2018 Jeep Wrangler Complaint Log

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2018 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED JL MODEL. MY COMPLAINT IS REGARDING WHAT IS KNOWN AS DEATH WOBBLE. I AM A FORMER ASE MECHANIC. I HAD 10,000 THOUSAND MILES ON MY 18 JL THAT IS COMPLETELY STOCK. I WAS TRAVELING WEST BOUND ON STATE ROUTE 33 AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN HIT A EXPANSION JOINT THAT CAUSE A RAPID AND RATHER VIOLENT SHAKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL THAT SEVERALLY DIMINISHED MY ABILITY TO NOT ONLY STEER MY VEHICLE BUT ALSO MY BRAKING ABILITY. YOU HAVE TO GET YOUR VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN TO UNDER 30 MPH OR COME ALMOST TO A COMPLETE STOP ON THE FREEWAY. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WHEN YOU HAVE TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE STEERING STABILIZER PER FCA AS A SO CALLED FIX. BEING A ASE CERTIFIED MECHANIC FOR YEARS THIS HAS NEVER BEEN A FIX ONLY A COVER UP/ BAND-AID FIX TO COVER UP THE TRUE ISSUE. MY 2018 JEEP WRANGLER IS BACK AT THE DEALER AGAIN AFTER APPROXIMATELY 1000 MILES FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THAT'S EVEN AFTER FCA SO CALLED STEERING STABILIZER FIX. IF MY JEEP WAS LIFTED OR MODIFIED IN ANYWAY I CAN ACCEPT MY CHANGES COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS ISSUE. IT'S STOCK. THIS WILL MARK 6 WEEKS THE DEALER HAS HAD MY JEEP LOOKING TO TRY AND REPAIR THIS ISSUE. I CURRENTLY CAN NOT HAVE ANY FAITH IN MY JEEP TO TAKE IT ANYWHERE WITH OUT FEAR OF GETTING HIT OR HITTING SOMEONE ELSE DUE TO FCA NOT TAKING THIS ISSUE SERIOUSLY AND REPLACING STEERING COMPONENTS. FCA SAYS THIS ISSUE IS CAUSED MOSTLY BY MODIFIED OR ALTERED/ WORN FRONT ENDS. THE NEW 18 JL MODEL IS A COMPLETELY NEW FROM GROUND UP PER PRESIDENT OF FCA( MEANING THEY HAVE MODIFIED THE WHOLE STEERING/ SUSPENSION WITH THIS PROBLEM BUILT IN BY THEM). THEY NEED TO FIX THIS ASAP BEFORE DEATH WOBBLE LIVES UP TO ITS NAME! THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE THERE FIST ATTEMPT TO FIX IT ON NOVEMBER 15TH 2018 AND HAS HAPPENED AFTER FCA SAID FIX ON JANUARY 29TH 2019.

WINDSHIELD CRACKED IN CENTER WHILE RUNNING DEFROSTER. 2000 MILES ON ODOMETER, NO ROCK STRIKES. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY ON A VERY COLD DAY.

AT A SPEED OF APPROX. 75 MPH AFTER HITTING A NUMBER OF PUMPS/POTHOLES ON THE HIGHWAY THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO VIBRATE/SHAKE LIKE CRAZY - A TERRIFYING SITUATION IN RUSH HOUR ON A HIGHWAY. THE SHAKING STOPPED ONCE THE SPEED WAS UNDER 50 MPH.

AFTER SITTING OUTSIDE OVERNIGHT WITH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES UNDER 30 DEGREES. I WAS DRIVING THE JEEP ON THE HIGHWAY AND FOUND THAT ONCE I GOT ABOVE ABOUT 55 MPH THE STEERING WOULD LOCK UP. IF I JERKED IT, IT WOULD BIND AND THEN BREAK. THEN ONCE BACK AT CENTER IT WOULD START ALL OVER AGAIN.

PURCHASED THE BRAND NEW 2018 JEEP WRANGLER SAHARA WITH 40 MILES ON NOVEMBER 30, 2018. CURRENTLY, THIS VEHICLE HAS 1,975 MILES. IN LATE DECEMBER 2018 HIT A BUMP ON A HIGHWAY DRIVING THE POSTED SPEED OF 70MPH AND THE VEHICLE VIBRATED A BIT AND HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO HANDLE THE VEHICLE. EACH WEEK AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON DAILY COMMUTE IN CITY CONDITIONS AT THE POSTED SPEED OF 25-30MPH, AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE PAVEMENT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HANDLE WELL, AS IF I WOULD LOSE CONTROL. ON JANUARY 27, 2019 DRIVING ON A RAMP AT THE SPEED OF 45MPH UPON ENTERING THE INTERSTATE THE VEHICLE HIT A BUMP IN THE PAVEMENT, THE VEHICLE BEGINS AN UNCONTROLLABLE VIBRATION AND WAS SHAKING THE STEERING WHEEL, I HAD TO PULL OVER. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE ONLINE WITH THE SAME ISSUE, I FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING MY ONLY VEHICLE. FOR A VEHICLE VALUED OVER $45,000, I NEED THIS ISSUE TO BE INVESTIGATED BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT THE POSTED SPEED. THE VEHICLE FEELS UNSTABLE WHILE DRIVING OVER ANY BUMP IN THE PAVEMENT AT 20MPH THE VEHICLE WOBBLES AND SWAYS.

