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2018 Jeep Wrangler complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2018 record →

Steering
Filed Oct 18, 201912,000 milesTN

WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 60 MPH STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AND WON'T TURN PAST A CERTAIN POINT.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Oct 17, 20195,300 milesNJ

DRIVING ALONG HIGHWAY SPEEDS, 70-75MPH AND HIT SLIGHTLY UNEVEN TERRAIN (THE LIP FROM A BRIDGE ONTO THE HIGHWAY) THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. THIS CONTINUED FOR A WHILE UNTIL I EVENTUALLY WAS FORCED TO SLOW DOWN BY PULLING TOWARDS THE SHOULDER. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND I CAN SEE NUMEROUS PEOPLE CALLING IT BY THE TERM "JEEP DEATH WOBBLE". THE ISSUE IS ROUGHLY THE EXACT SAME AS EVERYONE ELSE. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN CHECKED BY THE DEALER AND THEY STATE THEY SERVICED IT BY REPLACING THE STEERING DAMPER HOWEVER THE ISSUE HAS STILL CONTINUED AFTER THAT. IT IS RANDOM HOWEVER EXTREMELY SCARY WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND HAVING THE VEHICLE UNCONTROLLABLY SHAKE UNTIL YOU HAVE TO SLOW DOWN, WHICH IS NOT EASY TO DO ON A BUSY HIGHWAY.

Steering
Filed Oct 17, 20195,000 milesKY

I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AS MANY OTHERS. I HAVE A VERY LOSE AND "WANDERING" STEERING PROBLEM. THERE IS ABOUT A 1" DEAD SPOT ON THE WHEEL THAT YOU CAN MOVE WITHOUT ANYTHING HAPPENING. THE ISSUE GETS PRONOUNCED THE FASTER YOU GO. AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE JEEP WANDERS FROM SIDE TO SIDE IN THE LANE WITH A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF ATTENTION NEEDED TO KEEP IT GOING STRAIGHT.

Steering
Filed Oct 17, 201913,976 milesFL

SINCE OWNERSHIP OF THE 2018 JEEP WRANGLER JL IT HAS HAD A STEERING PROBLEM AND IT WILL WANDER AND YOU WILL HAVE TO CONSTANTLY DEATH GRIP THE WHEEL AT ALL TIMES WITH BOTH HANDS. BUMP CAN AND WILL JERK THE CAR WHICH CAN THROW IT INTO ANOTHER LANE THUS DAMAGING VEHICLES OR SERIOUSLY HURTING ME/OTHERS AND MAY CAUSE DEATH. I HAVE CONTACTED FCA ABOUT THIS MATTER, THEY HAVE ISSUED A RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THE JEEP HAS BEEN LIFTED PER A MOPAR (MANUFACTURER) LIFT 2.5" WITH 35" TIRES WHICH ARE BY NO MEANS OVER SIZED. FCA STATED IN A PHONE CALL WITH ME THAT THEY WANT TO SEE IT WHEN STOCK TIRES, THEN THEY COULD HELP, HOW WOULD HAVING 31" (STOCK) TIRES BE SAFE THAT IS A ROLLOVER WAITING TO HAPPEN. THIS STEERING IS MOST NOTABLE AROUND 50+MPH AND CAN BE SCARY TO DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY/INTERSTATE AS SOME LANES ARE NARROW.

Steering
Filed Oct 17, 201910,000 milesMD

WHILE IN MOTION, VEHICLE DOES NOT STEER STRAIGHT AND REQUIRES CONSTANT STEERING ADJUSTMENTS. DEAD SPOT IN STEERING RESPONSE WHERE STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT TURN WHEELS. WHEN A SMALL STEERING ADJUSTMENT IS REQUIRED, SIGNIFICANT STEERING INPUT IS REQUIRED, OFTEN CAUSING EXCESSIVE OVERSTEER AND MAKING VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL.

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Oct 16, 20194,200 milesCO

OUR HIGH DEFROST SETTING ONLY WORKS ON THE CENTER 12" OF OUR JEEP WINDSHIELD. THE 1/3 ON BOTH SIDES, DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE ARE GETTING ZERO DEFROSTING AIR. MY BROTHERS 2019 AND HUNDREDS OF OTHER 2018 AND 2019 JEEPS ALSO HAVE THIS PROBLEM ACCORDING TO BLOGS. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT OUR DEFROST IS WORKING THE SAME AS OTHER NEW JEEPS ON THE LOT AND REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE DANGEROUS DESIGN FLAW. I HAVE INSTALLED DUCT TAPE ON THE CENTER PORTION OF THE DEFROST VENT TO REDIRECT THE AIR TO THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS SIDE WINDSHIELD. I PLAN TO MAKE A PATIAL PERMINANT BLOCK FROM PLASTIC AND INSTALL IT TODAY. WE LIVE IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS AND THIS JEEP WOULD BE UNDRIVABLE IN THE WINTER WITHOUT DEFROST AIR FLOW AFTERMARKET REDIRECTION. ZERO DEFROST AIR HITS THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WITHOUT THE AFTERMARKET FIX. JEEP OWNERS ARE IN REAL DANGER IF THEIR WINDSHEILD FOGS UP. WE TURNED ON OUR DEFROST TO HIGH HEAT AND AIRFLOW TO REMOVE ICE FROM AN ICE STORM A FEW DAYS AGO. ONLY THE CENTER 12-14" WERE MELTED.

Steering
Filed Oct 16, 20194,000 milesNV

WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60 TO 70 MPH THE FRONT END OF MY VEHICLE WILL START TO OSCILLATE VIOLENTLY WITHOUT RECOVER UNLESS COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE OSCILLATION WILL BEGIN AT THE SPEEDS MENTIONED AFTER RUNNING ACROSS A CHANGE IN THE ROAD CONDITIONS SUCH AS A CHANGE IN PAVEMENT OR A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THIS OSCILLATION OCCURRED TWO TIME IN THE LAST 7 DAYS. A RECALL REPAIR REGARDING A STEERING DAMPER WAS COMPLIED ON 9-12-2019.

