2018 Jeep Wrangler complaints

THERE WAS ALREADY A RECALL ON THE STEERING BOX. I HAD IT REPLACED WITH THE PART NUMBERS ENDING IN ( AD ). THAT WAS THE PRESCRIBED PICS FROM THE DEALER. HOWEVER THE DEATH WORBBLE, IS BACK. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED AND SAID THEY WOULD ORDER ANOTHER STEER BOX AND REPLACE THAT ONE. THE FIX FOR THIS. MAY NOT BE WORKING

WHILE DRIVING AT HWY SPEEDS AND HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE FRONT RIGHT OF THE JEEP START TO WOBBLE VIOLENTLY. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TO SLOW DOWN TO 35-40 MPR. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DO IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HWY. INITIALLY FELT LIKE A FLAT TIRE. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CAN NOT REPLICATE THE WOBBLE AND CHECKED "EVERYTHING" THIS HAPPENED AT HIGH SPEEDS, 5 PEOPLE IN THE CAR AND DOG IN THE BAG. I AM DISAPPOINTED THAT THERE IS NOT A FIX FOR THIS ESPECIALLY IN A NEW MODEL JL. I PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN JUNE AND HAVE MADE NO MODIFICATION TO THE JEEP.IF SOMEONE WAS TO PANIC DURING THIS EVENT IT COULD BE LIFE THREATENING.

MY PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE MID-NOVEMBER. THE PROBLEMS IS THAT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IF I HIT A BRIDGE JOIST OR A SEAM IN THE HIGHWAY, THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY BACK AND FORTH AND I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN. THE DEALER AND JEEP HAVE SAID IT WAS THE STEERING STABILIZER, BUT I'VE HAD TWO REPLACEMENTS AND THE SAME THING CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. IT IS ESPECIALLY BAD IF THE BUMP IS ON A CORNER AND ONE TIRE HITS IT BEFORE THE OTHER. I'VE ALMOST LOST CONTROL SEVERAL TIMES. THIS HAPPENS AT SPEEDS OF AROUND 45+ MPH. IT IS DEFINITELY A SCARY SITUATION.

FRAME WELD DEFICIENCIES ON 2018 JL JEEP WRANGLER RUBICON 4DR BUILT 01/31/18 SUMMARY A DEFECT PETITION WAS RECEIVED BY THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION (ODI) REQUESTING A FORMAL INVESTIGATION OF MODEL YEAR 2018JL JEEP WRANGLER VEHICLES FOR THE EXISTENCE OF WELD RELATED SAFETY DEFECTS LOCATED ON THE VEHICLE FRAME. THE PETITIONER ALLEGES WIDESPREAD WELD DEFECTS ACROSS "NEARLY ALL" 2018 JEEP WRANGLER (SPECIFICALLY JL FAMILY CODE) VEHICLE FRAMES. THE PETITION DESCRIBES A BROAD LIST OF FRAME WELD DEFICIENCIES, INCLUDING POROUS WELDS, EXCESSIVE SLAG, LACK OF WELD PENETRATION, OVER PENETRATION OF WELDS, OVERWELD OR WELD DRIP, AND WELD SPLASH. THE WELD DEFECTS ARE ALLEGEDLY LOCATED AT A VARIETY OF LOCATIONS ON THE FRAME ASSEMBLY INCLUDING THE TRACK BAR BRACKET WELDS THAT HAVE BROKEN AND RESULTED IN STEERING CONCERNS (SEE NHTSA SAFETY RECALL 18V-675). THE PETITIONER ALLEGES THAT THE EXISTENCE OF THE DESCRIBED WELD DEFECTS COULD RESULT IN "CATASTROPHIC FAILURE." THIS DEFECT PETITION HAS BEEN OPENED TO EVALUATE THE ISSUE AND DETERMINE WHETHER TO GRANT OR DENY THE PETITIONER'S REQUEST. THE COMPLAINTS (VOQ REPORTS) CITED ABOVE CAN BE REVIEWED AT NHTSA.GOV UNDER THE FOLLOWING REFERENCE (ODI) NUMBERS: 11140057, 11076098. NOTE: WE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE! WE OPENED 2 FCA CASES # 35210825 09/25/18) AND # 7245792 ON 10/22/18 (ALL ARE WITH THE FCA PREMIUM PREMIER TEAM CASE MANAGER. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT FOLLOWED UP - WE ESCALATED AND THEY ARE TO SCHEDULE A FCA REP TO COME TO THE DEALERSHIP. NO R

AIR FLOW FOR THE DEFROST DOES NOT GO INFRONT OF THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE WINDOW. WINDOW DOES NOT DEFROST OR DEFOG.

