Owner-reported complaints naming the suspension system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2007 Jeep Wrangler 2-Dr 4X4 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 38 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
The 25 most recent of 38, in the owner's own words
WHEN GOING 55MPH DOWN THE ROAD ,IT BEGINS TO SHAKE WITH NO WARNING,I SEEN WHERE SOME PEOPLE CALL IT THE DEATH WOBBLE,IN ORDER FOR IT TO STOP SHAKING YOU HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP,AND THIS HAPPENS WHEN WE DRIVE IT OUT OF TOWN ,AND WE HAVE OWENED THIS JEEP SINCE 9/14/2015 WE BOUGHT IT USED
I'VE EXPERIENCED THE OCCURRENCE KNOWN AS THE "JEEP DEATH WOBBLE" TWICE NOW SINCE BUYING THIS JEEP LAST YEAR. BOTH HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING APPROX. 50MPH ON HIGHWAY. *TR
PURCHASED A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER LESS THAN A COUPLE YEARS AGO WITH AROUND 53K MILES. I HAVE JUST START EXPERIENCING WHAT IS KNOWN AS DEATH WOBBLE, IN THE MIDDLE OF MY TRIP FROM COLORADO TO VIRGINIA AND THE JEEP HAS BEEN SHAKING VIOLENTLY AT RANDOM INTERVALS ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS KNOWN AS I SEEN OVER 200 COMPLAINTS ONLINE AND CHRYSLER REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND RECALL THESE JEEPS . I AM TAKING TO DEALER BUT I WON'T STOP UNTIL CHRYSLER REIMBURSES FOR THESE REPAIRS AND WANT OTHER PEOPLE INCLUDED THE GOVERNMENT TO LOOK INTO THIS. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT THIS IS NOT RIGHT THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.
VEHICLE IS EXHIBITING AN UNSAFE SPEED WOBBLE WHILE DRIVING ABOVE 40 MPH, VEHICLE ONLY HAS 50K MILES, I ALREADY HAD ALL OF THE SUSPENSION COMPONENTS REPLACED AND THE CONDITION REMAINS, CHRYSLER/JEEP AS A MANUFACTURER SHOULD COME UP WITH A REPAIR WHETHER IT IS COVERED BY MANUFACTURER OR BY CUSTOMER PAID, THERE SHOULD BE A PROPER REPAIR FOR THE PROBLEM, THIS CONDITION COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND INJURY
MY WRANGLER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING "DEATH WOBBLE" FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS. I FELT LIKE I WAS GOING TO LOSE CONTROL OF MY CAR TODAY SINCE IT WAS PARTICULARLY BAD. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING 60MPH WHEN THE CAR STARTED SHAKING VIGOROUSLY. I'VE TAKEN THIS TO THE JEEP DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES AND THEY CANNOT FIX IT. THIS HAPPENS AT LEAST 3 TIMES PER WEEK. JEEP NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS IMMEDIATELY. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS.
WITHIN A COUPLE WEEKS OF DRIVING I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 65 MPH AND HIT A SMALL BRIDGE BUMP, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. I HAD TO PULL OVER. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT. THE SHAKING WAS STILL THERE JUST NOT AS VIOLENT. IN THE PAST 7 YEARS I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY SAY THEY FIXED IT AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. AFTER THE WARRANTY RAN OUT THEY CHARGED ME OVER $3,000.00 TO FIX IT. AGAIN GOT A LITTLE BETTER FOR AWHILE, THE SHAKING WASN'T AS BAD. THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I BROUGHT IT BACK THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. I HAD SOMEONE TAKE A VIDEO ON THE INTERSTATE AFTER I HIT A BRIDGE BUMP SHOWING VIOLENT SHAKING AND DANGEROUS CONTROL. I SHOWED THE DEALERSHIP THE PROBLEM THEY SAID THEY HAVE SEEN IT BEFORE AND TOLD ME TO CALL CHRYSLER. I CALLED THEM THEY SAID THEY NEVER HEARD OF THAT PROBLEM BUT WOULD GET BACK TO ME IN A WEEK. TWO WEEKS WENT BY SO I CALLED THEM AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AND BRING IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHICH TOLD ME TO CALL THEM. I AM DRIVING A DEATH TRAP ON THE INTERSTATE AND NO ONE WILL IDENTIFY AND FIX THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 01/12/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED NO ONE COULD EXPLAIN WHY THE TIRES WERE CHOPPED, WHEN ALL THE SUSPENSION AND STEERING COMPONENTS CHECKED OUT FINE. UPDATED 01.19.16.*JB *TR
I HAD DEATH WOBBLE FROM POORLY MADE PARTS. STEERING STABILIZER IS WAS TO SMALL TO HANDLE EVERYDAY DRIVING AND THE BALL JOINTS ARE JUNK. 600 BUCKS LATER I FIGURED IT OUT SINCE THE DEALERSHIP DIDN'T WANT TO DEAL WITH THE ISSUE AND TALKING TO MECHANIC FRIENDS IT'S A COMMON REPLACEMENT SINCE THE COMPANY USES CHEAP PARTS. ALSO HAVE LOTS OF ISSUES WITH THE ESP, EGR VALVE, FALSE CODES FROM EGR AND O2 SENSORS. AND TODAY MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS GONE OFF. AND EVERY SINGLE TIME I GET GAS IT'S SPILLS OUT ALL OVER THE PLACE AND THE THROW OUT BEARING WHINES WHICH I WAS TOLD IS ALSO JUNK AND CAN FAIL RIGHT FROM PURCHASE TO OVER 100,000 MILES. IT WOULD BE VERY NICE IF CHRYSLER WOULD FIX THE CHEAP PARTS MADE FOR THE JEEP JK MODEL. JUST LOOK AT FORUMS YOU WITH FIND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS MODEL OF JEEP. *TR
WHILE TRAVELING DOWN A 35 MPH COUNTY ROAD, I WENT INTO A SMALL TURN AND MY JEEP STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING TO THE POINT THAT I COULD NOT CONTROL THE STEERING. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ON THE WEB AND HAVE SEEN IT OFTEN CALLED "DEATH WOBBLE". I MANAGED TO PULL OVER INTO A CHURCH PARKING LOT AND DECIDED TO TURN AROUND AND TAKE IT BACK HOME. ONCE I GOT GOING, THE STEERING WHEEL AGAIN BEGAN VIOLENTLY SHAKING AND AGAIN I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I CALLED MY HUSBAND TO COME GET ME BECAUSE I WAS NOT DRIVING THIS VEHICLE ANYMORE LIKE THIS. HE CRAWLED UNDER THE JEEP AND NOTICED THE WELDS OF THE STEERING STABILIZER BRACKET HAD COMPLETELY BROKEN OFF FROM THE FRONT AXLE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. ON OCT 11, 2011, I LOST CONTROL OF THE JEEP AND RAN OFF THE ROAD INTO A DITCH. THERE WAS $4000 WORTH OF DAMAGE INCLUDING REPLACEMENT OF THE FRONT AXLE BECAUSE THE STEERING STABILIZER BRACKET HAD SEPARATED FROM THE AXLE! I HAVE NO DOUBT IN MY MIND BECAUSE OF THE OCCURRENCE OF THIS SECOND INCIDENT THAT THE FIRST ACCIDENT WAS AT NO FAULT OF MY OWN BUT INSTEAD A MANUFACTURER FLAW IN THE DESIGN OF THIS BRACKET! *TR