I AM GETTING THE DEATH WOBBLE IN MY 2018 WRANGLER JLU, WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY. I'VE HAD THE STEERING STABILIZER REPLACED BY MY DEALERSHIP WITH A NEW JEEP PART. THE PROBLEM IS NOT FIXED. THERE IS STILL A LOT OF SLOP IN THE STEERING, AND THE DEATH WOBBLE IS STILL HAPPENING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. MY VEHICLE HAS 4000 MILES ON IT.

'DEATH WOBBLE' WHEN TRAVELING ON PA/OH TURNPIKE TRAVELING 70MPH I EXPERIENCED A VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS SHAKING WAS UNCONTROLLABLE AND REQUIRED ME TO PULL OVER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND SLOW DOWN BELOW 50MPH FOR THE SHAKING TO STOP.

STEERING WANDERS ALL OVER THE ROAD AT ALL SPEEDS. CONSTANTLY HAVE TO FIGHT THE WHEEL TO KEEP IT STRAIGHT

A SMALL BUMP CAUSES THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END OF THE CAR TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. IT HAPPENS AT VARYING SPEEDS, TAKING YOUR FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR OR TRYING TO BREAK DOES NOT GET IT TO STOP, YOU RIDE IT OUT.THE WHEELS ARE SHAKING ALONG WITH THE STEERING WHEEL. IN ADDITION, THE CLOCK DOESN'T KEEP TIME AND RADIO INTERMITTENTLY DROPS STATIONS, SCANS THROUGH ALL OF THE STATIONS OR PICKS UP STATIC. I HAVE A VIDEO OF NOT BEING ABLE TO CONTROL THE RADIO(ON OR OFF), UNABLE TO CHANGE THE VOLUME OR SHUT THE RADIO OFF. I WAS NOT ABLE TO USE TOUCH SCREEN OR THE CONTROLS ON THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO OPERATE THE RADIO. IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN FOR SERVICE ON FOR THE SHAKING 3 TIMES NOW, GOING ON 4. JEEP SAYS IT'S FIXED THE PROBLEM BY REPLACING THE STEERING STABILIZER/DAMPENER. JEEP KNOWS IT IS HAPPENING AND MENTIONED GETTING "JEEP ENGINEERING" INVOLVED AND HAVE BLACKED OUT INFORMATION ON PAPERWORK WE RECEIVED AFTER REPAIRS, CONCERNED WE WOULD SEE THE "CONTACT/ EMAIL ADDRESS". THE FIRST SERVICE VISIT THEY COULD NOT GET THE SHAKING TO HAPPEN AND "RESET THE STEERING TO FACTORY SETTINGS", "THAT IT WAS A LITTLE OFF." THE SECOND SERVICE APPOINTMENT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT "COULDN'T GET IT TO HAPPEN". THEY HAD THE SALESPERSON I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM TAKE THE CAR FOR A RIDE AND COMPARE IT TO HOW HIS JL DROVE. THEY ASKED IF A WORKER "COULD TAKE THE CAR HOME AND DRIVE IT A FEW DAYS". I AGREED.IT HAPPENED TO THE WORKER AND THEY REPLACED THE STEERING STABILIZER/DAMPENER THE FIRST TIME(ON THAT SECOND VISIT). THE THIRD SERVICE APPOINTMENT, THEY SAID THE "STEERING STABILIZER/DAMPENER WAS REPLACED WITH A FAULTY STABILIZER""THAT THERE WERE STILL FAULTY NEW ONES, THEY WERE GOING TO REPLACE IT. THE FOLLOWING DAY, ITS VIOLENTLY SHAKING. IT HAPPENS IN MOTION, HAVEN'T NOTICED IT WITH TURNING. I HAVE VIDEOS OF THE SHAKING HAPPENING TO THE STEERING AND THE ISSUES WITH THE RADIO.

I HAVE ALREADY FILED ONE COMPLAINT ON THIS AND HEARD NOTHING. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE HAD MY 2018 WRANGLER INTO THE SHOP FOR REPAIR FOR THE SAME ISSUE OF THE "DEATH WOBBLE" (WHEN HITTING A BUMP ON THE HIGHWAY IT GOES INTO A TERRIBLE WOBBLE YOU MUST SLOW WAY DOWN FOR). NO RECALL AND STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. THE LAST TIME IT WAS IN THE SHOP RECENTLY IT WAS IN THERE FOR 4 WEEKS. THIS IS RICICULOUS!

