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.
2008 Jeep Wrangler 4-DR 4x4 steering complaints
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Please have chrysler/jeep fix the jeep death wobble at their expense. They say it is because owners of jeep wranglers modify their jeeps for off road driving and that causes the jeep death wobble. I have not modified my jeep and it scares me to death when it wobbles. This is chryslers problem not mine.
My jeep keeps doing a death wobble on the highway today I took my 68 year old mother to airport and it did it going 55 on way back did it at 60 and I lost my transmission vfluid on 476 had to be towed
Clock spring is bad causing the air bags not to work.
Passenger side brakes come on automatically , almost caused me to loose control in right hand turn ! Is there a recall on this ?
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.
Clock spring faulty, generating warning light, possible failure.
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.
Search internet for jk death wobble. Chrysler llc has a huge problem with jk wrangler than need recall before some one dies due to losing control to the front end of their vehicle. Our 2008 jeep wrangler has been plagued with suspension and front axle steering issues for its entire existence including a stabilizer replacement at approx 20,000 miles 6 years ago. Most recently we have had catastrophic death wobble that has resulted in attempts by dealer to fix under warranty and service contract with no success. The front axle housing, and the trac bar, and the ball joints and the steering stabilizer geometry on the jk wrangler is all wrong. See this a/m bolt kit http://northridge4x4.com/shop/nr4x4-jeep-jk-hardware-kit see this video https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=diydwqhc7qq and this video https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9uqwlmlhif4 I have all of these problems with the VIN for this complaint and some one needs to force a recall on these vehicles. My vehicle needs new lower control arms, new track bar, new frame mount for track bar, new front axle housing, new steering gear, new knuckles, and new tie rods. And it needs the a/m correct bolt kit listed above used to install all of the above components. My vehicle shakes violently at times nearly causing accidents. I can't drive my vehicle with my wife and children because it is too dangerous. Please address immediately. There are 100,000 or more vehicles on the road with this se problem.
While on my normal daily drive home from work, the airbag warning dash lamp illuminated with chime. Since then it has been constantly turning on and off and chiming with the turning of my steering wheel. Which I believe is directly related with the well known clock spring issue that hundreds of similar jeep models have been experiencing for several years. Upon reading the multiple complaints regarding this issue, its not a matter of if, but when will this part fail...
While driving I experienced shaking in my front end that cause me to pull off the off. After much research I can safely say it known as the death wobble. This problem is ridiculous and no one cares to make jeep fix this problem. Is it going to take someone dying for you and jeep to wake up and have this addressed. You suck and so does jeep.
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.
My vehicle has had the "death wobble" multiple times. My vehicle has been repaired twice, once in october of 2013 and once in march of 2014. It is happening again. I will need to get it fixed for the third time. It makes the jeep uncontrollable. I have to slow down to almost a complete stop. When it happened continuously in march of 2014 I had to have it towed 60 miles from my home. I have come close to two accidents on major roadways. There is less than 23k miles on my jeep.
While driving downhill on an improved multi-lane highway, and braking as needed, the front end of the jeep began to shake violently. This is the third episode of this extremely unsafe behavior. The first two episodes involved accelerating between 50 and 55 on an interstate highway on-ramp. All instances required immediate deceleration and/or modest braking and/or needing to come to a complete stop to arrest the violent shaking and regain normal steering control. Research yields information that this is a known occurrence with jeep wranglers and may be the result of substandard engineering and design. See "jeep wrangler -death wobble".
On the 2008 jeep wrangler (left hand drive) 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 (left hand drive) 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 (left hand drive) 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.
Myself, spouse, and children were going to dinner and I'm on cruise at 50 and a violent vibration begins to occur. I have researched it and it is often referred to as the "death wobble" and it is bad. I would like to know why there has not been a recall issued by you on this. Is it going to take someone dying for you to issue one. Mine caused me to almost wreck head on and there would probably be kids without parents today if there would have been a wreck head on. Please consider issuing a recall on this and make the manufacturer's fix this problem. It's not like we can go out and trade it in or pay to have it fixed. Yes we have jobs, but we have responsibilities of being parents and paying bills to, and are becoming parents again early next year. This is a serious problem and should have to fixed by the company.
I'm not sure what caused the problem the first couple of times but when it started to occur more frequently I started to notice my speed and the road conditions when it happened. It was a combination of driving over 50 miles/ hour and rolling over a pothole, bump or simply uneven pavement that would cause the front end of the jeep to wobble and shake violently. The steering wheel vibrates and shakes which makes it very hard to steer the vehicle and it becomes impossible to maintain highway speed while this is happening. The only way to stop the violent shaking is to quickly slow the car down, which is extremely dangerous on the busy interstate which I travel everyday to get to and from work. Recently I narrowly avoided getting rear-ended by a tractor trailer which was barreling down the highway behind me when the shaking occurred. I had to slam on the brakes to stop the vibrations. Luckily the truck driver changed lanes just in time. This condition is unpredictable and presents a serious safety threat because it generally happens at high speeds.
