2018 Jeep Wrangler complaints

IMPROPER WELDS LEADING TO TRACK BAR SEPARATION. OKAYED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND CHRYSLER (FCA).

VEHICLE SHAKES AND VIBRATES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AFTER A BUMP IN THE ROAD IS HIT. ONCE IT WAS SO VIOLENTLY AND CONTINUOUS THAT I HAD TO PULL OVER AND STOP THE VEHICLE SO THE SHAKING WOULD STOP. I WAS TOLD THIS IS "DEATH WOBBLE" A KNOWN ISSUE IN JEEP VEHICLES. BECAUSE I LEASE THIS 2018 WRANGLER, I'D LIKE KNOW IF THERE IS A LEMON LAW PROTECTING ME AS A LEASOR SO THAT I MAY EXIT MY LEASE.

WHEN TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH I HIT A BUMP CAUSING BOTH MY FRONT TIRES TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN BELOW 45MPH BEFORE THE SHAKING WOULD STOP. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN ON MY RETURN HOME DUE TO ANOTHER BUMP ON THE HIGHWAY. BOTH TIRES, FRONT END, AND STEERING WHEEL SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY.

"DEATH WOBBLE" SECOND OCCURENCE...I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY I-10 AT APPROX 70MPH I RAN OVER A ROUGH PATCH IN THE PAVEMENT; SUDDENLY THE STEERING BEGAN VIOLENTLY WOBBLING, I LET OFF THE GAS, CHECKED TO SEE IT WAS CLEAR AND I CHANGED LANES AS I BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 40 MPH AS I ATTEMPTED TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE STEERING. FINALLY THE WOBBLING STOPPED, AND I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE MY DRIVING SPEED. THEN AFTER ABOUT 5 MIN HAD PASSED, AGAIN THE STEERING STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND IT WAS EVEN MORE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. IT WAS VERY STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO STEER. IT WAS AT THAT POINT THAT MY HUSBAND WHO WAS WITH ME SAID THATS IT, WERE TAKING IT BACK TO THE DEALER, WHICH I DID, I TOOK IT BACK TO CRYSTAL CHRYSLER IN CATHEDRAL CITY WHERE WE PURCHASED IT ON 11-30-2018. THERE IS A CHRYSLER #U48 LISTED. THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT IVE POSTED HERE ON THIS WEBSITE IN THE HOPES THAT SOMETHING CAN BE RESOLVED AS I AM NO LONGER GOING TO DRIVE MY BRAND NEW JEEP WRANGLER BECAUSE OF THE EXTREMELY UNSAFE "DEATH WOBBLE" THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED EVEN AFTER TAKING IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY KEPT IT FOR 10 DAYS, AND FIRST TOLD ME THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT, THEN THEY REPLACED THE STEERING BOX. I CAN NO LONGER DRIVE MY JEEP AND FEEL SAFE, I FEEL THAT AT ANYTIME THE STEERING COULD GO OUT AND IT WILL CAUSE A CRASH IN WHICH BOTH MYSELF AND SOMEONE ELSE CAN BE KILLED....!!!! NHTSA ID NUMBER 11171707

MODEL IS A 2018 JK SPORT (2-DOOR) WITH 3,400 MILES. UPON A RIGHT TURN INTO THE ENTRANCE DRIVE OF AN APARTMENT COMPLEX AND HITTING A SLIGHT BUMP AT THE CURB LINE, THE CAR IMMEDIATE LOSS STEERING CONTROL ALONG WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATING ON THE DASH AND FELT THE VIBRATION OF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATING. STOPPED IMMEDIATELY, CHECK UNDERNEATH, SAW NO DAMAGE. CONTINUED SLOWLY INTO THE APARTMENT COMPLEX, THE STEERING WAS VERY LOOSE TAKING MANY TURNS OF THE STEERING WHEEL TO TURN THE FRONT WHEEL OF THE CAR. ANY TIME THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED RIGHT OR LEFT, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH ALONG WITH THE VIBRATION OF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATING. WITH THE LOOSE STEERING AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT / ABS ACTIVATING WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, NOTHING ELSE OUT OF THE ORDINARY DETECTED, DECIDED TO DRIVE SLOWLY TO THE JEEP DEALER. ON THE WAY TO THE DEALER, ON A STRAIGHT AWAY AT ABOUT 25 MPH GOT A VIOLENT SHAKING IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". ARRIVE SAFELY TO THE DEALER KEEPING THE SPEED REAL SLOW AND THE STEERING TURNS TO A MINIMUM. INSPECTION BY THE DEALER REVELED THE FRONT TRACK BAR BRACKET HAD COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THE FRAME ON THE WAY TO THE DEALER. AS SEEN IN THE UPLOADED PHOTO, IT IS QUITE OBVIOUS THAT THE BRACKET WAS IMPROPERLY WELDED TO THE FRAME. THIS IS EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM UNDER SAFETY RECALL UA5 / NHTSA 18V-675 FOR THE JL MODEL, BUT THIS JK MODEL OF THE SAME YEAR. *DT*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KELLY JEEP CHRYSLER DODGE RAM (978-683-8775, LOCATED AT 175 PELHAM ST, METHUEN, MA 01844) WHERE A SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS PERFORMED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER AND THE STEERING DAMPER WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT BACK TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER OBSERVATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 19,000.

