2018 Jeep Wrangler complaints

THE MORNING OF FEB 6, 2020, I WAS DRIVING MY 2018 JL (APPROX 16K MILEAGE) ON THE HIGHWAY AT ~65 MPH WHEN THE STEERING ALL OF A SUDDEN LOCKED UP GOING INTO A RIGHT BEND IN THE HIGHWAY. SUDDENLY I WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT TO STAY IN THE MIDDLE LANE AND ENDED HALFWAY IN THE LEFT FAST LANE HEADED STRAIGHT FOR THE CONCRETE HIGHWAY MEDIAN BARRIERS. THANK GOODNESS THERE WERE NO CARS ON THE HIGHWAY NEXT TO ME IN THE LEFT LANE THAT THE UNRESPONSIVE STEERING FORCED ME INTO. AFTER I SLOWED DOWN, THE STEERING WENT BACK TO NORMAL AND I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER TO THE RIGHT HAND LANE WITHOUT INCIDENT AND EXIT THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE NOT FELT COMFORTABLE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY OR HAVING MY KIDS IN THE JEEP SINCE. THE STEERING LOCKUP ON THE HIGHWAY WAS FRIGHTENING; I FEEL VERY LUCKY TO HAVE ESCAPED WHAT LOOKED LIKE AN IMMINENT HIGH SPEED HIGHWAY ACCIDENT WITH MY OWN VEHICLE AND POSSIBLY OTHER CARS NEARBY. SEPARATELY, MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE BOTH EXPERIENCED RAPID STEERING OSCILLATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, A JARRING FULL VEHICLE WOBBLE WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP OR CRACK IN THE HIGHWAY. THE LOCAL DEALER WHERE WE BOUGHT THE JEEP HAD ALREADY REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPER DUE TO AN EARLIER RECALL; THE HIGHSPEED STEERING LOCKUP AND OSCILLATION ISSUES HAVE OCCURRED SINCE. I'M NOW WORKING WITH A SECOND LOCAL DEALER WHO HASN'T YET BEEN ABLE TO ISOLATE OR DIAGNOSE THE STEERING PROBLEMS. AS NEXT STEP, THE TECHNICIAN IS SUGGESTING I TAKE THE JEEP BACK OUT ON THE HIGHWAY WITH HIM TO TRY TO RECREATE THE

TIGHT STEERING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (OVER 60MPH) MOST LIKELY TO HAPPEN IN COLDER TEMPERATURES. TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA: YOU ARE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WANT TO SWITCH LANES. IT WILL FEEL AS IF YOUR STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED AND THAT YOU CANNOT STEER IT TO THE NEXT LANE. YOU WILL HAVE TROUBLE KEEPING YOUR VEHICLE STRAIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY AS WELL, CONSTANTLY VEERING TO THE RIGHT. THIS VEHICLE FEELS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES, WITH THE SAME " WE CANNOT REPRODUCE THE ISSUE" RUN AROUND. I AM CERTAIN THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE AND HOPE JEEP (FCA) OWNS UP AND ISSUES A RECALL.

AFTER STEERING DAMPER RECALL WAS COMPLETED I'M STILL EXPERIENCING THE "DEATH WOBBLE".VEHICLE ONLY HAS 2,600 MILES AND HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES AND GET TOLD EVERY TIME THAT EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD. PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN I HIT A BUMP OR A ROUGH SPOT ON THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE AND STEERING WHEEL BEGIN TO SHAKE LIKE THE VEHICLE IS JUMPING ON THE ROAD. TYPICALLY OCCURS WHEN TRAVELING OVER 50 MPH AND ONLY CORRECTS AFTER YOU SLOW DOWN TO 35 MPH. ISSUE CONTINUES TO HAPPEN AND FCA IS NOT ADDRESSING A PERMANENT RESOLUTION. I FEEL THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AND CAN POSE A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION FOR ME AND MY PASSENGERS.

THE SUN VISORS ON EITHER SIDE ARE MOUNTED WITH A RETAINING CLIP OF VERY POOR DESIGN. IF THE VISORS ARE SWIVELED OUT, THE RETAINER WOULD BREAK AND THE VISORS WOULD SIMPLY DANGLE USELESSLY, OBVIOUSLY AFFECTING VISIBILITY AND DRIVING. MANY OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM IN THE FORUM (HTTPS://WWW.JLWRANGLERFORUMS.COM/FORUM/THREADS/SUN-VISOR-BROKEN.37957/PAGE-7#POST-1017415). JEEP WOULD REPLACE THESE PARTS IN SOME CASES, BUT THE VISORS WOULD IMMEDIATELY BREAK AGAIN BECAUSE THE PART IS POORLY DESIGNED. JEEP OUGHT TO ISSUE A RECALL BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY ISSUES THAT THE BROKEN VISORS CAUSE.

WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD CAUSES THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT SUSPENSION TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE JEEP DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPNER TWICE BUT THERE IS NO GUARANTEE IT WILL FIX THE ISSUE

VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN APPROX 30MPH ON A CITY ROAD WHEN A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD. IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND LUCKILY A STRANGER FOLLOWING BEHIND QUICKLY ESCORTED THE DRIVER OUT AS THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY WENT UP IN FLAMES. METAL CHUNKS AND PIECES COULD BE HEARD FALLING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION THE TRANSMISSION HAD COMPLETELY EXPLODED AND EJECTED THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY SHEARING THE INPUT SHAFT AND RUPTURING A FUEL LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS A COMPLETE TOTAL LOSS WITH FLAMES IMMEDIATELY ENTERING THE PASSENGER CABIN IN SECONDS. IF IT WAS NOT FOR A BRAVE BYSTANDER SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH WOULD HAVE OCCURRED. THIS IS A NEW TRANSMISSION INTRODUCED IN THE NEW JL WRANGLER AND GLADIATOR AND HAS BEEN HAPPENING MORE AND MORE. IT'S A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT JEEP REFUSES TO LOOK INTO AND NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED IMMEDIATELY. TRANSMISSION EXPLOSION TO THIS DEGREE NOT ONLY CAN RESULT IN A FIRE BUT ALSO METAL PROJECTILES HITTING BYSTANDERS AND COMING THROUGH THE FLOOR BOARDS AND POSSIBLY RESULTING IN INJURY OR DEATH. IF YOU ARE READING THIS AND HAVE A MANUAL JEEP WRANGLER HAVE IT CHECKED IMMEDIATELY! THIS WAS A COMPLETELY UNKNOWN PROBLEM SHOWING NO SYMPTOMS WHATSOEVER.*JB

MY DAUGHTER DRIVES THAT JEEP AND HAD THE STEERING LOCK UP ON THE HIGHWAY IN HOUSTON ON THE MORNING OF JANUARY 29 2020 AND COULD NOT STEER LEFT(CHANGE LANE) FOR ABOUT A MILE,THEN WENT BACK TO NORMAL...IT WAS TAKEN THE NEXT DAY TO HELFMAN DEALER,WITH SAID PROBLEM WAS SOLVED...THEY UPDATED ELECTRONICS WITCH I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS A MECHANICAL ISSUE IN THE STEERING BOX.THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT INVOLVED.I FOUND ONLINE SEVERAL SIMILAR ISSUES AND VIDEOS RELATED TO THE SAME PROBLEM.I BELIEVE ITS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE IT HAPPENS AGAIN HOPEFULLY WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT INVOLVED. I THINK IT IS A CRITICAL ISSUE HAVING A STEERING LOCK UP

MY JEEP STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AFTER DRIVING OVER SOME SMALL BUMPS ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING 60-65 MPH. I HAD TO PULL MY CAR OVER. I THOUGHT I BLEW A TIRE, BUT I DID NOT. I DROVE OFF WITHOUT THE VEHICLE SHAKING AFTER I WAITED A FEW MINUTES. UNFORTUNATELY, IT HAPPENED AGAIN IN THE SAME DAY WHEN I DROVE OVER A ROUGH PATCH ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING THE SAME SPEED. I PULLED OVER AGAIN AND WAITED BEFORE DRIVING OFF. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND LEARNED THIS IS A KNOW SAFETY PROBLEM WITH JEEPS CALLED A "DEATH WOBBLE". I MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE MY JEEP LOOKED AT ON 2-4-2020, HOWEVER THE SERVICE GARAGE HAD TO CANCEL MY APPOINTMENT DUE TO THEIR INTERNET BEING DOWN. I HAVE RESCHEDULED FOR 2-7-2020. IF THE SERVICE DOES NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM, WHAT AM I TO DO? THANK YOU, [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

RAPID JARRING AND SHAKING OF STEERING WHEEL OCCURRED WHEN DRIVING SPEEDS OF 65 -70 MPH ENCOUNTERED AN EXPANSION CRACK THE VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE JEEP CAUSED ME TO HAVE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID A COLLISION. THIS HAPPENED ON JANUARY 29, 2020 THE JEEP HAS 13,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS NEVER BEE OFF-ROAD. THE JEEP HAS BEEN PARKED SINCE THE INCIDENT, DEEMED UNSAFE FOR TRANSPORTATION. IT IS SCHEDULED TO GO TO INTO DEALERSHIP ON FEB 4TH FOR EVALUATION AND REPAIR IF POSSIBLE.

