One problem related to automatic transmission floor shift has been reported for the 2008 Jeep Wrangler. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Hello, I’m requesting that a factory recall be placed on my 2008 Jeep Wrangler. The issue is that the shifter cable falls off from the transmission lever because at the end of the cable there is a cheap 1 cent plastic insert that dries up and disintegrates, thus the shifter cable to fall-off. Thanks be to god, that nothing major happened to us, but potentially it could be fatal in other cases. Imagine this, when this cable falls-off the vehicle is stuck in the “reverse gear”, then you give it gas and instead of going forward, the Jeep goes backwards unexpectedly, potentially over a person, or down cliff, down a mountain, into a river, lake or even causing a major traffic accident. In my case my wife was driving the Jeep, not knowing that the shifter cable had fallen-off and that the Jeep was now stuck in "drive gear". When she stopped and the shifted to “park” the vehicle continued to drive forward under the engine idle power. Also when the Jeep was turned “off” to get out of the vehicle, soon as she release the Jeep’s brake it started to roll on its own. The “emergency brake” had to be applied in order to stop the Jeep from rolling further. In closing this cable is made with very cheap parts and also it is not designed properly, it lacks what engineers in my field we call “a fail safe design criteria”. Notice investing a 5 cents metal clip, placed over the end of the cable it would prevent it from ever falling out, even if the plastic disintegrates. This existing cable design is extremely danger, again the end insert is made-up of a cheap plastic and it lacks a metal retaining clip. In closing the factory should replace this cable for free, but the replacement shall have the plastic insert made-up of a stronger material (one that won't crumble). Also it shall have a "metal safety clip" to prevent it from ever falling off and causing major accident. Thank you.