2018 Jeep Wrangler complaints

WHILE IN MOTION DURING COLDER TEMPERATURES, MY STEERING WHEEL BECOMES STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE STIFFNESS IS PRESENT AT ALL SPEEDS, BUT MOST PREVALENT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS STIFFNESS EVENTUALLY FADES ONCE TEMPERATURES INCREASE OR THE VEHICLE HAS WARMED UP SUFFICIENTLY. THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN JEEP RELEASED TO FIX THIS ISSUE, AND I HAD IT APPLIED LAST WINTER, BUT THE ISSUE HAS RETURNED AGAIN. IT SEEMS THE SOFTWARE FIX THEY HAD APPLIED IS NOT PERMANENT. THIS ISSUE IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS AS IT CAUSES THE STEERING WHEEL TO ALMOST LOCK UP WHEN TAKING A TURN. AT TIMES WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE VERY LOW, THE STEERING WHEEL STIFFNESS MAKES TURNING ON THE HIGHWAY VERY DIFFICULT.

I'VE HAD ISSUES TURNING STEERING WHEEL DURING COLD MORNINGS (~30 DEGREE) WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. I CAN ONLY TURN STEERING WHEELS ABOUT 5 DEGREES AND THEN MEET SOME RESISTANCE WHICH IT DOESN'T ALLOW ME TO CONTINUE THROUGH MY TURN. THIS HAPPENS FOR TURNING BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT DIRECTIONS. IT IS VERY SCARY AT HIGHWAY SPEED HEADING INTO AN EXIT RAMP OR IN THE MIDDLE OF A CURVE. I ONLY HAVE THIS ISSUE WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS LOW. IT HAD HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES THIS WEEK IN COLD MORNINGS.

WHEN VEHICLE IS ABOVE 60 MPH AND THE TEMP IS 35 OR BELOW THERE IS NO STEERING ASSIST. ITS AS IF THE VEHICLE HAS NO POWER STEERING, TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY CLAIMED NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE JEEP.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 60MPH+ MY JEEP GOES INTO THE DEATH WOBBLE WHEN I HIT A ROUGH PATCH IN THE ROAD. THIS IS NOT A BUMP IN THE ROAD BUT A ROUGH PATCH! THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME MANY TIMES AND IT IS EXTREMELY SCARY! I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO AROUND 40MPH TO MAKE IT STOP SHAKING SIDE TO SIDE SO VIOLENTLY I CAN HARDLY KEEP IT ON THE ROAD. I HAVE ALREADY BEEN IN AND HAD THE UPGRADE DONE TO MY STEERING DAMPER. I HAVE NO MODIFICATIONS ON MY JEEP... I DRIVE IT AS PURCHASED. THIS RECENTLY HAPPENED ON THE INTERSTATE WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH IN THE PASSING LANE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC... I'M LUCKY TO STILL BE ALIVE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EXTRA EFFORT WAS NEEDED TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TURNING THE STEERING TO THE RIGHT OPERATED AS INTENDED; HOWEVER, WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT, THE WHEELS HESITATED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LINDSAY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (8100 CENTREVILLE RD, CITY OF MANASSAS, VA 20111, (888) 241-6888) TO BE DIAGNOSED, WHICH WAS STILL PENDING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 68116814. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,300. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

REOCCURING ISSUE WITH STEERING WHEN DRIVING 55MPH AND ABOVE. CAR SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY WHEN HITTING A BUMP OR A CHANGE IN PAVEMENT, TO THE POINT I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND SLOW DOWN TO 40MPH. HAD A RECALL FOR THE STEERING DAMPER WHICH FIXED THE ISSUE A LITTLE BIT BUT NOW IT IS HAPPENING YET AGAIN. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE.

I WAS DRIVING MY JEEP ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65MPH AND DROVE OVER A SEAM(BUMP) IN THE ROAD. THE FRONT WHEELS AND STEERING WHEEL BEGAN THE SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY. I HAD TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP IN ORDER FOR THE SHAKING TO STOP. FINDING A PLACE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP ON THE HIGHWAY IS NOT SAFE AT ALL.

JUST HAD MY OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION DONE 11/1/2019 AND BEGIN EXPERIENCING WOBBLE IN FRONTEND AFTER GOING OVER SMALL BUMPS IN THE ROAD. NOW I SEE OTHER VEHICLES HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. SOMEONE DESCRIBED IT THE "DEATH WOBBLE" I AGREE I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO CRASH MY JEEP.

