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With the vehicle going 45 to 50 mph on a paved road. I have went over a small bump the steering and front wheels stated to violently shimmy. When the brakes are applied the shimmy actually got worse until the speed decreased to 5 mph..
Crashno fireno injuries0 2015 Jeep Wrangler 90000 miles started the death wobble. Called dealership and they claimed nothing wrong. We brought it home and found that the steering stabilizer was horribly busted. We replaced that and it worked for a couple of weeks, but apparently something else causing the problem. Death wobble will happen when hitting a bump around 45 mph and get worse at faster speeds. It will stop when you stop vehicle and start driving again. This Jeep has never been off road.
2015 Jeep Wrangler 36,000 miles started the death wobble called dealership to have oil changed they looked it over and found one of the away brackets were busted. Replaced those parts( we have never been off road) vibration in steering column at all times and periodic death wobble that will increase above 45 mph and get worse at faster speed will stop when you stop vehicle and start driving again
- Perryville, MO, USA
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Vehicle shuts down completely. The interior still has power but the power steering and engine stops. It restarts but act like it is not getting any fuel. It runs fine after it is cranked until the next time it happens. It is very dangerous
Have been experiencing death wobble while driving since buying my 2015 Jeep Wrangler. Brought it to Jeep and they said they never heard of death wobble, but would check it out. Of course, they found nothing wrong. Brought it to a local garage that ended up replacing the steering damper. Now I see there is a recall for 2018 and 19 models. Can I get a refund from Jeep?
I have a 2015 Jeep rubicon purchased new from dealer with oem parts including factory tires. It was always a harder drive but after hitting 14000 miles the tires started thumping around 40 miles an hour and continued to get worse, along with wobbling, shaking and slipping over bumps. I was told the tires needed to be rotated every 5000 miles. I had them rotated but it did not resolve the problem. I took it in again as well as to a local mechanic. The mechanic said it was the tires but there was also some issues with the bearings. All this at 14000 miles. This is unacceptable for a vehicle less than a year old and a price tag of 42,000 dollars. Even though the tires had a lifetime warranty the uneven tread and wear was not covered. I ended up having a to buy a new tire and take the spare so that the front tires with the most uneven tread were replaced, at my expense. After I was told if I keep the tires rotated everytime I get an oil change I would be fine. This was not the case. Every time I went over a bumpy area on the freeway I would lose traction and wobble. The issue has been constant and the shaking and wobbling has gotten so bad I cant drive my Jeep without it turning milk into cream. I took it in for maintenance at the Jeep dealership, had the tires rotated and it was worse than before. I took it back, explained in detail and was told lots of customers have expressed the same issue but that the Jeep rubicon is not meant for freeway driving the tires are for mud, that I should get new tires and just deal with it, or sell it. Is that an acceptable way to stand behind a product" or an acceptable way to treat your customer" the vehicle has a defect. Tires that come with a 50,000 mile warranty should last longer than 14000. Shaking, wobbling, and vibrating and uneven tire tread in a vehicle is not normal. The vehicle is a lemon and a buyback should be in effect.
There have been 1000S of people who drive Wrangler complain of the steering clunk when driving. When the Jeep warms up and the suspension cycles you can feel a thud iin the steering column somewhere. It makes you feel very uneasy and scared not knowing when the steerint shaft will finally go. Most problems result from the lower and upper intermediate shaft being made from 2 separate metals and expanding. Jeep located these near the manifold. The replacement part is always on backorder so Jeep must know there's anproblem somewhere.
