2008 Jeep Wrangler air bags problems
310 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2008 Jeep Wrangler, which is 25% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 310 25% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 71,000 miles 254 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 21 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 65 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 61 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 53 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 28 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 17 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 4 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 254 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 71,000 miles, and 34% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 5 crashes, 1 fire, 4 injuries.
What owners wrote
July 10, 2015: driving to work approximately 8:15 am cst. Car in front of me stopped suddenly and I felt the breaks were not slowing the vehicle down enough to avoid impact. With a vehicle on my right, my only option was to go left. I never saw the truck in the oncoming lane and hit head on. The airbag did not deploy on the driver's side. It did deploy on the passenger side, but no one else was in the vehicle with me.
Tl * the contact owns a 2008 jeep wrangler. The contact stated that while driving at unknown speed, the air bag light illuminated and was making a noise. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 13v176000 (air bags). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 55,000.
Other problems reported for the 2008 Jeep Wrangler
- Electrical system 178 complaints
- Steering 156 complaints
- Fuel system 141 complaints
- Suspension 108 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 59 complaints
- Brakes 52 complaints
- Engine 48 complaints
- Wheels 29 complaints