2006 Jeep Wrangler complaints

2006 JEEP WRANGLER TJ. WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK THE GAS WILL SPEW OUT BEFORE IT SHUTS OFF. *TR

MOST OF THE TIME WHEN FILLING THE FUEL TANK ON MY 2006 JEEP WRANGLER THE FUEL OVERFLOWS FROM THE TANK AND ONTO THE GROUND PRIOR TO THE PUMP SHUTTING OFF. THERE SEEMS TO BE A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF FIRE. THIS HAPPENS AT VARIOUS FUEL STATIONS AND VARIOUS TYPES OF PUMPS. IT APPEARS THAT JEEP IS CLAIMING THIS IS A "NORMAL" WEAR ITEM WHEN IN FACT IT ISN'T. IT IS A PROBLEM WITH SIGNIFICANT RISK INVOLVED. *TR

WHEN FILLING UP MY FUEL TANK NORMALLY AND NOT TOPPING IT OFF, FUEL SPRAYS OUT OF THE FILLER NECK BEFORE THE PUMP CAN SHUT OFF. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I FILL THE TANK SPILLING GAS ON MYSELF AND ON THE GROUND. THERE IS NO WAY TO AVOID IT UNLESS I DO NOT FILL THE TANK UP. I TOOK THE JEEP TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY I NEED A NEW FUEL TANK. MY JEEP IS OUT OF WARRANTY BUT THERE ARE MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM INDICATING THAT IT'S A FAULTY ROLLOVER VALVE YET CHRYSLER DENIES THAT IT'S A DEFECTIVE PART. *TR

WHEN FILLING UP THE GAS TANK, THE TANK WILL OVERFLOW. IT HAPPENS REGULARLY, APPROXIMATELY 1 IN EVERY 5 FILLS. IT OCCURS AT DIFFERENT FILLING STATIONS USING DIFFERENT PUMPS. MANY JEEP OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM. IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND THE DEFECTIVE COMPONENT SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

THE PLASTIC SWITCH CONTROLLING THE DEFROSTER BROKE, WHICH MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DEFOG THE WINDOWS. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND HAD TO USE A RAG TO KEEP THE WINDOW CLEAR WHILE DRIVING SO I COULD EXIT. *TR

JEEP WRANGLER FAN SPEED SELECTOR SWITCH IS A KNOWN ISSUE FROM THE "TJ" YEARS. THEY TYPICALLY BURN OUT THE FIRST 2 SPEEDS AND THE LAST 2 WILL WORK FOR A WHILE, AND ALSO FAIL LEAVING NO METHOD TO DEFROST OR CLEAR YOUR WINDOW. *TR

DEATH WOBBLE ON A 2006 JEEP. I WAS GOING 55 AND HAD IT HAPPEN TOOK IT TO A SHOP THEY SAID MY TIRES NEEDED TO BE BALANCED. A WEEK LATER IT HAPPENED AT 58 MPH AND I LOST CONTROL OF THE JEEP GOING OFF THE RAD TOOK IT IN TO THE SHOP THEY SAID IT WAS MY BRAKES. AFTER THE BRAKES IT STILL HAPPENED AT 58 MPH I HAVE NEW BRAKES , SHOCKS, BRAKE PADS, BALANCED, STEERING ROD TOTAL OF OVER 2000.00 AND 5 DAYS OF MY TIME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH HE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING AND VIBRATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND INSPECTED WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE STEERING DAMPER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR $50.00. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. A LOCAL MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A FRONT END ALIGNMENT AND LATER STATED THAT THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE ROTATED AND BALANCED FOR $20.00. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

1. NORMAL ROAD DRIVING, 3000 MILES AFTER PURCHASING A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED JEEP WRANGLER (19700 MILES TOTAL ON VEHICLE), LEAD TO THE VEHICLE BECOMING DANGEROUSLY OUT OF CONTROL AT AROUND 50MPH. THE STEERING VIBRATIONS WERE SO SEVERE, THAT THE JEEP COULD HARDLY BE STEERED. 2. THIS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 5 TIMES IN A 7 DAY SPAN, WITH THE LAST INCIDENT BEING THE MOST SEVERE. 3. I PERSONALLY RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND FOUND IT TO BE CALLED THE 'DEATH WOBBLE', AND APPEARS TO BE DUE TO A FLAWED DESIGN ON JEEP AND OTHER CHRYSLER VEHICLES. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR, AND WAS BILLED IN EXCESS OF $1,000. A NEW STEERING STABILIZER AND FRONT BUSHING KIT WAS INSTALLED. THIS APPEARS TO HAVE RESOLVED THE ISSUE. *TR

FIRST I STARTED TO HAVE A LOUD RATTLING SOUND WHEN I AM IDLING, NEUTRAL WITH THE CLUTCH OUT. I WAS TOLD IT WAS NORMAL WEAR NOISE, BUT I COULD REPLACE THE THROW OUT BEARING TO MAKE IT QUIETER. AFTER IT WAS REPLACED I STARTED HEARING A LOUD WHISTLING SOUND WHEN MY JEEP IS COASTING AND ABOVE 2000 RPMS WITH THE CLUTCH OUT. THE DEALERSHIP KEEPS TELLING ME IT'S NORMAL. I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK 2 TIMES, BUT THEY CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. I'M STILL HAVING THE NOISE AND THERE IS NO SIGN OF A FIX FROM THE DEALERSHIP. THEY JUST KEEP SAYING IT'S NORMAL. JUST LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE THEY HAVE HAD TO FIX!!! *TR

THERE WERE TWO SEPARATE INCIDENTS WHERE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT BETWEEN 30 TO 40 MPH AND ENCOUNTERED TOTAL LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE"S STEERING DUE TO CONSTANT BACK AND FORTH OSCILLATIONS OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS WAS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE OR BROKEN STEERING DAMPER ON THE FRONT SUSPENSION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND MADE A RATTLING NOISE. IN ADDITION, THE CLUTCH BECAME DISENGAGED WHEN THE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V147000 (POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