Steering wheel horn assembly. This unit take an unusual amount of pressure to make the horn sound. This has been a problem since the car was new. In addition the horn assembly vibrates when turning. I have taken this car to a alamogordo, New Mexico dealer and galveston, Texas dealer to have the problem investigated. They told me this was normal. This occurred since the car was new and continues today at 45,000 miles. I am concerned something is faulty with the horn and airbag assembly
Bought my Jeep January 2018, right after purchase I noticed there was a lot of play in the steering wheel. Also while driving the traction control light would come on and activate. Causing me to not be able to stop or causing my speed to slow dramatically. Took my Jeep to the dealer today to have it checked out and oil changed. Turns out my vehicle has to have the box and steering arm replaced which is a $1400 fix! was told at the dealer that it was not safe to drive. While looking online to see if there was a recall on my vehicle I came across some reviews with all the same problems. Seems I was the lucky one and wasn't in an accident like most of the others.
I bought my Jeep used with approx. 22,000 miles on it on January 1,2017. I had began smelling burning from under the Jeep. With a oil change the man stated that it was leaking from the front and rear axil assembly. I called the dealer and explained the problem and made a appointment. I had approx. 35000 miles on the Jeep. I was told after picking up my Jeep by the dealership that the leaks were fixed. In about a 2 weeks I could still smell burning. I thought it may be residual from being fixed. The check engine light came on and I called to make appointment. I had checked the tire pressure and the tires for any issues. I told service that the Jeep became rougher to drive and harder to steer, 2 weeks after that I was driving on the interstate, hit a bump and the steering wheel began to pound & shake uncontrollably. It felt like the front tires were shaking back and forth fast. I almost lost control of the Jeep. I pulled over ( 4 lanes of traffic) to the side to assess the issue. The tires were intact with no visible issues. When I started back up the wheels were no longer doing the wobbling. I did read and found "the "death wobble" is a creative term coined by Jeep owners that describes a situation when the front axle begins violently oscillating, causing the car to shake (or wobble) in a manner which makes the vehicle hard to control". I drove to the dealership and explained the issue and told the service department worker it was unsafe to drive and it needed fixed. I do have extended warranty. I was told that they could not fix it and it would take 2 to 3 weeks before I could get a appointment. I was very upset knowing it was not safe but had no choice to make the earliest appointment 2 weeks out. I was told I could get a rental car, I stated I was not paying for a rental when my Jeep is unsafe to drive and they will not fix it sooner. Mileage was 37,753
My 2015 Jeep Wrangler sahara unlimited has developed the "death wobble" and I don't know how to fix it. It will begin to violently shake after hitting any small bump on the roadway at speeds ranging from 50 mph to 70 mph*. shaking is so bad that I have to come to a complete stop as fast as possible because its very difficult to control while it shakes. * I only said at speeds up to 70 mph because that's the fastest speed limit where I live. I have no doubt that it will do it more violently at higher speeds.
Traction control feature just comes on suddenly while driver forward or tuning a corner at random times causing the vehicle to slow down immensely for no reason. May cause an accident if not corrected. This has happened on dry pavement multiple occasions without warning or reason.
At 11600 miles, the front tires on the vehicle are severely cupped and chopped on the inside driving surface. The vehicle has had poor handling since delivery. At 2400 miles, the vehicle was serviced for poor handling, wandering, tire oscillation at highway speed. The dealer did "steering repairs" and returned the vehicle. At 11500 miles the vehicle was returned to the dealer for identical handling and steering problems. The dealer reported there was no problem with the suspension and rotated the tires. When the vehicle was returned, and driven at 30+ miles per hour, there was a terrible howl coming from the rear of the vehicle, and the steering problems persisted. When the vehicle was taken back to the dealer, the tire damage was revealed to the owner, and the dealer advised that these particular tires need to be rotated every 2500 miles or this damage will occur. The dealer, and Chrysler, refused to replace the tires, stated the steering was fine, and said the tires need to be rotated as stated above. The tires are bf goodrich mud terrain tires, which came from the factory. The unsafe steering remains unrepaired, the two tires are ruined at 11000 miles, and Chrysler and the dealer have refused to do anything further to remedy the situation or repair the vehicle. This needs to be investigated as a steering/suspension defect, which the company is unwilling to remedy, or even replace ruined tires. The companies only remedy is to mandate a ridiculous rotation schedule for the tires. Please look into this.