VEHICLE PURCHASED NEW FROM DEALERSHIP. WITHIN FIRST 100 MILES WAS TRAVELING DOWN HWY AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MILES PER HOUR, I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD WHILE BEARING LEFT. TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. STEERING WHEEL SAME. AS TRUCK SLOWED DOWN SHAKING STOPPED... DEALER REPLACED STABILITY BAR AND STATED PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED... WITHIN FIRST WEEK OF TRUCK BEING RETURNED, I WAS TRAVELING ON HWY, THIS TIME HIT A BUMP IN ROAD WHILE BEARING RIGHT. TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY TO THE POINT I BARELY AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT WITH A VEHICLE TO MY FRONT AND ANOTHER TO MY SIDE... VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP, THIS TIME SPOKE WITH GENERAL MANAGER, WAS TOLD AS OF YET THEIR IS NO SOLUTION. CORPORATE WILL HAVE TO RECOMMEND A FIX. I'VE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR APPROX 1 MONTH AND 2 WEEKS. IT'S BEEN IN DEALERS POSSESSION FOR THIS AND NUMEROUS OTHER PROBLEMS FOR MORE THAN HALF THAT TIME. AT TIME OF FIRST REPAIR I ASKED DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR PAPERWORK, WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT READY, IT WOULD BE MAILED TO ME. AT TIME OF SECOND I AM STILL AWAITING DOCUMENTATION FROM FIRST INCIDENT WHICH HAS STILL NOT BEEN PROVIDED. FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED 1/24/19. DEALER KEPT VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 DAYS. SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED MORNING OF 2/26/19 AS OF THIS WRITING.

IN SNOWY CONDITIONS LED HEADLIGHTS QUICKLY BECOME SNOW COVERED CAUSING NEAR COMPLETE LOSS OF VISIBILITY. VEHICLE MUST BE STOPPED AND HEADLIGHTS MANUALLY CLEARED BEFORE PROCEEDING. THE SNOW ON THE HEADLIGHTS CAUSES A WHITE-OUT TYPE CONDITION WHERE EVEN THE IMMEDIATE SIDE OF THE ROAD IS NOT VISIBLE. FORTUNATELY WE WERE DRIVING ON A LOW TRAFFIC ROAD AT THE TIME. HIGHWAY SITUATIONS WOULD BE DEADLY. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE IN DARK, SNOWY CONDITIONS, WHICH OCCUR FREQUENTLY IN MAINE. THIS ISSUE WAS REPORTED TO CHRYSLER-JEEP IN JANUARY AND THEY HAVE NOT PROVIDED ANY RESOLUTION.

THE JEEP WRANGLER HAS ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS HAD A "DEATH WOBBLE." THE VEHICLE'S STEERING SYSTEM STARTS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THIS IS A BRAND NEW VEHICLE WITH NO MODIFICATIONS AND HAS ALREADY BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO ADDRESS. THEY UNFORTUNATELY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT IT. THIS IS A DANGEROUS OCCURRENCE AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED SOON SO THE VIOLENT SHAKING AT HIGH SPEEDS IS FRIGHTENING.

JEEP WAS RECALLED IN OCTOBER OVER A TRACK BAR WELD ISSUE WHERE SOME VEHICLES WE IMPROPERLY WELDED. MINE HAD TO GO TO THE DEALER 3X AS THE DEALER WAS UNSURE WHAT TO DO. WAS TOLD IT WAS FINE. JUST RECEIVED ANOTHER RECALL THAT THE RECALL MAY NOT HAVE BEEN DONE PROPERLY AND WILL NEED TO BE REINSPECTED. I HAVE 0 FAITH IN THE SAFETY OF THIS JEEP.

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THIS MORNING TO WORK, ENTERING A CURVE ON THE HIGHWAY I NEARLY LOST ALL ABILITY TO STEER MY JEEP AT 60MPH. I HAD TO TUG ON THE WHEEL WITH BOTH HANDS TO KEEP IT ON THE HIGHWAY. THE STEERING CAME BACK AFTER ABOUT 30 SECONDS ALMOST RESULTING IN AN OVER CORRECTION. THEN ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN THIS TIME I WAS ON A MUCH STRAIGHTER PIECE OF ROAD THANKFULLY. THE REST OF MY 30 MIN DRIVE TO WORK WAS UNEVENTFUL. I'VE CALLED TWO DEALERSHIPS AND BEEN IN TOUCH WITH THE JEEP WAVE PROGRAM REPRESENTATIVES. THEY ARE SAYING THEY CAN'T LOOK AT IT FOR DAYS. MY CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT HIGHWAYS SPEEDS AND ITS UP TO ME TO JUST WAIT UNTIL THEY CAN LOOK AT IT.

IT HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES DURING VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND HIGH SPEEDS WHERE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS AND ITS VERY HARD SWITCHING LANES. I DO NOT FEEL IT IN CITY DRIVING. I HAVE DRIVEN IT ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS HAS HAPPENED AND THE PROBLEMS PERSISTS FOR ABOUT THE FIRST 30 MINUTES OF THE DRIVE. AFTER 30 MINUTES OF DRIVING IT GOES BACK TO NORMAL. I HAS NOT HAPPENED IN TEMPERATURES OVER 35 DEGREES

BOUGHT MY JEEP 2018 WRANGLER BRAND NEW, HAD ISSUED WITH THE STEERING BECOME VERY HARD TO TURN WAS BARELY TURNING ON A CORNER STREET. LITERALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN,ALL OF A SUDDEN IT JUST BECAME EASY TO TURN AS IF NOTHING WAS WRONG. ALSO A SERVICE SHIFTER LIGHT AND THE STABILITY CONTROLL LIGHT COMES ON EVERY NOW AND THEN, NOW THE ISSUE IS THE SCREEN IS DISPLAYING AN ANTI THEFT SCREEN ASKING FOR A THEFT CODE AND JEEP WILL NOT TURN ON.

