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 indicated it has failed with the ABS error code b1b02 - "driver airbag squib 1 circuit open". The issue happened suddenly and has persisted. The vehicle has just over 55,000 miles and during my ownership it has not been submitted to extraneous environmental factors. Jeep customer care was notified of my issue (case # 29226734) but did not provide or offer remedy.
2008 Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4x4 electrical complaints
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I purchased a 2008 jeep wrangler 2dr 4x4 from frederico dodge chrysler in woodriver illinois on 04/04/2016. I was informed that the win module was defective and needed to go back to the dealer. Red light comes on while driving and the traction control lights comes on as well. I took it back and got issues with them and was told it was replaced. The red light and traction control light is still coming on while I am driving. (electrical issue). I was also informed that I have a rear main seal (engine) that is leaking and transmission coolant lines leaking ( transmission). I took back to them and was informed that there is a difference between a leak/seepage and that would not be covered under my 3000 mile/3 month (engine/transmission) warranty. I have only owned new dodge vehicles and was treated with professionalism. I bought a used vehicle with the warranty given and was told that it was inspected and was treated like my problems were not there problem. I am asking that this maintenance issue gets resolved under my warranty. Thank you for your time. Respectfully submitted, [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Vehicle when parked and / or while driving will start blaring the horn, spraying wiper fluid, wipers engage, lights go on and off / then off and the only way to make it stop is to battery or give the tipm an easy tap on the top. I have taken it to dealer and they want to start replacing electrical components starting with the cheap one at 350.00. This started happening at around 40k miles and at the time there were not any modifications on the jeep. Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pu-w5zdiuoe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmhbii-5iao https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bn1aowasku
The air bag dash light came on, indicating a fault in the airbag safety system. Then the seatbelt light came on even though the seatbelt was fastened. It seems that when the driving lights were on, the brake lights would not light at all; and the turn indicator did a fast blink. The dealer believes the clock spring in the steering has a short and caused the other electrical faults. So the car seems to have a non-functional airbag, and no brake lights. This is a dangerous failure. It appears this is a common failure model on jeeps, but they have not issued a recall on this VIN yet.
Frequently when I try to lock my door (with remote entry key), the jeep will honk, but I notice that 1 or both of the doors have not locked (sometimes diver, sometimes passenger, sometimes both). After much experimentation, I can not find a pattern to this. Unlocking and re-locking resolves the problem. Sometimes when unlocking, my jeep makes a loud honk. I have also had trouble starting my jeep a couple times. I go to turn the key, and there is no cranking (lights do turn on). After removing the key and trying again, there is no problem. I had one instance where my jeep was running, and the radio system became completely unpowered (no radio, no time on lcd, nothing). After about 1 minute, the power was restored. This combination of problems makes me worried that this is related to the tipm, which many other wrangler owners are having a problem with. My problems are not yet endangering (although definitely annoying). I am hoping there is no progression of symptoms like other wrangler owners have.
Getting ready to go to work I open my driver side door and the horn starts blowing, wiper fluid squirting continuously, windshield wipers constantly going that have now scratched my hood, internal lights blinking, radiator/coolant fan going, all lights on the dash come on, the headlights flashing as they please, the airbag light stays on, and heat stops working. I had to get my boyfriend to disconnect my horn because at 7 a.m. It is very embarrassing to wake the neighbors! I had to disconnect the battery. Now I can sometimes get it to stop by slapping the fuse box cover. At times my car won't shut off with the key taken out so I have to let it jump in first gear while pushing the brake. The first time this happened to me I almost rear ended a car in the daycare parking lot as we all parallel park to get to the front door. This happens whenever it wants to and now that it is getting darker earlier I have to worry about transporting my child with no headlights at night because I have no other means of transportation which this happened to me on the way to pick her up last night 11/12/14. The issue is happening more often in colder weather and is not safe at all to have no headlights working at night because of the electrical issues going on. I took the car to the chrysler/dodge/jeep dealership and had to wait almost two weeks before they could look at it. They could not find the issue because when they checked everything it did not do anything but act normal for them. I see this being a common issue with wranglers lately and am waiting for the answer on the petition and investigation before I decide if this is worth fixing and keeping. Not safe at all!
