2008 Jeep Wrangler 4-DR 4X4 stability control problems

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

ISSUES STARTED WITH VEHICLE NOT ABLE TO START AND INABILITY TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. BATTERY WOULD TEST GOOD. AFTER DISCONNECTING BATTERY, VEHICLE WOULD START AS USUALLY. ISSUE BEGAN TO ESCALATE WITH OIL LIGHT AND ESP LIGHT RANDOMLY LIGHTING UP ON THE DASH. FINALLY, ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL AND ESP LIGHT WOULD COME ON WHILE DRIVING AND ACCELERATOR WAS UNRESPONSIVE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. I HAVE REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND THE ENTIRE WIRING HARNESS WITH NO RESOLUTION. I AM NOW REPLACING THE COMPUTER IN HOPES THAT IT WILL RESOLVE THE ISSUES. I HAVE HAD THE JEEP IN FOR AUTO SERVICE 5 TIMES SINCE JANUARY.

NHTSA complaint #11220321 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

JEEP HAS MAJOR ELECTRICAL ISSUES. JEEPS TIPM MODULE HAS CAUSED THE JEEP TO DIE WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCE LACKING POWER, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO GO OFF AND SEEMS TO BRAKE ITSELF. I REPLACED ITNLESS THAN A YEAR AGO AND NOW THE DEALERSHIP IS SAYING IT IS GOING OUT AGAIN. ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH PCM AND PART IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER.

NHTSA complaint #11204050 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

WHILE IN MOTION CAR DIES AND LIGHTS BEGIN FLASHING, HORN GOES OFF AND ON, WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND FLUID ARE ACTIVATED AND DOORS LOCK AND UNLOCK.

NHTSA complaint #11091638 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

TIPM- DOOR LOCKS SHORTED OUT, FUEL PUMP QUITS STRANDING THE VEHICLE ON THE STREET, WILL NOT RESTART WITHOUT PULLING AND RESETTING THE IOD FUSE, CAUSES AIRBAG LIGHT TO FLASH FAULT, REAR WIPER QUITS. THIS MAKES THE VEHICLE UNSAFE OR UNABLE TO BE USED. VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT NEW AND WOULDN'T THINK MUCH ABOUT THIS IF THROUGH RESEARCH I HAD NOT FOUND HOW MANY FAILURES EXPERIENCED BY MANY HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THIS PARTS FAILURE RATE. PARKED THE VEHICLE AND WHEN WENT TO RESTART IT IT WOULD NOT RESART, THEN THE DOORS STARTED LOCKING AND UNLOCKING REPEATEDLY LOCKING ME OUT OF THE VEHICLE WITH THE KEYS IN IT. I RESET THE IOD FUSE AND IT STARTED. THEN GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE WARNING LIGHTS IN THE DASH STARTED FLASHING, AIRBAG, TCS, ANTI THEFT, TIRE PRESSURE, ABS, STABILITY CONTROL ALL CAME ON THEN VEHICLE SHUT OFF. IT WOULD START THEN RUN FOR A FEW SECONDS AND DIE. THROUGH RESEARCH I FOUND THIS TO BE RELATED TO THE ANTI THEFT IN THE TIPM-. TRIED REPLACING THE DOOR LOCK FUSE AND IT STARTED ARCING AND SMOKING. VEHICLE IS PARKED NOW WITH A TIPM- ON ORDER. AS STATED PREVIOUSLY, I BOUGHT THIS JEEP NEW AND IF IT WAS NOT SUCH A WIDESPREAD ISSUE WITH CHRYSLER PRODUCTS I WOUL NOT THINK MUCH ABOUT A PART FAILURE AT TEN YEARS.

NHTSA complaint #11080374 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (TIPM) ITEM HAS FAILED , CAUSING ME TO REPLACE OTHER PARTS DIAGNOSED BY PCM AS BEING FAULTY, BUT REPLACING THOSE PARTS RESULTED IN SAME ERROR CODES. ACTUAL FAULT FOUND TO BE A FAILING TIPM. I HAVE CONSTANT ERROR CODES, RANDOM HORN, OR LACK OF HORN, RANDOM ACTUATING OF STABILITY CONTROL CAUSING ONE CORNER OF JEEP TO BRAKE SUDDENLY AND GIVING THE STABILITY CONTROL WARNING LIGHT. RANDOM POWER AND FUEL ECONOMY PROBLEMS. SPENT +$600 IN PARTS THAT DID NOT FIX WHAT JEEP SAID WAS PROBLEM, WHEN PROBLEM IS TIPM GIVING THE PROBLEM. JUST WAITING TO SEE IF BURSTS INTO FLAMES, AS HAVE SMELLED HOT WIRES COMING FROM IT RECENTLY. THIS HAS OCCURRED WHILE STATIONARY AND IN WHILE MOTION.

