2018 Jeep Wrangler Complaint Log

THE JEEP STARTS TO SHAKE WHILE DRIVING AND IT IS HARD TO HOLD ONTO STEERING WHEEL. FEELS LIKE YOU HAVE NO CONTROL. THE MILEAGE ODOMETER GOES FROM 999,999 BACK TO CORRECT ONE. IT IS A BRAND NEW 2018. CAN'T GET THE STEERING PART BECAUSE IT IS ON BACK ORDER. WE DIDN'T EVEN GET A NOTICE ABOUT RECALL. I AM SO BLESSED MY DAUGHTER HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT GOING TO AND FROM COLLEGE

1. Electrical System: Instrument Cluster/Panel. AN Instrument Panel That Fails TO Display Critical Safety Information, Such AS THE Speedometer or Warning Lights, CAN Increase THE Risk OF A Crash. My VIN said there is no recall for this and my vehicle has this problem. 2. Blind Spot Warning becomes disabled and errors out periodically even when there are no issues with sensors and sensors are cleaned. When error occurs, the Blind Spot Warning lights remain active even when there are no objects in the blind spot.

MY JEEP STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AFTER DRIVING OVER SOME SMALL BUMPS ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING 60-65 MPH. I HAD TO PULL MY CAR OVER. I THOUGHT I BLEW A TIRE, BUT I DID NOT. I DROVE OFF WITHOUT THE VEHICLE SHAKING AFTER I WAITED A FEW MINUTES. UNFORTUNATELY, IT HAPPENED AGAIN IN THE SAME DAY WHEN I DROVE OVER A ROUGH PATCH ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING THE SAME SPEED. I PULLED OVER AGAIN AND WAITED BEFORE DRIVING OFF. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND LEARNED THIS IS A KNOW SAFETY PROBLEM WITH JEEPS CALLED A "DEATH WOBBLE". I MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE MY JEEP LOOKED AT ON 2-4-2020, HOWEVER THE SERVICE GARAGE HAD TO CANCEL MY APPOINTMENT DUE TO THEIR INTERNET BEING DOWN. I HAVE RESCHEDULED FOR 2-7-2020. IF THE SERVICE DOES NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM, WHAT AM I TO DO? THANK YOU, [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

RAPID JARRING AND SHAKING OF STEERING WHEEL OCCURRED WHEN DRIVING SPEEDS OF 65 -70 MPH ENCOUNTERED AN EXPANSION CRACK THE VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE JEEP CAUSED ME TO HAVE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID A COLLISION. THIS HAPPENED ON JANUARY 29, 2020 THE JEEP HAS 13,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS NEVER BEE OFF-ROAD. THE JEEP HAS BEEN PARKED SINCE THE INCIDENT, DEEMED UNSAFE FOR TRANSPORTATION. IT IS SCHEDULED TO GO TO INTO DEALERSHIP ON FEB 4TH FOR EVALUATION AND REPAIR IF POSSIBLE.

MY DAUGHTER DRIVES THAT JEEP AND HAD THE STEERING LOCK UP ON THE HIGHWAY IN HOUSTON ON THE MORNING OF JANUARY 29 2020 AND COULD NOT STEER LEFT(CHANGE LANE) FOR ABOUT A MILE,THEN WENT BACK TO NORMAL...IT WAS TAKEN THE NEXT DAY TO HELFMAN DEALER,WITH SAID PROBLEM WAS SOLVED...THEY UPDATED ELECTRONICS WITCH I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS A MECHANICAL ISSUE IN THE STEERING BOX.THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT INVOLVED.I FOUND ONLINE SEVERAL SIMILAR ISSUES AND VIDEOS RELATED TO THE SAME PROBLEM.I BELIEVE ITS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE IT HAPPENS AGAIN HOPEFULLY WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT INVOLVED. I THINK IT IS A CRITICAL ISSUE HAVING A STEERING LOCK UP

STABILIZER CONTROL AND THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR REPAIR. VEHICLE WAS PICKED UP AND THE STEERING FELT LIGHT. AS I'M DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY I HIT A BUMP AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. I SLOWED DOWN AND IT STOPPED. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED AND I'M GETTING THE RUN AROUND. CLAIM IT COULD BE WARP ROTORS. IT'S NOT WARPED ROTORS AFTER I DID SOME RESEARCH. I FOUND OUT THIS VEHICLE HAS WHAT'S CALLED A DEATH WOBBLE.

