2007 Jeep Wrangler 4-Dr 4X4 Suspension Problems

TAKATA RECALL....WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 68 MPH ON AN INTERSTATE OVERPASS TODAY, MY JEEP WENT INTO THE DREADED "DEATH WOBBLE". IT WAS HORRIFYING...I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND THOUGHT I WOULD FALL OVER THE OVERPASS. THERE WAS NO WARNING, NO BUMPS OR POT HOLES. THIS IS THE SCARIEST THING I'VE EVER EXPERIENCED ON THE ROAD. IT FELT LIKE 4 BLOW-OUTS SIMULTANEOUSLY. I CANNOT BELIEVE THERE IS NO RECALL ON SUCH A DANGEROUS ISSUE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10935296

Incident

Dec 14, 2016

Mileage

170 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4. WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE MOUNTING PLATE FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO WOBBLE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL AND THE FRONT SUSPENSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

NHTSA ID

10810428

Incident

Dec 14, 2015

Mileage

105,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER ON AN INTERSTATE GOING 70 MILES PER HOUR THE WHOLE JEEP SHUCK VIOLENTLY, APPARENTLY THIS IS KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. I HAD NO IDEA WHY MY WHOLE JEEP WAS SHAKING AND THOUGHT I JADE A FLAT TIRE. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE. I WAS TERRIFIED TO CONTINUE MY TRIP AND I AM STILL AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. IT IS GOING TO THE SHOP ON FRIDAY. THIS WAS A VERY TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE FOR ME. I LOVE MY JEEP AND THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE CORRECTED BEFORE PEOPLE ARE KILLED AND NOT AFTER THE FACT.

NHTSA ID

10781828

Incident

Oct 11, 2015

Mileage

92,000 mi

AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, REACHING SPEEDS OF APPROXIMATELY 60MPH, I HIT A ROUGH PATCH IN THE ROAD AND THE JEEP BEGIN TO SHAKE BACK AND FORTH VERY FORCEFULLY, PULLING TO THE RIGHT. ONCE I LET OFF THE GAS AND THE JEEP SLOWED DOWN TO APPROX. 40MPH, IT FINALLY STOPPED. EVERY TIME I HIT A ROUGH PATCH IT WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY. MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE NAMED THIS "THE DEATH WOBBLE".

NHTSA ID

10749705

Incident

Nov 26, 2014

Mileage

120,000 mi

VEHICLE GOES INTO A VERY BAD SHAKING AND WOBBLE OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION, TYPICALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND AFTER PASSING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, FREQUENTLY EVEN A VERY SMALL BUMP. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE RATTLE/WOBBLE AFTER IT BEGINS, IS TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL REPAIR SHOPS EXAMINE IT, ALIGNMENT CHECKED, TIRES REPLACED, SUSPENSION PARTS REPLACED.

NHTSA ID

10745118

Incident

Jan 1, 2014

Mileage

60,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD, THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING DAMPER, BOTH FRONT AND REAR SHOCKS AND BOTH FRONT TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

NHTSA ID

10735248

Incident

Jun 2, 2015

Mileage

54,000 mi

DEATH WOBBLE!!! DEATH WOBBLE!!! AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC, I HIT A BUMP GOIN 65 MPH AND SUDDENLY WITH OUT ANY WARNING THE FRONT END OF MY JEEP STARTED RAPIDLY WOBBLING BACK AND FORTH ACROSS THE ROAD, NEARLY CAUSING MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS. IT STARTLED ME SEVERELY, I WAS ABLE TO TURN ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND STARTED TO SLOWLY DECELERATE WHILE TRYING TO STEER TO THE SHOULDER. IT TOOK UNTIL I GOT DOWN TO 25MPH FOR IT TO STOP SHIMMYING. I STOPPED ON THE SHOULDER TO INSPECT THE FRONT END OFF THE HIGHWAY, CHECKED MY TIRE PRESSURE, THE SHOCKS, AXLE AND ALL OTHER PARTS TO SEE WHAT BROKE. EVERYTHING APPEARED TO BE NORMAL AND I COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING THAT CAUSED THE SEVER WOBBLING BACK AND FORTH OF THE FRONT END, SO CARRIED ON, VERY CAUTIOUSLY. THIS HAPPENS QUITE OFTEN, SOMETIMES GOING AS LOW AT 45MPH, BUT ONLY WHEN SOMETHING IN THE ROAD KNOCKS IT OFF BALANCE. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN MY JEEP AT ALL. THE JEEP DEALER TELLS ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE JEEP'S SUSPENSION AND I HAVE HAD SEVERAL INDEPENDENT MECHANICS TELL ME THEY DONT KNOW WHAT TO REPLACE INORDER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM THAT THE ONLY THING THEY HAVE LUCK WITH FIXING THE ISSUE IS TOO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FRONT-END ALONG WITH THE AXLE. THIS IS THE TYPE OF ISSUE THAT THIS AGENCY WAS ESTABLISHED TO CORRECT. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE BEFORE PEOPLE ARE KILLED DUE TO A MAJOR ENGINNERING DEFECT BY JEEP. *TR