After I shifted into 5th gear going appx. 50 MPH front rt tire shimmied then lt front tire at equal 1 to 2 second intervals until the shimmy got so bad I could not control steering and had to decelerate to pull of to side of road. I had to lift myself off seat and lean into steering wheel with my all my weight to steer jeep safely to side of road. About 1 week before my incident my daughter, 22 yrs of age, had same problem during morning rush hour. Same speed while accelerating.
Hit small bump on expressway causing 2008 jeep wrangler unlimited to shake violently like the wheels were loose. I had to immediately get off the expressway to check wheels. This could have caused an accident by the initial reaction is to slow down and would have caused a chain reaction (crash). After inspecting vehicle shaking had stopped.
Filing a complaint about what is called a death wobble! Called chrysler they have no recall but it is a known defect but not recall they say! It is very scary when this happens although they say no deaths are reported it definitely affects your steering and could cause accident. I have taken it to two different dealers they have come across it many times and tried fixing many different ways but no conclusion has been made please help! It has no after market items added to it nor big tires as chrysler says can cause it!
The much documented death wobble associated with jeeps. I never realized until I googled it how many people are experiencing this. I don't understand why you haven't forced jeep to do a recall and replace the track bar, steering knuckle or whatever the parts are that are needed to fix this problem. I don't get it. I guess you have never driven a jeep when this happens going 65 MPH. There are some aftermarket parts that are beefed up that consumers say have fixed the problem..... So jeep can do the same.
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.
I am the second owner of this 2008 jeep wrangler unlimited 4 door that I purchase at dealership. While driving home at approx. 25 MPH in heavy traffic on I ran over a reflector probably on more than 1 inch high on the road. The car began to violently shake and scare my wife and grandchildren. The steering wheel shaked so violently that I had to come to a complete stop in the middle of the lane, on a busy highway, to stop the shaking. I feel I have been ripped off from chrysler motor company, I spent 10's of thousands of dollars on a vehicle that may kill me or someone else. An immediate recall should be sent out to all owners of jeep wrangler jk unlimited 4 doors. Also the news media should be informed and broadcast the recall and what they should do. Chrysler corp.must immediately fix this dangerous "death wooble" at their expense with no cost to the owners of such vehicles. There should be no exceptions. . Looks like chrysler corporation is puting profits over vehicle safety. Force chrysler to be accountable and fix the "death wooble".
Air bag light turns on and off as I drive. Appears to be a bad clock spring.
Front end oscillation internet term commonly called "death wobble " this vehicle was returned to the dealer to diagnose the problem and it was returned with no fault found as this is a friends car I haven't a record of the serial number but I was asked to give a second opinion ,I found nothing loose the steering damper was functioning correctly tires were rotated with no adverse wear or pattern I can only surmise that this having occurred many times to this vehicle that there must be metal fatigue between the mounting of the steering gear and axle mounting points and that an engineered brace will be required to damp out oscillation.
While on the highway going at a speed 55mph or higher, the car will go over a small bump while on a slight hill or turn, and begin to violently shake the car, only stopping when the car has been slowed to a stop - requiring the vehicle to pull off the highway to stop the shaking. Due to the violent wobble, the car is difficult to control, and feels as though it could create a significant accident at high mile per hour speeds, or concerns about causing an accident on the highway due to the vehicle needing to pull off in order to stop the wobbling. Incredibly dangerous when any type of inclement weather exists. Have had to pull off the highway several times in order to stop the violent shaking, making this driver extremely fearful to drive on the highway. This vehicle is stock, no alterations done.
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.
While driving on interstate, I hit a small bump while making slight turn to the left. This caused the vehicle to shake violently out of control. I cannot emphasize enough how violent the shaking was... It felt as if the vehicle might actually come apart. I had to pull of the road to get it to stop. This has happened four times in the past six months. I have only owned the jeep for a year.
As per my ase certified mechanic has directed me. My airbag light has started turning on and off and causing the chime several times a day due to a clockspring in the steering wheel going bad. This is a known recall for previous years including the 2007 model (1yr difference). I'm afraid that in an actual crash the air bag will not deploy or that it will at any random moment.
"death wobble" horrible cavitation and vibration of front axle at speeds of around 65 MPH. Became very dangerous and very hard to control, braking to slow down actually caused greater vibration and cavitation making it harder to control. All jeep owners seem to know of this issue ( just check on line).
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