THERE IS EXCESSIVE PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL CAUSING YOU TO CONSTANTLY MAKE CORRECTIONS JUST TO KEEP THE VEHICLE IN THE LANE. ITS VERY DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN LANE POSITION IF YOU HIT A BUMP OR GROOVE IN PAVEMENT WHEN TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OVER 40MPH. THE DEALERSHIP STATES IT'S A "LIFTED JEEP THING" HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT NEW AS EQUIPPED AND OWNERS WITHOUT LIFTS REPORT THE SAME ISSUES. THE DIS-REGARD FOR SAFETY BY JEEP FCA IS DEEPLY CONCERNING AS THEY ARE NOT ASSISTING CURRENT OWNERS WITH A RESOLUTION (MY DEALERSHIP DENIES THE ISSUE COMPLETELY) AND THEY CONTINUE TO PUT MORE OF THESE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. PLEASE HELP DRIVE AN INVESTIGATION BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED!

I BOUGHT THIS WRANGLER JL MODEL NEW THIS PAST SUMMER. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE EXPERIENCED 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHERE THE FRONT END SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY WITH THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKING BACK AND FORTH. THIS OCCURRED ONCE ON A MULTIPLE LANE ROAD TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45MPH AND ONCE ON A HIGHWAY TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 70MPH. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE JEEP DEALER THIS IS TERMED A "DEATH WOBBLE."

AT 3 MONTHS OLD AND 3000 MILES, MY 2018 JL STARTED EXHIBITING THE "DEATH WOBBLE" SYMPTOMS. IT ALWAYS HAPPENS AT A SPECIFIC HIGHWAY SPEED--BETWEEN 55-70 MPH WHEN I HIT CERTAIN EXPANSION JOINTS ON THE HIGHWAY. I FEEL IT IN THE WHEEL, AND IT OSCILLATES THROUGHOUT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN FOR IT TO STOP. IF I DON'T SLOW DOWN OR PULL TO THE RIGHT OF THE HIGHWAY, IT ESCALATES INTO A VIOLENT SHAKE. THE VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY STOCK WITH NO MODIFICATIONS. IT HAS NEVER EVEN BEEN OFF THE ROAD. IN RESPONSE, FCA ISSUED A REPLACEMENT STEERING STABILIZER. THE REPLACEMENT STABILIZER MASKED THE ISSUE FOR THREE WEEKS, BUT NOW THE WOBBLE IS COMING BACK JUST AS IT HAD BEFORE. AGAIN, TO STOP THE VEHICLE I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO 40-50 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, AND FCA IS BEING INCREDIBLY RELUCTANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND ADDRESS THIS SERIOUS ISSUE.

BRAND NEW JEEP WRANGLER WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHEN HITTING A SMALL BUMP WHEN TRAVELING ON HIGHWAYS. LOOKED UP SYMPTOMS AND IT SOUNDS LIKE WHAT IS CALLED A "DEATH WOBBLE". HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO UNDER 30 MPH TO GET IT TO STOP.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY BEGINNING TO GO AROUND LEFT-HAND CURVE, WHEN YOU START TO TURN STEERING WHEEL TOWARD THE LEFT, IT WILL NOT TURN. TO GET THE VEHICLE TO TURN TO THE LEFT, YOU HAVE TO APPLY THE BRAKE, BUT WHEN YOU DO APPLY THE BRAKE, THE STEERING WHEEL RELEASES THE PRESSURE THAT IS HOLDING IT FROM NOT TURNING TO THE LEFT. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE WILL DART INTO THE ON COMING LANE, HEAD ON TO ON COMING TRAFFIC.

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AN EXTREME FRONT END - STEERING VIBRATION (WOBBLE) HAS OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS CAUSING A DANGEROUS SITUATION OF HAVING TO IMMEDIATELY SLOW DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY. I THEN MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY WHERE IT WILL RE-SET AND I CONTINUE ON. THIS CONDITION HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST MONTH AND TWICE YESTERDAY. MY 2018 JEEP WRANGLER HAS 4500 MILES AND I HAVE NOT MADE ANY MODIFICATIONS ON IT SINCE THE JUNE 2018 PURCHASE. WHEN THIS OCCURS THE ENTIRE JEEP SHAKES RATHER VIOLENTLY AND IS AN IMMEDIATE CONCERN AND DRIVING DISTRACTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO C HARPER (2401 MEMORIAL BLVD, CONNELLSVILLE, PA 15425, 724-603-2800) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHIMMIED VIOLENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SEA VIEW AUTO CORPORATION (810 NJ-35, OCEAN TOWNSHIP, NJ 07712, (732) 774-6500) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT AN INVESTIGATION WOULD BE PERFORMED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,100...*BF CONSUMER STATED JEEP HAS BEEN REPAIRED 3 TIMES AND HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. *JB

