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While driving 70 on interstate 95 the vehicle started to shake immensely. Had to immediately bring the vehicle to a speed of 35 to stop. This almost caused an accident with the vehicle behind as they had to brake and veer into another lane to avoid it. I am in palm beach fl and will be bringing to dealer right away. The vehicle is a 2019 with 13K miles which I just purchased last week.
The contact owns a 2019 Jeep Wrangler. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle drifted from side to side and was difficult to drive in a straight line. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer and local dealer was not yet notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 400.
Ongoing isue with death wobble brought back to the dealer for a third time and they changed out the steering dampener assuring me that this would solve the issue while driving at 50mph on rte 290 auburn MA vehicle hit a bump on the highway and started the whole Jeep shaking and causing an unsafe condition
After going to dealership and getting death wobble fixed vehicle by removing and reinstalling the steering dampener the correct way and exhibited the same issue and once again almost caused an accident vehicle travelling at 50 mph on highway 290 holy cross corner and vehicle started to shake and wobble uncontrollably had to slow down to 30mph to make the problem go away called dealership and they stated that they would need to order a new steering dampener
While driving at highway speed 50mph on rte 290 at college square corner vehicle felt like wheels were going to fall off lot of shaking and almost lost control very dangerous slowed down to 30mph and vibrations subsided this has happend once before on same day Jeep Wrangler has 500 miles on it dealer "putnam Jeep" has been called and will be bringing Jeep into shop asap
- Southbridge, MA, USA
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When traveling around 65 mph on a chicagoland expressway, the vehicle hit a small uneven portion of the roadway (I.e. small bump or hole) and vehicle started the known "Wrangler death wobble", "...a byproduct of the Wrangler's solid front axle design, and can cause the steering wheel to violently shake after hitting a bump or other road imperfection at higher speeds..." so, I had to slow down while in the third lane from the right, continue to slow down (I.e. around 40 mph) while changing lanes to the right, and after about 30 seconds the wobble stopped and then I had full control of the vehicle again. This appears to be a very dangerous situation with the vehicle. 5,743 miles on the vehicle.
Second attempt at recall by dealer, dealer is claiming faulty parts by fca. Within 12 miles of driving the Jeep after recall was completed for a second time death wobble is back. Happens when going over bridges on highway at around 72 mph. Exterior temp 31. Shake happens till speed is dropped to below 60 mph.
After recall for death wobble, repair made condition worse, at highway speed when hitting bumps in road, requires dropping speed to below 50 mph to get shaking to stop
At 70mphon the highway, Wrangler was shaking itself apart, it became extremely difficult to control the vehicle (Wrangler 2019 two door). Hitting a bump (road and bridge shift of material). Had to come to a complete stop for it to stop to extreme vibration. This issue happened once and dealer state " that it was fixed". whoever on 9 Jan 2020 driving on the highway it happened three more times (three times worst then the first time).lucky that no one got injured or killed and car damages. This Wrangler is an unsafe vehicle
My teenage daughter at 55 mph lost control of steering on interstate 99. She described it as a flat tire. Upon inspection- nothing flat. I as her mother drove- sane conditions. She almost wrecked and caused a series of vehicles behind her to do so as well. It is a problem our local Jeep dealer has tried to repair. Recall performed and yet still present. It's a very very unsafe vehicle. She's in college and unable to drive to class. The death wobble is infect there. I will sue whomever if anything happens to her or anyone else. I love the Jeep products. This has less then 6000 miles on it. I hand another one sahara. 2019- sane bull beginnnjng at 3790 miles. I am seeking a lawyer. Both my older teens are in danger and it's not right. We paid cash in full and the Jeep hv to sit here!
Once I hit a speed of 70mph on the highway and if I hit the slightest bump, my entire Jeep starts to shake violently. If I keep my foot on the gas at my steady speed, it just gets worse. The only thing I can do is take my foot off the gas, hold on for dear life, and hope I don't crash bc at that point I have no control. I cannot merge into other lanes to try to make it off the highway for safety and I can't do anything accept wait for the violent shaking to stop. Also to hope all vehicles surrounding me that are going high speeds are paying attention since my speed drastically changes and they don't crash into me. I have two toddlers and they scream and their heads are jolted from side to side in their car seats as I wait for it to stop. This happens almost, if not all, any time I go above 70 miles an hour and there is a bump in the road. It has not been one time only. I no longer can drive my brand new Jeep Wrangler on the highway and I do not take my toddlers in the car on the highway anymore. I am a single mother and I committed to the large monthly auto loan payments to ensure my kids would be safe while driving and I would have a dependable vehicle. I have neither but I still have the large monthly payment.
