2008 Jeep Wrangler: engine stalls while driving

Filed Nov 21, 2017 · Electrical · 70,000 miles · VA

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep wrangler. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled more than once without warning. The horn sounded and the computer shorted. The key was able to be removed with the vehicle still running and had not turned off. The vehicle was towed to the dealer (safford chrysler jeep dodge ram fiat of winchester, 1659 berryville pike, winchester, va 22603, (540) 667-5532) who stated that the PCM needed to be replaced. The dealer replaced the part and the failure recurred. The vehicle stalled at 60 MPH. The key was removed and the state trooper had to direct traffic because of the failure. The vehicle was towed back to the dealer who indicated that the tipm needed to be replaced. The vehicle had been at the dealer's for months with no solution. The service center manager escalated the concern to the manufacturer. A case manager was to follow up with the contact to determine if a solution was recommended from the manufacturer. The dealer also mentioned a warranty, but did not disclose if there would be a repair concerning the remedy. The manufacturer issued an electrical recall for the 2007 model, but not the 2008 model. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000.

Filed Oct 30, 2016 · Electrical · 129,000 miles · NY

While driving the wipers horn and windshield washer fluid randomly comes on and the jeep will just stall wherever you are and won't start back up.

Filed Feb 24, 2016 · Electrical · 60,401 miles · MO

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep wrangler. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 45 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the clock spring and the total integrated power module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 60,401. The VIN was not available.

Filed Jan 15, 2016 · Electrical · 220,000 miles · IA

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep wrangler. While driving at any rate of speed, the vehicle continuously stalled without warning. The contact had to make several attempts to get the vehicle to restart each time the failure recurred. The vehicle was unable to be driven due to the failure and was towed to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing and repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided no remedy. The approximate failure mileage was 220,000.

Filed Dec 3, 2015 · Electrical, Engine · 148,000 miles · WA

While driving home last night during a snow storm at approx. 50 MPH the engine stalled and the lights started going on and off. Thankfully I was able to make it to the highway shoulder and stop. I attempted to restart the engine but it would not (the light continued to flicker on and off sporadically, they finally stopped after I turned the emergency flashers on. I tried to restart the engine and it started but the lights started their on and off dance again so I went through the process of shutting it off and managed to get the light to stop by turning the emergency flashers off then on again. After approx. 15 to 20 minute I tried a restart and it started with no symptom's so I was able to drive home with no further incident.

Filed Apr 7, 2015 · Engine · 70,000 miles · DE

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep wrangler. While driving at 55 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to a dealer. The technician diagnosed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was towed back to the dealer, who diagnosed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 70,000.

Filed Oct 27, 2014 · Electrical · 78,000 miles · NH

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

Filed Sep 23, 2014 · Airbags, Electrical · 80,000 miles · AZ

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.

Filed Aug 10, 2012 · Transmission · 90,000 miles · KY

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep wrangler. The contact was driving 70 MPH when the vehicle stalled and could not be restarted. The contact heard a humming noise coming from the gear shift area. After some time, the wipers and the vehicle independently started. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnosis but the failure could not be replicated. The failure and the current mileages were 90,000.

Filed Jun 22, 2012 · Transmission · 19,000 miles · SC

When starting from a stop the transmission violently slams out of 1st gear into neutral leaving the car stalled in traffic. This is an extremely dangerous condition. When asking the jeep dealership about the problem they acknowledge the issue, but said there probably will not be a recall until someone is injured.

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.

Filed Nov 20, 2007 · Engine · 3,000 miles · VA

On november 19, 2007 as I was reversing out of a parking space at a restaurant, I noticed that my brakes were not working and quickly noticed a red dot light above my fuel gauge. I had to pull my parking brake in order to avoid rolling any further. I tried several times to start my car again. Initially, several lights lit up on the dashboard and the motor seemed to respond to turning the key in the ignition. However, after each attempt, the engine cut off after a few quick seconds. After several attempts, there was no response at all to turning the key in the ignition. The car was completely inoperable. This was the second time this had happened. I was actually just a mile down the road from just picking up my jeep from the dealership where it had been serviced for the past 8 days for the exact same issue. I had literally just picked up the vehicle after being told that the issue was finally resolved. The actual receipt from the service shop shows that 0.2 hours were spent on fixing the issue which involved the wcm module. The 8 days where it sat at the dealership consisted of 2 days of no diagnosis, essentially just sitting at the dealership; 1 day when the wcm module was ordered after diagnosis; and the rest of the time spent waiting for the part to arrive and placed on the car. The first stall occurred in my driveway with my daughter and her friends in the vehicle. I was able to just move the kids into the house with no real safety incident. However, this second incident LED to me rolling into parking lot traffic and towards the restaurant sidewalk and building. The parking space was at an incline which allowed the stalled out car to gain momentum as it rolled backward. Fortunately since this was the second incident I quickly realized what was happening and immediately pulled the parking brake. However I did wind up in the middle of the parking lot blocking traffic in and out of the lot.