DRIVING AROUND A BEND AND THE STEERING LOCKED UP ON ME LEAVING ME UNABLE TO STEER FOR A FEW SECONDS.

STEERING WHEEL STIFF IN COLD WEATHER- TEMP DROPPED INTO THE '40S, WENT TO DROP KIDS AT SCHOOL AND THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT TURN IN A CURVE. IT WAS STIFF AND THEN SUDDENLY WOULD TURN EXTREMELY FAST, WHICH, I FEEL, IS VERY DANGEROUS. THIS IS MY SECOND ATTEMPT WITH THE DEALER WHO SAID THAT THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I HAD A SOFTWARE UPDATE PERFORMED THAT IS SUPPOSED TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE BUT NOTHING. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.

I AM BECOMING INCREASINGLY CONCERNED WITH THE STEERING ISSUE IN MY 2018 JL RUBICON. THE RECALL ON THE STEERING DAMPENER WAS PERFORMED 06/06/19. THE VEHICLE IS LIGHTLY DRIVEN BUT LATELY HAS SEEN MORE MILEAGE. UNFORTUNATELY THE REPLACEMENT DAMPENER DID NOT CORRECT THE WANDERING AND DRIFTING ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT TRACK STRAIGHT AND MUST BE STEERED ALL THE TIME TO REMAIN IN A LANE CONSISTENTLY. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE STEERING ISSUE IS VERY PRONOUNCED. IT BECOMES DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE VEHICLE TRACKING STRAIGHT WITH THE WANDERING ISSUE AND SLOP IN THE WHEEL. I HAVE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT ON 01/24/20 TO REEXAMINE THE STEERING PROBLEM.

DRIVING AT ABOUT 60 MPH WHEN I WENT OVER BRIDGE SEPARATORS AND THE WHOLE FRONT END STARTED TO WOBBLE AND SHAKE UNTIL I SLOWED TO APPROX. 40 MPH THOUGHT THE FRONT WHEELS WERE GOING TO COME OFF.

WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE I NOTICED SEVERAL (MANY) WELDS ON THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE THAT WAS VERY POOR. HOWEVER, IN ADDITION TO POOR WELD QUALITY, I NOTICED SEVERAL WELDS THAT WERE POORLY PAINTED/TREATED AND RAW METAL AND RUST ARE VISIBLE TO THE NAKED EYE. HAVING CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIPS IN THE AREA NO ONE WILL RETURN MY CALLS. I WILL BE PERSONALLY TREATING THE AREAS AND REPAINTING TO AVOID WORSENING CONDITION.

BAD FRAME WELDS ALL OVER THE FRAME. POROSITY, MISSING SECTIONS OF WELD, PINHOLES, EXCESSIVE SCATTER, PROTECTIVE PAINT CHIPPING.

