2009 Jeep Wrangler 4-Dr 4x4 complaints

EVERY TIME FILLING THE JEEP WITH FUEL WHEN THE GAS PUMP KICKS OFF FUEL SPILLS OR SHOULD I SAY BLOWS BACK OUT OF THE FILLER NECK COVERING WHO EVER IS FUELING VEHICLE AS WELL AS THE SIDE OF VEHICLE AND THE GROUND. *TR

I WAS DRIVING THE JEEP DOWN THE HIGHWAY THROUGH CONSTRUCTION ZONE AND IT VIBRATED VIOLENTLY AFTER I DROVE OVER A BUMP. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN VERY QUICKLY DURING RUSH HOUR AND WAS ALMOST HIT IN THE REAR BY ANOTHER CARE SO THE WOBBLE WOULD GO AWAY. I TOOK IT TO HAVE IT FIXED AND WAS TOLD THIS IS COMMON. I LOOKED IT UP ONLINE AND WAS AMAZED. FOR A NEWER VEHICLE I WAS FLOORED THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED BY JEEP. I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TOO. I TOOK IT TO JEEP AND THEY TOLD ME I HAD TO PAY TO FIX IT, SO WHAT WAS I GOING TO DO DRIVE AND UNSAFE CAR (AND IT IS UNSAFE, ANOTHER CAR ALMOST HIT ME). I PAID TO HAVE IT FIXED. THEY REPLACED A DAMPER AND GUESS WHAT THERE IS STILL A WOBBLE. THIS IS THE MOST RIDICULOUS ISSUE AND YET JEEP WILL NOT STAND BEHIND A POOR DESIGN THAT THEY CLEARLY KNOW IS A PROBLEM. SO, I AM LOOKING FOR HELP MAKING IT KNOW THAT IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING THIS PROBLEM I HAVE ADVISED JEEP AND NOW NHTSA. I WILL SURELY CONTACT AN ATTORNEY AND BECOME VERY PUBLIC THAT THERE HAS BEEN WARNING OF THIS. ALL I WANT IS FOR MY WIFE AND KIDS TO BE SAFE IN A CAR. JEEP SHOULD STEP UP AND CORRECT THERE PROBLEM. *TR

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. YOU HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO A DANGEROUS SPEED IF YOU CANT PULL OVER RIGHT AWAY TO STOP. THE CAR SHAKES AS IF IT IS FALLING APART. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND WE BROUGHT IT TO OUR MECHANIC. THEY INFORMED US THAT IT WAS THE STEERING DAMPENER AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT IT IS HAPPENING TO JEEPS ALL OVER AND THAT CHRYSLER IS NOT COVERING REPAIRS. AFTER MY MECHANIC FIXED THE STEERING DAMPENER, THEY TEST DROVE IT AND FOUND THE SHAKE TO STILL BE THERE AND DID FURTHER INVESTIGATING. THEY FOUND THAT MOST OF THE PARTS IN THE STEERING SYSTEM WERE DAMAGED, IE. TIE RODS AND STEERING DRAG LINK. I AM BRINGING THE VEHICLE TO MY JEEP DEALER AND HAVE INFORMED CHRYSLER OF THE SITUATION. I AM HOPING THAT THEY WILL REPLACE THE BAD PARTS BUT DO NOT HAVE A GOOD FEELING. *TR

DRIVING DOWN A 2 LANE ROAD AT 55 MPH I HIT A BUMP ON A SMALL BRIDGE. THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND MOVED INTO THE ONCOMING TRAFFICS LANE AND ALMOST OFF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO STOP DUE THE FRONT TIRES SHAKING SO BAD. IT HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 5 MORE TIMES AT HIGHER SPEEDS (65-75 MPH) AND USUALLY ON SMALL BRIDGES WHERE THE PAVEMENT IS SLIGHTLY UNEVEN AND ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I HIT A LARGE POT HOLE. I HAVE REPLACED THE FRONT TRACK BAR, STEERING DAMPER, UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS, TIE ROD ENDS, AND DRAG LINK MOSTLY WITH UPGRADED PARTS IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP IT BUT IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. IT HAS ALSO BEEN ALIGNED 4 TIMES AT 2 DIFFERENT SHOPS AND THIS DOES NOT HELP. WHEN THIS HAPPENS TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY MOVES TO GET AWAY FROM VEHICLE. WITH ALL NEW PARTS THIS IS DEFINITELY A DEFECT IN DESIGN BY JEEP. IF NOTHING IS DONE BY JEEP SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT OR KILLED DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. *TR

