2018 Jeep Wrangler complaints

2018 JEEP WRANGLER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RUST ON WHEELS. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED UPON LIVING THE DEALERSHP THE LEFT REAR WHEEL CAME OFF CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO CRASH.*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE SERVICE STABILITY CONTROL AND PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. ADDITIONALLY, THE 'UNTIL YOU REACH A DESIRED LOCATION YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SHIFT AGAIN UNTIL SERVICED' WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (STRAUB CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM, 1502 WHEELING AVE, GLEN DALE, WV 26038, 855-518-0395), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 831.

FRAME WELDS DOES NOT PASS YOUR SAFETY STANDARDS AND JEEP ADMITTED THAT IT WAS BAD AND THEY WAS GOING TO SWITCH JEEPS BUT ALL THE NEW JLS ARE BAD AND STARTING TO RUST THEY HAVE POROSITY REAL BAD ALL OVER. *DT *TR

JEEP WRANGLER JL HAS POOR WELDS ON THE FRAME AROUND MAJOR COMPONENTS THAT WILL APPEAR TO FAIL. 2 WELDS APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN POORLY REPAIRED DURING MANUFACTURE AND ARE RUSTING AT MAJOR CONNECTION POINTS TO SUSPENSION COMPONENTS. THIS WILL LEAD TO CATASTROPHIC FAILURE WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. RECOMMEND INVESTIGATION BY NHTSA AND RECALL. I AM CURRENTLY PURSUING LEMON LAW IN NORTH CAROLINA. 'POOR TRACK BAR BRACKET WELDS THAT HAVE BROKEN AND WILL CAUSE COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING. 'POROUS WELDS EXCEEDING SAFETY STANDARDS THAT COULD LEAD TO CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. 'SLAG ON NEARLY EVERY WELD ON THE FRAME WHICH PAINT WILL NOT ADHERE TO. THIS WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE RUSTING OF THE FRAME AT THE WELDS LEADING TO POTENTIAL CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. 'LACK OF PENETRATION ON SOME WELDS THAT COULD LEAD TO CATASTROPHIC FAILURE 'OVER PENETRATION ON SOME WELDS THAT COULD LEAD TO CATASTROPHIC FAILURE 'OVERWELD OR WELD DRIP ON SEVERAL WELDS 'WELD SPLASH ON VARIOUS PART OF THE FRAME THAT WILL RESULT IN LACK OF LONG TERM PAINT ADHERENCE AND INCREASED LIKELIHOOD OF RUSTING OF THE FRAME.

CONSTANT STALLING A ANY SPEEDS DEALERS CANNOT FIX PROBLEM

THIS IS IN REFERENCE A DEAD SPOT WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS CENTERED AND I'M GOING OR TRYING TO GO STRAIGHT ON THE ROAD. IT IS NOTICEABLE AT ALL TIMES BUT BECOMES UNSTABLE AT 50+MPH. IT IS DIFFICULT TO DRIVE STRAIGHT BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL HAS PLAY IN IT BEFORE THE WHEELS ACTUALLY TURN. MY JLUR WAS LIFTED AT THE DEALERSHIP BEFORE DELIVERY USING THE MOPAR 2" LIFT KIT. I BROUGHT THE JEEP TO THE SHOP AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED AN UPGRADED STEERING STABILIZER BECAUSE OF THE LIFT. THEY ADDED PART NUMBER 77072360 AT A COST OF $461.80. I HAVE DRIVEN THE JEEP SINCE THEN AND THE STEERING PLAY IS STILL THERE. A WEEK LATER I PUT NEW TIRES ON MY JEEP THINKING IT MAY HELP REDUCE THE DEAD SPOT CONDITION ON THE STEERING BUT IT DID NOTHING, IT FEELS EXACTLY THE SAME. THE NEW TIRES ARE 35 X 12.5 R17. STOCK TIRES WERE 33.

BUILD DATE 2-2018 SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE IN EARLY MARCH 2018 AND HAVING DRIVEN OVER 5,000 MILES I CAN SAY THIS VEHICLE HAS AN EXCESSIVE STEERING DEAD ZONE WHICH LEADS TO MAJOR OVERCORRECTING AND CONSTANT STEERING INPUT TO KEEP WITHIN A STRAIGHT LANE. THIS PROBLEM IS AMPLIFIED WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (60+ MPH). ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE ARE BUMPS, CRACKED/UNEVEN PAVEMENT, TURNING AND WIND AND THIS CREATES SOME NOT SO FUN SITUATIONS. THE SELLING DEALER SUGGESTED LOWERING TIRE AIR PRESSURE, WHICH I DID AND IT STILL DOESN'T FIX THE PROBLEM.

THERE IS EXCESSIVE PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL, WHICH PROGRESSES AS THE SPEED INCREASES. IT BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP IN THE LANE ON THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE "WANDERS" AND REQUIRES CONSTANT STEERING CORRECTIONS. EXACT VEHICLE IS A JEEP UNLIMITED WRANGLER (JLU) SAHARA 2018

THIS IS A BRAND NEW VEHICLE. THE STEERING IS LOOSE. THERE'S A DEAD SPOT WHEN THE WHEEL IS CENTERED. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE ESPECIALLY SPEEDS OVER 50 MILES PER HOUR BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL HAS PLAY IN IT BEFORE THE WHEELS ACTUALLY TURN.