VEHICLE HAS ABOUT 1-2 INCHES OF FREE PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN STRAIGHT. IT IS DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE VEHICLE IN ITS LANE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, CONSTANT CORRECTIONS ARE NEEDED. VEHICLE DOES NOT FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.

DEATH WOBBLE. WHEN HITTING A BUMP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL WILL SHAKE SIDE TO SIDE VIOLENTLY UNTIL THE JEEP HAS SLOWED TO AROUND 40-45 MPH. STEERING IS STILL POSSIBLE BUT VERY LIMITED. THIS HAPPENS WHEN GOING STRAIGHT OR DURING TURNS AT 55+ MPH. THIS STARTED WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD 3,800 MILES. I HAVE HAD THE JEEP INTO THE DEALER 3 TIMES. THE STEERING STABILIZER WAS REPLACED, THEN THE TIRES WERE BALANCED. NOW THEY ARE INVESTIGATING TIE ROD ENDS AND OTHER POSSIBLE CAUSES.

WHEN MY SON'S JEEP WRANGLER HITS A SMALL BUMP ON THE FREEWAY AT SPEEDS OVER 50 MILES AN HOUR, IT GOES INTO VIOLENT STEERING VIBRATION. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS ON NOVEMBER 2ND, 2018 AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THE ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN ON JANUARY 12TH, 2019, AND CHRYSLER REPAIRED IT FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE ISSUE RECURRED FOR THE THIRD TIME ON FEBRUARY 9TH, 2019 AND THIS TIME, THE VIBRATION WAS EVEN MORE VIOLENT THAN THE FIRST 2 INSTANCES. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE HAPPENED WHEN THE CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MILES ON IT. IT NOW HAS 12,000 MILES ON IT. AS I LOST CONFIDENCE IN CHRYSLER BEING ABLE TO PERMANENTLY REPAIR THE VEHICLE, I AM REQUESTING ARBITRATION FOR CHRYSLER TO TAKE THE CAR BACK AND RELIEVE ME OF THE LEASE AS I DON'T WANT TO ENDANGER MY SON'S LIFE, ESPECIALLY THAT IT TOOK HIM A FRIGHTENING 5 TO 6 SECONDS TO REGAIN CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE DURING THE LAST INSTANCE. HE WAS DRIVING 65 MILES AN HOUR AND THE VEHICLE VEERED ACROSS 3 LANES. HAD THERE BEEN OTHER CARS, MY SON WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A LIFE THREATENING ACCIDENT.

POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. ONLY CAN STEERING 10 DEGREES EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT. THANK GOD, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. I RESTARTED AND STEERING CANE BACK.

MY 2018 JEEP WRANGLER HAS A STEERING ISSUE THAT CAUSES THE STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE WHEN HITTING ROAD IMPERFECTIONS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WAS PURCHASED NEW AND HAS BEEN BACK FOR REPAIRS THREE TIMES. THE STEERING DAMPENER WAS REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. TASCA JEEP IN RI HAS HAD THE JEEP FOR A WEEK FOR THIS 3RD VISIT WITHOUT RESOLUTION. I KEEP GETTING TOLD THAT THE CHRYSLER ENGINEERS ARE NOT GETTING BACK TO THEM THRU THE " STAR" PROGRAM. WE BOUGHT THIS JEEP TO TOW BEHIND OUR RV AS WE ARE RETIRED AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO LEAVE FOR OUR RETIREMENT VENTURES AND DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING OR TOWING THIS BRAND NEW JEEP.

ON COLD MORNINGS WHILE PARKED, THE BRAKE WILL NOT DEPRESS AND THE CAR WILL NOT START. AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS OR AFTER THE CAR WARMS UP, IT WILL START. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. ON CHRISTMAS MORNING AFTER FINALLY GETTING THE CAR TO START, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY (65 MPH) ON A STRAIGHTAWAY. IT HAPPENED TWICE THAT DAY. I WAS TOLD UNTIL THEY CAN DUPLICATE IT, THEY CANNOT FIX IT. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE.

