2008 Jeep Wrangler: engine failure

Filed Sep 16, 2019 · Electrical, Suspension · 111,300 miles · MO

Will not pass inspection check engine lights remain on along with a red light that looks like lighting bolt. Replaced battery. New engine. New radiator. New pin. Everything that was found on diagnostic check replaced. Still paying for car. Not able to drive it. Has a dangerous death wobble. This is the worst vehicle made. Don't know what to do. Cannot get plates for jeep that eill never pass inspection. What can I do .

Filed Sep 18, 2018 · Engine, Transmission · 64,500 miles · TX

At 54,500 highway miles, two rod bearings failed in the engine resulting in total engine loss. After engine replacement the throw out bearing failed resulting in failure of the clutch. Engine failed while being driven on a freeway but was able to be driven into the dealership. Clutch failed while being driven on city streets resulting in towing.

Filed Apr 29, 2016 · Body, Steering · 150,000 miles · IN

Rear passenger door is seized up and front passenger is starting. Car violently wobbles as 55mph!

Filed Dec 21, 2015 · Electrical, Seats · 170,000 miles · MD

In 2009 my tipm failed and I experienced the 'possessed jeep' condition where everything turned on (lights, turn signals, horn, radio blasting with no display). I took it to the dealer and they replaced free of charge (under 5 year warranty). In 2012 my rear brake calipers seized on both the passenger and driver side, they were glowing cherry-red after a 1 hour commute into work, perfect to start a fire if I had pulled into a gas station with some gas spilled on the ground or something. I got after-market calipers because the guy at auto zone said that he had several customers with the same issue that replaced it with factory calipers and they failed within 40000 miles, they went with after-market calipers and never had a problem, I have not had a problem since myself. Well now all of a sudden my horn, front passenger parking lamp/turn signal stopped working. There are no blown fuses or unhooked wires, everything is stock (I bought the vehicle brand new). At this same time, my passenger seat keeps coming unlatched and flying forward and back (as if someone were trying to enter the back seat). I can push the seat back into position, but it will fly forward all by itself at random. This started immediately with the horn and passenger parking lamp issue. This is dangerous and presents a choking hazard, especially if someone is sitting in the seat with the seat belt fastened. Since the horn has stopped working, I am concerned that my air-bag may not deploy (clock-spring issue) or if it is that tipm again. I don't think I should need to pay for yet another tipm this should be covered for the life of the vehicle since it is a safety hazard.

Filed May 6, 2015 · Brakes · 38,524 miles · NJ

2 weeks ago my front passenger brake caliper seized while driving. It smoked and was unsafe to drive as I lost the ability to steer safely. I had to replace the caliper, pads and resurface the rotor. Yesterday my rear driver-side caliper failed while driving locally. I only have 38k miles on this jeep and do not drive off-road. Jeep is pristine, well maintained and used sparingly. Searching the federal safety agency database I saw several similar reports and all reported problems involved 2008 jeep wrangler, however no recall or tsb?!? How many reports does the federal safety agency need to connect the dots here? I'm so thankful my daughter wasn't driving, as she would not have been able to recover the vehicle during the first incident. I have been driving for 37 years & never had a vehicle have a single caliper failure and now it's happened twice within two weeks on the same vehicle. There are less than 3k miles driven on these brake pads.

Filed Aug 21, 2012 · Steering · 38,975 miles · KY

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep wrangler. The contact stated that while driving 60 MPH, the steering wheel seized and the contact started losing control of the vehicle. The vehicle was shut off and restarted after several minutes, in which the power steering assist was reset. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis where they stated to the contact that they had to replace the steering damper. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that there were no recalls under the issue. The failure mileage was 38,975 and the current mileage was 38,998.

Filed Sep 1, 2011 · Engine · 35,000 miles · MA

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep wrangler. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 MPH, all of the lights on the instrument panel illuminated and the vehicle stalled. Upon restart, the vehicle operated as normal. The failure recurred on an intermittent basis and the contact also stated that the engine would not always restart immediately. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, where the contact was informed that a faulty oxygen sensor caused the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The failure continued to occur on an intermittent basis. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer, where the entire engine was replaced. The failure continued. The vehicle would not restart after the most recent failure and was towed to the dealer, where the contact was informed that the total integrated power module failed. The vehicle was in the process of being repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, but offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 35,000.