2008 Jeep Wrangler 4-Dr 4X4 Powertrain (other) Problems

I HAVE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND THE STICK SHIFTER THAT IS STICK CONSTANTLY CAUSES IT TO POP OUT OF FIRST AND SECOND GEAR WHEN I AM DRIVING. THIS HAPPENS VERY FREQUENTLY AND HAS BEEN A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE THOSE BEHIND ME IN TRAFFIC, AT A LIGHT OR IN A FOUR WAY STOP BELIEVE I AM ACCELERATING WHEN IN FACT I HAVE BEEN KICKED OUT OF EITHER GEAR BACK TO NEUTRAL. I HAVE HAD SOME CLOSE CALLS WITH VEHICLES ALMOST REAR ENDING ME AND FOR THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND THOSE OF OTHERS I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. USUALLY, I WOULD ADDRESS THIS MYSELF BUT AFTER READING COUNTLESS BLOGS AND CONCERNS THIS IS WORTHY OF A RECALL COMPLAINT. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS CONCERN REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS THAT HAVE COME FORWARD BECAUSE THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM BUT JEEP DRIVERS TEND TO THEIR OWN VEHICLES RATHER THAN GOING THROUGH PROPER CHANNELS.

NHTSA ID

11229794

Incident

Jun 17, 2019

Mileage

1 mi

TRANSMISSION FLUID OVERHEATED CAUSING A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. NO WARNING LIGHT CAME ON.

NHTSA ID

11219717

Incident

Jun 12, 2019

Mileage

103,000 mi

TRANSMISSION VIOLENTLY SHIFTS OUT OF 1ST GEAR WHILE STARTING FROM A DEAD STOP (STOP LIGHT, INTERSECTION, ETC) THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND SOMEONE IS LIKELY TO GET HURT OR KILLED WHEN THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED ISSUE AND HAS BEEN AFFECTING JEEP OWNERS FOR YEARS. WHY HASN"T JEEP DONE A RECALL ON THIS VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE??? THIS HAPPENS AT LEAST TWICE A DAY IF NOT MORE. SOME OWNERS HAVE IT HAPPEN EVERY TIME.

NHTSA ID

11197271

Incident

Apr 15, 2019

Mileage

140,000 mi

AT 35 MPH IN CITY TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND THE TACH ROSE AS IF I WERE IN NEUTRAL, I LET OFF ACCELERATOR AND VEHICLE JUMPED FORWARD AS IF IT WENT BACK INTO GEAR. AS VEHICLE STARTED GAINING SPEED I STEPPED ON ACCELERATOR AND IT SEEMED TO GO INTO NEUTRAL AGAIN AND THE TACH ONCE AGAIN ROSE. I PULLED OVER TO CURB IN CITY AND TURNED ON MY EMERGENCY FLASHERS AND EXITED VEHICLE. I NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT FROM UNDER VEHICLE AND REACHED BACK IN AND TURNED VEHICLE OFF. I OPENED HOOD AND FLAMES CAME UP FROM THE CENTER OF VEHICLE BEHIND ENGINE, I WENT TO REAR OF VEHICLE AND GRABBED FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND TRIED TO PUT FIRE OUT BUT COULDN'T. NO WARNING LIGHTS OR GAUGES GAVE ADVANCE NOTICE THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THERE WAS A TRAIL OF FLUID THAT STARTED AT LEAST 300' DOWN THE MIDDLE OF MY LANE BEHIND MY VEHICLE AND ENDED UNDER MY TRANSMISSION. THE ONLY PHOTO IS A VIDEO I POSTED ON FACEBOOK, I TOOK THE VIDEO WHILE WAITING FOR FIRETRUCKS AND POLICE.

NHTSA ID

10818189

Incident

Jan 2, 2016

Mileage

70,000 mi

WHILE STARTING IN 1ST GEAR FROM A STOPPED POSITION OR DOWN SHIFTING WHILE MOVING THE SYNCHRONIZER WILL MAKE THE SHIFTER SLAM OUT OF GEAR, EVEN WHEN YOU HOLD THE SHIFTER IN FIRST , IT WILL SLAM YOUR HAND BACK. WILL DO IT IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN AFTER YOU START MOVING IN 1ST GEAR OR TRYING TO PUT IT IN 1ST GEAR. HAS HAD PROBLEM SINCE FIRST RECEIVED THE VEHICLE BUT EACH TIME THE DEALER LOOKED AT IT THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. ITS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE VEHICLE GETS HIT FROM THIS MECHANICAL ISSUE. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO RECALL IT. THERE ARE OTHER JEEPS OUT THERE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. HAPPENS SPORADICALLY.

