Air bag light is on from a defective clock spring and the vehicle still spits out gas when I fill up.
2008 Jeep Wrangler airbags complaints
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Faulty clock spring for airbag
Airbag warning light continuously comes on and chimes indicating a problem with airbag.
Airbag light illuminates and chimes. Light goes out during turns, but re-illuminates once steering wheel is straightened back out. Problem is chronic. I understand jeep has a recall on 2007 jeeps for same issue and rhd versions for later years.
While driving my 2008 jeep wrangler the clocksrping malfunctioned and broke while going around a turn on my neighborhood street. My air bag light came on and a small ribbon came out of the steering column. This also disabled my horn. When I took it to my mechanic he asked about a recall on this part because this is not a common issue. I looked and saw that there in fact was a recall on the right handed vehicles for 2008 but not left handed drive vehicles as well as 2007 jeeps had the recall. I am hopeful that this can also be recalled in 2008 left hand drive vehicles as it is not something that should go bad unless your vehicle is left in the rain dust or dirty environments, which is not how my jeep is ever stored. I am happy that I was on a neighborhood street when this happened and that the air bag did not deploy!
My air bag light has been turning on and off when I am driving the jeep. It chimes every time it lights up, then goes out, then chimes and lights up again fairly often.
Turned left and the airbag warning light went off. And now continues to go off and ding every couple of minutes as I am driving. Seems to happen most of the time when turning left but tends to happen when turning right as well.
The air bag light came on and stayed on. This occurred while driving off road on sand and while turning. Dealer indicated the fix was going to cost over $500 dollars. They indicated some faulty wiring.
The airbag light comes on intermittently when the vehicle is in motion. I've been told that the clock spring is what is causing it. This same part has been recalled on the rhd vehicle but not the lhd. Ive been told that this could cause the airbags to not deploy in the event of a crash. I also see this is becoming a very common problem on this year model
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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.
Clock spring needs replaced.
Clock spring self-destructed at just over 45000 miles. Airbag light is now on and the ribbon cable is unwinding out of the steering column. Same issue that was being reported by owners and has been recalled for 2007 model year.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep wrangler. The contact stated that the frontal air bags failed. The air bags warning light illuminated and a beeping sound emitted. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the air bags clock spring failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed that the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 13v176000 (air bags). The approximate failure mileage was 145,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep wrangler. The contact stated that the air bag warning light was constantly illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 13v176000 (air bags). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 69,000.
Traveling down road, noticed air bag light staying on, esp wouldn't work, horn inoperative. Called jeep dealer and they said to come in for diagnosis as the air bag light indicated a fault in air bag system. Took to dealers and they had to replace clock-spring wiring harness to cure problem. Not in warrenty period and when chrysler was contacted they would not accept cost as it was not under recall. I therefore had to pay for repair. The dealer said to keep invoice as it may later be a safety recall. It should be as I was told the problem could cause the air bag system to malfunction. Being in the jeep community I know of thousands of jeep wranglers having the same problem. Copy of invoice attached.
The airbag light of my 2008 jeep wranger intermittently comes on during driving and the horn doesn't work. Likely a bad clockspring.
Takata recall: jeep built jan. 24, 2008, airbag light has been an issue for over a year - horn has always been spotty but always lucky at inspection until recently. So, airbag light dinging/on and now horn not working due to clockspring. Recall research showed to be eligible item but dealership and chrysler recall 800 # folks said this jeep didn't qualify. Damage will be getting clockspring replaced by dealership for more than $500.
While driving my car started displaying issues with the air bag. The dash is intermittently displaying a airbag light. This continually turns on and off. I have researched solutions for this and learned that jeep wrangler 2007 has recalled this specific part but nothing has been done regarding subsequent years. I fear that this may pose a safety concern as it is a direct issue with the airbag.
Clockspring wiring in the lhd side air bag circuit failed causing airbag indicator to turn on. Paid around $700 tax to have this defective part replaced (((
I have no safety horn, no airbags, no cruise control and tire presure monitore gives faulty reading. All because of and due to a bad clock spring under the steering wheel.
Clock spring failed and had to be replaced.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep wrangler. The contact stated the air bag warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 59,300. The VIN was not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep wrangler. The contact stated that the air bag light was constantly illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 13v176000 (air bags). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
On a 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. The vehicle also no longer has functioning speed control. This has been a recurring issue and concern for many 2007-2012 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. The faulty clockspring is the a safely concern due to a potential airbag failure in the 2009 jeep wrangler (lhd) during an accident.
Failed clockspring at 104,000 miles. Intermitted airbag light.
Airbag light would come on then off repeatedly, while stationary and in motion. Took into dealership diagnosed as "clock spring failed".
My airbag light is constantly on and my cruise control no longer works. I am a lhd 2008 wrangler and as I have seen across the internet this is a huge problem. Why is there no recall on the lhd 2008 wranglers when there is for the rhd and 2007 lhd wranglers. The same clock springs are used in all these vehicles and they are faulty across the board. This needs to be a recall as my airbag will not deploy if I get into an accident. Chrysler is responsible and should be held accountable for this issue in my model yr and lhd. It doesn't matter if I am sitting, drive or whatever the airbag light is always on as soon as I start the engine and my cruise control does not work.
The airbag light and chime randomly turns on and off while driving under all conditions.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep wrangler. The contact stated that the brake pedal was slow to respond and the slippery road warning light flashed while driving during inclement weather. The contact stated that while driving approximately 20 MPH, the brake pedal was applied but failed to respond causing the contact to crash into the rear of another vehicle. The air bags did not deploy and the contact did not sustain any injuries. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 10v236000 (service brakes, hydraulic) and 08v202000 (service brakes, hydraulic). The vehicle was towed to an unknown location and was not diagnosed or repaired. . The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 95,000.
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