I OWN A 2006 JEEP WRANGLER SE WHICH I BOUGHT IN MAY 22, 2009 WITH 14000 MILES. ON JUNE 7TH THE VEHICLE FRONT END BEGAN TO SHAKE AND WOBBLE THE ENTIRE CAR AND STEERING WHEEL UNCONTROLLABLY AFTER REACHING 45-50 MPH OR ON A ROUGH ROAD OR JUST A SLIGHT BUMP IN THE ROAD MAKES THE VEHICLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THIS HAPPENED TO ME 5 SEPARATE TIMES TODAY ALL WHILE EITHER THE VEHICLE WAS IN GEAR OR IN NEUTRAL AND WOULDN'T STOP UNTIL I SLOWED THE VEHICLE DOWN TO 30 OR CAME TO A STOP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO STOP THE VIBRATION. SHE SPOKE TO TWO OTHER JEEP OWNERS AND THEY REFERRED TO THIS ISSUE AS A "DEATH SHAKE". THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT FEELS AS IF THE FRONT WHEELS ARE COMING OFF. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 23,000. UPDATED 07/10/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE BUSHINGS WERE REPLACED AT A COST OF $300.00 AND THEN AN ALIGNMENT HAD TO BE PERFORMED. UPDATED 07/10/09.*JB

DEATH WOBBLE ON JEEP WRANGLER AS REPORTED ON WSOCTV THIS HAS OCCURED IN MY VEHICLE ON MANY OCCASIONS. THE JEEP IS ALL FACTORY. NO LIFTS, ETC. *TR

ENTERING THE INTERSTATE AND DRIVING UP TO APPROXIMATELY 60-65MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY TO THE POINT WHERE I NEEDED TO SLOW DOWN DRASTICALLY TO STOP THE VIBRATION. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE ON THE13TH OF MARCH AT EWALD JEEP IN FRANKLIN WHEN THEY TOLD ME TO REPLACE THE FRONT TIRES BECAUSE THEY WERE 2/32. I TOLD THEM THE TIRES HAVE ONLY 15,000 MILES ON THEM THEN THEY TOLD ME TO SEE THE PLACE (POMPS IN RACINE) THAT SOLD ME THE TIRES. POMPS SAID I NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT. THEN, ON THE 8TH OF APRIL DRIVING AT 40MPH ON A BUMPY ROAD, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY AGAIN WITH WHAT FELT LIKE THE FRONT WHEELS WERE LOOSE. TO STOP THIS VIBRATION, I NEEDED TO SLOW TO 10 TO 20 MPH. I CALLED FOR SERVICE ONCE AGAIN TO EWALD ON THE10TH OF APRIL. THEY REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPER ($126.28 AND $98 FOR LABOR). THEY ALSO PERFORMED A 2 WHEEL FRONT END ALIGNMENT. THEN ON SATURDAY THE 18TH OF APRIL, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. AS SOON AS I GOT HOME, I CALLED EWALD AND TOLD THEM THE SHAKES ARE BACK. WENT IN ON MONDAY THE 20TH AND HAD A SERVICE TECH DRIVE IT. HE SAID NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY OCCURRED WHILE HE DROVE IT. MINOR SHAKES IN THE STEERING WHEEL BUT 'THAT'S THE NATURE OF THE BEAST', HE SAID. THEY PROCEEDED TO LOOK INTO IT MORE AND 20 MINUTES LATER, THEY TOLD ME THEY WERE REPLACING THE STEERING DAMPER THEY REPLACED ONLY 10 DAYS EARLIER. I OWNED A 1997 JEEP WRANGLER AND NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS THEN. AFTER TALKING WITH OTHER JEEP OWNERS, I BELIEVE IT TO BE A BAD DESIGN AND HOPE CHRY

ENTERING THE INTERSTATE AND DRIVING UP TO APPROXIMATELY 60-65MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY TO THE POINT WHERE I NEEDED TO SLOW DOWN DRASTICALLY TO STOP THE VIBRATION. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE ON THE13TH OF MARCH AT EWALD JEEP IN FRANKLIN WHEN THEY TOLD ME TO REPLACE THE FRONT TIRES BECAUSE THEY WERE 2/32. I TOLD THEM THE TIRES HAVE ONLY 15,000 MILES ON THEM THEN THEY TOLD ME TO SEE THE PLACE (POMPS IN RACINE) THAT SOLD ME THE TIRES. POMPS SAID I NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT. THEN, ON THE 8TH OF APRIL DRIVING AT 40MPH ON A BUMPY ROAD, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY AGAIN WITH WHAT FELT LIKE THE FRONT WHEELS WERE LOOSE. TO STOP THIS VIBRATION, I NEEDED TO SLOW TO 10 TO 20 MPH. I CALLED FOR SERVICE ONCE AGAIN TO EWALD ON THE10TH OF APRIL. THEY REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPER ($126.28 AND $98 FOR LABOR). THEY ALSO PERFORMED A 2 WHEEL FRONT END ALIGNMENT. THEN ON SATURDAY THE 18TH OF APRIL, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. AS SOON AS I GOT HOME, I CALLED EWALD AND TOLD THEM THE SHAKES ARE BACK. WENT IN ON MONDAY THE 20TH AND HAD A SERVICE TECH DRIVE IT. HE SAID NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY OCCURRED WHILE HE DROVE IT. MINOR SHAKES IN THE STEERING WHEEL BUT 'THAT'S THE NATURE OF THE BEAST', HE SAID. THEY PROCEEDED TO LOOK INTO IT MORE AND 20 MINUTES LATER, THEY TOLD ME THEY WERE REPLACING THE STEERING DAMPER THEY REPLACED ONLY 10 DAYS EARLIER. I OWNED A 1997 JEEP WRANGLER AND NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS THEN. AFTER TALKING WITH OTHER JEEP OWNERS, I BELIEVE IT TO BE A BAD DESIGN AND HOPE CHRY

