2008 Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4 RHD problems
NHTSA has received 60 complaints about the 2008 Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4 RHD, and 40% of them involve air bags. After that come electrical system (18%) and fuel system (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 60 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 40% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 60,000 miles 53 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 13 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 10 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 15 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 8 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 53 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 60,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 50,000 miles (21 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 2 complaints mention a fire. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 87% of model years in our database.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
My 2008 jeep wrangler rhd caught fire while I was driving. I was turning onto the hwy and drove a few feet and noticed smoke. I immediately pulled off of the road,shut the car off and popped the hood. As soon as I lifted the hood I saw flames!! I contacted jeep and they're "supposed to be doing an investigation". There wasn't any kind of warning the car wasn't even running any differently. Scary stuff especially from a vehicle that wasn't giving me any problems.
Brake lights would not shut off. Stop lamp switch fell off mounting bracket and the lights were always on. Method of holding switch to bracket was insufficient to hold the weight of the switch to the bracket. A new mount was made to hold the switch in place, using the old switch.
When trying to fill gas tank it will not take the fuel as it shuts the pump off. It takes about 20 minutes to put in $10 worth of gas in. It has progressively gotten worse.
Sway bar light was flashing, brought to dealer needed new electronic sway bar due to corrosion. This is enclosed and should have no corrosion I was concerned that my jeep may go into a death wobble if I drove over 18 miles per hour. My jeep has only 40,000 miles.I believe there is a defect due to complaints I viewed online I not the only one so actuator, stabilizer bar, wiring chassis, screw & ret push code u1159 was showing. Power wire was corroded and weak cleaned & bent pin new wiring harness was needed.