The airbag indicator light on the instrument cluster illuminated. The obdii code reader validated the presence of a airbag system fault. Apparently a "clock spring" in the steering wheel fails and causes faults in the airbag system.the jeep dealer says 2007 "clock spring" is covered under recall but 2008 "clock spring is not covered under recall. I believe that emergency restraint systems are covered under all circumstances for a certain amount of years of date of manufacture.
2008 Jeep Wrangler electrical complaints
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My jeep was missing and before it caught fire it started lunging real bad I stop the jeep and got out because I heard crackling and I looked and saw it was on fire. I called the fire department and it burned completely.
After leaving the gym on my lunch break I took (thank god) the not so heavy traffic road to get back to work. My jeep cut off on me while driving. I had to pull over. Again my wipers start going and the lights come on and the horn won't stop blaring so I had to open the hood and tap on the fuse box lid. After the 5th attempt the car decided to come on. I do not feel safe driving my vehicle if I am right next to the emergency lane. This has to stop and should be a recall. I have a child and this is very not safe. The same incident happened to me last week coming down a busy street. Again blessed I was near the driveway of a business I did not get into an accident and pulled over waiting for my jeep to decide when it wanted to start again. Why is this not a recall? I took my jeep several months back to the dealer and was without transportation for 2 weeks before they got to looking at it and stated they could not find the problem and sent it back home to me. Please investigate this issue as I am not the only person this has been happening to.
Jeep wrangler still acts up with electronics. After picking up some grocery as I open my passenger door my horn, both wipers, washer fluid spraying out, and lights started going haywire. Everything turned on all at once. I jumped in and tried starting it up maybe rest what ever short my be experiencing, I was able to start it but continue to go haywire as I turned off the ignition, it continue to run. I jumped out to pop the hood and pulled a fuse. The engine stopped and car stopped going haywire. I waited about 10 mins before replacing the fuse. Jeep wrangler still honks horn (beep) and wipers shift a little in the morning when I open the driver door. Should I be concern that this malfunction will cause a fire or possible harm?
While driving at night car went berserk lights started flashing, horn continuous sounding, wipers both front and back continue to stay on while shooting washer fluid. As tried to accelerate to get off the freeway I experience lost of power and steering. I was able to make it to the side of the freeway and turned the ignition off and on several times hoping to rest the problem, but only continue for about 30 mins and then stop.
While driving, the airbag light started flashing and an audible chime went off each time the light flashed. The light and chime would appear about every 5 minutes. I took my vehicle in for service and found out that the problem was the airbag clock spring. I also found out that there has been a recall on rhd vehicles of this same model for the airbag clock spring. After researching the problem, I found out that there have been numerous reports of this problem for lhd vehicles with no recall. Are they only recalling the rhd vehicles because majority of them are driven by government employees, and they expect everyone else to pay $600 to have this problem fixed?
In reference to tipm recall. While driving, the horn will blow nonstop, as well as windshield wipers engage, fluid sprays nonstop onto windshield, A/C will not blow, engine has shut off spontaneously which caused a truck to lightly bump me in an intersection. Selling dealership (hebert's town and country shreveport, la) will not fix. Http://youtu.be/ryjxvng4c8i.
First incident occurred when I put the jeep in reverse; the horn blew until it was taken out of reverse. The wipers came on and stayed on for the whole trip into work (1 hour) the windshield washer motor also ran. Engine light and airbag light came on. Since that time there are intermittent occurrences of doors locking and unlocking on their own. Wipers and washer turn on by themselves, headlights both went out in july horn wouldn't shut off, then the doors wouldn't unlock and when they did the wipers turned on. Every couple of weeks the jeep would lose power and stall. I have asked several ase certified mechanics their opinion and all say the same...tcim
My 08 jeep wrangler only has 64.000 miles on it and my son drives it,the horn and wipers would go off at random,I am just glad he was not on the interstate when this happened,that could cause anyone to wreck I took it to the dealer and the tipm was bad,I have looked into this and found out this is a problem part with this model,this is a major safety problem and I do not understand why this part has not been recalled. If there is anything you can do please let me know.
I was dropping my kids off at school and my car went crazy my horn went off, alarm went off and windshield wipers both front and back spraying the fluid all over people not on my windows. I took my keys out of the car and it continued. The principle wandered why I was honking at the other cars and spraying the kids it not only was embarrassing but the fluid could of easily got in kids eyes.
When trying to start vehicle the jeep will not start. Sometimes I have to put it in neutral to get it to start, sometimes I have to remove the key or push the shifter (automatic) into park. This has been an on going problem with my jeep, and I could not replicate it at the dealer. The dealer replaced the starter and battery which I told them was not the problem.
