2018 Jeep Wrangler complaints

THERE IS A LOT OF PLAY IN THE STEERING AND IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE VEHICLE STRAIGHT. IT SEEMS TO FLOAT ALL OVER THE ROAD AND REQUIRES CONSTANT STEERING CORRECTION. THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSE MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS. CITY AND HIGHWAY DRIVING.

RADIO SCREEN SHOWS "DISPLAY HOT" VERY OFTEN. ENTIRE DASHBOARD IS EXTREMELY HOT TO THE TOUCH. IF YOU TOUCH THE VENTS, THE HEATED VENT WILL BURN YOUR FINGER. THERE IS A BURNING RUBBER SMELL.

DEATH WOBBLE HAPPENED TWICE AT SPEED OF 70-75 MPH

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, WHEN TRYING TO SLOW DOWN AND APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE WAS VEERING TO THE RIGHT. ALMOST WENT OFF ROAD AND HIT GUARD RAIL. VEHICLE ALSO HAS AN ISSUE WITH STEERING ON STRAIGHT AWAYS WANTS TO WANDER ALL OVER HIGHWAY, HAD TIRES/WHEELS/AND ALIGNMENT INSPECTED EVERYTHING CAME BACK FINE NO ANSWER FOR WHY VEHICLE WANDERS AND VEHICLE CONSTANTLY GOES RIGHT WHILE BRAKING

CHANGING LANES ON HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH LOST TOTAL CONTROL OF FRONT END. VIOLENT SHAKING AND NEARLY CRASHED. STEERING WHEEL VIOLENTLY SHAKING AND COULD NOT STEER.

JUST PURCHASED A NEW JEEP WRANGLER JL RUBICON AND IT HAS MAJOR STEERING ISSUES. ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO KEEP THE CAR IN A STRAIGHT LINE DUE TO EXCESSIVE PLAY IN THE STEERING. ON A WINDY DAY IT ACTUALLY DANGEROUS AND ON ONE OCCASION I ALMOST HIT A GUARDRAIL ON THE INTERSTATE. THE WANDERING IS MOST NOTICEABLE ON THE INTERSTATE. THIS IS NOT CAUSED BY ANY SPECIFIC ROAD SURFACE. I WANTED TO DOCUMENT THIS JUST IN CASE SOMETHING HAPPENS TO ME OR MY VEHICLE. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF OTHER WRANGLER OWNERS 2018 JL MODEL THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I ONLY HAVE 2500 MILES BUT ANOTHER ISSUE THAT I HAVEN'T YET EXPERIENCED IN MY JEEP YET BUT THERE IS A DANGEROUS SHIMMY WHEN HITTING BRIDGE OVER PASSES, EXPANSION JOINT IN THE ROAD WHEN YOUR GOING 55-65 MPH. WOULD BE NICE IF GOVT COULD STEP IN AND ACCELERATE THE FIX AND MAKE FIAT CHRYSLER FIX THESE JEEPS BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED DRIVING THEIR JEEP.

'TAKATARECALL' STEERING WHEEL STUCK ON VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY TO LEFT SIDE CAUSING ME TO ALMOST GOING OFF SIDE OF ROAD HAD TO JERK STEERING WHEEL BACK ALMOST LOSING CONTROL, WAS ABLE TO KEEP CONTROL WITH BOTH HANDS ON WHEEL

UA5/NHTSA 18V-675 TRACK BAR WELD RECALL. I HAD THE REQUIRED INSPECTION DONE TWO WEEKS AGO, BUT DEALER WON'T DO THE WELDING. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO MAKE JEEP CUSTOMER SERVICE MAKE THE LOCAL DEALER FIX THIS VERY SERIOUS ISSUE, BUT NOTHING HAPPENS. I'VE EVEN TRIED A DEALER 1 HOUR 40 MINUTE DRIVE FROM ME HERE IN ARIZONA, THEY WON'T DO IT EITHER.

