My airbag sensor is continuously coming on and off. I noticed that there is a recall on right hand drive vehicles but I suspect there is something to this. As well...my electrical system is always on the fritz. Some days the radio works...some days it doesn't. My engine light is constantly on and no one finds anything wrong with the engine...
2008 Jeep Wrangler 4-DR 4x4 electrical complaints
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When turning on the vehicle the air bag warning light illuminated and has remained illuminated since. The light intermittently goes out when the steering wheel is at or near full deflection in either direction. Based on my research it is likely a faulty clock spring, which has been recalled in the 2007 model but not 2008, despite it being an identical part installed in a nearly identical vehicle. This indication is a direct issue of safety as it shows there could be a failure of the airbag to deploy in an accident.
While driving, airbag warning light turns on with a single warning chime. After 5-10 seconds light goes away but returns soon afterwards again remaining on for 5-10 seconds. Seems to occur more during city driving than highway driving. I view this as a safety concern because jeep owner's manual states, "airbag warning light in your instrument panel could mean you wont have the airbags to protect you in a collision." I have also heard this is a common problem on 2008 jeep wranglers.
2008 jeep wrangler unlimited sahara has had electrical and engine issues including stalling out on multiple occasions as well as not starting. I have had the battery changed multiple times and have had issues such as all the lights, buttons, alert/warning lights going off simultaneously followed by complete engine and electrical shut-off requiring tow-service to dealership. The dealership replaced the battery and said everything was fine. After that I have had multiple stalls and non-starts and the dealership again says I need a new battery. I have had three batteries in three years. The horn has stopped working around 50,000 miles. The first time I brought it to the dealership they said they needed to replace my steering wheel and complete steering column. I decided I could live without a horn for a short while. The next time I brought it to the dealership they reported that I need a new clockspring which also controls my airbags which "might or might not still be functional." seeing as I have had issues with the electrical components before, including malfunctions in the alert/warning lights, the dealership could not tell for sure if my airbags work or not. The locks to my jeep have stopped working from both the inside door switch and the key fob. The dealership diagnosed this as a "total integrated power module" (tipm) malfunction resulting in loss of electrical power. They explained that there is a back-order on tipm pieces nationwide and they do not know when I could get mine replaced. When asked how the tipm could break, the dealership said there was no one way and that it "just happens." my doors currently only lock/unlock by hand, and sometimes when I lock them by hand and return to my jeep, the doors are unlocked. Furthermore, the automatic security lock feature when the vehicle starts moving does not work either.
My jeep's horn began honking, wipers came on, door locks began locking and unlocking. Nothing stopped until I got home and my husband disconnected the battery. He connected it several hours later and it was fine. I took it to the dealership where they told me nothing could be done as the problem had stopped. Several months later, the same thing occurred along with the A/C shutting off. We went through the same steps; disconnect battery, reconnect and took to dealership. Again I was told that they really couldn't diagnose because nothing was happening at that point. Last night my jeep began shaking violently and scared me as I could not regain control. I had to slow and pull over so it could stop. My husband came to get me and was following me when in addition to the past things happening (I call it possessed), the warning lights came on; brake, engine, ABS, battery, etc. It then stalled as I was turning. Luckily the woman coming the opposite direction slowed and went around otherwise I would have been hit. My husband towed the jeep to the dealership and left it there, and told them to fix it as it is a real road hazard. In reading about jeep complaints, I'm assuming it is a "tipm" problem and something called a "death wobble". I am absolutely shocked that this hasn't been recalled.
As I was stopping at local arby's restaurant for lunch, my 2008 jeep wrangler sahara unlimited started smoking from under the hood. It smelled like electrical wires burning. It ignited before I could exit the vehicle and within a couple of minutes it was totally engulfed in flames. There were several witnesses who saw the fire. I immediately called 911 and within minutes the fire department arrived and put out the fire. The jeep is a total loss.