I NOTICE WHEN DRIVING ON 2 LANE HIGHWAYS AND MEETING BIGGER VEHICLES THE HOOD COMES UP AND IT APPEARS AS IF THE RUBBER LATCHES ARE GOING TO SNAP. IT WILL ABSOLUTELY STARTLE YOU AND I COULD SEE IT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THERE IS NO WAY A HOOD SHOULD LIFT UP AS MUCH AS IT DOES. THIS OCCURS AT ANY SPEED OVER 50MPH WHEN MEETING OTHER VEHICLES AND IS WORSE THE BIGGER THE OTHER VEHICLE IS.

THERE IS A LOT OF PLAY IN THE STEERING. IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE OVER 55MPH. YOU HAVE TO TURN THE WHEEL 2 INCHES TO THE RIGHT AND BACK TO THE LEFT TO STAY STRAIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY.

THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE STEERING ON THIS NEW JEEP WRANGLER. THERE IS 2-3 INCHES OF PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STAY IN MY LANE ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE VEHICLE OVER 55MPH. THIS IS NOT NORMAL.

WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE FOR THE THIRD TIME IN TWO DAYS AFTER PICKING UP THE CAR FOLLOWING A PCM FLASH FOR A CRUISE CONTROL RECALL, I NOTICED THE PRND LIGHTS FLASHING ON THE SHIFTIER APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS AFTER VEHICLE START. I SUBSEQUENTLY RECEIVED A CEL AND A "SERVICE SHIFTER' MESSAGE. I SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE, LET ALL DISPLAYS GO DARK, AND RESTARTED; THE CEL WENT AWAY. I PROCEEDED TO CONTINUE MY DRIVE HOME. ABOUT 10/15 MIN LATER, I NOTICED THE LIGHTS FLICKERING ONCE AGAIN ON THE SHIFTER. I ONCE AGAIN ELECTED TO CONTINUE HOME AS IT WAS LATE AT NIGHT. APPROXIMATELY 2/3 MILES LATER, I RECEIVED ERRORS ON THE START/STOP AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEMS. THE VEHICLE APPEARED TO GO INTO A "LIMP MODE" - I IT WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 8TH GEAR AND I EXPERIENCED REDUCED POWER AND AN INABILITY TO MAINTAIN THE POSTED 70 MPH. I DECIDED TO EXIT AT THE NEXT OFF-RAMP AS I COULD MAINTAIN 65MPH. WHILE EXITING, I NOTICED THE GAUGE NEEDLES (SPEEDO AND TACH) SWEEP AND GOT AIRBAG WARNINGS. I HEARD THE ELECTRIC FAN GO 100% HIGH (VERY LOUD) AND I LOST POWER STEERING. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. AFTER LETTING IT SIT FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MIN, I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND WHILE THE CEL REMAINED NO OTHER ERRORS WERE ILLUMINATED OR PRESENTED. I WAS LESS THAN 2 MILES FROM A JEEP DEALER AND DECIDED TO TRY TO CONTINUE THERE ON ACCESS ROADS. ABOUT 1/8 MILE DOWN THE ROAD, I ONCE AGAIN LOST POWER STEERING AND SAY VARIOUS ERROR MESSAGES LIKE BEFORE. I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT A

TRACK BAR BRACKET AND OTHER WELDS ARE VERY POORLY DONE, WHICH CAN LEAD TO SERIOUS MALFUNCTION OR INJURY. WELDS HAVE POOR POROSITY WITH PINHOLES, SLAG INCLUSIONS, LACK OF FUSION, UNDERFILL, ETC. THE WELDS ON MY NEW 2018 JEEP RUBICON JLU THAT COST $52,000 ARE ALL MALFORMED. I DON'T SEE HOW THERE COULD HAVE BEEN AN INSPECTION PASS ON THESE WELDS, AS THEY ARE DANGEROUS. I'VE HAD THEM INSPECTED BY TWO PROFESSIONAL WELDERS WITH A COMBINED 45 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AND THEY BOTH IMMEDIATELY AGREED. ONE USER ON THE JL WRANGLER FORUMS WITH VERY SIMILAR WELDS HAD A COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE TRACK BAR BRACKET AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED (HIGHWAY POSTED SPEEDS) AND WAS SOMEHOW ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT KILLING HIMSELF OR ANYONE ELSE. THIS POST CAN BE FOUND ON JL WRANGLER FORUMS DOT COM, SEARCH FOR "TRACK BAR SHEARED OFF AT THE WELD" THE TRACK BAR BRACKET WELD ON MY JEEP DOESN'T COVER THE TOP OF THE BRACKET BUT INSTEAD THE WELD SITS ALMOST ON TOP OF THE BRACKET EDGE AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE ADDED PICTURES. THE SIDE WELDS ARE SIMPLY WELD BLOBS AND DO NOT FOLLOW ANY WELD STANDARDS. THIS IS SIMPLY DANGEROUS AND SHOWS THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED WHEN LEAVING THIS STAGE OF THE BUILD FROM FCA. JUST TO NOTE, MOST ALL OTHER WELDS THAT WERE VISUALLY INSPECTED ARE JUST AS POORLY DONE. *TR

PURCHASED MY 2018 BILLET SILVER, 4-DOOR WRANGLER RUBICON JL ON JULY, 2 2018. BUILD DATE IS 2/2018 FOR THE VEHICLE. I NOTICED THE EXCESSIVE NEED TO OVERCORRECT THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN I DROVE IT HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP. I TEST DROVE IT EARLIER IN THE DAY ON A 4 LANE, SPLIT HIGHWAY AND IT WAS ALMOST ENTIRELY A STRAIGHT HIGHWAY DRIVE, SO I DIDN'T NOTICE IT MUCH ON THE VERY SHORT TEST DRIVE AS I DID DRIVING THE JEEP HOME LATER IN THE EVENING ON A MUCH MORE NARROW, TWO LANE COUNTRY ROAD. THE ISSUE IS EXACTLY LIKE MANY WHO HAVE DESCRIED THE ISSUE IN THE JL WRANGLER FORUMS ONLINE (OVER 570 POSTS AS OF THIS COMPLAINT FILING) WHO'VE DESCRIBED THE WHEEL BEING UNRESPONSIVE WITH LOTS OF LEFT/RIGHT MICRO CORRECTING TO STAY IN CENTER LANE. WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT AND ON EVEN PAVEMENT I CAN MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL APPROXIMATELY 5-7 DEGREES AND THE WHEELS AND DIRECTION IS UNRESPONSIVE. THERE WAS A TIME OR TWO DRIVING HOME WHEN I WOULD COME OUT OF A SLIGHT DIP OR BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE JEEP WOULD COME OUT OF THE DIP, START TRACKING TOWARDS AN ONCOMING CAR OR CENTER LANE, AND CORRECTING THE WHEEL BACK TO THE RIGHT AND AWAY FROM ONCOMING TRAFFIC REALLY TOOK A LOT OF EFFORT. TIRE PRESSURE IS TO SPEC AT 37PSI IN ALL FOUR TIRES. THIS VEHICLE HAS A DANGEROUS "BOBBLE" OR SWAY AND DRIVING AT FASTER POSTED SPEEDS, ESPECIALLY ON MORE NARROW ROADS IS QUITE DANGEROUS. THE AMOUNT OF FORCE TO CORRECT TO STAY IN CENTER LANE IS UNLIKE ANY VEHICLE IN MY ALMOST 30 YEARS OF DRIVING.

I WAS STOPPED AT A 4 WAY LIGHT IN MARION ILLINOIS, HAD MY JEEP IN NEUTRAL WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I PUSHED THE CLUTCH IN AND THE ENGINE DIDN'T COME BACK ON. I TRIED FOR OVER FIFITEEN MIN. TO GET IT ON. FINALLY CALLED A TOW AND HAD IT TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT I ORDERED IT THROUGH NOT EVEN 30 DAYS AGO. THEY DIDN'T LOOK AT IT UNTIL 4 DAYS LATER AND SAID THEY COULDN'T RECREATE THE ISSUE. THE ISSUE IS WITH THE PUSH START ENGINES. I HAVE A MANUAL W/O ELECTRIC DOORS SO NO AUTO START ON A KEY FOB. I ONLY HAD 204 MILES ON IT!! THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THEY'VE HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE TAKE IT OUT FOR DRIVES TO RECREATE THE ISSUE TO NO AVAIL. I BOUGHT /ORDERED AND FULLY PAID FOR A BRAND NEW 2018 JEEP TO NOT HAVE ANY ISSUES ARISE. NOW I'M SCARED TO DRIVE IT ANYWHERE!

STEERING ON THE FREEWAY AT HIGHER SPEEDS (60 MPH+) HAS A DEAD ZONE AND THE JEEP WANDERS BACK AND FORTH, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO KEEP IN A STRAIGHT LINE AND VERY DANGEROUS/FEELS AS IF I COULD LOSE CONTROL. SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FOR SAME ISSUE ON NHTSA FROM OTHER 2018 JL OWNERS. NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND A SAFETY RECALL INITIATED TO CORRECT AS NO DEALERSHIPS ARE FIXING THE ISSUE. COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT AND FATALITY AND EXTREME LIABILITY FOR FCA.

JEEP STEERING HAS A DEAD SPOT, WHICH ALLOW THE JEEP TO WANDER BACK AND FORTH IN A LANE. IF IT HAS ANY SIDE WIND THE JEEP BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. SEEM LIKE TO MUCH PLAY IN THE STEERING BOX. THIS IS NOT A JEEP THING AS THE DEALER STATES, ITS A REAL PROBLEM THAT FCA SEEM TO NOT WANT TO ADDRESS.

VEHICLE WANDERS. DEAD SPOT IN STEERING. SIGNIFICANT INPUT REQUIRED TO KEEP VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.

THE STEERING AT SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH HAS 2-3" OF PLAY WITH THE STEERING WHEEL GOING STRAIGHT. SO I AM CONTINUALLY FIGHTING TO KEEP IT STRAIGHT. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE I PURCHASED IT.

STEERING HAS BIG DEADSPOT IN MIDDLE WHERE YOU TURN THE WHEEL AND IT DOESN'T ACTUALLY TURN THE TIRES/VEHICLE. IT'S MORE NOTICEABLE ABOVE 60MPH. IT CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO BE ALL OVER THE LANE AND CAN BE SCARY AT TIMES AS IT WILL SOMETIMES CAUSE ME TO GET TOO CLOSE TO OTHER VEHICLES IN NEXT LANE OVER. THIS IS NOT FOR A SINGLE DATE. IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.

THE STEERING IS EXTREMELY LOOSE AND VAGUE ON CENTER. THERE IS NO MOVEMENT WITH THE WHEELS IN RELATION TO STEERING INPUT FOR 1.5 INCHES ON EITHER SIDE OF CENTER. THIS RESULTS IN CONSTANT CORRECTION AND OVER-CORRECTION CYCLES TO TRY TO MAINTAIN LANE POSITION. THE PROBLEM IS NOTICEABLE AT 45MPH, AND IS SIGNIFICANTLY WORSE AT HIGHWAY AND INTERSTATE SPEEDS (70MPH). BUMPY OR WINDY CONDITIONS MAKE THE CONTROL PROBLEMS WORSE. THE PROBLEM BECOMES MORE UNSAFE ON CURVY ROADS WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC WHERE I AM UNABLE TO MAINTAIN SPEED WITH OTHER VEHICLES AND IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO REMAIN WITHIN LANE MARKINGS.

WELDS ON 2018 JEEP WRANGLER JLU SPORT FRAME ARE BAD IN MANY WAYS. PROBLEMS INCLUDE: -INCOMPLETE WELD IF TRACK BAR WELD WHICH COULD CAUSE FAILURE AND LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL -POROUS WELDS - MANY OF THE WELDS ARE POROUS -LACK OF PENETRATION -OVERWELD AKA WELD DRIP -NEARLY 90% OF THE WELDS HAVE WELD SLAG THAT WAS NOT CLEANED OFF BEFORE PAINTING. RESULTING IN PARTS OF THE WELD NOT BEING PAINTED AND PRONE TO RUST AND EVENTUAL FAULURE -THERE IS ALSO A GREAT DEAL OF WELD SPRAY THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN CLEANED OFF -THERE ARE ALSO WELDS THAT WERE NOT COMPLETED...FOR INSTANCE THERE IS ONE ON EACH SIDE IN THE REAR WHERE THEY ONLY WELDED HALF OF THE TUBING THAT SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED A COMPLETE WELD AROUND ITS CIRCUMFERENCE. WELDS WERE EXAMINED BY PRESTIGE JEEP AND A DISTRICT REP WHO SAID THEIR WERE FINE HOWEVER THIS WAS NOT A CERTIFIED WELDING INSPECTOR. CASE WAS BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF JEEP CARES/JEEP WAVES WHO LOOKED OVER SOME 160 PHOTOS I SENT OF THE WELDS AT WHICH POINT THEY SAID THIS ISN'T A CONCERN. IRREGARDLESS OF THE SAFETY ISSUES...AT MINIMUM THERE SHOULD BE PAINT ON THE WELDS ON MY FRAME. THE SAFETY ISSUES THEMSELVES ARE FRIGHTENING AS ONE OTHER OWNER OF THE SAME VEHICLE HAS ALREADY HAD HIS TRACK BAR BRACKET BREAK OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY. HE IS LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. I HAVE MANY PHOTOS THAT I AM HAPPY TO SEND IN HOWEVER, YOUR SITE ONLY ALLOWS 5. THIS JEEP IS 3 WEEKS OLD AT THE TIME OF THESE PHOTOS AND HAS SEEN RAIN 4 TIMES. AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PICTURES THERE ARE HOLES

2018 JEEP WRANGLER JLU SPORT. THE AC/HEATER IS OUTPUTTING A STRANGE MOLDY SMELL THAT SMELLS LIKE ROTTING SHOES. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS STARTED AND STATIONARY AND AGAIN APPROXIMATELY EVERY 30 MINUTES OF DRIVING. THIS IS A BIG ISSUE FOR ME AS I AM ALLERGIC TO MOLDS. JEEP SEEMS TO BE BLOWING OFF THE ISSUE AND REFUSES TO DO MUCH ABOUT IT.

2018 JEEP WRANGLER JLU SPORT. DURING DRIVING AT 75MPH, COLD AIR WAS FOUND COMING OUT OF GLOVE BOX SEAMS. OPENED GLOVEBOX AND COLD AIR IS POURING OUT. THIS IS WHEN THE HEATER IS ON. JEEP DOESN'T SEEM TO WANT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

2018 JEEP WRANGLER JLU SPORT. THE RECENT 5 INCH RADIO FIRMWARE UPDATE HAS CAUSED THE RADIOS TOUCHSCREEN TO BECOME UNCOMFORTABLY HOT TO THE TOUCH. AFTER THE UPDATE THE RADIO REFUSES TO SHUT OFF. IT WILL ALSO UNEXPECTEDLY SHUT OFF AND THE BACKUP CAMERA WILL STOP FUNCTIONING TEMPORARILY. THERE ARE ALSO MANY OTHER NON SAFETY ISSUES THAT JEEP SEEMS TO WANT TO IGNORE WITH THIS RADIO LIKE THE LACK OF RECEPTION BOTH TERRESTRIAL AND SATALLITE, THE LACK OF DISPLAYABLE CHARACTERS, THE FREEZING OF THE RADIO TO BLUE SCREEN, AND THE LAG IN THE TOUCH SCREEN AND VOLUME. JEEP REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE AND HAS SAID THAT THERE WILL NOT BE ANOTHER UPDATE UNTIL OCTOBER. SEEMS TO ME THAT WHEN YOU BUY A VEHICLE YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TO WAIT SIX MONTHS FOR A WORKING RADIO.

THE 2018 JEEP JL HAVE ELECTRONIC STEERING CONTROL AND PAST 60MPG, IT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO STEER TO THE RIGHT. THE STEERING STICKS AND I HAVE TO MUSCLE IT TO GET IT TO STEER TO THE RIGHT WHICH HAS MADE ME ALMOST GET INTO SEVERAL ACCIDENTS.

WHEN THIS DANGEROUS INCIDENT OCCURRED, I HAD MY DAUGHTER AND TWO GRANDCHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME AND WE WERE TRAVELING ON A FOUR-LANE, DIVIDED HIGHWAY. I WAS PREPARING TO MOVE FROM THE INSIDE TO THE OUTSIDE LANE OF TRAVEL IN ANTICIPATION OF MAKING A RIGHT-HAND TURN. WHEN I BEGAN TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT, IT FELT LIKE THE STEERING WAS LOCKED AND IT WAS ONLY WITH A GOOD DEAL OF FORCE THAT I WAS ABLE TO COMPLETE MY LANE CHANGE. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO APPLY ENOUGH FORCE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY NOT APPLYING TOO MUCH SO AS TO CAUSE MYSELF TO OVERSTEER AND POTENTIAL LEAVE THE ROADWAY. WHEN I GOT TO THE INTERSECTION WHERE I NEEDED TO MAKE MY RIGHT-HAND TURN, I AGAIN HAD TO APPLY A GOOD DEAL OF FORCE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND COMPLETE MY TURN. THIS CONDITION CONTINUED UNTIL I ARRIVED HOME SOME FIVE TO TEN MILES AWAY. I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE THAT IT WAS VERY HOT THAT AFTERNOON (APPROXIMATELY 95F). I HAVE READ THAT JEEP IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND THAT THE PRIME SUSPECT IN THE CAUSE OF THIS SAFETY ISSUE IS THE NEW ALUMINUM STEERING GEAR BOX THEY INTRODUCED ON THIS MODEL. THE FACT THAT ALUMINUM HAS A GREATER THERMAL EXPANSION RATE THAN THE PREVIOUSLY USED STEEL STEERING GEARBOXES CERTAINLY WARRANTS THIS SUSPICION. I HAVE ALSO READ THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAS HAD SEVERAL "CONFIRMED REPAIRS" OF THIS "STEERING LOCKUP" ISSUE BY REPLACING THE STEERING GEARBOX WITH A RUMORED NEW, MODIFIED ONE. WITH THESE CONSIDERATIONS IN MIND, I BELIEVE THE HIGH TE

STEERING GEAR BOX LOCKS UP OCCASIONALLY WHILE TRYING TO TURN, INHIBITING A TURN FROM BEING MADE WHILE MOVING. SEEMS TO ONLY HAPPEN WHEN IT IS HOT.

THE JEEP WANDERS AND DRIFTS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS...STEERING IS BAD!!! I GET THE WANDERING AND THE DEAD SPOT AND FLOATING FEEL WHEN ON LONG STRAIGHT AWAYS DOING 50+ MPH. IT'S A CAUSE AND EFFECT BECAUSE OF THE UNRESPONSIVENESS OF THE STEERING, SO YOU OVERCORRECT CAUSING YOU TO GO SIDE TO SIDE IN THE LANE. THUS MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO KEEP IT GOING STRAIGHT AND REQUIRING YOU TO DRIVE WITH TWO HANDS ON THE WHEEL. MY TIRES WERE AT 44 PSI. AIRED THEM DOWN TO 38 PSI. DID NOT HELP BECAUSE THE STEERING AT HIGHER SPEEDS IS JUST SLOPPY AND UNRESPONSIVE WITH A GOOD 1 INCH PLUS OF PLAY IN THE WHEEL. I ALSO TRIED THE ROUGH COUNTRY STEERING STABILIZER. IT DID NOTHING TO HELP THE WANDERING. IT WAS ACTUALLY WORSE THEN STOCK. IN FACT I GOT A LOT MORE BOUNCE ON THE TIRES WHEN I HIT A BUMP OR HOLE IN THE ROAD, SO I PUT THE STOCK STEERING STABILIZER BACK ON. IT SEEMS THAT IT TAKES THE COMPUTER A FEW SECONDS TOO LONG TO RECEIVE THE INPUT FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. I'M NO ENGINEER OR MECHANIC AND I'M NOT TOO SMART (LOL) BUT I CAN TELL YOU THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE SOFTWARE AND STEERING BOX (GEAR). LIKE I SAID, I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS JEEPS AND TRUCKS AND I HAVE BEEN A POLICE OFFICER FOR OVER 20 YEARS, SO HAVE A TON OF DRIVING EXPERIENCE AND I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY VEHICLE WITH THIS STEERING ISSUE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER SPEEDS ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS, WHERE YOU FEEL IT AND DEAL WITH IT MOST. JEEP AND FCA NEED TO GET THERE [XXX] IN GEAR AND FIX THIS ISSUE ASAP BEFORE THERE IS A FA

THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE STEERING CONTROL SYSTEM ON 2018 JEEP WRANGLER FROM THE FACTORY. THE ISSUE REQUIRES CONSTANT STEERING EFFORT TO KEEP THE VEHICLE IN LANE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WANDERS AROUND ALL OVER THE LANE ABOVE 65 MILES PER HOUR. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE, BECAUSE IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY. THE FOLLOWING VIDEO ILLUSTRATES THE PROBLEM: HTTPS://DRIVE.GOOGLE.COM/FILE/D/1V75CD60U9MY1QUWAD3XSCWY-PRPUCLTX/VIEW LINK TO OTHER OWNERS, WHO HAVE ENCOUNTERED THE SAME ISSUE: HTTPS://WWW.JLWRANGLERFORUMS.COM/FORUM/THREADS/STEERING-FEELS-LIKE-IT-HAS-PLAY-AND-DRIFTS.3691/

HELLO , I HAVE ABOUT 1,700 MILES ON MY JLUR AND THE STEERING ISSUE IS SO FRUSTRATING.THIS PAST WEEK I TOOK A ROAD TRIP AND FOUND MYSELF MAKING CORRECTIONS CONSTANTLY. ... ON GOING SINCE PURCHASE. THE ISSUE SEEMS TO BE A DEAD SPOT/PLAY AT CENTER WHERE IT TAKES CONSTANT BACK AND FORTH..NOT AS BAD UNDER 50 MPH..ON A SIDE STREET..GETS WORSE ABOVE 50 MPH ON A FREEWAY. STEERING HAS NEVER BEEN RIGHT. MY WIFE WILL NOT DRIVE IT. I TOOK TO MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY WERE NO HELP THEY JUST INDICATED THAT'S HOW THEY DRIVE.....NOT TRUE. I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE IT TO ANOTHER LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT RESOLVED.I AM HOPING THIS IS POSSIBLY A STEERING BOX ISSUE- REPLACEMENT OR ADJUSTMENT .THERE ARE REPORTS OF THIS RESOLVING THE ISSUE. I REALLY NEED YOUR HELP ON THIS ISSUE. WE LOVE EVERYTHING ELSE ON THE JEEP. JUST WANT IT TO STEER CORRECTLY. THANK YOU FOR ANY ASSISTANCE YOU CAN PROVIDE TO EXPEDITE THIS ISSUE, NOTE: IT HAS HAD AN ALIGNMENT AND TIRE PRESSURE IS CORRECT AS WELL.

THE STEERING GETS STUCK AT VARIOUS TIMES WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT. MY FAMILY WAS EXITING A HIGHWAY ON OUR RIGHT, TAKING THE OFF RAMP TO ANOTHER HIGHWAY ON OUR LEFT. THE VEHICLE DID NOT WANT TO TURN TO THE LEFT IN THE CURVE OF THE OFF RAMP. IT TOOK SIGNIFICANT FORCE TO KEEP IT FROM HITTING THE SIDE OF THE ON RAMP (WHICH WAS ON AN ELEVATED HIGHWAY) THEN OVER CORRECTED FROM THIS SIGNIFICANT FORCE AND PUT US INTO THE NEXT LANE BARELY MISSING OTHER CARS. ON ANOTHER OCCASION WE WERE NOT ABLE TO TURN TO THE LEFT WHEN MERGING LANES ALMOST CAUSING ANOTHER ACCIDENT.

THERE IS EXCESSIVE PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL, CAUSING CONSTANT CORRECTIONS FOR STRAIGHT HIGHWAY DRIVING, AND THE VEHICLE WANDERS ALL OVER THE LANE. CONSTANT ATTENTION IS NEEDED TO GO STRAIT. IF LOOKING AWAY FOR A SECOND, I HAVE FOUND MYSELF DRIFTING INTO AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT LANE.

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 50 OR MORE THE STEERING HAS 3"S OF PLAY IN IT TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL WITHOUT MAKING THE VEHICLE ACTUALLY MOVE IN THAT DIRECTION. THIS MAKES IT HARD TO STAY IN MY LANE AND IT IS TIRING MAKING CORRECTIONS EVERY SECOND. MY JEEP DEALER LOOKED AT IT AND SAID EVERYTHING IS TIGHT AND GAVE IT BACK TO ME AS COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. REALLY?

STEERING WHEEL REQUIRES CONSTANT ADJUSTMENT TO KEEP THE VEHICLE IN A STRAIGHT LINE EVEN ON A FLAT ROAD

STEERING HAS A SUBSTANTIAL DEAD-ZONE IN THE MIDDLE WHERE TURNING THE WHEEL DOES NOTHING. ON TOP OF THAT, AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ITS DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE VEHICLE IN A STRAIGHT LINE, YOU CONSTANTLY HAVE TO CORRECT TO KEEP IT DRIVING STRAIGHT. DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY SPEEDS SEEM DOWNRIGHT DANGEROUS.

THERE IS TOO MUCH PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL (NEED TO MOVE STEERING WHEEL TOO FAR BEFORE VEHICLE REACTS). ALSO, THE VEHICLE TENDS TO "WANDER" AND DOES NOT TRACK IN A STRAIGHT LINE (ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS). I HAVE TO MAKE CONSTANT STEERING CORRECTIONS TO STAY IN MY LANE. THE PROBLEM IS ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE WHEN TRAVELING ALONG CURVES AS THE VEHICLE STARTS TO SWAY ERRATICALLY BACK AND FORTH WITH THESE ADJUSTMENTS. DRIVING THE VEHICLE TAKES TOO MUCH WORK AND SEEMS UNSAFE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR THIS ISSUE. THE FIRST TIME, I WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING WAS FOUND AND THAT OTHER SIMILAR MODELS DROVE THE SAME. THE SECOND TIME, SOME ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE, BUT IT WAS STILL FOUND TO BE "IN SPEC." THIS IS MY 5TH JEEP WRANGLER - NONE OF THE OTHERS FELT THIS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I SUSPECT THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH THE 2018 JL REDESIGN.

CAR LEAKING FUEL THE CAR TURNED OF WHILE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT (~15MPH). I PUT IT PARK AND STARTED IT AGAIN, NO PROBLEM. AS I APPROACHED THE NEXT STOP LIGHT, IT TURNED OFF AGAIN. THIS TIME IT TOOK CRANKED FOR ABOUT 4 SECONDS BEFORE STARTING. I HEADED TOWARDS THE NEAREST PARKING LOT AND THE CAR STARTED HESITATING. WHEN I PULLED IN I FOUND THAT IT WAS LEAKING GAS FROM WHAT APPEARED TO BE ABOVE THE GAS TANK. IT PUDDLED UP BEHIND THE PASSENGER REAR OF THE VEHICLE. GOT IT TOWED TO THE DEALER FROM THERE. - NO GAS LEAKED WHERE IT WAS PREVIOUSLY PARKED FOR OVER 6 HOURS. - PROBLEMS STARTED ONLY A COUPLE MINUTES AFTER STARTING IT - CAR HAD A FULL TANK OF GAS, FILLED IT THAT MORNING. - AS THE TOW DRIVER GOT IT LIFTED, A LOT MORE GAS STARTED LEAKING OUT. (WHILE ONLY THE FRONT END WAS ON THE FLAT BED). - ABOUT A HALF A GALLON OF GAS LEAKED OUT (THAT I KNOW OF) *BF UPDATE 11/2/18*JB

I HAD JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND WAS DRIVING IT HOME ON THE FREEWAY, WHEN I NOTICED THE VEHICLE WANDERING ALL OVER THE ROAD. THERE WAS AT LEAST ONE INCH OF FREE PLAY/DEAD SPACE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STEERING TRAVEL WHERE STEERING INPUT DID NOT RESULT IN CORRESPONDING TURNING EFFECT. THIS CAUSED CONTINUAL CORRECTION AND OVER-CORRECTION. IT WAS A FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE TO SAY THE LEAST. IT WAS ESPECIALLY BAD IN WINDY CONDITIONS OR WHEN PASSING LARGE TRUCKS.

I HAVE POSTED IN ANOTHER THREAD ABOUT THE STEERING ISSUE, BUT I WANTED TO UPDATE YOU ALL AS WELL. I PICKED UP MY NEW JLU RUBICON OVER A MONTH AGO AND AFTER LIMITED DRIVING (200 MILES), IT SITS IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE DEALER TIGHTENED UP THE STEERING BOX, BUT THAT WAS NOT THE FIX. IT IS SIMPLY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AT SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY. WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENS IS WHEN YOU TRY TO MAKE A SMALL STEERING INPUT, NOTHING HAPPENS. SO YOU ADD A LITTLE MORE INPUT AND IT OVER CORRECTS LEADING YOU TO TRY TO CORRECT IN THE OTHER DIRECTION WHICH MAKES IT OVERCORRECT IN THE OTHER DIRECTION. NOW YOU HAVE TO FIGHT IT TO KEEP IT IN ITS LANE, ITS LIKE DRIVING ON A SNOW COVERED ROAD. SO YESTERDAY I ASKED THE SERVICE MANAGER TO CALL HIS JEEP REP AND THIS IS HIS REPLY: "YES IT IS STEERING GEAR, STEERING CHUCK. THERE IS NO SENSE REPLACING WITH THE SAME ONE THEY HAVE THAT THEY ARE USING ON THE ASSEMBLY LINE. THEY NEED TO HAVE A UPDATED ONE FIRST, OR WE ARE NOT ACCOMPLISHING ANYTHING AT ALL. I AM ON IT WITH THE T/A FOR CHRYSLER.......WAITING ON HIS RESPONSE. CHRYSLER IS VERY AWARE OF THE CONCERN NOW." SO JEEP IS AWARE AND SWAPPING OUT THE STEERING BOX SEEMS LIKE IT'S NOT THE FIX. I'M NOT REAL HAPPY THAT THEY ARE NOT PUBLICIZING THIS TO NEW JLU OWNER. I DON'T KNOW WHAT A STEERING CHUCK IS, BUT EVIDENTLY IT NEEDS TO BE UPDATED. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WHICH STARTED RIGHT WHEN I TOOK DELIVERY AND CONTINUES TO TODAY. I HAVE SINCE DROPPED THE JEEP OF AT THE DEALER AND WILL NOT PICK IT BACK UP UNTIL THE PROBL

JEEP STEERING IS VERY VAGUE, CONSTANTLY DRIFTING LEFT THEN RIGHT. NEED TO KEEP CORRECTING THE SEERING WHEEL.

NEW JL SAHARA HAS SERIOUS PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL MAKING IT A CONSTANT BATTLE TO GET THE CAR TO TRACK STRAIGHT. YOU HAVE TO CONSTANTLY MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO KEEP THE VEHICLE IN YOUR LANE. I WAS PULLED OVER FOR 'ERRATIC DRIVING' ON A 45MPH CITY ROAD ON THE FIRST DAY OF OWNERSHIP. I HAVE NOT BEEN PULLED OVER IN 10 YEARS PRIOR TO THIS. THERE IS A FULL 1" OF LOOSE PLAY IN THE WHEEL WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE TRACK WILL NOT ADJUST IN THAT 1" RANGE SO YOU GET A 'SHAKEY' EFFECT TRYING TO STEER ACCURATELY. THIS IS MY 3RD WRANGLER MODEL AND SOMETHING IS OBVIOUSLY WRONG. IT IS NOT A "JEEP THING" AS MY TJ AND JK MODELS DID NOT HAVE THIS TYPE OF PLAY IN THE STEERING. FCA IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND NEED TO STOP SALES AND ISSUE AN IMMEDIATE RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE DIES.

VEHICLE HAS AN UNUSUALLY LARGE "DEAD" SPOT WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS ON CENTER. VEHICLE REQUIRES CONSTANT SMALL CORRECTIONS TO REMAIN IN THE CENTER OF A LANE WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, AND ROAD IRREGULARITIES OR WIND GUSTS CAN CAUSE ABRUPT (BUT SMALL) CHANGES IN DIRECTION REQUIRING A QUICK RESPONSE FROM THE DRIVER TO MAINTAIN THE DESIRED DIRECTION. OFF-CENTER THE STEERING CONTROL APPEARS FINE, PARTICULARLY AT LOWER SPEEDS.

I TOOK DELIVERY OF THIS NEW VEHICLE IN EARLY JUNE 2018. SINCE FIRST DRIVING IT, I AM EXPERIENCING WAY TOO MUCH "STEERING PLAY" AT THE CENTER POSITION OF THE STEERING WHEEL AT SPEEDS ABOVE 40-50 MPH, ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ON PERFECTLY STRAIGHT AND SMOOTH HIGHWAYS. AT TIMES IT IS QUITE DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE VEHICLE ON A RELIABLE STRAIGHT PATH; TOO MUCH FREQUENT STEERING INPUT IS REQUIRED TO STAY COMFORTABLY CENTERED IN MY LANE. I'VE HAD SEVERAL "WHITE KNUCKLE" DRIVING EVENTS IN PERFECT DRIVING CONDITIONS (SUNNY, DRY, GOOD ROAD, NO EXCESSIVE SPEED) -- ALL DUE TO THE VAGUE STEERING AND CONSTANT NEED TO CORRECT AND RE-CORRECT A STRAIGHT-LINE STEERING PATH WHEN DRIVING ABOVE APPROXIMATELY 40-50 MPH. I HAVE HAD A JEEP DEALER INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ADJUSTED THE WHEEL ALIGNMENT, BUT OTHERWISE PRONOUNCED IT OK. THE WHEEL ALIGNMENT DID NOTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD THIS "WANDERING STEERING" PROBLEM ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. I AM INDICATING TODAY'S DATE IN THE "WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN" SECTION OF YOUR FORM.

AT RANDOM TIMES WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE IT FEELS AS IF MY JEEP IS FLOATING OVER THE ROAD AND IN AND OUT OF MY LANE. I NOTICE IT MORE AS HIGHER SPEEDS. WHEN I TRY TO COMPENSATE IT FEELS LIKE THE STEERING IS ALL OVER THE PLACE AND YOU HAVE TO OVER CORRECT TO GET IT TO RESPOND. IT CAN BE VERY SCARY. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND HAD IT CHECKED OUT. THEY HAD OVER INFLATED THE TIRES. THEY CORRECTED TIRE PRESSURE BUT IT STILL HAPPENS AT RANDOM TIMES. THEY SAID IT CHECKS OUT FINE. I FEEL LIKE IT AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. OTHER JEEP OWNERS HAVE DRIVEN MY VEHICLE AND THEY AGREE THAT IT IS NOT NORMAL. I KNOW IT HAS ELECTRONIC STEERING. IT FEELS LIKE A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AT TIMES.

STEERING WANDERS RIGHT AND LEFT AND IS VERY LOOSE AND LACKS CONTROL TO BRING IT BACK WHILE IN MOTION. PARTICULARLY BAD WHEN TURNING

MY REAR GLASS IMPLODED WHILE THE JEEP WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. I WAS 30 FEET AWAY HEARD A POP, TURNED AROUND AND SAW THE GLASS ALL OVER THE DRIVEWAY. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF ANYTHING HITTING THE GLASS. THE TEMPERATURE WAS IN 75 DEGREES. IT APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT.

STEERING IS LOOSE AND HARD TO CONTROL ON HIGHWAY. STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP/FROZE WHILE TAKING A LEFT TURN ON HIGHWAY PREVENTING OPERATOR TO CORRECT VEHICLES DIRECTION. VEHICLE MOVED INTO OUTER LANES WHERE A COLLISION COULD HAVE OCCURRED. STEERING HAD BEAME STIFF AND USING A LARGE AMOUNT OF FORCE WOULD NOT CORRECT STEERING WHEEL. SOON AFTER, STEERING WHEEL TIGHTENED AGAIN AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN MAKING A SLOW LEFT TURN ONTO HIGHWAY CENTER LANE.

MY NEW JEEP WRANGLER HAS AN EXCESSIVE ABOUT OF 'PLAY' IN THE STEERING. I'M CONSTANTLY TRYING TO CORRECT IT JUST TO KEEP IT GOING THE DIRECTION INTENDED. IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE ANY DISTANCE. I'M WORN OUT WHEN I ARRIVE AT MY DESTINATION DUE TO STEERING ISSUE. I'M ALSO AFRAID THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE HELP!