NHTSA ID

10816567

Incident

Oct 13, 2015

Mileage

70,000 mi

MY JEEP KEEPS DOING A DEATH WOBBLE ON THE HIGHWAY TODAY I TOOK MY 68 YEAR OLD MOTHER TO AIRPORT AND IT DID IT GOING 55 ON WAY BACK DID IT AT 60 AND I LOST MY TRANSMISSION VFLUID ON 476 HAD TO BE TOWED

NHTSA ID

10717338

Incident

Dec 10, 2014

Mileage

85,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10615834

Incident

Jul 1, 2014

Mileage

116,000 mi

HELLO, I'M REQUESTING THAT A FACTORY RECALL BE PLACED ON MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. THE ISSUE IS THAT THE SHIFTER CABLE FALLS OFF FROM THE TRANSMISSION LEVER BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE CABLE THERE IS A CHEAP 1 CENT PLASTIC INSERT THAT DRIES UP AND DISINTEGRATES, THUS THE SHIFTER CABLE TO FALL-OFF. THANKS BE TO GOD, THAT NOTHING MAJOR HAPPENED TO US, BUT POTENTIALLY IT COULD BE FATAL IN OTHER CASES. IMAGINE THIS, WHEN THIS CABLE FALLS-OFF THE VEHICLE IS STUCK IN THE ?REVERSE GEAR?, THEN YOU GIVE IT GAS AND INSTEAD OF GOING FORWARD, THE JEEP GOES BACKWARDS UNEXPECTEDLY, POTENTIALLY OVER A PERSON, OR DOWN CLIFF, DOWN A MOUNTAIN, INTO A RIVER, LAKE OR EVEN CAUSING A MAJOR TRAFFIC ACCIDENT. IN MY CASE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE JEEP, NOT KNOWING THAT THE SHIFTER CABLE HAD FALLEN-OFF AND THAT THE JEEP WAS NOW STUCK IN "DRIVE GEAR". WHEN SHE STOPPED AND THE SHIFTED TO ?PARK? THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO DRIVE FORWARD UNDER THE ENGINE IDLE POWER. ALSO WHEN THE JEEP WAS TURNED ?OFF? TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE, SOON AS SHE RELEASE THE JEEP?S BRAKE IT STARTED TO ROLL ON ITS OWN. THE ?EMERGENCY BRAKE? HAD TO BE APPLIED IN ORDER TO STOP THE JEEP FROM ROLLING FURTHER. IN CLOSING THIS CABLE IS MADE WITH VERY CHEAP PARTS AND ALSO IT IS NOT DESIGNED PROPERLY, IT LACKS WHAT ENGINEERS IN MY FIELD WE CALL ?A FAIL SAFE DESIGN CRITERIA?. NOTICE INVESTING A 5 CENTS METAL CLIP, PLACED OVER THE END OF THE CABLE IT WOULD PREVENT IT FROM EVER FALLING OUT, EVEN IF THE PLASTIC DISINTEGRATES. THIS EXISTING CABLE DESIGN IS EXTREMELY DANGER, AGAIN THE END INSERT IS MADE-UP OF A CHEAP PLASTIC AND IT LACKS A METAL RETAINING CLIP. IN CLOSING THE FACTORY SHOULD REPLACE THIS CABLE FOR FREE, BUT THE REPLACEMENT SHALL HAVE THE PLASTIC INSERT MADE-UP OF A STRONGER MATERIAL (ONE THAT WON'T CRUMBLE). ALSO IT SHALL HAVE A "METAL SAFETY CLIP" TO PREVENT IT FROM EVER FALLING OFF AND CAUSING MAJOR ACCIDENT. THANK YOU. *TR

NHTSA ID

10606007

Incident

Jun 23, 2014

Mileage

80,000 mi

THE VEHICLE SINCE THE DAY I OWNED IT RANDOMLY POPS OUT OF 1ST GEAR. THIS IS SO DANGEROUS WHEN TURNING LEFT ONTO A ROAD WITH ON COMING TRAFFIC. JEEP HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS VERY PROBLEM BUT DEALERS ARE REFUSING TO MAKE THE REPAIR. JEEP SHOULD HAVE A RECALL AS THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS HAZARD. *TR

