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The contact owns a 2018 Jeep Wrangler. The contact stated that while traveling at various high speeds, the vehicle wobbled uncontrollably without warning after going over a bump in the roadway. The contact took the vehicle to glendale Dodge Chrysler Jeep (900 S brand blvd, glendale, ca 91204) where it was acknowledged that the dealer was familiar with the death wobble failure. The contact was referred to the manufacturer for assistance. The manufacturer also stated that the failure was familiar and that engineers were working on a remedy to replace the power steering gear box. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 18,000.
Vehicle looses steering control when encountering small bumps at medium speeds. Vehicle has been "fixed" by authorized dealership under fca warranty, and critical safety defect continues. Driver loses ability to control and steer the vehicle when this happens
When driving the vehicle at highway speeds and hit a bump or any sort of uneven terrain the vehicle shakes violently and uncontrollably. It literally feels like the wheels are going to fall off. Have to come to almost a complete stop to stop the shaking. During the shaking control of the vehicle is lost. I have been to Jeep service centers 3 seperate occasions with this same problem. They tell me it's the steering damper and it's fixed and then it happens again with no warning.
When the vehicle hits uneven pavement or a small bump it begins aggressively and uncontrollably shaking. You must bring the speed of the car down (sometimes as low as 35mph) to regain control. It is extremely dangerous on the highway. I brought the car to the dealership where I received a call that the car was fixed, upon arriving I was told the part is out of stock for the recall and have now been waiting for weeks with no eta. The car is not safe to drive and Jeep has no urgency to fix the issue.
Steering damper recall was completed I'm still experiencing the "death wobble".vehicle had been to dealership 6 times and get told every time that everything looks good. Problem occurs when I hit a bump or a rough spot on the road and the vehicle and steering wheel begin to shake like the vehicle is jumping on the road. Typically occurs when traveling over 50 mph and only corrects after you slow down. Issue continues to happen and and I feel the vehicle is unsafe and can pose a life threatening.
- Wallingford, CT, USA
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My Jeep has a "death wobble" that happens in excess of 50 miles an hour if the Jeep hits rough road, uneven pavement or going into a curve on the interstate, it will begin to shake so violently its as though there is a MINIearthquake inside the Jeep. It is terrifying. There has been a recall for this issue, but after taking my Jeep to two different Jeep dealerships in two different states, they have been unable to fix this issue. Note this is an ongoing issue since I bought the Jeep in 2019, it seemed to get better after I took it in for the original recall, but since Oct 2020 has progressively gotten worse after the Jeep dealership has worked on it. Since Oct 2020 and as of Nov 28 2020, I have taken the Jeep to the dealership for this issue 3 times, I will have a 4th under my belt when they receive some other part they say they just found and need to correct this issue.
Traveling West on I 40 in wilmington nc approx 70 mph when vehicle began to suddenly shake violently for no apparent reason. My wife became so scared as she drove, we had to pull over and I had to take over driving. She will not drive this Jeep again. I've never seen a vehicle shake so violently as if the entire front end was about to fall out from under the car any second. Not a safety issue, I think it definitely is a safety issue. 3 lane highway, 70 mph, cars on every side of you and you have to slam on brakes, or the instinct is to slam on brakes because you don't know if you are about to die or not. Please investigate this front end issue with Jeep Wrangler.
At highway speeds I hit 2 or 3 small bumps consecutively on the pa turnpike. The car started to wobble and steering wheel shook uncontrollably. This was the second time this had happened...could not regain control, had to downshift rapidly to decrease speed and get control. Luckily, at this time, there was no one behind me but there are so many places along the turnpike where you're jammed between concrete barriers, it could have been very scary.
As the customer was driving if a forward direction, traffic came to a very fast decrease in speed causing the driver to apply the breaks harder than normal breaking. The driver felt and heard a loud pop, followed by a big jerk and violent shaking. Something appeared to be digging into the ground as the drive came to a stop.
Developed speed wobbles (or death wobbles) when driving on 95 North, going just 60 mph.this happened twice in about 1/2 period. Hadn't happened before, but was very dangerous. Seems to be a more common problem than I thought (searching teh internet)
Standard 2018 Jeep Wrangler, no modications, factory tires, recently serviced with oil change. Day, dry conditions, no road hazards. While driving on the interstate at approx 70 mph, the asphalt area around an overpass is a little high, and when our front tires made contact with the uneven surface, the car immediately began to violently shake and wobble for over 45 seconds to a minute, and the steering wheel wobbled excessively while I was trying to troubleshoot the malfunction, and maintain control of the Jeep. I proceeded to slow for to approx 40 mph using my brakes lightly, and maintaining a grip on the steering wheel which I could barely hold onto and the oscillations, went away. I resumed acceleration back to 65-70 mph, and again encountered some more uneven pavement. The entire episode re-occured and was so violent that I needed to pull over to the side of the road and shutdown the car and visually inspect for damage. The shaking was so violent, I thought something might have broken, or the tires were about to fall off. This car has approx 16,000 miles, and never had any damage. This is the 6th time this has happened.in the past two years and it only happens on tarmac type surfaces, while going 60-75 mph.
While in cruise control mode on a highway doing speed of 70 mph when coming to a slight bump in the road on a curve causes the vehicle to go into severe shaking mode, even after canceling the cruise control by either braking or canceling manually it continues. The only way it stops is if I pull off the highway and stop the car completely.
Steering wheel loose and has a lot of play. Also when driving on the highway over 50 mph and hit a pot hole or a small bump, vehicle rear wobbles and almost have to come to a complete stop.
The contact owns a 2018 Jeep Wrangler. The contact stated that the frame welds on the vehicle was rusted throughout the subframe of the vehicle. Additionally, some welds were not completed and not connected to the joints. The vehicle was taken to johnson Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram dealer (481 us-46, budd lake, NJ 07828), and an inspected. The mechanic informed the contact that there was no issues with the vehicle. The manufacturer was made ware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 41,000.
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.
When driving on the freeway at about 65 mph. If I hit a bump or pothole in my lane the front end and steering wheel jumps/shakes violently and the vehicle is very dangerous and scary and hard to control. This has happened alot. It is very dangerous.
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.
The contact owns a 2018 Jeep Wrangler. The contact stated that while driving at undisclosed speeds, the went over a bump in the road and became difficult to control. The contact stated that there was no warning before, during or after the failure. The vehicle was taken to randy marion Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram 2000 us-421, wilkesboro, nc 28697 where the vehicle was diagnosed with a defective steering damper. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was then taken to hendrick Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram Fiat of concord 7630 hendrick auto plaza nw, concord, nc 28027, where the steering damper was replaced a second time however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was towed back to hendrick Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram Fiat of concord, where the vehicle was test driven by a technician. The technician was unable to duplicate the failure. On another occasion while merging into traffic at 55 mph, the vehicle fishtailed. The contact was able to regain control of the vehicle and drove back to the residence. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 10,000.
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- Beverly Hills, CA, USA