I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT AT A SPEED OF 65 MILES PER HOUR ON A BUSY, MAIN HIGHWAY. WITHOUT WARNING, THE JEEP WENT INTO A "DEATH WOBBLE" AND WAS UNABLE TO BE CONTROLLED. I WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE AND I WAS FORCED TO COAST TO A STOP ALONG THE SHOULDER. ONLY UPON BRINGING THE CAR TO A COMPLETE STOP DID THE THE VIOLENT SHAKING STOP. I WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR PROPERLY AFTER THAT, AS THE STEERING WAS LOOSE AND NOT CORRECTLY CONTROLLED. I MADE IT TO A GAS STATION WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY AND WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP FROM THERE.

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 70-75 MPH AND THE FRONT END STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END WERE VISIBLY SHAKING. HAD TO PULL TO SIDE OF ROAD. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY IN WHICH THEY STATED IT WAS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO FIX FOR 5-6 MORE MONTHS (APRIL - MAY 2019). COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE CONSIDERING IT'S BRAND NEW, I COMMUTE 5 DAYS A WEEK (120 HIGHWAY MILES A DAY) AND ALSO TRANSPORT TWO SMALL CHILDREN TO SCHOOL EVERY DAY. I ALSO SUFFER FROM PANIC ATTACKS, IN WHICH THIS INCIDENT BROUGHT ON A FULL BLOWN ATTACK. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY IN THIS VEHICLE.

WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE. GOING ABOUT 60 MPH STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND BEGAN TO SHAKE AGGRESSIVELY. HAD NO CONTROL OF VEHICLE. HAD TO APPLY BRAKES AND GET IT DOWN TO 40 MPH BEFORE STEERING WILL UNLOCK. VEHICLE NOW IN JEEP DEALERSHIP WITH NO RESOLUTION. IN ADDITION I'VE HAD SHOOTING PAIN DON BACK FROM AGGRESSIVE SHAKING.

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS STEERING SEEMS LOOSE AND NOT VERY RESPONSIVE. IT TAKES A GOOD DEAL OF TURN IN THE WHEEL FOR IT TO MOVE THE WHEELS A LITTLE. IF YOU HAVE TO MOVE QUICKLY THE WHEEL DOES NOT REACT. I FEEL IT IS UNSAFE BECAUSE IF YOU NEEDED TO GET OUT OF THE WAY AND MOVE THE WHEEL IT DOES NOT RESPOND, IN MY OPTION THE STEERING IS TOO LOOSE AND DOES NOT HAVE ANY RESISTANCE BEHIND THE WHEEL AND IS DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

WHEN DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND VEHICLE HITS A BUMP OR BRIDGE LIP, VEHICLE SHAKES AND STEERING WHEEL SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. THIS OCCURRED ON NOVEMBER 22, 2018 AND NOW IT HAS CONTINUED WHEN I DRIVE ON THE INTERSTATE WITH POSTED SPEED OF 70.

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS MY STEERING WILL SHIMMY VIOLENTLY, UNTIL SLOWED DOWN TREMENDOUSLY OR COMPLETELY STOPPED

