2008 Jeep Wrangler 4-Dr 4X4 Transmission Problems

POPS OUT OF 1ST GEAR 2-4 TIMES A DAY. *KB

NHTSA ID

10419769

Incident

Aug 16, 2011

Mileage

30,000 mi

I BOUGHT A USED 2008 4 DOOR JEEP WRANGLER JUST OVER 2 MONTHS AGO. IN THIS TIME I HAVE NOTICED EVERY TIME WE FILL UP WITH GAS, NO MATTER WHAT GAS STATION WE USE, GAS SPILLS EVERYWHERE. ALSO, THE BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DRAINED AFTER A MONTH OF HAVING THE JEEP. WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC AND SAID IT WAS THE BATTERY. WE HAD TO PAY THE FOR THE TEST AND THEN WE REPLACED THE BATTERY OURSELVES, A COUPLE DAYS LATER THE JEEP WOULD NOT START AGAIN! I PUT THE JEEP IN NEUTRAL AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP. SO NOW AT LEAST ONCE A DAY I HAVE TO PUT THE JEEP IN NEUTRAL TO START IT. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THAT IT IS EVENTUALLY GOING TO DRAIN MY BATTERY AGAIN AND I AM GOING TO HAVE TO KEEP REPLACING BATTERIES. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND BOTH OF THESE ARE "KNOWN" AND "COMMON" PROBLEMS, YET WHEN I CONTACTED JEEP THEY ACT LIKE THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF IT AND TELL ME I NEED TO TAKE IT TO A DEALERSHIP AND PAY TO HAVE THEM RUN MORE DIAGNOSTIC TESTS ON IT! NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT IT. *KB

NHTSA ID

10413931

Incident

Jun 23, 2011

Mileage

53,500 mi

I HAVE A LITTLE OVER 45K MILES ON MY 2008 JEEP JK AND THIS STARTED HAPPENING ABOUT 5 MONTHS AGO. THE FIRST 1-2 TIMES I SORT OF CHALKED IT UP TO AN UNUSUAL ODDITY. BUT IT HAS NOW HAPPENED OVER A COUPLE OF DOZEN TIMES! IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE AND MORE NOW. THIS IS A MANUAL 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION....THE PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED IN FIRST GEAR ONLY. IT ALWAYS HAPPENS FROM A STANDSTILL STOP. SO I AM STOPPED AND IN 1ST GEAR (I KNOW I AM CLEARLY AND DEFINITIVELY IN 1ST GEAR AS I AM VERY CONSCIENCE OF IT NOW!). I START GOING BY SLOWLY APPLYING THE GAS AS I EASE OFF THE CLUTCH...AND POP! THE TRANSMISSION SNAPS OUT OF GEAR INTO NEUTRAL. IT IS A VERY VIOLENT EXPERIENCE. IT GIVES THE SENSATION OF BEING HIT FROM BEHIND (WHAT I THOUGHT THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED). I AM 47 YEARS OLD AND BEEN DRIVING A STANDARD TRANSMISSION SINCE I WAS 15. THIS IS THE FIRST EVER OF SUCH TYPE OF PROBLEM FOR ME. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE AS OF YET FOR THIS PROBLEM . THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND AT A BUSY INTERSECTION COULD BE A POTENTIAL DEADLY ACCIDENT. I'VE READ ON MANY JEEP FORUMS THIS IS BECOMING A PROBLEM MORE AND MORE EVERY DAY GOING BACK TO 2008.. *TR

NHTSA ID

10407149

Incident

Nov 15, 2010

Mileage

36,000 mi

THE FAILURE IS THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION VIOLENTLY POPS OUT OF FIRST GEAR WHEN STARTING TO ACCELERATE. THIS ISSUE HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN IT HAPPENS, THERE IS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER TO THE WHEELS PRESENTING A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10375554

Incident

Jan 4, 2011

Mileage

39,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED X(NA). THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR RECALL 09V436000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THERE WAS NO FAILURE MILEAGE.

NHTSA ID

10371902

Incident

Dec 17, 2010

I HAVE A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED 4 DOOR AND THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION REPEATEDLY JUMPS OUT OF FIRST GEAR. IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME WHEN ENTERING HIGHWAYS AND I HAVE HAD NEAR ACCIDENTS AS A RESULT. JEEP DEALER CLAIMS THERE IS NO TSB FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10362212

