCK ON, AND THEN ENGINE JUST DIES! LUCKILY I HAD ENOUGH SPEED TO GET IT TO THE SHOULDER. JUMPED OUT TO PULL THE HORN WIRE, I WAS IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA AT 5 A.M. WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN ENGINE STARTED BACK UP, WITH THE KEYS IN MY POCKET! EVERYTHING FINALLY STOP RUNNING AND I WENT ON TO MY JOB RELUCTANTLY. NOW SPORADICALLY THE WIPERS GO ON, DOORS WON'T UNLOCK, ENGINE WON'T START, HORN BLARES, WASHER FLUID GOES ON ALL BY THERE SELF. THIS IS MY ONLY CAR TO DRIVE, I'M GOING TO AN INDEPENDENT DEALER TO GET IT HOOKED UP TO SCAN THE COMPUTER, AND HOPEFULLY FIND THE PROBLEM.
PURCHASED THE CAR BRAND NEW IN 2008. APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS LATER , I BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR STARTING. PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, TURN IT AND YOU HEAR A CLICK. INITIALLY, IT SEEMED TO OCCUR SPORADICALLY NORMALLY AFTER IT RAINED . NOW, THE PROBLEM OCCURS MORE FREQUENTLY (DAILY) ABSENT ANY RAIN. I'VE REPLACED THE BATTERY, ALTERNATOR AND STARTER TO NO AVAIL. I ALSO TOOK THE CAR TO A JEEP DEALER TO NO AVAIL .
WHEN THE ENGINE IS RUNNING THERE IS A CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AS THEY DO ALL OF MY SERVICE AND OIL CHANGES, AND THE TECHNICIAN SAID IT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS ENGINE, AND THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT IT. THEY SAID IT WAS THE LIFTERS IN THE ENGINE THAT ARE MAKING THE NOISE.
THE CAR WAS IN MOTION AT N WHARTON MAINT ST NJ 07885 THE CAR DID GOT IN FIRE.
WHILE DRIVING MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER TO WORK ONE SUNNY MORNING DOING APPROXIMATELY 80MPH ON THE HIGHWAY I DRIVE DAILY, I LOST ALL ENGINE PRESSURE AND SMOKE BEGAN TO POUR OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND SAW OIL DRAINING FROM MY ENGINE. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST AUTOMOTIVE SHOP AND UPON FUTHER INSPECTION THEY SAID THAT I BLEW A HEAD GASKET. BOTH OF THE MECHANICS SAID THAT THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN A GASKET COMPLETELY BLOW OUT OF THE MOTOR AND SAID THAT THEY FELT THAT THERE WAS A FAULTY GASKET TO BEGIN WITH WHICH CAUSE THE MECHANICAL FAILURE OF THE ENGINE. NOW OF COURSE THERE IS NO WARRENTY COVERAGE DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE 5 YRS INSPECTION WAS NOT COMPLETED, WHICH IS REQUIRED ACCORDING TO SOMEWHERE IN THE OWNERS MANUAL. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND IT HAS NEVER EVEN LEFT THE PAVEMENT, NO TRAILS OR WATER, 58K MILES. CHRYSLER/JEEP REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, BASICALLY SAID THAT THIS MY FAULT. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCT AGAIN. ALMOST MAKES THIS GIRL WANT TO BUY A FORIEGN CAR.
I WAS ON 75 SOUTH BOUND GOING 70 MPH. I HAD JUST GOTTEN ON THE INTERSTATE FROM THE BRUCE B DOWNS ENTRANCE. AFTER THE RIGHT LANE ENDED I SWITCHED TO THE MIDDLE LANE. COMING UP TO FLETCHER EXIT, THE GEARS CHANGED. ALMOST LIKE THE CAR GAVE OUT. I LOOKED DOWN, I DIDN'T CHANGE ANYTHING. ON MY WAY TO LOOK BACK UP I SEE SMOKE FROM THE HOOD AND SMOKE THROUGH THE RARE VIEW MIRROR. GREY SMOKE IN THE FRONT AND BLACK IN THE BACK. I LOOKED DOWN AT THE GAGES AND IT WAS OVER HEATING. LOOKED TO MY LEFT, NO CARS, PULLED OVER TO THE LEFT EMERGENCY LANE. AS I OPENED MY DOOR, THE FIRE WAS ALREADY SPITTING OUT FROM THE FRONT LEFT TIRE. I GRABBED MY PHONE. AS I'M WALKING AWAY, THE FIRE WAS GROWING ENGULFING THE WHOLE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. WITHIN MINUTES, LAW ENFORCEMENT ARRIVED ON SCENE AND WE WATCHED THE WHOLE VEHICLE GO UP IN FLAMES. AT FIRST 2 FIRE TRUCKS PUT OUT THE FIRE. ONCE THEY LEFT AND WE WERE WAITING FOR THE TOW TRUCK TO ARRIVE, IT CAUGHT FIRE AGAIN. THE STATE TROOPER HAD TO CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO COME BACK OUT. BEFORE THE FIRE STARTED, THERE WASN'T A NOISE OR A LIGHT BLINKING TO INDICATE A PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE FELT THE SAME AS IT ALWAYS DID. EVERYTHING JUST HAPPENED FAST AND ALL AT ONCE. I NEVER GOT ANY RECALL NOTICES. I HAD THE JEEP FOR 2 MONTHS. INSURANCE COMPANY NEVER DID AN INVESTIGATION BECAUSE THERE WAS NOTHING LEFT TO INVESTIGATE. I NEVER CALLED CHRYSLER BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE PROOF WHO WAS AT FAULT. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEING AN ISSUE WITH JEEPS UNTIL I BOUGHT MY NEW CAR AND THE SALES REP LOOKED ME IN THE EYES TOLD ME IT WAS MANUFACTURER DEFECT. IT HAPPENED TO 2 OF HIS FORMER CLIENTS. TOLD ME CHRYSLER WON'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE IT CAN'T BE PROVEN.