EXTREME WOBBLE AND SHAKING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHICH CONTINUES WELL PAST THE ROAD IMPERFECTIONS THAT CAUSED THE SPECIFIC TYPE OF SUSPENSION TRAVEL. STARTED UNDER 1000 MILES. HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES EVERY WORKDAY - CAN BE REPLICATED. THIS VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY STOCK AND BRAND NEW. IF DRIVING AROUND A SLIGHT TURN WITH SMALL BUMPS THE VEHICLE STARTS SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND KEEPS SHAKING FOR 20-30 SECONDS UNTIL THE TRAVELING SPEED IS REDUCED TO 50 MPH WHICH IS NOT A SAFE SPEED AT TIMES. 2 STEADY HANDS MUST BE ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND CHANGING LANES IS NOT POSSIBLE. HAD TO MAKE AN AVOIDANCE MANEUVER DURING THE SHAKING AND ALMOST LOST CONTROL WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH. THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE TO OPERATE AND THE PROBLEM HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES PER DAY. UNKNOWN COMPONENTS AND PARTS CAUSE THE EXTREME SHAKING/WOBBLING. THIS STATEMENT IS TO DOCUMENT THE PROBLEM; THERE WILL BE VIDEOS AND REPAIR INVOICES IN THE FUTURE BUT SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS HAVE TOLD ME THERE ARE NO FIXES FOR THE PROBLEM CALLED DEATH WOBBLE. I AM CURRENTLY ON A "WAITING LIST" FOR A REPAIR ATTEMPT. I WILL CALL FOR AN UPDATE WITH THE DEALERSHIP 11/30/18. THE TIRES ARE STOCK AND AT PROPER PRESSURE. THERE HAVE BEEN NO MODIFICATIONS TO THE VEHICLE.

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE JEEP DEATH WOBBLE WHEN I DRIVE MY JEEP ON THE FREEWAY. IT IS VERY FRIGHTENING, I HAVE TO WHIP KNUCKLE THE STEERING WHEEL TO KEEP THE CAR IN THE LANE AND NOT SWERVE OUT OF THE LANE. THE SHAKE IS SO VIOLENT IT FEELS LIKE THE TIRES ARE GOING TO FALL OFF. I HAVE BROUGHT MY JEEP IN TWICE ALREADY. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN IT AND AM VERY CONCERNED THAT JEEP IS NOT ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, GOING AROUND A BEND AT 65 MILES AN HOUR, THE JEEP STARTED SHAKING SO VIOLENTLY I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT FELT LIKE THE JEEP WAS GOING TO FALL APART RIGHT UNDER ME. IT STOPPED SHAKING WHEN I SLOWED DOWN TO AROUND 35 MILES. IT WAS TOED TO A DEALERSHIP. IT ONLY HAS 3100 MILES & 4 MONTHS OLD. DEALERSHIP SAID THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. IT HAS NOT HAPPENED SINCE BUT STILL AFRAID IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

WHEN I HIT A BUMP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE STEERING SHAKES VIOLENTLY. DEATH WOBBLE. DEALERSHIP SAYS PARTS TO FIX ARE ORDERED BUT WILL NOT BE IN FOR ANOTHER MONTH.

AT 60 MILES PER HOUR ON THE INTERSTATE VEHICLE STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING AND VIBRATING. HAD TO SLOW DOWN AND PULL OVER. JEEP ONLY HAS 4300 MILES AND IS STOCK WITH NP MODIFICATIONS.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN I81 IN PA. IT WAS APPROX. 35 DEGREES OUTSIDE AND RAINING. I WAS DRIVING 69-70 MPH AND ENTERED INTO A LEFT HAND CURVE. MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP TO WHERE I COULDN'T GET IT TO TURN LEFT ANY FURTHER THAN THE SLIGHT LEFT NEEDED FOR THE CURVE. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS OF TRYING TO OVER POWER THE STUCK STEERING WHEEL FEELING, IT RETURNED TO A NORMAL STEERING WHEEL FEELING. I HAVE UPLOADED A VIDEO I TOOK. I TOOK THE VIDEO AFTER IT HAPPENED TO ME THE FIRST TIME GOING STRAIGHT DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 65-70 MPH. HERE IS THE LINK TO THE VIDEO: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=YZY8X7C01-S

TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OVER 60 MILES AN HOUR AND HITTING SOME SORT OF BUMP IN THE ROAD THE FRONT TIRES BEGIN WOBBLING UNCONTROLLABLY UNTIL THE SPEED IS BROUGHT DOWN. THIS IS MY FOURTH WRANGLER AND THE OTHERS NEVER DID THIS.