While driving at highway speed, the electrical systems of the jeep started going crazy. Windshield wipers intermittently turned on (sunny and dry at time), washer fluid started spraying continuously, horn honed repeatedly at a low tone, door locks locked/unlocked repeatedly and AC system turned of. Stopped vehicle at highway shoulder and this continued even when engine turned off. Disconnected battery. Waited 1 minute, reconnected battery, and everything seemed fine. Drove another 5 minutes and same symptoms started again and lasted until I reached a gas station. Power washer fluid completely drained. I have been told this is the tpim of the jeep wrangler causing this problem. Not sure if it is linked to a start/stop condition the vehicle has- turn over key in ignition and all power is on but engine will not crank. Disengage key, try again, sometimes will start, sometimes will take a third or fourth time. Have brought this to the attention of the chrysler dealership I purchased the vehicle at in march 2008. They cannot determine a cause. Brought to a independent mechanic. He indicated this would be a tpim malfunction and should be replaced. 2007 jeep wranglers had a recall for the tpim failure. I see there is litigation ongoing for other chrysler products with tpim issues. 2008 jeep wranglers appear to have far and away more issues than other new jk jeep wranglers...
Horn stopped working after about a year after purchase of new wrangler. Bad clock springs are all over jeep forums. Would like to have a horn, but do not want to spend many dollars for same part that will again fail. Needs to be upgraded! No horn for 5-years. Please help.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep wrangler. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start on the first attempt. After several attempts, the vehicle was able to restart. The dealer stated that the starter needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure persisted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep wrangler. While driving approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The air bag and mil warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was able to restart, but the failure recurred twice. The dealer stated that the tipm module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 80,000.
Several issues with the vehicle: 1. "death wobble" vehicle intermittently shakes violently over 45 MPH. Stop vehicle and starts running fine. 2. Suspect bad tipm. Intermittent horn and wipers turn on after opening driver door. Next, car sometimes will not start. Tapping the tipm will allow it to start. Next with ignition off and key out, engine continues to run until tapping the module. Finally, now the engine will just stop intermittently while driving down the road. Found that both of these issues are common problems with jeeps.
Vehicle will not start. Turning the key in the ignition causes a click. Electrical is working, as all dashboard lights are on and bright. By pushing on the transmission lever or moving it into neutral and back the vehicle will then start. There does not seem to be a specific condition (hot or cold) that makes this better or worse.
This happened on 76th st north, between whirlpool dr and lakewood ave. Owasso, ok. I was driving to work, at t 5:45 am, I smelled smoke, looked out my drivers side door and saw a orange glow. I opened the door and saw flames coming out from the engine. I stopped, got out and called 911.
While driving on the highway, the airbag light goes on and off intermittently. The horn also does not work at all. I took it to the local mechanic to have the horn fixed, and was informed it was a bad clock-spring. Chrysler has extended the warranty for the rh 2008 wranglers and all 2007 wranglers, but the warranty for the lh 2008 wranglers, like mine, has not been extended to be replaced. This is a major safety issue as the horn does not work, and I am unsure if my airbag will deploy, if needed. There is clearly an issue as there are a flood of complaints. It is time for the federal safety agency to step in and get this taken care of. I don't feel I should have to pay $500.00 to have the clock-spring fixed when it is an obvious issue across the line in the 2007 and 2008 models. I should also mention that I have also experienced the "death wobble" which is what was the initial issue which had me take the jeep into the shop. Over this past year, the jeep would just start shaking violently at about 55 MPH every once in a while. This last time, I pulled over to the side of the road, turned off the jeep and tried again, only to have it start shaking violently again. This is a major issue that needs addressed. I could have been killed as there were vehicles on the freeway all around me. I could barely control the vehicle to pull it off the road. The mechanic replaced the steering stabilizer, the calipers, and the rotors to alleviate the problem. Interestingly, when I walked in to talk to them, they knew exactly what it was as they have had similar complaints that needed repairs for the same vehicle and problem from other customers. This was a $350.00 repair. I point this second issue out so other jeep owners will know what to have repaired if chrysler does nothing.