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, BUMP OR LIGHT APPLICATION OF BRAKES DURING SLIGHT TURN CAUSES STEERING WHEEL TO SHUDDER VIOLENTLY. STEERING WILL NOT STOP SHAKING UNTIL SPEED IS REDUCED, WHICH ON THE LAST OCCASION, RESULTED IN NEAR MISS ON FREEWAY DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY USED ON CITY STREETS ONLY AND ISSUE WAS OBSERVED ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS, BUT FREQUENCY AND SEVERITY INCREASES DRAMATICALLY AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. ALTHOUGH VEHICLE ONLY HAS 17,699 MILES, IT IS 2 MONTHS OUT OF 36MO WARRANTY. DEALERSHIP AND CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE REFUSED TO ASSIST WITHOUT CUSTOMER PAY DIAGNOSTIC OR CUSTOMER PAY REPAIR. THE CONDITION IS INTERMITTENT AND THE LAST TIME IT OCCURRED WITH MY WIFE DRIVING, SHE HAD TO VEER OFF THE ROAD ACROSS SEVERAL LANES OF FREEWAY TRAFFIC, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. SHE SUFFERED A SLIGHT SPRAIN OF HER WRIST. *TR

IN REFERENCE TO ALL LATE MODEL JEEP WRANGLERS. WHAT IS KNOWN AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". AT A SPEED OF 35 TO 55 MPH, A VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END WILL OCCUR THAT MAGNIFIES IN INTENSITY UNTIL THE DRIVER MUST STOP THE VEHICLE TO REGAIN CONTROL. VERY DANGEROUS. JEEP SAYS THAT IT THINKS A STEERING DAMPER CHANGE COULD STOP THIS FROM OCCURRING,BUT HAS NEVER ISSUED A RECALL OR DESIGN CHANGE. PROBLEM SPANS SEVERAL YEARS OF THE WRANGLER MODEL. I HAVE HEARD OF MID 90'S ALL THE WAY TO MY 06' HAVING THE "DEATH WOBBLE". IN MY OPINION JEEP HAS NEGLECTED TO FIX A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT IM SURE HAS CAUSED MORE THAN A FEW ACCIDENTS. I HAVE HAD TO STOP COMPLETELY GETTING ON THE INTERSTATE TO REGAIN CONTROL . THAT CANT BE SAFE. I WOULD THINK THAT A FIX SHOULDN'T BE THAT HARD FOR THE ENGINEERS AT DAIMLER/CHRYSLER TO COME UP WITH . AFTER ALL THE JEEP IS AN AMAZING VEHICLE. THEREFORE I AM REQUESTING THAT THE NHTSA COMMENCE AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE DEATH WOBBLE" AND JEEPS RESPONSIBILITY IN THIS . IT IS MY BELIEF THAT THEY SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY WORN OR DAMAGED FRONT END PARTS DUE TO THE WOBBLE AND THE FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND HARD WORK . I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO SPEAKING WITH A NHTSA REP AT THEIR CONVENIENCE. IF YOU NEED TO OBSERVE THE DEATH WOBBLE OR NEED MORE INFO PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME ANYTIME VIA EMAIL OR PHONE. OR YOU CAN JUST GOOGLE IT . YOU WOULD BE AMAZED AT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND JEEP ACTS AS IF IT DOESN'T EXIST. ALL

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS IT APPROACHED A CURVE. A WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED, WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES; HOWEVER, THREE VEHICLES WERE DAMAGED. THE POLICE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND IS CURRENTLY INOPERABLE. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN PERFORMED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,596 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,273.

MY 2006 JEEP WRANGLER HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT IT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR PART REPLACEMENT REPAIR OVER 7 TIMES, AND IT HAS ONLY 24,000 K. WON'T DETAIL EACH MECHANICAL ISSUE, BUT I HAVE BEEN VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS VEHICLE, AND GOT RID OF IT LAST WEEK. *TR

I'M 2ND OWNER OF AN '06 JEEP WRANGLER. MILES AT PURCHASE: 26521. STILL UNDER WARRANTY. AT 27,000 I EXPERIENCED "DEATH WOBBLE" AT 55MPH. TOOK IT IN TO FERMAN OF PLANT CITY DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE DAMPER. WITHIN LESS THEN 1000 MILES IT HAPPENED AGAIN. TOOK IT TO XTREME JEEPS AND THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS CAUSING IT. I THEN TOOK IT BACK TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP, CITRUS CHRYSLER OF DADE CITY, FL AT ABOUT 28,000 MILES. THEY HAVE HAD IT SINCE 12/08/08. THEY SAY THE TIE RODS AND TRACBAR NEED REPLACEMENT BUT THEY CAN'T GET THE PARTS UNTIL AFTER 12/24/08. I RESEARCH THIS DEATH WOBBLE AND FOUND OUT THAT IT HAPPENS TO MANY, MANY OTHER JEEP OWNERS. YOU JUST NEED TO DO A GOOGLE SEARCH TO SEE HOW OFTEN IT HAPPENS. CHRYSLER DO NOT OWN UP TO THE FACT THAT THIS UNSAFE PROBLEM EXISTS. THERE IS NO REPORTS OF THIS WHEN I PAID FOR A CARFAX REPORT. THIS IS A VERY, VERY UNSAFE PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED IN TO. I AM EXPECTED TO BAIL THESE GUYS OUT WITH MY HARD EARNED TAX MONEY WHILE THEY HIDE THE FACT THAT THEY'RE PRODUCING THESE UNSAFE VEHICLES. I AM NOW PAYING FOR A VEHICLE I CAN NOT DRIVE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS IT IN THEIR LOT WAITING FOR PARTS. THIS IS VERY UPSETTING AND YOU NEED TO LOOK IN TO THIS MATTER. HOW DARE THEM NOT RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND REDESIGN STEERING TO MAKE THEM SAFE. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER AMERICAN MADE VEHICLE AGAIN. CORP GREED WITH UNSAFE PRODUCTS IS SO UN-AMERICAN!!!! *TR