NHTSA ID

10573197

Incident

Mar 18, 2014

Mileage

100 mi

WHILE BEGINNING TO ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY SHIFTED OUT OF FIRST GEAR AND INTO NEUTRAL. THE EVENT IS SO VIOLENT THAT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I THOUGHT SOMEONE HAD HIT ME FROM BEHIND. THE PROBLEM IS HAPPENING WITH INCREASED FREQUENCY, AND NOW HAPPENS ABOUT ONCE PER WEEK. *TR

NHTSA ID

10549786

Incident

Apr 2, 2013

Mileage

90,000 mi

I HAVE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION, WHEN ACCELERATING IN FIRST GEAR, THE TRANSMISSION VIOLENTLY JUMPS OUT OF GEAR. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS BECAUSE I WAS RUSTY. THEN I ATTRIBUTED IT TO NOT HAVING THE GEAR IN FAR ENOUGH. BASED ON SEEING THE OTHER COMPLAINTS IT LOOKS LIKE I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS BEEN STRUGGLING WITH THIS PROBLEM. IT DEFINITELY GIVES ME PAUSE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PULL INTO TRAFFIC, AND HAS BEEN VERY INTIMIDATING TO MY 17 YEAR OLD NEW DRIVER. BY THE TIME I REALIZED IT WASN'T JUST ME THE JEEP WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *JS

NHTSA ID

10538364

Incident

Dec 6, 2010

Mileage

5,000 mi

. I HAVE A 2008 RUBICON 4-DOOR, I WAS OUT IN THE DESERT IN AN AREA THAT REQUIRED BEING IN 4 HIGH, WHEN I GOT TO A REGULAR DIRT ROAD, I TRIED TO SHIFT OUT OF 4 LOW AND THE TRANSFER CASE SHIFTER JUST WENT COMPLETELY LIMP. I WAS STUCK IN A TOTAL NEUTRAL STATE AND COULD NOT MOVE. IT TOOK SOME TIME TO MANUALLY MANIPULATE THE SHIFT CABLE FROM UNDERNEATH THE JEEP TO GET IT INTO 2 HIGH SO I COULD GET OUT OF THE AREA. APPARENTLY, CHRYSLER IS WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THE ROOT CAUSE OF IT IS A 50 CENT BUSHING THAT BECOMES BROKE OR PULLS AWAY FROM THE TRANSFER CASE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION IF YOU ARE IN A REMOTE AREA AND ARE UNABLE TO GET UNDER THE JEEP AND SUCCESSFULLY GET THE CASE INTO GEAR. THE JEEP IS STUCK IN NEUTRAL COULD KILL SOMEONE IF IT LOSES ITS POWERTRAIN ON A STEEP HILL. THIS ALSO HAPPENED A SECOND TIME FURTHER UP TRANSFER CASE SHIFTER CASE CABLE 2 YEARS LATER. LEFT ME STRANDED IN THE WILDERNESS TWICE. I WAS INJURED WITH AN EXHAUST BURN ATTEMPTING TO RECONNECT THE BROKEN CABLE. JEEP SAYS AT THEIR DRIVING CAMP SHIFTING WITH MORE THAN 2 FINGER LIGHT TOUCH WILL BREAK THE TRANSFER CASE LINKAGE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10515906

Incident

Jun 16, 2010

Mileage

95,000 mi

THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY POPS OUT OF FIRST GEAR WHEN YOU BEGIN ACCELERATING. THIS CREATES A SEVERE HAZARD WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE THROUGH A LEFT-HAND TURN ACROSS TRAFFIC. THIS PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED IN 2009 AND HAS NOW BEGUN AGAIN. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH CHRYSLER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10507491

Incident

May 1, 2009

Mileage

12,000 mi

SOMETIMES WHEN I'M GOING TO TAKE OFF... AS I WOULD NORMALLY DO... MY SHIFTER SLAMS OUT OF FIRST GEAR... THE FIRST TIME I HEARD/FELT IT, I LITERALLY WAITED TO HEAR SOMETHING HIT THE PAVEMENT AFTERWARDS... AFTER MY HEART SLOWS BACK DOWN AND MY BODY ALLOWS ME TO REACT I PLACE IT BACK IN FIRST AND EVERYTHING GOES AS NORMAL... I'M NOT TRYING TO SPEED OFF RIDICULOUSLY... JUST SLOW EASY STARTS AS USUAL AND IT FREAKS ME OUT. THE THING THAT REALLY SCARES ME IS WHEN MY PREGNANT WIFE DRIVES THIS CAR AND HAS THIS PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10489115

