2008 Jeep Wrangler 4-DR 4x4 body problems

Filed Jul 16, 2019 · Body · 110,000 miles · OH

Hood bounces ( fluttering ) driving down the road. Really noticeable with gust of wind from passing cars

Filed Jul 16, 2019 · Body · 100,000 miles · IL

Hood flutters while driving

Filed Jul 16, 2019 · Body · 112,323 miles · MN

Vehicle in motion at highway speeds. Hood makes a fluttering motion as if the latches will give way resulting in the hood coming in contact with roof and front windshield. There is no adjustment to make the hood any tighter when closed.

Filed Jan 31, 2018 · Body, Engine · 130,000 miles · NJ · fire

Our 2008 jeep wrangler, while parked, with no outstanding issues, having come from the chrysler jeep dealership in freehold nj just 3 days prior, burst into flames while parked. No fumes, overheating or other problems occurred during the 1 hr trip to the parking spot. Car was engulfed in flames, all down to metal. Completely lost due to fire/heat. Firemen were on the scene to put out flames but all was lost. Fire is a mystery to us. Always serviced at jeep dealers, so all recalls should have been addressed when VIN input for servicing...*bf

Filed Jul 22, 2017 · Body · 130,000 miles · MD

My vehicle is starting to show symptoms of the tipm failing. My doors are unlocking by themselves, and sometimes they won't lock. It has been doing this now for about 1 month. It left me stranded twice now with a dead battery. It all start with the ding and the security light coming on and off.

Filed Feb 26, 2017 · Body, Engine · 100,000 miles · MI · fire

Vehicle caught fire while driving. Complete loss.

Filed Jul 17, 2015 · Body, Engine · 57,000 miles · FL · fire

I was on 75 south bound going 70 MPH. I had just gotten on the interstate from the bruce b downs entrance. After the right lane ended I switched to the middle lane. Coming up to fletcher exit, the gears changed. Almost like the car gave out. I looked down, I didn't change anything. On my way to look back up I see smoke from the hood and smoke through the rare view mirror. Grey smoke in the front and black in the back. I looked down at the gages and it was over heating. Looked to my left, no cars, pulled over to the left emergency lane. As I opened my door, the fire was already spitting out from the front left tire. I grabbed my phone. As I'm walking away, the fire was growing engulfing the whole front of the vehicle. Within minutes, law enforcement arrived on scene and we watched the whole vehicle go up in flames. At first 2 fire trucks put out the fire. Once they left and we were waiting for the tow truck to arrive, it caught fire again. The state trooper had to call the fire department to come back out. Before the fire started, there wasn't a noise or a light blinking to indicate a problem. The vehicle felt the same as it always did. Everything just happened fast and all at once. I never got any recall notices. I had the jeep for 2 months. Insurance company never did an investigation because there was nothing left to investigate. I never called chrysler because I didn't have proof who was at fault. I have never heard of this being an issue with jeeps until I bought my new car and the sales rep looked me in the eyes told me it was manufacturer defect. It happened to 2 of his former clients. Told me chrysler won't do anything because it can't be proven.

Filed Mar 10, 2014 · Body · 44,000 miles · WI

We own a 2008 jeep wrangler sahara, noticed a crack at top of windshield when getting into the vehicle. We have been having subzero temps, also there are no signs of anything that may have hit the windshield (ex. Rock, etc). After checking it, my first thought was that it looked like a stress crack, because of the location and way the crack looked, it was about 3" long and vertical, and of course its now spreading. After checking online, there are a lot of reviews with the same problem on jeeps. One review suggested filing a complaint on this site, so that's what im doing and going to call chrysler in the morning. Not expecting them to do anything about it, but if there are enough complaints, maybe it will set off a recall.

Filed Nov 5, 2012 · Body · 20,000 miles · PA

My 2008 jeep wrangler unlimited x 4dr, has major water leaking issues. I got this jeep used with 17,560miles on it. It runs great. However every time it rains, it leaks. My driver side seatbelt gets so wet that you can wring it out. The floor underneath the backseat gets soaked. I had to use a shampooer in the jeep because I couldn't soak up all the water from the carpet, and it smelled like mildew. I pulled up the carpet to be sure that the plugs are in correctly, which they are, and noticed what looked like rust. The area where my seatbelt adjusts, and around the bolts for the seats is rusting. My jeep only has 49,226 miles on it. My biggest complaint is that you have hundreds if not thousands of people complaining about the unlimited x 4dr leaking water. Why hasn't anything been done with this issue? I don't need my floor boards or seatbelt rusting out, in my opinion something needs done before something serious happens.

Filed Dec 16, 2011 · Body, Suspension · 65,000 miles · VA

I have heard rumors about massive front-end shimmy happening on '07 and newer jeep wranglers, but never had any trouble. Starting last week the slightest road irregularity causes the front wheels of my jeep to shimmy back and forth violently, with lack of directional control. Inspection could find no defects visual to the eye, but I have had to quit driving my jeep. This vehicle and others that may be showing this same problem will lead to fatalities......I am a professional motor vehicle repairman and have never seen this severe shimmy before.