I own. A 2019 Jeep Wrangler jv. With 17000 miles on it. No modification while driving in the freeway at 70 miles a hour just pass a bride hit a bride strapping bump the Jeep was almost out control extreme shaking of the steering wheel and vehicle. I tense up for fears of losing control I have to slow down to 30 mph for it to stop. This scary.. when you have you family with you.
While driving at speeds above 20 mph on the highway the car goes into a death wobble where it feels like the car is going to fall apart. The car shakes and the steering ability becomes unstable. The steering wheel shakes with the car and we need to get to the shoulder and stop. It happens randomly and at variable speeds. The dealer tries to appease us with fixes that do nothing to correct the problem. They claim that it is not dangerous and does not do anything to the effectiveness of the car. The car was purchased new a few months ago and it has been brought to the dealer three times for this issue without any fix (most recently December 24, 2019) where they changed out a steering damper based upon a recall. This did not correct the problem.following that we were driving the car on vacation through the desert and the car went into a death wobble 10 times while on the highway. Upon returning home we contacted the dealer and informed them of these multiple episodes. The vehicle is going back in on January 6, 2020. At this point the car is unsafe to drive. We were not informed prior to our purchase about this dangerous issue with the Wrangler.
When driving on the highway and we hit a bump or any deformity on the road the Jeep would start to wobble uncontrollably it started small at first but it seems to be getting worst and we only had the Jeep for 6 months my wife is really scare
The contact owns a 2019 Jeep Wrangler. While driving 60 mph over a bump in the road, the vehicle experienced the "death wobble". the contact needed to reduce his speed to regain control of the vehicle. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact stated that he experienced the failure multiple times. The contact called safford Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram Fiat of springfield (located at 7611 loisdale rd, springfield, va 22150, (703) 866-1700) and informed them of the failures. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 4,800.
I am experiencing the death wobble. It happened once a few weeks ago and then nearly five times in a 180 mile drive. Each time nearly caused and accident and the potential complete loss of control. This occurred at seven speeds ranging from 55 to 75 and when hitting small road imperfections.
The contact owns a 2019 Jeep Wrangler. While driving approximately 60 mph, the vehicle shook and vibrated violently after driving over a bump in the road. The failure occurred on several occasions. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The local dealer was not notified. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 5,000.
I was driving on the highway with the speed about 63 mile/hr, and suddenly my front tirer, and my steering wheel was violently shaking. I had to slow it down, and pulled over. I thought I got flat tire or something. I googled, and find out a lot people have this problem also. It's called "dead wobble".
While driving on a highway at approximately 62 miles per hour, after a transition on a rough patch of highway road (uneven blacktop) the vehicle began to violently shake. The shaking felt horizontal as well as vertical. It stopped and then started again over the course of one to two miles. It was very violent and disruptive to the driver and passenger causing them to feel unsafe and unwell. The driver had to hang on tight to the steering wheel to maintain control of the Jeep. We have no idea if/when this situation will reoccur and what damage has been done by this to a relatively new vehicle of less than 7000 miles. This was in dry weather on dry roads. We were driving straight, in a right lane and not turning at the time.
As I was traveling down interstate 20 in columbia, South Carolina traveling at approximately 60 mph, I crossed over the bush river road bridge and hit a few small bumps in the road which immediately threw my Jeep into very strong vibrations. The vibrations were so strong that I felt the vibrations from the steering wheel up my arms and into my neck. I truly thought I had a flat tire on my Jeep. After approximately 15 - 20 seconds of these intense vibrations, the vibrations stopped on their own. I crossed over three lanes of traffic to pull over to inspect my Jeep noticing nothing abnormal. All tires have normal, recommend manufactured psi. I have all stock items on my Jeep with no alterations to the suspension system, tires, etc. The vehicle has less than 13,500 miles on it and was newly purchased earlier this year at more than $55,000.
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- Port St Lucie, FL, USA