Steering
Filed Oct 15, 20195 milesWV

STIFF STEERING IN COOL WEATHER. EXACT LIKENESS TO COMPLAINT DATED, OCTOBER 8, 2019 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 11267140, WITH SIMILAR VIN. COMPONENTS: STEERING WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES IN 30 TO 50 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, THE STEERING STIFFENS TO THE POINT THAT THE FORCE TO OVERCOME THE STIFFNESS AND CONTINUE INTO THE CURVE CREATES UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION. THIS CONCERN WAS EXPRESSED TO THE DEALERSHIP'S MECHANICS, BUT WERE NOT ABLE TO RECREATE THE SAME EXPERIENCE. VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT IN DECEMBER 2018. STIFFNESS IN STEERING WAS FIRST NOTICED IN THE SPRING OF 2019. NO PROBLEMS THROUGH SUMMER OF 2019. STEERING STIFFNESS RESURFACED LAST WEEK WITH FALL TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE 30'S. THIS MORNING, 10/15/2019, STEERING WAS WORSE THEN AND MORE DIFFICULT TO OVERCOME. I HAVE NOT SCHEDULED FOR DAMPNER SERVICE TO DATE. REFERENCE TO SIMILAR COMPLAINT, "WHEN TEMPS HERE DROPPED INTO THE 40'S, I NOTICED AT 50-55 MPH, IT FELT LIKE SOMEONE WAS PUTTING THEIR HAND ON THE WHEEL AND TRYING TO HOLD IT STILL. IT WAS RESISTANT TO TURN VERY FAR THEN SUDDENLY WOULD "LET GO", ........."

Power Train
Filed Oct 15, 2019MI

2018 JEEP WRANGLER JK. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO A FAULTY TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE TO NOT START ON OCCASION. *AS *JS

Suspension
Filed Oct 15, 201935,408 milesKY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE WOBBLED UNCONTROLLABLY. THE DRIVER HAD TO REDUCE THE SPEED TO 50 MPH TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,408.

Steering
Filed Oct 14, 20196,000 milesME

WANDERING AND LOOSE STEERING ISSUE PERSIST. 1. STEERING WANDERING FIRST WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS OFF AND IT HAD TO BE REDONE. PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED THAN WAS INFORMED THAT WRANGLERS AREN'T MEANT TO GO HIGHWAY SPEEDS. 2. AC BLOWS OUT WARM AIR AND WAS TOLD THAT'S NORMAL. TODAY I BROUGHT IN FOR THE FIRST OIL CHANGE AND 3. STEERING DAMPER RECALL. WELL GOOD THING I DOUBLE CHECKED THEIR WORK. THEY INSTALLED THE REPLACEMENT RECALLED PART THE WRONG WAY. NOW THE JEEP WANDERING IS WORSE AND THE VEHICLE SHAKES AT HIGHWAY SPEED. WE CAN'T KEEP THE JEEP STRAIGHT.

Steering
Filed Oct 13, 201927,000 milesMD

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 65 MPH, THE STEERING OF THE JEEP SHAKES VIOLENTLY, LEFT TO RIGHT, CAUSE ME TO SLOW DOWN AND IN SOME CASES PULL OVER TO THE SIDE TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS EVENT HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST 6 TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE JEEP. WE HAVE TAKEN THE DEALER (ADAMS JEEP IN CHURCHVILLE). AND THEY HAVE ONLY MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS THAT HAVE NOT WORKED.

Suspension
Filed Oct 12, 201910,800 milesOH

DEATH WOBBLE AT SPEED BETWEEN 60 TO 70 ONLY 10,800 MILES

Service Brakes
Filed Oct 10, 201920,200 milesNY

MY JEEP BEGAN WOBBLING A FEW MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED IT LAST JULY 2018.WOBBLING HAS ONLY OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THEY DID A COMPUTER UPDATE LAST YEAR THAT WAS SUPPOSE TO FIX THE PROBLEM BUT ON 10/5/19 MY JEEP BEGAN TO WOBBLE UNCONTROLLABLY ANY TIME I REACHED 50 OR ABOVE. I TOOK IT IN ON MONDAY 10/13 AND WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED BUT THE NEXT DAY WHILE DOING 50MPH IT BEGAN TO WOBBLE. THE TEMPERATURE READS 800 DEGREES RANDOMLY SINCE THE START AND THEY FINALLY TOLD ME PROBLEM WAS FIXED. THE CARS STALLS RANDOMLY AT RED LIGHTS AND I NEED TO TURN IT OFF AND RESTART IT. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE GAS PETAL LOCKS AND I AM NOT ABLE TO DO ANYTHING UNLESS I RESTART THE CAR. THIS ALSO HAPPENED ONE TIME WHILE I WAS REVERSING THE CAR WHEN I SHIFT TO DRIVE THE CAR DID NOT MOVE AND THE PETAL LOCKED. MY RADIO HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES BECAUSE IT DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY AND THEY THOUGH THAT WAS THE REASON WHY THE TEMPERATURE WAS READING 800 DEGREES. STILL READ 800 DEGREE 3 RADIO'S LATER FOR. THE ENGINE MAKES A CLICK SOUND EVERY SO OFTEN NOT SURE WHAT THAT IS ABOUT.

Power Train › Clutch Assembly
Filed Oct 10, 201929,000 milesCA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND COASTED TO A COMPLETE STOP. IN ADDITION, A BURNING ODOR WAS DETECTED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE GEAR UNINTENTIONALLY MOVED INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO RYDELL CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (700 SAN FERNANDO RD, SAN FERNANDO, CA 91340, (818) 493-6300) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FLY WHEEL WAS ON BACKORDER ACROSS THE NATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000.