WHEN LOOKING AT THE VEHICLE ON A CAR HOIST, UNSATISFACTORY WELDS ON THE CHASSIS WERE IDENTIFIED. THE WELDS OCCURRED AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS AND INCLUDED DEFECTS SUCH AS EXCESSIVE POROSITY, EXCESSIVE WELD SPATTER, AND OFF LOCATION OF THE ORIGINAL WELD AND TOUCH UP WELDS. I AM NOT A CERTIFIED WELD INSPECTOR, HOWEVER I AM A STATE CERTIFIED WELDER, AND FEDERALLY LICENSED AIRCRAFT MECHANIC. I HAVE BEEN TAUGHT TO IDENTIFY WELD DEFECTS, AND UNDERSTAND EFFECTS THEY HAVE ON STRUCTURAL STRENGTH. FOR BEING A ROBOTICALLY WELDED FRAME I FOUND THE QUALITY OF SOME WELDS UNACCEPTABLE, AND SHOULD NOT HAVE PASSED QUALITY CONTROL AT THE FACTORY. I AM NOT AN AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEER, NOR AM I A STRUCTURAL ENGINEER, HOWEVER I ASSUME THAT THE STRUCTURAL STRENGTH OF THE FRAME IN THIS STATE IS LESS OF THE ORIGINAL DESIGN STRENGTH. THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE DEALT WITH BEFORE SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS.

JEEP STARTED A "DEATH WOBBLE" ON INTERSTATE AFTER HITTING POT HOLE. STEERING WHEEL STARTED RAPIDLY SHAKING AND WOULDN'T STOP UNTIL I GOT SLOWED TO BELOW 40 MPH.

WHILE I WAS STATIONARY IN MY DRIVEWAY IN MY VEHICLE WARMING THE CAR AND DEFROSTING THE WINDSHIELD, THE FRONT WINDSHIELD CRACKED RIGHT BEFORE ME. IT SEEMS THAT THE DEFROSTER AIR IS TOO HOT, AND THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE FROM THE OUTSIDE (20F) CAUSED A STRESS FRACTURE ON THE GLASS. THIS ISSUE IS WIDESPREAD.

WE TRIED TO START THE JEEP AT OUR HOME (STREET) AND IT WOULD NOT START. BUT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM STARTED FLICKERING. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, WE DECIDED TO HAVE THE BATTERY CHECKED. THE BATTERY WAS USED FOR 34 MONTHS OF DRIVING. INTERSTATE BATTERY TESTED IT AND IT WAS LOW. WE DECIDED TO BUY A NEW ONE AND INSTALLED IT. NOW THE JEEP STARTS BUT THERE IS A SERVICE SHIFTER WARNING LIGHT AND THE GEAR SHIFTER DOES NOT LIGHT UP. WE CANNOT PUT IT INTO GEAR. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON DIFFERENT JEEP FORUMS. SOME DEALERS CANNOT SOLVE THE ISSUE, WHILE OTHER FIND THAT DIFFERENT HARNESSES ARE THE PROBLEM. OUR VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND BELIEVE JEEP SHOULD INITIATE A RECALL TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM FOR ITS CUSTOMERS.

REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM MOUNT/ TRACK BAR MOUNT FAILED. APPEARED TO HAVE ONLY HALF OF THE MOUNT WELDED IN A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. QUALITY CONTROL ISSUE.*DT CONSUMER HEARD A CLUNK/KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE RIGHT REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM BRACKET HAD SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME. MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE SEPARATION WAS THAT THE RIGHT REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM BRACKET INBOARD WELD WAS COMPLETELY OFF-SEAM. MANUFACTURER REPAIRED VEHICLE ON 2/5/2020. *DL

MY JEEP HAS A DANGEROUS STEERING WOBBLE ESPECIALLY IF I HIT A SMALL BUMP. THE STEERING WHEEL GOES CRAZY AND I ALMOST LOOSE CONTROL OF THE STEERING.

VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AND PUT INTO PARK. WHEN RESTARTED, EVEN THOUGH I WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT, THE JEEP WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK. ONE DEALERSHIP SAID IT CODED AS THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE AND SUPPOSEDLY REPLACED IT ALONG WITH A TRANSMISSION FLUSH. LEFT AND DROVE THE JEEP, BUT IT FELT LIKE IT WAS ALWAYS TRYING TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. DROVE ABOUT 130 MILES AND HAD TO GET GAS EVEN THOUGH I WAS AT 3/4 TANK WHEN I PICKED IT UP AFTER "REPAIRS". TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, GOT GAS AND RESTARTED IT. AGAIN, WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR BUT I WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFTER.