DURING A ROUTINE WHEEL ROTATION, I WAS ALERTED TO ALL 4 OF THE NUTS THAT SECURE THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORS (AND THE VALVE STEMS) BEING CRACKED ALONG THEIR LENGTHS. IF ONLY ONE HAD BEEN CRACKED, I WOULD CONSIDER IT ODD, BUT ALL 4 MEANS AN OBVIOUS AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DEFECT. WHEN (NOT IF) ONE FELL ONE FELL OFF, IT WOULD LEAD TO A SUDDEN LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE AND, VERY LIKELY, AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS A LOW MILEAGE VEHICLE THAT HAS HAD NO ABUSE, DAMAGE, OR ACCIDENTS THAT MIGHT HAVE CAUSED THE CRACKS TO OCCUR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 8/23/12 *CN

CLOCK SPRING FAILED. *TR

ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO I WAS FILLING UP AT PUMP AND THE AUTO-SHUT OFF DID NOT WORK CAUSING GAS TO GUSH OUT ALL OVER MY JEEP AND THE GROUND. TRIED SEVERAL GAS STATIONS AND IT CONTINUED TO HAPPEN. TOOK JEEP TO DEALER AND THEY WERE AWARE OF THE ISSUE - SAID IT WAS NOT A RECALL, THAT THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK, O-RING, FUEL PUMP AND LEVEL UNIT. LUCKILY I HAVE A WARRANTY, HOWEVER, I DID HAVE TO PAY A $100 DEDUCTIBLE. MY HUSBAND WAS RESEARCHING AND SAW THAT THIS IS AN EMISSIONS ISSUE AND READ THAT THE MANUFACTURER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY EMISSION ISSUES DUE TO DEFECTIVE PARTS. I SEE SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE MADE THE SAME CLAIM AS I AND I DO HOPE THAT SOMEONE LOOKS INTO THIS ISSUE WITH CHRYSLER/DODGE. I DO NOT FEEL I SHOULD HAVE HAD TO PAY A DEDUCTIBLE - THIS SOUNDS LIKE AN ISSUE WHERE IF IT HAPPENS, CHRYSLER/DODGE SHOULD BE COVERING THE WORK/PARTS. *JS

VIOLENT FRONT WHEELS WOBBLE AFTER HITTING A BUMP ON A ROAD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER AN UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO WOBBLE ABNORMALLY. THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE UNTIL THE CONTACT DECREASED SPEED TO APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

THE VEHICLE'S SUSPENSION AND STEERING BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE WHEN DRIVING 60 MPH AND I HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD. THIS IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE JEEP DEATH WOBBLE. I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL JEEP UNTIL I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES AND BROUGHT THE JEEP TO UNDER 40 MPH OR A COMPLETE STOP. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND I HIT A UNLEVELED SURFACED JEEP WENT JUMPING ALL OVER THE ROAD. I THOUGHT IT WAS A FLUKE AND DIDN'T THINK ABOUT IT LATER. BUT IT IS CONTINUING TO GET WORSE. I HAVE A APPT. TUESDAY WITH DEALERSHIP AND THEY DON'T KNOW IF MY WARRANTY WILL COVER THIS. I DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS DEATH WOBBLE UNTIL THE SERVICE MAN TOLD ME IT SOUNDED LIKE I HAVE THE DEATH WOBBLE. WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL ON THIS? THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE SO I DON'T HAVE A CHOICE BUT DRIVE IT. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE!!!!!!!! *TR

JEEP RANDOMLY JUMPS OUT OF FIRST GEAR WHEN PULLING AWAY FROM A DEAD STOP. LEAVING THE CAR IN NEUTRAL WHILE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION THIS HAPPENED WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN ACROSS A BUSY STREET. *TR

