Owner-reported complaints naming the body or structure system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2008 Jeep Wrangler submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 16 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
THE HOOD LATCHES NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. IF YOU TRAVELED ANYTHING OVER 50MPH ON THE FREEWAY THE HOOD WOULD VIOLENTLY FLUTTER AND YOU COULD SEE IT RAISING UP ALMOST TO 3/4 OF AN INCH. THIS MADE ME SCARED TO DRIVE IT ON THE FREEWAY.
HOOD LATCH SNAPPED ON THE HIGHWAY CAUSING THE HOOD TO FLY UP AND SMACK THE WINDSHIELD
JAN 24 2018. I AM DRIVING MY JEEP JK 2008. 103,000 MILES. STOCK EVERYTHING. WAS DRIVING IT ALL DAY IN THE EVERGLADES. ALL OF A SUDDEN AS WE WERE EXITING THE PARK MY BRAKES STOPPED WORKING AND LIGHTS ON THE DASH CAME ON. WE WERE GOING NO FASTER THAN 35 MPH. ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM AROUND THE CAR. WE OPE THE HOOD THERE IS A FIRE IN THE ENGINE AREA BY ALL OF THE WIRING. WE ATTEMPTED TO PUT IT OUT BUT IT QUICKLY ENGULFED THE ENTIRE TRUCK AND I HAD TO STAND BACK AND WATCH MY ENTIRE JEEP BURN TO THE GROUND!!!!! THERE WAS NOTHING TO TELL ME THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN OR TO WARN ME! JEEP NEEDS TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS. WE HAVE BURNS ON OUR ARMS. THE CAR BURNED ALL THE WAY TO THE GROUND. ALL OF MY BELONGINGS ARE GONE FROM THE FIRE
MY JEEP COMPLETELY BURNED UP. I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND THEN IT STARTED MISSING AND I STOPPED THE JEEP AND THERE WAS A FIRE UNDERNEATH THE FRONT OF IT AND IT BURNED UP!
REAR PASSENGER DOOR IS SEIZED UP AND FRONT PASSENGER IS STARTING. CAR VIOLENTLY WOBBLES AS 55MPH!
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAT SHIELD THAT WAS LOCATED BETWEEN THE MUFFLER AND THE REAR SUBFRAME SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE STEEL BOLTS USED TO SECURE THE HEAT SHIELD CAUSED THE FAILURE DUE TO OXIDATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EXAMINED BY A MECHANIC AND THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,396. UPDATED 12/03/15*LJ *JS
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON A STATE HIGHWAY, EVEN THOUGH POSTED SPEED LIMIT WAS 65MPH, TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY AND I WAS FORCED TO SLOW DOWN TO AROUND 50 TO 53 MPH. WHEN SPEEDING BACK UP TO 55 MPH MY JEEP SAHARA SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY, I THOUGHT MY VEHICLE WAS GOING TO SHAKE APART, I HIT THE BRAKES AND WENT DOWN TO 50 MPH (THANK GOD NO ONE WAS CLOSE BEHIND ME AND DID NOT HIT ME) AND THE SHAKING/WOBBLE STOPPED. AS TRAFFIC PICKED BACK UP AND I WAS ABLE TO SPEED UP TO 60 MPH, THERE WAS NO REAL PROBLEM (A SLIGHT SHAKE AS I PAST 55 MPH), BUT AS SOON AS I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO 55 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE/WOBBLE UNCONTROLLABLY AGAIN. IT APPEARS IF I ACCELERATE FROM 0 TO 55 MPH I GET THE VIOLENT SHAKING/WOBBLING BUT IF I GO FROM 0 TO 60-65 MPH, I DO NOT REALLY EXPERIENCE THE VIOLENT UNCONTROLLABLY SHAKING, JUST A SLIGHT SHAKE AT THE 55 MPH GOING TO 60-65 MPH. IF I SLOW DOWN FROM 60-65 MPH TO 55 MPH I GET THAT SAME VIOLENT UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING/WOBBLING. THIS HAPPENS EVERYDAY - NOT RANDOMLY! I FOUND EVEN ON NON-HIGHWAYS, WHERE SPEED LIMITS THAT ALLOW 55 MPH, I GET THE SAME VIOLENT SHAKING. THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND I DEPEND ON IT TO GET TO AND FROM WORK EVERY WEEKDAY. I HAVE READ THE FORUMS AND I HAVE CHECKED THE TIRE PRESSURE, IT HAS NO EFFECT ON THE SHAKING/WOBBLING. I HAVE NEVER TAKEN IT OFF-ROAD, I DON'T EVEN PUT IT IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE. MY SON HAS HIS OWN JEEP THAT HE HAS WORK ON FOR YEARS AND HE LOOKED AT MY JEEP (THINGS LIKE STEERING COMPONENTS, BALL JOINTS, TIRES, STEERING DAMPER, ETC.) ALL THE THINGS JEEP OWNERS HAVE POSTED ON THESE FORUMS AND HAVE PAID DEARLY FOR AT THE DEALERSHIP AND EVERYTHING SEEMS OK. I RECENTLY FOUND FROM A JEEP FORUM THAT THIS IS CALLED THE 'DEATH WOBBLE'. *TR
FILING UP THE TANK CAUSES GAS TO SPEW EVERYWHERE. *TR
I WAS DRIVING DOWN US RT. 60 HEADED BACK TO PHOENIX ARIZONA. DURING MY TIME TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD DOING APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MPH I RAN OVER TRAIN TRACKS AND IMMEDIATELY MY JEEP BEGAN SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER MY VEHICLE TO STOP VIOLENT SHAKING. I HAVE LOOKED INTO THIS ON THE INTERNET AND IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM REFERRED TO AS, " DEATH WOBBLE. "THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME. I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR 5 MONTHS. IT WAS PURCHASED AT A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP. *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOORS WERE UNABLE TO BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. THE CONTACT HAD TO REMOVE THEIR CHILD FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
DRIVER DOOR MIRROR FELL COMPLETELY OFF VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING ON A MAIN HIGHWAY. ACTUAL ARM BAR OXIDIZED AND DROPPED OFF THE VEHICLE, CREATING A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR OTHERS AROUND THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS TO ME AS THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS UNABLE TO MANEUVER BETWEEN LANES WHICH CREATED A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. ARM BAR MUST BE DEFECTIVE SINCE IT FELL OFF THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY. *TR
EVERY TIME I FILL MY FUEL TANK GAS LEAKS OUT ALL OVER THE JEEP BODY THE BUMPER, MY FEET, AND NOT JUST A LITTLE BUT A LOT! *TR
UPON FILLING UP THE VEHICLE, FUEL RUSHES OUT OF THE INLET AND ONTO THE FENDER GUARD, BODY, AND BUMPER AND ON THE GROUND. THIS HAS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY AT EVERY FILL UP. AFTER THE FIRST THREE TIMES THIS HAPPENED I CAUGHT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE FROM THE SPILL = 3 PINTS +. IT SHOOTS ALL OVER MY HANDS, ARM, AND LEG. VERY DANGEROUS AND HAZARDOUS HAVING GAS ALL OVER ME. *TR
TANK OVERFLOWS EVERYTIME I FILL UP THE JEEP. FUEL SPILLS ON THE JEEP AND THE GROUND. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THE DOOR HINGES WERE CORRODED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE DOOR HINGES AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
2008 CHRYSLER JEEP WRANGLER. CONSUMER STATES HE HAS NOT RECEIVED A REPLY TO HIS REQUEST FROM NOVEMBER 13, 2009 CONCERNING A PROBLEM OF HOOD FLUTTER OR HOOD BOUNCING. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THIS IS HIS THIRD REQUEST FOR A RESPONSE TO HIS COMPLAINT. UPDATED 06/21/10*JB
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