Incident

Mar 14, 2011

Mileage

40,000 mi

DRIVING IN BEACH DUNE AREA IN OREGON (HAD ARRIVED MAYBE 10 MINUTES EARLIER). SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING AND CAR BURNED TO THE GROUND. NO OVERHEATING OF ENGINE COOLANT BUT HOT OIL AND OTHER LIGHTS FLICKERED BEFORE SHUTTING ENGINE OFF. GOT OUT OF VEHICLE, LOOKED UNDER HOOD AND WIRE HARNESS ALONG FIREWALL WAS ON FIRE AND FLAMES COMING FROM THAT AND BETWEEN ENGINE AND FIREWALL. TRIED TO SUPPRESS FIRE BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. CAR A TOTAL LOSS - BURNED TO THE GROUND. *TR

NHTSA ID

10481540

Incident

Oct 20, 2012

Mileage

58,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4DR 4X4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, SMOKE BEGAN TO EMIT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IMMEDIATELY EXITED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO IGNITE INTO EXTENSIVE FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND INFORMED THE MALFUNCTION ORIGINATED WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWENTY MINUTES AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE RECALL WAS ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS 09V436000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

NHTSA ID

10455014

Incident

May 4, 2011

Mileage

30,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4X4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED AN EXTREMELY STRONG BURNING ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND QUICKLY BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE CONTACT, FRONT SEAT PASSENGER AND REAR SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR BURNS TO THE FACE AND ARMS. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID BOILED OVER INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE AREA, WHICH RESULTED IN A FIRE. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V436000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SAVAGE FACILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.

NHTSA ID

10453812

Incident

Aug 12, 2009

Mileage

13,000 mi

TRANSMISSION JUMPS OUT OF 1ST GEAR. STARTED DOING IT ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH BACK IN JUNE. NOW DOES IT 5 OR 6 TIMES A DAY IN JANUARY. I LIVE IN FLORIDA, SO COLD WEATHER IS NOT THE ISSUE. I REMOVED THE OUTER BOOT SO I COULD WATCH THE INNER BOOT. STILL HAPPENS BUT I SEE NO DIFFERENCE IN HOW THE INNER BOOT MOVES WEATHER IT POPS OUT OR NOT. FINALLY FELT I SHOULD COMPLAIN WHEN I ALMOST COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE WAY OF A FIRE TRUCK THAT WAS TRYING TO GET PAST ME AT A STOP LIGHT. IT POPPED OUT 4 TIMES SO I HAD TO USE 2ND GEAR TO MOVE OVER. I HAVE TO WAIT FOR LARGE OPENINGS IN TRAFFIC TO PULL OUT OR CROSS MULTI LANE ROADS BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE I'LL MAKE IT IN ONE SHOT. I USUALLY HAVE TO DO A SLOW 2ND GEAR TAKE OFF. *TR