I LIVE IN SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA. I EXPERIENCED WHAT IS BEING REFERRED TO AS "WRANGLER DEATH WOBBLE" ON OR ABOUT 11:55 P.M. ON MARCH 15, 2012, WHILE I DRIVING SOUTHBOUND ON INTERSTATE 5 NEAR EAST LOS ANGELES. THIS INCIDENT RESULTED IN AND SUBSTANTIAL PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO THE UNDERCARRIAGE/SUSPENSION/STEERING COMPONENTS OF THE VEHICLE. THE WELD OF THE TRACK BAR HOUSING/BRACKET ON THE AXLE SIDE WAS RIPPED COMPLETELY OFF OF THE FRONT AXLE. THERE WAS A TOTAL LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IT TOOK ABOUT 30 SECONDS TO BRING IT UNDER CONTROL BY APPLYING BRAKES AND HOLDING ON TO THE VIOLENTLY SHAKING STEERING WHEEL. THE CAR SWERVED INTO ADJACENT LANES. FORTUNATELY, THERE WERE NO CARS NEXT TO ME A THE TIME. I PURCHASED THE 2009 WRANGLER FROM FOLSOM LAKE FORD IN FOLSOM, CA ON JANUARY 28, 2012, ONLY 46 DAYS BEFORE I EXPERIENCED THE WRANGLER DEATH WOBBLE. THE TRACK BAR HOUSING WAS RE-WELDED TO THE AXLE AND A GUSSET ADDED IN LOS ANGELES TO ALLOW ME TO RETURN HOME. I INCURRED SIGNIFICANT COSTS FOR REPAIRS. TWO EXPERT TECHNICIANS HAVE EXAMINED THE SUSPENSION AND CONCLUDED THAT THERE IS NO QUESTION THE DEFECT EXISTED WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND THAT THE OBVIOUS DEFECT AND "PLAY" SHOULD HAVE BEEN DETECTED BY ROUTINE VISUAL INSPECTION. FOLSOM LAKE FORD V.P. OF OPERATIONS, JOHN SEARS REFUSES TO EVEN INSPECT THE VEHICLE TO SEE WHETHER IT IS NOW SAFE TO DRIVE OR TAKE ANY ACTION AT ALL TO FIX THE DAMAGE. [XXX] HAS STATED IN WRITING THAT MY ONLY RECOURSE IS TO TAKE LEGAL ACTION AGAINST FOLSOM L

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL SPILLED OUT FROM THE FILLER NECK WHILE REFUELING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW FUEL TANK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AFFECTING THE VEHICLE. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000. UPDATED 03/05/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED CHRYSLER OFFERED TO COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIR, MINUS A $102 DEDUCTIBLE. THE TANK WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 03/06/12

NOT SURE ABOUT THE EXACT DATE OR MILEAGE BUT APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS AGO, GASOLINE BEGAN SPILLING OUT OF MY GAS TANK WHILE FILLING UP THE VEHICLE. I WAS NOT TRYING TO "TOP IT OFF" AS IT DOESN'T EVEN CLICK. IT HAS HAPPENED EVERY TIME I TRY TO FILL UP SINCE THE FIRST OCCURRENCE. IT HAS HAPPENED AT NUMEROUS GAS STATIONS. I NOW HAVE TO ESTIMATE HOW MUCH GAS TO ENTER INTO MY VEHICLE SO IT DOES NOT OVERFLOW. SEVERAL TIMES GASOLINE HAS SPILLED ONTO MY CLOTHING. *TR

SOMEONE WILL BE KILLED BY THIS FAILURE !!! 3RD TIME....VALVE STEM BLOW OUT.. VALVE STEM CORRODES AND FAILS..3RD TIME..ALLOWING TIRE TO DEFLATE INSTANTANEOUSLY..DESTROYED NEW TIRES/WHEEL AND JEEP FENDER. WIFE AND DAUGHTER THIS TIME AT 65 MPH... 2 INDEPENDENT CHRYSLER JEEP DEALERSHIPS SERVICE MANGER SAY "VERY COMMON PROBLEM. NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO STOP FROM HAPPENING AGAIN". BOTH SERVICE MANAGERS SAY THEY" WILL NOT WARRANTY THE ISSUE, IT IS THE OWNERS PROBLEM." .. SOMEONE WILL BE KILLED BY THIS FAILURE !!! CALLED CHRYSLER DIRECTLY AND STARTED CASE # WITH THEM... SAID SAME THING." WILL NOT WARRANTY ISSUE..NOTHING CAN BE DONE AT THIS TIME TO FIX..JUST BRING IT TO A DEALER AND HOPE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN.." SOMEONE WILL BE KILLED BY THIS FAILURE !!! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TT

APPROXIMATELY 1/4 GALLON OF GAS BACK FLOWS FORCEFULLY OUT OF FILLER NECK IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE RELEASE OF THE HANDLE WHEN THE TANK IS FULL. THIS HAPPENS BOTH WHEN THE HANDLE IS LOCKED DOWN IN THE FUELING POSITION AND AUTOMATICALLY CLICKS OFF AND WHEN I'M HOLDING THE HANDLE TO FILL THE TANK. AT NO TIME AM I ATTEMPTING TO OVERFILL THE TANK BEYOND THE SAFETY SHUT OFF. THIS HAPPENS 100 PERCENT OF THE TIME WITH THE RESULT OF FUEL LANDING ON THE REAR FENDER, BUMPER, MY CLOTHES, SHOES, AND LEAVES A MANHOLE COVER SIZE SPOT OF FUEL ON THE PAVEMENT. *TR

