general problems of the 2008 Jeep Wrangler

Alright I have a 2008 Jeep Wrangler sahara jk. Automatic transmission 2door soft top. And I have noticed on several occasions when there is wet conditions on any curvy road that when slowing down to take a curve to the right with the traction control on the transmission will down shift and cause the back tires to spin and lose traction which inturn sends the ass end sideways. And it does it both up and down hill and pretty much only on right turns the passenger side which puts the driver side rear end into the oncoming traffic lane a little. And I truly believe if it was a young driver or anyone that hasn't drove anything wildly before in there life it could cause a bad accident. But if you turn the traction control off it don't do it is bad if at all. Which makes me think it's wiring or the computer an electrical problem. I've had it happen on back roads and mt roads even turn on the interstate ramp. Any road where you remain in motion with a decent curve to the right. Alot on this winding mt road over the ridge to the next town. It's called joppa mountain. And it sidesteps with you there like it has me quite a few times, and you are not on your game it could get real bad real fast because that road winds back and forth all the way up and back down with strap drop offs that you would be praying for a tree to stop you. Always when turning right and slowing down with the traction control on.

When going over 35 the wheel starts to wobble like the dealth wobble. Has a lot of lack in steering wheel. . When control control is on it going to 5 rpm and shifting funny. .

Air bag light is on. Horn and cruise also quit working when this occurred. Rear ended a lady last fall and airbag failed to deploy, not sure it should have but still didn't. Can not ever fill the gas tank full due to fuel spilling out of the fill tube onto the ground, can get slightly more that 3/4 full.

The Jeep jumps out of gear without any warning almost causing a accident with the car behind me!.

I was driving home from work on a state highway, even though posted speed limit was 65mph, traffic was heavy and I was forced to slow down to around 50 to 53 mph. When speeding back up to 55 mph my Jeep sahara shook violently and uncontrollably, I thought my vehicle was going to shake apart, I hit the breaks and went down to 50 mph (thank god no one was close behind me and did not hit me) and the shaking/wobble stopped. As traffic picked back up and I was able to speed up to 60 mph, there was no real problem (a slight shake as I past 55 mph), but as soon as I had to slow down to 55 mph the vehicle started to shake/wobble uncontrollably again. It appears if I accelerate from 0 to 55 mph I get the violent shaking/wobbling but if I go from 0 to 60-65 mph, I do not really experience the violent uncontrollably shaking, just a slight shake at the 55 mph going to 60-65 mph. If I slow down from 60-65 mph to 55 mph I get that same violent uncontrollable shaking/wobbling. This happens everyday - not randomly! I found even on non-highways, where speed limits that allow 55 mph, I get the same violent shaking. This is my only vehicle and I depend on it to get to and from work every weekday. I have read the forums and I have checked the tire pressure, it has no effect on the shaking/wobbling. I have never taken it off-road, I don't even put it in 4 wheel drive. My son has his own Jeep that he has work on for years and he looked at my Jeep (things like steering components, ball joints, tires, steering damper, etc. ) all the things Jeep owners have posted on these forums and have paid dearly for at the dealership and everything seems ok. I recently found from a Jeep forum that this is called the 'death wobble'.

While driving at night car went berrserk lights started flashing, horn contunious sounding, wipers both front and back countinue to stay on while shooting washer fluid. As tried to acellerate to get off the freeway I experance lost of power and steering. I was able to make it to the side of the freeway and turned the ignition off and on several times hopeing to rest the problem, but only continue for about 30 mins and then stop.

In may 2014 I purchases a used Jeep from a dealer in kernersville, nc and experienced issues with the vehicle the dealership claims are manufacture issues: -lighting: we have had to replace the taillight bulbs on both sides twice since purchase (less than a year ago). These lights constantly hold water and we have to empty them repeatedly and the water never seems to empty completely. These lights also seem to be affected by wiring as they do not always illuminate despite an effective bulb. We took it in for repairs under our purchased warranty and the dealership states there is water damage due to insufficient wire protection. This is very concerning as water is an excellent conductor of electricity. Regardless of the used condition of the car I see no reason why this should be the case as wiring seems very much like a manufacture only responsibility. -wheels: the vehicle was purchased with all original wheels (not tires) and the valve stems on each wheel have disintegrated completely and crumbled apart. We realized this when the low air light came on and we went to fill the tires this issue seems to effect how well the tires can hold air. -speedometer: originally when we purchased the vehicle the speedometer was off by about 10mph (we did not know this until driving two separate cars and thinking "hmm is the other driver really speeding that much?" call one another on the phone and determined the Subaru would drive 60mph and see what speed the Jeep claimed to be driving when matched. We had this issue "fixed" about two weeks ago and now it is even worse. Upon doing the same speed test the Jeep was now 12mph over what it should be. Other issues non-resolved by dealership: rattling sound near clutch, less than awesome braking, and a tire light that will not go off no matter what actions are taken.