Steering
Filed Oct 9, 20191,000 milesAL

THE STEERING WANDERS AND REQUIRES CONSTANT CORRECTION FROM DRIVER. CROSSING OVER BUMPY TERRAIN CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO JERK, EVEN AFTER I HAD THE STEERING DAMPER REPLACED. THE DEALERSHIP STATES THAT THIS IS JUST THE WAY THE WRANGLERS DRIVE. I THINK THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SHOULD NOT BE ACCEPTED AS THE "WAY WRANGLER DRIVE"

Steering
Filed Oct 8, 201928,000 milesOH

MY JEEP SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY UNDER CONSISTENT AND REPEATABLE CIRCUMSTANCES: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65-70 MPH AND HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD (OFTEN THE SEAM OF A BRIDGE IN THE ROADWAY).

Steering
Filed Oct 8, 20196,300 milesMI

WHEN TEMPS HERE DROPPED INTO THE 40'S, I NOTICED AT 50-55 MPH, IT FELT LIKE SOMEONE WAS PUTTING THEIR HAND ON THE WHEEL AND TRYING TO HOLD IT STILL. IT WAS RESISTANT TO TURN VERY FAR THEN SUDDENLY WOULD "LET GO", WHICH, I FEEL, IS VERY DANGEROUS. I CAME VERY CLOSE TO HEADING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. IT'S HAPPENED TWICE WITH 4 DAYS AND HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE NOW (HAD IT TOWED FROM MY PLACE OF WORK THE DAY IT HAPPENS ON 10/4/19 AND HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY, 10/8/19). I HAVE ALREADY COME SO CLOSE TO BEING IN ONE ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS ISSUE. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE--OTHER THAN THE V41 RECALL REPAIR (NEW DAMPER). THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND I'M UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING THE JEEP AND IT'S NEARLY NEW!

Steering
Filed Oct 7, 2019PA

COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER (SOLOMON CHRYSLER JEEP) SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT LOOSE STEERING / A DEAD SPOT. THE FIRST COUPLE TIMES THEY TOLD ME THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG AND IT WAS A JEEP THING. THE LAST TIME I TOOK IT TO THEM THE SERVICE PERSON SAID THAT HE THOUGHT IT WAS LOOSE COMPARED TO HIS DAUGHTERS JEEP. HE DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND SOME INFO STATING TO REPLACE THE TRACK BAR. I BROUGHT IT BACK AT A LATER DATE FOR THEM TO REPLACE IT AND WHEN I WENT TO PICK IT UP HE TOLD ME THAT HE THOUGHT IT WAS A LITTLE BIT BETTER BUT NOT COMPLETELY. HE ASKED ME TO DRIVE IT AND GET BACK TO HIM ON WHAT I THOUGHT. I DROVE IT FOR A DAY AND CALLED HIM BACK TO LET HIM KNOW THAT IT WAS NOT FIXED. HE SAID HE WOULD GET WITH CHRYSLER AND GET BACK TO ME. A COUPLE WEEKS WENT BY AND HEARD NOTHING SO I CALLED THEM AND HE SAID THE TECH REP FROM CHRYSLER SAID TO TELL ME THAT THE JEEP WAS NORMAL. I ASKED WHAT I COULD DO AT THIS POINT AND HE SAID I COULD FILE A COMPLAINT WITH CHRYSLER. I DID CALL THEM AND THEY GAVE ME A CASE NUMBER AND RECOMMENDED I TAKE IT TO ANOTHER DEALER. I SET UP AN APPOINTMENT WITH CAR RIGHT CHRYSLER JEEP IN MOON TOWNSHIP PA AND THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT THEY FOUND NO PROBLEM. THE CASE WORKER FROM CHRYSLER CALLED ME BACK AND SAID SHE GOT THE INFO FROM THE DEALER THAT THEY ALSO FOUND NOTHING WRONG. SHE SAID I COULD TAKE IT TO ANOTHER DEALER OR FILE A COMPLAINT HERE. I DID NOT SEE MUCH SENSE IN TAKING IT TO ANOTHER DEALER. I AM NOT GOING AS FAR AS TO SAY IT IS UNSAFE FOR ME TO DRIVE BUT I AM S

Steering
Filed Oct 6, 2019VA

MY STEERING IS VERY STIFF AND ALMOST LOCKING UP AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THE STEERING FEELS ALMOST LIKE YOU LOOSE ALL POWER STEERING. I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE ALUMINUM GEAR BOX REPLACED B OF THE STEERING LOCKING TO THE LEFT. I BOUGHT THIS JEEP BRAND NEW AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT ISSUES. THIS IS MY PRIMARY VEHICLE AND I HAVE A DAUGHTER I TRANSPORT IN THE JEEP! THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND FIXED ASAP!

Suspension
Filed Oct 6, 201927 milesCA

2018 JEEP WRANGLER SPORT S, COMPLETELY UNMODIFIED, EXHIBITED VIOLENT STEERING SHAKE OR "DEATH WOBBLE" WHENDRIVING HOME FROM THE DEALER WITH 27 MILES ON THE SPEEDOMETR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. CONDITION INTENSIFIES UNTIL SPEED IS BROUGHT DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH (VERY DANGEROUS IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC). THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING STABILIZER BEFORE I TOOK DELIVERY OF THE JEEP. UNFORTUNATELY THE VIOLENT STEERING SHAKE (DEATH WOBBLE) PERSISTS WHEN ENCOUNTERING UNEVEN ROAD SURFACES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE STILL CONTINUES TO GO INTO FULL BLOWN DEATH WOBBLE. HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 5 TIMES IN 5 DAYS OF DRIVING. THIS IS MY 4TH JEEP AND THE ONE ONE I HAVE HAD THAT HAS THIS CRAZY DEATH WOBBLE. I NEED THIS FIXED.