SINCE NEW MY JEEP PULLS TO THE RIGHT.. TOOK IT TO DEALER FOR ALIGNMENT .. THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T DO NOTHING ABOUT IT TO TAKE IT TO A AFTERMARKET SHOP.. MODESTO DEALER .. SERVICE REP JONATHAN... WHY WOULD I TAKE TO A AFTERMARKET SHOP?? HARD TO BELIEVE THEY CANT ALIGN OF FIX A STOCK VEHICLE THEY SOLD .. HARD TO KEEP ON THE ROAD PLEASE HELP.. SHAKES BAD AFTER 70 .. HARD TO BELIEVE I HAVE A NEW VEHICLE YET NEED TO DRIVE ON THE SLOW LANE..

STEERING OSCILLATING AFTER HITTING A BUMP AT 70. NEEDED TO SLOW VEHICLE TO STOP OSCILLATING

NOTHING HAPPENED PER SAY. SAW A NEWS STORY REGARDING THE INVESTIGATION INTO JEEP FOR POOR WORKMANSHIP ON FRAME WELDS. HAD MY JEEP LOOKED AT AND REALIZED MINE HAS FAULTY FRAME WELDS, AS WELL. SEE ATTACHED PHOTOS.

FAILURE TO START, RANDOMLY WHEN VEHICLE IS STATIONARY. VISIBLE PERTAINING COMPONENT PARTS SUCH AS BATTERY, IGNITION SWITCH, STARTER AND VOLTAGE ALL IN GOOD ORDER. AFTER 30 MINUTE WAITING PERIOD CAR WILL START. STEERING WHEEL MOVEMENT WHEN EXITING VEHICLE APPEARS TO TRIGGER PROBLEM, QUITE OFTEN. HAS OCCURRED 8 TIMES IN 4 MONTHS. DEALER SHOWED NO ERROR CODES.

AFTER THE STEERING DAMPER RECALL MY JEEP STARTED EXPERIENCING THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AFTER HITTING BUMPS AT ABOUT 65MPH. IT HAPPED 3 TIMES. JEEP IS GIVING ME THE RUNAROUND.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STARTED SWERVING INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ASHEBORO CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (1709 E DIXIE DR, ASHEBORO, NC 27203) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRACK BAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO ASHEBORO CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM, AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE THE MECHANIC COULD DO TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000.

AUDIBLE TICKING COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT

STEERING IS BAD, WANDERS ALL OVER THE ROAD ABOVE 30 MPH. HARD TO CONTROL ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. HAVE HAD ALL RECALLS DONE FOR STEERING AND NO IMPROVEMENT

THE REAR SEAT LATCH DOES NOT FOLD DOWN THE BACKSEATS LIKE IT IS SUPPOSED TO. THE HEAD REST WILL FOLD DOWN, BUT THE ACTUAL SEAT WILL NOT.

The contact owns a 2018 Jeep Wrangler. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH, the vehicle experienced a death wobble. The contact stated there was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer and received unknown repairs. The vehicle was repaired but continued to experience a failure. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 20,000.

THE SUN VISORS ON EITHER SIDE ARE MOUNTED WITH A RETAINING CLIP OF VERY POOR DESIGN. IF THE VISORS ARE SWIVELED OUT, THE RETAINER WOULD BREAK AND THE VISORS WOULD SIMPLY DANGLE USELESSLY, OBVIOUSLY AFFECTING VISIBILITY AND DRIVING. MANY OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM IN THE FORUM (HTTPS://WWW.JLWRANGLERFORUMS.COM/FORUM/THREADS/SUN-VISOR-BROKEN.37957/PAGE-7#POST-1017415). JEEP WOULD REPLACE THESE PARTS IN SOME CASES, BUT THE VISORS WOULD IMMEDIATELY BREAK AGAIN BECAUSE THE PART IS POORLY DESIGNED. JEEP OUGHT TO ISSUE A RECALL BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY ISSUES THAT THE BROKEN VISORS CAUSE.