STEERING LOCKS UP, WILL NOT TURN. HAPPENS EVERYDAY DURING COLD TEMPERATURES. HAS ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. VERY TERRIFYING, SERIOUS ISSUE! HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS.

WHILE DRIVING ABOVE 60MPH IF I RUN OVER A POT HOLE OR A BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT I LOSE MY STEERING .IF I DON'T SLOW DOWN TO 30MPH QUICKLY I WILL NOT HAVE CONTROL. THE PART THAT CONCERNS ME IS THAT I ALREADY WAS SERVICED FOR THE STEERING RECALL .

WHILE DRIVING OVER 50 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS IF I WANT TO TURN IT TO THE LEFT. DIFFICULT TO CHANGE LANES AND TURN ON UPCOMING CURVES WHICH CAN LEAD TO A BAD ACCIDENT. UPON SLOWING DOWN THE STEERING WHEEL UNLOCKS AND NOW GOES BACK TO NORMAL. ALSO WHILE DRIVING AND HITTING A SMALL BUMP OR A CHANGE IN THE PAVEMENT CAUSES STEERING WHEEL TO UNCONTROLLABLY SHAKE UNTIL I SLOW DOWN.

I WAS DRIVING MY JEEP YESTERDAY MORNING GOING 60MPH. THE TEMPERATURE WAS IN THE 30'S. I WAS HEADING INTO A LEFT HAND TURN WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN. I TAPPED ON THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN AS I WAS AFRAID I WAS GOING TO RUN OFF THE ROAD WITH MY TWO YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE JEEP. WHEN I SLOWED TO AROUND 40 MY JEEP STEERING CAME BACK. IT WAS A VERY SCARY SITUATION.

09/24/19 I NOTICED A HUGE STAIN UNDER THE RIGHT BACK SIDE ON MY JEEP AND COULD SMELL THE STRONG ODOR OF GAS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED IT FROM AND THEY CHECKED IT THE WHOLE DAY AND STATED NOTHING WAS SHOWING OF A GAS LEAK OR COULD SMELL THE GAS. BROUGHT MY VEHICLE HOME UNSURE BECAUSE I HAD VIDEO OF HOW YOU COULD HEAR THE FUEL GURGLING FROM THE TANK. TODAY 11/09/19 AGAIN THE FUEL IS LEAKING I HAVE VIDEO SHOWING HOW THE FUEL IS GOING EVERYWHERE WHILE THE TRUCK IS PARKED AND HAD BEEN PARKED FOR 24 HOURS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. IT'S SCARY TO DRIVE TO AND FROM WORK IN THE VEHICLE. I WAS FIRST TOLD FROM THE DEALERSHIP NOT TO OVERFILL MY TANK WHICH I DON'T NOR HAVE I EVER. I KNOW SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT WITH THIS GAS TANK. PLEASE CONTACT ME AT [XXX]. I REALLY NEED TO KNOW WHAT TO DO FROM HERE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHEN I HIT A SMALL BUMP GOING OVER 50MPH. SHAKES VIOLENTLY. JEEP HAS TRIED TO REPAIR TWICE. STILL DOES IT. VERY UNSAFE, ESPECIALLY FOR WINTER DRIVING.

