2008 Jeep WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4 problems and owner complaints

MY BRAND NEW 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED SAHARA, AFTER ONLY 8 DAYS AND 499 MILES STALLED TODAY WHILE DRIVING. IT ACTUALLY STALLED 6 TIMES TOTAL WITHING A 2 MILE TRIP HOME. THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIT UP LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE, THE RADIO WENT OUT AND THE ENGINE STALLED, TAKING THE POWER BRAKES AND STEERING WITH IT. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART, JUST CLICKED. AFTER WAITING 5 MINUTES OR SO, THE ENGINE TURNED OVER, ONLY TO STALL WITHIN A HALF MILE AND THE PROCESS REPEATED ITSELF 4 TIMES AFTER THAT. NOW MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON AND THE CAR IS…

Owner-reported narrative. 497 miles reported. Look up ODI 10200827 at NHTSA ↗

2008 WRANGLER 4 DOOR. FRONT WHEEL OSCILLATION OCCURS BETWEEN 35 & 50 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE TRAVELS ALONG UNEVEN ROAD SURFACES AND HITS A POTHOLE ON THE RHS. FRONT END SUSPENSION OSCILLATION INTENSIFIES AS SPEED INCREASES RENDERING STEERING FORCES THAT EXCEED HUMAN STRENGTH. THE SENSATION THAT IS GENERATED IS THAT THE FRONT END GOES IN ONE DIRECTION WHILST THE WHEELS GO IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. SQUEALING FROM THE TIRES RESULTS IN VISIBLE SKID MARKS ON MOST ROAD SURFACES. THE RESULT OF THIS UNCONTROLLED MOVEMENT IS A IS A CRASH TO THE RHS THAT L…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10238042 at NHTSA ↗

I BOUGHT A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER (4) DOOR UNLIMITED RUBICON. I DID NOT HAVE MORE THAN 150 MILES ON IT BEFORE THE ENGINE WOULD STALL WHILE MAKING A TURN AT AN INTERSECTION. I WENT ON A VACATION WITH ABOUT 1000 MILES ON IT. I PARKED THE VEHICLE AT ABOUT A 15 TO 20 DEGREE ANGLE; FRONT FACING DOWN. THE GAS TANK WAS 1/2 FULL, AND I LEFT THE VEHICLE RUNNING FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES. THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN (STOPPED) RUNNING. I ATTEMPTED TO START THE ENGINE BUT IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER. I CHECKED ALL THE GAUGES AND THERE WERE NO BLOWN FUSES. I CHECKED THE GAS GAG…

Owner-reported narrative. 1,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10210258 at NHTSA ↗

I BOUGHT A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER (4) DOOR UNLIMITED RUBICON. I DID NOT HAVE MORE THAN 150 MILES ON IT BEFORE THE ENGINE WOULD STALL WHILE MAKING A TURN AT AN INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE STALLS ON A REGULAR BASIS. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 7000 MILES ON IT AND ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO IT STALLED ON A MAIN CITY ROAD GOING ABOUT 40 ' 45 MILES PER HOUR. VEHICLE DISPLAY SHOWED THAT IT WAS OUT OF GAS BUT IT HAD OF A TANK. AFTER HAVING IT PUSHED OFF THE ROAD, AND HAVING 5 ADDITIONAL GALLONS OF GAS PUT IN, IT STARTED WITH A VERY HIGH RPM. THE VEHICLE IS NOW ABOUT 8 M…

Owner-reported narrative. 6,900 miles reported. Look up ODI 10230203 at NHTSA ↗

I PARKED MY VEHICLE BRIEFLY AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. WHEN I RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE WITHIN 2 MINUTES, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE REMOTE LOCK/UNLOCK WOULD NO LONGER WORK. ALL THE LIGHTS AND RADIO WERE FUNCTIONING. THE SECURITY LIGHT WAS ON (RED LIGHT ABOVE THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE). I THEN LOCKED THE VEHICLE USING THE POWER LOCK TOGGLE AND SHUT THE DOOR TO SECURE IT WHILE WAITING FOR HE TOW TRUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER VALET USED THE KEY TO OPEN THE LOCK AND WHEN HE TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE, HE SET OFF THE SEC…

Owner-reported narrative. 744 miles reported. Look up ODI 10211334 at NHTSA ↗

THE ROOF ON MY BRAND 2008 JEEP WRANGLER SAHARA LIMITED IS LEAKING BADLY ON THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE WATER LEAKING INSIDE FROM THE HARDTOP IN FRONT IS CAUSING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO SHORT OUT. IT HAS ALREADY LEAKED DOWN INTO THE RADIO AND HAS CAUSED A SHORT IN THE RADIO SYSTEM. EVERYDAY SINCE PURCHASE WHEN IT RAINS , SNOWS OR WHEN I WASH THE VEHICLE THE ROOF LEAKS INTO THE INSIDE AND LEAKS DOWN INTO THE FRONT DASH AND ALSO DOWN ONTO THE GEAR SELECTOR. THERE IS ALWAYS LARGE PUDDLES OF WATER ON THE DASHBOARD. WHAT IS TO HAPPEN IF THE WATE…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10213373 at NHTSA ↗

THE 6-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION IN MY BRAND NEW 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED MAKES NOISE, AND VIBRATES HORRIBLY GOING OVER ROUGH ROADS! THE SHIFTER SLAMS BACK AND FORTH MAKING CONTACT WITH METAL UNDERCARRIAGE. THE DEALER SAYS THEY KNOW OF THIS PROBLEM BUT CHRYSLER CURRENTLY HAS NO FIX AND THAT IT CAN EVEN POP OUT OF GEAR OVER ROUGH TERRAIN-TERRIBLE DESIGN! *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10202779 at NHTSA ↗

TRANSMISSION SIGNALS AN OVER HEATING SITUATION WITH STORED CODE WHEN GOING UP MODERATE ROAD INCLINES. VEHICLE HAS DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES AND OTHERS WITH LIKE VEHICLE HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED THIS. DEALERSHIP HAS RETRIEVED AND VERIFIED CODE INDICATING OVERHEATING OF TRANSMISSION HOWEVER HAS NO MANUFACTURER CORRECTIVE ACTION AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE. POSSIBLE FIRE SITUATION IF FLUID BOILS OVER AND OUT OF FILL TUBE AND IGNITES ON EXHAUST SYSTEM BELOW. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 6,442 miles reported. Look up ODI 10229613 at NHTSA ↗

WHILE DRIVING MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED ON A TWO LANE ROAD AT ABOUT 45 MILES PER HOUR I HIT A POTHOLE AND SUDDENLY THERE WAS A VIOLENT SHAKING IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED FROM SIDE TO SIDE UNCONTROLLABLY FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS AND I COULD FEEL THE ENTIRE VEHICLE BEING TURNED FROM SIDE TO SIDE AS THOUGHT THE FRONT TIRES WERE WOBBLING BACK AND FORTH FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT WAS TO HIT THE BRAKES AND SLOW THE VEHICLE. IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS I HAVE FELT A LOOSENESS IN THE STEERING WHEN I HIT…

Owner-reported narrative. 49,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10306715 at NHTSA ↗