My jeep will randomly squirt wiper fluid, lock and unlock doors, honk horn, turn off and on headlights, etc. All things that are controlled by the electronic system. I never know when it will happen and it differs each time, but I am worried that it is beginning to happen more frequently and will happen when I am on a highway - it has the potential to be dangerous. Due to all of the other complaints I have seen about it from jeep owners of my year and the recall on previous chrysler's due to the tipm, a recall needs to be issued for these.
Various dash lights turn on and back off after a couple of seconds. I had the problem in aug. 2013, and the dealership replaced the clock spring for $550. Less than two years later, and the problem has resurfaced. Very disappointed to see that only the 2008 rhd were recalled.
Driving on the interstate the all of the dash warning lights came on and blinked(ABS,ESC,traction control,brake,seatbelt) then the vehicle stalled causing loss of control. Luckily no vehicles around and I regained control after going in the median. Put in 4 wheel drive and got out. The vehicle then stalled again turning everything off including 4 way flashers when I stopped at a light. It was dark and the jeep is dark green. I had a flashlight to warn other drivers. Very dangerous situation. I opened the hood and pounded my fist on the main fuse box. After 3 minutes the vehicle came to life and I started it to get off roadway.
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.
Airbag lamp illuminates whenever turning indicating a faulty airbag clockspring. This error is a common occurrence every time vehicle is in motion. This compromised circuit is a safety hazard to driver in the event of an accident preventing the airbag from deploying.
My jeep's electrical systems started operating while the car was off. The hazard lights, windshield wipers, horn, locks, and windshield wiper fluid all started activating. I took it to the dealership; however, they had no idea what was wrong and returned the vehicle. The issue presented a few times over three months but stopped. In september 2014 the issue presented after a reached my destination; however, this time, after I removed the key, the jeep continued to run. I returned the jeep to the fred frederick dealership and I was told that it is the tipm but the part is on back order. After I received the information, I did some research on line and found this to be a common problem but not just for the wranglers but for a host of chrysler vehicles. I have elevated a complaint to chrysler to no avail. It is obvious that this issue is widespread and the expense to chrysler to service so many vehicles has to be astronomical. Still, someone will get hurt or worse if the matter isnt resolved.
The first problems to start were the headlights going off and on when the car was off. The inside dome lights also go on and off when the car is not running. 2nd came the battery. It would act like it was dead and the car would not start. This is happening a lot now. If you wait a bit or jump it, it starts right up. Also when in this state all of the other battery operated components work fine, like lights radio, etc. Then came the air bag light and alarm. This will come on for about a minute than go off for a few seconds and then back on. Very annoying. From what I have researched this is the clock spring module or the tipm. I have an appointment wit the dealer this weekend. 11/8/2014.
Power locks quit working, while replacing the fuse, all electrical ceased, and the vehicle would not operate. Towed to auto electric repair with the determination that the tipm was bad, and at any given time the lights, wipers, etc could just quit working.
I was going out to my jeep to get something out and pressed unlock on keypad and then horn, wipers both front and rear were going and windshield wiper fluid all started to work without the jeep turned on. So I had to disconnect battery to stop this. I've seen online many of the same issues I'm having with this jeep. It also happened two weeks prior when I was driving down a busy street. I pulled off to the side of the road. Turned jeep off but still was doing the same issues horn blasting, wipers running, fluid spraying. Now stuck with a huge repair bill that should be covered by a recall! ! !
On the 2008+ jeep wrangler (lhd) dashboard, the airbag warning light flashes on periodically 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. The dealer say is not in warranty but in the file complaint # pe11019 say 10 year or 150000 miles. I want to know I can do.
Tipm --- the vehicle began having electrical seizures in which the horn, lights, locks, wipers, and washer fluid all began activating at once. I had to pull over after I lost visibility because of the washer fluid covering the windshield. After turning the car off and back on several times over the course of 10 minutes, I finally pulled the battery cable to stop the problem. But as soon as I reconnected it, the problem would start again. I eventually pulled the horn fuse and limped back to my office and the next day took it to the dealer where they diagnosed the problem as a bad totally integrated power module and charged me $863.87 to replace it.