SATURDAY 11-2-19 WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY I HIT A SLIGHT BUMP GOING OVER A BRIDGE AND MY JEEP STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. I SLOWED DOWN AND IT STOPPED WHEN I GOT TO ABOUT 40MPH. WHILE DRIVING HOME ON THE SAME DAY I HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN AGAIN ON THE SAME FREEWAY AFTER HITTING A BUMP AT A SEAM IN THE ROAD GOING OVER A BRIDGE. THIS HAS HAPPENED ONCE MORE SINCE THEN BUT SEEMINGLY ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE SO NOW IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE ON WHAT FEELS LIKE THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT AND ONCE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT. I AM NOW NERVOUS DRIVING AS MOST OF MY MILES ARE DONE ON THE HIGHWAY AND IN OHIO THEY CAN'T SEEM TO GET THE SEAMS OVER BRIDGES SMOOTH SO NOW I AM WHITE KNUCKLING IT EVERY TIME I HAVE TO GO OVER ONE. I STOPPED AT THE DEALERSHIP ON 11-6-2019 AND WAS TOLD THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE STEERING DAMPER THAT NEEDS DONE, I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT ON 11-8-19 TO GET THIS FIXED. I HAVE NOT HAD ANYTHING MAILED TO ME LETTING ME KNOW OF A RECALL AND I JUST HAD MY JEEP THERE FOR SERVICE 2 WEEKS AGO (OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION). IF THERE WAS A PENDING RECALL SHOULD THEY NOT HAVE ATTENDED TO IT WITHOUT ME HAVING TO EXPERIENCE THE UNDERLYING ISSUE IN THE FIRST PLACE? WHEN I ENTER MY VIN NUMBER ON THIS SITE IT DOESN'T SHOW ANY PENDING RECALLS, DOES CHRYSLER/FIAT KNOW OF THE ISSUE AND ONLY DEAL WITH IT WHEN YOU HAVE IT OR IS THERE AN ACTUAL RECALL THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN SENT OUT? WHEN DOING 70 ON THE FREEWAY IT IS NOT ALWAYS EASY TO SLOW DOWN OR GET OVER WITHOUT POSSIBLY CAUSIN

EXESSIVE PLAY IN THE STEERING. HAVE HAD THE STABILIZER REPLACED, HAD THE TRACK BAR REPLACED, HAD THE STEERING BOX REPLACED, TIRES ROTATED AND BALANCED, STILL WALKING ALL OVER THE ROAD AND 3 INCHES OF PLAY BOTH WAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL. NOT SAFE, DO NOT FEEL SAFE WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR.

SEVERE SHAKING IN FRONT END . ALSO POROSITY IN FRAME WELDS

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY JEEP WRANGLER JL HIT A BUMP AND THE CAR STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. I WASN'T SURE WHAT WAS HAPPENING SO I SLOWED DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY IN CASE I NEEDED TO PULL OVER. THE SHAKING THEN STOPPED BUT AFTER ABOUT 15-20 SECONDS. NOT LESS THAT A MILE DOWN THE ROAD DID THIS EXACT SAME THING HAPPEN AGAIN AFTER I HIT A BUMP. IT LASTED JUST AS LONG AND DIDN'T STOP UNTIL I SLOWED DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY. I BELIEVE THIS IS RELATED TO AN ISSUE WITH THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND STEERING COLUMN.

HAD THE RECALL FOR THE STEERING DAMPENER DONE A COUPLE MONTHS AGO. EXPERIENCING EXTREME VIBRATION AND JERKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND VEHICLE AFTER GOING OVER MINOR IMPERFECTIONS IN THE ROAD. ONLINE RESEARCH FINDS IT TO BE THE "DEATH WOBBLE" WHERE I HAVE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN BELOW AROUND 40MPH. HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES ON THE HIGHWAY SINCE GETTING THE RECALL. DID NOT HAPPEN PRIOR TO THE RECALL.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE GOES ALL OVER THE PLACES AND ITS HARD TO DRIVE IN ONE LANE. THE STEERING IS VERY LOSE TO DRIVE THEN OTHER JEEPS. ITS UNSAFE. I HAVE BEEN CONTACTING JEEP SO MANY TIMES BUT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX IT OR DID THE RECENT RECALL.

MY SON WAS DRIVING HIS 2018 JEEP WRANGLER ON THE HIGHWAY SHORTLY AFTER HAVING A RECALL REPAIR DONE FOR STEERING WOBBLE. WHEN HE DROVE OVER A CHANGE IN PAVEMENT, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CAR WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL, BUT HE WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN ENOUGH TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.

MY STEERING IS LOOSE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS EVEN AFTER THE DAMPENER RECALL AND NEW TRAC BAR WERE INSTALLED. IT IS DANGEROUS ON THE HIGHWAY EVEN WITH A SMALL AMOUNT OF WIND.

