2008 Jeep Wrangler 4-DR 4X4 defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2008 Jeep Wrangler 4-DR 4X4. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• Air Bag Clockspring Wiring Failure
  Engineering Analysis EA15007 · opened Dec 4, 2015 · closed Jul 6, 2016 · led to recall 16V290000

  On May 10, 2016, Fiat Chrysler America (FCA) submitted a Part 573 Defect Information Report announcing NHTSA recall 16V290 involving 394,258 model year (MY) 2007-2010 Jeep Wrangler vehicles.Under the recall FCA will replace the clockspring and install a steering wheel back cover and steering wheel column shroud.This re…

• Air Bag Clockspring Wiring Failure
  Preliminary Evaluation PE15025 · opened Jun 19, 2015 · closed Dec 7, 2015

  In it's response to ODI's PE15-025 Information Request letter, FCA identified 1,703 consumer complaints, field reports and legal claims responsive to the subject defect condition on the subject Wrangler vehicles.Six of these reports alleged an air bag non-deployment in a crash in which either the air bag warning light …

• Totally Integrated Power Module Failure
  Defect Petition DP14004 · opened Sep 25, 2014 · closed Jul 24, 2015

  In a letter dated August 21, 2014, the Center for Auto Safety (CAS) petitioned the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to initiate a defect investigation of alleged failures associated with the Totally Integrated Power Module (TIPM) installed in Chrysler SUV?s, trucks, and vans beginning in the 2007 …

• Airbag Clockspring Failure
  Preliminary Evaluation PE11019 · opened May 23, 2011 · closed Nov 7, 2011 · led to recall 13V176000

  In its July 29, 2011 response to ODI's May 27, 2011 information request letter, Chrysler provided 153 MY 2007-2008 owner reports, additional to the 28 ODI Vehicle Owner Questionnaires (VOQs), which related to the illumination of the air bag light (ABL) due to a faulty clockspring (CS) wiring circuit.The right hand driv…

• Fuel Spill During Refueling
  Preliminary Evaluation PE10032 · opened Aug 23, 2010 · closed Feb 16, 2011

  ODI found the rate of warranty claims related to fuel spit back on the subject vehicles is lower than other vehicles previously recalled to correct defects related to fuel spit back.Although the rate of complaints reported to the agency on the subject vehicles is higher than or similar to the rates experienced in previ…

• TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING / FIRE
  Preliminary Evaluation PE09037 · opened Aug 12, 2009 · closed Nov 17, 2009 · led to recall 09V436000

  In a letter dated november 3, 2009, chrysler group llc (chrysler), notified nhtsa that it will conduct a safety recall of approximately 161,000 model year (my) 2007 and 2008 jeep wrangler vehicles built with automatic transmissions.chrysler stated that these vehicles were not equipped with a transmission fluid temperat…

• TOW BAR ASSEMBLY FAILURE
  Investigation EQ09006 · opened Jul 22, 2009 · closed Aug 19, 2009

  The defective tow bar assemblies involved in this recall were supplied to chrysler for use on some of its jeep wrangler vehicles.the purpose of this investigation was to identify any additional purchasers of identical or substantially similar defective assemblies and to initiate additional defect reporting and safety r…