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Electronic stability controlPart report

2008 Jeep Wrangler 4-DR 4X4 Electronic stability control Problems

Complaints
17about this part
Share
3%of 614 total for the year
Median mileage
90,000miles
Trend
StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 17 complaints about the electronic stability control of the 2008 Jeep Wrangler 4-DR 4X4, 3% of the 614 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 90,000 miles.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“This problem started in mid auust 2016 and is still going on ....wipers going off n on by themselves, horn blaring, lights blinking on n off, signm=al lights not working at times, Jeep wont move forward at times, steering gets hard to manage, check engine light goes of and on all the time..... This happens at anytime or anywhere....can go on for about 2-3 minutes...people start staring as if I am crazy blowing the horn at them and my lights flashing through out. …”

NHTSA complaint #10908916, filed 2016-09, 144,268 miles

“Issues started with vehicle not able to start and inability to shift out of park. Battery would test good. After disconnecting battery, vehicle would start as usually. Issue began to escalate with oil light and esp light randomly lighting up on the dash. Finally, electronic throttle control and esp light would come on while driving and accelerator was unresponsive while driving on highway. I have replaced the throttle body and the entire wiring harness with no resolution. I am now replacing the computer in hopes that it will resolve the issues. …”

NHTSA complaint #11220321, filed 2019-06, 129,400 miles

“I can't figure out what causes the problem but sometimes when I hit a bump in the road (sometimes its a tiny bump even) at varying speeds the Jeep will start jumping up and down out of control - its so bad that it will jump me off of the road. The only way to get it to stop jumping is to come to a complete stop and then start driving again.”

NHTSA complaint #10206243, filed 2007-10, 200 miles

“While in normal driving conditions my dash board lit up, esp/bas, traction control, ABS, and airbag light all were lit up, and later I found out that my horn was inoperative. I have done extensive research and believe the cause to be a faulty clock spring. As of now I understand that there is no recall on the clock spring for my year of vehicle. Those systems are installed to protect my family and I. Those systems are vital to safety, especially the airbags! …”

NHTSA complaint #10543649, filed 2013-09, 90,000 miles

“After I shifted into 5th gear going appx. 50 MPH front rt tire shimmied then lt front tire at equal 1 to 2 second intervals until the shimmy got so bad I could not control steering and had to decelerate to pull of to side of road. I had to lift myself off seat and lean into steering wheel with my all my weight to steer Jeep safely to side of road. About 1 week before my incident my daughter, 22 yrs of age, had same problem during morning rush hour. Same speed while accelerating.”

NHTSA complaint #10583677, filed 2014-04, 68,500 miles

Electronic stability control: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
200953%
2008173%
2007163%

Other parts of the 2008 Jeep Wrangler 4-DR 4X4

Fuel system
198 complaints
Air bags
140 complaints
Electrical system
101 complaints
Steering
84 complaints
Suspension
68 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
42 complaints
Engine
28 complaints
Other or unknown
26 complaints
Body and structure
21 complaints
Brakes
20 complaints
Wheels
14 complaints
Engine cooling
13 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2008 Jeep Wrangler 4-DR 4X4

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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