I HAVE 2018 JEEP JLU RUBICON FROM DAY ONE THAT I PICKUP MY JEEP THE STEERING WANDERS ALLOVER THE ROAD HAVE TO CONSTANTLY CORRECT TO KEEP FROM RUNNING OFF THE ROAD WHEN IT IS COLD BELOW 20 DEG THE STEERING TO THE RIGHT IS OK UNLESS IT GETS COLDER BUT WHEN YOU TURN TO THE LEFT IT BINDS UP, MAKING HARD TO TURN THEN ALL OF SUDDEN IT LETS LOSE IF THE WEATHER IS ABOVE 20 DEG THE BINDING GO'S AWAY AFTER VEHICLE WARMS UP BUT UNDER 0 DEG ITS HARD TO TURN UNTIL THE WEATHER WARNS UP. I HAVE TALKED WITH THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIME THEY STATE THAT NOTHING IS WRONG IN THE AREAS OF THE DEALERSHIP THE WEATHER NEVER GET COLD

HAD A RECALL ON THE STEERING DAMPER. HAD THE RECALL SERVICED A WEEK AGO. GOING 60MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HIT UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE THE STEERING SHIMMIES EXCESSIVELY ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH. HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD IN ORDER TO GET IT TO STOP. THIS WAS AFTER THE RECALL WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED.

I'M DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 70 AND I HIT A BUMP AND MY CAR STARTS SHAKING VIOLENTLY! I HAVE CARS NEXT TO ME AND BEHIND ME , AND I MOVE OVER TO THE SLOWER LANE AND SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 40 FOR THE SHAKING TO STOP .

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH I HAD A SEVERE VIBRATION (DEATH WOBBLE) IN THE FRONT OF MY JEEP. IT IS 2018 WITH LESS THAN 4,000 MILES. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND I HAVE TAKEN IT TO JEEP BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO RECREATE IT.

VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN APPROX 30MPH ON A CITY ROAD WHEN A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD. IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND LUCKILY A STRANGER FOLLOWING BEHIND QUICKLY ESCORTED THE DRIVER OUT AS THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY WENT UP IN FLAMES. METAL CHUNKS AND PIECES COULD BE HEARD FALLING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION THE TRANSMISSION HAD COMPLETELY EXPLODED AND EJECTED THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY SHEARING THE INPUT SHAFT AND RUPTURING A FUEL LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS A COMPLETE TOTAL LOSS WITH FLAMES IMMEDIATELY ENTERING THE PASSENGER CABIN IN SECONDS. IF IT WAS NOT FOR A BRAVE BYSTANDER SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH WOULD HAVE OCCURRED. THIS IS A NEW TRANSMISSION INTRODUCED IN THE NEW JL WRANGLER AND GLADIATOR AND HAS BEEN HAPPENING MORE AND MORE. IT'S A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT JEEP REFUSES TO LOOK INTO AND NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED IMMEDIATELY. TRANSMISSION EXPLOSION TO THIS DEGREE NOT ONLY CAN RESULT IN A FIRE BUT ALSO METAL PROJECTILES HITTING BYSTANDERS AND COMING THROUGH THE FLOOR BOARDS AND POSSIBLY RESULTING IN INJURY OR DEATH. IF YOU ARE READING THIS AND HAVE A MANUAL JEEP WRANGLER HAVE IT CHECKED IMMEDIATELY! THIS WAS A COMPLETELY UNKNOWN PROBLEM SHOWING NO SYMPTOMS WHATSOEVER.*JB

WHILE DRIVING THE JEEP THE DIGITAL FUEL LEVEL GAUGE WENT FROM HALF TANK TO EMPTY. REFUELED THE TANK AND THE GAUGE REMAINED ON EMPTY. A WEEK LATER THE FUEL GAUGE WENT BACK UP TO FULL BUT WHEN YOU TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON, IT RETURN TO FUEL LEVEL LOW. IT HAS BEEN LIKE THIS FOR ONE MONTH WITH FREQUENT REFILL OF FUEL. CURRENTLY SERVING IN THE MILITARY OVERSEAS IN ITALY WITH MY US SPEC JEEP.