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BF GOODRICH MUD TERRAIN T/A ON THE 2 DOOR JEEP WRANGLER WILLY PACKAGE IS STANDARD.. THIS TIRE IS A HAZARD FOR SUCH A LIGHT CAR IN WET CONDITIONS. MANY JEEP DRIVERS HAVE REPORTED SLIPPING ON THE ROAD EVEN AT LOW SPEEDS. ONE DRIVER WHO HAD THEM ON HIS TRUCK, SAID HIS TRUCK VERY SLIPPED ON WET ROADS LIKE HIS JEEP WRANGLER IS DOING NOW. I NOW HAVE TO DRIVE SO SLOW ON WET CURVES, WELL BELOW THE POSTED, AND MUCH SLOWER THAN ALL THE OTHER CARS. JEEP PUT A EXCELLENT OFF ROAD TIRE ON A CAR, TO BE DRIVEN ON ROADS. THE NORMAL TIRE, THE GOODYEAR WRANGLER, IS A EXCELLENT TIRE. I WAS NEVER ADVISED THAT WET ROADS WILL BE A HAZARD TO DRIVE ON. WHEN ACCELERATING ON THE ON RAMP TO I-10, MY JEEP LOST TRACTION WITH A SMALL AMOUNT OF ACCELERATION ON THE WET ROAD. EXITING THE I-35 ON WET ROADS, MY TIRES LOST TRACTION ON THE CURVE, RATED AT 35MPH, WHEN GOING UNDER 30. I ENDED UP IN THE GRASS. 30+ YEARS DRIVING. 10+ YEARS DRIVING JEEPS. NEVER AN ACCIDENT OR OFF THE ROAD. THESE TIRES ARE A HUGE SAFETY PROBLEM ON 2 DOOR WRANGLERS. JUST READ THE JEEP FORUMS AT ALL THE PROBLEMS.

I WAS DRIVING THE JEEP ON THE HIGHWAY GOING THE SPEED LIMIT OF 65 MPH AND WHEN CHANGING LANES AND HITTING A BUMPY PART OF THE HIGHWAY, THE JEEP BEGAN TO SHAKE VIGOROUSLY. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO 40 MPH AND PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE HWY. AFTER THIS INCIDENT, ANYTIME DRIVING THE JEEP OVER 55 MPH AND HITTING A BUMP, THE JEEP WOULD SHAKE. I WOULD HAVE TO SLOW DOWN BELOW THE SPEED LIMIT FOR IT TO REGAIN CONTROL. THE JEEP WAS TAKEN INTO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY INSTALLED A NEW "STEERING STABILIZER". WHEN TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AGAIN GOING 65 MPH, HITTING A POTHOLE, THE JEEP BEGAN TO SHAKE AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL WHEN SLOWING DOWN UNDER THE SPEED LIMIT TO 50/55 MPH. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE FOR A BRAND NEW CAR. I SHOULD BE ABLE TO GO THE SPEED LIMIT ON THE HIGHWAY, HIT A BUMP, AND NOT FEEL AS IF MY LIFE IS IN DANGER. THESE CARS NEED TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED INCLUDING MYSELF AND MY PASSENGERS.

STEERING HAS EXCESSIVE STEERING WHEEL PLAY AND OVERALL VAUGNESS 1-2 INCHES LEFT AND RIGHT OF CENTER. VEHICLE WANDERS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT ALL SPEEDS AND REQUIRES CONSTANT DRIVER INPUT TO KEEP IN STRAIGHT LINE. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN HERE SINCE PURCHASE. VEHICLE HAS 1683 MILES AS OF WRITING THIS.

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2018 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED JL MODEL. MY COMPLAINT IS REGARDING WHAT IS KNOWN AS DEATH WOBBLE. I AM A FORMER ASE MECHANIC. I HAD 10,000 THOUSAND MILES ON MY 18 JL THAT IS COMPLETELY STOCK. I WAS TRAVELING WEST BOUND ON STATE ROUTE 33 AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN HIT A EXPANSION JOINT THAT CAUSE A RAPID AND RATHER VIOLENT SHAKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL THAT SEVERALLY DIMINISHED MY ABILITY TO NOT ONLY STEER MY VEHICLE BUT ALSO MY BRAKING ABILITY. YOU HAVE TO GET YOUR VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN TO UNDER 30 MPH OR COME ALMOST TO A COMPLETE STOP ON THE FREEWAY. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WHEN YOU HAVE TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE STEERING STABILIZER PER FCA AS A SO CALLED FIX. BEING A ASE CERTIFIED MECHANIC FOR YEARS THIS HAS NEVER BEEN A FIX ONLY A COVER UP/ BAND-AID FIX TO COVER UP THE TRUE ISSUE. MY 2018 JEEP WRANGLER IS BACK AT THE DEALER AGAIN AFTER APPROXIMATELY 1000 MILES FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THAT'S EVEN AFTER FCA SO CALLED STEERING STABILIZER FIX. IF MY JEEP WAS LIFTED OR MODIFIED IN ANYWAY I CAN ACCEPT MY CHANGES COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS ISSUE. IT'S STOCK. THIS WILL MARK 6 WEEKS THE DEALER HAS HAD MY JEEP LOOKING TO TRY AND REPAIR THIS ISSUE. I CURRENTLY CAN NOT HAVE ANY FAITH IN MY JEEP TO TAKE IT ANYWHERE WITH OUT FEAR OF GETTING HIT OR HITTING SOMEONE ELSE DUE TO FCA NOT TAKING THIS ISSUE SERIOUSLY AND REPLACING STEERING COMPONENTS. FCA SAYS THIS ISSUE IS CAUSED MOSTLY BY MODIFIED OR ALTERED/ WORN FRONT ENDS. THE NEW 18