ON 9/30/19 AT 4:30AM, ODOMETER READING OF 170 MILES, WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEED, APPROX 70 MPH, ON I-295, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. IT WAS UNCONTROLLABLE UNTIL MY SPEED REDUCED TO 35 MPH. AT 35 MPH THE SHAKING BEGAN TO SUBSIDE WHILE I CONTINUED TO SLOW TO A STOP. THE INCIDENT APPEARED TO BE TRIGGERED BY A SLIGHT BUMP OR SEAM IN THE PAVEMENT. ON 9/30/19 THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AT CHERRY HILL DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP, 1708 W. MARLTON PIKE, CHERRY HILL NJ 08002. THEY DETERMINED CAUSE TO BE FAULTY STEERING DAMPER AND REPLACED IT WITH PART NUMBER 68251580AD WHICH I WAS TOLD WAS AN IMPROVED PART OVER THE ORIGINAL. AT FIRST THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE RESOLVED. THEN ON 11/3/19 AT 9:30PM, ODOMETER READING 1,490 MILES THE VIOLENT SHAKING OCCURRED AGAIN. CIRCUMSTANCES WERE THE SAME, TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, APPROX 70 MPH, HAD TO REDUCE SPEED TO STOP THE SHAKING, AGAIN ON I-295 BUT DIFFERENT LOCATION, AGAIN APPARENTLY TRIGGERED BY A SLIGHT BUMP OR SEAM IN THE PAVEMENT.

WHEN DRIVING OVER SPEEDS OF 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, AND HITTING EVEN THE SLIGHTEST OF BUMPS, MY JEEP STEERING WAS UNCONTROLLABLE, AND I IMAGINE THIS IS THE "DEATH WOBBLE" I HAVE HEARD ABOUT OCCURRING IN JEEPS. THE ONLY WAY TO MANAGE IT WAS TO SLOW WAY DOWN TO 35 MPH AND AVOID BUMPS OF ANY KIND.

I BOUGHT THIS BRAND NEW AND DID NOT MODIFY IT. A FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE, IT STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING AFTER I HIT A BUMP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ON 3/7/19, THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE STEERING WHEEL DAMPENER. IT STILL WASN'T FIXED SO I BROUGHT IT IN AGAIN ON 4/12/19 AND THEY REPLACED THE SAME PART. IT SEEMED TO FIX IT FOR THE MOST PART BUT NOW IT'S BACK TO THE VIOLENTLY SHAKING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT ON THURSDAY 11/7/19 FOR THEM TO FIX IT AGAIN SO I CAN DRIVE MY BRAND NEW CAR. I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, BUT I ASSURE YOU IT IS. I CAN'T CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL UNTIL I SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 45. GOING FROM 65 TO 45 ON A HIGHWAY WHILE THE WHOLE CAR IS SHAKING IS IN FACT A HAZARD. I AM GOING TO REQUEST COPIES OF MY SERVICE CONTRACTS WHEN I GET TO THE DEALERSHIP ON THURSDAY. IF YOU SHOULD NEED THEM, I CAN SEND THEM TO YOU.*DT*JB

SIMILAR TO THE OCTOBER 30TH POST, DURING COLD MORNINGS (BELOW 45), WHEN FIRST GETTING ON THE ROAD I HAVE HAD SEVERE STEERING ISSUES. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS IN THE PAST WEEK, WHILE TRYING TO MAKE VERY SLIGHT LEFT TURNS TO STAY ON THE ROAD, IT HAS FELT AS IF POWER STEERING NO LONGER FUNCTIONS. DURING MY DRIVE THIS MORNING I HAD TO SLAM THE BRAKES AND PULL VERY HARD TO THE LEFT TO AVOID DRIVING INTO THE SAFETY RAIL (I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ON COUNTY ROAD). THE CONDITION GRADUALLY IMPROVES AND WITHIN 5-10 MINUTES APPEARS NO MORE. A FEW DAYS EARLIER I MADE IT LESS THAN A MILE DOWN THE SAME ROAD AND THE STEERING WAS SO UNRESPONSIVE I TURNED AROUND AS I FELT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND TOOK ANOTHER VEHICLE TO WORK. THAT MORNING MY TIRE SENSOR SHOWED VERY LOW PRESSURE SO I ASSUMED THAT WAS CAUSING THE STEERING ISSUE, BUT UPON TALKING WITH JEEP SERVICE THE TIRE SENSOR ALARM IS LIKELY DUE TO LOW TEMPS AND THE STEERING SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN AFFECTED. I SPOKE WITH LOCAL JEEP SERVICE DEPARTMENT THIS AFTERNOON AND THEY ARE HAVING ME DROP OFF THE VEHICLE TOMORROW TO INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE.

