Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2008 Jeep Wrangler 2-dr 4x4.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-08 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT THE CAR BURST INTO FLAMES AND BURNT TO THE GROUND.THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID IT WAS CAUSED BY TRA… |
| 2018-11-16 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN YOU FILL UP THE GAS TANK, IT OVERFLOWS & SPIT GAS BACK OUT. |
| 2018-10-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TIPM MODULE IS ACTIVATING THE WIPERS AND HEADLIGHTS. IS NOT ALLOWING TURN SIGNALS TO WORK AFTER DISCONNECTING BATTERY. … |
| 2018-09-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THERE IS A USED CAR DEALERSHIP IN PHOENIX ARIZONA CALLED PRIME AUTO, PHONE 602-737-3275. I AM WORKING WITH THE ARIZONA… |
| 2018-07-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN PRESSING THE UNLOCK BUTTON FROM THE KEY TRANSMITTER, THE LIGHTS, HORN, WIPERS AND WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID ALL STA… |
| 2018-07-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHILE TURNING RIGHT FROM A STOP SIGN ON TO A MAJOR HIGHWAY WITH 55 MILE AN HOUR SPEED LIMIT I BEGAN TO MERGE INTO TRAFF… |
| 2018-03-31 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP IN A 6-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISION, THE JEEP WILL AT TIMES JUMP OUT OF GEAR WITH A VIOLENT J… |
| 2018-03-14 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MY JEEP HAS BEEN JUMPING OUT OF GEAR. IN TRAFFIC, DRIVING IN 1ST GEAR, AT ABOUT 5-10 MPH, FLAT TERRAIN IN A STRAIGHT D… |
| 2018-02-20 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | GASOLINE OVERFLOWS FROM THE TANK DURING REFUELING AND DOES NOT SHUT-OFF. THIS HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES AT SEVERAL DIF… |
| 2018-02-12 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MANUAL TRANSMISSION POPS OUT OF FIRST GEAR CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. THIS OCCURS WHEN STARTING FROM A STOPPED POSITION… |
| 2017-11-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT A CONVINCE STORE AND HAD ONLY BEEN DRIVEN ABOUT 3 MILES AFTER SITING FOR OVER 12 HOURS OVERNI… |
| 2017-11-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM TK HOLDINGS INC SAYING THAT I HAVE TAKATA AIRBAG INFILTRATORS IN MY VEHICLE THAT CONTAINS "PHA… |
| 2017-08-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, THE HORN, LIGHTS AND WIPERS RANDOMLY GO OFF AND SPRAY FLUID EVERYWHERE. NOTHING CAN BE DONE TO STOP IT … |
| 2017-07-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE JEEP'S HORN, WIPER BLADES, WIPER FLUID AND HEADLIGHTS GO OFF BY THEMSELVES EVEN WHEN THE KEY IS NOT IN THE IGNITION… |
| 2017-06-16 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | MOUNTING BRACKETS ON MIRRORS DETERIORATED. DRIVER SIDE FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING ABOUT A YEAR AGO. TODAY MY PASSENGER MIR… |
| 2017-06-03 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE MIRRORS HAVE BOTH FAILED. METAL HOUSING HAS CORRODED AND FAILED. DRIVER SIDE MIRROR HAD VIB… |
| 2017-05-02 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. JEEP FULLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. |
| 2017-04-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | GOT INTO THE JEEP, STARTED AND PLACED INTO REVERSE, SUDDENLY, WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING AND RANDOMLY THE HORN STARTS GOING… |
| 2016-12-05 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL: WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT 50MPH OR HIGHER, IF THE JEEP HITS A SMALL BUMP, THE VEHICLE WILL BEGIN… |
| 2016-12-04 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TANK OVERFLOWS WITH FUEL EVERYTIME I FILL IT UP WITH FUEL CAUSING A SAFETY ISSUE. |
| 2016-11-14 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | MY WRANGLER HEADLIGHTS STOPED WORKING ONE MORNING. TURN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH ON FOR THEM TO FLICKER ON AND OFF A FEW TI… |
| 2016-11-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I TOOK MY VEHICLE TWICE TO THE DEALER, MORITZ, IN FORT WORTH AND WAS TOLD THE PASSENGER AIRBAG PROBLEM WAS FIXED BUT AC… |
| 2016-10-28 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | LAST YEAR (2016) I HAD A PIECE OF PLASTIC (LOOKS LIKE TAPE) COMING OUT BETWEEN THE STEERING WHEEL AND STEERING COLUMN W… |
| 2016-10-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4X4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V290000 (… |