MY JEEP'S HORN BEGAN HONKING, WIPERS CAME ON, DOOR LOCKS BEGAN LOCKING AND UNLOCKING. NOTHING STOPPED UNTIL I GOT HOME AND MY HUSBAND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY. HE CONNECTED IT SEVERAL HOURS LATER AND IT WAS FINE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY TOLD ME NOTHING COULD BE DONE AS THE PROBLEM HAD STOPPED. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, THE SAME THING OCCURRED ALONG WITH THE A/C SHUTTING OFF. WE WENT THROUGH THE SAME STEPS; DISCONNECT BATTERY, RECONNECT AND TOOK TO DEALERSHIP. AGAIN I WAS TOLD THAT THEY REALLY COULDN'T DIAGNOSE BECAUSE NOTHING WAS HAPPENING AT THAT POINT. LAST NIGHT MY JEEP BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND SCARED ME AS I COULD NOT REGAIN CONTROL. I HAD TO SLOW AND PULL OVER SO IT COULD STOP. MY HUSBAND CAME TO GET ME AND WAS FOLLOWING ME WHEN IN ADDITION TO THE PAST THINGS HAPPENING (I CALL IT POSSESSED), THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON; BRAKE, ENGINE, ABS, BATTERY, ETC. IT THEN STALLED AS I WAS TURNING. LUCKILY THE WOMAN COMING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION SLOWED AND WENT AROUND OTHERWISE I WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT. MY HUSBAND TOWED THE JEEP TO THE DEALERSHIP AND LEFT IT THERE, AND TOLD THEM TO FIX IT AS IT IS A REAL ROAD HAZARD. IN READING ABOUT JEEP COMPLAINTS, I'M ASSUMING IT IS A "TIPM" PROBLEM AND SOMETHING CALLED A "DEATH WOBBLE". I AM ABSOLUTELY SHOCKED THAT THIS HASN'T BEEN RECALLED.
AS I WAS STOPPING AT LOCAL ARBY'S RESTAURANT FOR LUNCH, MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER SAHARA UNLIMITED STARTED SMOKING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. IT SMELLED LIKE ELECTRICAL WIRES BURNING. IT IGNITED BEFORE I COULD EXIT THE VEHICLE AND WITHIN A COUPLE OF MINUTES IT WAS TOTALLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THERE WERE SEVERAL WITNESSES WHO SAW THE FIRE. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED 911 AND WITHIN MINUTES THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND PUT OUT THE FIRE. THE JEEP IS A TOTAL LOSS. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE THE ALL OF THE DASH WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND BLINKED(ABS,ESC,TRACTION CONTROL,BRAKE,SEATBELT) THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. LUCKILY NO VEHICLES AROUND AND I REGAINED CONTROL AFTER GOING IN THE MEDIAN. PUT IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE AND GOT OUT. THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED AGAIN TURNING EVERYTHING OFF INCLUDING 4 WAY FLASHERS WHEN I STOPPED AT A LIGHT. IT WAS DARK AND THE JEEP IS DARK GREEN. I HAD A FLASHLIGHT TO WARN OTHER DRIVERS. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I OPENED THE HOOD AND POUNDED MY FIST ON THE MAIN FUSE BOX. AFTER 3 MINUTES THE VEHICLE CAME TO LIFE AND I STARTED IT TO GET OFF ROADWAY. *TR
MY JEEP'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS STARTED OPERATING WHILE THE CAR WAS OFF. THE HAZARD LIGHTS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, HORN, LOCKS, AND WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID ALL STARTED ACTIVATING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP; HOWEVER, THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS WRONG AND RETURNED THE VEHICLE. THE ISSUE PRESENTED A FEW TIMES OVER THREE MONTHS BUT STOPPED. IN SEPTEMBER 2014 THE ISSUE PRESENTED AFTER A REACHED MY DESTINATION; HOWEVER, THIS TIME, AFTER I REMOVED THE KEY, THE JEEP CONTINUED TO RUN. I RETURNED THE JEEP TO THE FRED FREDERICK DEALERSHIP AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT IS THE TIPM BUT THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER. AFTER I RECEIVED THE INFORMATION, I DID SOME RESEARCH ON LINE AND FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM BUT NOT JUST FOR THE WRANGLERS BUT FOR A HOST OF CHRYSLER VEHICLES. I HAVE ELEVATED A COMPLAINT TO CHRYSLER TO NO AVAIL. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THIS ISSUE IS WIDESPREAD AND THE EXPENSE TO CHRYSLER TO SERVICE SO MANY VEHICLES HAS TO BE ASTRONOMICAL. STILL, SOMEONE WILL GET HURT OR WORSE IF THE MATTER ISNT RESOLVED. *TR
ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS MY JEEP FAILS TO START. WHEN I INSERT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND TURN TO START, THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH LIGHTS UP WITH A SINGLE CLICK SOUND COMING FROM SOMEWHERE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. AFTER CONTINUOUSLY TRYING OVER AND OVER TO START THE JEEP IT WOULD FINALLY START. SOME DAYS IT WOULD TAKE HOURS TO START UP. THE PROBLEM OCCURS IN ANY WEATHER, DAY OR NIGHT. SOME DAYS THE JEEP STARTS UP FINE ON THE FIRST TRY, OTHER TIMES IT IS A NIGHTMARE AND TAKES ALL DAY TO START UP. I HAVE TAKEN THE JEEP TO THE JEEP DEALERSHIP BEFORE FOR A DIAGNOSTIC, BUT IT WAS USELESS AND A WASTE OF MONEY FOR ME SINCE THE PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING! AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, I HAVE NOTICED MANY PEOPLE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. DUE TO EXPIRED WARRANTY, I CAN'T AFFORD TO CONTINUE TO PAY FOR PARTS THAT COULD PROBABLY FIX THE PROBLEM. AN INDIVIDUAL ON-LINE POSTED A CHRYSLER STAR CASE # 6505315 TWO YEARS AGO THAT COULD POSSIBLY HELP, BUT IN THE MEAN TIME THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. IF YOU WANT MORE INFORMATION, CHECK OUT JEEPFORUM.COM UNDER 2008 JK STARTING PROBLEMS. AS FOR NOW, MY JEEP IS PARKED AT WORK ONCE AGAIN UNTIL IT DECIDES IT WANTS TO START UP AGAIN. *TR
I HAD A LIFETIME WARRANTY PACKAGE ON MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. I ALSO KEEP GREAT RECORDS OF MY MAINTAINED AND DID MOST OF IT AT THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS DRIVING 65MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE TRANSMISSION / ENGINE AREA STARTED SMOKING. WHEN I PULLED OVER GROUP LLC AND LAMES WERE DRIPPING FROM THE TRANSMISSION / ENGINE AREA. SMOKE QUICKLY FILLED THE VEHICLE AND WITH-IN 2 MINUTES THE JEEP WRANGLER WAS UP IN FLAMES. I CONTACT CHRYSLER GROUP LLC AND THEY SENT AN INSPECTOR OUT. THEY WERE VERY HARD TO WORK WITH AND MAILED ME LETTER SAYING, "THE INSPECTOR FOUND NO INDICATION OF A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE INCIDENT ON 1 JUL 14. NO HELP AT ALL! I WANT TO LOOK INTO THIS MORE. IT SEEMS THE TRANSMISSION / ENGINE DEFECT COST ME A ONE JEEP WRANGLER AND THEY ACCEPTED NO RESPONSIBILITY. *TR
I AM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (IPM). IT IS CAUSING MY SAFETY BAG LGHT TO COME ON (NOT KNOWING IF IT WOULD DEPLOY) BUT THAT IS NOT THE ONLY PROBLEM WITH THE MODULE. IT'S ALSO CAUSING MY FRONT LIGHTS TO COME ON WHEN THE CAR IS OFF AND I AM GETTING ELECTRICAL SHOCKS EVERY TIME I TOUCH MY DOOR. THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE IS IT SOMETIMES TURNS OFF OR I CAN'T TURN IT ON BECAUSE MY ELECTRONICS GOES COMPLETELY OFF. I KNOW THIS BECAUSE WHEN IT HAPPENS I GO INTO THE BOX REMOVE AND REPLACE THE CABLE OR PLUGS AND IT STARTS WORKING. I WOULD HATE THIS TO HAPPEN WHEN I'M DRIVING, WHICH WOULD CAUSE MY POWER STEERING AND SHIFTING TO LOCKUP LEAVING ME WITH NO OPTIONS AND MAYBE WITH NO SAFETY BAG. I KNOW THIS TO BE TRUE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAS TURNED OFF ON ME WHEN I WAS LEAVE MY PARKING SPACE AT WORK. I COULD NOT TURN OR SHIFT THE VEHICLE BECAUSE ALL THE ELECTRONIC TURNED OFF. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACE MY BATTERY TERMINAL CABLE (BATTERY TO THE IPM) DUE TO CORROSION. *TR
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