FOLLOW UP TO SAFETY ISSUE ID 11164549 (STOCK VEHICLE) DEALERSHIP REPLACED STEERING DAMPER PER "STAR" RECOMMENDATION AT 2830 MILES DUE TO COMPLAINT OF "WOBBLE". I HAVE DRIVEN WITHOUT AN ISSUE UNTIL LAST WEEK AT 8450 MILES WHEN I HIT A TRANSITION/BUMP IN THE ROAD. JEEP "WOBBLES" ALL OVER THE ROAD AND DOESN'T STOP UNTIL SPEEDS ARE BELOW AT LEAST 40 MPH- NOT EXACTLY SAFE TO DO ON THE FREEWAY! TOOK JEEP BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY (AGAIN) REPLACED DAMPER TODAY (RECALL PART V-41). FIRST BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE JEEP STARTED TO WOBBLE. WAITING FOR A RESPONSE FROM THE DEALERSHIP. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND THIS RECALL IS POINTLESS! PAPERWORK FROM THE DEALERSHIP STATES: "THE FACTORY RECALL CONCERNS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY OR OPERATIONAL ISSUES. THERE IS RISK TO YOU AND OTHERS SHOULD YOU DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITHOUT THE FACTORY RECALL SERVICES BEING COMPLETED. WE ADVISE YOU THEREFORE NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE FACTORY RECALL IS PERFORMED. SO, RECALL DONE....APPARENTLY IT'S STILL NOT SAFE!!

WE DROVE OUR 2018 JEEP WRANGLER ABOUT 15 MPH DOWN A RESIDENTIAL STREET, SLOWED DOWN, TURNED RIGHT, AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP! IT WOULD NOT MOVE AT ALL AND THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING. WE HAD PURCHASED THE CAR ON OCT. 1, 2019, FROM A LOCAL CAR DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP HAD BEEN USING THIS CAR AS A LOANER VEHICLE FOR FOUR MONTHS. THE NEXT WEEKEND WE TRAVELED TO SUGAR GROVE, IL, TO VISIT RELATIVES. ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON, ONE OWNER ENTERED THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR TO PROGRAM AN ADDRESS IN THE NAVIGATION APP. HE USED THE ACC FUNCTION WITHOUT FULLY TURNING ON THE CAR. AFTER 15-20 MINUTES, THE CO-OWNER ENTERED THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CAR AND DID NOT TURN THE ACC OFF BEFORE PUSHING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND STARTING THE CAR. THAT IS WHEN, AFTER A SLOW RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND WOULD NOT BUDGE. THE DRIVER TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THEN ON SEVERAL TIMES AND THEN TRIED PUTTING THE CAR IN REVERSE. FINALLY THE STEERING WHEEL MOVED. WE WERE SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES FROM HOME IN A CAR THAT DID NOT FEEL SAFE. WE CALLED THE NEAREST JEEP DEALER, WHICH WAS IN NORTH AURORA, IL. IT WAS LATE AFTERNOON AND ALMOST CLOSING TIME, BUT THEY TOLD US TO BRING IT OVER AND THEY WOULD SEE WHAT THEY COULD DO. THEY ENTERED THE CAR'S VIN IN THE COMPUTER AND FOUND THAT A RECALL FOR A STEERING DAMPER (V41) HAD NOT BEEN DONE. THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PART IN STOCK, BUT WERE SURE THAT THIS WOULD NOT HAVE CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP. NEXT, THEY DID SOME TESTS ON THE VEHICLE BUT DID NOT FIND

DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AROUND 65MPH WHEN THE VIOLENT DEATH WOBBLE HAPPENED. GRABBED THE STEERING WHEEL WITH BOTH HANDS AND WAS ABLE TO STEER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 35MPH WHEN IT STOPPED. I CONTINUED ON MY WAY AND HAVEN'T HAD THE PROBLEM RETURN. THE JEEP ONLY HAS ABOUT 6300 MILES ON IT. IT HAS NEVER BEEN DRIVEN OFF-ROAD. I HAVE ALWAYS FELT THE STEERING HAS BEEN RATHER LOOSE FOR A NEW VEHICLE COMPARED TO OTHERS I'VE DRIVEN. CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THERE IS A RECALL (V41) FOR A STEERING DAMPENER PART THAT IS ON BACKORDER THAT SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THE DEATH WOBBLE. WE SHALL SEE...

