Owner-reported complaints naming the exterior lighting system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming headlights, tail lights, turn signals and other exterior lighting. 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. 13 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
ELECTRICAL PROBLEM CAUSING STARTING PROBLEMS, ISSUES WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND NO LIGHTS ON DASH OR HEADLIGHTS/BREAK LIGHTS. AT TIMES WHILE DRIVING ALL LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD WILL TURN OFF AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS GO ON ON THEIR OWN. THE HEADLIGHTS AND BREAK LIGHTS WILL ALSO NOT WORK. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS AND RADIO WILL STILL FUNCTION. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM OR SOLUTION.
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.
HEADLIGHTS WILL FLASH 4 TIMES AND THEN TURN OFF. SOMETIMES I AM ABLE TO DRIVE IT AND SOMETIMES NOT. I HAVE BROUGHT TO MECHANIC TWICE NOW FOR THAT ISSUE. THE FIRST TIME THEY WORKED FINE FOR HIM,EVEN THOUGH I HAD TO DRIVE WITH JUST FOG LIGHTS THE NIGHT BEFORE. THE SECOND TIME HE PUT IN A NEW SWITCH BUT FOUND THAT WASN'T THE PROBLEM AND THE LIGHTS WERE WORKING AGAIN.. I BROUGHT IT HOME AND AGAIN THE LIGHTS DIDN'T WORK. UPON RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT A LOT OF OTHERS COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE AND HAVE SPENT HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS ON PARTS IT MAY BE, ONLY TO CONTINUE TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE A VEHICLE THAT MAY OR MAY NOT WORK PROPERLY AND IT IS VERY CONCERNING TO WHETHER OR NOT THE HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT DURING DRIVING. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. *JS
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.
AS THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELLING AT NIGHT ON A TWO-LANE COUNTRY ROAD AT 35 MPH, THE ELECTRICAL POWER OF THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF, INCLUDING HEADLIGHTS, RADIO, INTERIOR POWER, VENTILATION, AND ENGINE. THE DURATION OF THE OUTAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS. THIS POWER OUTAGE OCCURRED JUST PRIOR TO A CURVE AND CAUSED LOSS OF VISION AND ABS BRAKING, CAUSING A SKID AND NARROWLY MISSED COLLIDING WITH A GUARDRAIL. THE POWER THEN CAME BACK ON, AND ALL SYSTEMS APPEARED TO RETURN TO NORMAL. THERE APPEARS TO BE A POWER DISTRIBUTION PROBLEM THAT AFFECTED THE OPERABILITY OF THE VEHICLE, CREATING A HAZARDOUS CONDITION. BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR CHECK OUT OK, SO A POWER SUPPLY PROBLEM IS NOT A ROOT CAUSE OF THE ISSUE.
THIS PROBLEM STARTED IN MID AUUST 2016 AND IS STILL GOING ON ....WIPERS GOING OFF N ON BY THEMSELVES, HORN BLARING, LIGHTS BLINKING ON N OFF, SIGNM=AL LIGHTS NOT WORKING AT TIMES, JEEP WONT MOVE FORWARD AT TIMES, STEERING GETS HARD TO MANAGE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES OF AND ON ALL THE TIME..... THIS HAPPENS AT ANYTIME OR ANYWHERE....CAN GO ON FOR ABOUT 2-3 MINUTES...PEOPLE START STARING AS IF I AM CRAZY BLOWING THE HORN AT THEM AND MY LIGHTS FLASHING THROUGH OUT. THIS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALLED ISSUE BASED ON THE 2007 JEEP WRANGLER HAVING THE SAME ISSUE...FOR ALL I KNOW THE 2008 JEEPS WERE PROBABLY INTALLED PARTS FROM THE LINE FROM THE 2007 JEEP WRANGLERS WHICH HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TICM......I AM TRYING TO GET ESTIMATES RIGHT NOW BUT THE TCIM PART ALONE COSTS $425 OR MRE PLUS LABOR AND ADDITIONAL FOR PROGRAMMING......THIS IS RIDICULOUS!!!!! SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS WHEN STOPPED AT THE LIGHT WITH VEHICLE ON AND SOMETIMES WHEN DRIVING..HARD TO MANUEVER CAR WHEN DRIVING DUE TO DIFFICULT STEERING
HEAD LIGHTS COME ON BY THEM SELVES. TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT TURN OFF.