Driving home after work at night on the interstate,approx. 75mph, the windshield washer and wipers come on and the horn starts blowing continuously and wont stop, I pulled off on the closest freeway exit and pulled off the road and shut off the engine,but even with removing the key from the ignition switch it continued to run with the washers,wipers and horn going....after several attempts turning the ignition switch on and off the motor finally stopped running but the washers,wipers and horn continued until I disconnected the battery...after reconnecting the battery everything went back to normal and functioned normally for several months, but recently has started acting like its possessed again...took it to the local dealer(chapmen dodge and they were unable to find any issue even after I told them it sounds like the tipm ,and from what I have researched this is an ongoing issue with chrysler,they said they would replace it for $1000 but it may not be the problem.....
On may 29th of 2014 I was driving my 2008 jeep wrangler down a 4 lane city street at about 3000 RPM. I had just taken off from a red light when I heard a loud explosion that resulted in a fire underneath the vehicle. The gas tank exploded and the fire covered the bottom of the entire vehicle. There was damage under the hood on the engine side of the firewall on what appeared to be fuel lines. Luckily there was a quick response by the fire department who quickly extinguished the fire, but my jeep has been rendered un-drivable. I have contacted both chrysler and the dealership but not assistance there. The chrysler investigation team would not even take a look at the fuel lines the marshal determined started the fire. I will never feel safe in this vehicle or any other vehicle produced by chrysler ever again. Luckily there was no personal injury to me, but only because I had all the doors and top off which enabled a rapid escape. Please take a serious look a these wranglers and force chrysler to take action before someone is seriously injured or even killed.
My jeep ignition switch will not go back in the lock position to allow you too pull the key out of the ignition however you can pull the key straight out.I have a brand new never used key and the ignition will not allow it to slide all the way in the jeep still starts and shuts off however you have too disconnect your battery or it will drain the battery down. Also now you can not lock the vehicle.
I bought the 2008 jeep wrangler in september 2007. I follow the service manual and take my jeep for every scheduled service at the jeep dealership. My jeep started failing to start in 2010. I reported the issue at my 36,000 mile service on 23 november 2010 and was told that the service department could not isolate the problem. I have reported this issue on several services but was always told that the service department could not isolate the issue. Finally when I take the jeep in for the 72,000 mile service the fault was identified and is currently under repair. If this has been a known issue why was I not notified of the problem by jeep. I have been stranded on more that one occasion because the vehicle failed to start and I have been driving around for four years with a tipm that could have failed causing injury to me or my family. I am very upset that jeep has known about these issues and I was not informed that there was an issue with this tipm when I reported the jeep was having electrical problems. I had to stumble across a web site reporting this issue with the tipm, this is how I found out that this is a known issue that jeep has failed to acknowledge.
When the ignition key was turned to on, the starter only gave a click. After several attempts it started. The dealer did a diagnostic and found nothing. The problem continued and became more frequent and severe to the point it wouldn't start after numerous attempts. The starter was replaced with no results, problem continued. From online forums on jeep I found this to be a widespread problem. It was suggested to put the automatic transmission in the neutral position and try. If it starts, the problem is a faulty transmission range sensor. Putting it neutral when this occurs, has started the engine the first try dozens of times for me. I took the jeep to the dealer, gave them this information which they ignored. They replaced a solenoid cable instead. The problem continued. Returned to the dealer for another diagnostic, they kept the vehicle for 2 days while I rented a vehicle. Nothing was found or fixed in their diagnostic when I picked it up. The problem continues, it did it today twice 6/25/2014, but still starts in neutral for now. The suggested transmission range sensor would be covered in my lifetime powertrain warranty. I believe jeep knows there is a problem but chooses to ignore it. This seems to effect wrangler models from 2007- 2012 years. It is so widespread it should be a recall issue. Starting in neutral is not a fix.
Pulling out of a parking space the other day and a red airbag light appeared on my dash indicating some sort of airbag fault, also cruise control and horn stopped working. Further research showed that the clock springs are a common failure among jeep wranglers thus making the airbags non operational until repair is made.
I just pulled out of quick trip after putting $60 in gas in and right about 35 MPH around 1500rpm I heard a loud "pop" the jeep shut down, then flames came from both sides of my jeep, almost burning my leg. (I had the doors and top off the vehicle.)
The air bag light keeps going on an off. I had it checked at the dealer and they stated it was the clockspring that was bad. This is not is not covered under the lifetime powertrain warranty or my lifetime added care plus warranty that I purchased. This is a safety item and should be fixed by chrysler.
Horn doesn't work, I also get an unknown ding warning sound in the dash, I am afraid my airbag may not work as well. The clockspring must be broken.
Airbag light illuminated due to clockspring failure.
Air bag light came on. Was caused by a defective clock spring. This is a known defect on the wrangler since recall was done on 2007 jeep wrangler and 2008 rhd jeep wrangler.
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