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I have been experiencing the "death Wobble" for many years, and have gone to various shops to find out the problem but have not been able to fix the "death wobble". The entire car shakes and vibrates uncontrollably when I drive on the free way over a bump, or even when I drive on a regular street and hit a bump. The shaking doesn't stop until I come to a complete stop, and that is very dangerous on the freeway. Once the "death wobble" is going on braking and controlling the jeep are nearly impossible. I have recently found out about a class action lawsuit for this very problem, and I believe my car qualifies to be part of this. I have not been able to document this because it doesn't always happen, and when it does I don't have a camera running.
The contact owns a 2011 Jeep Wrangler. The contact stated that after parking on a slight incline and turning the engine off, the vehicle erroneously rolled forward and crashed into a tree. During the incident the emergency brake was engaged and the gear shifter was in first gear. No injuries were reported. No police report was taken. The cause of the failure was not determined. The local dealer (1200 E. carroll St, tullahoma, tn) was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The contact indicated that the failure had occurred on multiple occasions. The failure mileage was 50,000.
My Jeep was unable to go into reverse, went and got the checked and was informed that the transmission was bad. When I bought this vehicle it had only 8K miles on it I kept the mantinance up on the Jeep unbelievable that I have to replace the transmission on a 2011 Jeep. So disappointed.
- Charlotte, NC, USA
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Our Jeep has been "slipping" out of gear, no known cause has been found. The Jeep would not accelerate when in gear (manual) when my husband was driving, he downshifted and it got worse from there. My husband pulled over the Jeep and was unable to get power to start and place in gear.
I am having trouble with my throw out bearing preload on my Jeep. I have noticed there is a tsb 06-002-07 for the tj and jk Wrangler year 2007 and before. I have called Jeep and they have no record on the throw out bearing for my year Jeep. As soon as I go to google there's 100S of pages about preload problems on the throw out bearing. They have also recommended a bearing threw national bearing and seals but I haven't tried that yet. I had it replaced in November 2016 and also had problems with carmax saying it was my driving and also I had to go back and forth multiple times because of there faulty work. It started to act up again load squeal when the clutch pedal is depressed and the noise goes away when pressed (at a stop in nuetral) also loud when driving when clutch is released same noice. I'm not sure who else to talk to about this issue because Jeep was not so helpful. Thank you.
At 73,000 miles the transmission failed. For no reason. The check engine light came on. When I was driving, it felt like the car was slipping out of gear. Nothing had been done to the car that would have warned me that something like this might happen. I was just driving normally, going to work.
Jeep does not go into reverse. When in reverse it is like park.. all the positions are off and not what they should be. Could it be shift control. Also why wasn't passenger airbag inflator problem notified to Jeep owner " will a loaner auto be giving while Jeep is being repaired "
The contact owns a 2011 Jeep Wrangler. While turning the vehicle, the tires seized and caused the vehicle to stop independently. In addition, the vehicle made an abnormal noise once shifted into drive. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 63,000.
Monday, January 11, 2016 4:21 pm transmission fire. 2011 Jeep Wrangler rubicon with 81K miles all maintenance. No modifications and no off roading. Lost power on an inclined road. Then the car shut off after all the panels went crazy and then black smoke started pouring out of the hood area. Only thing that kept my car from going up in flames was it was pouring down rain and I was on an incline. The 100000 mile / 5 year power tran warranty ended the day before this happened. At the time I did not know it was an engine fire do to the rain and all the black smoke. The dealership has been no help and both did not even mention fire until I did further investigation and had a private mechanic look at it. I am in the process of waiting on an insurance adjuster to complete their investigation.
Twice in last 2yrs my standard Wrangler has refused to shift into geer and made a winding noise.. then stalled and refused to start for upto 10 min. It happend last fal with approx 2900 miles on it then again a few days ago with 4800 miles... not sure why or what is cause nothing is wrong according to dealership garage. Also hitting any little bump for the last 30000 miles has made Jeep jump like the rearend is flopping to one side also hard breaking causes same issue.. all suspension parts are either new or newer.. looks like someone tried to fix that issue and failed... I am afraid these issues will eventually cause an accident.
I experienced the so- called death wobble last night and this morning on my way home from work. I was going just above 40mph. It feels like an unbalanced wheel? if I would leave off the throttle just a bit and keep it smooth at 40 mph it would go away. I couldn't imagine the other owners who were going much faster what they must have experienced. This needs fixed and I will be at the dealership expressing my concerns. I hope no one gets hurt by this !
The contact owns a 2011 Jeep Wrangler. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle, he noticed a leak from the transmission line. The failure recurred continuously. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, where it was diagnosed that the transmission fluid line was leaking and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 47,772.
The contact owns a 2011 Jeep Wrangler. The contact stated that NHTSA campaign number: 13V234000 (power train, steering) exceeded a reasonable amount of time. The dealer stated that the parts were not available for repair and were on a national back order. The manufacturer was not made aware of the delay. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact had not experienced a failure.
2011 Jeep Wrangler. Consumer writes in regards to the fastener torque defect recall notice. The consumer stated he received a flier, instead of a regular recall notice. The consumer believed it was a ploy, to try and get him to sell his vehicle.
While driving on the freeway my vehicle lost power. I was able to turn the key off then on again and start it while in neutral. It was just after hitting a large seam in the highway. I later replicated the incident in a vacant parking lot and found that I could be driving bump the keys and the vehicle would shut down. Also gave a quick downward tug to my key ring simulating hitting a bump and the vehicle shut down at that point also.
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- Beverly Hills, CA, USA