WHILE DRIVING THE JEEP THE DIGITAL FUEL LEVEL GAUGE WENT FROM HALF TANK TO EMPTY. REFUELED THE TANK AND THE GAUGE REMAINED ON EMPTY. A WEEK LATER THE FUEL GAUGE WENT BACK UP TO FULL BUT WHEN YOU TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON, IT RETURN TO FUEL LEVEL LOW. IT HAS BEEN LIKE THIS FOR ONE MONTH WITH FREQUENT REFILL OF FUEL. CURRENTLY SERVING IN THE MILITARY OVERSEAS IN ITALY WITH MY US SPEC JEEP.

STEERING WHEEL STIFF IN COLD WEATHER- TEMP DROPPED INTO THE '40S, WENT TO DROP KIDS AT SCHOOL AND THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT TURN IN A CURVE. IT WAS STIFF AND THEN SUDDENLY WOULD TURN EXTREMELY FAST, WHICH, I FEEL, IS VERY DANGEROUS. THIS IS MY SECOND ATTEMPT WITH THE DEALER WHO SAID THAT THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I HAD A SOFTWARE UPDATE PERFORMED THAT IS SUPPOSED TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE BUT NOTHING. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.

STABILIZER CONTROL AND THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR REPAIR. VEHICLE WAS PICKED UP AND THE STEERING FELT LIGHT. AS I'M DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY I HIT A BUMP AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. I SLOWED DOWN AND IT STOPPED. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED AND I'M GETTING THE RUN AROUND. CLAIM IT COULD BE WARP ROTORS. IT'S NOT WARPED ROTORS AFTER I DID SOME RESEARCH. I FOUND OUT THIS VEHICLE HAS WHAT'S CALLED A DEATH WOBBLE.

I PURCHASED MY WRANGLER AND ABOUT 4 MONTHS AFTER HAVING IT NOTICED UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING WHEN GOING OVER 50 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND HITTING A BUMP. ONCE THE SHAKING STARTED I WOULD HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO AT LEAST 45 OR 50 TO GET IT TO STOP. MY WRANGLER HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES BEFORE FINALLY BEING FIXED. WE ARE GOING ON 6 MONTHS SINCE THIS WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED AND IT IS NOW DOING IT AGAIN. HOWEVER NOW IT HAS A SHAKE EVERY TIME I HIT A BUMP NOT JUST WHEN I AM GOING FASTER THAN 50 MPH. I AM GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE MY WRANGLER IN FRO THE 5TH TIME AND HOPE THAT IT GETS FIXED.

DRIVING AROUND A BEND AND THE STEERING LOCKED UP ON ME LEAVING ME UNABLE TO STEER FOR A FEW SECONDS.

VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AND PUT INTO PARK. WHEN RESTARTED, EVEN THOUGH I WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT, THE JEEP WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK. ONE DEALERSHIP SAID IT CODED AS THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE AND SUPPOSEDLY REPLACED IT ALONG WITH A TRANSMISSION FLUSH. LEFT AND DROVE THE JEEP, BUT IT FELT LIKE IT WAS ALWAYS TRYING TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. DROVE ABOUT 130 MILES AND HAD TO GET GAS EVEN THOUGH I WAS AT 3/4 TANK WHEN I PICKED IT UP AFTER "REPAIRS". TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, GOT GAS AND RESTARTED IT. AGAIN, WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR BUT I WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFTER.

WHILE I WAS STATIONARY IN MY DRIVEWAY IN MY VEHICLE WARMING THE CAR AND DEFROSTING THE WINDSHIELD, THE FRONT WINDSHIELD CRACKED RIGHT BEFORE ME. IT SEEMS THAT THE DEFROSTER AIR IS TOO HOT, AND THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE FROM THE OUTSIDE (20F) CAUSED A STRESS FRACTURE ON THE GLASS. THIS ISSUE IS WIDESPREAD.

WELD QUALITY ON FRAME ARE VERY QUESTIONABLE. WHEN MY JEEP TWISTS WHILE OFF-ROADING, IT SOUNDS LIKE IT WANTS TO TEAR ITSELF APART AND THE DOORS DONT WANT TO SHUT CLOSE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS FULLY FLEXED. THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN TO THE NEWER 2019+ MODELS WITH OBVIOUS BETTER WELDS ON FRAME. IT GETS ANNOYING WITH ALL THE CRUNCHING NOISE THE BODY MAKES WHEN I DRIVE ON UNEVEN ROADS. AGAIN, NOT SEEN ON NEWER MODELS. ALSO, THE STEERING STABILIZER WAS REPLACED AND STILL MY STEERING WHEEL START SHAKING WHEN I DRIVE ON UNEVEN ROADS. I HAVE TAKEN MY JEEP TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES COMPLAINING ABOUT THE RADIO AND IT KEEPS SHUTTING OFF AND VOLUME FREEZING.