DRIVING AT 65 MPH HIT A JOINT IN ROAD FRONT END STARTS SHAKING STEERING WHEEL WOBBLING OUT OF CONTROL DEALERS SAID TO BRING BACK FOR FRONT END ALIGNMENT THIS BEEN GOING ON FOR SOME TIME

JEEP IS EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT STEERING LOCK-UP WHILE DRIVING, TYPICALLY AT FASTER SPEEDS SUCH AS 65MPH. THE STEERING FEELS AL THOUGH THE ENGINE SEIZED OR POWER STEERING COMPLETELY FAILED. ONCE SPEED SLOWS, THE STEERING ENGAGES AGAIN. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS. THIS HAS HAPPENED BOTH ON THE HIGHWAY AND ON RESIDENTIAL ROADS.

OUR JEEP HAS 8000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, WHEN THE TIRES WOULD HIT A BUMP, THE VEHICLE WOULD START TO VIBRATE SEVERELY, WHAT OTHERS HAVE BEEN CALLING THE "DEATH WOBBLE." THIS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE PAST MONTH. APPLYING THE BRAKES CAUSED THE SHAKING TO STOP. IT'S A VERY SCARY FEELING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND I WAS GIVEN A LOANER TO DRIVE, AS THE TECH SAID MY JEEP WRANGLER WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND THE STEERING DAMPER NEEDED REPLACING. THE PART IS ON BACKORDER.

AROUND 7000 MILES WE STARTED TO GET A VIBRATION THAT WOULD LAST TILL WE SLOWED DOWN EVERY TIME WE HIT A BUMP WITH OUR WRANGLER JL AT HIGHWAY SPEED. IT HAS SINCE TURNED INTO A VIOLENT SHAKE THAT WILL LITERALLY RATTLE YOUR TEETH. YOU CAN FEEL THE SHAKE THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE CARE AND ESPECIALLY ON THE WHEEL. THE BUMP IN ROAD DOES NOT HAVE TO BE BIG AND CAN BE AS SMALL AS THE PLACE WHERE THE ROAD CONNECTS TO AN OVERPASS. HAVING TO SLOW DOWN TO AROUND 40 MPH TO GET IT TO STOP WHEN ALL OTHER TRAFFIC IS TRAVELING 60+ MPH IS SCARY AND WE ARE NOW WORRIED FOR OUR SAFETY. HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN TO OUR JEEP DEALER 3 TIMES, BUT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THEY DID SAY THAT THEY CURRENTLY HAVE 3 OTHER JL WRANGLERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY HAVE YET TO FIND A SOLUTION.

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE STEERING DEVELOPS A SEVERE WOBBLE IN STEERING AND FRONT END......THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE WOBBLE IS TO APPLY BRAKES AND SLOW DOWN CONSIDERABLY. THE SHAKING AND WOBBLE HAS BEEN SEVERE ENOUGH AS TO CAUSE A LOSS OF GRIP ON THE STEERING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE STEERING WHEEL WOBBLED AND VIBRATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RAY PRICE MT POCONO CHEVROLET (570-839-0810, LOCATED AT 2969 PA-940, MT POCONO, PA 18344) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING DAMPENER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS ON BACKORDER AND WOULD NOT BECOME AVAILABLE UNTIL APRIL OF 2019. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM PERSISTS AND FEELS ITS A DEFECT IN THE BALL JOINT OR WHEELS. *TR CONSUMER STATED AS PER MY COMPLAINT OR YEAR AGO MY JEEP HAD A TERRIBLE WABA HAVE TO BRING IT BACK THREE TIMES I THOUGHT IT TO BE CORRECTED NOW ALMOST A YEAR LATER IT IS STARTING AGAIN IT IS ACTUALLY A KILLER WOBBLE WITH THE WHEEL VIBRATING TERRIBLE. DUE TO THIS WOBBLE I FEEL THERE IS AN INHERENT PROBLEM IN THE BALL JOINTS AND WHEELS THEREFORE I'M NOT SURE HOW TO APPLY FOR THE LEMON LAW BUT IT APPEARS MY CAR IS A LEMON. *JB