AFTER DRIVING (BETWEEN 45 MPH AND 55 MPH) OVER A SERIES OF SMALL BUMPS IN THE ROAD (PAVED HIGHWAY), I EXPERIENCED (AND AM NOW CONTINUING TO EXPERIENCE, ON A MORE FREQUENT BASIS) A VERY DRAMATIC, VIOLENT, TERRIFYING, AND NEARLY UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING OF MY ENTIRE VEHICLE (2007 JEEP WRANGLER) WHICH I HAVE RECENTLY LEARNED ONLINE (FROM READING COUNTLESS REPORTS FROM OTHER JEEP WRANGLER DRIVERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME TERRIFYING EVENT) IS BEING CALLED THE DREADED JEEP "DEATH WOBBLE" (APPROPRIATELY NAMED AS ONE RIGHTLY FEELS AS THOUGH THE DRIVER OF AND PASSENGERS WITHIN VEHICLE COULD POSSIBLY SUFFER A TRAGIC AND LIFE-ENDING ACCIDENT RESULTING FROM THIS OBVIOUS VERY SERIOUS VEHICLE MALFUNCTION). AS A LOYAL JEEP CUSTOMER AND OWNER OVER THE PAST 3 DECADES (HAVING MY VEHICLES REGULARLY SERVICED AS RECOMMENDED AT THEIR AUTHORIZED CHRYSLER/JEEP LOCATIONS), I IMMEDIATELY REPORTED THIS MATTER TO CHRYSLER/JEEP CORPORATION AND AFTER ASKING IF A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED, WAS TOLD "NO" AND THAT NONE WAS BEING CONSIDERED. IN ABSOLUTE AMAZEMENT (AND DISGUST), I ADVISED CHRYSLER/JEEP THAT SUCH INACTION BY CHRYSLER/JEEP WOULD NOT ONLY PLACE ITS VEHICLE OWNERS AT GREAT PERSONAL RISK (ACCIDENT AND POSSIBLY EVEN DEATH FROM RESULTING ACCIDENTS), BUT COULD ALSO SUBJECT CHRYSLER/JEEP TO LEGAL ACTION SUCH AS CLASS ACTION SUITS BEING FILED NATIONWIDE BY EACH STATE'S ATTORNEYS GENERAL'S OFFICES. PLEASE KINDLY FULLY INVESTIGATE AND TAKE IMMEDIATE CORRECTIVE ACTION TO REQUIRE CHRYSLER/JEEP TO FULLY ADDRESS AND CORRECT THIS UNSAFE, TERRIFYING (AND POSSIBLY EVEN LIFE-THREATENING) MATTER. THANK YOU. *TR
WHILE DRIVING ROUGHLY 60-65MPH ON HIGHWAY 5 FROM SAN DIEGO TO LA THE FRONT END AND STEERING WHEEL OF MY VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AFTER DRIVING OVER ROUGH PAVEMENT. I DECREASED SPEED FROM 60-65MPH TO ROUGHLY 30-40 MPH PAYING ATTENTION TO TRAFFIC AS I VEERED FROM THE 2ND FAST LANE TO THE SHOULDER. THE VIOLENT SHAKING CONTINUED AS I PULLED THE VEHICLE TO SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY UNTIL I REACHED A SPEED OF ABOUT 15-20MPH. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO 2 DIFFERENT JEEP DEALERSHIPS; ONE IN SAN DIEGO AND ONE IN LA. THEY STATED THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I REPLACED THE SHOCKS, TIRES, AND DAMPER ALONG WITH MULTIPLE ALIGNMENTS AND THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. I'M SO AFRAID TO DRIVE IT THAT I RENTED A CAR.
JEEP PERFORMS DEATH WOBBLE AT 50-60 MPH. NUMEROUS TRIPS AND $$ TO MECHANICS (PLURAL) OVER END OF 2012-PRESENT WITH NO FIX. THIS IS WRONG. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO BUCK UP AND FIX IT BEFORE IT KILLS. *TR
AS FAR AS I CAN TELL, I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THE "DEATH WOBBLE." WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE ABOUT 65 MPH, I CROSSED OVER A BRIDGE AND WHEN MY FRONT TIRES GOT TO THE EDGE OF THE BRIDGE ON I-65, MY JEEP BEGAN SHAKING ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT 5 TIMES NOW IN THE LAST YEAR AND I ASSUMED IT WAS TIRE, SHOCK, OR ALIGNMENT ISSUES. NEW TIRES AND SHOCKS AND FRONT END ALIGNED. NOTHING DIFFERENT! *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH OVER A ROAD BUMP, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE SHAKING WOULD CEASE ONCE THE CONTACT DECELERATED TO LOWER SPEEDS. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE, WHO STATED THAT THERE COULD BE NUMEROUS CAUSES FOR THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.
WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH, AND HIT THE SMALLEST BUMP THE JEEP SHAKE OUT OF CONTROL. HAPPENED 5 TIMES TODAY. *TR
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, CAR EXPERIENCED A VIOLENT SHAKING. THE ENTIRE VEHICLE SHAKES UNTIL SPEED IS REDUCED TO AROUND 30 MPH. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS AND ALWAYS PLAYS OUT IN THE SAME MANNER. VERY DANGEROUS. *TR
WHEN GOING FASTER THAN 50 MILES PER HOUR THE CAR SHAKES AND WOBBLES AND IS NOT CONTROLLABLE. *TR
THE JEEP DEATH WOBBLE HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO MY VEHICLE SINCE OCTOBER 2011. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN OCTOBER 2010. IT HAPPENED ONCE IN 2011, I TOOK IT INTO THE SHOP TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. IN THE PAST TWO MONTHS IT HAS STARTED UP AGAIN. I LIVE IN A REMOTE AREA IN ALASKA WHERE THE NEAREST CITY IS 100 MILES, ONLY REACHED BY HIGHWAY. EACH TRIP I WOULD HIT A BUMP AND ALMOST HIT THE GUARD RAIL AT 65 MPH. I STOPPED DRIVING IT UNTIL TWO WEEKS AGO ON MY WAY BACK HOME FROM WORK (10 MILES FROM HOME) IT HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN THE SPEED OF 35-55. IT WAS COMPLETELY VIOLENT SHAKING WHERE EACH TIME I WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTROL IT. IT ONLY GOT WORSE WITH BRAKING. THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WAS UNCONTROLLABLE. I AM UNABLE TO TAKE IT TO MECHANICS SHOP BECAUSE IT IS 100 MILES AWAY AND I AM NOT PUTTING MY FAMILY OR I AT RISK OF AN ACCIDENT ON AN ALASKA HIGHWAY. *JS
I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED WITH VERY LOW MILEAGE OF 16,640 IN 2011 CONFIDENT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE BECAUSE OF THE CAR FAX. THERE WERE NO INCIDENTS REPORTED. I AM SURE THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM AND REPORTED IT. WHAT OTHER REASON WOULD THERE BE FOR SUCH LOW MILEAGE. WHEN WE WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP ONLY A MONTH LATER TO REPORT THE PROBLEM OF THE FRIGHTENING WOBBLE WHEN HITTING SMALL POTHOLE HE SMILED AND SAID "OH YEAH THAT'S THE (DEATH WOBBLE)". AND THEN HE TOLD ME THAT IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THEREFORE WE ARE STUCK BECAUSE WE COULD NOT PASS THIS VEHICLE ON IN GOOD CONSCIENCE TO ANYONE AND THAT IS OVER A $20,000 LOSS TO THE CONSUMER. I WANT TO KNOW WHY SOMETHING THAT CAN CAUSE THIS KIND OF ACCIDENT PROMOTING INCIDENT NOT TO BE REPORTED TO THE NEXT PURCHASER OF THAT PARTICULAR VEHICLE OR REPAIRED BY THE DEALERSHIP BEFORE RESALE. OUR TRIP TO AND FROM HOT SPRINGS NC ON I81 S AND N AT SPEEDS OF 65-70 MPH WAS A HAIR RAISING EXPERIENCE. SURROUNDED BY TRACTOR TRAILERS A CERTAIN DEATH WOULD HAVE COME TO ANYONE WHO WENT INTO A PANIC. I AM OUTRAGED AND DISAPPOINTED BY MY DEALERSHIP AND THE MANUFACTURER OF THE SUSPENSION IN THIS VEHICLE AS THE SAFETY TESTING HAD TO SHOW A PROBLEM!!!!! I'M SURE THEY REDESIGNED THE STABILIZING SYSTEM IN THE NEXT YEAR OF THIS 2007 JEEP WRANGLER X!!! IT IS THE FRONT STABILIZER BAR AND SHOCK ABSORBING ASSEMBLY SO DO NOT LET THEM TELL YOU ITS ANYTHING OTHER THAN THAT! *JS
WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE JEEP STARTED SHAKING LIKE CRAZY COULDN'T CONTROL IT ALMOST CAUSED WRECK BETWEEN TWO TRACTOR TRAILERS THOUGHT IT JUST FELL OUT OF GEAR BUT THEN A WEEK LATER IT DID IT AGAIN GOING AROUND A CURVE AND ALMOST WENT OVER A VERY STEEP HILL SIDE TO LATER DO RESEARCH FOUND OUT THAT IT HAS BEEN A ON GOING ISSUE CALLED DEATH WOBBLE SEVERAL THINGS CAUSE IT THAT ARE DEFECTS TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT THEY HAVE TO REPLACE DAMPER BRACKET KIT, STEERING DAMPER, DAMPER TIRE ROD, DAMPER BRACKET NUT AND A BOLT ONLY HAD THE JEEP 3 MONTHS THE DEALERSHIP HAD NEVER HEARD OF IT WHICH I WAS TOLD THEY SAY THAT THRU THE ONLINE COMMENTS FROM OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD SAME PROBLEM I PRINTED OUT ALL INFORMATION SO THEY COULD SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON NOW THERE CHARGING ME TO FIX THE PROBLEM TO ALSO FIND OUT THAT THE JEEP NEVER WENT THRU THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT UNTIL I TOOK IT BACK ASKING WHEN THE OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION WAS DO ON IT THERE WASN'T ANY RECORDS IN THERE SYSTEM OF IT BEING THRU THERE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SO THEY JUST PUT ON THE LOT TO SALE BASICALLY SO THEY CHANGED THE OIL THEN AND SERVICED IT NOW IM WITH OUT A VEHICLE FOR 5-6 DAYS WHILE THEY ORDER THE PARTS AND FIX IT I'VE NEVER HAD THIS MUCH TROUBLE OUT OF A VEHICLE PAYING SO MUCH MONEY FOR IT AND 3 MONTHS IN ALREADY HAVING TO FORK OUT MONEY TO HAVE IT SAFE AND DRIVABLE SO FILING THIS COMPLAINT TO HOPEFUL HELP OTHERS IN MY SITUATION ON A SAFETY DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE FIXED BY THE COMPANY AND NOT THE INDIVIDUAL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED LIKE I DID ALMOST TWICE BEFORE I KNEW WHAT WAS HAPPENING. *KB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER 2 DOOR-4X4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH OVER A SMOOTH SURFACE AND RAILROAD TRACK, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND SWERVED TO THE LEFT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUE DRIVING NORMALLY. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000. UPDATED 01/03/12*LJ UPDATED 01/11/12
2007 JEEP WRANGLER X "DEATH WOBBLE". AT AROUND 45000 MILES, MY JEEP FRONT END STARTED TO OCCASIONALLY WOBBLE (SOMETIMES VIOLENTLY) AT 50-60MPH. THE PROBLEM HAS ONLY GOTTEN WORSE AND THE VEHICLE IS NOW UNSAFE TO DRIVE ABOVE 45MPH DUE TO THE WOBBLE THAT WILL YANK THE STEERING WHEEL OUT OF YOUR HANDS AND SHAKE THE VEHICLE ALL OVER THE ROAD. JEEP HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE VEHICLE BUT THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE MAKING THE VEHICLE BASICALLY UNUSABLE AND DANGEROUS. A GOOGLE SEARCH OF THIS PROBLEM REVEALS THAT IT IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE WRANGLER AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED TO FIX THIS VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS WOBBLE ON THE WRANGLER ON YOUTUBE, OR BETTER YET, DRIVE ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM AND I HAVE NO DOUBT YOU WILL AGREE THAT THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR
I HAVE EXPERIENCED ON MANY OCCASIONS, SOMETHING CALLED THE "DEATH WOBBLE." WHEN DRIVING ANYWHERE BETWEEN 40MPH & 65MPH, IF I HIT A POT-HOLE (ESPECIALLY ON A CURVE), THE FRONT-END OF MY JEEP STARTS SHAKING VIOLENTLY TO THE POINT WHERE I HAVE TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. IN A FEW INSTANCES, I WAS ON A HIGHWAY THAT DID NOT HAVE A SHOULDER AND I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE READ THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE WHO ALSO DRIVE JEEP WRANGLERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE MADE FROM 2005-2008. WHEN I ORIGINALLY COMPLAINED TO JEEP/CHRYSLER, I WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY INSISTED I JUST NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT AND NEW TIRES. THIS ONLY MASKED THE PROBLEM FOR A FEW MONTHS UNTIL IT HAPPENED AGAIN. BY THE TIME I WENT BACK TO JEEP, I WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND THEREFORE, COULD NOT FILE A COMPLAINT UNDER THE LEMON LAW. THIS HAS GIVEN ME ANXIETY TO THE POINT WHERE I NOW HAVE AN ULCER FROM HAVING TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY TO WORK 25 MILES EACH WAY. PLEASE HELP, BEFORE I OR OTHERS DIE FROM THIS ISSUE. *TR