Incident

Oct 25, 2010

Mileage

50,000 mi

RE: ODI ID# 10340432 UPDATE - CHRYSLER HAS ORIGINALLY APPROVED RE-IMBURSEMENT FOR THE DAMAGE TO MY JEEP THEN LATER DECLINED THE CLAIM STATING THE REPAIRS WOULD BE CONSIDERED "ROUTINE MAINTENANCE". AS PER 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DOOR SERVICE MANUAL REPLACING TRANSMISSION OIL AND FILTER ARE NOT REQUIRED MAINTENANCE UNTIL 120,000 MILES. MY JEEP PRESENTLY HAS LESS THAN 36,000 MILES AND HAD APPROXIMATELY 31,000 MILES ON DATE OF INCIDENT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10358860

Incident

Jun 22, 2010

Mileage

31,000 mi

2008 JEEP SAHARA UNLIMITED CONTINUALLY POPS OUT OF 1ST GEAR (VIOLENTLY) WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START DRIVING FROM A FULL STOP. *TR

NHTSA ID

10350305

Incident

Jun 1, 2010

Mileage

10,000 mi

MANUAL TRANSMISSION WILL DISENGAGE OUT OF FIRST GEAR WHEN DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIME, BUT THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE ISSUES BECAUSE IT IS AN INTERMITTENT DEFAULT. MOST CURRENT INCIDENT WAS TODAY AFTER THE JEEP HAD BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR 48 HOURS. CALLED JEEP CUSTOMER COMPLAINT AND WAS TOLD UNLESS THE DEALER CAN DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM THERE IS NOT A VALID WARRANTY ISSUE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10350234

Incident

Aug 18, 2010

Mileage

69,659 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED RUBICON. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED. THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND THE CONTACT COULD SMELL BURNING TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE FOR ANOTHER WEEK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE A TRANSMISSION FLUSH WAS PERFORMED AND THE FILTER WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V436000 (COMPONENT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) AND STATED THE DEALER WAS ONLY REPLACING AN UNKNOWN SENSOR AND INSTALLING A WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD OF THE VEHICLE TO INDICATE WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS OVERHEATING. THE CONTACT DID NOT BELIEVE THE RECALL REMEDY ADEQUATELY CORRECTED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 31,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 32,000.

NHTSA ID

10340432

Incident

Jun 22, 2010

Mileage

31,000 mi

AFTER CHANGING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID GOING UP HILL ON THE HIGHWAY THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT HAS CAUGHT ON FIRE. SOME TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS SPILLED OUT ON THE ROAD PAVEMENT. DEALER DENIED THE WHOLE REPAIR EVEN THE CAR IS STILL UNDER THE MANUFACTURER'S GUARANTEE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10331640

Incident

Feb 26, 2010

Mileage

28,700 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGER. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 09V436000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) AND STATED THAT THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. AFTER THE REPAIR, WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70-75 MPH, ANOTHER DRIVER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE CONTACT HEARD A SINGLE POPPING NOISE UNDER THE VEHICLE. WHEN HE PULLED OVER, HE NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE HOOD WAS BUCKING UP AND DOWN AND SMOKE WAS POURING FROM UNDER. HE CALLED THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT; A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 89,502. UPDATED 03/02/11 *BF UPDATED 11/21/11 *CN

NHTSA ID

10328873

Incident

Apr 30, 2010

Mileage

89,502 mi

MY 2008 JEEP RUBICON HAS BEEN JUMPING OUT OF 1ST GEAR WHEN ENTERING INTERSECTIONS ETC... SINCE IT WAS NEW. AFTER 10 MONTHS OF COMPLAINING TO THE DEALERSHIP AND OVER 1 DOZEN NEAR MISSES AT INTERSECTIONS (I STOPPED ALOWING MY KIDS TO EVEN DRIVE IN THIS VEHICLE AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT WHERE WE WERE ALMOST BROADSIDED BY A TRUCK) A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED BY CHRYSLER WHERE IF SOMEONE COMPLAINED THEY WOULD CHANGE A SYNCHRONIZER ASSEMBLY. THERE ARE MANY MANY OTHERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE AND CHRYSLER HAS CHOSEN TO PUT OTHERS AT RISK AS THE ISSUE IS STILL NOT FIXED ON NEW VEHICLES BUT REQUIRES THE TSB TO BE PERFORMED TO REMEDY (MAYBE IT FIXES IT BUT I AM STILL NOT CONVINCED). I KNOW THIS AS I ASKED FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION AND WAS TOLD BY CHRYSLER THAT EVEN NEW TRANSMISSIONS HAVE THIS ISSUE. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED (OR PERHAPS THERE ARE ALREADY FATALITIES) IF THERE IS NOT A TOTAL RECALL TO FIX THIS DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE.