BOUGHT A 2006 WRANGLER W/ 3500 MILES. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, REALIZED THAT VEHICLE HAD A PROBLEM - WHEN BRAKING AT SPEEDS OF 55 TO 60 MPH (GENTLY, MIND YOU, NO HARD BRAKING), VEHICLE AND STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHUDDER AND WOBBLE VIOLENTLY, AND THIS WOULD INCREASE IN SEVERITY UNTIL VEHICLE SLOWED TO 40 MPH, THEN SHUDDERING/WOBBLING WOULD STOP. TOOK TO PURCHASE DEALER FIRST (FORD) TO HAVE WHEEL BALANCED. THIS DID NOT FIX IT, SO, TOOK TO WARRANTY (JEEP) SHOP, WHO FIRST TRIED TO BLAME DEALER (FORD) SHOP, SAID LUG NUTS WERE SCREWED ON TOO TIGHT, THUS CAUSING ROTORS TO WARP. HAD FORD DEALER TURN ROTORS, BUT PROBLEM RETURNED SHORTLY. TOOK TO WARRANTY (JEEP) SHOP, INSISTED THEY FIX. THEY REPLACED ROTORS, BUT PROBLEM RETURNED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. RETURNED VEHICLE TO THEM, THEY "MACHINED" NEW ROTORS. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE PROBLEM RETURNED. TOOK TO JEEP AGAIN, THIS TIME, THEY SAID IT WAS THE BALL JOINTS, REPLACED UPPER AND LOWER RIGHT BALL JOINTS. PROBLEM REMAINED, BUT WAS SPORADIC RATHER THAN CONSTANT.. TOOK IT BACK TO JEEP, THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM, "COME BACK WHEN PROBLEM MORE PRONOUNCED". WITHIN A FEW WEEKS, PROBLEM WAS CONSTANT AND VERY PRONOUNCED; SCARY, EVEN. TOOK BACK TO JEEP AGAIN THIS WEEK, THEY SAY IT IS THE ROTORS AGAIN, AND THEY WILL REPLACE THEM ONE MORE TIME UNDER WARRANTY, BUT NEVER AGAIN. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SHOP(S) FOR WORK ON THIS PROBLEM NO LESS THAN 5 OR 6 TIMES. DEALER IMPLIES THAT THIS IS ALL MY FAULT, EVEN THOUGH I DRIVE SUBSTANTIALLY FEWER MILES THAN M

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP WRANGLER. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR WRANGLER GSA TIRES, SIZE 225/70/R15 (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. THE MALFUNCTION CAUSED STEERING DIFFICULTY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO A COMPLETE STOP AND BEGAN TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE AND NOTICED BLISTERING ON THE SIDEWALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO BLISTERING OF A DEFECTIVE TIRE. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS REPLACED FOR FREE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR THE SAME FAILURE FOR THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE; HOWEVER, THEY REFUSED TO ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIR. THE DEFECTIVE TIRE HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,118.

DEFECTIVE STEERING DAMPER REPLACED 7/24/2008, 8/5/2008 AND 10/1/2008. SEVER FRONT END WOBBLE AFTER HITTING A ROUGH PATCH OF ROAD OR A BUMP WITH A 2006 JEEP WRANGLER. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2006 JEEP WRANGLER SPORT ON SEPT 25, 2008. WITHIN ONE WEEK OF DRIVING THIS VEHICLE I EXPERIENCED SEVERE WOBBLE (AKA "DEATH WOBBLE") WHILE TRAVELING AROUND 55MPH TWICE. IT HAPPENED WHEN I RAN OVER ROUGH AREAS IN THE ROAD THAT HAD BEEN PATCHED UP POT HOLES. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY FROM SIDE TO SIDE. I HAD TO ALMOST COME TO A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE IT WOULD STOP DO THIS. I FELT I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHILE THIS WAS HAPPENING. AFTER THE FIRST TIME I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM AND THAT MANY, MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING. IT IS REFERRED TO AS THE "JEEP DEATH WOBBLE". I CONTACTED THE LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE JEEP IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. WHEN I EXPLAINED THE SITUATION TO THEM THEY ACTED AS IF THEY NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING. THEY REPLACED THE DAMPER ON THE STEERING BUT I KNOW FROM MY RESEARCH THAT THIS IS JUST A SHORT TIME \"FIX\" AND THAT ALTHOUGH CHRYSLER HAS RECEIVED MANY LETTERS FROM CONSUMERS SUCH AS MYSELF, THEY REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FACT THAT THEIR DESIGN IF DANGEROUS THEREFORE, THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL TO PERMANENTLY FIX THE PROBLEM. I THEN CONTACTED X-TREME JEEPS IN TAMPA FLORIDA AND THE OWNER INFORMED ME THAT THE ONLY WAY TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM IS TO ELIMINATE THE DAMPER ALL TOGETHER AND INSTALL THE RUGGED RIDGE STEERING KIT WHICH ACTUALLY BRINGS THE MECHANISM BACK TO THE OLDER WAY THE JEEPS WERE MADE BACK WHEN AMC BUILT THEM. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE JOB, COSTING

OUR WRANGLER RUBICON WAS PURCHASED NEW FROM A DODGE/CHRYSLER/JEEP DEALERSHIP IN BULLHEAD CITY DURING MODEL YEAR, 2006. SINCE THAT TIME, THE JEEP HAS BEEN TAKEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX THE WINDSHIELD RUBBER SEAL THAT CONTINUES TO SEPARATE FROM THE WINDSHIELD AND THE WINDOW FRAME. FIRST IT SHRANK IN THE LOWER LEFT CORNER. THIS CAUSED WIND NOISE AND EXCESSIVE DRAFTS. THEY PUSHED IT BACK INTO PLACE. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, THE ENTIRE GASKET SEPARATED AND FELL ONTO THE DASH! GOOD VISTA GLASS CAME TO OUR HOME CHECKED THE SEAL AND TOLD US IT WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE WHOLE RUBBER GASKET WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. IT WAS. NOW THIS WEEK, WHILE THE JEEP JUST SAT IN OUR DRIVEWAY, WE DISCOVERED THE ENTIRE RUBBER SEAL AGAIN HANGING FROM THE WINDOW FRAME ABOVE THE DASHBOARD. THIS MAKES DRIVING THE JEEP TO GET IT REPAIRED DANGEROUS. AS I TYPE THIS, GOOD VISTA GLASS AGAIN IS PLACING A NEW GASKET INTO PLACE. I AM NOT COMPLETELY SURE ABOUT THE INTEGRITY OF THE WINDSHIELD WHEN THIS CONTINUES TO HAPPEN BUT AT THE VERY LEAST, THERE IS A DANGER OF THIS GASKET FALLING INTO MY VIEW AND/OR LAP WHILE DRIVING. MY VEHICLE HISTORY IS IMPORTANT TOO. I, LIKE A LOT OF 4 X 4 OWNERS, DO NOT EVEN TAKE THE JEEP OFF ROAD. I "BABY" THE VEHICLE AND KEEP IN IMMACULATE CONDITION. ALSO, ALL OF THE FOLKS I HAVE DEALT WITH AT SWANTY'S JEEP AND GOOD VISTA GLASS HAVE BEEN POLITE AND HELPFUL. NOW, I WAS TOLD BY THE GOOD VISTA GLASS TECHNICIAN YESTERDAY, 10/01/06 THAT THIS WINDSHIELD GASKET SEPARATION IS A CONTINUING PROBLEM