NHTSA ID

10442740

Incident

Jun 20, 2011

Mileage

32,400 mi

SHIFTING THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE TRANSFER CASE (TC) FROM 2HI TO 4HI OR 4LOW (OR IN REVERSE ORDER) CAN CAUSE THE TRANSFER CASE SHIFTING CABLE (TCSC) (MOPAR PART 52060462AG) TO FAIL AND BECOME DISCONNECTED FROM EITHER THE TC OR THE SHIFT LEVER IN THE CAB (OR BOTH). THE PART?S PLASTIC COMPONENTS ARE INHERENTLY TOO WEAK TO WITHSTAND NORMAL USE. SAFETY RISKS WHICH CAN ARISE UPON COMPONENT FAILURE, IF THE VEHICLE OWNER AND THEIR FAMILY (CHILDREN) ARE AT A LOCATION AND/OR TERRAIN WHERE THE VEHICLE IS DESIGNED/MARKETED FOR TRAVEL (WHETHER BY RECREATION OR NECESSITY), AND THE LOCATION/TERRAIN IS: (I) SUBJECT TO INCLEMENT WEATHER (E.G. SNOW, ICE, FLOODING, EXTREME HEAT); OR (II) ON AN EXTREME INCLINE WHICH IS UNSAFE TO NEGOTIATE WITHOUT 4WD; OR (III) ANY CIRCUMSTANCE WHICH REQUIRES 4WD TO NAVIGATE TO A SAFE LOCATION; OR (IV) THE TCSC FAILS WHEN THE TC BECOMES STUCK IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION WHILE SHIFTING, AND IS UNABLE TO ESCAPE IMPENDING HARM (FLASH FLOOD) ... THERE IS OBVIOUS RISK TO LIFE/SAFETY. THE OWNER HAS A RIGHT TO RELY ON THE COMPONENTS AND REASONABLE SAFETY PERFORMANCE FOR WHICH THE PRODUCT IS DESIGNED/MARKETED. JEEP IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE, AND THE MANUAL FAILS TO CITE THIS AS A POSSIBLE CATASTROPHIC EVENT, LEAVING THE UNSUSPECTING OWNER AT A LOSS IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. IT IS NOT REASONABLE FOR THIS COMPONENT TO FAIL WITHIN A FEW THOUSAND MILES AS REPORTED BY JEEP OWNERS. ADVANCE ADAPTERS (WWW.ADVANCEADAPTERS.COM) MANUFACTURES A TCSC WHICH MEETS THE CRITERIA (PRODUCT# 715596) REQUIRED FOR THIS COMPONENT. THERE IS NO REASON THAT JEEP CANNOT DO THE SAME AND/OR CONTRACT WITH ADVANCE ADAPTORS TO SUPPLY THE PART TO JEEP OWNERS. WE URGE NHTSA?S INVESTIGATION OF THIS SAFETY DEFECT AND JEEP WILL REDESIGN THE DEFECTIVE PART AND ISSUE A RECALL FOR AFFECTED VEHICLES ON WHICH THE PART WAS INSTALLED AS OEM AND TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY TO REPLACEMENT FOR LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10430296

Incident

Oct 8, 2011

Mileage

8,450 mi

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: I HAD PURCHASED A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER ABOUT YEAR AGO FROM A LOCAL DEALERSHIP IN PRESCOTT, ARIZONA. ABOUT 2-3 WEEKS AFTER BUYING IT MY SON HAD COME HOME SAYING THE WHOLE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING WHILE HE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. WE TOOK THE JEEP OUT ON A RIDE AND COULD NOT MAKE THE VEHICLE SHAKE AGAIN. A FEW WEEKS LATER IT HAPPENED TO ME, SO WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP (TIM'S AUTO IN PRESCOTT.) THEY HAD OUR VEHICLE FOR A FEW WEEKS, AND WHEN WE WENT TO PICK IT UP WE WERE TOLD THEY FOUND NO PROBLEMS. THEY HAD, 'TAKEN IT APART, PUT IT BACK TOGETHER AND DRIVEN IT AROUND,' WITH NO ISSUES. THEY ACTED LIKE I WAS MAKING UP THE WHOLE PROBLEM. SINCE THEN WE HAVE ONLY HAD A FEW OUTBURSTS, BUT WE JUST LIVED WITH IT. THEN, TODAY (1-4-11) AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IT BEGAN TO WOBBLE A LITTLE. I WAS CLOSE TO HOME, SO I KEPT GOING. THE JEEP STARTED TO VEER INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, I SLAMMED ON THE BREAKS AND IT STARTED TO TURN THE OTHER WAY. I WAS ON A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY, GOING 65 MPH WITH CARS ON EITHER SIDE. I WAS ALMOST HIT TWICE (BOTH WOULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY ME) BY THE TIME I GOT ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. MY HUSBAND WAS OUT OF TOWN AND DAUGHTER WAS WORKING TWO TOWNS OVER, I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE HOME. I GOT BACK INTO THE CAR, STARTED DRIVING, AND GOT ABOUT 5 MILES FARTHER BEFORE THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING AGAIN. I PUT ON MY EMERGENCY FLASHERS AND GOT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I CALLED AND COULD NOT GET A HOLD OF ANY ONE SO I GOT IN AND DROVE HOME AT ABOUT 15 MPH, SHAKING ALL THE WAY. CURRENTLY, MY JEEP IS IN THE DRIVEWAY, I AM UP AGAINST A WALL WITH THIS VEHICLE! REPAIRS ARE NOT 100 PERCENT RELIABLE (BASED ON PAST EXPERIENCE) AND ONLINE REVIEWS SEEM TO SAY THAT A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. I HOPE SOMEONE WITH YOUR COMPANY CAN HELP ME WITH THIS, BECAUSE AS OF NOW I HAVE A $35,000 DEATHTRAP SITTING OUTSIDE OF MY HOME. [XXX] CC: CHRYSLER-JEEP, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10374696