DRIVING AT ABOUT 60 MPH WHEN I WENT OVER BRIDGE SEPARATORS AND THE WHOLE FRONT END STARTED TO WOBBLE AND SHAKE UNTIL I SLOWED TO APPROX. 40 MPH THOUGHT THE FRONT WHEELS WERE GOING TO COME OFF.

2018 JEEP WRANGLER HAS THE "DEATH WOBBLE." SPECIFICALLY, WHILE DRIVING ABOVE 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SOMEWHAT FREQUENTLY HITS A BUMP OR CRACK IN THE ROAD WHICH CAUSES THE FRONT SUSPENSION TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND ESSENTIALLY LOSE CONTROL. THE ONLY CURE FOR THIS "DEATH WOBBLE" PROBLEM IS TO SLOW DOWN TO BELOW 20 MPH OR MORE OFTEN SLOW DOWN TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS VEHICLE IS ESSENTIALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THIS NHTSA HAS NOT ISSUED A WARNING OR A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. IT IS BEYOND DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY IN TRAFFIC.

VEHICLE WANDERS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND IS VERY HARD TO KEEP IN LANE CONSTANTLY MAKING SMALL ADJUSTMENTS TO KEEP IT BETWEEN WHITE LINES.ANY WIND MAGNIFIES THE PROBLEM. DEALER INSTALLED NEW STEERING STABILIZER AND FLASHED POWER STEERING CPU.HELPED A LITTLE FOR A WHILE.HAVE READ BLOGS AND CHECKED ALIGNMENT CHAMBER AIR PRESSURE ETC.NOTING SEEMS TO HELP. SEEMS TO ME THE POWER STEERING IS WAY TO SENSITIVE WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT .MY WIFE WON'T DRIVE IT AND WHEN I DRIVE I HAVE TO FOCUS WITHOUT DISTRACTIONS TO KEEP IT ON THE ROAD. VERY DANGEROUS TO BE ON THE ROAD .WOULD LIKE A CASE NUMBER TO SEE IF I CAN THE THE PROBLEM RESOLVED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THE ISSUE WAS INTERMITTENT WITH IN COLD WEATHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN MULTIPLE TIMES TO LOCAL DEALER LOPP MOTORS LOCATED AT 305 N 2ND AVE, DODGE CITY, KS 67801, (620) 682-4728, WHERE THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I AM BECOMING INCREASINGLY CONCERNED WITH THE STEERING ISSUE IN MY 2018 JL RUBICON. THE RECALL ON THE STEERING DAMPENER WAS PERFORMED 06/06/19. THE VEHICLE IS LIGHTLY DRIVEN BUT LATELY HAS SEEN MORE MILEAGE. UNFORTUNATELY THE REPLACEMENT DAMPENER DID NOT CORRECT THE WANDERING AND DRIFTING ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT TRACK STRAIGHT AND MUST BE STEERED ALL THE TIME TO REMAIN IN A LANE CONSISTENTLY. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE STEERING ISSUE IS VERY PRONOUNCED. IT BECOMES DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE VEHICLE TRACKING STRAIGHT WITH THE WANDERING ISSUE AND SLOP IN THE WHEEL. I HAVE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT ON 01/24/20 TO REEXAMINE THE STEERING PROBLEM.

JEEP STARTED A "DEATH WOBBLE" ON INTERSTATE AFTER HITTING POT HOLE. STEERING WHEEL STARTED RAPIDLY SHAKING AND WOULDN'T STOP UNTIL I GOT SLOWED TO BELOW 40 MPH.

BAD FRAME WELDS ALL OVER THE FRAME. POROSITY, MISSING SECTIONS OF WELD, PINHOLES, EXCESSIVE SCATTER, PROTECTIVE PAINT CHIPPING.

WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE I NOTICED SEVERAL (MANY) WELDS ON THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE THAT WAS VERY POOR. HOWEVER, IN ADDITION TO POOR WELD QUALITY, I NOTICED SEVERAL WELDS THAT WERE POORLY PAINTED/TREATED AND RAW METAL AND RUST ARE VISIBLE TO THE NAKED EYE. HAVING CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIPS IN THE AREA NO ONE WILL RETURN MY CALLS. I WILL BE PERSONALLY TREATING THE AREAS AND REPAINTING TO AVOID WORSENING CONDITION.