MY LOCAL JEEP DEALER PERFORMED A RECALL SERVICE FOR FAULTY STEERING EVEN THOUGH I HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED BY OTHERS. NOW, AFTER THE SERVICE WAS PERFORMED, I AM EXPERIENCING THE WOBBLY STEERING PROBLEM AT BOTH HIGH SPEEDS (65-70MPH) AS WELL AS AT LOWER SPEEDS (30-35MPH) WHEN I GO OVER ROAD BUMPS OR POTHOLES. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES ALREADY IN THE LAST 2 DAYS SINCE I GOT MY VEHICLE SERVICED! HOW IRONIC THAT THE PROBLEM STARTED AFTER THE RECALL SERVICE WAS PERFORMED!!! BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN...

THERE IS A LARGE DEAD SPOT IN THE STEERING OF MY JL WRANGLER. IT IS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE VEHICLE TAKES A LOT OF EFFORT TO STAY IN IN A STRAIGHT LINE, PARTICULARLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE DEALER INITIALLY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. A DIFFERENT DEALER SAID THEY FEEL IT BUT DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING IT.

I RECENTLY HAD A LOCAL JEEP DEALER INSTALL A MOPAR FACTORY 2" LIFT KIT ON MY 2018 JEEP WRANGLER RUBICON A FEW WEEKS AGO. SINCE THE 2" LIFT WAS INSTALLED, WHEN THE JEEP HITS A HIGHWAY BREAK, BUMP/POTHOLE, ANYWHERE BETWEEN 30MPH UP TO NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS, I GET THE "DEATH WOBBLE" IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY. THIS JEEP STILL HAS THE FACTORY ORIGINAL TIRES AND RIMS INSTALLED, AND HAS NO OTHER ADD-ONS TO THE VEHICLE. I HAVE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN TO 25 MPH FOR THE DEATH WOBBLE TO STOP. I TRAVELED 35 MILES A FEW DAYS AGO ON A STATE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 40-65 MPH, IN 32 DEGREE TEMPS, AND THE VEHICLE WENT INTO A "DEATH WOBBLE" (7) TIMES, FIVE OF WHICH I HAVE ON VIDEO FOR THE UPCOMING LAWSUITS. IT APPEARS MORE VULNERABLE TO A DEATH WOBBLE IF THE FRONT DRIVERS WHEEL HITS A BUMP OR POTHOLE FIRST. ADDITIONALLY IT APPEARS TO ENTER INTO A DEATH WOBBLE MORE EASILY IF YOU ARE ON A CURVE IN A LEFT HAND DIRECTIONAL TURN. ALL KNOWN RECALLS HAVE BEEN PERFORMED TO THIS VEHICLE THAT I KNOW OF, TO INCLUDE THE UPDATED WORK AND INSPECTION TO THE STEERING STABILIZER DAMPENER/SHOCK. SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE FROM THIS ISSUE IF IT IS NOT FIXED IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY, EITHER THE DRIVER OF THE JEEP, OR A UNWITTING PARTY IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC, ESPECIALLY IF THIS HAPPENS ON AN ICE COVERED ROAD! I HAVE VIDEOS OF THE DEATH WOBBLE, BUT NO PHOTOS, WHICH ARE ALL THAT ARE ALLOWED FOR POSTING ON THIS WEBSITE FOR THIS COMPLAINT. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO SHARE THE VIDEOS WITH NHTSA INVESTIGATORS IF THEY WISH TO CONTACT ME.