HI, I PURCHASED A 2018 JEEP WRANGLE JLU NEW FROM YOU DEALERSHIP AND I HAVE BEEN HAVING SEVERAL SIGNIFICANT ISSUES WITH IT RECENTLY. THE MOST CONCERNING IS SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THE STEERING. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IF YOU HIT A BUMP LIKE AN EXPANSION JOINT ; THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AGGRESSIVELY AND CAUSES YOU TO TEMPORARILY LOSE CONTROL OF THE JEEP AND YOU HAVE TO SLOW DOWN FOR IT TO SELF CORRECT. IT IS SIMILAR TO DEATH WOBBLE IN A LIFTED JEEP BUT THIS ONE IS STOCK. ALSO, WITH THE COLDER WEATHER THE STEERING WHEEL IS NOT TURNING FREELY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT IS ALMOST AS IF THE POWER STEERING RANDOMLY TURNS OFF BUT THE WHEEL IS EVEN MORE DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE STEERING GOES BACK TO NORMAL AT SLOW SPEEDS. AND FINALLY THE RADIO AND TOUCH SCREEN ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE FM RADIO RANDOMLY COMPLETELY LOSES SIGNAL AND CAN NOT FIND STATIONS. RANDOMLY EVEN WITH THE VOLUME ALL THE WAY UP TO 30 YOU CAN BARELY HEAR THE RADIO. SEVERAL TIMES THE SCREEN HAS MADE A POP NOISE AND THEN JUST TURNED OFF. THE BLUE TOOTH INTERMITTENTLY FAILS.

DEATH WOBBLE DUE TO DEFECTIVE PART

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OVER 55MPH, UPON HITTING A SLIGHT BUMP OR IMPERFECTION IN THE ROAD THE STEERING WOBBLES VIOLENTLY. THIS IS ONLY CORRECTED BY SLOWING DOWN. THIS CAN BE A PROBLEM ON A INTERSTATE HIGHWAY.

MY VEHICLE IS STARTING TO EXPERIENCE DEATH WOBBLE. WHEN IT HITS A BUMP ON THE HIGHWAY THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY FOR A FEW SECONDS. THIS IS A NEW ISSUE THAT I HAVE NOT HAD BEFORE. THE VEHICLE HAS 2200 MILES.

THIS JEEP WANDERS ON THE ROAD. THE STEERING FEELS LOOSE. I CONSTANTLY HAVE TO FIGHT IT TO KEEP IT IN MY LANE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO 2 DEALERS AND THEY TELL ME THAT THIS IS THE WAY THE NEW DRIVE BY WIRE STEERING IS HANDLING THESE DAYS. I FEEL IT IS UNSAFE AND IT MAKES ME WANT TO SELL MY BRAND NEW JEEP.

UPON HITTING BUMPS IN THE ROAD I EXPERIENCED A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. IT GOT WORSE AND BECAME A VIOLENT SHAKE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE I BOUGHT IT A MONTH PRIOR AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. THIS IS OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THE NEW JL HAVEN'T HAD ANY REPORTS OF THIS LIKE PREVIOUS MODELS HAVING THE ' THE DEATH WOBBLE.'

HAVE ONLY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 2 WEEKS AND LESS THAN 500 MILES. TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH, WHEN WE CAME TO A GRADUAL TURN IN THE ROAD. STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND WAS UNABLE TO TURN RIGHT. VEHICLE WENT ONTO THE RUMBLE STRIPS AND ALMOST OFF THE HIGHWAY WHEN SUDDENLY THE STEERING "RELEASED". THIS CAUSED THE WHEEL TO JERK TO THE RIGHT. FORTUNATELY DIDN'T GO OFF THE ROAD OR OVERCOMPENSATE TOO MUCH ONCE IT RELEASED. ABSOLUTELY TERRIFYING. CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON HIGHWAYS. SPOKE THE DEALER AND THEY SAID MAY THE "ALIGNMENT NEEDED ADJUSTED". THIS ISN'T AN ALIGNMENT ISSUE. IT WAS LIGHT AN ELECTRONIC CONTROL THAT WAS PREVENTING THE WHEEL FROM TURNING.

