2008 Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4x4: engine stalls while driving

Filed Feb 19, 2018 · Transmission · 72,000 miles · NV

Manual transmission pops out of first gear causing vehicle to stall. This occurs when starting from a stopped position as the clutch is released. This occurs when going straight and turning. This is dangerous when entering a roadway with other traffic. Seems to be a common problem with early jeep jk wranglers.

Filed Dec 28, 2012 · Electrical · 64,000 miles · LA

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.

Filed Oct 2, 2012 · Airbags, Electrical · 59,800 miles · CA

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.

Filed May 13, 2012 · Transmission · 19,000 miles · GA

Pops out of first gear. When you start out in 1st gear it will pop out, causing the jeep to stall in traffic. Very dangers!!!

Filed Sep 3, 2008 · Transmission · 14,590 miles · IL

I have had multiple occurrences where the vehicle will stall at 50-60mph. All of sudden I just lose power and my sensor lights come on in the dash. I have to attempt to pull over without any steering and turn the vehicle off and turn it back on, this usually works but recently this happened and when I went to start the vehicle the check engine light stayed on and it did the same thing after driving about 100 more feet and would die out after about 3 attempts and I could not get the vehicle started, I let it sit for about 10 minutes and then it restarted and I drove it approximately 12 miles with the check engine light on, without any problems before driving it into the shop. It has now been into the shop twice for the problem, it has happened more times than I have taken it into be fixed because I was told to keep driving it until it happened again. After the first time of being apparently fixed it a few days after it was fixed and they ran a test on it and said it should be fine and to keep driving it. It then did it about 3 weeks later and I brought it into the shop again, this s when the check engine light stayed on.

Filed Jun 7, 2008 · Transmission · 10,000 miles · VA

Wrangelr rubicon 2 dr stalling at interstate / highway speed, started doing this at approx 10,000 miles. Started doing this 152 miles in to a 320 mile trip and did this numerous times between 10,000 and 10,090 miles were I had to pull over on the interstate as the vehicle engine quit completely or sometimes you could pump the gas and the engine would come back to life, but not often. Filled up with gas at 10,090, thought maybe I had gotten bad gas however it happened again approx 68 miles into the new full tank of gas and continued happening at highway speed were I would have to pull over and it would die. Jeep restarted everytime, sometimes it would take numerous times to restart. This situation is very dangerous. I limped to my destination only to discover that most chyrsler/jeep dealer service departments are closed on saturdays so looks like I am stuck until monday to get it to a dealer in a different state from where I live. Can't believe it.