NHTSA ID

10714305

Incident

Apr 10, 2015

Mileage

78,657 mi

I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT APPROX 65 MPH. I SWITCHED LANES AND ALL OF A SUDDEN HAD THIS INTENSE SHAKING INITIALLY THINKING A TIRE WAS GOING DOWN. I DIDN'T STOP UNTIL I GOT DOWN TO ABOUT 25MPH. I DID ALL I COULD TO KEEP THE JEEP IN THE LANE. I HAVE READ ABOUT DEATH WOBBLE...I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS HAPPENING. THIS IS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED SAHARA 4-DR 4X4. *TR

NHTSA ID

10702740

Incident

Mar 29, 2015

Mileage

33,000 mi

AT APPROXIMATELY 50MPH IF I HIT A MINOR BUMP IN THE ROAD MY JEEP BEGINS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND CONTROL IS LOST TO THE VEHICLE TO THE POINT THAT YOU MUST COME TO A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE REGAINING CONTROL. THIS IS CALLED "DEATH WOBBLE" BY ONLINE COMMUNITIES AND SERVICE REPAIRMEN. THE INCIDENT ALMOST CAUSED A COLLISION AS I WAS UNABLE TO KEEP THE CAR IN MY LANE AND RAN ANOTHER CAR INTO A DITCH. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT OR PROPERTY DAMAGED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10676301

Incident

Jan 17, 2015

Mileage

72,000 mi

JEEP DEATH WOBBLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10627783

Incident

Aug 1, 2014

Mileage

46,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON THE FREEWAY GOING AROUND 60MPH, HIT A SMALL BUMP AND THE JEEP STARTED TO SHAKE SO VIOLENTLY MY HEART WENT OUT OF MY CHEST. I FLIPPED ON MY HAZARDS AND MADE MY WAY OVER TO THE SLOW LANE, BUT THE SHAKING STOPPED. WHEN I ARRIVED TO WORK, I RESEARCHED THE "SHAKING" AND FOUND ANOTHER NAME FOR IT, "DEATH WOBBLE." I CAN'T BELIEVE THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL ON THE PARTS THAT CAUSE THIS, IT HASN'T CAUSED ANY FATALITIES YET; BUT IT WILL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10564912

Incident

Feb 19, 2014

Mileage

55,000 mi

DEATH WOBBLE. YES IT'S SCARY. FIRST TIME ON THE FREEWAY, THEN IT WAS EASY TO DUPLICATE AFTER THAT AT SPEEDS ABOUT 40 MPH WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP. I REPLACED THE SHOCKS, AND CHECKED TORQUE ON ALL FRONT END COMPONENTS, SAME PROBLEM. I ORDERED A NEW TRACK BAR (PANNARD ROD) WHICH I FOUND OUT HAD BEEN UPGRADED, AND WELDED REINFORCEMENTS WHERE THE BAR MOUNTS ON THE AXLE AND FRAME SUCH THAT THE BOLTS (ALSO REPLACED) FIT TIGHTER. PROBLEM GONE SINCE, 25000 MILES AGO. ALL STOCK SUSPENSION AND TIRE SIZE. THE DENIAL FROM CHRYSLER IS UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10531768

