Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2008 Jeep Wrangler.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-13 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | While driving at speed, vehicle electrical went haywire. Headlights went on and off. Horn sounding on and off, Wipers… |
| 2025-09-25 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | The ABS computer brake module is bad in my jeep. It needs a replacement. Confirmed by Chrysler Jeep dealership. Howeve… |
| 2025-07-21 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I turned the key to turn on my car and the airbag deployed. |
| 2025-07-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I was driving down the road in my 2008 wrangler and all of the sudden every light flashed on my dash board then it felt… |
| 2025-06-07 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | This is a common flaw with the abs brake system on many Chrysler Fiat vehicles and Chrysler fiat is doing NOtHING. My … |
| 2025-04-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | April 22, 2025 my 2008 Jeep lost power. There was a sequence, where one warning light was followed by another, followe… |
| 2025-03-31 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ABS Module Yes As I was driving and going to turn left into a shopping center and stepped on the break, I had none, I d… |
| 2025-02-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | The vehicle requires an ABS module. I have been waiting for over 4 months for part availability. According to dealer th… |
| 2025-01-18 | WHEELS | No | 0 | Defective Wheel Spacers Causing Vehicle Failure and Safety Hazard While driving, the front driver-side wheel spacer fa… |
| 2024-11-22 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | The fuel filler neck has an issue. When I refuel, I have to stop the pump manually or the filler cap will overflow. Thi… |
| 2024-10-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The ignition switch stays on after releasing key |
| 2024-10-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Jeep Wrangler equipped with Powerstop Brake Hoses, Part Number: (N/A). The contact stated that … |
| 2024-08-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Have tried twice by phone to request the closest Jeep dealership recommended on the numerous recall cards mailed to hav… |
| 2024-07-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The RHD Jeep Wranglers had a recall on all the clock springs. I had mine fixed, it lasted a year and then broke again.… |
| 2024-06-25 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Jeep Wrangler. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the transmission overh… |
| 2024-06-09 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I was driving on freeway noticed smoke behind jeep, I pulled over there was black smoke and fire coming from under hood… |
| 2024-05-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Jeep Wrangler. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle jerked while dep… |
| 2024-04-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TIPM intermittent, fuel pump cuts off |
| 2024-03-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TIPM intermittent failures |
| 2024-03-04 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | See attached document for complaint |
| 2024-01-09 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I have a 2008 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon that has a lifetime powertrain warranty. Since I purchased the vehicle in 2008 I ha… |
| 2023-12-23 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | My Wrangler had been parked in my driveway for about 5 hours. It tried to start by itself then cought fire. It's is a m… |
| 2023-09-14 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | ABS brakes not working on my Jeep. Was told by dealer that it needs a new ABS module, but nobody has the part. How ca… |
| 2023-08-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | On my 2008 jeep wrangler the driver’s rear drum hard brake line bursted completely and almost split in half, leaking fl… |
| 2022-08-11 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | Headlights stopped working. The Headlights are controlled by a computer. No relay, fuse, or anything that can be fixed … |
| 2022-08-06 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | While pumping fuel the nozzle will continuously trip or spill gasoline back out of the fuel tank filler hose. |
| 2022-07-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Vehicle while driving, wipers start, horn blows, washer fluid sprays, abs light goes on, engine dies making braking an… |
| 2022-06-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | Car was purchased 1 hour prior to incident from a dealership. Car was in idle and was shifted to drive and automaticall… |
| 2022-06-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The TIPM shorts out then the wipers, start running, horn blares, windshield washer fluid sprays, lights flash. The only… |
| 2022-05-23 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | airbag light goes on and off |
| 2022-03-07 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Transmission pops out of first gear randomly. Was making a left turn across a 4 lane highway when transmission popped o… |
| 2022-02-23 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I own the Jeep for 6 months now and at each fill up, fuel gets spit out of f the filler neck at the end. I try running … |
| 2022-01-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TIPM/ all warning lights came on. Started with radio Turing on, wipers malfunctioning, lights coming on out of no where… |
| 2022-01-03 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | When I go above 45 mph on a bumpy road, the Jeep starts wobble uncontrollably until I almost completely stop the vehicl… |
| 2021-09-04 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Engine compartment caught on fire with no warning. My family's lives were in danger. We escaped vehicle before front wa… |
| 2021-08-26 | STEERING | No | 0 | While driving at 65mph my vehicle began to violently shake, and I had to come to a complete stop. This violent shaking … |
| 2021-08-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | This has happened on more than 1 occasion. Driving on the highway and I lose power, the Jeep slows way down, the accele… |
| 2021-07-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | On 07/16/2021 at approximately 1600 hundred the smoke detectors in the house began alarming. I immediately noticed smok… |
| 2021-07-05 | STEERING | No | 0 | Steering wheel shaking at about 50 mph. Then warning lights on dash came on ABS- ESP and BAS. I slowed down drove home … |
| 2021-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Jeep Wrangler. The contact stated that the horn, alarm, windows, and windshield wipers spontane… |
| 2021-04-23 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN FUELING VEHICLE OVERFLOW POURS OUT OF THE TANK AND ON TO THE VEHICLE AND GROUND WHEN FILLED. I'VE OWNED THE VEHICL… |
| 2021-04-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | GAS GOING ALL OVER THE PLACE AND ON ME. ALSO THE JEEP JERKS SO BAD THAT I ALMOST HIT MY HEAD. THE TRANSMISSON WAS CHANG… |
| 2021-03-14 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY JEEP WRANGLER 2008 AND STATED SHAKING SEVERELY WHICH WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. AFTER CONDUCTING SOME O… |
| 2021-03-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | My Jeep just intermittently started the crank no start issue and gave code PO5013, incorrect immobilizer key. After ext… |
| 2021-02-22 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | GAS OVERSPILLS FROM THE TANK. DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY STOP WHEN FILLING CAUSING GAS TO SPLASH ON THE OWNER, VEHICLE, AND… |
| 2021-02-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION JUMPS OUT OF 1ST GEAR WHEN DRIVING |
| 2020-12-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE COMPONENTS BEGIN MALFUNCTIONING, WIPERS TURN ON, WIPER WASHER PUMP FLOODS WINDSHIELD, LIGHTS FLASH, HEADLIGHTS … |
| 2020-12-17 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | THE DEFROST ON A JEEP WRANGLER IS VERY INEFFECTIVE AND POORLY DESIGNED. THE ONLY BLOWER FOR THE DEFROST IS IN THE MID… |
| 2020-12-08 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LINE STARTED TO LEAK |
| 2020-11-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE HORN BLOWS ON ITS ON, THE WIPERS AND WASHERS COME ON BY THERE SELF, LIGHTS COME ON BY THERE SELF, AND THE ONLY WAY … |