2009 Jeep Wrangler 4-Dr 4X4 Other / unspecified Problems

I JUST PURCHASED A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED X THAT IS ENTIRELY STOCK. WITHIN ONE WEEK AND THE SECOND TIME ON A HIGHWAY I EXPERIENCE WHAT HAS BEEN NAMED THE "DEATH WOBBLE." WITHIN SECONDS IT WILL GO FROM A SHIMMY TO A VIOLENT SHAKING THAT FORCES YOU TO SLOW DOWN OR COME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHICH CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS ON A HIGHWAY IN THE LEFT LANE DOING 55MPH! SINCE IT STARTED IT HAS OCCURRED EVERY TIME I TAKE IT ON THE HIGHWAY. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE AMONG JEEPS BUT CHRYSLER IS IGNORING THIS DEFECT AND STATING IT IS NOT A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

NHTSA ID

10578049

Incident

Apr 1, 2014

Mileage

61,000 mi

AFTER BEING ALERTED TO A LOW TIRE PRESSURE ON MY JEEPS TIRE PRESSURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, I STOPPED TO CHECK THE TIRES AND ADD AIR. WHEN I REMOVED THE VALVE STEM CAP ON THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRE, THE VALVE STEM WHICH WAS SEVERELY CORRODED, CRUMBLED AND FELL APART. I HAD TO TAKE IT IN TO HAVE THE STEM REPLACED. THE MECHANICS THAT FREQUENTLY CHANGE MY OIL HAVE STATED THAT ALL OF THE OTHER VALVE STEMS ARE IN THE SAME CONDITION AND ARE IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. THESE ARE COSTLY ITEM TO HAVE REPLACED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10555077

Incident

Oct 12, 2012

Mileage

62,300 mi

I WAS DRIVING THE JEEP DOWN THE HIGHWAY THROUGH CONSTRUCTION ZONE AND IT VIBRATED VIOLENTLY AFTER I DROVE OVER A BUMP. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN VERY QUICKLY DURING RUSH HOUR AND WAS ALMOST HIT IN THE REAR BY ANOTHER CARE SO THE WOBBLE WOULD GO AWAY. I TOOK IT TO HAVE IT FIXED AND WAS TOLD THIS IS COMMON. I LOOKED IT UP ONLINE AND WAS AMAZED. FOR A NEWER VEHICLE I WAS FLOORED THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED BY JEEP. I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TOO. I TOOK IT TO JEEP AND THEY TOLD ME I HAD TO PAY TO FIX IT, SO WHAT WAS I GOING TO DO DRIVE AND UNSAFE CAR (AND IT IS UNSAFE, ANOTHER CAR ALMOST HIT ME). I PAID TO HAVE IT FIXED. THEY REPLACED A DAMPER AND GUESS WHAT THERE IS STILL A WOBBLE. THIS IS THE MOST RIDICULOUS ISSUE AND YET JEEP WILL NOT STAND BEHIND A POOR DESIGN THAT THEY CLEARLY KNOW IS A PROBLEM. SO, I AM LOOKING FOR HELP MAKING IT KNOW THAT IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING THIS PROBLEM I HAVE ADVISED JEEP AND NOW NHTSA. I WILL SURELY CONTACT AN ATTORNEY AND BECOME VERY PUBLIC THAT THERE HAS BEEN WARNING OF THIS. ALL I WANT IS FOR MY WIFE AND KIDS TO BE SAFE IN A CAR. JEEP SHOULD STEP UP AND CORRECT THERE PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10482198

Incident

Sep 27, 2012

Mileage

46,000 mi

DURING A ROUTINE WHEEL ROTATION, I WAS ALERTED TO ALL 4 OF THE NUTS THAT SECURE THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORS (AND THE VALVE STEMS) BEING CRACKED ALONG THEIR LENGTHS. IF ONLY ONE HAD BEEN CRACKED, I WOULD CONSIDER IT ODD, BUT ALL 4 MEANS AN OBVIOUS AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DEFECT. WHEN (NOT IF) ONE FELL ONE FELL OFF, IT WOULD LEAD TO A SUDDEN LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE AND, VERY LIKELY, AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS A LOW MILEAGE VEHICLE THAT HAS HAD NO ABUSE, DAMAGE, OR ACCIDENTS THAT MIGHT HAVE CAUSED THE CRACKS TO OCCUR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10472334

Incident

Aug 20, 2012

Mileage

25,600 mi

SOMEONE WILL BE KILLED BY THIS FAILURE !!! 3RD TIME....VALVE STEM BLOW OUT.. VALVE STEM CORRODES AND FAILS..3RD TIME..ALLOWING TIRE TO DEFLATE INSTANTANEOUSLY..DESTROYED NEW TIRES/WHEEL AND JEEP FENDER. WIFE AND DAUGHTER THIS TIME AT 65 MPH... 2 INDEPENDENT CHRYSLER JEEP DEALERSHIPS SERVICE MANGER SAY "VERY COMMON PROBLEM. NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO STOP FROM HAPPENING AGAIN". BOTH SERVICE MANAGERS SAY THEY" WILL NOT WARRANTY THE ISSUE, IT IS THE OWNERS PROBLEM." .. SOMEONE WILL BE KILLED BY THIS FAILURE !!! CALLED CHRYSLER DIRECTLY AND STARTED CASE # WITH THEM... SAID SAME THING." WILL NOT WARRANTY ISSUE..NOTHING CAN BE DONE AT THIS TIME TO FIX..JUST BRING IT TO A DEALER AND HOPE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN.." SOMEONE WILL BE KILLED BY THIS FAILURE !!! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TT