YESTERDAY, I DROVE A RENTED 2018 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED TO THE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH AIRPORT DURING A MODERATE SNOWFALL PRIOR TO SUNRISE. WHILE ON THAT APPROXIMATELY 40 MILE TRIP, I HAD MY HEADLIGHTS "ON" TO ILLUMINATE THE ROADWAY AS IT WAS STILL DARK AND THERE WAS MINIMAL ROADWAY LIGHTING. WHILE DRIVING I FOUND IT INCREASING DIFFICULT TO SEE THE ROAD SURFACE AND ESPECIALLY SEE THE LINES ON THE ROAD. I HAD MY FAMILY IN THE CAR AND THE SITUATION BECAME QUITE DANGEROUS WITH A SUDDENNESS THAT I WAS UNPREPARED FOR. ONCE I WAS ABLE TO STOP SAFELY I DISCOVERED THAT THE JEEP HEADLIGHTS WERE FULLY COVERED BY SNOW AND NOT ALLOWING LIGHT TO PASS THROUGH TO THE ROAD SURFACE. I WIPED THE SNOW AWAY AND GOT BACK ON THE ROAD--WITHIN 10 MINUTES OR SO THE HEADLIGHTS WERE AGAIN COVERED BY SNOW WHICH ACCUMULATED ON THE SURFACE ON THE LENS. THIS CREATED ANOTHER DANGEROUS SITUATION. APPARENTLY THE LED LIGHTS ARE NOT WARM ENOUGH TO MELT THE ACCUMULATING SNOW AND THE SURROUNDING BEZEL AREA RETAINS SNOW AS WELL. WHILE I AM NOT AN AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEER, I THINK THERE'S A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE COMBINATION OF THE GEOMETRY OF THE JEEP HEADLIGHTS AND COOLER LED LIGHTING. IMPORTANTLY, THIS ACCUMULATION HAPPENED A SECOND TIME AFTER THE CAR WAS FULLY WARMED UP. I HAVE DRIVEN MANY CARS OVER THE YEARS IN POOR CONDITIONS AND NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS PHENOMENON BEFORE. I PERSONALLY FEEL THAT THIS CREATED A LOT OF RISK AND DANGER FOR ME AND MY FAMILY WHILE DRIVING THE JEEP WRANGLER. I FEEL VERY FORTUNATE THAT WE DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT AND EXPERIENCE A MORE SERIOUS OUTCOME. I ENCLOSE A PICTURE OF THE HEADLIGHTS WHICH WAS TAKEN AFTER THEY HAD BEEN CLEARED ONCE ALREADY AND THEN RE-ACCUMULATED SNOW THEREAFTER.

MY JEEP WRANGLER JL SHAKES VIOLENTLY AT HIGHWAY SPEED WHEN A SMALL POTHOLE IS STRUCK OR THE ROAD IS UNEVEN. THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES AND IT SEEMS AS THOUGH A CRASH IS IMMINENT. SLOWING DOWN DIDNT SEEM TO STOP IT-SMOOTH ROAD DID. BUT ON ONE OCCASSION, THE SHAKING LASTED MORE THAN A MILE. IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. DEATH WOBBLE SEEMS TO BE WHAT FITS WHEN RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET. THIS VEHICLE IS NEW AND WAS PURCHASED AT THE END OF OCTOBER 2018.

I HAVE HAVE THE STEERING VIOLENTLY OSCILLATE / WOBBLE DOZENS OF TIMES SINCE EARLY DECEMBER 2018. THIS ALWAYS HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY ABOVE 50MPH AFTER GOING OVER A BUMP OR IMPERFECTION ON THE PAVEMENT. EVERY TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE JEEP DEALER TO BE INSPECTED. ON DECEMBER 17TH 2018 BRANHAVEN JEEP REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPER. IT SEEM TO WORK FOR A WHILE AND IT CAME BACK IN JANUARY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO BRANHAVEN JEEP AND THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPER AGAIN WITH UN UPGRADE PART FROM JEEP. I DROVE THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 200 MILES OVER THE WEEKEND AND ON THE RETURN TRIP, THE ISSUE WAS BACK AND THIS TIME IT WAS WORSE THAN EVER. THIS IS NOW THE THIRD TIME THE VEHICLE IS IN THE SHOP TO DEAL WITH THE SAME STEERING WOBBLE COMPLAINT. I FEEL THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND MY GIRLFRIEND REFUSES TO DRIVE IT ANYMORE. THE LAST TIME I DROVE THE VEHICLE WAS JANUARY 21 2018 0N THE DAY I HAD THE WORST STEERING WOBBLE OR OSCILLATION I HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED. I DO NOT BELIVE JEEP / FCA HAS A SOLUTION AND WOBBLE EVENTS ARE NOT DUE TO WORN PARTS AS THIS IS A NEW VEHICLE THAT JUST CROSSED OVER 5000 MILES. MY JEEP IS TOTALLY STOCK AND HAS HAD NO MODIFICATIONS OF ANY KIND!