WHEN HAVING AC ON AND SPEEDING BETWEEN 60-75 MPH A BURNT LIKE SMELL COMES THROUGH AC VENTS TEMPORARILY

MY 2018 JEEP WRANGLER, STOCK, HIGHWAY DRIVEN ONLY, HAD ITS DAMPER RECALL COMPLETED AND IMMEDIATELY HAD THE DEATH WOBBLE HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES. VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS. THE DEALERS TELL YOU THEY DID THE FIX, BUT IT DOES NOT WORK. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED. JEEP MUST BE MADE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM NOW. THERE FIX IS ONLY A PUBLICITY STATEMENT, NOT A FIX. PLEASE HELP. OTHERS SAY THEY CAN FIX IT BUT IT COSTS ABOUT $3,000. THE WARRANTY SHOULD FIX IT.

I NOTICED AS SOON AS THE TEMPERATURE DROPPED BELOW 45 DEGREES THAT THE STEERING BECAME STIFF/DIFFICULT WHEN TURNING. I WILL GIVE A COUPLE OF EXAMPLES OF THIS ISSUE. ON ONE OCCASION, I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO TURN LEFT ONTO MY STREET. THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT WANT TO TURN AND I HAD TO MUSCLE THROUGH THE TURN. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, I WAS TURNING ON A EXPRESSWAY RAMP AT THE POSITION OF THE STEERING WHEEL FELT AS IF THERE WAS A KNOT THAT I HAD TO ROLL ONTO EITHER SIDE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE HAPPENS WHEN IT'S BELOW 45 DEGREES AND THE VEHICLE IS COLD. THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND THE ISSUE IS MORE PREVALENT ON THE STREET AND LESS PREVALENT (BUT NOTICEABLE) ON THE HIGHWAY. THE PROBLEM ONLY OCCURS WHEN TURNING. LAST WINTER I ASKED THE DEALERSHIP TO LOOK AT THE STEERING AND THEY REPORTED EVERYTHING WAS FINE. THIS WINTER (2019) I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE. THE TECHNICIAN REPORTED HE FOUND THE ISSUE ONLINE AND CORRECTED THE ISSUE. UNFORTUNATELY, THE ISSUE IS NOT RESOLVED AND THE VEHICLE IS STILL DANGEROUS TO DRIVE.

TRAVELING STRAIGHT AT 72MPH (CRUISE SET) ON INTERSTATE 69 CROSSED A SLIGHTLY ROUGH BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT. VEHICLE STARTED TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. SEVERE STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATION. THE SHAKING STOPPED WHEN VEHICLE WAS SLOWED TO AROUND 20MPH. JEEP HAS APPROXIMATELY 6,000 MILES. THE NEW STEERING DAMPER RECALL HAS ALREADY BEEN INSTALLED. THE JEEP HAS THE STEERING DAMPER RECALL ALREADY INSTALLED.*DT*JB*DT CONSUMER STATED TOOK THE JEEP BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP 11-26-19. THE V41 REPLACEMENT OF THE STEERING STABILIZER HAD BEEN INSTALLED BACKWARDS. SO FAR NO ISSUES WITH THE STEERING.*JB

AT 65 MPH HIGHWAY SPEEDS, WHEN VEHICLE HITS A POTHOLE OR BUMP; VEHICLE WOBBLES, SHAKES, AND LOSES STEERING CONTROL. AS KNOWN "DEATH WOBBLE." OCCURS ON A REGULAR BASIS.

WHEN TRAVELING HIGHWAY SPEEDS, RIDING OVER SMALL IMPERFECTIONS IN THE ROAD LEAD TO THE VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL.

THE FIRST TIME I EXPERIENCED MY STEERING LOCKING UP ON ME I WAS GOING THROUGH AN S CURVE ABOUT 15-20 MPH AND WHEN TURNED TO THE RIGHT MY STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY FELT AS IF IT WAS STUCK IN THAT POSITION ABOUT 30 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT OF CENTER. I HAD TO YANK THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT REALLY HARD IN ORDER FOR IT TO BREAK FREE FROM THAT LOCKED POSITION. THIS SCARED ME SO MUCH I DROVE MY JEEP STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP PROCEEDED TO CHECK FOR RECALLS OR TSB'S AND OTHER COMPUTER CHECKS AND COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. FROM THERE THEY TRIED TO REPLICATE THE STEERING PROBLEM BUT COULD NOT SO I WAS LEFT WITH NO ANSWERS. AFTER READING MANY POSTS OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE NEW JL MODEL HAVING THE SAME ISSUE I DECIDED TO LEAVE MY JEEP OUTSIDE IN THE COLD AND TEST DRIVE IT WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD. I FOUND THAT MY STEERING WHEEL FELT LIKE THE POWER STEERING WAS OUT. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS CATCHING IN MANY PLACES, BUT AGAIN WORSE TO THE RIGHT. IN MY OPINION IT SEEMS TO BE SOME KIND OF POWER STEERING ISSUE.