MY VEHICLE FAILED TO BRAKE AND STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT RESPONDING EITHER CAUSING ME TO CRASH INTO A VEHICLE PARKED IN FRONT OF ME THERE IS VIDEO SURVEILLANCE THAT WILL SHOW HOW LONG I WAS TRYING TO CONTROL THIS VEHICLE AND WAS NOT ABLE TOO I TOOK IT TO A JEEP DEALER AND THEY STATE THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG THERE ARE MULTIPLE FORUMS HTTPS://WWW.JLWRANGLERFORUMS.COM/FORUM/THREADS/MY-2018-JL-SPORTS-BRAKES-AND-STEERING-FAILED-TODAY-AGAIN-CAUSING-A-CRASH.42801/PAGE-2 THIS HAPPEN AT A MALL AROUND THE HOLIDAY SEASON I COULD OF KILLED SOMEONE IM TRYING TO SAVE A LIFE SOMETHING WENT WRONG AND IS HAPPENING TO OTHERS YET JEEP FAILS TO CHECK FURTHER INTO IT ON SATURDAY MY JEEP HAD STILL NOT BEEN CHECKED NOW AT 10AM I RECEIVED A CALLED TELLING ME THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR SO FAST THE DEALER OPENS AT 9AM IT TOOK YOU LESS THAN AN HOUR TO TELL ME NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR? PLEASE I NEED THIS DOCUMENTED ALL I'M TRYING TO DO IS AVOID SOOTHING LIKE THIS HAPPENING AGAIN AND SOMEONE LOSING THEIR LIVES BECAUSE OF IT. ALL I WAS DOING WAS TRYING TO PARK AT A MALL. CAN SOMEONE GET BACK TO ME SO I CAN EXPLAIN IN DETAIL WHAT HAPPEN. PLEASE! ATTACHED IS A PICTURE OF ONE OF THE VEHICLE THAT WERE HIT BY MY 2018 JEEP WRANGLER JL.*DT*JB

I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ABOUT 65MPH, THE HIGHWAY WAS CURVING TO LEFT ON RAMP BUT I COULD NOT TURN MY STEERINGWHEEL BECAUSE IT WAS TOO STIFF. I DID NOT DO ANY SUSPENSION UPGRADES FOR THIS CAR. IT WAS MORE THAN STIFF. IT WAS DEFINENTLY NOT NORMAL I ALMOST COULD NOT TURN. THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO CRASH INTO WALL. I FELT LIKE IF THIS HAPPENS AGAIN IT MIGHT CAUSE A LIFE THREATNING ACCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE DRIVERS' SIDE HOOD LATCH FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE HOOD TO SUDDENLY OPEN. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,500. *DT*JB

FIRST TIME USING THE DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED. I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. JEEP IS ALWAYS GARAGE KEPT. CRACK IS EXACTLY IN THE SAME LOCATION THAT OTHERS ARE REPORTING TOO. BOTTOM CENTER WHERE THE GASKET MEETS.

TL* THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER OWNS A 2018 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE SHAKING IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION CAUSED THE WINDSHIELD TO FRACTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GLOCKNER CHRYSLER, DODGE, JEEP, RAM OF ASHLAND (1041 GREENUP AVE, ASHLAND, KY 41101, (606) 329-8616) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS INTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT AND WAS ONLY EVIDENT WHEN TRAVELING 70 MPH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 64/65 MILES AN HOUR, NO WEATHER AT ALL, I HIT A BRIDGE STRAPPING BUMP, AND THE JEEP WAS ALMOST OUT OF CONTROL! DEATH WOBBLE DEFINITELY OCCURED JUST A VEHICLE WAS PASSING ME! I GRIPPED THE WHEEL AS IT SHOOK ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLY! I SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 30 AND IT STOPPED. THE JEEP WAS VIBRATING OUT OF CONTOL!! THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES ALREADY! IT IS TERRIFYING!! FIX THE DEATH WOBBLE NOBODY WANTS TO DIE!!!