Steering
Filed Oct 5, 20195,250 milesNY

65MPH+ VEHICLE/STEERING WHEEL BEGINS TO SHAKE AND WOBBLE WHEN A BUMP IS HIT IN ROADWAY

Unknown or Other
Filed Oct 4, 20194,600 milesFL

ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2019, WE WERE TOWING OUR JEEP WRANGLER BEHIND OUR 25 FOOT COACHMAN PRISM RV ON HIGHWAY 95 IN MARYLAND. WE HIT A BUMP IN THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 70 MPH AND OUR RV WAS SHAKING SO BAD AND SOUNDED LIKE WE HAD A FLAT TIRE. THE SHAKING WOULDN'T STOP SO WITHIN A HALF MILE WE MANAGED TO PULL OVER TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE AND STOP. WE GOT OUT AND CHECKED ALL THE TIRES BECAUSE WE THOUGHT WE HAD A FLAT TIRE. NOTHING WAS WRONG. WE CONTINUED ON A TRIP ABOUT 5 MILES FURTHER UP THE ROAD IT HAPPENED A SECOND TIME. THIS TIME WE COULDN'T PULL OVER BUT WE SLOW DOWN AND THE SHAKING WENT AWAY. WE REACHED OUR DESTINATION AND MET UP WITH FAMILY AND BEFORE WE COULD TELL THEM WHAT HAPPENED MY SISTER WHO HAD JUST BOUGHT A JEEP WRANGLER TWO WEEKS EARLIER ASKED IF WE HAD HEARD ABOUT THE DEATH WOBBLE. I WENT ONLINE AND LEARNED ABOUT THE DEATH WOBBLE AND I'M CERTAIN THIS IS WHAT WAS OCCURRING TO OUR JEEP WHILE BEING TOWED. WE HAD ALREADY REPLACED THE DAMPER AS A RECALL AND THIS STILL OCCURRED. WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP TODAY AND OVER THE WEEKEND THEY'RE REPLACING SOME BARS UNDERNEATH THE FRONT OF THE JEEP. THE REASON FOR MY REPORTING THIS IS I LEARNED THAT THE DAMPER BEING REPLACED IS SUPPOSED TO BE A FIX AND SINCE WE ALREADY HAD IT REPLACED BUT DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY THEY WERE REPLACING IT MONTHS AGO IT'S STILL OCCURRED TO OUR JEEP.

Structure › Body
Filed Oct 4, 20194,000 milesCA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED SEVERAL CRACKS IN THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS POORLY WELDED AND THE METAL IS CONTAMINATED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH STONERIDGE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE (2700 STONERIDGE DR, PLEASANTON, CA 94588, 925-479-9090) AND PLEADED WITH THE DEALER TO EITHER CANCEL HIS CONTRACT WITH THE VEHICLE OR ALLOW HIM TO TRADE IN THE VEHICLE FOR ANOTHER ONE. THE DEALER REFUSED HIS REQUEST AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT REACHED OUT TO THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT A REPRESENTATIVE WOULD CALL HIM BACK. THE CONTACT HAD YET TO HEAR BACK FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000. *DT *DT*JB

Steering
Filed Oct 3, 201917,000 milesMD

2018 JEEP WRANGLER SAHARA, COMPLETELY UNMODIFIED, EXHIBITED VIOLENT STEERING SHAKE OR "DEATH WOBBLE" WHEN ENCOUNTERING ROAD IMPERFECTIONS SUCH AS BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINTS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. CONDITION INTENSIFIES UNTIL SPEED IS BROUGHT DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH (VERY DANGEROUS IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC). THE DEALER WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE ISSUE AND WAS EASILY ABLE TO REPLICATE DURING A TEST DRIVE. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE TRACK BAR AND REPLACED THE STEERING STABILIZER. UNFORTUNATELY THE VIOLENT STEERING SHAKE (DEATH WOBBLE) PERSISTS WHEN ENCOUNTERING UNEVEN ROAD SURFACES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE NEW STEERING STABILIZER HELPS THE VEHICLE RECOVER FROM THE CONDITION, BUT THE VEHICLE STILL CONTINUES TO GO INTO FULL BLOWN DEATH WOBBLE. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE CONDITION THAT ENDANGERS NOT ONLY THE OCCUPANTS OF THE JEEP BUT ALSO FELLOW HIGHWAY USERS. I HAVE DRIVEN MORE THAN 400,000 MILES IN JEEP WRANGLERS AND HAVE NEVER ENCOUNTERED SUCH A DANGEROUS DEFECT IN ANY VEHICLE.

Steering
Filed Oct 3, 20193,000 milesAZ

MY WRANGLER JEEP JL 2018 HAS TOO MUCH PLAY IN THE STEERING. IT IS BAD ENOUGH THAT IT CAN BE HARD TO STAY IN MY LANE AT TIMES. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE. THE PROBLEM IS MOST NOTICEABLE AT SPEEDS ABOVE 30 MPH, MORE NOTICEABLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ONE TIME I ALMOST HIT A CEMENT MERIDIAN WHICH DIVIDES LANES ON THE HIGHWAY. I NOTICED ON THE JEEP FORUMS THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS EXACT TOPIC FOR THE JEEP WRANGLER JL. WHY IS JEEP NOT DOING A RECALL ON THIS DANGEROUS ISSUE? NOTE - THIS IS A DIFFERENT PROBLEM THAN THE STEERING DAMPER RECALL GOING ON NOW.

