2018 Jeep Wrangler complaints

I HAVE HAVE THE STEERING VIOLENTLY OSCILLATE / WOBBLE DOZENS OF TIMES SINCE EARLY DECEMBER 2018. THIS ALWAYS HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY ABOVE 50MPH AFTER GOING OVER A BUMP OR IMPERFECTION ON THE PAVEMENT. EVERY TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE JEEP DEALER TO BE INSPECTED. ON DECEMBER 17TH 2018 BRANHAVEN JEEP REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPER. IT SEEM TO WORK FOR A WHILE AND IT CAME BACK IN JANUARY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO BRANHAVEN JEEP AND THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPER AGAIN WITH UN UPGRADE PART FROM JEEP. I DROVE THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 200 MILES OVER THE WEEKEND AND ON THE RETURN TRIP, THE ISSUE WAS BACK AND THIS TIME IT WAS WORSE THAN EVER. THIS IS NOW THE THIRD TIME THE VEHICLE IS IN THE SHOP TO DEAL WITH THE SAME STEERING WOBBLE COMPLAINT. I FEEL THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND MY GIRLFRIEND REFUSES TO DRIVE IT ANYMORE. THE LAST TIME I DROVE THE VEHICLE WAS JANUARY 21 2018 0N THE DAY I HAD THE WORST STEERING WOBBLE OR OSCILLATION I HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED. I DO NOT BELIVE JEEP / FCA HAS A SOLUTION AND WOBBLE EVENTS ARE NOT DUE TO WORN PARTS AS THIS IS A NEW VEHICLE THAT JUST CROSSED OVER 5000 MILES. MY JEEP IS TOTALLY STOCK AND HAS HAD NO MODIFICATIONS OF ANY KIND!

WHEN DRIVING ON ANY TYPE OF ROAD, THE JEEP WANDERS ALL OVER THE LANE AND TAKES CONSTANT STEERING WHEEL INPUT TO MAINTAIN THE VEHICLE IN ITS LANE. THE FASTER THE SPEED ABOVE 30, THE WORSE THE CONDITION IS. THERE SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL AT NORMAL SPEEDS ALMOST LIKE IT IS NOT CONNECTED. IT IS VERY TIRING TO DRIVE ON THE EXPRESSWAY BECAUSE IT NEEDS CONSTANT COURSE CORRECTION. SEVERAL TIMES IT HAS WANDERED OFF OF A ROAD SHOULDER ON ITS OWN. WE HAVE HAD OVER 17 VEHICLES OVER THE YEARS AND THIS IS THE ONLY ONE THAT BEHAVES THIS WAY. AT TIMES IT FEELS VERY, VERY UNSAFE, SCARY AND TIRING TO DRIVE. JUST FEELS LIKE SOMETHING IS EXTREMELY WRONG WITH THE STEERING AND IT IS NOT TRUSTWORTHY AND MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

THE JEEP WRANGLER HAS ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS HAD A "DEATH WOBBLE." THE VEHICLE'S STEERING SYSTEM STARTS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THIS IS A BRAND NEW VEHICLE WITH NO MODIFICATIONS AND HAS ALREADY BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO ADDRESS. THEY UNFORTUNATELY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT IT. THIS IS A DANGEROUS OCCURRENCE AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED SOON SO THE VIOLENT SHAKING AT HIGH SPEEDS IS FRIGHTENING.

MY JEEP WRANGLER JL SHAKES VIOLENTLY AT HIGHWAY SPEED WHEN A SMALL POTHOLE IS STRUCK OR THE ROAD IS UNEVEN. THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES AND IT SEEMS AS THOUGH A CRASH IS IMMINENT. SLOWING DOWN DIDNT SEEM TO STOP IT-SMOOTH ROAD DID. BUT ON ONE OCCASSION, THE SHAKING LASTED MORE THAN A MILE. IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. DEATH WOBBLE SEEMS TO BE WHAT FITS WHEN RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET. THIS VEHICLE IS NEW AND WAS PURCHASED AT THE END OF OCTOBER 2018.

WHEN ON ANY HIGHWAY AND REACH SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AND HIT A HOLE/BUMP THE WHEEL STARTS TO SHAKE.