Incident

Jul 1, 2011

Mileage

40,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING AT A STEADY SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 35, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIBRATE, AND WITHIN SECONDS THE STEERING WAS SHAKING SO BADLY THAT I HAD TO BRING THE CAR TO A COMPLETE STOP. AFTER RESUMING MY SPEED, THE CAR WAS NO LONGER SHAKING. SINCE THAT TIME, I EXPERIENCE A SLIGHT TO MODERATE SHAKE AT ALL SPEEDS, AND EXPERIENCE THE "DEATH WOBBLE" ALMOST DAILY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. I HAVE FOLLOWED ALL RECOMMENDATIONS AS FAR AS TIRE ROTATION IS CONCERNED, AS WELL AS ALIGNMENT WHEN TIRES WERE PURCHASED. I HAVE SINCE FOUND THE RECENT CHRYSLER TSB REGARDING THE DEATH WOBBLE, AND AM CURRENTLY HAVING THE VEHICLES SUSPENSION AND WHEELS CHECKED. I WANT IT ON RECORD THAT THIS VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM DAILY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10508575

Incident

Feb 26, 2013

Mileage

112,308 mi

ARE JEEP STARTED SHAKING VERY BADLY. WE HAVE LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND SEEN THAT MANY JEEP OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM , THEY ARE CALLING IT THE DEATH WOBBLE. WHY IS JEEP NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS? *TR

NHTSA ID

10503667

Incident

Jan 26, 2013

Mileage

88,000 mi

I BOUGHT A USED 2007 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DOOR SAHARA IN MARCH OF 2012. ABOUT 30 DAYS AFTER THE PURCHASE (WHICH IS WHEN DEALER WARRANTY EXPIRED) THE VEHICLE'S BRAKES STARTING SQUEAKING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS BECAUSE THE BRAKES WERE DIRTY. THEY "CLEANED" THE BRAKES AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. THE NEXT DAY THE BRAKES STARTED SQUEAKING AGAIN EVERY TIME I BRAKE. I TOOK IT BACK AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE THE BRAKES WERE BRAND NEW. AT THIS TIME, THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR ALSO STOPPED LOCKING CORRECTLY. THE WARRANTY I HAD PURCHASED FOR $2,000 DID NOT COVER ELECTRONICS! A COUPLE MONTHS GO BY AND I EXPERIENCED THE POPULAR DEATH WOBBLE AFTER GETTING AN OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION. IT TURNS OUT THE REAR TRACKBAR BRACKET WAS CRACKED AND EVENTUALLY COMPLETELY BROKE IN HALF. I BOUGHT A HEAVY DUTY ADJUSTABLE REAR TRACKBAR AND HAD A NEW BRACKET WELDED ON WHICH SEEMED TO FIX THE PROBLEM FOR A FEW DAYS. THEN THE DEATH WOBBLE STARTED AGAIN. I THEN TOOK THE JEEP TO GET THE TIRES ROTATED AND BALANCED AND THE DEATH WOBBLE STARTED AT JUST 30MPH AS WE WERE LEAVING THE SHOP. I TOOK IT BACK AND THEY WERE DUMBFOUNDED AS TO WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. SO THEY PLACED THE TIRES BACK WHERE THEY WERE WHEN I TOOK IT IN AND IT STOPPED FOR A COUPLE MORE DAYS. SINCE THEN I HAVE REPLACED THE FRONT TRACKBAR, STEERING STABILIZER, AND SHOCKS, WHICH ALL SEEMED TO HAVE PUT IT AT BAY. HOWEVER, NOW I HAVE $340-A-PIECE TIRES THAT HAVE BEEN WORN OUT AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD I CANNOT GET THE ALIGNMENT FIXED UNTIL I REPLACE THE FRONT BALL JOINTS! I PAID ABOUT $30,000 FOR THIS VEHICLE OUT OF THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE HAD TO PUT IN AROUND $2500 IN REPAIRS AND UPGRADES DUE TO POOR CRAFTSMANSHIP OF THIS VEHICLE. ON TOP OF THAT I CANNOT EVEN DRIVE IT WITH MY FAMILY FOR FEAR OF OUR SAFETY. I HAVE SEEN MANY ONLINE FORUMS WITH PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP WON'T HELP ME. THE MANUFACTURER WON'T HELP. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE BEFORE A SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH OCCURS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10494738