NHTSA ID

10444672

Incident

Jan 18, 2012

Mileage

79,000 mi

I BOUGHT MY 2009 JEEP WRANGLER AROUND OCTOBER, NOVEMBER 2009, USED WITH ABOUT 16,000 MILES FROM WORLD CAR NISSAN WITH A ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND MILE WARRANTY. THE JEEP CAME WITH AN AFTER MARKET LIFT KIT OF APPROX 4 INCHES WITH 33 INCH TOYO OPEN COUNTRY TIRES "RANCHO SHOCKS, SKY JACKER LIFT" WORLD CAR TOLD ME THE JEEP CAME LIKE THIS ORIGINALLY FROM THE DEALER. WORLD CAR ENCOURAGED ME TO TAKE THE JEEP AND TEST DRIVE IT FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. AFTER RETURNING THE JEEP I TOLD THEM THAT I LIKED THE JEEP BUT IT HAD HANDLING ISSUES ON THE ROAD. WHILE TEST DRIVING THE JEEP ON NORMAL ROADS I NOTICED THE JEEP WOULD TRACK HARD AND PULL TO THE LEFT AND TO THE RIGHT ALMOST CAUSING ME TO RUN OFF THE ROAD ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. WORLD CAR SAID THEY WOULD CHECK OUT THE FRONT END ALIGNMENT AND BALANCE THE TIRES. I PURCHASED THE JEEP. WHEN PICKING UP THE JEEP THEY TOLD ME THEY TOOK CARE OF ALL THE PROBLEMS. JEEP ASSURED ME THE HANDLING ISSUES WERE DUE TO THE LIFT AND LARGER TIRES. ABOUT TWO WEEKS LATER LEAVING WORK I TURNED A CORNER AND MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE STARTED KLUNKING AND WOBBLING. THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS MISSING 4 OF 5 LUG NUTS AND HAD ONE BROKEN STUD. ONLY ONE LUG NUT WAS HOLDING MY TIRE ON. THE JEEP HAD TO BE TOWED. WORLD CAR GAVE ME A LOANER CAR, REPAIRED THE PROBLEM, WITH NO APOLOGY AND NO EXPLANATION. AROUND JULY 2009, I DROVE TO PORT ARKANSAS TEXAS, I DROVE TO THE BEACH. I ONLY DROVE IN THE NORMAL TRAFFIC LANES NO FOUR WHEELING. THE NEXT WEEK ON FRIDAY WHILE DRIVING DOWN IH 35 THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY JERKED TO THE LEFT ALMOST CAUSING ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. ON SATURDAY I NOTICED THE RIGHT REAR SHOCK HANGING DOWN.THE UPPER SHOCK SUPPORT PIN WAS BROKEN OFF. JEEP ACCUSED ME OF FOUR WHEELING AND ABUSING THE JEEP, THEY REPAIRED IT AT NO COST TO ME. SOME TIMES THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM COMES ON PRE-MATURELY WHILE MAKING CORNERS MAKING THE JEEP HARD TO HANDLE. NOW THE ESP BAS LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYS ON. ON JEEPFORUM.COM ESP BAS FAILURE APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10354458

Incident

Sep 8, 2010

Mileage

33,600 mi

I HAVE HAD A "HOT OIL" LIGHT COME ON MY 2009 JEEP WRANGLER A FEW TIMES. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A RECALL OUT ON THIS ISSUE ALREADY FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO DO NOT HAVE THE "HOT OIL" LIGHT. THIS IS NOT A FIX! ALL THIS LIGHT IS DOING IS SAYING THAT YOUR TRANSMISSION IS HOT ENOUGH TO THE POINT TO CAUSE A FIRE.

NHTSA ID

10323271

Incident

May 9, 2009

Mileage

1,000 mi

PURCHASED NEW 2009 JEEP RUBICON AND PICKED IT UP AT THE DEALERSHIP ON WED. 3/3/09 WITH 6 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. DROVE LESS THAN 2 MILES TO PRIVATE PROPERTY AND DROVE UP DIRT HILL (NOTHING THAT A JEEP COULDN'T HANDLE) & IT GOT STUCK. LEFT REAR WHEEL WASN'T TURNING EVEN THOUGH IN 4W LOW. THE WHEEL SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MOVE THE ENTIRE VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS IN 4-WHEEL DRIVE. THE DRIVER GOT OUT TO CHECK THE WHEEL AND THE FIRE WAS UNDER THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE & A LOOSE HOSE WAS LEAKING SOME LIQUID. THE DRIVER TRIED TO PUT OUT FIRE AND WAS UNABLE TO. THE FUEL TANK CRACKED (UNKOWN IF DUE TO FIRE OR IF IT CAUSED THE FIRE) AND JEEP CONTINUED TO BURN SINCE TANK WAS FULL. THE VEHICLE IS A COMPLETE LOSS. DRIVER SUSTAINED SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO RIGHT HAND AND HIS LEGS. NO OTHER INJURIES. THE CAR FIRE STARTED A SMALL GRASS FIRE THAT WAS QUICKLY CONTAINED. NO STRUCTURES WERE DAMAGED, LESS THAN AN ACRE BURNED. THE DEALERSHIP TOWED AWAY THE CAR FOR INSPECTION. IT IS STILL UNKNOWN AS TO THE REASON FOR THE WHEEL FAILURE AND THE START OF THE FIRE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10260693

Incident

Mar 3, 2009

Mileage

8 mi