JEEP STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END BEGIN SHAKING VIOLENTLY WHEN A SMALL BUMP IS STRUCK AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THIS FORCES THE DRIVER TO SLOW TO UNSAFE SPEEDS ON THE FREEWAY POTENTIALLY CREATING ACCIDENTS.. JEEP CURRENTLY WILL NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM, BUT ONLY ALLOWS THE DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE THE STEERING DAMPER, WHICH FAILS WITHIN THE SAME WEEK.

YESTERDAY, I DROVE A RENTED 2018 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED TO THE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH AIRPORT DURING A MODERATE SNOWFALL PRIOR TO SUNRISE. WHILE ON THAT APPROXIMATELY 40 MILE TRIP, I HAD MY HEADLIGHTS "ON" TO ILLUMINATE THE ROADWAY AS IT WAS STILL DARK AND THERE WAS MINIMAL ROADWAY LIGHTING. WHILE DRIVING I FOUND IT INCREASING DIFFICULT TO SEE THE ROAD SURFACE AND ESPECIALLY SEE THE LINES ON THE ROAD. I HAD MY FAMILY IN THE CAR AND THE SITUATION BECAME QUITE DANGEROUS WITH A SUDDENNESS THAT I WAS UNPREPARED FOR. ONCE I WAS ABLE TO STOP SAFELY I DISCOVERED THAT THE JEEP HEADLIGHTS WERE FULLY COVERED BY SNOW AND NOT ALLOWING LIGHT TO PASS THROUGH TO THE ROAD SURFACE. I WIPED THE SNOW AWAY AND GOT BACK ON THE ROAD--WITHIN 10 MINUTES OR SO THE HEADLIGHTS WERE AGAIN COVERED BY SNOW WHICH ACCUMULATED ON THE SURFACE ON THE LENS. THIS CREATED ANOTHER DANGEROUS SITUATION. APPARENTLY THE LED LIGHTS ARE NOT WARM ENOUGH TO MELT THE ACCUMULATING SNOW AND THE SURROUNDING BEZEL AREA RETAINS SNOW AS WELL. WHILE I AM NOT AN AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEER, I THINK THERE'S A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE COMBINATION OF THE GEOMETRY OF THE JEEP HEADLIGHTS AND COOLER LED LIGHTING. IMPORTANTLY, THIS ACCUMULATION HAPPENED A SECOND TIME AFTER THE CAR WAS FULLY WARMED UP. I HAVE DRIVEN MANY CARS OVER THE YEARS IN POOR CONDITIONS AND NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS PHENOMENON BEFORE. I PERSONALLY FEEL THAT THIS CREATED A LOT OF RISK AND DANGER FOR ME AND MY FAMILY WHILE DRIVING THE JEEP WRANGLER. I FEEL VERY FORTUNATE THAT WE DID

THE STEERING IS VERY LOOSE ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I CONSTANTLY NEED TO CORRECT MY STEERING TO STAY IN MY LANE. I CAN MOVE MY STEERING WHEEL ABOUT 2" EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT WITHOUT ANY RESPONSE. I HAVE DEFLATED MY TIRES TO 34PSI AND I HAVE REPLACED THE STEERING STABILIZER WITH AN AFTER MARKET ONE TRYING TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. I HAVE 6K MILES ON IT AND IT HAS DONE THIS FROM DAY 1. I MENTIONED THIS TO MY DEALER AND THEY SAID "ITS A JEEP THING, THAT'S THE WAY THEY DRIVE". WELL I HAVE OWNED 2 OTHER JEEPS BEFORE AND THEY DID NOT HANDLE LIKE THIS. THIS MAKES IT VERY FATIGUING TO DRIVE FOR LONG DISTANCES.

WHEN DRIVING AT 60 MPH ON HIGHWAY, AND CROSSING OVER A BRIDGE, THE FRONT OF THE JEEP, AND STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING VERY BADLY. IT SEEMED LIKE THE FRONT END WAS GOING TO FALL APART. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 35 MPH FOR IT TO STOP. THE ROADS WERE CLEAR, BUT IT WAS BELOW FREEZING OUT.