THE FRONT WHEELS OF THE VEHICLE OFTEN SHAKE VIOLENTLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN THE VEHICLE HITS A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD. OFTEN THE TRIGGERING EVENT COULD ALSO BE UNEVEN OR PATCHED SECTIONS OF FREEWAY. THE FRONT END SHAKING IS SO VIOLENT, CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT. THE VEHICLE MUST BE SLOWED IMMEDIATELY BELOW 50MPH TO STOP THE SHAKING. THIS WILL HAPPEN AT LEAST ONCE, EVERY TIME I DRIVE ON A FREEWAY.

AT SPEEDS OVER 45MPH, THAT IF YOU HIT A BUMP, EXPANSION JOINT, ANYTHING THAT WOULD CAUSE THE SUSPENSION TO LOAD AND UNLOAD, IT GOES INTO AN IMMEDIATE 'DEATH WOBBLE ' . YOU CANNOT CONTROL STEERING AND DIRECTION AT THIS POINT. IT VIBRATES AND SHAKES SO BAD THE SOFT TOP LATCHES CAN BECOME UNDONE. HAS BEEN SITTING IN A DEALERSHIP FOR 2 WEEKS WITH NO ANSWERS ON WHY. HAS 10,000 MILES ON IT BUT STARTED AT AROUND 9000 MILES. NOTHING AFTERMARKET ON IT AT ALL.

AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE VEHICLE DEVELOPS A PRONOUNCED SHIMMY WHICH LASTS FOR SEVERAL SECONDS WHEN ENCOUNTERING A BUMP IN THE ROAD. IDENTICAL TO WHAT WAS COMMONLY CALLED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" ON MY 97 WRANGLER.

DEATH WOBBLE WHEN I HIT EXPANSION JOINTS ON A OVER PASS,BUMPS,PAT HOLES ETC..I BOUGHT MY JEEP A WEEK AGO AND ONLY 500 MILES ON NO MODIFICATION ALL STUCK FROM FACTORY

UPON HITTING A BUMP OF ROAD DEFECT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOBBLES UNCONTROLLABLY UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE SPEED IS REDUCED, OFTEN TO UNSAFE LIMITS ON THE SAME HIGHWAY. THE ISSUE HAS OCCURRED ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS, TOO MANY TO LIST BELOW.

IN COLD WEATHER <40, WHEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, ANY TIME I TRY TO CHANGE LANES TO THE LEFT, THE STEERING BINDS AND BARELY MOVES. A FEW TIMES IT HAS SUDDENLY 'LET GO', AND WITH THE FORCE I WAS HAVING TO USE TO CHANGE LANES, ALL OF A SUDDEN MAKES THE VEHICLE ALMOST LOSE CONTROL.

WHEN OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE IS COLD, STEERING BECOMES DIFFICULT AT 50MPH PLUS. STEERING ALMOST LOCKS UP AND LETS YOU MOVE 15 TO 20 DEGREES FROM CENTER AND WILL NOT MOVE MORE UNLESS A LOT OF FORCE IS APPLIED TO OVERCOME, THUS WHEN THIS HAPPENS USUALLY YOU GO FLYING OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THERE IS A TSB FOR THIS, 08-092-18 - I HAD THIS APPLIED AND DID NOT HELP LOTS OF INFORMATION ON JL FORUMS; HTTPS://WWW.JLWRANGLERFORUMS.COM/FORUM/THREADS/STEERING-WHEEL-LOCKING-UP.20839/PAGE-3