Incident

Aug 25, 2012

Mileage

55,000 mi

I WAS ON HIGHWAY AND I GOT WHAT I NOW FIND OUT IS COMMON IN MY CAR THE DEATH WOBBLE. I HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP ON THE HIGHWAY TO MAKE IT STOP. VERY SCARY AND DEADLY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10489523

Incident

Dec 20, 2012

Mileage

56,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH OVER AN UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. UPON RESTARTING, THE CONTACT RESUMED CAUTIOUSLY WITH THE HAZARD LIGHTS ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000.

NHTSA ID

10489403

Incident

Dec 19, 2012

Mileage

123,000 mi

I EXPERIENCED "DEATH WOBBLE" TWICE YESTERDAY. THE FIRST HAPPENED IN A CURVE WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THERE WAS NO OBSTRUCTION IN THE ROAD. THE SECOND WAS SHORTLY AFTER ON A STRAIGHT STRETCH. AGAIN, NO OBSTRUCTION IN THE ROAD. THIS WAS SO SEVERE MY PASSENGER HAD TO HELP STEADY THE WHEEL TO KEEP ME FROM CRASHING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THERE ARE NO AFTER MARKET PARTS AND NO LIFT INSTALLED ON THE JEEP. *TR

NHTSA ID

10477985

Incident

Sep 29, 2012

Mileage

62,000 mi

THE PAST COUPLE YEARS I'VE NOTICED MY JEEP HAVING A WOBBLE WHILE CROSSING 60MPH, BELOW 57 IT STOPPED ABOVE 63 IT STOPPED. I HAD NEW TIRES AND BALANCE COMPLETED. THE WOBBLE WAS STILL PRESENT. WHILE DRIVING DOWN A 4-5% GRADE ON STATE ROUTE 285 (4 LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY MOST OF THE WAY) I TOUCHED THE BRAKES AND THE FRONT END STARTED TO VIOLENTLY WOBBLE.. ENOUGH TO RIP THE STEERING WHEEL FROM MY HANDS. THIS ALMOST PUT ME INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE WOBBLE FINALLY STOPPED AT 25MPH. THE TIRES CHIRPED IN TUNE TO THE VIBRATION. I HAVE TO ASSUME FROM LOSS OF CONTACT WITH THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE JERKED SIDE TO SIDE DURING THIS WOBBLING. ONCE STOPPED I CHECKED UNDER THE FRONT END AND ONLY NOTED THAT MY STABILIZER WAS NOW LEAKING FLUID AND WAS BENT. THIS HAPPENED AROUND JULY 18TH WITH MY 8 YEAR OLD IN THE VEHICLE. ONCE I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE BACK TO TOWN I TOOK OFF THE OLD TRACK BAR, DID THIS DUE TO THE OVERWHELMING NUMBER OF POSTS ON THE INTERNET. I TOOK OFF THE ORIGINAL BAR AND NOTED THE BACK SIDE OF THE UPPER AND LOWER BRACKETS "HOLLOWED OUT" OR OBLONGED. I REMOVED THE TRACK BAR AND PLACED THE BOLTS BACK INTO THE MOUNTS AND WIGGLED THEM TO ASSESS IF THE MOUNTS WERE OUT OF ROUND. I NOTED THE BOTTOM BACK MOUNTING HOLE HAD APPROX. 1/4 INCH OF MOVEMENT AND THE TOP BACK MOUNTING HOLE HAD 1/8 INCH OF MOVEMENT. I AM CURRENTLY SEEING A JEEP CERTIFIED MECHANIC TO HAVE STAINLESS STEEL WASHERS ADDED TO THE BRACKETS TO ELIMINATE THE SOURCE OF THE SHAKING. THE MECHANIC STATED THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT THE BRACKETS WERE MADE THINNER THEN PREVIOUS YEARS. HE ALSO STATED THE "WASHER" FIX IS ALSO A KNOWN SOLUTION TO THIS ISSUE. HOWEVER I NOTED THERE ISN'T A SMOOTH PIVOT SURFACE ON THE BOLTS THEY ARE THREADED AND ATE INTO THE STEEL INSERT IN THE TRACK BAR BUSHING. I EXPECTED TO FIND A BOLT WITH A SMOOTH SURFACE FOR THE BUSHING TO RIDE ON AND THREADED END FOR THE NUT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10476827