AT SPEEDS OVER 45MPH, THAT IF YOU HIT A BUMP, EXPANSION JOINT, ANYTHING THAT WOULD CAUSE THE SUSPENSION TO LOAD AND UNLOAD, IT GOES INTO AN IMMEDIATE 'DEATH WOBBLE ' . YOU CANNOT CONTROL STEERING AND DIRECTION AT THIS POINT. IT VIBRATES AND SHAKES SO BAD THE SOFT TOP LATCHES CAN BECOME UNDONE. HAS BEEN SITTING IN A DEALERSHIP FOR 2 WEEKS WITH NO ANSWERS ON WHY. HAS 10,000 MILES ON IT BUT STARTED AT AROUND 9000 MILES. NOTHING AFTERMARKET ON IT AT ALL.

JEEP BEGINS TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY AFTER HITTING BUMPS OR DRIVING OVER BRIDGE UNIONS AT HIGH SPEEDS (70 MPH). VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 200 MILES ON THE ODOMETER.

WE ARE EXPERIENCING WHAT OTHERS HAVE REFERENCED AS THE DEATH VIBRATION. WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY GOING OVER 55MPH AND THE JEEP GOES OVER A BUMP THE STEERING WHEEL BEGINS TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE AND DOES THIS UNTIL YOU SLOW DOWN TO BELOW 30MPH WHICH IS VERY SCARY AND UNSAFE ON THE HIGHWAY. THE DAMPER HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES BUT ITS STILL DOING THE SAME THING. I HAVE VIDEO FROM MY JEEP BUT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF VIDEOS ON THE INTERNET OF OTHER KEEPS THAT HAVE THE SAME ISSUE.

WHEN TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH OR MORE, THE STEERING WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE BECOMES DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE SHAKING IS BY REDUCING THE SPEED. THIS HAS HAPPENED A COUPLE OF TIMES. I HAVE RETURNED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. THE FIRST VISIT HELPED BUT ONLY FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS AND THE PROBLEM RETURNED. I RETURNED IT TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND IT IS RESOLVED AT THIS TIME.

DEATH WOBBLE, HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES AND WAS JUST PICKED UP FOR THE 5TH TIME. TODAY THEY ARE REPLACING RECALLED PARTS THIS HAPPENS AT ANT SPEED AT THIS POINT IN TIME. AND BEGAN IN JANUARY 2019. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE VEHICLE SINCE JULY 2018. IN FEBRUARY THE STEERING DAMPER WAS REPLACE, AT THIS TIME WE ALSO HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKING UP WHILE DRIVING NOTHING WAS FIXED ON THAT ISSUE ONLY THE STEERING DAMPER, ABOUT 3000 MILES LATER, THE WOBBLE BEGAN AGAIN, IN JULY 2019 THE VEHICLE WENT BACK IN FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE STEERING DAMPER, IN AUGUST IT WENT BACK IN FOR WHAT THEY STATED WAS THE RECALLED PART A NEW STEERING DAMPER WAS REPLACED, THAT NIGHT I DROVE THE JEEP HOME AND STILL HAD THE WOBBLE, THEY PICKED IT UP LAST WEEK TO REPLACE THE STEERING DAMPER AND NOTHING WAS DONE, THE PICKED IT UP TODAY TO DO A NEW TASK BAR AND AN ALIGNMENT. THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE. I HAVE ALREADY LOST ONE CHILD DUE TO AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT. THIS DOES NOT MAKE ME FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE

I AM EXPERIENCING "DEATH WOBBLE". I HAVE HAD 3 INSTANCES OF IT IN THE LAST WEEK. IT SHOOK SO BAD YESTERDAY IT CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD. IT STARTS WHEN HITTING A BUMP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND WON'T STROP UNTIL YOU CAN SLOW DOWN TO AROUND 40 MPH. THIS IS VERY DIFFICULT IN HIGH CONGESTION TRAFFIC.