NHTSA ID

10323011

Incident

Nov 20, 2009

Mileage

200 mi

THE TRANSMISSION ON MU 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED HAS OVERHEATING ISSUES. THE VENT TUBE FOR WHEN THIS HAPPENS WAS PLACED BY THE FACTORY OVER THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER CREATING A MAJOR FIRE HAZARD FOR WHEN THE OVERHEATING DOES HAPPEN. I HAD MY TRANSMISSION OVERHEAT ON MY WAY TO TIZER LAKES, MT AND IT IS IN A LARGE NATIONAL FOREST WITH MANY DEAD TREES BECAUSE OF THE PINE BEATLE. IF I HADN'T CAUGHT THE OVERHEATING EARLY SINCE THERE IS NO WARNING WHATSOEVER, THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR FOREST FIRE IN A NATIONAL FOREST WITH MANY PEOPLE RECREATING OVER A LABOR DAY WEEKEND. *TR

NHTSA ID

10315464

Incident

Sep 5, 2009

Mileage

14,000 mi

08 JEEP WRANGLER RUBICON 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION. WHEN STARTING OUT IN FIRST GEAR THE TRANSMISSION WILL VIOLENTLY JUMP BACK AND OUT OF FIRST GEAR. TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER 6+ TIMES TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT. IT DID HAPPEN TO A SERVICE TECH AND THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THE NEW TRANSMISSION STARTED DOING THE SAME THING 5 MILES FROM THE DEALER. TOOK BACK AGAIN. THE DEALER RESPONCE WAS IT WAS DRIVER ERROR. WENT TO ANOTHER DEALER. THAT MANAGER SAYS THAT BRAND NEW JEEPS WITH 6 SPEED TRANSMISSIONS JUMP OUT OF GEAR. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS IT IS FIRST GEAR AND YOU ARE PULLING INTO TRAFFIC WHEN IT HAPPENS, YOU HAVE TO THEN SHIFT VERY QUICKLY INTO SECOND TO GET THE VEHICLE MOVING AGAIN. HTTP://WWW.WRANGLERFORUM.COM AND SERARCH 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION AND YOU WIL SEE SIMULAR STORIES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10304125

Incident

Dec 16, 2009

Mileage

41,078 mi

2008 JEEP WRANGLER 6-SPEED. THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE RATTLE AND SHAKE ON A CONSTANT BASIS. IT IS WORSE ON BUMPS AND ROUGH ROADS. TOOK IT TO DEALER TWICE, CHRYSLER REP LOOKED AT IT AND SAID THERE IS NO REPLACEMENT PARTS. THEY SAID ALL WRANGLERS DO THIS SO THERE IS NOTHING I CAN DO ABOUT IT. CALLED CHRYSLER HOT LINE TO REGISTER A COMPLAINT. THEY SAID THEY WOULD LOOK INTO IT AND CALL ME. THEY'VE NEVER CALLED. I BELIEVE THIS CONDITION INTERFERS WITH NORMAL DRIVING AND IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN USING 4 WHEEL DRIVE IN OFF ROAD CONDITIONS. I THINK THEY SAID THEY ALL DO THIS IS SO THERE IS NO DIMINISHED VALUE SO I CAN'T USE THE LEMON LAW. THE DEALER HAS BEEN VERY COOPERATIVE BUT HE'S LIMITED TO WHAT THE FACTORY TELLS HIM TO DO. THIS STARTED AT 2,000 MILES AND NOW HAVE 4,000 MILES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10241740

Incident

Aug 12, 2008

Mileage

2,000 mi

TRANSMISSION SIGNALS AN OVER HEATING SITUATION WITH STORED CODE WHEN GOING UP MODERATE ROAD INCLINES. VEHICLE HAS DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES AND OTHERS WITH LIKE VEHICLE HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED THIS. DEALERSHIP HAS RETRIEVED AND VERIFIED CODE INDICATING OVERHEATING OF TRANSMISSION HOWEVER HAS NO MANUFACTURER CORRECTIVE ACTION AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE. POSSIBLE FIRE SITUATION IF FLUID BOILS OVER AND OUT OF FILL TUBE AND IGNITES ON EXHAUST SYSTEM BELOW. *TR

NHTSA ID

10229613

Incident

May 27, 2008

Mileage

6,442 mi

THE 6-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION IN MY BRAND NEW 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED MAKES NOISE, AND VIBRATES HORRIBLY GOING OVER ROUGH ROADS! THE SHIFTER SLAMS BACK AND FORTH MAKING CONTACT WITH METAL UNDERCARRIAGE. THE DEALER SAYS THEY KNOW OF THIS PROBLEM BUT CHRYSLER CURRENTLY HAS NO FIX AND THAT IT CAN EVEN POP OUT OF GEAR OVER ROUGH TERRAIN-TERRIBLE DESIGN! *TR

NHTSA ID

10202779

Incident

Sep 11, 2007

Mileage

500 mi