I have had many times where I get in to start my jeep and it just clicks and dash-lights come on...I have found that if you push on the gear shift upward to park and then try the key it starts, it works every time.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep wrangler. The contact stated when the key was inserted into the ignition the vehicle would not start after multiple attempts intermittently. The contact stated that the entire electrical system was fine, however the vehicle would not start. There were not any warning lights illuminated and the problem recurred multiple times. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic and the mechanic stated that there was a electrical wiring malfunction that was connected to the ignition. Another mechanic stated that there could be a ignition malfunction, however both mechanics were unable to locate a solution. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the approximate failure mileage was 60,000 ....updated 09-03-14 *bf the consumer stated the vehicle would start in neutral, but not park updated 09/09/14
Hit the unlock button to go to church at 10:30 sunday morning, august 3. Once again, the horn wouldn't stop, washer fluid was shooting all over, locks were going like crazy, wipers moving, etc. No matter what I did, it wouldn't stop. This has become a regularly occurring problem and considering the headlights flash on and off I would think (as an emt instructor and a police employee) that this would be a safety concern and would be dealt with through a recall asap. Not forcing me to pay "around $600" for a part on nationwide backorder. On july 27 I had a similar problem at 6:10am, I am sure my neighbors loved that. And on aug 1, while at a traffic light the horn honked and washer fluid shot out. My sister said it was like my jeep sneezed due to how quickly/suddenly it happened.
On numerous occasions my jeep fails to start. When I insert the key in the ignition and turn to start, the lights on the dash lights up with a single click sound coming from somewhere in the engine compartment. After continuously trying over and over to start the jeep it would finally start. Some days it would take hours to start up. The problem occurs in any weather, day or night. Some days the jeep starts up fine on the first try, other times it is a nightmare and takes all day to start up. I have taken the jeep to the jeep dealership before for a diagnostic, but it was useless and a waste of money for me since the problem is still occurring! After researching online, I have noticed many people having similar problems. Due to expired warranty, I can't afford to continue to pay for parts that could probably fix the problem. An individual on-line posted a chrysler star case # 6505315 two years ago that could possibly help, but in the mean time there is no recall for this problem. If you want more information, check out jeepforum.com under 2008 jk starting problems. As for now, my jeep is parked at work once again until it decides it wants to start up again.
I am having a problem with my integrated power module (ipm). It is causing my safety bag lght to come on (not knowing if it would deploy) but that is not the only problem with the module. It's also causing my front lights to come on when the car is off and I am getting electrical shocks every time I touch my door. The most important issue is it sometimes turns off or I can't turn it on because my electronics goes completely off. I know this because when it happens I go into the box remove and replace the cable or plugs and it starts working. I would hate this to happen when I'm driving, which would cause my power steering and shifting to lockup leaving me with no options and maybe with no safety bag. I know this to be true because the vehicle has turned off on me when I was leave my parking space at work. I could not turn or shift the vehicle because all the electronic turned off. I have already replace my battery terminal cable (battery to the ipm) due to corrosion.
The airbag warning light illuminates at random times while vehicle is running. A diagnostic tool identified the problem as: b1b02 - driver airbag squib 1 circuit open, and b1b06 - driver airbag squib 2 circuit open. These are associated with the airbag clockspring assembly for which jeep issued a service bulletin in december 2011 for 2007 models only. There was also a recall on 2008 jeep wrangler jks for this issue but it only applied to right hand drive models. There is an obvious problem with this component which needs to be addressed and repaired in all models.
Air bag warning indicator light clock spring code recalled in 2007 models and right hand drive models but not 2008 left hand drive models. Its a common jeep error and a major safety concern this should be recalled for all malfunctioning models.