MY NEW JL JEEP HAS A DEATH WOBBLE WHEN I HIT SMALL BUMPS OR DRIVE ON FREEWAY THAT HAS THE SMALL BUMPS GOING ACROSS THE LANE. THE STEERING WHEEL STARTS SHAKING VIOLENTLY FEELS LIKE I'M GOING TO CRASH. I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN AND ALMOST PULL OVER.

LAST WEEK, I DROVE OVER HIGHWAY EXPANSION JOINTS WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. MY STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND THE ENTIRE FRONT END BEGAN TO SHIMMY AND WOBBLE. I IMMEDIATELY MOVED FROM THE PASSING LANE, THROUGH THE CENTER LANE, TO THE FAR RIGHT LANE. THERE, AFTER REDUCING SPEED, THE SHAKING STOPPED. I EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM THIS WEEK WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATES AT HIGHWAY SPEED, 5 TIMES WITHIN THE SAME TRIP. THE SHAKING BEGAN AFTER HITTING A SEEMINGLY SMALL IMPERFECTION IN THE ROAD. THE FIRST TIME, THE WOBBLING AND SHAKING MUST HAVE BEEN VISIBLE FROM THE EXTERIOR AS THE CAR BEHIND ME DROPPED BACK AND THOSE TO THE RIGHT OF ME CLEARED THE WAY FOR ME TO MOVE OVER. THE OTHER FOUR TIMES WERE NOT AS SEVERE AND THE SHAKING STOPPED AFTER I REDUCED SPEED. I CALLED THE JEEP DEALERSHIP AND SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT FROM THE ROAD TO SEE IF THEY HAD HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM AND TO SEE IF THE CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. THE SERVICE REP CLAIMED TO HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS ISSUE AND ATTRIBUTED IT TO A TIRE BALANCE PROBLEM, ALTHOUGH I ASSURED HIM IT WAS NOT. WHEN I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION, I RESEARCHED THE ISSUE ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND A PROBLEM CALLED "JEEP DEATH WOBBLE" THAT PERFECTLY DESCRIBES MY EXPERIENCES. VIDEOS POSTED ON YOUTUBE ALSO MATCHED WHAT HAD OCCURRED. I PLAN TO TAKE MY JEEP IN FOR SERVICE WHEN I RETURN HOME. DATE LISTED BELOW IS MOST RECENT INCIDENT AND THE DAY I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP.

DEATH WOBBLE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, HIT A SMALL BUMP AT 65 MPH AND THE VEHICLE SHOOK UNTIL I SLOWED DOWN. CONTINUED ON AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER TOMORROW. 3000 ON THE JEEP.

AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE CAR AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD HAD EXCESSIVE WOBBLE OF THE STEERING. IT DID NOT RECEED UNTIL SLOWING TO APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES PER HOUR.

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND CHANGING LANES JEEP HIT SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD AND STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. STEERING WHEEL HAD TO BE HELD FIRMLY TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED BY SLOWING DOWN TO BELOW 40 MPH. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT JEEP WAS BEING FLAT TOWED BY A MOTOR HOME. WE THOUGHT A BACK TIRE OF THE MH HAD BLOWN. WE PULLED OFF AT THE NEXT EXIT, UPON INSPECTION NO ISSUES WITH THE MOTOR HOME. WE SUSPECT IT WAS THE SHAKING OF THE JEEP THAT WAS SHAKING THE MOTOR HOME.