2006 JEEP WRANGLER - EXTREME FRONT END SHUTTER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, USUALLY IN THE AREA OF 55MPH. THE SHUTTER IS SO BAD THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE STOPPED IMMEDIATELY TO AVOID LOSS OF CONTROL. THIS HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES IN THE LAST WEEK ALONE. THE DEALER CLAIMS IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE BUT THE PART IS OUT OF STOCK. THEY (JEEP) CALLS IT A SHIMMER, I* SAY IT IS A SHUTTER AND A LIFE SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2006 JEEP CHEROKEE IN OCTOBER 2006 AND SINE THE DAY WE BOUGHT IT WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT END STEERING. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE WE BOUGHT IT AND THEY TOLD US THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE STEERING. THE NEXT TIME WE TOOK IT IN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, A FEW DAY LATER, THEY TOLD US IT NEEDED BALANCING. THE THIRD TIME WE TOOK IT IN THEY TOLD US IT NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT. WE HAVE NOW DONE BALANCING AND ALIGNMENTS APPROXIMATELY EVERY 2-3 MONTHS. WE HAVE REPLACED THE STABILIZER ARM THREE TIMES SINCE WE BOUGHT THE JEEP AND NEED TO REPLACE IT AGAIN. THE STEERING GETS SO BAD IT ALMOST PULLS THE WHEEL OUT OF YOUR HAND AT 45 MILES PER HOUR. THE DEALERSHIP STILL SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. *TR

'06 JEEP WRANGLER LOOSES POWER, BUCKS, SHAKES AS OF 20,000MI. GAS GAGE SOMETIMES DOES NOT READ CORRECTLY, AC GOES WARM AT NEUTRAL, SMELLED BURNING, COULD NOT SHIFT PAST 1ST . HAS HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER. STALLS AND SHAKES INTERMITTINGLY DURING MOVING AND STOPPED POSITIONS. HAS A ROUGH IDLE, WHICH AT TIMES IS MORE SEVERE THAN OTHERS, BUT HAS NEVER DIED - JUST SHOOK SEVERELY A FEW TIMES. IT INTERMITTINGLY ACTS AS IF IT IS GOING TO LOOSE ALL POWER. THIS CAN OCCUR SEVERAL TIMES IN ONE DAY, 1 TIME DURING THE DAY OR NOT AT ALL FOR 1 OR SEVERAL DAYS IN A ROW. THERE IS NO SET PATTERN. IT OCCURS DURING COLD AND HOT WEATHER, WITH ELECTRICAL DEVICES ON OR OFF, IN NEUTRAL OR DRIVE, IF THE ENGINE HAS WARMED UP OR IS STILL COLD. HAVE TAKEN IT TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. DEALER TELLS ME SOMETHING IS WRONG BUT THEY ARE UNSURE OF WHAT. THEY HAVE TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO REPLACE OR FIX PARTS WITH NO SUCCESS. CHRYSLER'S STAR MECHANICS ARE NOW WORKING ON IT. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE. DIES AT ALL SPEEDS, TIMES AND ROAD CONDITIONS. *TR

I PURCHASED A PRE OWNED JEEP WRANGLER IN 1/08 AND HAD NO PROBLEMS UNTIL JUNE OF THIS YEAR I EXPERIENCE A VIOLENT SHAKING ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK ONE DAY AND THOUGHT I HAD BLOWN A TIRE OR HIT GRAVEL ON THE ROAD I CHECKED MY TIRES AND THERE WAS NOTHING ON THE ROAD I WAS BAFFLED IT HAPPENED AGAIN 2 WEEKS LATER AND I TOOK IT TO THE NEAREST JEEP DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD IT NEEDED A NEW STEERING DAMPER BUT THEY WERE ON SHORT SUPPLY (I KNOW WHY NOW) I THEN CALLED THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED IT FROM AND WAS TOLD TO BRING IT IN FOR A REPLACEMENT PART TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORTER THEY HAVE REPLACED MY STEERING DAMPER 3 TIMES AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS VIOLENT SHAKING 5 TIMES THEY HAVE RELEASED MY CAR BACK TO ME ASSURING ME IT WAS FIXED. THEY NOW WANT TO PUT A HEAVY DUTY DAMPER ON MY JEEP STATING THIS WILL FIX IT I HAVE CONTACTED A LEMON LAW ATTORNEY AND SHE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM FOR ME SHE FOUND SEVERAL REPORTS FROM CONSUMERS AND TOLD ME THAT THE JEEP TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN SPECIFICALLY STATES HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM ON THE 2006 MODELS IT DESCRIBES IT AS A "SHIMMY" AND THEY ARE TO REPLACE THE STEERING DAMPER ON THE 2007 THEY DESCRIBE IT AS A "RUMBLE" AND GIVE A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FIX FOR THIS OTHER THAN THE STEERING DAMPER I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP TODAY AND TOLD THEM THEY NEED TO FIND OUT WHAT REPLACEMENT IS FOR THE 2007 BECAUSE IT IS OBVIOUSLY NOT THE DAMPER I AM AT MY WITS END WITH THE VEHICLE I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE IT FOR ONE OF THESE TIMES I MAY ROLL IT AND CAUSE SERIOUS INJUR