Incident

Jan 4, 2010

I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW JEEP WRANGLER ABOUT TWO AND A HALF YEARS AGO. ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO THE CAR WOULD RANDOMLY STOP STARTING. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MY LOCAL JEEP DEALER FOUR TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THEY HAVE NOT FIXED IT. THE DEALER CLAIMS THAT THEY CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE CAR. I HAVE NOTIFIED JEEP'S CORPORATE OFFICE AND THEY CLAIM THAT THE CAR HAS BEEN FIXED EVEN THOUGH ITS STARTING PROBLEM HAD PERSISTED. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE I WAS DRIVING THE JEEP A FEW WEEKS AGO AND THEN ALL THE CAR'S ALARMS WENT OFF, THEN DASHBOARD FAILED, THE WINDSHIELD WASHERS TURNED ON AND THEN THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO KICK WITHIN ABOUT FIVE SECONDS. I TOOK IT BACK TO MY DEALER AND THEY CLAIMED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE RADIO. I PERSONALLY HAVE NO IDEA IF THIS PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY THE ORIGINAL STARTING PROBLEM. I ALSO AM CONCERNED THAT THERE MAY BE MORE PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR IN THE FUTURE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10342439

Incident

Jul 6, 2010

Mileage

20,478 mi

VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION INCONSISTENTLY SHIFTS FROM FIRST GEAR TO NEUTRAL FROM A STANDING STOP TO ACCELERATION. FORCE OF THE VEHICLE COMING OUT OF GEAR IS SO GREAT THAT IT FEELS AS IF A COLLISION HAS OCCURRED FROM BEHIND. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS OF THESE OCCURRENCES THE VEHICLE HAS ENTERED INTO AN INTERSECTION CAUSING A DECELERATION AND SUBJECTING THE VEHICLE AND OCCUPANTS TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS WAS FIRST REPORTED TO THE DEALER IN DECEMBER OF 2009. DEALER REPORTED THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED AND THE PROBLEM WAS NEVER ADDRESSED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10318728

Incident

Mar 9, 2010

Mileage

12,750 mi

FIRE HAZARD - THE FRONT AXLE VENT TUBE IS INCORRECTLY DESIGNED. WHILE INVESTIGATING AN OIL LEAK THE DEALER FOUND THAT THE TUBE HAD BEEN OVERFLOWING, DEPOSITING OIL RESIDUE ON THE FRAME, EXHAUST PIPE AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER. BURNED OIL IS EVIDENT ON THE EXHAUST CROSSOVER PIPE. IN MY OPINION IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE A FIRE STARTS. THE DEALER HAS SEEN OTHER VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM AND PLANS TO LENGTHEN THE TUBE AND PLACE ITS' END IN A LOCATION AWAY FROM THE EXHAUST. I FEEL THIS FLAW SHOULD MERIT EXPEDITED FACTORY REVIEW AND REDESIGN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10273295

Incident

Jun 8, 2009

Mileage

5,200 mi

DRIVING A RENTAL JEEP IN KAUAI, HIT A SMALL BUMP IN ROAD - THE JEEP WENT INTO A VIOLENT SHIMMY - WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP - THEN IT BEHAVED NORMAL - THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 2 TIMES ON THE 3RD DAY OF THE RENTAL PERIOD AND ANOTHER 5 TIMES OVER THE 8 DAY RENTAL PERIOD - SHOULD HAVE REQUESTED A NEW JEEP THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED - THE LAST DAY IT HAPPENED 3 TIMES ON THE WAY TO THE AIRPORT - MY WIFE AND KIDS WERE EXTREMELY UPSET - LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND ALMOST WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION - ENDED UP PARKING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALLED A TAXI - I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN JEEPS - SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED IF JEEP DOES NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT IS GOING ON AND HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM - *TR

NHTSA ID

10220853

Incident

Mar 6, 2008