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2008 Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4 steering problems

Owners reported steering problems in 40 complaints for the 2008 Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4, 9% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
40 9% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
39,000 miles 39 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When steering problems show up

Steering complaints by mileage, 2008 Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 39,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 3 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 17 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 11 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 5 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 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: 39,000 miles
Based on 39 complaints that include mileage. 79% 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 miles17
40k to 60k miles11
60k to 80k miles5
80k to 100k miles1
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 39 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 39,000 miles, and 79% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash.

What owners wrote

My son was driving his 2008 jeep wrangler and the brakes failed. This caused him to hit the car in front of him at a slow speed with minor damage and no injuries. The police officer tested the brakes and said that they were not working the car was towed home.. There was no ticket given. The vehicle has 24000 miles on it and is in excellent condition. I drove the vehicle the prior day and did not notice anything wrong with the braking system.

Reported at 24,000 miles, March 2011 Crash

Death wobble - when I reach a speed of over 45 and hit a rough patch, my front two tires start wobbling uncontrollably. It is extremely dangerous and the only way to stop it is to slow down almost to a stop. I have just 31,000 miles on my jeep (no modification and stock tires). This is an extremely dangerous situation. If my wife had this happen, I doubt she would be able to safely maneuver the vehicle to the side of the road. I took it into the jeep dealership.

Reported at 31,000 miles, July 2011

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Steering problems in other years

Steering problems across all Jeep models