DEATH WOBBLE. EVERY TIME I'M ON THE HIGHWAY, 65-75MPH, AND GO OVER A BRIDGE OR OTHER SLIGHT BUMP. THE STEERING WHEEL AND ENTIRE CAR START SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO GET IT UNDER CONTROL. I WON'T LET MY 18 YEAR OLD CHILD DRIVE THE JEEP BECAUSE OF THIS. IT'S QUITEVIOLENT. I WILL PUT THE MOST RECENT DATE, BUT IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. I'M NOT WHAT ONE WOULD DESCRIBE AS AN UPTIGHT DRIVER BUT THIS SCARED ME. THE JEEP HAS HAD NO MODIFICATIONS FROM DATE OF PURCHASE. TIRE PRESSURE IS EQUAL AND NORMAL. THE MILEAGE IS LESS THAN 8,000. I'VE HAD THE CAR FOR 6MINTHS

WHEN HITTING BUMP AT HIGHWAY SPEED STEERING BEGINS SHAKE. I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO GET IT TO STOP

IT'S DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE VEHICLE (2018 JEEP RUBICON JL) FROM WEAVING WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. IT'S SCARY DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN TRAFFIC WHEN THE VEHICLE IS WEAVING. DEALER SAYS THERE ISN'T ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASE NOV 6, 2018 WITH 6 MILES ON IT.

VIOLENT SHAKING-SEEMS LIKE THE FRONT TIRES ARE ALTERNATING ON AND OFF THE ROADWAY AT HIGH SPEED. IT HAPPENS AFTER HITTING A SMALL UNEVEN AREA ON A HIGHWAY WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (70). HAVE TO APPLY THE BRAKE TO BREAK IT OUT OF THE SHAKING.(DOWN TO ABOUT 45MPH). THIS IS SCARY, I AM A WOMAN WITH CHILDREN. THE DATE BELOW IS JUST THE LAST AND THE WORST TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. IT'S BEEN BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS A FEW WEEKS AGO AND TAKEN BACK TODAY FOR THE SAME ISSUE. I DONT BELIEVE JEEP KNOWS WHAT'S WRONG. THE DEALERSHIP IS TRYING TO FIND THE PROBLEM.

MY STEERING WHEEL SHAKES/VIBRATES RAPIDLY MULTIPLE TIMES DAILY AT SPEEDS VERYING FROM 20MPH THROUGH 80MPH. IT HAPPENS WHEN I HIT A BUMP OR SOME KIND OF IREGULAR FORM IN THE ROAD AND IT LAST FROM 5 SECONDS ALL THE WAY TO 35 SECONDS.

WHEN HITTING A BUMP ON THE HIGHWAY (FOR EXAMPLE- BRIDGE SEAMS) AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (55 MPH+) THE JEEP WILL SHUDDER AND SHAKE, PARTICULARLY THE STEERING WHEEL & FRONT END AT TIMES; SOMETIMES WHEN HITTING A SERIES OF BUMPS THE SHUDDERING WILL INTENSIFY AND IS MORE DIFFICULT TO STOP. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE SHUDDERING IS TO SLOW DOWN TO SPEEDS THAT ARE POTENTIALLY UNSAFE ON THE HIGHWAY - <30 MPH.

CLICKING NOISE FROM FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WHEN TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS. BALL JOINT RETAINER BOLTS OUT OF TORQUE SPEC FROM FACTORY.

PURCHASED NEW IN JULY 2018. CURRENTLY HAS 5,800 MILES TRAVELED. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SEVERE "DEATH WOBBLE" THREE TIMES. ONCE AT 65MPH WHEN I HIT A ROUGH EXPANSION JOINT IN A BRIDGE. THE OTHER TWO AT ROUGHLY THE SAME SPEED, AND I HIT BUMPS IN THE HIGHWAY. IN READING THE PROBLEMS OTHER OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED, I DID TRY LOWERING AIR PRESSURE IN THE TIRES. THEY WERE ALL INFLATED AT THE HIGH END OF THEIR RANGE FOR WINTER. I LOWERED EACH ABOUT 10% - AND I HAVE NOT HAD ANY WOBBLES SINCE. THIS MAY BE A COINCIDENCE OBVIOUSLY. WHAT IS BAD ABOUT ALL THIS IS THAT MY WIFE WILL NOT DRIVE THE JEEP SINCE SHE WAS A PASSENGER DURING A DEATH WOBBLE. I DO NOT FEEL ANY PROBLEMS WITH ALIGNMENT. I HAVE NOT HAD THE JEEP OFF ROAD YET, SO NO STRESS ON THE SUSPENSION OUTSIDE OF NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. AND I HAVE NOT EVEN DRIVEN MORE THAN AROUND THE BLOCK IN FULL 4 WHEEL DRIVE.