BF GOODRICH MUD TERRAIN T/A ON THE 2 DOOR JEEP WRANGLER WILLY PACKAGE IS STANDARD.. THIS TIRE IS A HAZARD FOR SUCH A LIGHT CAR IN WET CONDITIONS. MANY JEEP DRIVERS HAVE REPORTED SLIPPING ON THE ROAD EVEN AT LOW SPEEDS. ONE DRIVER WHO HAD THEM ON HIS TRUCK, SAID HIS TRUCK VERY SLIPPED ON WET ROADS LIKE HIS JEEP WRANGLER IS DOING NOW. I NOW HAVE TO DRIVE SO SLOW ON WET CURVES, WELL BELOW THE POSTED, AND MUCH SLOWER THAN ALL THE OTHER CARS. JEEP PUT A EXCELLENT OFF ROAD TIRE ON A CAR, TO BE DRIVEN ON ROADS. THE NORMAL TIRE, THE GOODYEAR WRANGLER, IS A EXCELLENT TIRE. I WAS NEVER ADVISED THAT WET ROADS WILL BE A HAZARD TO DRIVE ON. WHEN ACCELERATING ON THE ON RAMP TO I-10, MY JEEP LOST TRACTION WITH A SMALL AMOUNT OF ACCELERATION ON THE WET ROAD. EXITING THE I-35 ON WET ROADS, MY TIRES LOST TRACTION ON THE CURVE, RATED AT 35MPH, WHEN GOING UNDER 30. I ENDED UP IN THE GRASS. 30+ YEARS DRIVING. 10+ YEARS DRIVING JEEPS. NEVER AN ACCIDENT OR OFF THE ROAD. THESE TIRES ARE A HUGE SAFETY PROBLEM ON 2 DOOR WRANGLERS. JUST READ THE JEEP FORUMS AT ALL THE PROBLEMS.

2018 JEEP WRANGLER HAS THE "DEATH WOBBLE." SPECIFICALLY, WHILE DRIVING ABOVE 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SOMEWHAT FREQUENTLY HITS A BUMP OR CRACK IN THE ROAD WHICH CAUSES THE FRONT SUSPENSION TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND ESSENTIALLY LOSE CONTROL. THE ONLY CURE FOR THIS "DEATH WOBBLE" PROBLEM IS TO SLOW DOWN TO BELOW 20 MPH OR MORE OFTEN SLOW DOWN TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS VEHICLE IS ESSENTIALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THIS NHTSA HAS NOT ISSUED A WARNING OR A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. IT IS BEYOND DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY IN TRAFFIC.

VIOLENT STEERING WOBBLE OCCURS AFTER TRAVELING OVER UNEVEN ROAD SURFACES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, MAKING THE VEHICLE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. VEHICLE IS A STOCK JL WRANGLER UNLIMITED SAHARA WITH LESS THAN 10,000 MILES. THE CONDITION HAS OCCURRED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW, AND A SIMPLE BUMP, BRIDGE JOINT OR POT HOLE CAN SET THE VEHICLE INTO A DEATH WOBBLE AT SPEEDS ABOVE 60 MPH.

MY 2018 JEEP JL HAS WHAT'S CALLED THE 'DEATH WOBBLE'. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, WHEN GOING OVER A SPONTANEOUS ROUGH ROADWAY, THE FRONT END STARTS TO WOBBLE SIDE TO SIDE UNCONTROLLABLY. ONLY HARD BREAKING BRINGS IT UNDER CONTROL. THIS IS TRAVELING AT APPROX. 70MPH. THIS JEEP HAD LESS THAN 500 MILES ON IT WHEN IT HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME.

REAR DEFROST CABLE BECOMES DISCONNECTED FROM THE REAR GLASS WHERE IT IS SOLDERED. I HAD PURCHASED MY JL NEW NOT KNOWING IT WAS ALREADY DEFECTED AND THE DEALERSHIP HAD ALREADY ORDERED A REPLACEMENT WINDOW. ABOUT A WEEK TO A WEEK AND A HALF AFTER THE INSTALL THE OPPOSITE SIDE(DRIVER SIDE)DID THE SAME THING. MY GUESS WOULD BE THE DEFROSTER IS OVERHEATING CAUSING THE SOLDER TO LOOSEN.

I HAVE HAD STEERING/ WANDERING ISSUES WITH THIS WRANGLER SINCE I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT. IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE IN A STRAIGHT LINE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT'S A CONSTANT BATTLE TO DRIVE.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65-70 MPH I HIT A BUMP ON THE ROAD AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY WOBBLE AND IT TOOK A MIN TO STOP, THE SECOND TIME MY HUSBAND AND I WERE AGAIN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY BETWEEN 70-75 MPH AND AGAIN FOR NO APPARENT REASON THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO VIOLENTLY WOBBLE AND WAS HARD TO REGAIN CONTROL OF IT I FEARED I WOULD CAUSE A COLLISION ON THE FREEWAY, I HAD TO SLOW DOWN AND TRY TO GET THE STEERING UNDER CONTROL. BECAUSE MY HUSBAND HAD TO GO OUT OF TOWN, THE JEEP WAS PARKED BECAUSE OF UNSAFE VIOLENT WOBBLING OF THE STEERING WHEEL UNTIL WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE IT TO CRYSTAL CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP WHERE WE PURCHASED IT ON NOVEMBER 30, 2018. THE DEALERSHIP HAS HAD THE JEEP FOR A WEEK AND IS STILL UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. AT THIS POINT WE ARE DEATHLY AFRAID TO DRIVE IT AS WE HAVE NO FAITH IN THE VEHICLE'S SAFETY FOR MYSELF OR FOR OTHERS ON THE ROAD IN THE EVENT THAT I CANT CONTROL THE VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL.