IT HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES DURING VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND HIGH SPEEDS WHERE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS AND ITS VERY HARD SWITCHING LANES. I DO NOT FEEL IT IN CITY DRIVING. I HAVE DRIVEN IT ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS HAS HAPPENED AND THE PROBLEMS PERSISTS FOR ABOUT THE FIRST 30 MINUTES OF THE DRIVE. AFTER 30 MINUTES OF DRIVING IT GOES BACK TO NORMAL. I HAS NOT HAPPENED IN TEMPERATURES OVER 35 DEGREES

BOUGHT MY JEEP 2018 WRANGLER BRAND NEW, HAD ISSUED WITH THE STEERING BECOME VERY HARD TO TURN WAS BARELY TURNING ON A CORNER STREET. LITERALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN,ALL OF A SUDDEN IT JUST BECAME EASY TO TURN AS IF NOTHING WAS WRONG. ALSO A SERVICE SHIFTER LIGHT AND THE STABILITY CONTROLL LIGHT COMES ON EVERY NOW AND THEN, NOW THE ISSUE IS THE SCREEN IS DISPLAYING AN ANTI THEFT SCREEN ASKING FOR A THEFT CODE AND JEEP WILL NOT TURN ON.

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THIS MORNING TO WORK, ENTERING A CURVE ON THE HIGHWAY I NEARLY LOST ALL ABILITY TO STEER MY JEEP AT 60MPH. I HAD TO TUG ON THE WHEEL WITH BOTH HANDS TO KEEP IT ON THE HIGHWAY. THE STEERING CAME BACK AFTER ABOUT 30 SECONDS ALMOST RESULTING IN AN OVER CORRECTION. THEN ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN THIS TIME I WAS ON A MUCH STRAIGHTER PIECE OF ROAD THANKFULLY. THE REST OF MY 30 MIN DRIVE TO WORK WAS UNEVENTFUL. I'VE CALLED TWO DEALERSHIPS AND BEEN IN TOUCH WITH THE JEEP WAVE PROGRAM REPRESENTATIVES. THEY ARE SAYING THEY CAN'T LOOK AT IT FOR DAYS. MY CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT HIGHWAYS SPEEDS AND ITS UP TO ME TO JUST WAIT UNTIL THEY CAN LOOK AT IT.

EXPERIENCING 'DEATH WOBBLE' AT HIGH SPEEDS WHEN HITTING BUMP IN ROAD. JEEP SHAKES VIOLENTLY. ONE TIME I HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. SEEMS AS IF SOMETHING IS LOOSE WITH THE STEERING OR SUSPENSION ISN'T UP TO PAR.

THE DEFROSTER ONLY SEEMS TO BLOW IN THE MIDDLE CAUSING VISIBILITY ISSUES ON THE WINDSHIELD IN EXTREME COLD CONDITIONS. IT WAS BROUGHT IN TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS A MANUFACTURING ISSUE AND NOTHING THEY COULD FIX. IT CAUSED THE WIPERS TO ICE UP AND FOG INSIDE THE WINDSHIELD MAKING IT HARD TO SEE.

I AM EXPERIENCING "DEATH WOBBLE". I HAVE HAD 3 INSTANCES OF IT IN THE LAST WEEK. IT SHOOK SO BAD YESTERDAY IT CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD. IT STARTS WHEN HITTING A BUMP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND WON'T STROP UNTIL YOU CAN SLOW DOWN TO AROUND 40 MPH. THIS IS VERY DIFFICULT IN HIGH CONGESTION TRAFFIC.

JEEP WRANGLER 2018 JL WITH 1010 MILES AND 5 WEEKS OLD. STEERING IS VERY LOOSE WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, BUT SAY AT 60, I CAN MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL AT LEAST 2 INCHES FROM RIGHT TO LEFT BEFORE THE STEERING RESPONDS. IT TAKES CONSTANT CORRECTIONS TO KEEP THE VEHICLE IN YOUR LANE. WE LIVE IN A MOUNTAINOUS AREA WITH NARROW WINDY ROADS AND MANY LARGE TRUCKS (LOGGING TRUCKS ETC). ITS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THESE ROADS WITH THE VEHICLE BECAUSE YOUR CONSTANTLY CORRECTING TO STAY IN YOUR LANE. I'VE HAD IT TO THE DEALER, THEY'VE ACKNOWLEDGED THE ISSUE, BUT THEIR TELLING ME THEY DROVE ANOTHER JEEP JUST LIKE MINE AND IT DOES THE SAME THING SO THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. THEY AND I ARE CONTACTING JEEP. AT THIS TIME I WON'T LET ME WIFE OR KIDS DRIVE THE VEHICLE, AND IT'S PRETTY MUCH PARKED IN THE GARAGE UNTIL THIS ISSUE IS RESOLVED.