NHTSA complaint #11044846 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

THIS PROBLEM STARTED IN MID AUUST 2016 AND IS STILL GOING ON ....WIPERS GOING OFF N ON BY THEMSELVES, HORN BLARING, LIGHTS BLINKING ON N OFF, SIGNM=AL LIGHTS NOT WORKING AT TIMES, JEEP WONT MOVE FORWARD AT TIMES, STEERING GETS HARD TO MANAGE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES OF AND ON ALL THE TIME..... THIS HAPPENS AT ANYTIME OR ANYWHERE....CAN GO ON FOR ABOUT 2-3 MINUTES...PEOPLE START STARING AS IF I AM CRAZY BLOWING THE HORN AT THEM AND MY LIGHTS FLASHING THROUGH OUT. THIS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALLED ISSUE BASED ON THE 2007 JEEP WRANGLER HAVING THE SAME ISSUE...FOR ALL I KNOW THE 2008 JEEPS WERE PROBABLY INTALLED PARTS FROM THE LINE FROM THE 2007 JEEP WRANGLERS WHICH HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TICM......I AM TRYING TO GET ESTIMATES RIGHT NOW BUT THE TCIM PART ALONE COSTS $425 OR MRE PLUS LABOR AND ADDITIONAL FOR PROGRAMMING......THIS IS RIDICULOUS!!!!! SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS WHEN STOPPED AT THE LIGHT WITH VEHICLE ON AND SOMETIMES WHEN DRIVING..HARD TO MANUEVER CAR WHEN DRIVING DUE TO DIFFICULT STEERING

NHTSA complaint #10908916 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

HEAD LIGHTS COME ON BY THEM SELVES. TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT TURN OFF.

NHTSA complaint #10882245 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD THE JEEP STARTING FLASHING THE ESC LIGHT, THE TRACTION CONTROL, BRAKES, ABS AND THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD SKIP AND NOT GIVE A READING. THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD ALSO FLICKER. JUST TO NOTE THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY ARE GOOD. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED ME LOSS OF CONTROL IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS.

NHTSA complaint #10667206 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

PASSENGER SIDE BRAKES COME ON AUTOMATICALLY , ALMOST CAUSED ME TO LOOSE CONTROL IN RIGHT HAND TURN ! IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS ?

NHTSA complaint #10662307 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

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.

NHTSA complaint #10617599 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

AFTER I SHIFTED INTO 5TH GEAR GOING APPX. 50 MPH FRONT RT TIRE SHIMMIED THEN LT FRONT TIRE AT EQUAL 1 TO 2 SECOND INTERVALS UNTIL THE SHIMMY GOT SO BAD I COULD NOT CONTROL STEERING AND HAD TO DECELERATE TO PULL OF TO SIDE OF ROAD. I HAD TO LIFT MYSELF OFF SEAT AND LEAN INTO STEERING WHEEL WITH MY ALL MY WEIGHT TO STEER JEEP SAFELY TO SIDE OF ROAD. ABOUT 1 WEEK BEFORE MY INCIDENT MY DAUGHTER, 22 YRS OF AGE, HAD SAME PROBLEM DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR. SAME SPEED WHILE ACCELERATING.

NHTSA complaint #10583677 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

AIRBAG, ABS AND ESC LIGHTS ALL COME ON AND WON'T TURN OFF. MEANING AIRBAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY IF IN ACCIDENT AND ABS MAY FAIL WHEN BRAKING. ESC HAS BEEN RANDOMLY KICKING IN WHICH CUTS POWER TO MY POWERTRAIN AND CAUSES A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN IN TRAFFIC AND MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY SLOWS AND CANNOT MAINTAIN SPEED. RECALLS HAVE BEEN DONE ON THE RIGHT HAND DRIVE MODELS FROM 2008-2011, AND THE LEFT HAND DRIVE MODEL FOR 2007. THIS APPEARS TO BE SAME ISSUE (CLOCKSPRING) AS THE RECALLS AND IS A SAFETY CONCERN THAT THE DEALER IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR.

NHTSA complaint #10564352 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

WHILE IN NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS MY DASH BOARD LIT UP, ESP/BAS, TRACTION CONTROL, ABS, AND AIRBAG LIGHT ALL WERE LIT UP, AND LATER I FOUND OUT THAT MY HORN WAS INOPERATIVE. I HAVE DONE EXTENSIVE RESEARCH AND BELIEVE THE CAUSE TO BE A FAULTY CLOCK SPRING. AS OF NOW I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE CLOCK SPRING FOR MY YEAR OF VEHICLE. THOSE SYSTEMS ARE INSTALLED TO PROTECT MY FAMILY AND I. THOSE SYSTEMS ARE VITAL TO SAFETY, ESPECIALLY THE AIRBAGS! I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT EACH INDIVIDUAL THAT HAS THIS PROBLEM SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO FIX A FAULTY SYSTEM THAT THE MANUFACTURER ORIGINALLY INSTALLED. I, ALONG WITH MANY OTHER JEEP OWNERS REQUEST THAT THERE IS A RECALL PUT IN PLACE FOR THIS PRODUCT.