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE USED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2011 WITH 27K MILES ON IT AND EVERY TIME I FILL UP MY GAS TANK I END UP WITH GASOLINE OVERFLOW. BASICALLY, I STICK THE GAS NOZZLE IN AND WHEN IT IS AUTOMATICALLY FINISHED, SOME GASOLINE SPITS BACK OUT OF THE TANK ALL OVER THE CAR, THE GROUND AND AT TIMES MYSELF. THIS HAS HAPPENED EVERY TIME, REGARDLESS OF GAS STATION OR WHAT STATE I AM IN (INDIANA, ILLINOIS AND KENTUCKY). THE ONLY SOLUTION IS THE MANUALLY PUMP THE GAS AND ESTIMATE WHEN IT IS ALMOST FULL AND STOP. THIS IS HARDLY PRACTICAL AND SHOULD BE FIXED. I SEE THAT THE ISSUE HAS BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED BY A SIMPLE GOOGLE.COM SEARCH BUT ONLY FOR THE 2007-2008 JEEP WRANGLERS. MINE IS A 2009 WITH THE SAME EXACT ISSUE. *TR

WHEN FILLING UP GAS AT THE END GAS POURS OUT ALL OVER THE CAR AND GROUND. *TR

FUEL SPILLS OUT OF THE FUEL FILLER NECK AS FUELING IS NEAR COMPLETED. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS SINCE AUGUST AND I HAVE TRIED VARIOUS SOLUTIONS AND NOTHING SEEMS TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. MY JEEP WRANGLER NOW HAS 37,257 MILES AND IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH JEEP WRANGLERS. *TT

JEEP FRONT END BEGINS TO VIOLENTLY SHAKING CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL WHEN CROSSING HIGHWAY SEAMS, SMALL BUMPS, ETC ESPECIALLY WHEN TIRES HIT THEM ONE TIRE AT A TIME. JEEP MUST BE STOPPED TO CORRECT SHAKING. NO MODIFICATIONS COMPLETELY STOCK. DEALER CLAIMS EVERYTHING IS GOOD WITH VEHICLE AND IN PROPER WORKING ORDER. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES OVER AND OVER. *TR

AT 55 MPH ON INTERSTATE 35 SOUTH OF 635 IN DALLAS MY 2009 JEEP WRANGLER ( WITH 28,000 MILES ) UNLIMITED'S STEERING AND FRONT SUSPENSION STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY UPON DRIVING ACROSS THE SECTION OF THE HIGHWAY WHERE THE ROAD AND OVERPASS SEAM MEETS ...I HAD TO SLOW TO 35MPH TO GET THE WOBBLING AND SHAKING TO STOP. I HAVE NOW HAD THIS RE-OCCUR AT LEAST 10 TIMES IN LESS THAN 2000 MILES WITH 6 SERVICES VISITS IN 2000 MILES! ON THE FOURTH VISIT TO THE JEEP DEALER THE SERVICE AGENT ACTUALLY WROTE THAT I WAS EXPERIENCING THE JEEP "DEATH WOBBLE" !! WHAT?!? THE ISSUE ACTUALLY HAS A NAME CALLED THE "DEATH WOBBLE, THAT A CHRYSLER JEEP SERVICE AGENT USES???? MY FIRST VISIT WAS TO NTB TIRE TO GET THE TIRES, ROTATED AND BALANCED, THEN TWO WEEKS LATER AFTER THE SECOND, SAME INCIDENT, I TOOK IT THE LAST 5 TIMES TO HUFFINES JEEP DEALER WHERE THEY , BALANCED THE TIRES 3 MORE TIMES , DID AN ALIGNMENT, TIGHTENED THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND REPLACED THE STEERING STABILIZER TWICE?!? I NOW VIDEO TAPED THE CAR SHAKING PROFUSELY ON HWY35 9/12/11 45 MILES AFTER THE LAST SERVICE VISIT .. NO CLASS ACTION, NO RECALL, HOW DO I SELL THIS DEFECTIVE CAR WITH CARFAX AND NOT TAKE A HUGE LOSS ON THIS MANUFACTURER DEFECT LEMON? *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 95 IN A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED (STOCK) APPROXIMATELY 60 MILES INTO A TRIP THE VEHICLE HIT A DEFECT IN THE ROADWAY AT 65MPH AND WE EXPERIENCED SEVERE DEATH WOBBLE, IE THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING SO VIOLENTLY THAT IT WAS NOT STEERABLE. WHEN SLOWED TO 30MPH THE CAR RETURNED TO NORMAL AND WE STOPPED TO CHECK THE FRONT COMPONENTS NOTHING WAS BROKEN OR APPEARED TO BE ASKEW. AS WE CONTINUED OUR TRIP WE ENCOUNTERED THE SAME CONDITION/PROBLEM 5 MORE TIMES AT SPEEDS OF ANYWHERE FROM 55-70 MPH AND THIS DID NOT HAPPEN EVERYTIME WE HIT A BUMP/POTHOLE ONLY ON SOME. AFTER THIS CONDITION HAPPENED FOR THE 3RD TIME I JACKED UP THE FRONT END AND CHECKED THELUGS AGAIN NOTHING VISUAL SHOWED WHY THIS WAS HAPPENING. WE HAD TO CANCEL OUR TRIP AT THAT TIME DUE TO THIS SAFETY CONCERN. THE 4TH AND 5TH TIMES WERE ON WHAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE RETURN HOME HOWEVER WE EVENTUALLY HAD TO PARK THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT COULD BE LOOKED AT AGAIN. ( MY BEST GUESS IS THAT THE DEALER WILL AGAIN SAY THERE IS NO PROBLEM) THIS VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY SERVICED BY A DEALER AND AFTER THEY WERE TOLD THAT WE HAD THIS PROBLEM WHEN GOING OVER RAILROAD TRACKS AT 40 MPH.THEY COULD NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM AND TOLD US THAT THERE WAS NO DEFECTS IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION. IN ADDITION 3 DAYS PRIOR TO THIS TRIP WE ALSO HAD THE TIRES AND WHEELS ROTATED AND BALANCED TO SEE IF THIS WOULD FIX THIS CONDITION WHICH I HAD NEVER EXPERIENCED ( HOWEVER OWNING A JEEP VEHICLES FOR 24 YEARS I HAVE EXPERIEN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DOOR 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS THE RESULT OF A REVERSED WIRING SYSTEM. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V118000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 38,000. UPDATED 8/29/11 *CN UPDATED 09/21/11