WHEN LOOKING AT THE VEHICLE ON A CAR HOIST, UNSATISFACTORY WELDS ON THE CHASSIS WERE IDENTIFIED. THE WELDS OCCURRED AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS AND INCLUDED DEFECTS SUCH AS EXCESSIVE POROSITY, EXCESSIVE WELD SPATTER, AND OFF LOCATION OF THE ORIGINAL WELD AND TOUCH UP WELDS. I AM NOT A CERTIFIED WELD INSPECTOR, HOWEVER I AM A STATE CERTIFIED WELDER, AND FEDERALLY LICENSED AIRCRAFT MECHANIC. I HAVE BEEN TAUGHT TO IDENTIFY WELD DEFECTS, AND UNDERSTAND EFFECTS THEY HAVE ON STRUCTURAL STRENGTH. FOR BEING A ROBOTICALLY WELDED FRAME I FOUND THE QUALITY OF SOME WELDS UNACCEPTABLE, AND SHOULD NOT HAVE PASSED QUALITY CONTROL AT THE FACTORY. I AM NOT AN AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEER, NOR AM I A STRUCTURAL ENGINEER, HOWEVER I ASSUME THAT THE STRUCTURAL STRENGTH OF THE FRAME IN THIS STATE IS LESS OF THE ORIGINAL DESIGN STRENGTH. THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE DEALT WITH BEFORE SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS.

STEERING IS BAD, WANDERS ALL OVER THE ROAD ABOVE 30 MPH. HARD TO CONTROL ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. HAVE HAD ALL RECALLS DONE FOR STEERING AND NO IMPROVEMENT

MY JEEP HAS A DANGEROUS STEERING WOBBLE ESPECIALLY IF I HIT A SMALL BUMP. THE STEERING WHEEL GOES CRAZY AND I ALMOST LOOSE CONTROL OF THE STEERING.

STEERING OSCILLATING AFTER HITTING A BUMP AT 70. NEEDED TO SLOW VEHICLE TO STOP OSCILLATING

AFTER THE STEERING DAMPER RECALL MY JEEP STARTED EXPERIENCING THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AFTER HITTING BUMPS AT ABOUT 65MPH. IT HAPPED 3 TIMES. JEEP IS GIVING ME THE RUNAROUND.

SINCE NEW MY JEEP PULLS TO THE RIGHT.. TOOK IT TO DEALER FOR ALIGNMENT .. THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T DO NOTHING ABOUT IT TO TAKE IT TO A AFTERMARKET SHOP.. MODESTO DEALER .. SERVICE REP JONATHAN... WHY WOULD I TAKE TO A AFTERMARKET SHOP?? HARD TO BELIEVE THEY CANT ALIGN OF FIX A STOCK VEHICLE THEY SOLD .. HARD TO KEEP ON THE ROAD PLEASE HELP.. SHAKES BAD AFTER 70 .. HARD TO BELIEVE I HAVE A NEW VEHICLE YET NEED TO DRIVE ON THE SLOW LANE..

I HAVE HAD A DEATH WOBBLE ON MY 2018 JEEP WRANGLER JL. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT AND THEY SAID IT WAS REPAIRED. ON MY WAY HOME 82 MILES AWAY. IT CONTINUED TO HAVE THE DEATH WOBBLE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY RECOMMENDED I TAKE IT TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT FIX IT. THE NEXT CLOSEST IS OVER 2 HOURS AWAY AND A RENTAL WOULD BE REQUIRED. I HAVE HAD SO MANY ISSUES GETTING THIS RESOLVED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, WITHOUT WARNING THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOOSE AND FAILED OPERATE AS INTENDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO SAFELY CONTROL OR MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ALLEN MELLO CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM LOCATED AT 13 MARMON DR, NASHUA, NH 03060 , (833)207-1926 AND ALSO TO BONNEVILLE AND SON CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM LOCATED AT 625 HOOKSETT RD, MANCHESTER, NH 03104, (603)624-9280, TO BE DIAGNOSED. NEITHER DEALER WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE OR RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000.

NOTHING HAPPENED PER SAY. SAW A NEWS STORY REGARDING THE INVESTIGATION INTO JEEP FOR POOR WORKMANSHIP ON FRAME WELDS. HAD MY JEEP LOOKED AT AND REALIZED MINE HAS FAULTY FRAME WELDS, AS WELL. SEE ATTACHED PHOTOS.