2018 JEEP WRANGER JL SPORT 2 DOOR HAS 1500 MILES, STOCK FROM THE FACTORY, NO MODIFICATIONS AND I EXPERIENCED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" ON THE HIGHWAY - AT ABOUT 70 MPH I WENT OVER A BUMP IN THE HIGHWAY AND THE JEEP STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY, LUCKILY NO ONE AROUND ME AND AS I SLOWED TO APPROX 40 MPH IT STOPPED. I PULLED OFF TO CHECK EVERYTHING. I HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS SO CLEARLY I WAS VERY SHOOK UP. I HAVE SINCE CALLED THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM AND THEY ARE GOING TO TAKE A LOOK NEXT WEEK. VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY!

I PURCHASED THIS 2018 UNLIMITED IN JUNE, BRAND NEW, WITH UNDER 500 MILES IT TOOK TO DRIVE IT FROM MI. AT APPROX. 15,000 MILES I HEARD A RATTLE, THAT SOUNDED LIKE A LOOSE HEAT SHIELD, TOOK IT IN AND TECHS FOUND NOTHING, SAID NO HEAT SHIELDS. WITHIN ABOUT 2 WEEKS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, AT HIGHWAY SPEED, AS I CAME OVER BRIDGE CROSSINGS MY JEEP WOULD SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO STEER. AT FIRST IT WOULD ONLY HAPPEN OCCASSIONALLY, THEN IT GOT WORSE, TO THE POINT OF MOVING OUT OF THE LANE I WAS DRIVING IN AND INTO THE BERM AND/OR INTO THE LANE NEXT TO ME. THE WHOLE JEEP WOULD SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY FOR LONGER THAN 1-3 MINUTES. I DID NOTICE THAT IF CROSSING OVER BRIDGES IN A STRAIGHT AWAY, THE WOBBLE WAS LESS SEVERE THAN IF I WAS IN A SLIGHT CURVE, OR ANGLE. ALSO, I DID NOTICE THAT IF I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL BEFORE, DURING AND FOR A SHORT PERIOD AFTER BRIDGES, THE JEEP DOESN'T HAVE THE WOBBLE AS OFTEN. THIS MAY NEED TO BE CHECKED, THE TECHS ARE REPLACING PARTS THEY ARE BEING TOLD TO BY JEEP, BUT JEEP DOESN'T KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THE DEATH WOBBLE, MAYBE IT ISN'T DIRECTLY RELAYED TO ONLY THE FRONT STEERING DAMPER.

BOUGHT JEEP JL 2018 BRAND NEW, I HAVE NOTICED ON AT LEAST THREE OCCASIONS THAT WHEN DRIVING ON REGULAR ROADS, STREETS, AT SPEEDS OF 25-45 MPH AND COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, AT A LIGHT, OR STOP SIGN, OR STOPPING FOR A CAR IN FRONT OF YOU, AFTER TAKING YOUR FOOT OFF THE GAS, APPLYING THE BRAKE, JUST BEFORE YOU COME TO A COMPLETE STOP THE JL LUNGES FORWARD, WHILE YOU ARE STILL ON THE BRAKE. COULD THIS BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE ECM?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 JEEP WRANGLER. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2018, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT REMAIN CENTERED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO STERLING CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (5504 I-49 FRONTAGE RD, OPELOUSAS, LA 70570). THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE, BUT IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WENT TO ANOTHER UNKNOWN DEALER AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WERE CONDUCTING AN INVESTIGATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,700.

AROUND 10,000 MILES THE 'DEATH WOBBLE' STARTED. IT HAPPENS ALMOST DAILY. WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY BETWEEN SPEEDS OF 55-75 THE FRONT END AND STEERING WHEEL WILL VIOLENTLY SHAKE. IT WILL STOP IF I SLOW DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY, WHICH ISN'T ALWAYS SAFE ON THE HIGHWAY. WHILE IT HAPPENS ONLY DAILY, IT DOES NOT LAST LONG WHEN IT DOES HAPPEN. THIS NEVER HAPPENED THE FIRST 10K MILES, AND NOW ALMOST EVERY DAY.

