2008 Jeep Wrangler: broken coil spring

Filed Jan 26, 2018 · Steering · 60,000 miles · TN

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep wrangler. The contact stated that the horn became inoperable. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer (murfreesboro hyundai, 2203 nw broad street, murfreesboro, tn 37129) where it was diagnosed that the clock spring failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the federal safety agency. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000.

Filed May 23, 2016 · Airbags · 103,039 miles · UT

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep wrangler. While driving at various speeds, the air bag warning indicator illuminate on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the clock spring failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 13v176000 (air bags). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 103,039.

Filed Feb 22, 2016 · Airbags · 145,000 miles · TN

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.

Filed Dec 14, 2015 · Airbags, Steering · 65,000 miles · AZ

Clock spring failed and had to be replaced.

Filed Oct 29, 2015 · Airbags · 48,540 miles · CA

Airbag light would come on then off repeatedly, while stationary and in motion. Took into dealership diagnosed as "clock spring failed".

Filed Jul 22, 2015 · Airbags · 104,000 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep wrangler. The contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the front driver side air bag clock spring failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 104,000. Updated 09/21/15

Filed Aug 22, 2014 · Brakes, Transmission · 64,899 miles · OK · crash

Parking brake lever spring broke, vehicle popped out of first gear while parked. It then rolled over a block down the street and crashed into another parked car. Luckily all the kids in the neighborhood had already boarded the school bus, as it rolled through the bus stop!

Filed May 16, 2013 · Airbags · 55,000 miles · NC

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep wrangler. The contact stated that the air bag warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who stated that the air bag clock spring failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure was reported to the manufacturer. The approximate failure and current mileage was 55,000.

Filed Apr 29, 2013 · Brakes · 50,137 miles · SC

While parked on a slight incline the hand brake was set. The vehicle started to roll forward, I put the vehicle in gear and reset the hand brake more firmly only to hear a snap and the handle had zero resistance. The spring broke internally. I had the vehicle in gear and engine off so it did not roll forward any more, but looking online have discovered this is a very common problem and if the hand brake is need may easily fail - it did not take a hard pull to break the spring. My concern is the use in an emergency situation or very steep inclines where the hand brake may be required.

Filed Apr 10, 2013 · Steering, Suspension · 40,100 miles · CA

Driving down highway at 50 MPH the steering wheel and the whole jeep started shaking so bad it almost caused me to run off the road. I could only control it by bring the jeep to a stop in the middle of a highway, very dangerous ! Checked wheel balance and suspension for wear , with found nothing. Was told it was a design feature of jeeps with coil spring front axel?

Filed Aug 14, 2012 · Airbags, Transmission · 79,000 miles · NC

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep wrangler. The contact stated the air bag warning light illuminated and the clock spring failed. The contact mentioned that the failure may have been directly related to the federal safety agency campaign id number: 11v528000 (air bag: frontal). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was not included on any recalls. The failure mileage was 79,000 and the current mileage was 89,000. Updated 10/10/12 *cn the consumer also stated the 1st gear in the transmission was also defective, which caused the transmission to pop out of gear. Updated 10/17/12

Filed Feb 7, 2012 · Airbags · 57,000 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep wrangler. The contact stated that the air bag light remained illuminated and the horn would not sound. The vehicle was taken to a local repair shop and a diagnostic test was performed. The technician stated that the clock spring failed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and denied assistance with repairs because the vehicle was not included in the recall associated with the federal safety agency campaign id number 11v528000 (air bags: frontal). The dealer replaced the clock spring. The failure mileage was 57,000 and the current mileage was 68,000. Updated 03/02/12