ANY DESCRIPTION OF THE JEEP DEATH WOBBLE I HAVE READ IS EXACTLY WHAT I AM EXPERIENCING. I EXPERIENCED MY FIRST INCIDENT WHILE DRIVING MY 2018 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED THAT I HAD PURCHASED TWO MONTHS EARLIER. AT HIGHWAY SPEED'S BETWEEN 70 AND 75 MILES AN HOUR IF THE VEHICLE HITS A BUMP OR A JOINT IN A BRIDGE WELL OFTEN BEGIN TO WOBBLE AND BECOME ALMOST VIOLENCE. IT WILL SUBSIDE PLAN DECREASING SPEED OR HOLDING THE SPEED FOR ABOUT A MILE OR SO. I BROUGHT IT IN TO THE JEEP SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY SAID THEY SEE NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. I AM AT THE POINT NOW WHERE I CAN ALMOST MAKE IT HAPPEN ON COMMAND. MY NEXT STEP IS TO BRING THE MECHANIC IN FOR A TEST DRIVE WITH ME. FROM WHAT I'VE READ I EXPECT NOTHING TO BE DONE TO HELP ME OUT. I WILL ALSO NOTE THAT THERE ARE NO MODIFICATIONS WHATSOEVER TO MY CAR.

WE HAVE A LOOSE/PLAY IN THE STEERING ON OUR 2018 JEEP WRANGLER JL RUBICON, MOSTLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, IT'S DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE VEHICLE IN IT'S LANE WHEN DRIVING, IT REQUIRES CONSTANT STEERING WHEEL CORRECTION TO KEEP THE VEHICLE GOING IN A STRAIGHT LINE, IT FEELS LIKE THE STEERING WHEEL HAS TO MUCH PLAY BETWEEN TURNING THE WHEEL AND THE TIRES TURNING. WE HAVE HAD IT TO OUR LOCAL DEALER HERE IN JACKSONVILLE, FL AND THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE.

WELL DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS WHENEVER I WOULD HIT THE SLIGHTEST BUMP IN THE ROAD MY STEERING WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND WOULD ONLY STOP WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO GET UNDER 40 MILES PER HOUR AT HIGHWAY SPEED THIS OCCURS WHICH ALMOST CAUSES THE CAR BEHIND YOU TO REAR END YOU. ALSO KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE

THE JEEP BEGINS TO SHAKE AND EVENTUALLY WOBBLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE ONSET IS QUICKLY AND DOES NOT TYPICALLY GO AWAY WITHOUT DRASTIC REDUCTION IN SPEED. IT HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN THE PAT WEEK. I HAVE A VIDEO SHOWING THE EVENT BUT AM UNABLE TO UPLOAD. IT STARTS WITH A SMALL SHAKING AND THEN INCREASES IN INTENSITY TO A ROCKING OF THE VEHICLE WITH STEERING STABILITY ISSUES.

VEHICLE HAS VERY UNSAFE WELDS AT NUMEROUS LOCATIONS ON FRAME. MOST ALL WELDING POINTS SHOW SLAG, POROSITY, SPLATTER WITH SOME ACTUALLY NOT EVEN COMPLETE. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS JEEP AND REFUSE TO LET ANYONE OTHER THAN MYSELF RIDE IN OR DRIVE IT. WHILE FCA (JEEP) HAS ISSUED A RECALL ADDRESSING POOR WELDS AT THE TRACK BAR MOUNTING BRACKET LOCATION ON A LIMITED NUMBER OF 2018-2019 JEEP WRANGLER'S (MINE WAS NOT INVOLVED, EVEN THOUGH THE WELDS ARE INSUFFICIENT), THEY NEED TO FURTHER ADDRESS THE ALL OF THE WELDING DEFICIENCIES LOCATED THROUGHOUT THIS VEHICLES FRAME. I PRAY THE NHTSA TAKES MY (AS WELL AS OTHERS I'M SURE) COMPLAINT(S) REGARDING THIS ISSUE IN ALL SERIOUSNESS AND INVESTIGATES FURTHER BEFORE PEOPLE START GETTING HURT OR EVEN KILLED. THANK YOU.