On my 2008 jeep wrangler (lhd) dashboard, the airbag warning light flashes on every minute with a loud chime, an indication that there is something malfunctioning or interfering with the vehicle's airbags.this has been a recurring issue and concern for many 2007+ jeep wrangler (lhd) owners, including myself, and has been shown time and time again to be caused by a faulty clockspring within the vehicle's steering wheel. This faulty clockspring is the culprit for potential airbag failure in the 2007+ jeep wrangler (lhd) during an accident or premature deployment when simply driving around. My local dealership has admitted the fact that they have seen many jeep owners with the same faulty clockspring, but they charge hundreds of dollars to fix it. I can only imagine that for every jeep owner that takes the time to write a complaint, there must be many more that are having the same issues who never took the time to write a complaint. I am writing this with the hope that someone will notice the large amount of 2007+ jeep wrangler owners who are having this same issue with the faulty clockspring, and initiate a recall that can help fix the clockspring and keep people safe.
Clockspring went out of no where. Had issues with turn signals since the day I bought it 2 1/2 years ago. Dealer cost $470.
The clockspring on my 2008 left hand drive jeep has broken causing my airbags to no longer function. I have a valid chrysler warranty until 85,000 miles. My jeep is currently being serviced at the dealership to replace the broken clockspring which will cost $563. This part is not covered under my chrysler warranty which makes no sense at all. My warranty covers electrical components but the clock spring falls under "safety" components which are not covered. How safety components are not covered is way beyond me! There was a recall in the 2007 jeep wrangler clockspring and the issues obviously spread to 2008 as well. I cannot afford the $563 so I am putting it on my credit card so I can drive a safe jeep. The fact that jeep is making consumers pay (substantially) for their negligence is completely unfair and thus the reason for this complaint.
Airbag warning light goes on and off repeatedly accompanied by a chime. When illuminated, horn will also not work. Indicates failed clockspring in steering column - a common occurrence on this series of wranglers. Rhd wranglers were recalled for the same problem.
Horn does not work when you press the horn button on the steering wheel. Horn will work when you press the horn button on the key fob. Fuses are good. I think its a faulty clockspring.
I have and 08 wrangler jk that I recently purchased from dodge dealer. The other day I shut key off and pulled the key and the jeep keep running. I pulled positive terminal and it shut off. Put it back on and started and shut it of no issue. Didn't bother again till about a week later when I went to dr and it did it again. However it shut itself off in a couple minutes, however yesterday when it did it didn't shut off for the time we were in hannaford aprox 10-15 min... What's the issue......
Randomly won't start. Turn the key and nothing happens. Try 2nd or third try, then it's starts. Have replace battery, starter, tested alternator. Car dealer can't figure it out. This problem has been plaguing many jeep owners. Jeep message boards are full of this same complaint. This should be a recall fix.
Cruise control stopped working, horn stopped working, air bag light stays on and dings constantly. Dealership said there was no recall or warranty extension on the faulty clock spring.
There is a widely experienced (though unacknowledged by chrysler) issue concerning failure to start on automatic transmissions jk. While in park, turning the key will produce a single click but not crank. If you push the shift lever, while in park, up a little more, or, move the shift lever into neutral, the vehicle starts. The cause of the issue is a poorly designed, easily fatigued transmission range sensor (trs), and/or a weak ground of the same.
Constant dinging and airbag light on. Took vehicle to dealership for diagnostic test. Diagnostics showed that a new clockspring was needed. This is a common, very expensive problem among 2008 jeep wranglers.
