2008 Jeep Wrangler 4-DR 4x4 driver assistance problems

Filed Jun 15, 2019 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · 129,400 miles · VA

Issues started with vehicle not able to start and inability to shift out of park. Battery would test good. After disconnecting battery, vehicle would start as usually. Issue began to escalate with oil light and esp light randomly lighting up on the dash. Finally, electronic throttle control and esp light would come on while driving and accelerator was unresponsive while driving on highway. I have replaced the throttle body and the entire wiring harness with no resolution. I am now replacing the computer in hopes that it will resolve the issues. I have had the jeep in for auto service 5 times since january.

Filed Apr 26, 2019 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 140,000 miles · NV

Jeep has major electrical issues. Jeeps tipm module has caused the jeep to die while driving, experience lacking power, check engine light to go off and seems to brake itself. I replaced itnless than a year ago and now the dealership is saying it is going out again. Also having problems with PCM and part is on national backorder.

Filed May 3, 2018 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 100,000 miles · OK

While in motion car dies and lights begin flashing, horn goes off and on, windshield wipers and fluid are activated and doors lock and unlock.

Filed Mar 20, 2018 · Airbags, Driver assistance · 101,000 miles · TN

Tipm- door locks shorted out, fuel pump quits stranding the vehicle on the street, will not restart without pulling and resetting the iod fuse, causes airbag light to flash fault, rear wiper quits. This makes the vehicle unsafe or unable to be used. Vehicle was bought new and wouldn't think much about this if through research I had not found how many failures experienced by many have been related to this parts failure rate. Parked the vehicle and when went to restart it it would not resart, then the doors started locking and unlocking repeatedly locking me out of the vehicle with the keys in it. I reset the iod fuse and it started. Then going down the highway the warning lights in the dash started flashing, airbag, tcs, anti theft, tire pressure, ABS, stability control all came on then vehicle shut off. It would start then run for a few seconds and die. Through research I found this to be related to the anti theft in the tipm-. Tried replacing the door lock fuse and it started arcing and smoking. Vehicle is parked now with a tipm- on order. As stated previously, I bought this jeep new and if it was not such a widespread issue with chrysler products I woul not think much about a part failure at ten years.

Filed Nov 9, 2017 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 104,000 miles · NE

Totally integrated power module (tipm) item has failed , causing me to replace other parts diagnosed by PCM as being faulty, but replacing those parts resulted in same error codes. Actual fault found to be a failing tipm. I have constant error codes, random horn, or lack of horn, random actuating of stability control causing one corner of jeep to brake suddenly and giving the stability control warning light. Random power and fuel economy problems. Spent +$600 in parts that did not fix what jeep said was problem, when problem is tipm giving the problem. Just waiting to see if bursts into flames, as have smelled hot wires coming from it recently. This has occurred while stationary and in while motion.

Filed Sep 23, 2016 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 144,268 miles · TX

This problem started in mid auust 2016 and is still going on ....wipers going off n on by themselves, horn blaring, lights blinking on n off, signm=al lights not working at times, jeep wont move forward at times, steering gets hard to manage, check engine light goes of and on all the time..... This happens at anytime or anywhere....can go on for about 2-3 minutes...people start staring as if I am crazy blowing the horn at them and my lights flashing through out. This should definitely be a recalled issue based on the 2007 jeep wrangler having the same issue...for all I know the 2008 jeeps were probably intalled parts from the line from the 2007 jeep wranglers which had problems with the ticm......I am trying to get estimates right now but the tcim part alone costs $425 or mre plus labor and additional for programming......this is ridiculous!!!!! Sometimes it happens when stopped at the light with vehicle on and sometimes when driving..hard to manuever car when driving due to difficult steering

Filed Jul 2, 2016 · Driver assistance, Lights · 160,157 miles · VA

Head lights come on by them selves. Turn signal does not turn off.

Filed Dec 19, 2014 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 82,150 miles · OH

While driving on the road the jeep starting flashing the ESC light, the traction control, brakes, ABS and the speedometer would skip and not give a reading. The headlights would also flicker. Just to note the alternator and battery are good. This could have caused me loss of control in slippery conditions.

Filed Dec 5, 2014 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 98,000 miles · WV

Passenger side brakes come on automatically , almost caused me to loose control in right hand turn ! Is there a recall on this ?

Filed Jul 30, 2014 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · 15,000 miles · TX

My jeep has the "jeep death wobble", which is widely discussed on the internet. By googling that term, you can see that it's a very violent shaking of the front end of the vehicle, causing the car to ultimately shake out of control if the vehicle cannot be slowed down very quickly. Unfortunately, it's cause is unclear, though there is a list of a dozen or so "fixes" that sometimes fix the problem for 20,000 miles or so at a time. I had the death wobble at about 15k miles, 35k miles and now again at 65k miles. The dealer acknowledged the problem and was scared when he drove my car to see the problem for himself. It's unsafe for me and my 2-year old daughter in the back. My car needs this repaired again right now, and I assume will need it every 20k miles or so. On the last occasion this happened (yesterday), I hit a small gap in the pavement (for example, the normal seam where two pieces of concrete come together) at about 45mph. The front end started vibrating and then the vibration increases (almost like the car is resonating), until you can't hold the steering wheel and the car is about to vibrate off the road uncontrollably. This is how the issue always occurs and it occurs between 45-70mph. It's begins with a small bump or imperfection on the pavement. It's easily reproduced.