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING MY 2018 JEEP WRANGLER JL TO AL A MONTH AGO AND EXPERIENCED THE "DEATH WOBBLE". SHE DID NOT LOSE CONTROL OF THE JEEP AND MADE IT THERE FINE. TODAY, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE JEEP UP I-85 FROM DOWNTOWN ATLANTA, WENT OVER A SEAM IN THE ROAD AT 70 MPH (SPEED LIMIT) AND ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF JEEP AND SWERVED INTO ADJACENT LANE ALMOST SIDESWIPING ANOTHER CAR WHEN SHE EXPERIENCED THE 'DEATH WOBBLE'. SHE WAS SO UPSET, SHE PULLED OFF THE INTERSTATE IN TEARS. I HAVE SENT E-MAILS TO JEEP HQ AND DEALER I PURCHASED JEEP FROM.

WHEN TRAVELING HIGHWAY SPEEDS TYPICALLY BETWEEN 70-75 AND THE JEEP HITS A BUMP. THE ENTIRE CAR WOBBLES FAIRLY SIGNIFICANTLY FOR A SECOND OR TWO. IT STOPS WOBBLING WHEN YOU TAKE FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR. THE DEALER EXAMINED THE CAR AND BELIEVES IT TO BE SAFE. I HAVE DRIVEN MANY JEEPS OVER THE YEARS AND NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS. IT DOES NOT SEEM SAFE.

WHEN HITTING A BUMP ON THE HIGHWAY (FOR EXAMPLE- BRIDGE SEAMS) AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (45 MPH+) THE JEEP WILL SHUDDER AND SHAKE, PARTICULARLY THE STEERING WHEEL & FRONT END AT TIMES; SOMETIMES WHEN HITTING A SERIES OF BUMPS THE SHUDDERING WILL INTENSIFY AND IS MORE DIFFICULT TO STOP. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE SHUDDERING IS TO SLOW DOWN TO SPEEDS THAT ARE POTENTIALLY UNSAFE ON THE HIGHWAY - <30 MPH.

STEERING LOOSE OR NOT TIGHT. VEHICLE WANDERS ALL OVER THE ROAD. WILL NOT TRACK STRAIGHT. HAS TO MUCH PLAY IN THE STEERING. YOU CAN MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH ABOUT ONE INCH AND NO RESPONSE IN THE STEERING. ALWAYS CHASING THE VEHICLE TO KEEP IN ON THE ROAD.

ON 10-10-18 (15000MILES) I STARTED TO EXPERIENCE A DEATH WOBBLE THAT WAS GETTING WORSE VERY QUICKLY. I TOOK IT TO MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAD IT FOR 31 DAYS. THEY SAID IT WAS A PROBLEM IN ONE OF MY TIRES. I DROVE IT 200 MORE MILES AND IT STARTED AGAIN. I CALLED THEM BACK AND THEY TOLD ME THAT CRYSTLER SAID THERE WAS NO FIX FOR IT AND IT WAS STILL SAFE. AS IT CONTINUED TO GET WORSE, I CALLED CRYSTLER, AND THEY HAD THEIR TECH REACH OUT TO MY DEALERSHIP (TOOK 3 WEEKS). THEY SAID THEY NEEDED TO INSTALL AN AFTER MARKET STABALIZER BAR, WHICH THEY DID - AND AS I DROVE AWAY AND ON TO THE INTERSTATE THE JEEP WENT VIOLENTLY OUT OF CONTROL AND I WAS ALMOST HIT BY 4-5 OTHER VEHICLES ON THE INTERSTATE. I WAS ALMOST KILLLED. I DROVE RIGHT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND EXPLAINED AS I WAS SHAKING WITH TEARS FROM FEAR. THIS HAS BEEN ALMOST 2 MONTHS AND THEY ARE REFUSING TO GIVE ME A LOANER. MY RESPONSES AND LACK OF URGENCY ON THIS IS BEYOND LEGAL. I AM NOT SAFE IN A $50K BRAND NEW VEHICLE. PLEASE SOMEONE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS VERY SOON, IT ISN'T JUST JEEP OWNERS, IT IS WHOMEVER MIGHT BE DRIVING AROUND THEM ON INTERSTATES AND HIGHWAYS.

DEATH WOBBLE. BOUGHT BRAND NEW 2018 JEEP SAHARA IN JUNE. 12/1/2018 HIT A BUMPY ROAD AND WENT INTO A VIOLENT SHAKE. IT DID IT TWICE MORE LATER THAT DAY ON 12/2 IT DID THIS AGAIN. ALL AT SPEED 55-80 THE SHAKING IS SO BAD IT IS HARD TO CONTROL VEHICLE. YOUR HANDS WILL BE NUMB AFTER TRYING TO HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL.

