2008 Jeep Wrangler problems
The 2008 Jeep Wrangler has 1,254 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (25%) concerns air bags. After that come electrical system (14%) and steering (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,254 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 25% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 25 and 38
- Injuries and deaths
- 10 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 65,000 miles 1,038 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 | 66 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 162 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 237 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 200 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 158 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 102 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 67 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 26 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 12 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 5 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Among the 1,038 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 64,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 71,000 miles (254 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 25 complaints mention a crash; 38 complaints mention a fire; 10 injuries reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 80% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2008 ranks 11th most-complained-about out of 35 model years of the Jeep Wrangler with enough data (583 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 7 safety recall campaigns.
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.
Jan 24 2018. I am driving my jeep jk 2008. 103,000 miles. Stock everything. Was driving it all day in the everglades. All of a sudden as we were exiting the park my brakes stopped working and lights on the dash came on. We were going no faster than 35 MPH. All of a sudden there was smoke coming from around the car. We ope the hood there is a fire in the engine area by all of the wiring.
I just recently bought this vehicle used. When I refuel the vehicle, the pump stops, but then fuel shoots out of the tank.
Gas and air spit/spill back out of fuel filler neck tube when refueling at gas station pump. Gas runs down fender/fender flare. Problem began around 55-60,000 miles. Jeep continues to give off strong gas vapor odor when parked in garage even weeks after refueling.