I WAS DRIVING IN THE BACK ROADS AT 30 MPH AND ENCOUNTERED A CURVE ON THE ROAD. I TURNED MY STEERING WHEEL LIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT AND MY JEEP WOULD NOT GO IN THE DIRECTION I NEEDED IT TO. THE STEERING LOCKED UP. I HAD IT LOCK UP MANY TIMES THIS MORNING WHEN I TURNED LEFT OR RIGHT. THE TEMPERATURE THIS MORNING WAS 35 DEGREES F. THIS IS A CAUSE FOR CONCERN AS OUR LIVES AND THOSE OF OTHERS IS AT RISK. A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. THIS IS THE SECOND ISSUE I'VE HAD WITH THIS JEEP. I HAD THE STEERING DAMPNER CHANGED BECAUSE IT WAS VIOLENTLY VIBRATING AT HIGH SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS JL MODEL IS JUNK.

TOOK VEHICLE IN WITH 'WHEEL WOBBLE' AT 7728 MILES AND DEALER REPLACED STEERING DAMPER. AFTER DRIVING 300 MILES TOOK BACK TO DEALER WITH SAME ISSUE. THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE AND RETURNED THE VEHICLE. I THEN TOOK TO AN AFTERMARKET DUAL STEERING STABILIZER THAT HID THE PROBLEM FOR ANOTHER 8OOO MILES. UPON TAKING BACK TO DEALER WITH NOW 18000 MILES - THERE IS AN ADDITIONAL STEERING STABILIZER THAT FACTORY RECOMMENDS. DEALER WILL NOT TAKE AFTERMARKET OFF AND INSTALL RECOMMENDED FACTORY REPLACEMENT. WHERE IS PROTECTION FOR CONSUMER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FOR A TEENAGE DRIVER AND IT IS NOT SAFE...

WHEN DRIVING AT AROUND 60 MPH OR FASTER, HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE SOMEWHAT VIOLENTLY FOR 10-30 SECONDS OR SO. THIS HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES PER WEEK AND STARTED ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO.

BACK IN OCTOBER 2019, I RENTED A NEW JEEP WRANGLER FROM ENTERPRISE FOR A TRIP TO CHICAGO FOR WORK. WHILE BOTH TRAVELING TO AND FROM CHICAGO, I HAD TWO INSTANCES WHILE TRAVELING ON ROUTE 80 IN OHIO, WHERE I WENT OVER SMALL BUMPS, AND THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. ON THE RETURN TRIP HOME, I ACTUALLY HAD TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND SLOW DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES PER HOUR TO GET THE SHAKING TO STOP. WHEN RETURNING THE VEHICLE TO ENTERPRISE, I INFORMED THEM OF WHAT HAPPENED. THEY THEN STATED THEY GET A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE WRNAGLER AND WOULD TAKE SOME MONEY OFF OF MY BILL. I TOLD THEM THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND, AND THAT THERE IS SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THAT MY WIFE HAS THE SAME VEHICLE AND IF THIS HAPPENED IN HER CAR, I WOULD NOT ALLOW HER TO DRIVE IT. FAST FORWARD TO THE NIGHT OF 12/6/2019. WHILE TRAVELING TO MY WIFE'S CHRISTMAS PARTY (IN HER 2018 JEEP WRANGLER) ON ROUTE 680 NORTHBOUND AT 60 MPH, I HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE STEERING WHEEL ALONG WITH THE REST OF THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. WE THEN HAD TO SLOW DOWN IN ORDER TO GET THIS SHAKING TO STOP. I LOOKED OVER AT HER AND SAID THAT THIS CAN IN NO WAY BE NORMAL. SHE THEN INFORMED ME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO HER A FEW TIMES AS WELL. THERE IS NO WAY THIS CANNOT BE A SAFETY ISSUE, AND I DEFINITELY DO NOT WANT MY WIFE DRIVING THIS CAR.

REAR SEAT BELTS TORN ONLY USED REAR SEATS 2 TIMES IN THE YEAR I'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE HAVE HAD THE REAR SEAT FOLDED DOWN THE WHOLE TIME