WHEN DRIVING AT 60 MPH ON HIGHWAY, AND CROSSING OVER A BRIDGE, THE FRONT OF THE JEEP, AND STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING VERY BADLY. IT SEEMED LIKE THE FRONT END WAS GOING TO FALL APART. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 35 MPH FOR IT TO STOP. THE ROADS WERE CLEAR, BUT IT WAS BELOW FREEZING OUT.

WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY, CONSTRUCTION ZONE ON A SPEED BELOW 55, SUDDENLY THE STEERING STARTED TO WOBBLE. STEERING TOOK A 45 DEGREE TO THE RIGHT AND WAS ABOUT TO HIT A CAR NEXT BUT GAINED CONTROL BACK BY HOLDING THE STEERING TIGHT AND STEERING TO LEFT, LOST CONTROL FO THE VEHICLE FOR ALMOST 30 SECS AND REDUCED SPEED TO 20 MPH TURNING ON THE EMERGENCY BLINKER (THIS WAS ON A FREEWAY). AWAITING TO SCHEDULE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER.

THE DEFROSTER ONLY SEEMS TO BLOW IN THE MIDDLE CAUSING VISIBILITY ISSUES ON THE WINDSHIELD IN EXTREME COLD CONDITIONS. IT WAS BROUGHT IN TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS A MANUFACTURING ISSUE AND NOTHING THEY COULD FIX. IT CAUSED THE WIPERS TO ICE UP AND FOG INSIDE THE WINDSHIELD MAKING IT HARD TO SEE.

EXPERIENCING 'DEATH WOBBLE' AT HIGH SPEEDS WHEN HITTING BUMP IN ROAD. JEEP SHAKES VIOLENTLY. ONE TIME I HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. SEEMS AS IF SOMETHING IS LOOSE WITH THE STEERING OR SUSPENSION ISN'T UP TO PAR.

VEHICLE GETS UNCONTROLLED SHAKING AT HIGH SPEEDS (60-70 MPH ) WHEN HITTING A BUMP MUST SLOW DOWN TO FIX

WHEN DRIVING THE STEERING HAS PLAY AND MUST CONSTANTLY CORRECT TO KEEP CAR GOING STRAIGHT. DRIFTS AND WANDERS, THIS IS NOT A FOLLOWING THE CROWN ISSUE. VERY NOTICEABLE AT LOCAL SPEEDS (20-40 MPH) AND DRIVING CONSTANTLY ON A STRAIGHT ROAD

AT 1/11/19 AT 4:30PM,I WAS DRIVING N BOUND AT 35MPH. I STARTED TO DECELERATE BY LETTING OFF OF THE THROTTLE- I WAS MAKING A TURN INTO A GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT, WHEN THE THROTTLE WENT TO WOT BY ITSELF. LUCKILY THE CAR IS A MANUAL- SO I HAD TO PUT IT IN A HIGHER GEAR AND RELEASE THE CLUTCH WITH THE BRAKE ON TO GET IT TO STOP.

DRIVING ON THE 355 TOLLWAY DRIVING 76 MPH, I WENT OVER A BRIDGE THAT HAD A SLOPE (BUMP) AND THE JEEP STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS UNCONTROLLABLE. BEING IN THE MIDDLE LANE I HAD MANY "NEAR MISSES" OF OTHER CARS POTENTIALLY HITTING ME. I LET OFF THE GAS PEDDLE AND HAD TO PULL OVER BEFORE THE SHAKING STOPPED. BEING THE FAMILY CAR, I AM NO LONGER DRIVING IN FEAR OF AN ACCIDENT MAY OCCUR. I CONTACTED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT BUT AM HESITANT TO DRIVE THE JEEP THERE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH OR MORE, THE STEERING SEIZED. WHEN DRIVING LESS THAN 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SCRANTON DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (LOCATED AT 1146 WYOMING AVE, SCRANTON, PA 18509, (570) 344-1261) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT AND SEEMED TO OCCUR DURING COLDER TEMPERATURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

BATTERY GROUND CABLE SPARKS WHEN REMOVED NO MATTER HOW LONG YOU WAIT. BATTERY CHARGE DECREASED TO 60 % CHARGE BEFORE DISCONNECTED. VEHICLE IS STATIONARY IN MY GARAGE. VEHICLE HAS FIFTEEN RELAYS UNDER HOOD MANY OF WHICH ARE ALWAYS IN ON STATE. AM INSTALLING 180 AMP RELAY TO ISOLATE BATTERY. THIS VEHICLE IS HAZARD TO FIREMEN. MOST RELAYS DRAW 1.4 AMPS IN ON STATE.

DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 70MPH WENT TO TURN LEFT AND THE WHEEL BECAME VARY HARD TO PULL AND FINALLY BROKE FREE AND WENT HARD TO THE LEFT HAD TO HIT BRAKES AND FIGHT THE WHEEL TO GET CONTROL ...