TRAVELING ABOUT 60 MPH ON A RURAL TWO LANE ROAD A TRUCK APPROACHING FROM OPPOSITE DIRECTION PUSHED WIND INTO FRONT OF THE JEEP CAUSING HOOD TO FLUTTER UP APPROX ONE INCH. STARTLING ME DRIVING.

MY 2 MONTH OLD SAHARA HAS EXPERIENCED VIOLENT SHAKING AND VIBRATIONS THROUGH THE STEERING/SUSPENSION SYSTEM ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. I DELIVERED MY SAHARA TO THE DEALER, AUTO WORLD OF PETALUMA ON 10/29. AUTO WORLD KEPT MY CAR TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM RETURNING IT AFTER REPLACING THE TIRES ON 10/8. ON 10/9 MY CAR AGAIN EXPERIENCED WHAT I NOW KNOW IS CALLED 'DEATH WOBBLE.' I TOOK MY CAR OUT ON THE MORNING OF 10/10 AND AGAIN EXPERIENCED 'DEATH WOBBLE.' BECAUSE AUTO WORLD TOLD ME IT COULD NOT REPLICATE THE DEATH WOBBLE IN MY CAR I TOOK IT OUT ON THE FREEWAY AND MADE TWO VIDEO TAPES OF THE STEERING WHEEL DURING DEATH WOBBLE. I THEN RETURNED MY CAR TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AT AUTO WORLD AND SHOWED HIM THE VIDEOS. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME HE AFTER SEEING THE VIDEO THAT HE THOUGHT JEEP HAD RESOLVED THE DEATH WOBBLE PROBLEM WITH JEEP'S YEARS AGO. THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME I HAD HEARD THE TERM DEATH WOBBLE. I TOLD THE MANAGER WHERE TO TAKE THE CAR TO EXPERIENCE DEATH WOBBLE. DEATH WOBBLE INITIATED IN MY CAR WHILE TRAVELING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS WHEN ENCOUNTERING ANY TYPE OF CHANGE OF CONDITIONS LIKE GOING FROM AN ASPHALT TO CONCRETE SURFACE AT A BRIDGE OVERPASS/UNDERPASS ON THE FREEWAY. AFTER RETURNING MY CAR TO THE SERVICE MANAGER ON 11/10 I WAS DIRECTED TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT JEEP COMPLAINT TEAMS. I WAS ALTIMATELY PUT IN CONTACT WITH REPRESENTATIVE FORD FROM THE JEEP RESOLUTION TEAM IN DALLAS TEXAS. FORD TOLD ME TO BE PATIENT AS IT WOULD TAKE HIM 1 TO 30 DAYS TO AD

VIOLENT SHAKING WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS OCCURS WHEN I HIT AN UNEVEN BUMP GOING AROUND 70 MPH. FEELS VERY DANGEROUS AND LASTS FOR MINUTES. THIS FORCED ME TO SLOW DOWN CONSIDERABLY ON THE HIGHWAY.

I MADE AN ERROR ON THE DATES ON MY EARLIER SUBMISSION, COMPKAINT NUMBER 11155434. IN THE 4TH SENTENCE I SAID 10/8, IT SHOULD BE 11/8. IN THE 5TH SENTENCE I SAID 10/9, IT SHOULD BE 11/9. IN THE 6TH SENTENCE I SAID 10/10, IT SHOULD BE 11/10. I PURCHASED MY SAHARA FROM AUTO WORLD ON A FULLY PAID CASH BASIS AS A NEW VEHICLE UNDER FULL FACTORY WARRANTY ON 9/1/2018. THE EVENTS REPORTED WERE FIRST EXPERIENCED ON 10/27/2018 ALTHOUGH THE DEATH WOBBLE HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE 10/27/2018. AUTO WORLD HAS HAD MY CAR IN ITS SHOP SINCE 10/29/2018 FOR ALL BUT THE LATE AFTERNOON OF 11/8, 11/9 AND THE MORNING OF 11/10. AUTO WORLD STILL HAS MY CAR. I CAN NOT AND WILL NOT DRIVE MY PAID FOR CAR WITH MY GRAND CHILDREN OR ANYONE ELSE IN THE CAR DUE TO THE GRAVITY OF THE PROBLEM AND SAFETY CONCERNS.