In june of 2011, my 2008 jeep wrangler (lhd) had to be serviced due to the illumination of the airbag light. It was determined that this was due to a malfunction of the clockspring and was replaced. At the time, my jeep had about 52000 miles. I just encountered the same problem again and took my jeep back in to the dealer. I am now having to replace the clockspring a second time and my vehicle has about 74500 miles as of this month (december 2013). I am very frustrated because not only does jeep not cover these malfunctions (twice!), but it is also a huge safety concern because the airbags will not deploy with a defective clockspring/illuminated airbag light. Jeep has issued a recall on the part for the 2007 models and the 2008-2012 (rhd) models only. Unfortunately, those of us with defective clocksprings in our 2008-2012 lhd models are forced to pay an average of $500 for the repair or be forced to drive in an unsafe vehicle with an airbag system that will not deploy. Not only has mine gone out once, but twice! In both cases, my clockspring has malfunctioned without any known cause. This was verified by the technicians who replaced the parts. This is a central safety component and a huge safety concern. This is not a component that should just wear out like brakes and tires. I should not have to replace it every so often like getting an oil change. I can understand (perhaps) getting a faulty part, call it bad luck, but not getting the same faulty part twice. I can understand that it is not cost effective, or enough people have not died (fortunately) from the clockspring, for jeep to issue a recall on the part, but at least cover individuals on a case-by-case basis especially if the part has failed twice. For jeep to not replace the part is poor customer service and dangerous to my family and I.
I have been having a issue with the clockspring in the vehicle. My airbags do not work nor does my horn and sometimes signal will not operate or stay on and cannot shut them off and even my headlights will not turn on, all to me major safety issues. I have contacted jeep and they say that the lifetime warranty that I have on this vehicle is not covering this part called a clockspring for my make and year of this jeep, but only in a right hand driven configuration. After hearing from many wrangler owners and reading hundreds upon hundreds of online post and personal experiences form others owning these jeeps that this is a very common problem in these vehicles and jeep will not replace it at all until, as told to me from jeep, the federal safety agency forces us too. That is why I am emailing/contacting you all. 1000's of us jeep owners are tired of paying $500 plus to get a part replaced that even jeep has acknowledged is bad or will go bad. I'm furious about this and want some type of action taken. If I were to be in an accident, I have no airbag safety protection, nor able to use my horn or signals many of times. All major safety issues. Can you please help me and the other 1000's of jeep owners with this issue? Thanks for your time and anything that you can do for me.
Air bag light came on and off. Prior to that horn has never worked properly until this occurred never gave it much thought but have always had to push very hard to make horn blow. Told by dealer they go bad and $300.00 fix. Until fixed no airbag. See this is a common problem. Has life time power train warranty but not covered.
Car is dead. Battery is not the issue appears to be electrical problem originating in the steering column. Mechanic thinks it is the clockspring. He says he has had to repair more than 100 of them. That is just one mechanic. Interesting since jeep has not reported that there have been that many problems. I went online and found more than 400 complaints in just 2 jeep forums. This is obviously a real issue that need to be addressed. It is not just a rhd issue that was recalled. Thinking back it explains the other little things that you learn to live with like wipers going on and off randomly, fog light and tail light issues, airbag warning sounds and light etc.. Ntsb really should take a harder look at this issue. Airbags are a big issue. This is causing fires as well. Steering is going out. Please, please, please look into this more closely. Reopen the investigation. This is happening to 1000s of jeep owners.
I was driving to work on the interstate at approximately 60 MPH, my airbag light flashes on, then flashes off, and proceeds to do this the rest of the 20 minutes I am both driving and in stop and go traffic. Four hours later I get in my jeep to ride at lunch down the street, and it is still intermittently flashing on and off. I have no error codes. I understand reading various sites (jk forum being a main one) this problem can be caused by a faulty clockspring, and that there have been numerous attempts to have this addressed as a safety/recall issue, but it hasn't happened. I would like to add to this complaint list, as I understand currently only a small window of vehicles (2007 wranglers, specific sub-types) are fit for this recall and customers are being charged upwards of $500 for a safety issue that should be addressed by the company itself.
A vital safety system airbag component malfunctioned (clockspring). Currently, there is a recall on this item (the federal safety agency recall campaign number: pe11019 11v528000), but it is for right hand drive vehicles only. It is my, and many others, belief that this should be expanded to left side drive vehicles as well, seeing as how there are many more issues being noted. As a consumer, I understand all about warranties and the fact that nothing last forever, but how can you not warranty a part that is vital to the vehicle's safety system with less than 100,000 miles on the car, and there already is a recall issue with this component?
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