Incident

Jul 18, 2012

Mileage

94,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 WRANGLER, I HIT A SMALL BUMP ON THE FREEWAY AND THE JEEP STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY TO THE POINT I COULD BARELY HOLD ONTO THE WHEEL. I WAS ACTUALLY ON MY WAY TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIFFERENT RECALL SERVICED, SO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT LOOKED AT IT. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, AND THAT ALL IT WOULD TAKE IS ABOUT $300 TO REPLACE THE STEERING DAMPER BECAUSE THE " FACTORY ONES ALWAYS LEAK." *TR

NHTSA ID

10475463

Incident

Feb 9, 2011

Mileage

35,000 mi

AS A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WITH CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND CONSUMER RIGHTS, THIS IS REGARDING THE "OLD/NEW CHRYSLER JEEP DEATH WOBBLE" CORRUPTION BY ALL PARTIES INVOLVED..AFFECTING 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, AND 2012 CHRYSLER JEEPS. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH THIS CHRYSLER JEEP DESIGN/MANUFACTURE DEFECT HAS EXISTED FOR MANY, MANY YEARS BUT THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS THE DEFECT WAS NOT REDESIGNED OR DESIGNED OUT AS FAR AS CHRYSLER AND NHTSA ARE CONCERNED, THIS DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING DEFECT DOES NOT EXIST AND WILL NEVER CAUSE DEATH!, ONLY CRASHES AND ACCIDENTS! WE AS CONSUMERS ARE LIABLE FOR ANY NEGATIVE OUTCOME DUE TO "THE JEEP DEATH WOBBLE"; AND WHEN THE CONSUMER GETS IN A CRASH, ACCIDENT, INJURES SOMEONE, KILLS SOMEONE DUE TO THIS DEFECT, UNLESS WE CAN PROVE IT WAS "THE JEEP DEATH WOBBLE" THAT CHRYSLER AND NHTSA SAY IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE OR OF CONCERN (EVEN THOUGH THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS OF JEEP CONSUMERS BEG TO DIFFER) WE ARE LIABLE FOR CHRYSLER'S SAFETY DEFECT THAT CAUSES CRASHES AND ACCIDENTS THAT MAY LEAD TO DEATH TO THE CONSUMER AND THOSE DRIVERS SHARING THE ROAD. DRIVERS SHARING THE ROAD ALSO HAVE A RIGHT TO HAVE JEEP CONSUMERS DRIVING SAFE VEHICLES. CHRYSLER STATES "CHRYSLER JEEPS ARE BUILT DIFFERENTLY" CHRYSLER CONSUMERS STATE WHAT IS DIFFERENT THAN SAFE??!!! NHTSA, AN AGENCY OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AND PART OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, DESCRIBES ITS MISSION AS SAVE LIVES, PREVENT INJURIES, REDUCE VEHICLE RELATED CRASHES. NHTSA IS SUPPOSED TO BE PROMOTING SAFETY TO ALL VEHICLES ON THE ROAD NOT CONTRIBUTING TO UNSAFE JEEPS OR ANY DANGEROUS VEHICLES ON THE ROAD! NHTSA IS ALSO DENYING THE TRUTH AND LEAVING US THE JEEP CONSUMERS LIABLE WHEN THEY HAVE THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS OF REPORTS ON THE JEEP DEATH WOBBLE (ALSO KNOWN AS THE ?STEERING SHIMMY?) AND ALL THE STORIES ARE THE SAME. *TR