I HAVE HAD STEERING/ WANDERING ISSUES WITH THIS WRANGLER SINCE I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT. IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE IN A STRAIGHT LINE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT'S A CONSTANT BATTLE TO DRIVE.

REAR DEFROST CABLE BECOMES DISCONNECTED FROM THE REAR GLASS WHERE IT IS SOLDERED. I HAD PURCHASED MY JL NEW NOT KNOWING IT WAS ALREADY DEFECTED AND THE DEALERSHIP HAD ALREADY ORDERED A REPLACEMENT WINDOW. ABOUT A WEEK TO A WEEK AND A HALF AFTER THE INSTALL THE OPPOSITE SIDE(DRIVER SIDE)DID THE SAME THING. MY GUESS WOULD BE THE DEFROSTER IS OVERHEATING CAUSING THE SOLDER TO LOOSEN.

WITH ABOUT 1100 MILES ON THIS BRAND NEW JEEP I HIT A BUMP ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65-70 MPH. THE JEEP STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND I HAD ALL I COULD DO TO HOLD ON TO THE STEERING WHEEL. IF YOU SLOW DOWN TO UNDER 40 MPH THE SHAKING STOPS. EVER SINCE ANYTIME I AM ON A HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH OR MORE EVEN A BRIDGE JOINT WILL CAUSE THE JEEP TO GO INTO IT'S SHAKE, RATTLE, AND ROLL ROUTINE. I CAN ALWAYS STOP IT BY IMMEDIATELY SLOWING DOWN BUT IN HEAVY BOSTON TRAFFIC THIS IS SIMPLY NOT A SAFE ALTERNATIVE. FOR A $40,000 VEHICLE THAT HAS HARDLY BEEN DRIVEN YET I THINK THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I HOPE YOU WILL TAKE IT SERIOUSLY AS THIS DEFECT HAS BEEN GOING ON IN JEEPS FOR YEARS AND IT HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED. IF YOU DON'T THINK IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE YOU TAKE IT ON RTE 128 AT RUSH HOUR AND GET BACK TO ME WHEN IT GIVES YOU A HEART ATTACK.

VIOLENT STEERING WOBBLE OCCURS AFTER TRAVELING OVER UNEVEN ROAD SURFACES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, MAKING THE VEHICLE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. VEHICLE IS A STOCK JL WRANGLER UNLIMITED SAHARA WITH LESS THAN 10,000 MILES. THE CONDITION HAS OCCURRED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW, AND A SIMPLE BUMP, BRIDGE JOINT OR POT HOLE CAN SET THE VEHICLE INTO A DEATH WOBBLE AT SPEEDS ABOVE 60 MPH.

IN COLD WEATHER THE STEERING LOCKS WHILE DRIVING. I AM ABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL ABOUT 1/2 AN INCH AND THAT IS IT. THE ISSUE LASTED FOR 6 MILES WHILE I WAS IN TRAVELING IN MONTANA. I WAS DRIVING BELOW 25 MPH ON PAVED AND GRAVEL ROADS. THE TEMPERATURE WAS BELOW 35 DEGREES. I LOVE IN CALIFORNIA AND THE WEATHER HAVE NOT BEEN THAT COLD SO I HASN'T OCCURRED SINCE THEN. UNFORTUNATELY I DO NOT HAVE A VIDEO, I WAS TOO CONCENTRATED ON NOT CRASHING.

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE DRIFTS ALL OVER THE LANE REQUIRING CONSTANT CORRECTING TO KEEP VEHICLE IN LANE. THE STEERING HAS A VERY LOOSE FEEL WHICH COULD CAUSE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL AND CRASH.

RIGHT AROUND 7000 MILES, I BEGAN EXPERIENCING DEATH WOBBLE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE DEATH WOBBLE IS INITIATED WHEN SPEEDS ARE GREATER THAN 35MPH AND THE WRANGLER HITS AN IMPERFECTION (BUMP, SEWER CAP, HIGHWAY BRIDGE EXPANSION GAP, POTHOLE, ETC). THE WRANGLER'S STEERING WHEEL BEGINS SHAKING/OSCILLATING VIOLENTLY BACK AND FORTH AND DOES NOT STOP UNTIL THE VEHICLE SPEED IS BROUGHT DOWN TO A STOP. THIS IS NO FUN WHEN IT HAPPENS TO YOU AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I HAVE REACHED OUT TO FCA BUT THEY TOLD ME THIS IS NORMAL FOR A FIXED-AXLE/SOLID-AXLE VEHICLE. THIS IS NOT NORMAL, IT IS ACTUALLY QUITE DANGEROUS. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE.