I was lucky I was parking the Jeep when the sector shaft broke and the steering gear link fell off. Under other circumstances this could have ended in a major accident. And if a deadly accident occurred, the inspection report most likely would have blamed the collision for the broken shaft and Chrysler would have been exonerated of any responsibilty. My Jeep happened to be a deadly trap because of poor materials used in the manufacture of the vehicle. Where is the liability, and accountability of Jeep? nothing! they won't even pay for the damned shaft to be replaced. Jeep will certainly ignore this event and if forced to respond they will probably blame me for abusing the damned Jeep which, by the way, I treat like my pet. I am so angry but if I express how I really feel, the complaint will not be posted. Be careful folks, you may lose control of your Jeep anytime for no fault of your own, and you may get killed and kill somebody else because Jeep is focused in making profits instead of making safe vehicles. The serial numbers found in the sector shaft are as follow: Jlk4C, 140502B, and B4076. This story is real!
After a couple of weeks we noticed water all on the passenger side of the vehicle after raining. I asked the salesman about the leaks and he stated all Jeep do that..carpets continued to get soaked and cannot see where it is leaking so I asked the maintenance tech after our first oil change and I was told to pull the plug under the carpet and drain the water..I again was told it was normal for a Jeep to leak..approx March 2016 the wife was fed up with the water pouring in and the smell of mildew of the carpet due to leakage. She went to the dealer and complained. She was told we had to make an appointment which would be beyond a month and they would keep it for a spell. No rental or loaner...I work out of town and getting it in on appointment is not always feasable being my wife is on disability and needs a vehicle. Since then the passenger seatbelt has stuck on numerous occasion and cannot be operated properly.the problem seems to be latch sticking and not releasing. My wife mentioned to me since she drives it more than me, that it pulls and has been for a long time. When I received a letter from Chrysler around Oct 15th I sent in negative words of all these issues and when I got a call about these issues I received a call from bonnie a case manager and we talked. She said to get it to the dealer for repairs and if I had any other issuesto call her back and gave me a case number. I contacted the dealer but no repairs yet. They say wait for appointment. I did go to the recall website and noticed others having a weather issue, a few seatbelts and also the so called death wobble. I asked the wife for the full symptoms and to my surprise it is the known death wobble.she said it will shake violantly after 60mph and then jump out of gear, pop into nuetral. Has happened she said 3 times this year. Jeep has never been offroad and top has never been off..
My Jeep has 15000 miles and for the past year I has been suffering what is call the "death wobble". the car all the sudden will start shaking uncontrollable making it very hard to control the steering. I took it to westgate Jeep service in raleigh nc. They said nothing is wrong with it but it keeps doing it. I'm taking back this week. The death wobble starts when I go over an even section of the road and usually at a speed over 60 mph. The only way it stops is bringing the speed to almost 30 mph making very dangerous in the highway
Between the dates of 3/20 and 8/1 my 2015 Jeep Wrangler unlimited (4dr, 4X4) has been experiencing intermittent cel P0340 while pulling a grade. When the cel occur the vehicle loses significant power and is unable to maintain speed. The traction control system lights come on indicating an error. During this time the vehicle will not accelerate to a safe speed and the traction control systems are not functioning. The vehicle will return to normal operation after turning the key to off then back on. If this is done while moving intermittently the car's security system will engage and the vehicle will not start back up. I have had the vehicle for warranty repair 5 times with this issue. Each time the problem is said to be resolved, but occurs almost immediately.
6-speed manual: While stopped at lights, crossing intersections, and normal driving on roads, day/night and warm/cold, engine stops for 2-10 seconds. It has stopped when passing other vehicles requiring full break application to avoid oncoming traffic. In intersections and when the clutch was pushed in to help coast through intersection, there was no power steering to help turn the wheels! the dealerships insist that there is no problem and engine could not cut out while driving? this engine problem has occurred at least 30-40 times.
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- Shafter, CA, USA