JUST HAD THE STEERING DAMPER RECALL PERFORMED - NEVER HAD ANY WOBBLE ISSUES BEFORE COMPLETING THE RECALL. I COMPLETED THE RECALL AS I THOUGHT THAT WAS WHAT GOOD CAR OWNERS DO. NOW, JUST 3 DAYS LATER I AM EXPERIENCING THE WOBBLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. VERY SCARY! HAD THE ENTIRE FAMILY IN THE CAR COMING HOME FROM DINNER - DID NOT HIT ANY IRREGULAR BUMPS OR ANYTHING OUT OF THE NORM. WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ON A STRETCH WE DRIVE ALMOST DAILY AND OUT OF NOWHERE, JUST HITTING SOME "NORMAL" MICHIGAN ROAD BUMPS THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END STARTED SHAKING. IT EVENTUALLY STOPPED ITSELF - BUT THEN HAPPENED 5 MORE TIMES. WE DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON AS WE WERE NOT AWARE OF THE ISSUE OR EVEN WHY THERE WAS A RECALL REPAIR. AFTER GETTING HOME AND SEARCHING THE INTERNET I FOUND ALL SORTS OF COMPLAINTS AND THE REASONING BEHIND THE RECALL. IRONICALLY AGAIN, I DID NOT HAVE THE ISSUE BEFORE I HAD THE RECALL WORK COMPLETED. AFTER READING THE ARTICLE I IMMEDIATELY LEFT A MESSAGE FOR MY SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEN LOOKED UNDER THE JEEP TO CONFIRM THAT IN-FACT THE PART WAS REPLACED AND HAD THE CORRECT PART NUMBER. I DO WANT TO MENTION THAT EVEN BEFORE THE WOBBLE I DID MENTION TO MY WIFE AND NOTICE THAT I THOUGHT THAT THE STEERING WAS A BIT MORE "LOOSE" AFTER GETTING THE CAR BACK. NOT SURE IF THAT IS RELEVANT, BUT THOUGHT I WOULD NOTE THAT HERE AS WELL.

VIOLENT SHAKING WHILE HIGHWAY SPEED OVER 55MPH WHEN DRIVING NORMALLY. AND DISAPPEARED SLOWLY WHEN IT REDUCE DOWN TO 52MPH.

WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING APPEARS TO BE LOCKING UP

VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE FRONT END AFTER HITTING A BUMP AT APPROXIMATELY 65-75 MPH. SHAKING WILL ONLY STOP AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. ONLY 4000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE.

WOBBLE IN STEERING WHEEL HAPPEN MORE FREQUENTLY THEN I LIKE WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT ON A BUMP WHEEL RUMBLES I HAVE TO HOLD IT TIGHT AND SLOW DOWN FOR IT TO STOP. FEELS UNSAFE CAN BE DANGEROUS ALL THROUGH OCT SEPT BEEN HAVING THE ISSUE DOES IT WHEN IT WANTS TO

THERE IS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION TO THE QUALITY AND SAFETY OF THE WELDS ON THE 2018 JEEP WRANGLER JL. I HAVE A 2018 JEEP WRANGLER WHICH IS AN EXAMPLE OF THIS POOR WELDING TO ADD TO YOUR INVESTIGATION. SEE ATTACHED EXAMPLE AS ONE OF THE EXAMPLES OF THE WELDING ON MY JEEP FRAME.

VEHICLE HAS ODD STEERING CHARACTERISTICS AND, AT TIMES, CAN BE DIFFICULT TO KEEP IN LANE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN THIS WAY SINCE PURCHASE. LOCAL DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THIS IS NORMAL. JEEP, HOWEVER, HAS ISSUED MULTIPLE RECALLS FOR WRANGLER STEERING PROBLEMS.