| 2016-10-14 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE SPILLS FUEL EVERY TIME IT IS FILLED AT THE GAS PUMP. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME IT IS FILLED REGARDLESS OF THE… |
| 2016-10-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | FOR THE PAST 3 MONTHS I WILL BE DRIVING, IN A PRETTY AVERAGE WAY, NOT SPEEDING OR BRAKING TO HARD, WHEN ALL OF THE SUDD… |
| 2016-10-06 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THIS AFFECTS 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS. THE CAR VIOLENTLY POPS OUT OF FIRST GEAR WHEN ACCELERATING. THEY EVEN ISSUED… |
| 2016-09-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SEVERAL ISSUES PRESENTED WITHOUT WARNING: SUDDENLY THE WIPERS STARTED GOING, WINDSHIELD FLUID SPR… |
| 2016-06-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY GOES ON AND OFF CONSTANTLY AND WHEN THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS AN ISSUE WITH THE C… |
| 2016-05-27 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION/STICK SHIFT CONSTANTLY VIOLENTLY POPS OUT OF 1ST AND 3RD GEAR INTO NEUTRAL WHILE ACCELERATING C… |
| 2016-05-06 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | SPILLS GAS OUT WHEN FILLING UP. |
| 2016-04-19 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | ON THE 2008 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) DASHBOARD, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHES ON EVERY OTHER MINUTE WITH A CHIME, AN INDI… |
| 2016-04-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 2DR 4X4 FROM FREDERICO DODGE CHRYSLER IN WOODRIVER ILLINOIS ON 04/04/2016. I WAS INFOR… |
| 2016-04-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THIS COMPLAINT REFERS TO THE EXISTING AIR BAG CLOCKSPRING WIRING FAILURE BEING INVESTIGATED UNDER EA 15-007 AND PREVIOU… |
| 2016-03-29 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT AND AUDIBLE ALARM COMING ON, EVERY TIME I DROVE THE VEHICLE. I WAS WORRIED THE AIR BAG WOULD DEPLOY ACCI… |
| 2016-03-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG LIGHT GOES OFF AND ON, DRIVING OR SITTING |
| 2016-02-21 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE DEATH WOBBLE IS A NIGHTMARE. IT'S TERRIFYING, NOT OTHER WAY TO DESCRIBE IT. THE ENTIRE CAR SHAKES SO VIOLENTLY YO… |
| 2016-01-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES ARE LEAKING FLUID AT THE HOSE TO TUBE CRIMP JOINTS.CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY SAID FOR MY VIN N… |
| 2015-12-13 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | MY KIDS AND I WAS DRIVING IN MY 2008 JEEP RUBBICON 4 WHEEL DRIVE OFF ROAD VEHICLE ON MY LAND WHEN MY JEEP CAUGHT FIRE C… |
| 2015-12-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE WHEN PARKED AND / OR WHILE DRIVING WILL START BLARING THE HORN, SPRAYING WIPER FLUID, WIPERS ENGAGE, LIGHTS GO … |
| 2015-12-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | RANDOMLY WON'T START. TURN THE KEY AND NOTHING HAPPENS. TRY 2ND OR THIRD TRY, THEN IT'S STARTS. HAVE REPLACE BATTERY, S… |
| 2015-12-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | DEATH WOBBLE, 50+ MPH, MINOR BUMP VIOLENT FRONT END SHAKING, UNABLE TO STEER OR BRAKE. COAST UNTIL NEAR STOP AND THEN… |
| 2015-11-29 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | AN UNSAFE CONDITION IS CREATED UPON COMPLETION OF REFUELING. AFTER PUMP CUT-OFF FUEL SPILLAGE OCCURS ON EVERY REFUELIN… |
| 2015-11-23 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT IS COMING ON AT VARIOUS TIMES. IT WILL COME ON THEN GO OFF. IT MAKES A CHIMING SOUND. IT DOES THIS WHI… |
| 2015-11-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUALLY TURNS ON AND OFF IN MY JEEP. THIS IS ACCOMPANIED WITH A CONTINUOUS WARNING PING THAT GOES … |
| 2015-10-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 2-DOOR 4X4. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR IL… |
| 2015-09-26 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. LIGHT NOW COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DRIVING AND… |
| 2015-09-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ANTI LOCK BRAKE MODULE FAILED. BRAKE PEDAL WOULD PULSE ON DRY PAVEMENT EVEN AT SPEEDS UNDER 5 MILES AN HOUR BUT WOULD … |
| 2015-08-21 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WHEN I AM DRIVING MY JEEP OUT OF NO WHERE IT DECIDES TO DO THE 'DEATH WOBBLE'. IT HAS ALMOST THROWN ME OFF THE ROAD IN … |
| 2015-07-29 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE A MONTH AGO AND EVERY TIME I FILL IT UP FUEL SPILLS RAPIDLY FROM THE FILLER NECK. I UNDERSTAND… |