AUDIBLE TICKING COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT

FAILURE TO START, RANDOMLY WHEN VEHICLE IS STATIONARY. VISIBLE PERTAINING COMPONENT PARTS SUCH AS BATTERY, IGNITION SWITCH, STARTER AND VOLTAGE ALL IN GOOD ORDER. AFTER 30 MINUTE WAITING PERIOD CAR WILL START. STEERING WHEEL MOVEMENT WHEN EXITING VEHICLE APPEARS TO TRIGGER PROBLEM, QUITE OFTEN. HAS OCCURRED 8 TIMES IN 4 MONTHS. DEALER SHOWED NO ERROR CODES.

I HAVE 2018 JEEP JLU RUBICON FROM DAY ONE THAT I PICKUP MY JEEP THE STEERING WANDERS ALLOVER THE ROAD HAVE TO CONSTANTLY CORRECT TO KEEP FROM RUNNING OFF THE ROAD WHEN IT IS COLD BELOW 20 DEG THE STEERING TO THE RIGHT IS OK UNLESS IT GETS COLDER BUT WHEN YOU TURN TO THE LEFT IT BINDS UP, MAKING HARD TO TURN THEN ALL OF SUDDEN IT LETS LOSE IF THE WEATHER IS ABOVE 20 DEG THE BINDING GO'S AWAY AFTER VEHICLE WARMS UP BUT UNDER 0 DEG ITS HARD TO TURN UNTIL THE WEATHER WARNS UP. I HAVE TALKED WITH THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIME THEY STATE THAT NOTHING IS WRONG IN THE AREAS OF THE DEALERSHIP THE WEATHER NEVER GET COLD

MY VEHICLE FAILED TO BRAKE AND STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT RESPONDING EITHER CAUSING ME TO CRASH INTO A VEHICLE PARKED IN FRONT OF ME THERE IS VIDEO SURVEILLANCE THAT WILL SHOW HOW LONG I WAS TRYING TO CONTROL THIS VEHICLE AND WAS NOT ABLE TOO I TOOK IT TO A JEEP DEALER AND THEY STATE THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG THERE ARE MULTIPLE FORUMS HTTPS://WWW.JLWRANGLERFORUMS.COM/FORUM/THREADS/MY-2018-JL-SPORTS-BRAKES-AND-STEERING-FAILED-TODAY-AGAIN-CAUSING-A-CRASH.42801/PAGE-2 THIS HAPPEN AT A MALL AROUND THE HOLIDAY SEASON I COULD OF KILLED SOMEONE IM TRYING TO SAVE A LIFE SOMETHING WENT WRONG AND IS HAPPENING TO OTHERS YET JEEP FAILS TO CHECK FURTHER INTO IT ON SATURDAY MY JEEP HAD STILL NOT BEEN CHECKED NOW AT 10AM I RECEIVED A CALLED TELLING ME THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR SO FAST THE DEALER OPENS AT 9AM IT TOOK YOU LESS THAN AN HOUR TO TELL ME NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR? PLEASE I NEED THIS DOCUMENTED ALL I'M TRYING TO DO IS AVOID SOOTHING LIKE THIS HAPPENING AGAIN AND SOMEONE LOSING THEIR LIVES BECAUSE OF IT. ALL I WAS DOING WAS TRYING TO PARK AT A MALL. CAN SOMEONE GET BACK TO ME SO I CAN EXPLAIN IN DETAIL WHAT HAPPEN. PLEASE! ATTACHED IS A PICTURE OF ONE OF THE VEHICLE THAT WERE HIT BY MY 2018 JEEP WRANGLER JL.*DT*JB

STEERING WANDERS ALL OVER THE ROAD AT ALL SPEEDS. CONSTANTLY HAVE TO FIGHT THE WHEEL TO KEEP IT STRAIGHT

I HAVE A 2018 JEEP WRANGLER JLU SAHARA WITH 4,186 MILES ON IT. I AM EXPERIENCING VERY LOOSE STEERING ON MY VEHICLE. THE STEERING WHEEL HAS A DEAD SPOT OF ABOUT 2 INCHES IN EITHER DIRECTION FROM CENTER.THIS BECOMES INCREASINGLY NOTICEABLE AS SPEED INCREASES AND ONCE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IS EXTREMELY UNSTABLE. AS TO GET THE VEHICLE TO RESPOND / MAKE EVEN MINOR STEERING ADJUSTMENT AS YOU DRIVE, TAKES A SUBSTANTIAL MOVEMENT OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS LEADS TO THE VEHICLE SWERVING ALL OVER THE ROAD AND IS IS REALLY HARD TO CONTROL. IT IS TRULY NOT SAFE, ESPECIALLY HIGHER SPEEDS. AFTER I PURCHASES THE VEHICLE AND EXPERIENCED MY ISSUE, I HAVE COME TO LEARN THAT IS IT A VERY WELL KNOWN WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM THAT IS GOING UNADDRESSED BY FCA (FIAT CHRYSLER AUTOMOBILES) AND IS BEING EVEN MORE IGNORED BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENTS OF MOST OF THEIR DEALERSHIPS (VERY FRUSTRATING TO BE TOLD THERE IS NO ISSUES WHEN EVERYONE KNOWS THAT THERE IS). THIS TOPIC IS ALL OVER INTERNET FORUMS, ON LINE ARTICLE AND ON LINE VIDEOS OUTLINING THE SAME EXPERIENCE AND OUTRAGED BECAUSE NO ONE IS ACKNOWLEDGING THIS DANGEROUS ISSUE.

