Other / unspecifiedSteeringSuspension
Filed Sep 7, 2015
WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN SPEED REACHED 55 -60 MPH, THE STEERING HAD A SMALL SHAKING TO IT. AS TIME AND MORE MILES WENT BY, IT TURNED INTO UNCONTROLLABLE STEERING. I HAD TO LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND COAST TO A SLOWER SPEED. EVENTUALLY I COULD NOT DRIVE THE JEEP UNTIL I CHANGED THE TORSION BAR, TIE ROD ENDS AND STEERING STABILIZER, (TWICE, THE LAST TIME WITH A HEAVY DUTY ONE) AND THEN WHAT FIXED IT WAS THE STEERING GEAR BOX. BUT ONCE I CHANGED IT, THE WOBBLE OR UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING STOPPED SO I GOT A FRONT END ALIGNMENT AND HAD TO CHANGE ALL FOUR BALL JOINTS DUE TO THE DAMAGE THE WOBBLE CAUSED. THAT HAS BEEN ABOUT 10 MONTHS AND THE SMALL SHAKING HAS STARTED UP AGAIN. GETTING WORSE TO WORSE AS TIME AND MILEAGE GOES BY.
- NHTSA ID
- 10761986
- Incident
- Sep 1, 2013
- Mileage
- 80,000 mi
Other / unspecifiedSteeringSuspension
Filed Apr 17, 2013
DEATH WOBBLE. RIGHT FRONT WOBBLES 1 GOING AT ANY SPEED WHEN HITTING A SMALL BUMP IN ROAD. BRAKING MAKES IT WORSE. YOU CAN ONLY TRY TO SLOW IT DOWN & PULL OFF TO SHOULDER WITHOUT HAVING AN ACCIDENT. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10508574
- Incident
- Apr 15, 2013
- Mileage
- 23,000 mi
Other / unspecifiedSteeringSuspension
Filed Mar 2, 2013
WHILE TRAVELING ON ROUTE 95 AT 65MPH, I HIT A BUMP AND MY FRONT END BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE REQUIRING ME TO PULL INTO THE BREAKDOWN LANE AND COME TO A STOP. THIS OCCURRED 2 MORE TIMES AND THE VEHICLE WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL SCARING ME BEYOND BELIEF. THE PHENOMENON IS KNOWN AS "DEATH WOBBLE" BY PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD IT HAPPEN. I HAVE MAINTAINED MY VEHICLE ON A REGULAR BASIS AND THE REALLY CONCERNING PART IS THE NUMBER OF REPORTS ON VARIOUS WEB FORUMS. THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN AND THE UNSUSPECTING DRIVER CAN LOSE CONTROL AND CRASH VERY EASILY. IF YOU NEED ANY FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO CALL ME. THANKS *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10501024
- Incident
- Mar 1, 2013
- Mileage
- 45,000 mi
Other / unspecifiedSteeringSuspension
Filed Oct 29, 2012
2008 JEEP WRANGLER BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. AUTOMOBILE IS UNMODIFIED. VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10482594
- Incident
- Oct 29, 2012
- Mileage
- 29,000 mi
Other / unspecifiedSteeringSuspension
Filed Oct 3, 2012
2008 JEEP WRANGLER SAHARA STOCK. VIOLENT WOBBLE. "DEATH WOBBLE" WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, 60MPH, I CROSSED OVER AN EXPANSION CRACK FOR A BRIDGE. THE FRONT END OF THE JEEP BEGAN A VIOLENT WOBBLE BACK AND FORTH UNTIL SLOWING DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH. THIS WOBBLE ALMOST CONTRIBUTED TO A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH A TRACTOR TRAILER IN THE OPPOSING TRAFFIC DUE TO AN ALMOST COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING CAPABILITY. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN AT THE SAME SPEED AFTER ANOTHER SMALL BUMP. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM FURTHER, THERE ARE ENDLESS FACTORS THAT TRIGGER THE WOBBLE. EACH PROBLEM MAY BE FIXED, BUT IT WILL ONLY PROVIDE A TEMPORARY SOLUTION. THE WOBBLE ITSELF CANNOT BE FIXED UNDER MOST CIRCUMSTANCES, YOU CAN ONLY FIX WHAT SETS IT OFF. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED MULTIPLE TIMES ON THE INTERNET. IT WAS ALSO DISPLAYED PUBLICLY ON THE NEWS, HOWEVER CHRYSLER HAS NOT BEEN HELD ACCOUNTABLE. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10478402
- Incident
- Oct 2, 2012
- Mileage
- 48,400 mi
AirbagsOther / unspecifiedPowertrain (other)
Filed Jul 31, 2011
I HAVE A 2008 JEEP RIGHT HAND DRIVE WRANGLER THAT I USE ON MY MAIL ROUTE. I BOUGHT IN 2010, SO FAR I CONSIDER IT TO BE A LEMON, I HAVE HAD TROUBLE STARTING IT AND I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE COOLING LINES TO THE TRANSMISION FIXED AND NOW MY AIR BAGS WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON,. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10416419
