2008 Jeep WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4: complaints, problems and recalls

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 ↗

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 ↗

I CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT CAUSES THE PROBLEM BUT SOMETIMES WHEN I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD (SOMETIMES ITS A TINY BUMP EVEN) AT VARYING SPEEDS THE JEEP WILL START JUMPING UP AND DOWN OUT OF CONTROL - ITS SO BAD THAT IT WILL JUMP ME OFF OF THE ROAD. THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT TO STOP JUMPING IS TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND THEN START DRIVING AGAIN. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 200 miles reported. Look up ODI 10206243 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 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 ↗

2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED WITH 2200 MILES, PURCHASED NEW. WITHOUT WARNING, IT WOULD NOT START AFTER STOPPING TO GET GAS. WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED, WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH WOULD COME ON, BUT NOTHING ELSE WOULD WORK. I REMEMBERED READING A THREAD ON WWW.JEEPFORUM.COM ABOUT SOMEONE HAVING A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH A 2007 WRANGLER, SO I RAN HOME TO READ WHAT HAPPENED WITH HIS JEEP. HTTP://WWW.JEEPFORUM.COM/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=401047 SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, AND ONE PERSON SAID THAT HE SOLVED THE PROBLEM BY PULLING AND R…

Owner-reported narrative. 2,200 miles reported. Look up ODI 10211435 at NHTSA ↗

I HAVE PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED X. AFTER 500 MILES, THE "ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL" LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. FORTUNATELY, WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE CAR OFF. AFTER CONSULTING THE OWNER'S MANUAL, WE FOLLOWED THE TROUBLESHOOTING INSTRUCTIONS AND THE JEEP STARTED UP FINE. WE DROVE APPROX 10 MILES BEFORE THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. WE CONTACTED THE JEEP SERVICE DEPARTMENT, AND THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS. I FIND THIS TO BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM CONSIDERING THE DIFFERENT…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10212040 at NHTSA ↗

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER SIERRA. WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 65 MILES PER HOUR, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED COMPLETELY. WHICH THEN IGNITED TO THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. EVERYTHING IN THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. HE LEFT THREE MESSAGES FOR THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER AND HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY RESPONSE. THE SALESMAN REFEREED HIM TO DAIMLER CHRYSLER. WHEN HE SPOKE WITH A CHRYSLER REPRESENTATIVE AND THEY ADVISED TO SEND INFORMATION ABOUT THE EVENT AND LOCATION OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER LATER STATED THAT NO KNOWN MA…

Owner-reported narrative. 4,200 miles reported. Look up ODI 10212975 at NHTSA ↗