I RECENTLY HAD A LOCAL JEEP DEALER INSTALL A MOPAR FACTORY 2" LIFT KIT ON MY 2018 JEEP WRANGLER RUBICON A FEW WEEKS AGO. SINCE THE 2" LIFT WAS INSTALLED, WHEN THE JEEP HITS A HIGHWAY BREAK, BUMP/POTHOLE, ANYWHERE BETWEEN 30MPH UP TO NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS, I GET THE "DEATH WOBBLE" IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY. THIS JEEP STILL HAS THE FACTORY ORIGINAL TIRES AND RIMS INSTALLED, AND HAS NO OTHER ADD-ONS TO THE VEHICLE. I HAVE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN TO 25 MPH FOR THE DEATH WOBBLE TO STOP. I TRAVELED 35 MILES A FEW DAYS AGO ON A STATE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 40-65 MPH, IN 32 DEGREE TEMPS, AND THE VEHICLE WENT INTO A "DEATH WOBBLE" (7) TIMES, FIVE OF WHICH I HAVE ON VIDEO FOR THE UPCOMING LAWSUITS. IT APPEARS MORE VULNERABLE TO A DEATH WOBBLE IF THE FRONT DRIVERS WHEEL HITS A BUMP OR POTHOLE FIRST. ADDITIONALLY IT APPEARS TO ENTER INTO A DEATH WOBBLE MORE EASILY IF YOU ARE ON A CURVE IN A LEFT HAND DIRECTIONAL TURN. ALL KNOWN RECALLS HAVE BEEN PERFORMED TO THIS VEHICLE THAT I KNOW OF, TO INCLUDE THE UPDATED WORK AND INSPECTION TO THE STEERING STABILIZER DAMPENER/SHOCK. SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE FROM THIS ISSUE IF IT IS NOT FIXED IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY, EITHER THE DRIVER OF THE JEEP, OR A UNWITTING PARTY IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC, ESPECIALLY IF THIS HAPPENS ON AN ICE COVERED ROAD! I HAVE VIDEOS OF THE DEATH WOBBLE, BUT NO PHOTOS, WHICH ARE ALL THAT ARE ALLOWED FOR POSTING ON THIS WEBSITE FOR THIS COMPLAINT. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO SHARE THE VIDEOS WITH NHTSA INVEST

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER CORD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE WINDOW AND MALFUNCTIONED. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE REAR DEFROSTER NOT TO OPERATE AND CREATED A VISIBILITY HAZARD FOR THE DRIVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HOMER SKELTON CHRYSLER (7661 US HWY 51, MILLINGTON, TN) WHERE THE CORD WAS GLUED IN PLACE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

I'M DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 70 AND I HIT A BUMP AND MY CAR STARTS SHAKING VIOLENTLY! I HAVE CARS NEXT TO ME AND BEHIND ME , AND I MOVE OVER TO THE SLOWER LANE AND SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 40 FOR THE SHAKING TO STOP .

EXCESSIVE SHAKING IN STEERING WHEEL UPON HITTING SLIGHT ROAD BUMPS (CRACK/PEBBLE) NOT SIGNIFICANT BUMPS OCCURRING AT SPEEDS AS LOW AS 30MPH OCCURS MORE FREQUENTLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ISSUE IS MORE COMMON IF STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED SLIGHTLY TO LEFT SHAKING IS EXCESSIVE AND VEHICLE CONTROL IS LOST AT HIGHER SPEEDS. ONLY WAY TO RESOLVE IS TO SLOW ABRUPTLY TO LESS THAN 40 MPH. VEHICLE HAS ALREADY UNDERGONE FCJ RECALL FIX OF ENHANCED STEERING DAMPER/STABILIZER BUT ISSUE IS NOT RESOLVED VEHICLE SAFETY CONCERN FOR THIS VEHICLE AND ANY OTHER VEHICLE NEAR IT WHEN ISSUE OCCURS ISSUE HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WITH AS FEW AS 3500 MILES ON THE VEHICLE

