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2008 Jeep Wrangler wipers, windshield & visibility problems

Owners reported wipers, windshield & visibility problems in 24 complaints for the 2008 Jeep Wrangler, 2% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
24 2% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
87,000 miles 20 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 1
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up

Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by mileage, 2008 Jeep Wrangler Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 87,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 0 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 4 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 3 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 3 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 4 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 5 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: 87,000 miles
Based on 20 complaints that include mileage. 25% 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 miles0
20k to 40k miles1
40k to 60k miles4
60k to 80k miles3
80k to 100k miles3
100k to 120k miles4
120k to 140k miles5
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 20 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 87,000 miles, and 25% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 fire.

What owners wrote

Leaving a parking lot all my electrical components began going haywire (wipers came on, wiper fluid started spraying, radio turned on and off, heat turned on and off, horn was blaring, door locks locking/unlocking at random). I removed the keys and the electrical failure continued. I began to smell burning plastic and noticed smoke/flames coming out from under the hood on the passenger side of the vehicle. After opening the engine compartment the fuse box was engulfed in flames.

Reported at 133,000 miles, January 2015 Fire

In reference to tipm recall. While driving, the horn will blow nonstop, as well as windshield wipers engage, fluid sprays nonstop onto windshield, A/C will not blow, engine has shut off spontaneously which caused a truck to lightly bump me in an intersection. Selling dealership (hebert's town and country shreveport, la) will not fix. [link removed]

Reported at 42,000 miles, July 2013 Crash

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