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Second time the clock spring has gone defective. Airbag light on. Dealership charging for diagnosis and repair. Check all the Jeep groups, this is a common problem and needs to be addressed by Chrysler.
On the 2008 Jeep Wrangler (lhd) dashboard, the airbag warning light flashes on every other minute with a chime, an indication that there is something malfunctioning or interfering with the vehicle's airbags.this has been a recurring issue and concern for many 2008 Jeep Wrangler (lhd) owners, including myself, and has been shown time and time again to be caused by a faulty clockspring within the vehicle's steering wheel. This faulty clockspring is the culprit for potential airbag failure in the 2008 Jeep Wrangler (lhd) during an accident or premature deployment when simply driving around. Daimler Chrysler has refused to address the safety concern of their faulty clockspring that can cause failure of the vehicle's airbags from properly deploying.
Air bag light goes off constantly. If vehicle is on, warning light will go off and ding every couple of mins, whether wheel is straight or turning. Annoying and apparently common problem. Hope my airbag doesn't kill me.
My airbag light continues to go on and off while driving. Upon investigation I am not the only owner who has been experiencing this issue, it is quite common.
- Gloucester, MA, USA
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The contact owns a 2008 Jeep Wrangler. While driving at various speeds, the air bag warning indicator illuminate on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the clock spring failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 13V176000 (air bags). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 103,039.
Airbag light illuminates and chimes. Light goes out during turns, but re-illuminates once steering wheel is straightened back out. Problem is chronic. I understand Jeep has a recall on 2007 Jeep for same issue and RHD versions for later years.
While driving my 2008 Jeep Wrangler the clocksrping malfunctioned and broke while going around a turn on my neighborhood street. My air bag light came on and a small ribbon came out of the steering column. This also disabled my horn. When I took it to my mechanic he asked about a recall on this part because this is not a common issue. I looked and saw that there in fact was a recall on the right handed vehicles for 2008 but not left handed drive vehicles as well as 2007 Jeep had the recall. I am hopeful that this can also be recalled in 2008 left hand drive vehicles as it is not something that should go bad unless your vehicle is left in the rain dust or dirty environments, which is not how my Jeep is ever stored. I am happy that I was on a neighborhood street when this happened and that the air bag did not deploy!
My air bag light has been turning on and off when I am driving the Jeep. It chimes every time it lights up, then goes out, then chimes and lights up again fairly often.
Turned left and the airbag warning light went off. And now continues to go off and ding every couple of minutes as I am driving. Seems to happen most of the time when turning left but tends to happen when turning right as well.
The air bag light came on and stayed on. This occurred while driving off road on sand and while turning. Dealer indicated the fix was going to cost over $500 dollars. They indicated some faulty wiring.
The airbag light comes on intermittently when the vehicle is in motion. I've been told that the clock spring is what is causing it. This same part has been recalled on the RHD vehicle but not the lhd. Ive been told that this could cause the airbags to not deploy in the event of a crash. I also see this is becoming a very common problem on this year model
On the 2008 Jeep Wrangler (lhd) dashboard, the airbag warning light flashes on every other minute with a chime, an indication that there is something malfunctioning or interfering with the vehicle's airbags.
Clock spring self-destructed at just over 45000 miles. Airbag light is now on and the ribbon cable is unwinding out of the steering column. Same issue that was being reported by owners and has been recalled for 2007 model year.
The contact owns a 2008 Jeep Wrangler. The contact stated that the frontal air bags failed. The air bags warning light illuminated and a beeping sound emitted. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the air bags clock spring failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed that the vehicle was not included in the NHTSA campaign number: 13V176000 (air bags). The approximate failure mileage was 145,000.
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- Boulder, CO, USA