IN 208 I PURCHASED A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER, WITH 11,000 MILES, AFTER DRIVING ONLY 1,000. MILES MY FRONT END STARTING WOBBLING VIOLENTLY, RETURNED TO DEALER AND THEY STATED MY TIRES NEEDED TO BE ROAD FORCED BALANCE, WITHIN 3 MONTHS WHILE DRIVING TO WORK GOING ABOUT 45MPH THE TRUCK FRONT END DID THE KNOW DEATH WOBBLE, RETURNED TO THE DEALER ONLY TO BE TOLD MY TIRES WERE CUPPED, PURCHASED NEW TIRES, SEEM TO ELEVATE THE PROBLEM, ONLY FOR IT TO HAPPEN SEVERAL MORE TIMES AND TWO ADDITIONAL SET OF TIRES. I AM NOW DRIVING ON A SET OF TIRES THAT IS LESS THAN A YEAR OLD, AND HAVING THE SAME ISSUES, WAS ON THE INTERSTATE LAST WEEK DRIVING ABOUT 70MPH WHEN OUT OF NOWHERE MY FRONT END STARTED TO WOBBLE OUT OF CONTROL, I DID MANAGE TO SLOW DOWN ENOUGH BUT WAS SHIFTED INTO ANOTHER LANE, COULD NOT CONTROL THE STEERING, WAS LUCKY THE INTERSTATE WAS NOT BUSY, THIS COULD OF RESULTED IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED ON THE SUSPENSION, THE 2010-2011 JEEPS HAVE HAD ONE SO OBVIOUSLY CHRYSLER IS AWARE THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT END SUSPENSION. THIS WILL BE A COSTLY REPAIR,SO MANY DIFFERENT POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS BUT NONE ARE A GUARANTEE, SEEM TO ME CHRYSLER NEEDS TO STEP UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAULTY DESIGN BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR
UPON DRIVING OVER AN UNEVEN AREA OF PAVEMENT (I.E. TRAIN TRACKS, EXPANSION JOINT, ETC.) STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT WHEELS SHAKE VIOLENTLY BACK AND FORTH. FIRST OCCURRENCE IN MARCH 2009 AT 24,575 MILES, DEALER DETERMINED IT WAS THE STEERING DAMPENER, REPLACED. SECOND OCCURRENCE IN SEPTEMBER 2010 AT 27,929 MILES, DEALER REPLACED THE DAMPENER AND UPDATED MOUNTING BRACKET. THIRD OCCURRENCE APRIL 2011 AT 33,845 MILES (ONLY 5,916 MILES ON SECOND REPLACEMENT). DEALER REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING BECAUSE IT WAS OVER THE 12 MONTH PART WARRANTY. CONTACTED CHRYSLER COMPLAINT RESOLUTION, SAME ANSWER. THEY STATED THEY CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO SAID THEY REFUSED REPAIR DUE TO "EXCESSIVE OFF-ROAD USAGE". VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN USED OFF ROAD SINCE THE SECOND REPLACEMENT AND THE DEALER HAS NOT SEEN THE VEHICLE SINCE THEN. *TR
2007 JEEP WRANGLER 2DR. 4X4..APPROX MILEAGE 65,000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING A SPEED OF 50-55 MPH THE VEHICLE ENCOUNTERS A BUMP IN THE ROAD, OR AN UNEVEN SPOT, A VIOLENT SHAKING BEGINS AND IS UNCORRECTABLE UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS BROUGHT TO A NEAR COMPLETE STOP. THE DEALERSHIP CALLS THIS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". THIS HAS GONE ON FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 YEARS WHENEVER I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD DRIVING ANYWHERE FROM 35 MPH AND OVER. THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE WAS THE WORST, IT HAPPENED AT A HIGHER SPEED (APPROX. 65 MPH) AND RESULTED IN A NEAR COLLISION/ROLLOVER. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY CHYSLER JEEP ASAP. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND POTENTIAL LOSS OF LIFE ISSUE.
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