EXCESS PLAY IN STEERING WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT (AT ALL SPEEDS) AS WELL AS STEERING DRIFTS OR WANDERS WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT. NO ISSUES WHILE IN A TURN. NO PROBLEM WHILE HOLDING A STEADY TURN ON A FREEWAY OFF RAMP. I'VE HAD THE DEALER REPLACE THE TRACK BAR AS WELL AS INSTALL THE NEW STEERING DAMPER (UNDER RECALL).

VIOLENT FRONT END SHAKING UPON HITTING BUMP IN ROAD. DEATH WOBBLE???? 4200 MILES ON THIS NEW VEHICLE.

I EXPERIENCED RAPID STEERING OSCILLATION THIS LAST THURSDAY 10/17/19 ON MY *NEW 2018 WRANGLER JLU (NOT LIFTED) WHILE TAKING A TRIP OUT OF TOWN. WE HIT A RAILROAD TRACK AT AROUND 55 MPH AND IT WENT FULL-ON RAPID STEERING OSCILLATION (DEATH WOBBLE). HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND STOP THE VEHICLE FOR THE DW TO STOP. STOPPED BY AN OUT OF TOWN DEALER IN PASO ROBLES, CA AND THEY SAID THE RECENTLY REPLACED (RECALL V41) STEERING STABILIZER WAS INSTALLED UPSIDE DOWN. I HAVE NOW ORDERED A NEW RUBICON EXPRESS TRACK BAR AND FOX 2.0 STABILIZER TO SEE IF THIS WILL HELP ELIMINATE THE WOBBLE. I'VE OWNED TWO JK JEEP WRANGLERS IN THE PAST AND DIDN'T EXPERIENCE ANY OF OSCILLATION. *PURCHASED NEW 2018 JLU WRANGLER FROM DEALER LAST MONTH. THE MILEAGE AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,400 MILES.

STEERING HAS PLAY/DEAD AREA WHEN DRIVING. ROAD IRREGULARITIES CAUSE IT TO STEER DRAMATICALLY AND SUDDENLY (BUMP STEER). CORRECTING THE BUMP STEER REQUIRES LARGE STEERING WHEEL INPUTS (SAWING OF STEERING WHEEL). ROAD "S" TURNS MAGNIFIES DEAD AREA OF STEERING WHEN REVERSAL OF DIRECTION IS STEERED. HIGHER SPEEDS MAGNIFY THE FEELING THAT THE STEERING IS LOOSE OR NOT TIGHTLY CONNECTED. THERE IS A NOTABLE TIME LAG IN A STEERING INPUT. A FAMILY MEMBER THAT HAVE DROVE IT CALLED IT "SQUIRRELY" . MY WIFE REFUSES TO DRIVE IT. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (50-70 MPH), THE FRONT TIRES WILL SHIMMY IF A BUMP IS ENCOUNTERED ON THE INTERSTATE.

ON THREE OCCASIONS IN THE PAST 2 WEEKS, I EXPERIENCED A TERRIFYING VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE ENTIRE FRONT OF THE CAR WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS.HARROWING EVENT, THOUGHT WAS GOING TO GET INTO A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT. THIS IS A LEASE VEHICLE WITH ONLY 5500 MILES AT THE TIME THESE SCARY EVENTS TOOK PLACE.

WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE SOMETIMES STARTS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY WITH THE STEERING WHEEL AND ENTIRE VEHICLE WOBBLING UNCONTROLLABLY. THE ONLY WAY TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK UNDER CONTROL IS TO SLOW DOWN OR SOMETIMES BRING IT TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS CREATES A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND YOU HAVE TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP FROM GOING 75 MPH WITH TRAFFIC. THE DEALER HAS PUT IN TWO DIFFERENT STEERING DAMPERS AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 72 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT TO CALL THE DEALER. THE CONTACT CALLED THREE DIFFERENT DEALERS, INCLUDING GLOCKNER OF ASHLAND AT 606-559-0217 (LOCATED AT 1041 GREENUP AVE, ASHLAND, KY 41101) AND WAS INFORMED NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND TO BRING IT TO THE SHOP. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE EARLIEST THE VEHICLE COULD BE INSPECTED WOULD BE OCTOBER 23, 2019. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 12,000.