While driving my 2008 Jeep Wrangler at speeds of 50 mph or greater and hitting a pothole, small bump, or when crossing a bridge, the Wrangler suddenly shakes violently. It becomes very difficult to steer, and must come to a complete stop in order to stop the shaking. This occurred more than 20 times in a 4 hour period. One incident almost caused an accident, as I tried to slow down and pull over in busy city traffic with a very small berm. I continued my drive at speeds of 40 mph or less, which reduced the number of incidents, but it still happened. I was fearful to move quickly, be in front of other cars or hit potholes, so driving was stressful and slow. I maintain the vehicle regularly, and have replaced the tires. This has happened before, but today was so often, it was difficult to drive the vehicle. I love my Jeep, but am very concerned about this problem. I am now considering purchasing a new vehicle.

Filing a complaint about what is called a death wobble! called Chrysler they have no recall but it is a known defect but not recall they say! it is very scary when this happens although they say no deaths are reported it definitely affects your steering and could cause accident. I have taken it to two different dealers they have come across it many times and tried fixing many different ways but no conclusion has been made please help! it has no after market items added to it nor big tires as Chrysler says can cause it!.

My vehicle has had the "death wobble" multiple times. My vehicle has been repaired twice, once in October of 2013 and once in March of 2014. It is happening again. I will need to get it fixed for the third time. It makes the Jeep uncontrollable. I have to slow down to almost a complete stop. When it happened continuously in March of 2014 I had to have it towed 60 miles from my home. I have come close to two accidents on major roadways. There is less than 23k miles on my Jeep.

While driving on 1-20 about 60mph, my vehicle suddenly began shaking violently and steering was out of control. I just bought my 2008 Jeep and got the car fax and maintenance report and everything looked good. Im going on my 3rd month owning this used 2008 Jeep & it has happened 4 other times again, and once to my husband. So a total of 6 different times. We have taken it to mechanics so they could tell us what it could be, and I get different answers. They tell me it could be the stabilizing bar needs changing, or need an alignment or check the tire pressure, or I need to change the control arm, or the steering shaft. I don't have this kind of money to be putting into a vehicle that I just bought, and was not cheap and no longer has warranty due to the year expiration. I don't think this is a wear and tear problem. So many people experiencing this problem and clearly a safety related defect that I think the manufacturer should consider this as a recall and fix this problem for us. Jeeps have a reputation of being durable vehicles and last a long time, but now with this problem, im scared when I get in my Jeep. I don't' have another car to use and don't have the money to fix this factory problem. We need your intervention because our highways and the owner of these 2008 Jeeps are not safe and puts many people at risk every day. Someone please help us!.

I was driving my 2008 Jeep Wrangler unlimited on state route 23 northbound just outside of milan michigan when I began to notice a sputtering of the engine. I started to slow down to pull over and it stopped. As I accelerated back to speed I could feel it again. I pulled off the interstate onto the cone azail road exit as I slowed down the engine started to run fine again. I entered back onto the highway and as pick up speed it started sputtering I finally pulled over and as I was reaching to open the hood a flame shot out. With in minutes my vehicle was completely engulfed in flames. It happened so fast I was unable to recover anything out of the vehicle safely. When contacting Chrysler regarding this incident they told me to take it up with my insurance company and that they would not cover any damages.

My Jeep has the "Jeep death wobble", which is widely discussed on the internet. By googling that term, you can see that it's a very violent shaking of the front end of the vehicle, causing the car to ultimately shake out of control if the vehicle cannot be slowed down very quickly. Unfortunately, it's cause is unclear, though there is a list of a dozen or so "fixes" that sometimes fix the problem for 20,000 miles or so at a time. I had the death wobble at about 15k miles, 35k miles and now again at 65k miles. The dealer acknowledged the problem and was scared when he drove my car to see the problem for himself. It's unsafe for me and my 2-year old daughter in the back. My car needs this repaired again right now, and I assume will need it every 20k miles or so. On the last occasion this happened (yesterday), I hit a small gap in the pavement (for example, the normal seam where two pieces of concrete come together) at about 45mph. The front end started vibrating and then the vibration increases (almost like the car is resonating), until you can't hold the steering wheel and the car is about to vibrate off the road uncontrollably. This is how the issue always occurs and it occurs between 45-70mph. It's begins with a small bump or imperfection on the pavement. It's easily reproduced.

Steering wheel is lost goes all over the road shifts bad rpm goes up to 5 hot oil lights comes on.

The vehicle is a manual transmission. The vehicle randormly keeps popping out of gear and goes on neutral when driving on 1st, 2nd or 3rd gear. When that happens, the vehicle cannot be accelarated and come to almonst a complete stop. Obviously this situation poses a serious danger that can result to accidents and possible lose of lives. Despite numerous attempts, Chrysler fails to resolved the problem. Yet, ironically, although many owners of Jeep Wrangler 2007 - 2011 with manual transmiossion have reported the problem to Chrysler, the have not put any recall for that very alarming defect.