BRAKE ROTORS KEEP HAVING TO BE REPLACED EVERY 3-4 MONTHS. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE FIRST LANE. AS I WAS GOING DOWN, I FELT MY VEHICLE PULLING TO THE SIDE VERY SLIGHTLY, AND AT FIRST I PUT THE FEELING OFF AS ME OVERREACTING OVER SOMETHING OR IT WAS JUST THE ROAD BEING A LITTLE ROUGH. I WAS GOING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AROUND 75MPH, AND EVENTUALLY MY REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE RUPTURED EFFECTIVELY DESTROYING ALL OF THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE. I MANAGED TO STAY IN CONTROL AND PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER THE INCIDENT AND UPON CLOSER INSPECTION OF THE FAILED TIRE AT HOME, I FOUND THAT THE RUBBER PART WHERE THE VALVE STEM MEETS THE WHEEL OF THE TIRE WAS MOSTLY CRACKED ALMOST TO THE POINT OF DETACHMENT. I FEEL CERTAIN THAT THIS WAS THE CAUSE OF THE TIRE FAILURE, WHERE I LOST AIR PRESSURE CAUSING THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE TO GIVE AWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEED. I HAVE ALSO TAKEN PICTURES OF THE TIRE AND THE VALVE STEM DAMAGE IF NEEDED. *TR

MY JEEP WRANGLER WOULD NOT START AT TIMES AND DID IT 4 TIMES ALL TOGETHER. I BOUGHT IT TO FAMILY JEEP IN CHADDS FORD PA AND THEY TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND TOLD ME THEY WOULD NOT EVEN LOOK AT IT BECAUSE CHRYSLER LIMITS WHAT THEY CAN DO. I ALSO HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING DAMPENER BREAKING AND THEY TOLD ME I WOULD BE TOLD WHEN THE PART WOULD ARRIVE. THAT WAS 9 DAY'S AGO AND TODAY I WAS TOLD THAT CHRYSLER DIDN'T HAVE THE PART IN STOCK AND ONE GUY HAS BEEN WAITING SINCE JUNE 5TH FOR THE SAME PART SO I SHOULDN'T EVEN COMPLAIN YET. I HAVE JUST PURCHASED THEIR EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR OVER$ 2,400.00 AND I FEEL LIKE A FOOL. THIS SAME PART IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE QUADRATEC.COM WEBSITE AND IN THEIR CATALOGS FOR ANYWHERE FROM $40.00 TO $123.00 BUT THEY WON'T EVEN GET IT OR INSTALL IT BECAUSE IT IS NOT A MOPAR PART. MY JEEP SHAKES VIOLENTLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 45 OR MORE AND ALSO SHAKES VERY BAD WHEN BRAKING. THIS IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE AND I BELIEVE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR

I PURCHASED MY JEEP IN APRIL OF 2006. THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING EVERY TIME I WOULD PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE OR TRAVEL BETWEEN 55 & 60 MPH. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER WITH 19,000 MILES ON IT, 03/14/07, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ROTORS WERE WARPED - THEY SMOOTHED THEM DOWN, CHARGED ME $229.00 AND TOLD ME THAT IT WAS THE WAY THAT I DROVE. THAT REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY! *TR

CRACKED VALVE STEM CAUSED TIRE TO RAPIDLY DEFLATE ON EXPRESSWAY. AFTERMARKET TIRES AND WHEELS WERE PURCHASED IN MAY OF 2007 FROM DISCOUNT TIRE. *TR

BOUGHT A 06 JEEP WRANGLER THAT INTERMITTENTLY SHUTS OFF POWER WHILE AT SPEEDS GREATER THEN 50 MPH. IT IS A MANUAL, SO THE JERK ALMOST PUTS YOU IN THE WINDSHIELD. BUZZ LEONARD DEALERSHIP HAS FAILED TO CORRECT THIS MALFUNCTION 5 TIMES. THERE IS A GREAT DANGER DRIVING THIS CAR, BUT THEY DON'T SEEM TO CARE. *TR

2006 JEEP WRANGLER: AT ABOUT 11,500 MILES, I NOTICED THAT A SHUDDER STARTED TO DEVELOP IN MY FRONT END AND WOULD VIBRATE UP THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL AT AROUND 45 MPH. IT DOES NOT OCCUR BELOW 40 MPH OR ABOVE 50 MPH. NOW, AT 12,000 MILES, I HAVE A VIOLENT SHUDDER AT 45 MPH, THAT IT FEELS LIKE I'M ABOUT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS MORNING IT WAS SO BAD THAT I HAD TO BRAKE IN ORDER TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR IN THE LANE NEXT TO ME. TO ME THIS SEEMS LIKE AN INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I HAVE CALLED MY JEEP SERVICE MANAGER AND I AM CURRENTLY WAITING FOR A CALL BACK TO GET MY VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE. PLEASE NOTE. THIS VEHICLE IS 100 % STOCK FROM THE DEALER AND HAS HAD NO MODIFICATIONS, NOR HAS IT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS. *TR

