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2008 Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4 electrical system problems

49 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2008 Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4, which is 11% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
49 11% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
58,000 miles 45 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 1
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2008 Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 58,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 3 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 7 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 14 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 13 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 5 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 58,000 miles
Based on 45 complaints that include mileage. 53% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles3
20k to 40k miles7
40k to 60k miles14
60k to 80k miles13
80k to 100k miles5
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 45 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 58,000 miles, and 53% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 fire.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep wrangler 4x4. The contact stated that he started the vehicle and allowed it to idle for approximately 3-5 minutes. The contact exited the vehicle and later as he attempted to open the driver's side door, the vehicle burst into flames. The contact mentioned that the fire started on the front passenger's side floorboard where he first saw red flashes. The fire department extinguished the fire and a fire report was filed.

Reported at 61,000 miles, October 2012 Fire

Air bag light stays on. Cruise control no longer works, horn doesn't work and air bags don't work. Dealership says it's a bad clock spring but it wasn't covered under my extended warranty. Had to buy and replace component myself. Should be recalled for faulty clock spring as many 07-08 jeep jk's are having this problem. It is unsafe to have no airbags and no horn.

Reported at 50,230 miles, May 2012

Other problems reported for the 2008 Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4

Electrical system problems in other years

Electrical system problems across all Jeep models