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2008 Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4 suspension problems

Owners reported suspension problems in 30 complaints for the 2008 Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4, 7% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
30 7% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
38,000 miles 29 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When suspension problems show up

Suspension complaints by mileage, 2008 Jeep Wrangler 2-DR 4X4 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 38,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 5 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 12 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 9 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 1 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 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: 38,000 miles
Based on 29 complaints that include mileage. 90% 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 miles5
20k to 40k miles12
40k to 60k miles9
60k to 80k miles1
80k to 100k miles1
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 29 suspension complaints that report mileage, the median is about 38,000 miles, and 90% were reported before 60,000 miles.

None of the suspension complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.

What owners wrote

My brand new 2008 jeep wrangler x 4x4 began the dreaded "death wobble" (loss of steering control) around 550 miles. Thought I was about to "die". Happened 4 more times until I got it to the dealer. After searching jeep forums and such, I found that 1000s of jeep owners have experienced this problem, with many jeep models. And learned that chrysler does not consider the death wobble an issue. My faith in manufacturers has dropped to the bottom of the pit. This is an exceedingly dangerous problem.

Reported at 550 miles, March 2008

The death wobble is a nightmare. It's terrifying, not other way to describe it. The entire car shakes so violently you have no choice but to stop. It happened on busy highway (nj turnpike) and I almost caused an accident because I had to stop the jeep with people travelling at speeds of 65MPH and greater. I've called dealerships, they don't know how to fix it. It sounds like a waste of money for me to even attempt to fix it. Why has the jeep wrangler not been recalled for this reason?

Reported at 39,200 miles, February 2016

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