MISSING WELDS AND VERY POOR AND INCOMPLETE WELDS ON THE FRAME HORNS. WAS REPLACING FRONT BUMPER AND NOTICED A WELD THAT BURNED RIGHT THROUGH THE METAL IN THE FRAME AND LEFT A HOLE THROUGH THE METAL ALLOWING THE WEATHER AND ELEMENTS TO PENETRATE THE INSIDE OF THE FRAME. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, I ALSO FOUND INCOMPLETE WELDS AND WELDS THAT WERE MISSING COMPLETELY ON ONE FRAME HORN THAT WERE ALL PRESENT ON THE EXACT SAME FRAME HORN LOCATED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FRAME. ON THE FRAME HORN MISSING THE WELDS, THE METAL PLATES SUPPORTING THE FRAME HORN WERE NOT FLUSH OR EVEN, THE PLATE WAS CROOKED. ON THE FRAME HORN WHERE THE WELDS WERE PRESENT, THE PLATE WAS FLUSH AND EVEN. THIS IS THE LOCATION WHERE THE BUMPER IS BOLTED TO THE FRAME TO PROTECT THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE WELDS COULD NOT BE SEEN UNLESS THE BUMPER WAS REMOVED

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON AFTEN, HAVE TO UNHOOK MY BATTERY TO TURN OFF

MY NEW JL HAS 2600 MILES ON IT AND I'VE HAD ISSUES WITH THE AMOUNT OF PLAY (COUPLE INCHES OF FREE PLAY) MOST NOTICEABLE ON THE HIGHWAY. IT FLOATS BACK AND FORTH, REQUIRING CONSTANT CORRECTION. I HAD A 2.5' LIFT INSTALLED, AND FIRST THOUGHT THIS WAS THE ISSUE. AFTER READING ALL THE ACCOUNTS OF STEERING, MINE IS EXACTLY AS PEOPLE ARE DESCRIBING. I'VE HAD THE LIFT LOOK AT, ALIGNMENT REDONE, WHEELS BALANCED, AND STILL SEEMS SLOPPY AND UNSAFE. MY PARTICULAR VIN DOES NOT SHOW IT ON THE RECALL, BUT THIS IS HORRIBLY DANGEROUS. I'M DRIVING HOME TO SEE MY FOLK IN A COUPLE DAYS AND AM SCARED OF MY 40K NEW JEEP. PLEASE MAKE THEM DO A FULL RECALL TO INVESTIGATE ALL STEERING ISSUES. I'VE ALSO EXPERIENCED A 'SHIMMY SHAKING ' WHILE ON HIGHWAY SPEEDS TURNING AND WEIGHT SHIFTS. NOT LIKE A VIOLENT DEARH WOBBLE, BUT STILL COMPLETELY SHAKING THE JEEP. I SUPPOSE IF WHILE ON MY DRIVE HOME NEXT WEEK I CRASH, LET THIS BE A WARNING AND EYE OPENER THAT THERE IS SOMETHING DEFINITELY NOT SAFE ABOUT IT. I DON'T HAVE HAVE AN ALTERNATIVE TO DRIVING SOMETHING ELSE. NOR SHOULD WE HAVE TO BE WORRIED ABOUT DRIVING OUR VERY EXPENSIVE NEW VEHICLES..

THERE IS A DEAD SPOT IN THE STEERING AT CENTER . WHEN I'M DRIVING I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY CORRECT THE STEERING TO MAKE IT GO STRAIGHT . THE PROBLEM GETS WORSE AT HIGHER SPEEDS . THE VEHICLE WONDERS AND I'M SURE IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S A DRUNK DRIVER BEHIND THE WHEEL . I CAN MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL 15 DEGREES BACK AND FORTH IN EITHER DIRECTION WHILE DRIVING AND NOT GET A RESPONSE FROM THE STEERING . THAT'S THE DEAD SPOT . THIS MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE VEHICLE IN A LANE .

ONCE MY 2018 JEEP WRANGLER HIT OVER 16.5K MILES, WHEN DRIVING OVER 60 MPH AND HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE STEERING WHEEL/WHEELS SHAKE VIGOROUSLY AND THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IS TO BRING THE SPEED BELOW 60 MPH, WHICH IS VERY UNSAFE WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I AM ALSO NOW NOTICING THAT THE STEERING/SUSPENSION FEELS DIFFERENT WHEN TRAVELING ON SECONDARY ROADS WHEN HITTING BUMPS ON THE ROAD. THIS STARTED 2 WEEKS AGO WAS MINOR AND IS CONTINUING TO GET WORSE.