2009 JEEP WRANGLER X-UNLIMITED (COMPLETELY STOCK) WITH 20K MILES. THIS IS A NOTORIOUS PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN LABELED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" BY MANY OTHER JEEP OWNERS AFTER A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH, AS WELL AS HORRIFIC YOUTUBE VIDEOS. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, A POT HOLE OR BRIDGE JOINT INITIATES A HORRIFIC WOBBLE IN THE FRONT END. COUNTLESS INCIDENTS OVER THE LAST 3K MILES WHERE THE STEERING WHEEL BEGINS JERKING LEFT AND RIGHT AND TIRES BEGIN HOPPING ON THE ROAD. THE WOBBLE FORCES YOU TO HAVE TO IMMEDIATELY SLOW DOWN AS LOW AS 30 MPH OR EVEN ALMOST STOP TO ELIMINATE THE WOBBLE. ALTHOUGH WE HAVE NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE WOBBLE, IT IS EXTREMELY LIKELY TO HAPPEN SOMEDAY. SLOWING OR STOPPING SUDDENLY ON A THREE LANE HIGHWAY WHEN OTHER MOTORISTS ARE NOT ANTICIPATING ANY NEED TO STOP OR SLOW WILL RESULT IN A REAR END COLLISION. IF UNABLE TO SAFELY SLOW DOWN, CONTINUING DRIVING WITH THE WOBBLE WILL LIKELY RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. EXTENSIVE RESEARCH ON THIS TOPIC CONCLUDED THAT THERE IS NO KNOWN FIX. MANY HAVE EXPERIENCED TEMPORARY IMPROVEMENT BY CHANGING VARIOUS FRONT END COMPONENTS BUT THE WOBBLE RETURNS. A JEEP ENGINEER STATED "IT IS NOT A JEEP ISSUE IT IS MORE OF AN ISSUE RELATED TO THE FUNDAMENTAL ARCHITECTURE OF A SOLID FRONT AXLE SUSPENSION SYSTEMS". A VERY COMMON PROBLEM, ONSET AT 17K MILES ON OUR JEEP AND AS LOW AS 6K MILES ON OTHER JEEPS, IS A JEEP PROBLEM. BASED ON ACCOUNTS OF MANY OTHER OWNERS, DEALING WITH A JEEP DEALERSHIP IS A VERY LONG PROCESS OF

500 MILES AFTER PURCHASING NEW THE FRONT END WENT INTO UNCONTROLLABLE VIBRATION AFTER HITTING MINOR SEAM IN PAVEMENT. HAD TO SLAM ON BRAKES AND COME TO COMPLETE STOP TO KILL VIBRATION. *TR

I HAVE RECENTLY BEEN EXPERIENCING THE "DEATH WOBBLE" THAT A LOT OF JEEPS HAVE EXPERIENCED. I HAVE NOT HAD TIME TO TAKE IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET REPAIRED BUT THIS IS THE 2ND 4DR JEEP WRANGLER THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS IN. THE FIRST JEEP WAS MY FATHERS 2007 AND HIS ENDED UP BEING REPAIRED BY REPLACING THE STEERING STABILIZER. MY JEEP RECENTLY HAS BEEN DOING THIS WHENEVER I AM ON THE HIGHWAY GOING OVER 60 MPH. THE STEERING WHEEL TURNS BACK AND FOURTH VIOLENTLY AND THE WHOLE FRONT END OF THE JEEP SHAKES SO HARD I FEEL LIKE I CAN HARDLY CONTROL IT. I HAVE TO REDUCE MY SPEED TO ABOUT 35 MPH FOR IT TO FINALLY RECOVER, WHICH IS NOT AN EASY TASK ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. MY WIFE HAS BECOME FRIGHTFUL TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND I AM NOT THAT COMFORTABLE MYSELF SINCE IT IS CERTAINLY LACK OF CONTROL OF A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF WEIGHT AT SUCH A HIGH SPEED. THIS IS DEFIANTLY A SAFETY CONCERN AND IT WILL BE AWFUL WHEN SOMEONE'S LIFE WILL BE THE COST TO HAVE THIS BROUGHT TO ATTENTION. *TR

WITHIN THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS I CANNOT FILL UP MY GAS TANK WITHOUT GAS SPILLING OUT BEFORE THE TANK CUTS OFF. THIS HAPPENS AT ALL GAS STATIONS EVERY TIME I FILL UP. THE DEALER TOLD ME THE TUBING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED SO THEY DID IT. BUT, I STILL HAD THE PROBLEM. NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME THE CHARCOAL CARTRIDGE IS CLOGGED AND HAS BLOCKED THE VENT INTO THE GAS TANK. THIS WILL NOW NEED REPLACING. BECAUSE I AM JUST OUTSIDE MY WARRANTY, CHRYSLER HAS AGREED TO COVER MOST OF THE COST. EACH TIME I HAVE TO PAY A DEDUCTIBLE BECAUSE THE DEALER KEEPS DECIDING IT IS SOMETHING ELSE THAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ONLINE AND IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM IN JEEPS. WHY HASN'T CHRYSLER CORRECTED THIS PROBLEM? I READ THERE WAS A RECALL OF THE PROBLEM IN '07-'08 JEEPS, BUT ONLY THOSE YEARS. IF THE PROBLEM WAS ACKNOWLEDGED, WHY IS IT STILL HAPPENING IN '09 JEEPS? *TR

2009 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED X 4 DOOR 4X4 STOCK: EXPERIENCED "DEATH WOBBLE" WHILE TRAVELING ANYWHERE BETWEEN 40-65 MPH FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY ESPECIALLY WHEN HITTING SMALL OR LARGE BUMPS OR POT HOLES. HAS HAPPENED FOR THE PAST 10,000 MILES AND THE CAR HAS JUST UNDER 30K NOW. SHAKING WAS SO VIOLENT THAT VEHICLE HAD TO BE BROUGHT TO A COMPLETED STOP EVEN IN THE LANE OF TRAVEL ON THE HIGHWAY. VERY DANGEROUS AS A CAR SLAMMED ON ITS BRAKES BEHIND ME ON THE LEFT LANE OF THE NJ GARDEN STATE PARKWAY NEARLY SETTING OFF A CHAIN REACTION ACCIDENT. STEERING DAMPER REPLACED BY DEALER CLAIMING THAT SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. AFTER PICKING THE VEHICLE UP IT HAPPENED AGAIN. NEXT TIME THE DEALER REPLACED RUINED BALL BEARINGS DUE TO THE DEATH WOBBLE AND REALIGNED & WHEELS BALANCED AND ROTATED. A FEW DAYS LATER THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. MY WIFE IS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. PLEASE DON'T WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE IS HURT OR DIES TO INTERVENE. CLEARLY THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM FOR THESE JEEPS, JUST GOOGLE AND YOU WILL SEE MANY COMPLAINTS NOT FORMALLY LODGED HERE! MANUFACTURE NEEDS TO COME OUT WITH A VIABLE RESOLUTION AS THE DEALERS SEEM STUMPED. *TR

ON 03/31/2011 I WAS TRAVELING AT 65 MPH WHEN MY JEEP WRANGLER HIT A BUMP CAUSING DEATH WOBBLE. THE WOBBLE WAS SO VIOLENT THAT I HAD TO COME TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP IN TRAFFIC TO GET IT TO STOP. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED OUT ONCE BEFORE FOR THIS EVENT AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A BALANCE ISSUE WITH THE TIRES. I CAN FEEL AND HEAR A SLIGHT CLUNK FROM TIME TO TIME IN THE STEERING AREA, MOST LIKELY THE TRAC BAR BUSHINGS ARE FAILING. THE VEHICLE IS STOCK NO MODIFICATIONS EXCEPT A STEERING STABILIZER REPLACEMENT TO HEAVY DUTY. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE NOW. JEEP SAYS IT IS RELATED TO THE ALIGNMENT OR BALANCING BUT DEFINITELY NOT RELATED TO BUSHING OR STABILIZER ISSUES. I DISAGREE THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW THE TRAC BAR NEEDS TO BE BEEFED UP. *TR

WHEN I GO TO FILL THE GAS TANK OF MY 2009 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED GAS COMES BURPING OUT OF THE HOLE WHERE YOU FILL IT. *TR

EVERYTIME I FILL MY 2009 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED RUBICON WITH GAS, IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE PUMP TURNS OFF, GAS STARTS FLOWING OUT OF THE FUEL NECK SPILLING ON ME THE SIDE OF MY VEHICLE AND THE GROUND. THIS HAS OCCURRED AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT STATIONS USING DIFFERENT PUMPS. I CAN TAKE MY OTHER VEHICLE TO SAME PUMP AND NOT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I'M CONCERNED NOT ONLY OF THE DAMAGE THIS IS DOING TO THE BODY OF MY WRANGLER BUT ALSO THE ENVIRONMENT BECAUSE OF ALL THE GAS SPILLING ON THE GROUND. *TR

2009 JEEP RUBICON SPURTS GAS BACK AT END OF REFUELING-STARTED THIS PROBLEM AT 27,000 MILES. SIMILAR COMPLAINTS NOTED IN JEEP FORUMS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER 4X4. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO WOBBLE EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MANY TIMES AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE FAILURE. THE TIRES WERE CHANGED AND BALANCED BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,000.

DRIVING VEHICLE AT SPEEDS ABOVE 45 MPH, VEHICLE BEGINS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. COMMONLY CALLED "DEATH WOBBLE" ON JEEP FORUMS. WIFE IS NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE THE JEEP. *TR

2009 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED X 4 DOOR 4X4 STOCK: EXPERIENCED "DEATH WOBBLE" WHILE TRAVELING ANYWHERE BETWEEN 50-65 MPH FRONT END WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY ESPECIALLY WHEN HITTING A BUMP OR POT HOLE. SHAKING WAS SO VIOLENT THAT VEHICLE HAD TO BE BROUGHT TO A COMPLETED STOP EVEN IN THE LANE OF TRAVEL ON THE HIGHWAY. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO JEEP DEALER WHO REPLACED STEERING DAMPER, CLAIMING THAT SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. AFTER PICKING THE VEHICLE UP IT HAPPENED APROX 10 TIMES VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT BACK TO DEALER THE NEXT DAY, WHERE DAMPER, AS WELL AS TWO OTHER PIECES WERE REPLACED AND WHEELS BALANCED AND ROTATED. ONCE IT WAS PICKED UP TO DAYS AFTER IT WAS BROUGHT IN, THE VEHICLE DID THE SAME THING AGAIN. HOWEVER NOW IT DOES IT AT RANDOM TIMES WITHOUT HITTING A BUMP. DEALER CLAIM THEY WILL OPEN A CASE WITH JEEP TO INVESTIGATE. VEHICLE IS UNSAFE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING OVER ANY UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE AND THE FRONT SHOCK ABSORBERS WERE REPLACED TWICE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,000.

JEEP RECALL K13- I BROUGHT MY JEEP INTO LAWLESS JEEP (WOBURN MA) TWICE TO HAVE THE K13 RECALL DONE. I WAS TOLD THAT MY BRAKE LINES DID NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED. MY BRAKE LINES ARE WORN FROM THE FENDERS AND ARE STARTING TO RUST. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT PERFORM RECALL CORRECTLY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL ON A CONSISTENT BASIS FOR TWO WEEKS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THEY INFORMED HER THAT SHE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 41,000. UPDATED 3/14/11 *CN UPDATED 06/30/11 THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED, HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. UPDATED 01/10/12

I HAVE A 2009 JEEP UNLIMITED WRANGLER X 4 DOOR. THE JEEP IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD ON 1/20/2011 AT 39,313 TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER PIPES HAD TO BE REPLACED. WONDERING IF THERE ARE OTHER JEEPS WITH THIS PROBLEM. I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET BECAUSE THE 5 YEAR WARRANTY I BOUGHT FROM ACURA DEALER WOULD NOT COVER THE ISSUE. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2009 FROM THE ACURA DEALER WITH 13,000 MILES ON IT. THIS ISSUE SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED. IT IF I DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

WHEN FILLING MY GAS TANK UP, GAS WILL OVERFLOW OUT OF THE FILLER TUBE, ONTO THE SIDE OF MY JEEP, ONTO THE BUMPER AND ONTO THE GROUND WHEN IT IS FULL OR CLOSE TO BEING FULL. THE GAS NOZZLE WILL SHUT OFF, BUT A LOT OF GAS POURS OUT. EVEN WHEN I MANUALLY HOLD THE NOZZLE TO SLOW THE FLOW DOWN, IT STILL SPILLS OVER. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON 3 DIFFERENT PUMPS AT THE SAME STATION. THE STATION IS A NEWER STATION, AROUND 5 YEARS OLD. *TR

FUEL OVERFLOWS WHEN USING AN AUTOMATIC FUEL FILL NOZZLE. FUEL WILL SPILL ON THE GROUND AND SOMETIMES ON THE OPERATOR. CAN BE A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT. BUT DOES VARY. SLOW MANUAL FILLING IS A MUST TO AVOID THIS. *TR

LAST NIGHT AS I WAS WATING FOR MY SON IN OUR DRIVEWAY. I LITERALLY SAW MY WINDSHIELD CRACK FROM THE BASE OF THE WINDSHILED FRAME. NO ROCK OR OBJECTS HIT THE WINDSHIELD. AS I MENETIONED, I WAS PARKED IN DRIVE. HEAT AND DEFROST WAS ON AS IT IS WINTER TIME. *TR

RANDOMLY AS YOU START IN FIRST GEAR FROM A DEAD STOP THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER JUMPS OUT OF FIRST INTO NEUTRAL. THE JUMP HAPPENS SO VIOLENTLY THAT THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I HAD TO MAKE SURE I WAS NOT REAR ENDED. WITH THIS JUMPING OUT OF GEAR I FEAR THAT DRIVING INTO RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC I COULD BE IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE LOSS OF MOVEMENT GOING INTO OR THRU TRAFFIC. *TR

WHEN FUELING THE VEHICLE IT ALWAYS OVERFLOWS SPILLING FUEL ONTO THE GROUND AND ON ME. *TR

CLUNKING IN THE STEERING SYSTEM. SEEMS TO AFFECT EVERY JEEP JK WRANGLER FROM 2007 ON. CHEAP/DEFECTIVE BALL JOINTS AND STEERING SHAFTS. *TR

2009 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED RUBICON LEAKS AXLE OIL FROM RIGHT FRONT AXLE SEAL ONTO TIRE. SEAL WAS FIRST REPLACED IN JUNE 2010, THEN IN AUGUST, AND IS SCHEDULED AGAIN FOR OCT 2010 REPLACEMENT. VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 24K MILES. JEEP DEALER REPLACED SEALS FIRST TWO TIMES AND IS SCHEDULED AGAIN FOR REPLACEMENT BY DEALER IN OCTOBER. LEAKING SEAL IS A HAZARD AS AXLE OIL IS LEAKING ONTO TIRE AND COULD CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL. VEHICLE IS NOT MODIFIED IN ANY WAY THAT WOULD ACCOUNT FOR THE LEAK. *TR

I AM AWARE OF SEVERAL INSTANCES OF THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM OCCURRING WHICH I FEEL NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I HAVE A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED AND ALMOST EVERY TIME I FUEL IT, AFTER THE PUMP AUTOMATICALLY CLICKS OFF, I GET A SPLASH OF FUEL OUT OF THE FILLER NECK. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING, OFF AND ON, SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE. *TR

I EXPERIENCED THE"DEATH WOBBLE" IN A 2009 4DR JEEP WRANGLER LAST WEEK. SHORTLY AFTER HITTING A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD,WE EXPERIENCED VERY ERRATIC SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE FRONT WHEELS WERE SHAKING AS IF THEY WERE GOING TO FALL OFF. WHEN WE SLOWED DOWN TO A SLOW SPEED OF ABOUT 25 MPH,THE SHAKING STOPPED. WE PROCEEDED TO OUR DESTINATION AND TWO MORE TIMES THIS ACTION HAPPENED AFTER HITTING SMALL BUMPS IN THE ROAD. ONE TIME ON A THREE LANE HIGHWAY IN NEW JERSEY,WE HAD A TRACTOR TRAILER DRIVER PULL UP NEXT TO US AND TELL US TO PULL OVER,BECAUSE IT LOOKED LIKE OUR FRONT WHEEL WAS FALLING OFF.WE HAD THE VEHICLE TAKEN TO A NEARBY CHRYSLER DEALER WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS THE JEEP DEATH WOBBLE WHICH HAPPENS WHEN SOMETHING GOES WRONG IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION. HE MADE IT OUT TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AND I JUST WONDER WHY I'VE NEVER HEARD OF THIS ANYWHERE BEFORE.I SEARCHED DEATH WOBBLE" ON MY WEB BROWSER AND GOT THOUSANDS OF HITS AND VIDEO ON U-TUBE. COULD YOU PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS AND FIND OUT WHY THIS SO SECRET ,BUT YET SO COMMON. *TR