I HAD THE JEEP SERVICED BY THE DEALER FOR THE STEERING FAILING AND THE DEATH WOBBLE. THEY REPLACED THE DAMPER TOLD ME IT WAS REPAIRED. WHILE DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAYS THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A POLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED DURING COLD WEATHER. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RON LEWIS CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM PLEASANT HILLS (600 CLAIRTON BLVD, PITTSBURGH, PA 15236, (412) 655-7500) PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY AT A LOCAL BODY SHOP FOR REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE STEERING WHEEL FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

MY 2018 JEEP WRANGLER HAS A STEERING ISSUE THAT CAUSES THE STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE WHEN HITTING ROAD IMPERFECTIONS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WAS PURCHASED NEW AND HAS BEEN BACK FOR REPAIRS THREE TIMES. THE STEERING DAMPENER WAS REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. TASCA JEEP IN RI HAS HAD THE JEEP FOR A WEEK FOR THIS 3RD VISIT WITHOUT RESOLUTION. I KEEP GETTING TOLD THAT THE CHRYSLER ENGINEERS ARE NOT GETTING BACK TO THEM THRU THE " STAR" PROGRAM. WE BOUGHT THIS JEEP TO TOW BEHIND OUR RV AS WE ARE RETIRED AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO LEAVE FOR OUR RETIREMENT VENTURES AND DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING OR TOWING THIS BRAND NEW JEEP.

TRYING TO AVOID A LARGE DIRT CLUMP LEFT IN THE ROAD BY THE ROAD MAINTENENCE CREW I SWERVED TO THE LEFT AT 35 MILES AN HOUR AND THE ESM/ESC LIGHT CAME ON AND THE JEEP TOOK OVER THE CAR I COULD NOT APPLY THE BRAKES OR CONTROL THE STEERING THE SPEED DID NOT DEMINISH AND THE VEHICLE CROSSED AN INTERSECTION ROLLING UP AN EMBANKMENT SO THAT THE FRONT OF THE JEEP WENT IN THE AIR AND CAME DOWN HARD CAUSING THE FRAME TO BREAK AND THE FRONT AXLE TO BEND. IF I COULD HAVE AT LEAST BEEN ABLE TO CONTROL THE STEERING I COULD HAVE TURNED IN THE DIRECTION I HAD INTENDED TO GO THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED. JEEP IS NOW TRYING TO FIX THE CONTROL SYSTEM AFTER THE DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED. THE LIGHT REMAINED ON EVEN AFTER THE JEEP STOPPED. I SEE OTHERS HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH THIS SYSTEM. I HAD A 2012 RUBICON THAT HAD TROUBLE WITH THIS SYSTEM AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM SO I TRADED OFF FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS ALSO CAUSE ME A BROKEN BACK. THE SEAT BELT WAS DEPLOYED AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.I WAS ON A COUNTY ROAD AND WAS GOING TO TURN LEFT ONTO ANOTHER COUNTY ROAD BUT COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL.THESE ROADS ARE DIRT AND WERE JUST GRADED LEAVING LOOSE DIRT AND ICE WHICH WERE NOT THERE WHEN I HAD TRAVELED THIS ROAD ABOUT 2 HOURS EARLIER. I WAS IN TWO WHEEL DRIVE AND HAVE FOUNT BLOGS WHERE OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND THAT YOU SHOULD TURN THE SYSTEM OFF ON DIRT ROADS.

I NOTICED, ALL BE IT 9 MONTHS AFTER BUYING, MY 2018 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED REAR SEAT BELT IS ALMOST CUT IN TWO PIECES. I DON'T HAVE PEOPLE IN MY VEHICLE THAT OFTEN, MAYBE ONCE EVERY COUPLE MONTHS. I ADVISED MY DEALER OF THE ISSUE IN JANUARY WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME "THEY TEND TO DO THAT, ITS FROM THE SEATS BEING LAID DOWN". HE STATED MINE WAS SO BAD THERE WAS NO WAY HE COULD WARRANTY IT. HE THEN TOLD ME TO TAKE IT AND HAVE IT PATCHED, REALLY HAVE IT PATCHED? HERE IT IS 3 MONTHS LATER AND THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR SEAT BELT IS DOING THE SAME THING AND MY SEATS HAVEN'T BEEN LET DOWN.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, WHEN THE JEEP HITS A SLIGHT BUMP OR BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END WOBBLE EXCESSIVELY. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON FIVE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH. ON TWO OF THE OCCASIONS I NEEDED TO SLOW DOWN TO 40 MPH FOR THE WOBBLE TO STOP. THIS IS AN 2018 JEEP WRANGLER WITH NO MODIFICATIONS. THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED THE JEEP HAD AROUND 1500 MILES ON IT. IT CURRENTLY HAS LESS THAN 3000 MILES ON IT. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPER. I HAVE READ OTHER REPORTS THAT THIS DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, IT ONLY MASKS THE TRUE PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT HAD THE JEEP ON THE HIGHWAY SINCE THE PART HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE OTHER ISSUE I HAVE FOUND WITH THE JEEP IS A SLIGHT SHAKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL AT SPEEDS AROUND 70 MPH. YOU DO NOT NEED TO HIT A BUMP FOR THIS TO OCCUR. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING OTHER OWNERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. PLEASE FIND A PERMANENT SOLUTION.