WHILE DRIVING THE POSTED SPEED LIMITS, ON ANY STREET, I AM CONSTANTLY FIGHTING WITH THE STEERING WHEEL JERKS OUT OF MY HANDS, EVEN THOUGH I HAD SEVERAL PROFESSIONALS LOOK AT MY TIRES, WHEELS, SUSPENSION COMPONENTS, TIE RODS, STABILIZER BAR, STEERING DAMPENER, BALL JOINTS, ETC. MY JEEP HAS THIS MASSIVE DEATH WABBLE, WHERE I CONSTANTLY HAVE TO FIGHT THE STEERING WHEEL! ON 15+ DIFFERENT TIMES (IT DOES NOT MATTER IF I AM DRIVING ON A HWY 70MPH, SECONDARY ST'S 40MPH, 5-LANE ST'S AT 50MPH, OR WHILE DRIVING IN A SUBDIVISION AT 25MPH), JUST TRYING TO TURN MY JEEP BECOMES A HUGE CHALLENGE, EVEN ON A GOOD DAY! I BELIEVE THAT MY ELECTRIC POWER STEERING IS ALSO DEFECTIVE TOO, THE STEERING WHEEL VIOLENTLY JERKS ME INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, & INTO OTHERS LANES WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS! I FINALLY CONTACTED 'SYNERGY MANUFACTURING' WHO TOLD ME THAT ALL OF THE STEERING COMPONENTS ON THE JL'S ARE NOTHING BUT CHEAP GARBAGE, THAT ALL NEEDS TO BE REPLACED! THEY HAVE A REPLACEMENT KIT, WHICH FIXES THE PROBLEMS, FOR LESS THAN $1,200! WHICH SOUNDS LIKE A BARGAIN, IF IT MEANS THAT MY FAMILY REMAINS SAFE, COMPARED TO BEING KILLED IN YET ANOTHER FCA DEATH TRAP! ALSO, ONE'S FIRE RETARDANT BLANKET (UNDER THE HOOD), IS FALLING APART! I ONLY HAVE 1,800 ORIGINAL MILES ON IT, ITS NEVER EVEN BEEN OFF ROAD YET! I'VE GONE TO 7 DIFFERENT JEEP DEALERS, & NOBODY HAS ANY NEW REPLACEMENT PARTS, & ALL OF THEIR CUSTOMERS NEED TO GET IN LINE BEFORE THEY SHALL EVEN LOOK AT MY JEEP! I WOULD EXPECT A FLAWLESS RUNNING & DRIVING JE

HAD A RECALL ON THE STEERING DAMPER. HAD THE RECALL SERVICED A WEEK AGO. GOING 60MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HIT UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE THE STEERING SHIMMIES EXCESSIVELY ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH. HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD IN ORDER TO GET IT TO STOP. THIS WAS AFTER THE RECALL WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED.

TL* THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER OWNS A 2018 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE SHAKING IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION CAUSED THE WINDSHIELD TO FRACTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GLOCKNER CHRYSLER, DODGE, JEEP, RAM OF ASHLAND (1041 GREENUP AVE, ASHLAND, KY 41101, (606) 329-8616) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS INTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT AND WAS ONLY EVIDENT WHEN TRAVELING 70 MPH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THERE IS A LARGE DEAD SPOT IN THE STEERING OF MY JL WRANGLER. IT IS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE VEHICLE TAKES A LOT OF EFFORT TO STAY IN IN A STRAIGHT LINE, PARTICULARLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE DEALER INITIALLY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. A DIFFERENT DEALER SAID THEY FEEL IT BUT DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING IT.

AT 9700 MILES BOTH MY WIFE AND I EXPERIENCED THE WRANGLER FRONT END WOBBLE. SPEED WAS APPROX 60 - 65 MPH ON A PAVED BYPASS. BOTH TIMES IT WAS WHEN WE WERE TRANSITIONING FROM A BRIDGE TO THE PAVEMENT. THIS HAPPENED AT DIFFERENT TIMES AND DIFFERENT LOCATIONS ON THE BYPASS. THIS WOBBLE IS A FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE, AND YOUR NOT SURE WHAT TO DO TO STOP IT.

I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ABOUT 65MPH, THE HIGHWAY WAS CURVING TO LEFT ON RAMP BUT I COULD NOT TURN MY STEERINGWHEEL BECAUSE IT WAS TOO STIFF. I DID NOT DO ANY SUSPENSION UPGRADES FOR THIS CAR. IT WAS MORE THAN STIFF. IT WAS DEFINENTLY NOT NORMAL I ALMOST COULD NOT TURN. THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO CRASH INTO WALL. I FELT LIKE IF THIS HAPPENS AGAIN IT MIGHT CAUSE A LIFE THREATNING ACCIDENT.