WHILE DRIVING OR WHEN NO ONE IS IN THE VEHICLE. THE WIPERS START GOING, WINDSHIELD WASHERS START AND STOP, HORN STARTS BLOWING, LIGHTS START FLASHING OFF AND ON, ALL DASH INSTRUMENTS GO OFF AND ON AND THE HORN BLOWS INTERMITTENTLY. THE DOOR LOCKS ENGAGE WHEN THE CAR IS SITTING WITH THE MOTOR OFF AND NO ONE IN THE CAR.
THIS MORNING I OPENED THE UNLOCKED FRONT PASSENGER DOOR AND THE CRAZINESS BEGAN - DOORS LOCKED ON THEIR OWN, HORN STARTED BLARING, HEADLIGHTS TAILIGHTS AND HAZARDS STARTED FLASHING, FRONT AND BACK WINDSHIELD WIPERS STARTED GOING, WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID STARTED SHOOTING OUT. I ATTEMPTED TO USE THE REMOTE TO UNLOCK THE DOORS - NOTHING HAPPENED. USED THE KEY TO MANUALLY UNLOCK THE DOOR - AGAINST THE SYSTEM TRYING TO RELOCK. THEN CRANKED THE ENGINE TO TRY AND GET EVERYTHING TO STOP. IT DID NOT STOP. I TURNED OFF THE JEEP THEN POPPED THE HOOD AND DISCONNECTED THE NEGATIVE TERMINAL. ALL THE CRAZINESS STOPPED. I WAITED @5 MINUTES AND THEN RECONNECTED THE BATTERY. ALL THE CRAZINESS STARTED AGAIN. SO I PULLED THE NEGATIVE AND THE POSITIVE FROM THE TERMINAL HOPING TO RESET THE SYSTEM. I HAVE NOT RECONNECTED THE SYSTEM TO TRY AGAIN. I AM WORRIED THAT EVEN IF THE CRAZINESS DOESN'T START ONCE I RECONNECT THE BATTERY, IF I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND IT BEGINS IT MAY CAUSE ME TO WRECK. I WILL SEND A FOLLOW-UP EMAIL. THANKS.
MY JEEP WILL RANDOMLY SQUIRT WIPER FLUID, LOCK AND UNLOCK DOORS, HONK HORN, TURN OFF AND ON HEADLIGHTS, ETC. ALL THINGS THAT ARE CONTROLLED BY THE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM. I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN AND IT DIFFERS EACH TIME, BUT I AM WORRIED THAT IT IS BEGINNING TO HAPPEN MORE FREQUENTLY AND WILL HAPPEN WHEN I AM ON A HIGHWAY - IT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE DANGEROUS. DUE TO ALL OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN ABOUT IT FROM JEEP OWNERS OF MY YEAR AND THE RECALL ON PREVIOUS CHRYSLER'S DUE TO THE TIPM, A RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED FOR THESE. *TR
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
TIPM --- THE VEHICLE BEGAN HAVING ELECTRICAL SEIZURES IN WHICH THE HORN, LIGHTS, LOCKS, WIPERS, AND WASHER FLUID ALL BEGAN ACTIVATING AT ONCE. I HAD TO PULL OVER AFTER I LOST VISIBILITY BECAUSE OF THE WASHER FLUID COVERING THE WINDSHIELD. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF 10 MINUTES, I FINALLY PULLED THE BATTERY CABLE TO STOP THE PROBLEM. BUT AS SOON AS I RECONNECTED IT, THE PROBLEM WOULD START AGAIN. I EVENTUALLY PULLED THE HORN FUSE AND LIMPED BACK TO MY OFFICE AND THE NEXT DAY TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A BAD TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE AND CHARGED ME $863.87 TO REPLACE IT. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4 DOOR 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS ABOVE 5 MPH, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WOULD FADE OUT AND WOULD NO LONGER ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THE MODULE AND WIRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,200.
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