FRONT LEFT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR MALFUNCTION FOUND AT DEALER WHEN PLUGGED IN DIAGNOSTICS

JEEP WONDERS FROM LEFT TO RIGHT ABOVE 40 MILES, EXCESSIVE PLAY IN STEERING WHILE DRIVING IN CITY SPEEDS AND HIGHWAY ,BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW STARTED FROM DAY ONE HAVE BROUGHT IT TO DEALERS 4 TIMES , HAVE CALLED CHRYSLER FCA CUSTOMER CARE ONLY TO B TOLD THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH JEEP AND IT IS DOING WHAT IT IS DESIGN TO DO ,?EALER WILL NOT LOOK AT PROBLEM ANYMORE AND TELLS ME TO CALL FCA !!!DEALER OPEN A CASE ON THE JEEP FCA CAME BACK AND SAID VEHICLE IS DOING WHAT IT IS DESIGN TO TO IT IS WITHIN SPECS, .NO COPYS WERE GIVEN TO ME !!!!ASE WAS CLOSED

EXPERIENCING THE DEATH WOBBLE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS AND EVERY BUMP OR TRANSITION FROM HIGHWAY TO THE OVERPASS I GET THE WOBBLE IF I LET OFF THE GAS IT EVENS BACK OUT. I'VE ALSO BEEN EXPERIENCING SOME PLAY IN MY STEERING WHEEL SINCE I PICKED IT UP FROM THE REPAIR. I TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIR 12/12/18 (INVOICE 557959) AND THEY REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPER. HAD IT BACK LESS THAN A MONTH AND THE DEATH WOBBLE WAS BACK. DROPPED IT OFF 2 DAYS AGO JUST GOT A CALL AND THE STEERING DAMPER IS BAD AGAIN AND BOTH TIE RODS ARE BAD. IT'S LESS THAN A YEAR OLD. I CALLED BACK TO HAVE THEM CHECK THE TRACK BAR WELD JUST IN CASE SINCE SOME HAVE A RECALL ON THEM.

STEERING FEELS LOOSE AND WANDERS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. HAD TWO ALIGNMENTS PERFORMED BUT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. ALSO WHEN HITTING A POTHOLE OR EXPANSION JOINT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS,THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND THE CAR STARTS TO WOBBLE OUT OF CONTROL. THE ONLY WAY TO GET CONTROL OF THE CAR IS TO BRAKE AND SLOW DOWN.

WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, STEERING WHEEL WILL BEGIN TO "VIBRATE" AND ALMOST WOBBLE OUT OF CONTROL, YOU HAVE TO ALMOST BRING THE CAR DOWN TO SPEED AND BACK IN CONTROL.

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS MY STEERING HAS LOCKED UP OR BECOME DIFFICULT TO TURN. IT BECOMES VERY STIFF AND VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE LAST TIME IT LOCKED UP IT "BROKE LOOSE" WHILE TRYING TO FORCE IT TO MAINTAIN THE LANE AND I ALMOST OVER CORRECTED INTO THE TURN AT 60MPH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 JEEP WRANGLER. SHORTLY AFTER OWNING THE VEHICLE, IT EXPERIENCED THE "DEATH WOBBLE". HEMET CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (240 CARRIAGE CIR, HEMET, CA 92545, (951) 225-4217)INDICATED THAT THIS WAS A NORMAL CONDITION AND TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE MORE THAN ONCE. THE VEHICLE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V675000 (STRUCTURE), BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT LOCATE A FAILURE AND DECLINED THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED ANOTHER NOTICE FOR THE SAME RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THEY WERE WAITING FOR THE MANUFACTURER'S GUIDELINES TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD BEEN WAITING FOR THE REPAIR FOR WEEKS. THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED A LOANER VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

AT FREEWAY SPEEDS WHEN TRAVERSING BUMPS OR EXPANSION JOINTS, VIOLENT FRONT END SHAKING OCCURS UNTIL VEHILCLE SPEED IS REDUCED BELOW 45 MPH. STARTED OCCURING AFTER VEHILCLE WAS PAST 10,000 MILES.

EXCESSIVE / SEVERE FRONT WHEEL SHAKE WHEN HITTING BUMPS, POT HOLES, ETC. FRONT WHEELS, ALONG WITH THE STEERING WHEEL WILL SHAKE SEVERELY WHEN HITTING BUMPS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. VEHICLE CONTROL IS GREATLY IMPACTED. FRONT WHEELS AND STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT STOP SHAKING UNTIL VEHICLE IS NEARLY BROUGHT TO A COMPLETE STOP. ABILITY TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND STAY WITHIN YOUR LANE REQUIRES EXTREME/EXTENDED BRAKING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICE BY AN AUTHORIZED JEEP SERVICE DEPARTMENT. JEEP RECOMMENDED PART(S) WERE REPLACED BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.

THIS NEW VEHICLE WAS SOLD TO ME WITH OPEN RECALL ON TRACK BAR FRAME WELDS THAT THEY NEVER TOLD US ABOUT THE DEALER HAD ME DRIVE IT BACK TO THEM WHICH WAS S 3 HOUR DRIVE WHICH I DID BUT I'M VERY UPSET WHEN I FOUND OUT THAT THEY COULD BE FINED AND THE DEALER PUT MY WHOLE FAMILY AT POSSIBLE RISK TWICE HOME AND BACK BECAUSE OF THERE MISTAKE I DO BELIEVE THAT THERE HOLDING DOCUMENTS FROM BEING FINALIZED WITH THIS CAR BUT AM NOT SURE

I PURCHASED A 2018 JEEP WRANGLER (JL 4 DOOR SAHARA) IN AUGUST 2018. AT SPEEDS EXCEEDING 55 MPH THE JEEP SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY MAKING HANDLING/STEERING CLOSE TO IMPOSSIBLE. I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 25 MPH TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENS WHEN I HIT EVEN A SLIGHT BUMP IN THE ROAD. MY JEEP HAS ALREADY BEEN TO DEALERSHIP FOR A SIMILAR ISSUE (RECALL ON TRACK BAR FRAME BRACKET) AND NOTHING WAS FOUND. I HAVE A $48,000 VEHICLE THAT I CAN'T TAKE ON THE HIGHWAY. CURRENTLY LESS THAN 5000 MILES ON THE WRANGLER. VERY DANGEROUS!

START ENGINE, PLACE FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL, PUT VEHICLE IN REVERSE. BEFORE EVEN LETTING FOOT COMPLETELY OFF OF BRAKE PEDAL ENGINE BEGINS TO STUTTER AND COMPLETELY STALLS OUT. HAVE TO PUT VEHICLE BACK IN PARK AND START VEHICLE BACK UP AND START PROCESS ALL OVER AGAIN HOPING THAT VEHICLES ENGINE DOES NOT CONTINUE TO STALL. STARTED HAPPENING APPROXIMATELY 3-MONTHS AGO. TOOK VEHICLE TO ROUEN CHRYSLER/DODGE/JEEP/RAM IN WOODVILLE, OHIO. THEY KEPT OVERNIGHT TO TRY TO REPLICATE ISSUE BUT STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE. THEY DID END UP UPGRADING SOFTWARE ON A CONTROL MODULE IN HOPES THAT IT WOULD SOLVE THIS ISSUE. IT DID NOT. THEY DID STATE THAT SINCE THE ISSUE HAD BEEN DOCUMENTED ON THEIR END THAT IF A RECALL OR SAFETY ISSUE WAS RELEASED BY CHRYSLER THAT WHATEVER THE PROBLEM WAS WOULD BE FIXED AT NO CHARGE - EVEN IF VEHICLE WAS BEYOND THE MANUFACTURER WARRANTY. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS ISSUE IS OCCURRING MORE OFTEN THAN NOT AND IS BECOMING A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN FOR MY FAMILY. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED ASAP BEFORE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR INJURY OCCURS. I AM KINDLY REQUESTING THAT THE MANUFACTURER TAKE A SERIOUS LOOK AT THIS ISSUE AND CORRECT AS THEY SHOULD. IT SHOULD ALSO BE NOTED THAT I HAVE SEVERAL VIDEOS TAKEN WHERE THIS ISSUE HAS OCCURRED ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THANK YOU.

WE ARE EXPERIENCING WHAT OTHERS HAVE REFERENCED AS THE DEATH VIBRATION. WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY GOING OVER 55MPH AND THE JEEP GOES OVER A BUMP THE STEERING WHEEL BEGINS TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE AND DOES THIS UNTIL YOU SLOW DOWN TO BELOW 30MPH WHICH IS VERY SCARY AND UNSAFE ON THE HIGHWAY. THE DAMPER HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES BUT ITS STILL DOING THE SAME THING. I HAVE VIDEO FROM MY JEEP BUT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF VIDEOS ON THE INTERNET OF OTHER KEEPS THAT HAVE THE SAME ISSUE.

PURCHASED THE BRAND NEW 2018 JEEP WRANGLER SAHARA WITH 40 MILES ON NOVEMBER 30, 2018. CURRENTLY, THIS VEHICLE HAS 1,975 MILES. IN LATE DECEMBER 2018 HIT A BUMP ON A HIGHWAY DRIVING THE POSTED SPEED OF 70MPH AND THE VEHICLE VIBRATED A BIT AND HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO HANDLE THE VEHICLE. EACH WEEK AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON DAILY COMMUTE IN CITY CONDITIONS AT THE POSTED SPEED OF 25-30MPH, AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE PAVEMENT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HANDLE WELL, AS IF I WOULD LOSE CONTROL. ON JANUARY 27, 2019 DRIVING ON A RAMP AT THE SPEED OF 45MPH UPON ENTERING THE INTERSTATE THE VEHICLE HIT A BUMP IN THE PAVEMENT, THE VEHICLE BEGINS AN UNCONTROLLABLE VIBRATION AND WAS SHAKING THE STEERING WHEEL, I HAD TO PULL OVER. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE ONLINE WITH THE SAME ISSUE, I FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING MY ONLY VEHICLE. FOR A VEHICLE VALUED OVER $45,000, I NEED THIS ISSUE TO BE INVESTIGATED BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT THE POSTED SPEED. THE VEHICLE FEELS UNSTABLE WHILE DRIVING OVER ANY BUMP IN THE PAVEMENT AT 20MPH THE VEHICLE WOBBLES AND SWAYS.

AFTER SITTING OUTSIDE OVERNIGHT WITH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES UNDER 30 DEGREES. I WAS DRIVING THE JEEP ON THE HIGHWAY AND FOUND THAT ONCE I GOT ABOVE ABOUT 55 MPH THE STEERING WOULD LOCK UP. IF I JERKED IT, IT WOULD BIND AND THEN BREAK. THEN ONCE BACK AT CENTER IT WOULD START ALL OVER AGAIN.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65-70 MPH I HIT A BUMP ON THE ROAD AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY WOBBLE AND IT TOOK A MIN TO STOP, THE SECOND TIME MY HUSBAND AND I WERE AGAIN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY BETWEEN 70-75 MPH AND AGAIN FOR NO APPARENT REASON THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO VIOLENTLY WOBBLE AND WAS HARD TO REGAIN CONTROL OF IT I FEARED I WOULD CAUSE A COLLISION ON THE FREEWAY, I HAD TO SLOW DOWN AND TRY TO GET THE STEERING UNDER CONTROL. BECAUSE MY HUSBAND HAD TO GO OUT OF TOWN, THE JEEP WAS PARKED BECAUSE OF UNSAFE VIOLENT WOBBLING OF THE STEERING WHEEL UNTIL WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE IT TO CRYSTAL CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP WHERE WE PURCHASED IT ON NOVEMBER 30, 2018. THE DEALERSHIP HAS HAD THE JEEP FOR A WEEK AND IS STILL UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. AT THIS POINT WE ARE DEATHLY AFRAID TO DRIVE IT AS WE HAVE NO FAITH IN THE VEHICLE'S SAFETY FOR MYSELF OR FOR OTHERS ON THE ROAD IN THE EVENT THAT I CANT CONTROL THE VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL.

WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK OF RECEIVING VEHICLE, I EXPERIENCED A VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THAT ALMOST CAUSED ME TO RUN INTO THE VEHICLE NEXT TO ME. THIS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES THAT DAY. AFTER SEVERAL OCCURRENCES, I REALIZED IT SEEMED TO OCCUR WHEN HITTING A BUMP. CALLED SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHO REASSURED ME THIS WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE (???) AND THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE RECALLED TRACK BAR. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER, SAID TRACK BAR WAS REPLACED (THEY ARE ON BACKORDER). THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO DEMONSTRATE THIS VIOLENT LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND AT MOST RECENT INSPECTION (AFTER BEING TOLD IT CAN'T STILL BE HAPPENING), I WAS TOLD THEY FOUND "SOME PLAY" IN THE DRAG LINK JOINT AT PITMAN ARM AND PART HAS BEEN ORDERED. THIS WEEKEND, THE VIOLENT SHAKING OCCURRED AND WOULD NOT STOP FOR WELL OVER 30 SECONDS, EVEN WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR AND THEN HIT THE BRAKE (ON THE HIGHEAY, NEXT TO A SEMI). I JUST TOOK POSSESSION OF THIS VEHICLE ON NOVEMBER 29 AND IT ONLY HAD 5000 MILES (DEMO SOLD AS NEW). SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS. IT'S HAPPENING IN BRAND NEW, UNMODIFIED VEHICLES.

I AM GETTING THE DEATH WOBBLE IN MY 2018 WRANGLER JLU, WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY. I'VE HAD THE STEERING STABILIZER REPLACED BY MY DEALERSHIP WITH A NEW JEEP PART. THE PROBLEM IS NOT FIXED. THERE IS STILL A LOT OF SLOP IN THE STEERING, AND THE DEATH WOBBLE IS STILL HAPPENING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. MY VEHICLE HAS 4000 MILES ON IT.

'DEATH WOBBLE' WHEN TRAVELING ON PA/OH TURNPIKE TRAVELING 70MPH I EXPERIENCED A VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS SHAKING WAS UNCONTROLLABLE AND REQUIRED ME TO PULL OVER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND SLOW DOWN BELOW 50MPH FOR THE SHAKING TO STOP.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WHEN GOING OVER POT HOLES OR BUMPS LIKE ONES AT BRIDGE CROSSINGS THE STEERING LOSES CONTROL AND VIBRATES AND SHAKES. THE DRIVER HAS NO CONTROL OF THE STEERING YOU MUST SLOW DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. ONE INCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY HAPPENED WHEN WE WERE SWITCHING LANES ON THE INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THE ROAD CONDITION WAS SMOOTH AND AS WE MERGED INTO THE LEFT LANE THE STEERING VIBRATED AND SHOOK AND TEMPORALLY DID NOT HAVE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE IN TILL WE SLOWED DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. THE DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM HAS AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE CLAIMED THEY FIXED IT. THIS IS NOT THE CASE IT IS STILL A PROBLEM

MY 2018 JEEP JL HAS WHAT'S CALLED THE 'DEATH WOBBLE'. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, WHEN GOING OVER A SPONTANEOUS ROUGH ROADWAY, THE FRONT END STARTS TO WOBBLE SIDE TO SIDE UNCONTROLLABLY. ONLY HARD BREAKING BRINGS IT UNDER CONTROL. THIS IS TRAVELING AT APPROX. 70MPH. THIS JEEP HAD LESS THAN 500 MILES ON IT WHEN IT HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME.

JEEP BEGINS TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY AFTER HITTING BUMPS OR DRIVING OVER BRIDGE UNIONS AT HIGH SPEEDS (70 MPH). VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 200 MILES ON THE ODOMETER.

A SMALL BUMP CAUSES THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END OF THE CAR TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. IT HAPPENS AT VARYING SPEEDS, TAKING YOUR FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR OR TRYING TO BREAK DOES NOT GET IT TO STOP, YOU RIDE IT OUT.THE WHEELS ARE SHAKING ALONG WITH THE STEERING WHEEL. IN ADDITION, THE CLOCK DOESN'T KEEP TIME AND RADIO INTERMITTENTLY DROPS STATIONS, SCANS THROUGH ALL OF THE STATIONS OR PICKS UP STATIC. I HAVE A VIDEO OF NOT BEING ABLE TO CONTROL THE RADIO(ON OR OFF), UNABLE TO CHANGE THE VOLUME OR SHUT THE RADIO OFF. I WAS NOT ABLE TO USE TOUCH SCREEN OR THE CONTROLS ON THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO OPERATE THE RADIO. IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN FOR SERVICE ON FOR THE SHAKING 3 TIMES NOW, GOING ON 4. JEEP SAYS IT'S FIXED THE PROBLEM BY REPLACING THE STEERING STABILIZER/DAMPENER. JEEP KNOWS IT IS HAPPENING AND MENTIONED GETTING "JEEP ENGINEERING" INVOLVED AND HAVE BLACKED OUT INFORMATION ON PAPERWORK WE RECEIVED AFTER REPAIRS, CONCERNED WE WOULD SEE THE "CONTACT/ EMAIL ADDRESS". THE FIRST SERVICE VISIT THEY COULD NOT GET THE SHAKING TO HAPPEN AND "RESET THE STEERING TO FACTORY SETTINGS", "THAT IT WAS A LITTLE OFF." THE SECOND SERVICE APPOINTMENT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT "COULDN'T GET IT TO HAPPEN". THEY HAD THE SALESPERSON I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM TAKE THE CAR FOR A RIDE AND COMPARE IT TO HOW HIS JL DROVE. THEY ASKED IF A WORKER "COULD TAKE THE CAR HOME AND DRIVE IT A FEW DAYS". I AGREED.IT HAPPENED TO THE WORKER AND THEY REPLACED THE STEERING STABILIZER/DAMPENER THE FIRST TIME(ON TH

VEHICLE GETS UNCONTROLLED SHAKING AT HIGH SPEEDS (60-70 MPH ) WHEN HITTING A BUMP MUST SLOW DOWN TO FIX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A POLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED DURING COLD WEATHER. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RON LEWIS CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM PLEASANT HILLS (600 CLAIRTON BLVD, PITTSBURGH, PA 15236, (412) 655-7500) PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY AT A LOCAL BODY SHOP FOR REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE STEERING WHEEL FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

JEEP WAS RECALLED IN OCTOBER OVER A TRACK BAR WELD ISSUE WHERE SOME VEHICLES WE IMPROPERLY WELDED. MINE HAD TO GO TO THE DEALER 3X AS THE DEALER WAS UNSURE WHAT TO DO. WAS TOLD IT WAS FINE. JUST RECEIVED ANOTHER RECALL THAT THE RECALL MAY NOT HAVE BEEN DONE PROPERLY AND WILL NEED TO BE REINSPECTED. I HAVE 0 FAITH IN THE SAFETY OF THIS JEEP.