WHEN DRIVING ABOVE 50 MPG, THE JEEP WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY AFTER HITTING POTHOLE. THE STEERING WHEEL, AND FRONT END RATTLE, AND THE WHEEL WOBBLE, FEELING LIKE THEY ARE GOING TO FALL OFF THE CAR. IT ONLY STOPS WHEN YOU SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN BELOW 40-50MPS.

ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2018, I LEASED MY BRAND NEW JEEP JL SAHARA 2018. I SIGNED UP FOR JEEP APP AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED A RECALL FOR MY CAR - 2018 JL TRACK BAR WELD, RAISING CONCERN. ON OCTOBER 21, 2018, WITH LESS THAN 1000 MILES, I WAS DRIVING ON LOCAL HIGHWAY AT @ 60MPH, HIT A BUMP AND MY ENTIRE STEERING/FRONT OF CAR BEGAN VIOLENTLY SHAKING. I IMMED. SLOWED DOWN TO HOPE RE-ALIGN AND GAIN CONTROL OF STEERING/CAR. IT WAS THE MOST FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE AS I WAS GOING 60, HAD TO SLOW TO 35, WHILE OTHERS WERE SPEEDING UP BEHIND ME, IN ADDITION TO BEING SCARED & FEELING UNSAFE IN AN OUT OF CONTROL CAR. I CALLED JEEP DOWNINGTOWN IMMED. ON 10/22 TO BRING CAR IN THAT WEEK - 10/26. I LOOKED IT UP AND CLEARLY IS THE KNOWN ISSUE CALLED THE "DEATH WOBBLE". ON 10/25, AGAIN ON HIGHWAY @ 65-70 MPH, I HIT A BUMP, EXPERIENCED A YET WORSE VIOLENT SHAKING/OUT OF CONTROL STEERING OF MY CAR. I PULLED OVER AS COULD NOT GAIN CONTROL SLOWING DOWN. I GOT BACK ON HIGHWAY ONLY TO EXPERIENCE IT YET AGAIN! I WAS SHAKING, SCARED AS I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IN ADDITION TO OTHERS!! I IMMED. CALLED JEEP DT AND BROUGHT CAR INTO SERVICE. IT IS NOW 28 DAYS AND MY CAR IS STILL IN SERVICE!!!. MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT A NIGHTMARE. THEY TRIED 1) RECALL, 2) SERVICE SOFTWARE BULLETIN UPDATE, 3) STEERING STABILZER PART AND 4) TIE ROD PART, NONE FIXED PROBLEM. I LAST HEARD FROM THEM ON 11/9 WHEN THEY ORDERED TIE ROD - 13 DAYS AGO, UNACCEPTABLE! I FILED A CASE WITH JEEP CHRYSLER FCA ON 11/3- #5731

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY THE JEEP WRANGLER STARTING SHAKING BADLY , WOBBBLING, HAD TO DEALERSHIP TWICE SAME THING HAPPENING WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY

DEATH WOBBLE . AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN HIT A BUMP THE FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY YOU THEN HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO 40 MPH TO MAKE IT STOP. THE VEHICLE IS BRAND NEW AND HAS ONLY 1,200 MILES ON IT. IT IS GOING TO THE SHOP FOR ROUND 2 OF REPAIRS WHICH I AM SURE WILL NOT REMEDY THE ISSUE. IT HAS THE JEEP DEATH WOBBLE AND WE DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT .

SEVERE STEERING OCILATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OVER 45

THE STEERING SEEMS TO CATCH IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WHEN DRIVING AND SLIGHTING TURNING TO THE RIGHT, IT GETS VERY STIFF AS IF THE POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT, THEN RELEASES IT HAPPENS EVERY MORNING WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE..