2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee Suspension Problems

My jeep does the death wobble anytime I hit a small bump in the road, pothole, Lane marker...etc. it is very hard to control at that point and seems as though it might flip if it gets any worst or hit a big enough bump. It is very hard to control and to get to stop once it gets going. It poses a huge safety concern for myself and others being that I have to get the truck to stop when it does the death wobble which means someone coming behind me would/should have to stop as well and definitely is a nuisance to myself and other drivers. Please help. I have read and been told it could be any one of the steering or suspension components.

NHTSA ID

11494656

Incident

Sep 22, 2022

When the steering wheel is turned either completely to the right or left while moving forward or in reverse, a scrubbing noise is heard that appears to be the tire wheel coming in contact with the suspension.

NHTSA ID

11492184

Incident

Jul 8, 2022

The contact owns a 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that while driving approximately 20 MPH, the vehicle suddenly lunged to the right. The contact stated that on several occasions while attempting to accelerate, the vehicle lunged to the left or to the right. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact inspected the vehicle and became aware that the driver’s side rear control arm was extremely rusted. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 94,009.

NHTSA ID

11488002

Incident

Sep 26, 2022

Mileage

94,009 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL VIBRATION FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHICH WAS ALSO FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIBRATION CEASED AT LOW SPEEDS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONSTANT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BARNETT CHRYSLER JEEP DEALER, LOCATED AT (3430 HWY 61 N, WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN 55110) TO BE DIAGNOSED. A CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 270,000.

NHTSA ID

11311346

Incident

Jan 2, 2020

Mileage

270,000 mi

ANYTIME I HIT A SMALL BUMP IN ROAD OR WHEN TURNING THE FRONT END LOSES CONTROL AND VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY SENDING ME INTO OTHER LANE. SEVERAL WIRES HAVE MELTED UNDER THE HOOD AND THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT GETS EXTREMELY HOT WHILE DRIVING A DISTANCE OVER 13 MILES

NHTSA ID

11270586

Incident

Sep 17, 2019

Mileage

116,007 mi

WHEN DRIVING, THE STEERING PULLS TO THE LEFT SIDE FAIRLY HARD. ALSO, WHEN MAKING EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT TURNS THE RESULT IS A VERY JERKY AND NOT SMOOTH. WHEN THERE IS A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKS AND TURNS SLIGHTLY CAUSING POSSIBLE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE IS DRIVE-ABLE HOWEVER THERE IS DEFINITELY SOME CAUSE FOR CONCERN. HAVE REPLACED THE SUSPENSION WITH BRAND NEW SHOCKS AND THERE SEEMS TO BE NO DIFFERENCE IN THE STEERING WHEEL'S RESPONSE TO BUMPS. WHEELS ALSO APPEAR TO BE IN GREAT ALIGNMENT AS WELL. I HAVE SEEN WHERE THIS ISSUE IS VERY COMMON WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL AND WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO GET THE ISSUE CORRECTED FOR A FEELING OF COMFORT AND SAFETY WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID

11230833

Incident

Jul 1, 2019

Mileage

144,600 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING ABOVE 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND SHOOK WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BALL JOINTS AND THE TRAC ON NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL OTHER TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 230,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

11032855

Incident

Aug 7, 2017

Mileage

230,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A SEVERE CHANGE IN DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER WHERE VARIOUS UNKNOWN PARTS WERE REPLACED FROM THE SUSPENSION. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 134,440.

NHTSA ID

11015030

Incident

Jan 2, 2017

Mileage

134,440 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION AND STARTED TO WOBBLE. THE FAILURE BEGAN APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS AGO. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GLOBAL TRANSMISSION IN JAMAICA QUEENS, NEW YORK AND THE CONTROL ARM WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000.

NHTSA ID

11010264

Incident

Jul 22, 2017

Mileage

175,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE (DEATH WOBBLE). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT TIE RODS, STEERING COLUMN, AND OTHER PARTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.

NHTSA ID

10895859

Incident

May 5, 2016

Mileage

138,000 mi

MY JEEP HAS WHAT IS KNOWN AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE" WHERE ALL THE FACTORY SUSPENSION PARTS START FAILING RAPIDLY. YOU CAN'T CONTROL YOUR STOPPING ABOVE 40MPH BECAUSE IT SHAKES SO BAD YOU LOSE HOLD OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH JEEPS FROM THE 2000S.

NHTSA ID

10863986

Incident

Sep 7, 2015

Mileage

190,000 mi

2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WHEN TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT AT SLOW SPEED IT HAS AN AWFUL GRIND NOISE. ALSO WHEN DRIVING ON UNEVEN PAVEMENT HAS DEATH WABBLE AND TERRIBLE SWAY. I HAVE REPLACED CONTROL ARMS SWAY ARMS YOU NAME IT. THE SUSPENSION ON THE VEHICLE FEELS UNSAFE AND MAY POSE AS IF YOUR VEHICLE MAY ROLL OVER AT ANY TIME. I CERTAINLY WOULDN'T RECOMMEND THIS VEHICLE. IT SEEMS THIS HAS BEEN A CONSTANT COMPLAINT BY MANY CONSUMERS BUT YET NO RECALL.

NHTSA ID

10862160

Mileage

98,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED WORST THAN BEFORE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

NHTSA ID

10845949

Incident

Aug 10, 2014

Mileage

50,000 mi

I HAVE REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH TWICE IN ONE YEAR (2014). I HAVE PURCHASED A RE-MANUFACTURED ENGINE 2014, SHIPPED FROM TEXAS TO DETROIT, MI.