- Incident
- Jul 30, 2011
- Mileage
- 36,000 mi
Other / unspecifiedSuspensionTires & wheels
Filed Feb 22, 2011
WELL I HAVE A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER X. WHEN I GET TO 50 MPH I EXPERIENCE EXTREME "DEATH WOBBLE" AS ITS OFTEN CALLED. MY VEHICLE WILL SHAKE TO THE POINT THAT IT FEEL LIKE EITHER THE AXEL IS GOING TO SNAP OR THE WHEELS WILL SHOOT OFF IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS. IT IS VERY SCARY. ITS DOES IT ROUGHLY 8 OUT OF 10 TIMES AT 50MPH. IT STARTED AFTER HAVING THE JEEP FOR ABOUT 4 MONTHS AND MY DEALERSHIP TRIED ONCE TO FIX THE PROBLEM AFTER THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS THE FRONT STABILIZER. IT CONTINUED AFTER THEY REPLACED THAT AND FROM THAT STANDPOINT TOLD ME IT WAS THE TIRES AND THEY WOULDN'T COVER NEW TIRES AFTER ONCE TELLING ME THEY HAD FIXED THE ISSUE. I NOW HAVE TO AVOID THE HIGHWAY IN FEAR OF DEATH. IT IS HONESTLY RESEMBLES OF A 8 OR 9 ON THE RICHTER SCALE. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10384058
- Incident
- Nov 19, 2010
Other / unspecified
Filed Mar 8, 2010
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) WAITING OVER 5 MONTHS TO REPAIR A RECALL NOTICE FORM JEEP. I CALLED THE DEALER MIDDLE OF NOVEMBER, THEY CALLED BACK 1ST WEEK IN DECEMBER, STATING PARTS WERE IN AND TO COME IN AND THEY WOULD FIX IT. WHEN I ARRIVED THEY STATED THEY DID NOT HAVE ALL THE PARTS AND I WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK. I AM STILL WAITING. IT IS THE TOWING SYSTEM, JEEP STATES THAT YOU SHOULD NOT TOW UNTIL IT IS REPLACE. I HAVE CHECK EACH MONTH AND THEY KEEP TELLING ME NO PARTS ARE BEING MADE YET AND THEY WOULD LET ME KNOW AS SOON AS THEY GET THEM. NOW I HAVE A SECOND RECALL AND THIS ONE IS FOR THE TRASMISSION, WELL THIS ONE TAKE FOREVER TO REPAIR. [XXX] *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10317652
- Incident
- Nov 14, 2009
- Mileage
- 24,000 mi
Other / unspecified
Filed Dec 10, 2009
I PURCHASE A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER AS AN OFF ROAD VEHICLE. THE MODEL HAS A KEY RECOGNITION KEY AND IN THIS LAST YEAR HAS FAILED TWICE. BOTH TIMES WE HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALER, REPLACE THE WCM, AND REPROGRAM THE KEY. THE SAFETY ISSUE IS: FORTUNATELY I WAS IN EDMONTON BOTH TIMES THE WCM FAILED. IF IT HAD BEEN ONE MONTH EARLIER I WAS 50 MILES IN THE BUSH WITH AN 80 YEAR OLD DIABETIC. NO CELL PHONE ACCESS. THERE IS NO MANUAL OVERRIDE FOR THIS VEHICLE THEREFORE YOU ARE STRANDED. IT SHOULD NOT BE MARKETED AS AN OFF ROAD VEHICLE UNTIL THE PROBLEM IS CORRECTED. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10295296
- Incident
- Nov 23, 2009
- Mileage
- 29,365 mi
Other / unspecified
Filed Dec 8, 2009
CHRYSLER SAFETY RECALL J24, MOPAR TOW BAR. THERE APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WITHIN CHRYSLER/JEEP ABILITY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. EVEN THOUGH THE RECALL AFFECTS ONLY 308 UNITS THE REPAIR PARTS ARE NOT READILY AVAILABLE. DEALERS ARE RESTRICTED TO ORDERING ONLY ONE REPAIR KIT PER WEEK. THE DEALER KNOWS NOTHING THE CHRYSLER HOT LINE ASSURED ME (AFTER I INQUIRED ABOUT THE REPAIR) THAT THE REPAIR KIT FOR MY VEHICLE WOULD BE SENT TO THE DEALER. THEY ANSWERED MY QUESTION OF WHEN BY SAYING THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHEN THE KIT WOULD BE SENT. GREAT. NO MORE VACATION TRAVEL PULLING A JEEP BEHIND THE RV UNTIL THE KIT FINALLY COMES IN. IT APPEARS THAT NOTIFICATION OF A PROBLEM AND SOLVING THE PROBLEM ARE NOT ONE IN THE SAME. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10294968
- Incident
- Nov 24, 2009
- Mileage
- 9,000 mi
Other / unspecified
Filed Nov 30, 2009
RE: CHRYSLER SAFETY RECALL J24 - MOPAR TOW E. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10293954
- Incident
- Nov 30, 2009
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.