Steering
Filed Oct 2, 2019200 milesMI

UNSETTLING WOBBLE ,SHAKE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHILE CHANGING LANES AND HITTING A BUMP , 2 DIFFERENT STEERING DAMPERS INSTALLED ,PROBLEM STILL EXIST , DEALERSHIP IS IN DENIAL . I'M A CERTIFIED MASTER MECHANIC ,THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE , I BELIEVE CHRYSLER KNOWS THIS , ACCORDING TO REPORTS ,NO ONE HAS DIED YET ,BUT SOMEONE IS GOING TOO

Steering
Filed Oct 1, 201914,000 milesNC

I BOUGHT THE JEEP WITH 3K MILES, AFTER 6500 MILES I NOTICED MY TIRES WERE NOT WEARING CORRECTLY, I WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO HAVE THEM ROTATED MORE OFTEN & IT WOULD ELIMINATE THAT, WHILE IT WAS THERE THEY FIXED THE RECALLED STEERING DAMPER. AFTER A COUPLE OF WEEKS I STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH MY AIR, THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS NORMAL PER CHRYSLER. I EXPLAINED WHAT WAS HAPPENING WAS NOT WHAT CHRYSLER STATED. AFTER DEALING WITH THIS, I STARTED NOTICING MY JEEP SHAKING WHEN I WOULD CROSS OVER CERTAIN BRIDGES. TOOK BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID I NEEDED A FRONT END ALIGNMENT & AFTER CONVINCING THEM THAT MY AIR WAS NOT RIGHT THEY DECIDED TO FIX THE INTEGRATED CENSOR. AFTER KEEPING MY JEEP OVER A WEEK WHEN I PICKED IT UP, IT WAS WORSE THAN WHEN I DROPPED IT OFF. THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT BACK DUE TO THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE BALANCED, IN THE MEANTIME EVERY BUMP IN THE ROAD I WOULD HIT IT WOULD SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLE. IT REALLY SCARES ME ESPECIALLY WHEN I AM ON THE HWY GOING 70, HIT A BUMP, THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TO SLOW DOWN A RIDICULOUS SPEED, WITH CARS/TRUCKS GOING 70+ ON THE HWY, I CAN GET REAR ENDED. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN & WAS TOLD BASICALLY THIS WAS A NORMAL THING WITH JEEPS & THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THEY CHECKED THE SUSPENSION & SINCE THEY REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPER THEY HAVE DONE ALL THEY CAN, I PRETTY MUCH HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT, HOWEVER THEY DID OFFER A FEW NAMES OF COMPANIES THAT WILL "FIX" THIS FOR ME. AFTER READING FORUMS I AM DISCOVERING THIS IS A HUGE I

Steering
Filed Oct 1, 201919,000 milesMA

MY 2018 JL CONSTANTLY PULLS/DRIFTS TO THE RIGHT. BOTH STEERING DAMPER AND FRONT TRACK BAR REPLACED, YET PULL IS CONSISTENT. HAPPENS ON ANY ROADWAY AT ANY SPEED.

Steering
Filed Sep 30, 201912,000 milesVA

VEHICLE HAS PLAY IN THE STEERING AT ALL SPEEDS.

Steering
Filed Sep 30, 20197,000 milesMD

VEHICLE WANDERS AT HIGHWAY SPEED. EXCESSIVE PLAY IN STEERING REQUIRING CONSTANT DRIVER CORRECTION. DAMPER RECALL HAS BEEN PERFORMED AND STEERING BOX AND TRACK BAR REPLACED SOME IMPROVEMENT BUT STABILITY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS STILL CONCERN DUE TO PLAY IN WHEEL AND DRIVER INPUT REQUIRED TO TRACK STRAIGHT

Steering
Filed Sep 30, 201912,000 milesMA

2018 WRANGLER JLU 23,000 MILES. NO MODIFICATIONS AT ALL, HAD THE STEERING STABILIZER REPLACED BY THE DEALER TODAY FOR THE THIRD TIME. STEERING SHAKE BEGAN AT ABOUT 12,000 MILES, HIGHWAY SPEEDS HITTING SMALL POT HOT, BUMP OR EXPANSION JOINT ON A BRIDGE. STEERING WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND MAKE IT VERY HARD TO CONTROL. PROBLEM WENT AWAY AFTER STEERING STABILIZER WAS REPLACED BY SELLING DEALER. PROBLEM HAS RETURNED AND WAS BROUGHT BACK TO SAME DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THEY SAID THERE WAS AN OPEN RECALL ON THE STEERING STABILIZER THAT JUST CAME OUT AND WAS TO REPAIR "DEATH WOBBLE" THEY WERE CONFIDENT IT WAS FIXED. ROAD TESTED AFTER AND SAID IT GOOD TO GO. I DROVE IT AND IT HAPPENED THE VERY NEXT DAY. I BROUGHT IT BACK AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE IT BUT AGREED TO REPLACE THE RECALL PART. SAID MAYBE THEY GOT A DEFECTIVE ONE. BROUGHT BACK TO DEALER TODAY THEY INSTALLED ANOTHER NEW UPDATED STEERING STABILIZER. THE SERVICE MANAGER AN I WENT FOR A RIDE AFTER THE THIRD STEERING STABILIZER WAS INSTALLED. 62-68 MPH SMALL DEFECT IN THE HIGHWAY SURFACE AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES LIKE CRAZY. IN ORDER TO MAKE IT STOP THE JLU NEEDS TO BE SLOWED DOWN BELOW 30 MPH..........NOT SAFE TO DO ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS EVENING AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE STEERING BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AGAIN. I TRIED TO FIND A SAFE SPOT TO SLOW DOWN. I WAS ALMOST HIT FROM BEHIND BY AN 18 WHEELER. I TRIED TO TURN THE WHEEL IN AN EMERGENCY MANEUVER TO AVOID BEING REAR ENDED AND THE STEERING WAS NOT VERY RESPON

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Sep 29, 201910 milesFL

HAVE HAD THE JEEP FOR ONLY 3 WEEKS NOW AND ON THE SECOND WEEK THE "ENGINE LIGHT" TURNED ON, TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS DUE TO NOT CLOSING TIGHT THE GAS CAP TIGHT WHEN I PUT GAS BUT THE THING IS THAT "I" HAD NOT EVEN FUELED IT BECAUSE I DID NOT HAVE THE JEEP LONG ENOUGH TO NEED TO FUEL IT UP. THE "SESPENSION", STEERING IS VERY WOBBLY TO AND FROM ANY WHERE I DRIVE IT IN TOWN OR CITY AND MORE SO WHEN I DRIVE IT ON THE FREEWAY, IT IS A TASK AND SRUGGLE; ARMS AND HANDS ARE SORE AFTER I GET HOME FOR ME TO TRY TO KEEP IT STEADY , IF I DO NOT STAY FOCUS AND HOLD TIGHT ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN DRIVING IT , THE JEEP WILL GO ON EITHER TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. I HAVE TO BE VERY EXTRA FOCUSED AND CAREFUL WHEN CHANGING LANES AS THE MANOUVER WHEN DOING SO OR STREERING TO DRIVE/CHANGING LANES IS NOT PLEASANT NOR STEADY BUT WOBBLY AND IF I DO NOT HOLD ON TIGHT TO THE STEERING WHEEL, THE JEEP WILL GO OFF THE ROAD. THE "BREAKS", WHEN I BREAK, THE JEEP IS LATE IN STOPING, I HAVE TO CALCULATE TO BREAK WAY AHEAD IN ORDER NOT TO HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME ALSO WHEN STARTING BACK UP FROM MY FOOT ON THE BREAK, IT DOES NOT TAKE OFF AS SOON AS I LET OFF THE BREAK AS I EXPEXT IT TO BUT JERKS INSTEAD TAKING TIME TO DRIVE ON AND MOVE. ALSO WHEN TURNING TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT, THE SUSPENSION FEELS LIKE THE STREET OR ROAD IS REALLY BUMPY WHEN ITS NOT. REGRET BUYING A JEEP.

Structure › Body
Filed Sep 29, 20196,800 milesVA

BOUGHT A 2018 JEEP JLU NEW. HAD IT FOR ONLY 5 MONTHS AND ALL OF THE WELDS ON THE FRAME AND AXLES AND OTHER COMPONENTS HAVE RUSTED. HAS ONLY BEEN DRIVEN ON THE ROAD AND NEVER SEEN ITS FIRST WINTER

Structure › Body
Filed Sep 29, 201912,500 milesNH

STEERING WONDERS AND IS UNRESPONSIVE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS REQUIRING CONSTANT CORRECTION. THIS PROBLEM HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE DAMPER OR TRACK BAR, AS I HAVE HAD THESE REPLACED, YET THE PROBLEM PERSISTS (9/29/2019). I ALSO, HAD THE BCM BODY CONTROL MODULE FAIL (7/11/2019) WHILE IN MOTION WHICH CAUSED THE STEERING TO LOCKUP AND THE JEEP NOT RESPOND (THANKFULLY THIS WAS A LOW SPEED INCIDENT).

Steering
Filed Sep 29, 2019150 milesND

I PURCHASED MY 'NEW' 2018 JL JEEP WRANGLER/RUBICON LESS THAN ONE MONTH AGO. IT HAS UNDER 1400 MILES ON IT AND I HAVE HAD TO GET OUT AND CHECK MY TIRES NUMEROUS TIMES THINKING ONE WAS FLAT BECAUSE IT WAS PULLING TO ONE SIDE. IT IS VERY HARD TO CONTROL AND IT LOOKS LIKE I AM INTOXICATED WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. IT LOOKS LIKE ONE RECALL ON THE STEERING DAMPER WAS REPLACED BEFORE THE PURCHASE, BUT NOT EVEN SURE IF IT WAS REALLY REPLACED. THE LEFT REAR SHOCK WAS LEAKING AND SUPPOSABLY REPLACED TOO. UNDER WARRANTY OF COURSE. I WILL BE CONTACTING A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP TOMORROW AND CALLING JEEP. I WANT THEM TO CHECK THE ALIGNMENT, STEERING AND MAKE SURE THE RECALL WAS COMPLETED PROPERLY. I WILL BE TAKING IT TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP THAN THE ONE THAT I PURCHASED IT FROM. I AM DEVASTATED AND WORRIED ABOUT MY SAFETY, MY FAMILY'S SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF OTHERS ON THE RODE. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. I WILL ALSO BE HAVING A SPECIALIST CHECKING THE WELDS AS WELL AFTER READING THROUGH THESE COMPLAINTS. WITH WINTER ON ITS WAY, I WILL HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE IT. IT WILL BE SCARY ON TREACHEROUS WINTER ROADS. I ALSO WAS DRIVING AN AVG OF 68 ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY AND WENT OVER A SMALL SMOOTH BUMP IN THE ROAD... THE KIND THAT MAKES YOUR STOMACH TICKLE.... I ABOUT LOST CONTROL. IT IS SO HARD TO KEEP IN YOUR DRIVING LANE. I HAVE DROVE A JEEP SINCE 2010 AND ALWAYS SAID I WOULDN'T BUY ANYTHING ELSE. I REALLY HOPE CHRYSLER WILL TAKE CARE OF THEIR JEEP FAMILY AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. M