I have a 2008 jeep wrangler 4x4. In this month of december 2012 my jeeps headlights, horn, windshield wipers just started turning on for no reason.the engine will stall at speeds and sometimes there is no throttle response. Have called my local jeep dealer and chrysler..they told me there was no recall for this.I have searched this on the internet and there are hundreds of complaints about the same problem...as a gather from the complains its due to a faulty tipm. This is a major safety hazard in my view and I would like to have something done about it.you are my only hope.
While driving on the interstate highway at 65 MPH the electrical system had a control system failure event (this is the third event in 4 days), causing the windshield washer to spray washer fluid onto the windshield dramatically reducing driver visibility, the windshield wipers did not function properly, they only traveled about one-quart inch in time with the horn chirping. The wipers did not function properly even when turned on directly by the driver to address the washer fluid discharging onto the windshield unexpectedly. The driver exited the freeway to the emergency shoulder to avoid an accident. The electrical failure event and the drivers occluded visibility cause by the unexpected discharge of washer fluid and non-properly functioning windshield wipers lasted for the duration of the unexpected electric control system failure event of about 4 mins.. There was no failure indication on the dash panel and no warning that the failure had occurred to the driver. The event was unexpected and without warning and occurred while the motor vehicle was being operated. Service appointment with dealer for the vehicle's electrical control system failures has been scheduled. In my opinion this is a major safety concern that has already or is very likely to result in injury or a fatality. No vehicle system when experiencing any type of failure mode should be able to operate any system on the vehicle in an unsafe and/or unexpected way or really any manner.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep wrangler 4x4. The contact stated that he started the vehicle and allowed it to idle for approximately 3-5 minutes. The contact exited the vehicle and later as he attempted to open the driver's side door, the vehicle burst into flames. The contact mentioned that the fire started on the front passenger's side floorboard where he first saw red flashes. The fire department extinguished the fire and a fire report was filed. The fire department was unable to determine what started the fire. The dealer was contacted and advised the contact that there were no recalls for his particular vehicle. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance. The vehicle was deemed destroyed. The failure and current mileage was 61,000.
Air bag light stays on. Cruise control no longer works, horn doesn't work and air bags don't work. Dealership says it's a bad clock spring but it wasn't covered under my extended warranty. Had to buy and replace component myself. Should be recalled for faulty clock spring as many 07-08 jeep jk's are having this problem. It is unsafe to have no airbags and no horn.
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 negative batter but everything still on. Pulled fuses for wipers and fluid to stop that. Had to pop clutch to stall out the jeep. Very dangerous to have happen while in the carpool lane. Also to find out that the airbags don't work due to a bad clock spring.
2008 jeep wrangler with 20000 miles. Clock spring failed leaving me with a dinging every time I turn the steering wheel. 2007 wranglers have an extended warranty but 2008s do not. Sounds like jeep is admitting something is wrong but limiting their damage monetarily by limiting the affected years. Anything that has a chance that of making airbags not deploy, which I'm sure there is a law that says vehicles need airbags, not, have airbags that are made with parts that make the airbag not work after 20000 miles. What next? Seatbelts that unhook over a certain speed?
Horn does not work when pushing pad on steering wheel. However horn honks at random times while vehicle is in driveway and when driving. Dealer investigation shows open circuit on clock spring causing horn to sound when short to ground occurs randomly.
I was at speed, 55mph, when the engine cut off, it also felt like it downshifted, all the dash lights came on, the wipers turned on. I put the car in neutral and tried to restart the engine, no go. I did make it safely to the shoulder from the far left lane through traffic with no power steering. As I came to a stop, the wipers sped up and the horn started blaring. I tried to restart the engine and it did. But everything was still going haywire. I tried to turnoff the engine and it would not cut off, even after removing the key. After about 5 minutes, it all stopped. I restarted and made it to the dealership. Wipers and horn going off now and then. Pulled into the dealership and the wipers and horn acted up again full blare. Service agent walked out, opened the hood and hit the tipm and everything stopped. It appeared he knew exactly what the problem was and didn't seemed surprised at all. I have seen other similar complaints. This is clearly a high-risk safety issue and it doesn't appear to be isolated. I am surprised that there isn't a recall on this item. I am awaiting call for diagnoses of the problem but it seems apparent at this point that it is the tipm.
On the 2008 jeep wrangler (lhd) dashboard, the airbag warning light flashes on every other minute with a chime, an indication that there is something malfunctioning or interfering with the vehicle's airbags.this has been a recurring issue and concern for many 2008 jeep wrangler (lhd) owners, including myself, and has been shown time and time again to be caused by a faulty clockspring within the vehicle's steering wheel. This faulty clockspring is the culprit for potential airbag failure in the 2008 jeep wrangler (lhd) during an accident or premature deployment when simply driving around. Daimler chrysler has refused to address the safety concern of their faulty clockspring that can cause failure of the vehicle's airbags from properly deploying.
Clockspring came apart inside steering column. Lost ability to steer, air bag shut off, use horn, and cruise control. Warranty did not cover.
2008 jeep wrangler 2dr x-model vehicle's clock spring malfunctioned at 66000 miles. Airbag light is on and after testing, it was deemed that it is the clock spring which is malfunctioning.
I have been in the shop 6 times since dec 2011 for numerous problems. Now we have had it in the shop 2 times in less then 1 week for it not starting. I have put a ton of money in my postal jeep and out of work due to this problem. Finally had it towed bc all the lights on the dash came on. I need this for my job and chrysler could care less. I am beginning to process the lemon law on it. I have put a new battery and cables and had to have it diagnosed 3 times. I am fed up! ( on a sad note I have only owned this car 6 months and have put $3700 in it on what the warranty will not cover.
Upon opening the door, the horn and windshield wipers began to operate incessantly and electrical arcing could be heard under the hood. The engine started and I tapped the tipm and everything stopped, including the engine. When I restarted the engine, I had no problems with the horn or wipers, but the "check engine" light was on. The jeep dealer diagnosed the problem as a faulty tipm which will cost around $200 and two hours of labor to install and program. He said there are more than 20 of these modules backordered across the nation and couldn't tell us whether it would be days or weeks until it would be available. When I asked the service manager if the vehicle would be safe to drive, he said that we could lose total control at any time without warning. Considering this and the electrical arcing we heard under the hood, I think that this should constitute a safety recall. Other jeep owners have reported similar electrical problems at http://www.carcomplaints.com/.
As I went to leave for work and placed the jeep in reverse the horn honked a couple times. After I put it in park to make sure it was ok I reversed again and then the horn started honking, the windshield wipers started going and it started spraying washer fluid. After taking the key out of the ignition this continued for about 10 seconds. The vehicle was fine on the drive to work but once I parked and walked in the door it did the same thing again for about 5 seconds. The next morning I drove it (2 days later) I noticed my heat wouldn't work, tried the A/C, and still nothing. Once I was moving I tried again and it was working, but once I stopped at a light it stopped again. I took it to the sealer that afternoon and they suspect the tipm needs replacing but there are 178 on back order. This is concerning since this seems to be a large problem and the forums are covered in stories of the same thing. That night driving home my jeep started honking, spaying washer fluid and wiping while driving. Once that stopped my A/C went out again after the dealership said they fixed it because it's charge was apparently low. My heat and A/C have since stopped working most of the time, occasionally will work. Last night while driving home my horn, wipers, washer fluid and door locks were all going for about 3, minutes. I had people pulling over out of my way because they thought I was honking at them. I have since unplugged the horn and see this as a hazard. It was dark and spraying washer fluid intermittently for 3 or so minutes was very distracting and keep interfering with my visibility. Today my door locks keep clicking as I drive. I have had issues periodically during the day when the I can hear the horn honking when the key is not in the ignition.
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