I PURCHASED THIS JEEP BRAND NEW. I CAN HARDLY MAINTAIN MY LANE WHILE TRAVELING OVER 60MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. I AM ALL OVER THE ROAD. I HAVE TO HOLD ON TIGHTLY WITH TWO HANDS. I HAVE OWNED SEVERAL JEEPS OVER THE YEARS. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS ISSUE. I HAVE A VIDEO OF THE 1" IN THE PLAY OF MY STEERING WHEEL WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE JEEP DOES NOT MOVE OR RESPOND UNTIL YOU GO PAST THAT 1" GAP. I HAVE ALSO ALMOST WRECKED DUE TO OVER CORRECTING. A CAR CAME INTO MY LANE WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE. I SWERVED, BUT DUE TO THE STEERING BOX NOT RESPONDING TO WHAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DOING, I ALMOST FLIPPED IT. VERY SCARY. IT IS NOT FUN TO DRIVE AND I HAVE CONTEMPLATED GETTING RID OF IT.

DEATH WOBBLE

MY ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL SERVICE LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON, EVEN AFTER SEVERAL REPAIRS AND SOFTWARE UPDATES.

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES SEVERE WOBBLING OVER BUMPS TO THE POINT THAT THE ENTIRE CAR AND STEERING WHEEL SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY TO THE POINT WHERE IS RISKS A CRASH. THIS CONDITION IS PRESENT AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS.

MY VEHICLE HAS THE "DEATH WOBBLE" ON THE HIGHWAY AT ANY SPEEDS ABOVE 55 MPH. IF I HIT A SMALL BUMP ON THE ROAD, SUCH AS A HIGHWAY JOINT, MY STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY AND MY WHEELS ALSO UNCONTROLLABLY VIBRATE. I AM UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND IMMEDIATELY TRY TO SLOW DOWN AND HOLD ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL AS HARD AS I CAN.

JEEP WRANGLER JL SPORT (2 DR) BUILD DATE 6/18 PURCHASED 7/18 CURRENTLY 1243 MILE ON THE ODOMETER. SINCE THE DRIVE HOME FROM THE DEALER THE VEHICLE CONSTANTLY WANDERS LEFT AND RIGHT REGARDLESS OF THE TYPE OF ROAD SURFACE. I RECENTLY TOOK THE JEEP ON A STRAIGHT AND LEVEL ROAD AND COULD NOT TRAVEL MORE THAN 25 YARDS AT 45 MPH WITHOUT MOVING THE STEERING WHEEL AT LEAST 1.5 INCHES. I HAVE ADJUSTED THE TIRE PRESSURE UP AND DOWN FROM THE FACTORY SETTING WITH NO CHANGE. I BELIEVE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE JEEP JL, IT IS DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE VEHICLE IN ITS OWN LANE CREATING CONTROL PROBLEMS. THE PROBLEM INTENSIFIES WITH SPEED

WHITH ONLY 6,OOO MILES ON MY WRANGLER I NOTICED SOME SLIGHT SHIMMYING WHILE DRIVING ON THE MAIN ROADS THEN WHEN I GOT ON THE EXPRESSWAY I HAD JUST REACHED ABOUT 65MPH AND MY JEEP STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY WHICH FORCED ME TO PULL OVER AND CALL A TOW TRUCK. IT TOOK ALMOST TWO MONTHS FOR THE PART TO COME IN ( STEARING DAMPER) AND 2 TRIES FOR THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD IT BACK ONE WEEK .

MY STEERING SEEMS TO BIND WHEN I TURN THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT. IT WILL BIND THEN LET GO CAUSING OVERSTEERING. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. THE PROBLEM IS ON BOTH CITY STREETS AND ON THE HIGHWAY. THERE WERE TWO OCCASIONS WHEN THE STEERING WOULD ONLY ALLOW ME TO TURN THE WHEEL 1/4 TO THE LEFT. I HAD TO USE BOTH HANDS AND PULL REAL HARD TO TURN THE JEEP A FRACTION. IT SEEMS LIKE THE PROBLEM IS WORSE WHEN IT IS COLD. THIS PROBLEM WAS ALSO ON BOTH CITY STREETS AND ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS PROBLEM IS ALSO INTERMITTENT. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. BOTH PROBLEMS SEEM TO BE GETTING WORSE. THE VEHICLE IS IN THE DEALERSHIP NOW BUT THEY HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEMS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING 64 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND EXHIBITED THE "DEATH WOBBLE". THE CONTACT REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE SHOOK UNTIL IT SLOWED DOWN TO 40 MPH AND THE SHAKING STOPPED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WHITTEN BROTHERS CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (10701 MIDLOTHIAN TURNPIKE, RICHMOND, VA 23235, (804) 378-0707) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING DAMPER WAS DEFECTIVE. THE REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED, BUT THE CONTACT HAD NOT YET RETRIEVED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000.