HAVE A FRONT END AND STEERING WHEEL SHAKE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN HITTING BUMPS.

FEELS LIKE A DEATH WOBBLE. HITTING A BUMP ON THE HIGHWAY CAUSED MAJOR SHAKING IN THE STEERING. HAD IT AT THE DEALER ONCE AND THEY REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPER. HAPPENING NOW AGAIN

DRIVING AROUND 40 MILES PER HOUR ON THE STREET, SUDDENLY IT HAD NO POWER, I STOPPED AND THE TRANSMISSION WONT TAKE ANY OTHER GEAR EXCEPT PARK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH OVER UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE, THE VEHICLE BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PHENOMENON WAS KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. DICK HUVAERE'S RICHMOND CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM SRT MOPAR (LOCATED AT 67567 MAIN ST, RICHMOND, MI 48062, (586) 727-7577) WAS CONTACTED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DEALER WAS AWAITING WORD FROM THE MANUFACTURER ON HOW TO PROCEED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000.

WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS OVER 50+ MPH AND HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE STEERING WHEEL WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY UNTIL SPEED IS REDUCED TO BELOW 40 MPH. THE DEALER HAS SERVICED IT TWICE TRYING TO ADD A DAMPENER HOWEVER THIS DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. DEALER NOW SAYS THE PROBLEM MOST LIKELY CAN'T BE FIXED.

WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY, CONSTRUCTION ZONE ON A SPEED BELOW 55, SUDDENLY THE STEERING STARTED TO WOBBLE. STEERING TOOK A 45 DEGREE TO THE RIGHT AND WAS ABOUT TO HIT A CAR NEXT BUT GAINED CONTROL BACK BY HOLDING THE STEERING TIGHT AND STEERING TO LEFT, LOST CONTROL FO THE VEHICLE FOR ALMOST 30 SECS AND REDUCED SPEED TO 20 MPH TURNING ON THE EMERGENCY BLINKER (THIS WAS ON A FREEWAY). AWAITING TO SCHEDULE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH OR MORE, THE STEERING SEIZED. WHEN DRIVING LESS THAN 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SCRANTON DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (LOCATED AT 1146 WYOMING AVE, SCRANTON, PA 18509, (570) 344-1261) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT AND SEEMED TO OCCUR DURING COLDER TEMPERATURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

LOOSE STEERING, WANDERING ON THE ROAD AND DIFFICULTY STAYING IN A STRAIGHT LINE WHEN ON UNEVEN ROADWAYS. WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS THE VEHICLE PULLS TO ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER AND WHEN YOU TRY TO CORRECT IT THE STEERING OVER-CORRECTS AND YOU GET INTO A BACK AND FORTH WOBBLE. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS.

DRIVING ON THE 355 TOLLWAY DRIVING 76 MPH, I WENT OVER A BRIDGE THAT HAD A SLOPE (BUMP) AND THE JEEP STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS UNCONTROLLABLE. BEING IN THE MIDDLE LANE I HAD MANY "NEAR MISSES" OF OTHER CARS POTENTIALLY HITTING ME. I LET OFF THE GAS PEDDLE AND HAD TO PULL OVER BEFORE THE SHAKING STOPPED. BEING THE FAMILY CAR, I AM NO LONGER DRIVING IN FEAR OF AN ACCIDENT MAY OCCUR. I CONTACTED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT BUT AM HESITANT TO DRIVE THE JEEP THERE.

WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, OR AT SPEEDS ABOVE 60 MPH, IF THERE IS A CHANGE IN THE ROAD, SUCH AS A POT HOLE, A DIP IN THE ROAD OR AN OVERPASS TRANSITION, THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY UNTIL THE VEHICLE COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP OR UNDER 50 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR AND PICKED BACK UP THE 27TH OR DECEMBER. THE SHAKING STEERING WHEEL STARTED BACK UP AGAIN 1/10/19. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY WAITING TO BE DROPPED OFF AT THE DEALERSHIP IN TWO WEEKS WHEN A LOANER WILL BE AVAILABLE.