NHTSA ID

10470812

Incident

Aug 20, 2010

Mileage

36,000 mi

AT CERTAIN SPEEDS, MY FRONT END SHIMMIES ON THE ROAD. I TOOK THE JEEP INTO A DEALERSHIP IN EARLY APRIL TO ADDRESS THE VIBRATION AND THEY CHANGED OUT THE BALL JOINTS. THEY SAID THEY COULD FIND NO EVIDENCE OF THE VIBRATION. I PICKED THE JEEP UP AND IT WAS STILL THERE. I SCHEDULED A FOLLOW UP APPOINTMENT WITH THEM BUT, ON THE 9TH OF APRIL, I WAS DRIVING ON I 495 IN WASHINGTON DC AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING SO BAD THAT I HAD TO PULL OVER AND GET OFF THE ROAD. I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO BE FLUNG INTO A GUARDRAIL OR ANOTHER VEHICLE, IT WAS SHAKING SO BAD. I CALLED JEEP AND THEY OPINED THAT I HAD SCREWED SOMETHING UP WITH AN AFTERMARKET INSTALL FOR A SUSPENSION. HOWEVER, MY JEEP IS COMPLETELY STOCK. I HAVE NOT ALTERED ANYTHING ON IT AND CERTAINLY HADN'T ADDED A SUSPENSION. I HAVE CHECKED AROUND AND APPARENTLY, THIS PROBLEM IS PRETTY RAMPANT. THE VIOLENCE OF THE SHAKING IS EXTREME AND I AM SURPRISED SOMEBODY HASN'T LOST CONTROL AND DIED OVER THIS ALREADY. I AM A LARGE MAN AND IT TOOK ALL MY STRENGTH TO GET THE THING UNDER CONTROL AND INTO A SAFE AREA WHERE I COULD DECREASE SPEED. I SINCERELY HOPE YOU WILL LOOK INTO THIS MATTER BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT., THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10456105

Incident

Apr 9, 2012

Mileage

90,102 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND TIE RODS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGES WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 110,000.

NHTSA ID

10455658

Incident

Apr 6, 2009

Mileage

50,000 mi

EXPERIENCED THE INFAMOUS 'DEATH WOBBLE'. MY WIFE CALLED SCARED TO DEATH AND WASN'T SURE SHE COULD MAKE IT HOME BECAUSE FRONT END HAD STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. I THOUGHT SHE MAY HAVE DROPPED A WHEEL WEIGHT. TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC, SPENT OVER $450 FOR NEW STABILIZER AND STEERING SHOCK, WHEEL ROTATION, AND BALANCE, AND PROBLEM WAS NOT SOLVED. TOOK IT BACK TO THE MECHANIC, HE TRIED AGAIN, AND DID NOT CHARGE ME. HE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERED ALL THE COMPLAINTS THERE. NO ONE HAS A FIX FOR THIS. CHRYSLER SAYS ALL SOLID FRONT AXLE VEHICLES DO THIS. BULL! WHY WOULD ANYONE WANT A SOLID FRONT AXLE VEHICLE IF THEY ALL DO THIS? IT'S SCARY. YOU HAVE TO IMMEDIATELY BRAKE TO STOP THE SHAKE AND HOPE NO ONE IS RIGHT BEHIND YOU. I CAN'T BELIEVE THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL OR A SOLUTION FORWARDED FOR THE PROBLEM. THERE ARE TONS OF COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. ALWAYS WANTED A JEEP BUT I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THE THING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. SOMETHING'S GOT TO BE DONE. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT EVENTUALLY. I CAN'T BELIEVE NO ONE HAS BEEN REAR-ENDED OR SOMETHING HASN'T SHAKEN LOOSE WITH ALL THAT VIOLENT VIBRATION. *KB

NHTSA ID

10452460

Incident

Oct 14, 2011

Mileage

45,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED SAHARA ON THE I35 NORTH AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, A SLIGHT BUMP CAUSED A VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE TIRES AND SUSPENSION SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL, THE STEERING WHEEL NEARLY SHOOK OUT OF MY GRASP. BRAKING COMPOUNDED THE ISSUE. I WAS ABLE TO VEER THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER ON THE ROAD, WHERE A LOWER SPEED ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO RECOVER. THE SAME THING OCCURRED NEARLY 1 HOUR LATER AS I RETURNED HOME. THIS SITUATION IS NOT ISOLATED TO ME OR MY VEHICLE, IT HAS BEEN COINED AS THE "JEEP DEATH WOBBLE" BY HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ONLINE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10449488

Incident

Feb 25, 2012

Mileage

85,000 mi