NHTSA complaint #10543649 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

WHILE DRIVING ON A CURVY ROAD, MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. IT NOW HAS BEEN COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY SINCE. UPON INVESTIGATION OF OTHER VEHICLE OWNERS, THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION TO THE STEERING WHEEL LOOKS TO BE THE CULPRIT (THE CLOCK SPRING PER JEEP).

NHTSA complaint #10496187 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

ON THE 2008 JEEP WRANGLER (LEFT HAND DRIVE) DASHBOARD, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHES ON EVERY OTHER MINUTE WITH A CHIME, AN INDICATION THAT THERE IS SOMETHING MALFUNCTIONING OR INTERFERING WITH THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS (CLOCK SPRING).THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING ISSUE AND CONCERN FOR MANY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER (LEFT HAND DRIVE) OWNERS, INCLUDING MYSELF, AND HAS BEEN SHOWN TIME AND TIME AGAIN TO BE CAUSED BY A FAULTY WITHIN THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL. THIS FAULTY CLOCKSPRING IS THE CULPRIT FOR AIRBAG FAILURE IN THE 2008 JEEP WRANGLER (LEFT HAND DRIVE) DURING AN ACCIDENT OR PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT WHEN SIMPLY DRIVING AROUND, HORN FAILURE, ELEC. STABILITY CONTROL, CRUISE CONTROL (IF EQUIPPED), FAILURE IN TURN SIGNALS, AND DIFFICULTY WITH STEERING . CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO ADDRESS THIS SAFETY CONCERN OF THEIR FAULTY CLOCKSPRING THAT CAN CAUSE MOST IMPORTUNELY FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS FROM PROPERLY DEPLOYING. CHRYSLER HAS MADE A RECALL FOR THE 2007 JEEP WRANGLER AND CERTAIN 2008 RIGHT HAND DRIVE JEEP WRANGLERS. CHRYSLER STATES THAT THE 2008+ LEFT HAND DRIVE JEEP WRANGLERS ARE UNAFFECTED BY THEIR FAULTY CLOCK SPRINGS, WHICH IS NOT THE CASE FOR MY MOTOR VEHICLE AND SEVERAL OTHERS LIKE MYSELF.

NHTSA complaint #10490043 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

REAR BRAKES ON 2008 WRANGLER UNLIMITED WORE COMPLETELY OUT IN 24,400 MILES. THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE AT 80% ACCORDING TO THE JEEP DEALER SERVICE TECH. THERE WAS NO UNDERLYING CAUSE SUCH AS STICKING CALIPERS OR SLIDES ACCORDING TO THE TECHNICIAN. THE DISCS WERE SCORED AND NEEDED TO BE RESURFACED. ALTHOUGH THE END RESULT WAS WITHIN TOLERANCE, THE SURFACE OF BOTH ROTORS REMAINED SCORED IN SEVERAL SPOTS. AFTER COMPLAINING TO THE MANAGER THEY DECIDED TO REPLACE BOTH REAR DISCS WITH NEW MOPAR DISCS. MY FEAR IS NOT IDENTIFYING AN UNDERLYING CAUSE FOR THE PREMATURE FAILURE. WITH ADVANCED DESIGN AND COMPUTER DRIVEN SENSORS, THERE MAY BE A SAFETY ISSUE YET TO BE IDENTIFIED. I'VE NEVER HAD THE NEED TO REPLACE REAR BRAKES ON A VEHICLE SO SOON AND CONSIDERING THE CONDITION OF THE FRONT BRAKE EQUIPMENT, MY SUSPICION IS A SYSTEM FAULT THAT MAY NEED TO BE IDENTIFIED. PLEASE CALL ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS.

NHTSA complaint #10339024 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM

REAR BRAKES ON 2008 WRANGLER UNLIMITED WORE COMPLETELY OUT IN 24,400 MILES. THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE AT 80% ACCORDING TO THE JEEP DEALER SERVICE TECH. THERE WAS NO UNDERLYING CAUSE SUCH AS STICKING CALIPERS OR SLIDES ACCORDING TO THE TECHNICIAN. THE DISCS WERE SCORED AND NEEDED TO BE RESURFACED. ALTHOUGH THE END RESULT WAS WITHIN TOLERANCE, THE SURFACE OF BOTH ROTORS REMAINED SCORED IN SEVERAL SPOTS. AFTER COMPLAINING TO THE MANAGER THEY DECIDED TO REPLACE BOTH REAR DISCS WITH NEW MOPAR DISCS. MY FEAR IS NOT IDENTIFYING AN UNDERLYING CAUSE FOR THE PREMATURE FAILURE. WITH ADVANCED DESIGN AND COMPUTER DRIVEN SENSORS, THERE MAY BE A SAFETY ISSUE YET TO BE IDENTIFIED. I'VE NEVER HAD THE NEED TO REPLACE REAR BRAKES ON A VEHICLE SO SOON AND CONSIDERING THE CONDITION OF THE FRONT BRAKE EQUIPMENT, MY SUSPICION IS A SYSTEM FAULT THAT MAY NEED TO BE IDENTIFIED. PLEASE CALL ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS.

NHTSA complaint #10339024 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC)

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.

NHTSA complaint #10206243 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.