FRONT BRAKES ON MY 2006 JEEP WRANGLER WITH 8785 MILES ON IT VIBRATE VIOLENTLY WHEN MAKING A SUDDEN STOP AT SPEEDS AROUND 50-60 MILES. DURING A SUDDEN STOP THE STEERING WHEEL WAS ALMOST RIPPED FROM MY HANDS. TOOK THE WRANGLER TO THE DEALER. DEALER STATED THAT CHRYSLER DOES NOT WARRANT WEAR ITEMS. DEALER MACHINED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. TEST DROVE AND BRAKES WORKED OK. MY CONCERN IS FOR MY SAFETY. WITH MACHINED ROTORS NOW THE ROTORS ARE THINNER (WEAKER) THEN BEFORE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP WRANGLER. THE VEHICLE IS A RIGHT HAND RIDE JEEP. AT 9,000 MILES, THE CONTACT HAD TO REPLACE THE HEATING SWITCHES AND WIRING HARNESS. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY DISMANTLED THE DASHBOARD. THEY NOTICED SEVERAL MALFUNCTIONS AND REPLACED A NUMBER OF WIRING HARNESSES IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE HEATING SWITCHES. RECENTLY, THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE RETURNED TO THE DEALER DUE TO ALTERNATOR FAILURE. THE ALTERNATOR SENT SO MUCH HEAT TO THE BATTERY THAT IS CAUSED THE WATER TO BOIL. SULFURIC ACID SPILLED ALL OVER THE FIREWALL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS SENDING CURRENTS OF UP TO 19 VOLTS TO THE BATTERY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000. UPDATED 05/21/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE REPLACED THE HEATER SWITCH 3 TIMES, THE ALTERNATOR AND STARTER WERE REPLACED AS WELL. THE DEFROSTER WAS INOPERATIVE. UPDATED 05/20/08

THE RIGHT SIDE HOOD LATCH HAS FAILED 4 TIMES IN THE SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE JEEP WHICH WAS PURCHASED NEW IN JUNE 2006. THIS IS A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ALLOWS THE HOOD TO LIFT AND PLACING ALL OF THE LOAD ON THE EXISTING LEFT HOOD LATCH. THIS CAUSES THE HOOD TO BEND BUT MUCH MORE IMPORTANTLY IF THE LEFT LATCH FAILS WOULD ALLOW THE HOOD TO LIFT AN OBSCURE THE WINDSHIELD. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. LATCH HAS BEEN REPLACE BY JEEP DEALER UNDER MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY. *TR

THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED, MORE VIOLENTLY THE FASTER THE VEHICLE WAS GOING. I HAD THIS CHECKED AT A BRAKE SHOP FIRST, WHERE THEY SAID THE PADS WERE FINE, BUT THE ROTOR WAS WARPED. I THEN TOOK IT TO THE TIRE SHOP TO HAVE THE TIRES ROTATED AND BALANCED, ALTHOUGH THIS WAS ALSO JUST DONE A FEW MONTHS PRIOR. I WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER SINCE THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 23000 MILES ON IT. NOT ONLY DID MY DEALER NOT WARRANTY THE PROBLEM, THEY WANTED TO PUT A "MAKE IT NEW KIT" ON FOR $355, PERFORM DIFFERENTIAL SERVICE $121, DRAIN AND REFILL REAR DIFFERENTIAL FLUID $121, AND ROTATE AND BALANCE TIRES (BECAUSE THEY LISTENED TO NOTHING I TOLD THEM) FOR $49.95 FOR A GRAND TOTAL OF $671.90. WHEN I TOLD HIM I WOULD TAKE IT ELSEWHERE, I WAS CHARGED FOR THE ESTIMATE $24.95. I WAS ALSO TOLD BY MY SERVICE ADVISOR THAT HE OR HIS MANAGER SAW NO REPORTS ON THIS WEB SITE. HMMMM....MINE IS THE 6TH SUCH CASE ON HERE. I JUST WONDER HOW MANY THERE ARE THAT HAVE NOT BEEN REPORTED? THIS IS MY FOURTH WRANGLER AND I'VE NEVER BEEN TREATED SO RUDELY IN MY LIFE. IT'S A SHAME THE CHRYSLER JEEP WRANGLER CANNOT STAND UP TO THE TRUE AMERICAN JEEP, BECAUSE THEY'VE GONE TO USING CHEAP FAULTY PARTS!!! UPDATED 04/23/08. *LJ

2006 JEEP WRANGLER REPLACED BRAKES. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BRAKE BACKING PLATES WERE REPLACED DUE TO DAMAGE. HE STATES THAT THE VEHICLE BECAME STUCK IN A SNOWDRIFT AND AFTER BEING SHOVELED OUT THE BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. *KB THE DEALER STATED THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS BLOWN AND THE BRAKE PADS WERE RUINED DUE TO DRIVING WITH THE BRAKES BEING FROZEN. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE DAMAGES WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS. *JB

MY ROTORS IN MY '06 WRANGLER WENT BAD AT 9500 MILES, SHAKING VIOLENTLY WHEN STOPPING. THEY WERE REPLACED, BUT NOW AT 20K THE SAME THING IS OCCURRING! I WAS TOLD CHRYSLER WILL TURN THEM FOR FREE BUT WILL NOT REPLACE THEM AGAIN. THEY NEVER REPLACED THE ORIGINAL PADS EITHER. I AM VERY UPSET TO SEE SUCH A TREND OF COMPLAINTS WITH THE ROTORS AND THE COMPANY STILL CONTINUES TO USE CHEAP, DEFECTIVE PARTS. THE MECHANIC THE FIRST TIME TOLD ME THIS IS COMMON AND CHRYSLER DOES NOT CARE ONCE YOU BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. THINGS REPLACED SO FAR, AND THESE WERE UNDER 10KMILES; STEERING STABILIZER/ROTORS/SLAVE CYLINDER IN CLUTCH($700 JOB)/NOT DELIVERED WITH TINTED REAR WINDOWS/HESITATION AND STALLING AT A RED LIGHTS/STRAP BROKE OFF RIVET IN SOFT TOP. CLUTCH STILL MAKING THE NOISE THAT WAS DIAGNOSED AS SLAVE CYLINDER (ITS THE THROTTLE BEARING DA!!!) *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 JEEP WRANGLER RUBICON MANUAL 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION WITH LESS THAN 15,000 MILES ON IT WHEN WITHOUT WARNING IT STOPPED ACCELERATING. I WAS IN 4TH GEAR AT THE TIME. I TRIED TO SWITCH GEARS AND WAS UNABLE TO PUT IT INTO ANY GEAR AND WAS STUCK COASTING IN NEUTRAL. I STOPPED THE CAR AND WAS AGAIN UNABLE TO PUT THE CAR INTO ANY GEAR WHILE THE ENGINE WAS ON. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, PUT THE CAR INTO SECOND GEAR AND RESTARTED IT AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO SAFETY IN 2ND GEAR TO A GAS STATION A MILE DOWN THE STREET BEFORE THE CAR GAVE A PUFF OF BLACK SMOKE FROM THE TAILPIPE AND WOULD NO LONGER DRIVE. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A WEAR ITEM - AND THAT MY CLUTCH WAS BURNED UP. THIS WAS NOT A WARN OUT/BURNED OUT CLUTCH BUT I COULD NOT PROVE IT. 1200.00 WORTH OF REPAIRS FOR SOMETHING THAT I AM POSITIVE WAS NOT MY FAULT. *TR