EXTREME SHAKING IN THE FRONT END WHEN HITTING ANY BUMP IN EXCESS SPEEDS OF 50+MPH

STEERING IS SLOPPY. THE VEHICLE WANDERS AND TAKES SIGNIFICANT EFFORT AND CONSTANT ADJUSTMENT OF THE STEERING WHEEL TO KEEP IT IN THE LANE. TOO MUCH FREE PLAY IN THE STEERING. THIS HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED EVEN AT 30MPH.

AT 1/11/19 AT 4:30PM,I WAS DRIVING N BOUND AT 35MPH. I STARTED TO DECELERATE BY LETTING OFF OF THE THROTTLE- I WAS MAKING A TURN INTO A GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT, WHEN THE THROTTLE WENT TO WOT BY ITSELF. LUCKILY THE CAR IS A MANUAL- SO I HAD TO PUT IT IN A HIGHER GEAR AND RELEASE THE CLUTCH WITH THE BRAKE ON TO GET IT TO STOP.

*UPDATE* BEEN TO THE JEEP DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES AND GOING BACK FOR A 5TH FOR THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AND "WANDERING STEERING". THEY'VE TRIED TO FIX THE WOBBLE, BY REPLACING THE STABILIZER/DAMPER WITH AN AFTER-MARKET, WHICH THEY COMPLETED, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. SIDENOTE* I OPENED UP A CASE W/ FCA AND THEY ARE TELLING ME THIS SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN DONE BUT MAY HAVE BEEN DONE BECAUSE THE OEM NEW MODEL STABILIZER WAS ON BACK-ORDER. REPLACED THE AFTER-MARKET STABILIZER/DAMPER AND PUT ON ANOTHER OEM AND YET, THE ISSUE STILL EXISTS (DEATH-WOBBLE). "STEERING WANDERING" HAS NEVER BEEN FIXED. I'VE GOT ANOTHER APPT. AT ANOTHER JEEP DEALERSHIP ON 1/14/19. WILL UPDATE AFTER MY APPT. TO SEE IF THERE'S AN IMPROVEMENT.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING CAUSING ME TO ALMOST HIT A CAR ON A CITY STREET TRAVELING A NORMAL RATE OF SPEED

I HAD THE JEEP SERVICED BY THE DEALER FOR THE STEERING FAILING AND THE DEATH WOBBLE. THEY REPLACED THE DAMPER TOLD ME IT WAS REPAIRED. WHILE DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAYS THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY.

WHEN CAR IS DRIVEN ON HIGHWAY 60 M/H AND ABOVE, WHEN YOU HIT A POT HOLE OR MANHOLE, EXPERIENCE VIOLENT STEERING WHEEL/FRONT END VIBRATION 'DEAT WOBBLE'. IT'S STARTED WITH ONLE 5000 MILES ON A CAR.

WHEN I CRANK UP MY JEEP START BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND MAKE THE TURN TO GET ON TO THE ROADWAY MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AS I AMD DRIVING FOWARD ALMOST CAUSING ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. THEN ABOUT 1/2 MILE DOWN THE ROAD I CAME TO A ROUNDABOUT, IT WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE FOR MENTO ENTER AND EXIT THE ROUNDABOUT, AND FOR A SECOND TIME IN LESS THAN ONE MILE THE LOCKING UP OF MY STEERING WHEEL COULD HAVE CAUSED ME TO WRECK AND KILL MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME 4 DIFFERENT TIMES WITHIN THE 7,000 MILES MY JEEP HAS ON IT, SOMTHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE A LIFE IS LOST TO THIS DEFECT.

DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 70MPH WENT TO TURN LEFT AND THE WHEEL BECAME VARY HARD TO PULL AND FINALLY BROKE FREE AND WENT HARD TO THE LEFT HAD TO HIT BRAKES AND FIGHT THE WHEEL TO GET CONTROL ...