NHTSA ID

10744731

Incident

Sep 15, 2013

I WAS DRIVING TO THE STORE WHEN THE RIGHT FRONT LOWER SPRING SUPPORT GAVE OUT.I HAVE NOW BEEN WITHOUT A CAR FOR 3 WEEKS. UPDATED 09/10/15*LJ UPDATED 12/12/2017*CN

NHTSA ID

10744310

Incident

Jun 30, 2015

Mileage

80,000 mi

MY WIFE WAS BACKING UP IN OUR DRIVE WAY SHE DID NOT SEE MY SONS HONDA CIVIC BEHIND HER VERY POOR VISION FROM BEING SO HIGH FACTORY SETTINGS. SHE RIPPED THE GAS TANK OPEN. A FEW YEARS LATER SHE WAS REAR ENDED AND AGAIN THE TANK RIPPED OPEN WE WERE LUCKY BOTH TIMES NO FIRE. THEN WE HAVE HAD DEATH WOBBLE EVERY JEEP SUFFER,S FROM IT AT SOME TIME IN IT,S LIFE AS PER THE DEALER. I REPLACED EVERY STEERING PART IN THE FRONT END AFTER 40,000 MILES AGAIN IT HAPPENED TO ME AT 55MPH ON THE HIGHWAY I CAME SO CLOSE TO IT ROLLING IT OVER IT TOOK ME MORE THAN A MONTH TO GET BACK IN IT. THE DESIGN OF THE REAR IS JUST AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN THE REAR IS THE SAME AS A RAMP TO DRIVE UP. I AM FAR FROM A RICH MAN THIS PRODUCT COST ME CLOSE TO 40,GRAND. I TRULY THOUGHT WE COULD GET A FEW COST FREE MILES.I AM DISABLED I LIVE ON A FIXED INCOME. NOW MY INVESTMENT IS WORTHLESS. I WAS A DRIVER FOR A LIVING AND HAVE DRIVEN MORE THAN A THOUSAND CARS AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS WITH ANY OTHER CAR HELP HELP HELP PLEASE [XXX] P.S I SERVICE MY CARS LIKE CLOCKWORK! I TRY TO FIX THINGS BEFORE THEY BREAK..THIS JEEP HAS ME BEAT! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10522552

Incident

Sep 12, 2012

Mileage

52,000 mi

GOOD EVENING, I OWN A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO 4X4. I HAD BOUGHT MY VEHICLE A FEW YEARS AGO WITH ABOUT 18,000 MILES ON IT. AFTER TAKING IT FOR A TEST DRIVE THERE WAS A SLIGHT CLICKING NOISE FROM THE FRONT WHEELS. AFTER TODAY, THE CLICKING NOISE SEEMS TO GET LOUDER AT DRIVING 25 MPH. I TRIED TO TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM BY RESEARCHING SIMILAR INSTANCES ON THE INTERNET. THERE WAS A GENERAL CONSENSUS THAT A BAD U-JOINT WAS THE CULPRIT DUE TO A LACK OF PERMANENT GREASE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN USED BY THE MANUFACTURER. GIVEN THAT THIS CAN LEAD TO THE VEHICLE LOSING CONTROL WHEN THE U-JOINT SNAPS CAN BE LETHAL. PLEASE INQUIRE WHETHER THIS IS A FEASIBLE ISSUE THAT CAN BE RECALLED FOR MY VEHICLE. THANK YOU. *TR

NHTSA ID

10478021

Incident

Sep 28, 2012

Mileage

42,000 mi

I AM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING, BRAKES, AND THE HEAT VENT. WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT, IT MAKES THIS AWFUL NOISE. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE FRONT END BEGINS TO SHAKE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO GET THE BRAKES CHANGED AND THEY SAID THE PADS LOOK FINE. WHEN I HAD THE HEATER ON, IT WAS BLOWING COLD AIR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10224831

Incident

Apr 9, 2007

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A POPPING NOISE OCCURRED IN THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE OF THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHILE MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN AND TRAVELING AS LOW AS 5 MPH. THE NOISE DOES NOT OCCUR WHILE TRAVELING STRAIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP WHO DETERMINED THE RIGHT SIDE BALL JOINT WAS DEFECTIVE AND WAS REPLACED. ABOUT ONE MONTH LATER THE NOISE REOCCURRED ON THE RIGHT AND LEFT SIDES. THERE IS AN NHTSA RECALL, # 06V288000, REGARDING THE SUSPENSION: FRONT: CONTROL ARM: LOWER BALL JOINT. THE VEHICLE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

NHTSA ID

10166726

Incident

Aug 28, 2006

Mileage

60,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY, THERE WAS A SQUEALING NOISE THAT CAME FROM THE REAR UNDERCARRIAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE LEFT REAR AXLE WAS BENT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE LEFT REAR AXLE, BUT THE SQUEALING NOISE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

NHTSA ID

10166256

Incident

Aug 22, 2006

Mileage

23,300 mi

VIBRATION IN FRONT END. *NM

NHTSA ID

10159836

Incident

Apr 15, 2006

THE FLOOR BOARDS ARE LEAKING, AND THE DEALERS CANNOT DETERMINE WHERE THE WATER IS COMING FROM AFTER CHECKING THE HEATER AND THE AIR CONDITIONER . THE SEALS AND SHOCKS WERE REPLACED. *NM

NHTSA ID

10108586

Incident

Oct 11, 2004

Mileage

12,000 mi