THERE ARE NO CRASH TEST RATINGS FOR THE REAR OCCUPANTS IN JEEP WRANGLERS. PASSENGERS ARE EXTREMELY VULNERABLE IN THE BACK SEAT SINCE THERE IS NO PROTECTION EXCEPT THE ROLL BAR BUT IF THEY ARE REAR-ENDED, THE OTHER CAR COULD SIMPLY HIT THE BACK SEAT DIRECTLY. THERE IS NO NECK PROTECTION AS THE SEAT IS TOO SHORT. WHEN CHILDREN RIDE BACK THERE, THEY ARE BASICALLY UNPROTECTED. THIS SITUATION NEEDS TO BE ADVERTISED SO PEOPLE DON'T ASSUME IT IS SAFE TO HAVE PASSENGERS, ESPECIALLY CHILDREN IN THE BACK OF JEEP WRANGLERS. THE BACK SEAT IS ONLY DESIGNED FOR CARGO, NOT PEOPLE! THAT'S WHY THEY DON'T HAVE DATA ON REAR OCCUPANT CRASH TEST RATINGS, BECAUSE THEY WOULD FAIL. *TR

IN DECEMBER 2007 I WAS SITTING IN MY 2006 JEEP WRANGLER X IN MY DRIVEWAY WITH MY DEFROSTER ON WHEN ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER I HEARD A POPPING NOISE LIKE WHEN YOU PUT ICE IN A GLASS AND IT STARTS TO GET HOT. I LOOK AROUND AND NOTICED A CRACK IN MY WINDSHIELD COMING FROM UNDER THE BOTTOM SEAL. I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP WHICH THEY TOLD ME IT WAS PROBABLY A CHIP THAT EXPANDED. I BROUGHT IT DOWN AND FOUGHT WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THIS SHOULD HAVE NOT HAPPENED EVEN IF THERE WAS A CHIP IN THE WINDOW BECAUSE EVERY CAR THAT HAS A CHIP AND TURNS THEIR DEFROSTER ON SHOULD DO THE SAME THING. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME I HAD TO PAY FOR THE WINDOW AND THAT IT MIGHT HAPPEN AGAIN. THE INSURANCE I HAVE COVERED MY WINDOW AND NOW AGAIN I LOOKED THE OTHER DAY AND I HAVE ANOTHER CRACK ON THE NEW WINDOW. NOT VERY HAPPY WITH THIS CAR. *TR

WHEN WE HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE STEERING WHEEL STARTS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY TILL WE SLOW DOWN TO STOP THE SHAKING. *TR

DEFROSTER/HEATER FAN DOESN'T WORK. EACH TIME I TAKE IT IN TO SERVICE DEALER, AM TOLD IT'S FIXED, BUT IT STOPS WORKING. HEATER CONTROL AND HARNESS HAS BEEN REPLACED 2 TIMES AND STILL DOESN'T WORK. IT IS WINTER IN WI, NEED THE FAN FOR HEAT AND DEFROSTING.*CN

I OWN A 2006 JEEP WRANGLER X WITH 9,060 MILES. I HAVE GOODYEAR GS-A TIRES. I AM REPLACING MY SECOND TIRE ON THE JEEP IN LESS THAN TWO YEARS. THIS TIRE HAS A "SIDEWALL FAILURE" AND MUST BE REPLACED. I ALSO HAVE OWNED A 2001 JEEP WRANGLER. I PUT 24,000 MILES ON THAT CAR BUT HAD TO REPLACE 3 GOODYEAR TIRES SIMILAR TO THE GS-A'S. THE LATEST INCIDENT INVOLVING MY JEEP AND GOODYEAR TIRES TRANSPIRED TWO DAYS AGO. I NOTICED THE TIRE WAS LOSING AIR BEFORE I GOT BEHIND THE WHEEL. CONSIDERING I WAS ABOUT TO DRIVE ON A HIGHWAY, IT MAY HAVE BEEN RECIPE FOR DISASTER. I PUT AIR BACK INTO THE TIRE AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO A SEARS AUTOMOTIVE CENTER. THE MECHANICS INFORMED ME THAT THE TIRE HAD A "SIDEWALL FAILURE" AND WAS UNFIXABLE. SEARS DID STATE THAT THE TIRES HAD LITTLE TO NO WEAR ON THEM AND WERE "LIKE NEW". I CONTACTED GOODYEAR PERTAINING TO THE ISSUES. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE WAS NOT ENTIRELY HELPFUL. I GAVE MY HISTORY WITH THE GOODYEAR TIRES AND THE JEEP WRANGLER TO GOODYEAR. I WAS TOLD TO SEEK A SECOND OPINION BY GOODYEAR. I HAD ANOTHER GOODYEAR RETAILER LOOK AT THE TIRE WITH THE SAME RESULT. I CONTACTED GOODYEAR AGAIN. GOODYEAR WAS QUITE UNHELPFUL AND I FELT "BLOWN OFF". I SINCERELY HAVE A CONCERN THAT EVERY TIME I GET IN MY JEEP ONE OF MY TIRES MAY BECOME DAMAGED. JEEP WRANGLERS ARE AN SUV, SO THE CHANCES OF ROLLOVER ARE HIGHER. THE FIRST TIRE THAT WENT ON MY CURRENT 2006 JEEP WRANGLER ALMOST CASED ME TO SPIN OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION. THAT INCIDENT TRANSP