VIOLENT SHAKING IN THE FRONT END WHEN HITTING ANY BUMP IN EXCESS SPEEDS OF 50+MPH

"TAKATA RECALL" - WHILE COMING OFF THE INTERSTATE, I STARTED BRAKING BECAUSE VEHICLES WERE STOPPED AT THE TOP OF THE EXIT RAMP TO TURN ONTO THE OVERPASS (HIGHWAY). THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. ON THREE SEPARATE TIMES THE BRAKES DID NOT FUNCTION PROPER. THEY WOULD NOT GRIP. FELT LIGHT HYDRO-PLAINING OR LIKE THEY WOULD NOT LOCK. THE VEHICLE HAD MORE THAN ENOUGH DISTANCE TO STOP AND I WAS BRAKING BEFORE I LEFT THE INTERSTATE. ON THE THIRD TRY, THE BRAKES FAILED AGAIN, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. MY SON WAS IN THE VEHICLE AND KEPT ASKING WHY WE WERE NOT SLOWING DOWN AND STOPPING. THE VEHICLE DID SLOW DOWN, BUT NOT ENOUGH OR IN ENOUGH TIME. *DT*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE TRAVERSED A POTHOLE AND EXPERIENCED WHAT WAS KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE, WHICH CORRECTED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BILL ESTES CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (LOCATED AT 745 E 56TH ST, BROWNSBURG, IN 46112, (317) 620-5175) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRACK BAR OR SWAY BAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED FIVE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, WHEN THE JEEP HITS A SLIGHT BUMP OR BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END WOBBLE EXCESSIVELY. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON FIVE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH. ON TWO OF THE OCCASIONS I NEEDED TO SLOW DOWN TO 40 MPH FOR THE WOBBLE TO STOP. THIS IS AN 2018 JEEP WRANGLER WITH NO MODIFICATIONS. THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED THE JEEP HAD AROUND 1500 MILES ON IT. IT CURRENTLY HAS LESS THAN 3000 MILES ON IT. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPER. I HAVE READ OTHER REPORTS THAT THIS DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, IT ONLY MASKS THE TRUE PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT HAD THE JEEP ON THE HIGHWAY SINCE THE PART HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE OTHER ISSUE I HAVE FOUND WITH THE JEEP IS A SLIGHT SHAKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL AT SPEEDS AROUND 70 MPH. YOU DO NOT NEED TO HIT A BUMP FOR THIS TO OCCUR. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING OTHER OWNERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. PLEASE FIND A PERMANENT SOLUTION.

LOOSE STEERING, DEAD SPOT IN STEERING WHEEL, DRIFTING, EXCESSIVE STEERING WHEEL CORRECTIONS TO KEEP VEHICLE IN THE LANE, SOMETIMES OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE CHANGES STEERING CHARACTERISTICS, I FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AS THESE PROBLEMS ALMOST CAUSED ME AN ACCIDENT DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED'S AND AS A RESULT OF VEHICLE WONDERING I WAS PULLED OVER BY POLICE OFFICER FOR A VEHICLE WONDERING, I'VE OWNED A LOT OF JEEPS NEVER HAD THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM, I FEEL THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS FOR CERTAIN DRIVERS, IT HAPPENS MOST ON PERFECTLY SMOOTH PAVEMENT IN A STRAIGHT LINE, IN ROUGH ROADS IT SEEMS TO BE OK WINDEE ROADS IS OK ONLY IN A STRAIGHT LINE AT HIGHWAY SPEED'S YOU CANNOT KEEP THE VEHICLE IN THE LANE.

2018 JEEP WRANGLER JL RUBICON 300 MILES STEERING IS VERY SLOPPY AT ALL SPEEDS. STEERING IS VERY SOFT AND UNRESPONSIVE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO WANDER FROM SIDE TO SIDE IN THE LANE WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. STEERING DOES NOT HOLD POSITION, OR REMAIN CENTERED, VEHICLE DRIFTS IN THE LANE IN BOTH DIRECTIONS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. ALMOST CONSTANT CORRECTION IS NEEDED TO KEEP VEHICLE MOVING IN A SOMEWHAT STRAIGHT LINE NEED TWO HANDS ON WHEEL AT ALL TIMES TO KEEP IN LANE WILL NOT DRIVE THIS VEHICLE

GOING 65-70MPH ON HIGHWAY, JEEP WILL START TO WOBBLE AFTER HITTING A SMALL BUMP. HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES. YOU MUST REDUCE SPEED TO ALMOST 45MPH FOR THE SHAKING TO STOP.

WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD DRIVING 60 MPH OR HIGHER YOU LOSE CONTROL OF STEERING. THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY