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2008 Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4 Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 341 complaints with NHTSA about the 2008 Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4, most often about the fuel system (38% of complaints, typically around 30,000 miles). It is the most complained-about Wrangler 2-DR 4X4 model year since 2000.
Most common 2008 Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4 problems
Fuel system
128 complaints · 38%Half of these problems showed up before 30,000 miles.
I have a 2008 Jeep wrangler 2dr hardtop with 30,000 miles. Everytime I fill up at the gas station, the gas nozzle instead of shutting off properly, it spews gas from the tank all over the ground. The gas runs all down my paint and onto the ground.
Every few times I fill my gas tank, it overflows. This causes the gas to splash back at me, spill on the car, and pool on the floor. This problem began when I had about 30,000 miles on my vehicle. It is progressively getting worse and now occurs more frequently. To remedy this problem, I have not been topping off my…
Air bags
81 complaints · 24%Half of these problems showed up before 69,500 miles. Parts named most often: frontal.
On 10/16/2013 the airbag light came on a few times. By 10/21/2013 the light was continuously going on and off. When checking the manual, it was suggested that it be checked by a dealership. The morning of 10/22/2013, it was brought to the original purchasing dealership. On 10/24/2013, we were told that the drivers…
2008 Jeep jk's need to have a recall on there clock springs! I have just had to have mine replaced, and have read of many others who have or need to on-line. The warning light started flashing every minute or so with a tone, I feel others and myself should not have to or had to pay for our safety when it is the…
Electrical
48 complaints · 14%Half of these problems showed up before 56,500 miles. Parts named most often: horn, software, instrument cluster/panel.
This complaint refers to the existing air bag clockspring wiring failure being investigated under ea 15-007 and previously pe 15-025. It is also closely related to safety recall 11v258 which involves the same part failure. Like other owners of my 2007-2012 Jeep wranglers the clockspring unit in my vehicle has…
While driving on the freeway, the windshield fluid sprays and the wipers go on at slow speed. Can't turn wipers or mister off and have to pull over with zero viability. Second time this happened, I lost acceleration pedal and Jeep stalls and starts while all this is going on. Took keys out of ignition and disconnected…
Steering
40 complaints · 12%Half of these problems showed up before 39,000 miles.
The death wobble is a nightmare. It's terrifying, not other way to describe it. The entire car shakes so violently you have no choice but to stop. It happened on busy highway (nj turnpike) and I almost caused an accident because I had to stop the Jeep with people travelling at speeds of 65mph and greater. I've called…
2008 Jeep wrangler jk death wobble- not resolved (for long) by replacement of steering stabilizer. Believe there is a serious flaw(s) in the overall engineering and design. Steering box is exceptionally weak and clunks. Jeep is ignoring the problem, despite thousands of complaints from owners online, at dealers, and…
Transmission
31 complaints · 9%Half of these problems showed up before 36,000 miles. Parts named most often: manual transmission, automatic transmission, clutch assembly.
Tl contact owns a 2008 Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4. While driving 5 MPH up an extremely steep gravel road incline, the oil warning light illuminated and the vehicle would not accelerate. The rpms continued to increase but the vehicle would not accelerate. The vehicle was shifted into neutral for approximately 5 minutes and…
I have a 2008 Jeep right hand drive wrangler that I use on my mail route. I bought in 2010, so far I consider it to be a lemon, I have had trouble starting it and I have had to have the cooling lines to the transmision fixed and now my air bags warning light stays on,.
Suspension
29 complaints · 9%Half of these problems showed up before 38,500 miles. Parts named most often: front.
The death wobble is a nightmare. It's terrifying, not other way to describe it. The entire car shakes so violently you have no choice but to stop. It happened on busy highway (nj turnpike) and I almost caused an accident because I had to stop the Jeep with people travelling at speeds of 65mph and greater. I've called…
Extreme vibration in the front end brought on by (1) hitting a rough spot in the road and (2) hitting the brakes hard. I now understand that this is referred to as the Jeep death wobble. It is, as yet, unrepaired. Vehicle damage is unknown at this point.
Visibility and wipers
12 complaints · 4%Half of these problems showed up before 62,500 miles. Parts named most often: windshield wiper/washer.
While driving on the freeway, the windshield fluid sprays and the wipers go on at slow speed. Can't turn wipers or mister off and have to pull over with zero viability. Second time this happened, I lost acceleration pedal and Jeep stalls and starts while all this is going on. Took keys out of ignition and disconnected…
The Jeep's horn, wiper blades, wiper fluid and headlights go off by themselves even when the key is not in the ignition. Then the Jeep began cutting off while driving in the middle of rush hour traffic.
Engine
10 complaints · 3%Half of these problems showed up before 45,000 miles.
-the contact owns a 2008 Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4. While driving approximately 55 MPH a banging sound was coming from the engine, followed by a decrease in the engine power. The vehicle continued in operation to the residence, and upon inspecting the vehicle there was no oil in the engine. The vehicle was towed to an…
The contact owns a 2008 Jeep wrangler 4x4. The contact stated that the engine malfunctioned and burned the vehicles oil consumption after only two thousand miles. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that the entire engine block needed to be replaced in order to repair the vehicle. The vehicle was not…
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2008 Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4 recalls
NHTSA lists no recalls for this model year.
Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which recalls are still open on your car.
NHTSA defect investigations
Air bag clockspring wiring failure
Summary
On may 10, 2016, fiat chrysler america (fca) submitted a part 573 defect information report announcing NHTSA recall 16v290 involving 394,258 model year (my) 2007-2010 jeep wrangler vehicles.under the recall fca will replace the clockspring and install a steering wheel back cover and steering wheel column shroud.this recall also includes approx. 4,524 my2007-2010 right hand drive (rhd) jeep wrangler vehicles commonly used for rural postal delivery services.in addition 7,180 my 2011-2016 right hand drive jeep wrangler vehicles were also recalled under 16v288, the same remedy repair will be used.upon review of the 1,942 my 2007-2010 jeep wrangler consumer complaints, 17,195 warranty reports and
Air bag clockspring wiring failure
Summary
In it's response to odi's pe15-025 information request letter, fca identified 1,703 consumer complaints, field reports and legal claims responsive to the subject defect condition on the subject wrangler vehicles.six of these reports alleged an air bag non-deployment in a crash in which either the air bag warning light was allegedly on or came on afterward the crash, one of which also alleged injuries as a result of the non-deployment.fca also provided data on other make, model and model year vehicles using the same clockspring.additionally fca provided 16,955 warranty claims related to the replacement of the air bag clockspring wiring assembly.it should be noted that fca initiated an extende
Totally integrated power module failure
Summary
In a letter dated august 21, 2014, the center for auto safety (cas) petitioned the national highway traffic safety administration (NHTSA) to initiate a defect investigation of alleged failures associated with the totally integrated power module (tipm) installed in chrysler SUV?s, trucks, and vans beginning in the 2007 model year. The petitioner alleges that tipm defects may result in engine stall, airbag non-deployment, failure of fuel pump shutoff resulting in unintended acceleration, fire, and other symptoms. On september 25, 2014, the office of defects investigation (odi) opened dp14-004 to evaluate the petition for a grant or deny decision. Odi analyzed complaint data provided by cas as
Airbag clockspring failure
Summary
In its july 29, 2011 response to odi's may 27, 2011 information request letter, chrysler provided 153 my 2007-2008 owner reports, additional to the 28 odi vehicle owner questionnaires (voqs), which related to the illumination of the air bag light (abl) due to a faulty clockspring (cs) wiring circuit.the right hand drive (rhd) vehicles, which were first produced in my 2008 and account for only 1% of vehicle production, accounted for 82 of these 181 reports (45%).the my2007 left hand drive (lhd) vehicle accounted for 61 of the remaining 92 lhd reports and exhibited a higher complaint rate than the my 2008 lhd vehicles.odi did not identify any incidents of crashes/injuries attributable to the c
Fuel spill during refueling
Summary
Odi found the rate of warranty claims related to fuel spit back on the subject vehicles is lower than other vehicles previously recalled to correct defects related to fuel spit back.although the rate of complaints reported to the agency on the subject vehicles is higher than or similar to the rates experienced in previous investigations where safety recalls were conducted, odi suspects that the NHTSA safety complaints submitted by subject vehicles owners may have been influenced by internet related publicity both before and during this investigation.a safety-related defect trend has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.according
Transmission overheating / fire
Summary
In a letter dated november 3, 2009, chrysler group llc (chrysler), notified NHTSA that it will conduct a safety recall of approximately 161,000 model year (my) 2007 and 2008 jeep wrangler vehicles built with automatic transmissions.chrysler stated that these vehicles were not equipped with a transmission fluid temperature warning system and the operation of these vehicles beyond the limits of reasonable usage over a period of time could result in transmission failure and in some cases transmission fluid expulsion.the expelled fluid could come in contact with a hot engine or exhaust component and cause a fire.chrysler will conduct a safety recall to install a hot oil warning message in the in
Tow bar assembly failure
Summary
The defective tow bar assemblies involved in this recall were supplied to chrysler for use on some of its jeep wrangler vehicles.the purpose of this investigation was to identify any additional purchasers of identical or substantially similar defective assemblies and to initiate additional defect reporting and safety recalls as necessary.to accomplish this rmd contacted the supplier of the assemblies, valley towing products, and confirmed no other such assemblies were distributed.this eq is therefore closed.
Questions about the 2008 Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4
- What are the most common problems with the 2008 Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: fuel system (128 complaints, typically around 30,000 miles); air bags (81 complaints, typically around 69,500 miles); electrical (48 complaints, typically around 56,500 miles).
- How many recalls does the 2008 Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4 have?
- NHTSA lists no recalls for the 2008 Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4. Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls in case one is issued later.
- Is the 2008 a bad year for the Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4?
- It is the most complained-about Wrangler 2-DR 4X4 model year since 2000, with 341 complaints. Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so popular years collect more of them, and the newest years have had less time to.