Steering
Filed Sep 28, 201914,000 milesMA

I HAVE BROUGHT MY 2018 JL WRANGLER IN FOR SPEED WOBBLES 4X. WHILE I WOULD CONSIDER MY PREVIOUS EXPERIENCES WITH THIS ISSUE MINOR, WHAT I EXPERIENCED ON 9/27/2019 WAS ENTIRELY DIFFERENT. I WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE WHEN I HIT A BUMP AT APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH THE JEEP STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. THE ONLY WAY I COULD GET IT TO STOP WAS TO RAPIDLY DECELERATE TO APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. THERE WAS NO BREAKDOWN LANE IN THE FAST LANE, SO I HAD TO SKIRT ACROSS 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC. A TRUCK SLAMMED ON ITS BREAKS BEHIND ME. I AM VERY LUCKY TO HAVE AVOIDED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. IT IS IRRESPONSIBLE TO CALL THIS A SAFE CAR TOR DRIVE. I CALLED JEEP AND THEY OPTED ME INTO A "RECALL" CAMPAIGN THAT I KNEW NOTHING ABOUT. THIS RECALL SHOULD BE IMMEDIATE AND URGENT. THIS IS NOT A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION ISSUE. THIS PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE, THIS IS NOW MY 3RD STEERING DAMPENER. I HAVE DRIVEN JEEPS FOR MANY YEARS AND NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THIS IN MY LIFE. PLEASE DO SOMETHING BEFORE PEOPLE GET KILLED. I CALLED JEEP AND FILED A COMPLAINT, BUT NOBODY SEEMS TO BE TAKING THIS SERIOUSLY. THE ANSWER WAS THAT I WOULD BE "OPT-ED" IN TO THE RECALL. IF THERE ARE ANY JEEPS OUT THERE WITH THE OLD DAMPENER THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED NOW. MY CAR IS COMPLETELY STOCK HAS NOT BEEN MODIFIED IN ANY WAY.

Steering
Filed Sep 27, 20191,041 milesOH

VEHICLE WILL NOT STAY IN LANE. CONSTANT DRIFTING TO LEFT OR RIGHT REQUIRING STEERING CORRECTIONS TO BE MADE IN ORDER TO STAY IN LANE. CONSTANT PROBLEM REGARDLESS OF SPEED, ROAD CONDITIONS OR WEATHER HAVE HAD DEALER REVIEW 5 TIMES AND HAVE NUMEROUS VIDEOS DEPICTING THIS ISSUE

Steering
Filed Sep 26, 201916,000 milesMI

WHEN DRIVING AT A HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 70-80 MPH AND HITTING A BUMP THE JEEP GOES INTO CONVULSIONS "DEATH WOBBLE" TO THE POINT WE HAVE TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BECAUSE WE ARE SO SCARED, THIS HAS HAPPENED TO US SEVERAL TIMES SINCE OWNING IT. WE DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS 2018 JEEP WRANGLER JL. JEEP DOES HAVE A RECALL FOR THE STEERING DAMPER BUT I DON'T FEEL THIS WILL FIX THE ISSUE AS WE ALREADY HAD THIS REPLACED ONCE. THE OTHER ISSUE IS THAT THE STEERING WANDERS AT ANY SPEED, ALWAYS HAVING TO RE-CORRECT THE STEERING, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AND SEEMINGLY UNSAFE.

Steering
Filed Sep 26, 201911,000 milesIN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A LOT OF PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. CROSS CHRYSLER JEEP FIAT (1501 GARDINER LN, LOUISVILLE, KY 40218) REPAIRED THE VEHICLE PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V343000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED ABOUT THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000.

Structure › Body
Filed Sep 26, 201915,000 milesFL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WELDING ON THE FRONT PASSENGER FLOOR WAS CORRODED, FRACTURED, AND EMITTED A NOISE FROM UNDERNEATH. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

Steering
Filed Sep 26, 201980 milesAZ

OVER 50 MPH VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP IN LANE -- WANDERING ISSUE + DEAD ZONE IN STEERING. HAD TO INSTALL AFTERMARKET PARTS TO HELP CORRECT WANDERING TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE IT ON THE HIGHWAY. BETTER NOW BUT STILL HAD DEAD ZONE "SLOP" IN STEERING WHEEL. THE BUILD QUALITY IS SO POOR THAT THE TORQUE SPECS HAD TO BE CHECKED AND THE ALIGNMENT WAS WAY OFF FROM FACTORY. I HAVE HAD MANY NEW VEHICLES OVER THE YEARS AND THIS IS THE CHEAPEST MADE AND HAS THE WORST QUALITY OF ALL! THESE NEW JL JEEPS HAVE A REAL PROBLEM WITH BEING ABLE TO KEEP THEM DRIVING STRAIGHT OVER 50 MPH. I HAVE HAD OTHER JEEPS TJ, XJ, JK AND NONE ARE THIS BAD. CHECK THE WRANGLER JL FORUMS AND SEE THE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE STEERING. ADDITIONALLY JEEP HAD A RECALL ON THE STEERING STABILIZER AND THE DEALER INSTALLED IT UPSIDE DOWN. TOLD THEM IT WAS WRONG AND THEY WERE UNHAPPY WITH ME BECAUSE I POINTED IT OUT. THIS WAS AFTER I TOLD THE SERVICE ADVISOR THAT IT NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED IN THE PROPER DIRECTION AND ALL HE SAID WAS WE KNOW WHAT WE ARE DOING , WE DO THAIS ALL THE TIME. TOTAL INCOMPETENCE FROM THE FACTORY TO THE DEALERS. PICKED THIS 2018 UP EARLY JULY 2019 AND NOTICED THE PROBLEM ON THE WAY HOME.

Steering
Filed Sep 25, 2019100 milesOH

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IF A BUMP OR HOLE IS HIT THE FRONT END WILL DEVELOP A WOBBLE. THIS INCLUDES THE STEERING WHEEL JIGGLING FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE WOBBLE GOES AWAY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE HEAVILY APPLIED. DEALER SERVICE RESPONSE WAS "NO PROBLEM FOUND". PROBLEM CONTINUES. THE VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY STOCK INCLUDING ORIGINAL TIRES AND WHEELS.

Steering
Filed Sep 25, 201925,035 milesCA

EXTREME STEERING WOBBLE AT FREEWAY SPEEDS WHEN FRONT WHEELS EXPERIENCE A BUMP OR UNEVEN PAVEMENT/POTHOLE.

Steering
Filed Sep 25, 201912,500 milesMO

I NEVER LIKED HOW THIS JEEP DROVE FROM DAY 1, AS ALWAYS FELT SOMETHING IN THE FRONT END WAS LOOSE AND THE RIDE WAS WOBBLY AT VIRTUALLY ALL SPEEDS. AFTER THE FIRST OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION THE PROBLEM SEEMED WORSE. BROUGHT IT BACK AND 1 FRONT TIRE WAS SLIGHTLY OFF BALANCE, SO WAS REBALANCED AND OFF WE WENT. PROBLEM NATURALLY HASN'T GONE AWAY. ANNOYING AND OF CONCERN THAT I FINALLY BROUGHT IT BACK TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT WHEN THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID "OH THERE IS A RECALL ON YOUR JEEP FOR THE STEERING STABILIZER... I HAVE NOT EVER RECEIVED ANY MAIL FROM JEEP TO THIS REGARD.. HOWEVER THEY WILL BE REPLACING IT THIS WEEKEND. WITH THIS NEW INFORMATION, I NOW SEARCH THIS SITE AND SEE HUNDREDS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT STEERING ISSUES I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING, AND NEED TO REGISTER A COMPLAINT....AS I TOO HAVE FELT THE VEHICLE FEELS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND COULD POTENTIALLY BE A PROBLEM. SEEMS TO ME THAT THERE SMOKE UNDER THESE JEEPS AND THE BUILD OF THEM, AND JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE PEOPLE WILL SUFFER SIGNIFICANT INJURY TO THEMSELVES OR OTHERS IF THIS ISSUE ISN'T FIXED AND BAD VEHICLES ARE BOUGHT BACK BY FCA. I BEGIN MY JOURNEY WITH JEEP SATURDAY, AND AFTER READING ALL THE ISSUES HERE HAVE LITTLE FAITH THAT THIS FIX IS REALLY THE SOURCE OF MY PROBLEM BUT A BANDAID ON A MUCH LARGER ISSUE FOR OWNERS LIKE MYSELF. 50K FOR A VEHICLE ONE WOULD THINK SHOULD BUY ONE A SENSE OF CONFIDENCE. IN MY CASE, THERE IS ZERO AT THIS POINT, BUT UNLESS IM PARKING THE VEHICLE AND

Steering
Filed Sep 25, 20191,538 milesTX

REPORTED FRIGHTENING VIBRATION WITH LOSS OF VEHICLE STEERING CONTROL WHILE TRAVELING H AT HIGH SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY IF THE CAR DRIVES OVER UNEVEN GROUND OR POT HOLES. REPORTED THE ISSUE TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY REFERRED TO IT AS A KNOWN ISSUE CALLED 'DEATH WOBBLE'. THEY REPAIRED THE DAMPER PER RECALL HOWEVER I AM NOW EXPERIENCING THE ISSUE AGAIN AND SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. CERTAINLY A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE.

Steering
Filed Sep 24, 20195 milesNJ

EXCESSIVE PLAY IN THE STEERING ALSO WANDERS ALL OVER THE ROAD. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I TOOK DELIVERY OF VEHICLE AND THE DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG.

Steering
Filed Sep 24, 20196,321 milesVA

STEERING HAS 2+ INCHES OF PLAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DEALER SAYS IT IS A JEEP THING BUT OTHERS WITH THE EXACT SAME VEHICLE HAVE NO PLAY IN THEIR STEERING. I HAVE HAD IT IN 4 TIMES AND IT IS NOW WORSE THAN WHEN I BOUGHT IT. MY WIFE IS AFRAID TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE SHE FEELS IT IS UNSAFE.

Steering
Filed Sep 24, 20195 milesTN

THE VEHICLE CONSTANTLY WANDERS THE ROAD AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS. THERE IS NO CENTER. WHEN TURNING AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS IT TURNS AND THEN GOES LEFT OR RIGHT WITHOUT TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL.

Steering
Filed Sep 24, 2019743 milesNV

MY BRAND NEW, 2018 JEEP HAS 768 MILES ON IT AND THE STEERING IS LOOSE TO SAY THE LEAST. IF THE FRONT TRACK BAR BRACKET (SOLID FRONT AXLE IN LINE WITH THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE) STILL HAS WELDS THAT ARE OFF SEAM, CAN CAUSE THE BRACKET TO DETACH FROM THE FRAME AND CAN CAUSE LOOSE, VAGUE STEERING TO A COMPLETE SYSTEM FAILURE. RECALL STATEMENT: "THE SEPARATION OF THE FRONT TRACK BAR BRACKET FROM THE FRAME MAY CAUSE A REDUCTION IN THE STEERING RESPONSE, WHICH CAN CAUSE A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING," THIS IS MY THIRD JEEP AND 2ND JEEP WRANGLER. THE DEALERSHIP STATES THEY REPAIRED THE RECALL, 2 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE PURCHASE DATE, BUT I DO NOT BELIEVE THEY DID. IF THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMED THE REPAIR TO JEEP I AM SURE THEY POCKETED THE MONEY. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY RISK AS THE STEERING IS RECALLED AS A SAFETY RECALL - THE DEALERSHIP SHOULD BE LIABLE AND JEEP NEEDS TO INSPECT THAT THE RECALLS AT THE VERY LEAST ONE AND THOSE THAT CLAIM TO DO THE REPAIRS AND DO NOT - SHOULD HAVE THEIR ABILITY TO OFFER JEEP PRODUCTS REVOKED.

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