Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHEELS | |||
| 08/10/2012 | 50197 | 1 | |
| At around 45mph my front wheels starts to wobble back and forth violently causing me to have to hit the brakes to get the shaking to stop. the steering wheel also wobbles back and forth making it hard to steer. this is a hazard as it happens in traffic and could cause me to be rearended. also a driver could panic and wreck as a result. vehicle has no suspension modification. tires have been balanced and vehicle has proper alignment. i believe this to be the phenomenon known as death wobble. *tr | |||
| 08/10/2012 | 50197 | ||
| At around 45mph my front wheels starts to wobble back and forth violently causing me to have to hit the brakes to get the shaking to stop. the steering wheel also wobbles back and forth making it hard to steer. this is a hazard as it happens in traffic and could cause me to be rearended. also a driver could panic and wreck as a result. vehicle has no suspension modification. tires have been balanced and vehicle has proper alignment. i believe this to be the phenomonon known as death wobble. | |||
| 07/27/2012 | 43000 | 1 | |
| On friday, 07.27.12, when driving on the highway, the vehicle began to shake/wobble wildly, and i thought that i had a blowout in the right front tire. i pulled over on the shoulder, but, to my surprise, the tire was fine, and i could see no visible problems. i proceeded down the highway, but, after about a mile, the vehicle began to shake/wobble wildly again (almost uncontrollably), to the point where i literally thought the right front wheel was falling off. luckily, i was able to pull to the shoulder without causing an accident. i drove slowly along the shoulder, exited the highway at the next opportunity, and called the dealership. after making sure that the lug-nuts were tight, i drove (via city streets, to minimize speed) back to the dealership. the service technician determined that the problem was wheel balancing. that said, when i hit a bump in the road, the vehicle's right front end still wobbles. in the interim, i did some google'ing, and i found that numerous other (?death wobble?) cases have been reported nationwide (including hundreds to the nhtsa). chrysler has issued multiple tsbs, and there is a maintenance notice acknowledging ?steering vibration? (a monumental euphemism; the issue goes way beyond a simple vibration) on the jeep website. in short, chrysler is well-aware of the existence and severity of this problem. the matter has been addressed by a san francisco tv station (kgo-tv), and even two members of the u.s. congress who sent inquiries/complaints to both chrysler. despite all of the first-hand accounts, publicity, and requests for action, the nhtsa has done nothing. this is clearly a design flaw/defect, and the nhtsa needs to force chrysler to issue a safety recall. jeep owners need to be made aware of the existence/possibility of this dangerous condition, and chrysler should incur the costs of its diagnosis and correction. *tr | |||
| 07/27/2012 | 43000 | ||
| On friday, 07.27.12, when driving on the highway, the vehicle began to shake/wobble wildly, and i thought that i had a blowout in the right front tire. i pulled over on the shoulder, but, to my surprise, the tire was fine, and i could see no visible problems. i proceeded down the highway, but, after about a mile, the vehicle began to shake/wobble wildly again (almost uncontrollably), to the point where i literally thought the right front wheel was falling off. luckily, i was able to pull to the shoulder without causing an accident. i drove slowly along the shoulder, exited the highway at the next opportunity, and called the dealership. after making sure that the lug-nuts were tight, i drove (via city streets, to minimize speed) back to the dealership. the service technician determined that the problem was wheel balancing. that said, when i hit a bump in the road, the vehicle's right front end still wobbles. in the interim, i did some google'ing, and i found that numerous other ( | |||
| 07/13/2012 | 38000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 jeep wrangler. the contact stated while driving 45 mph the wheel began to shake after driving over a road bump in the road and when he made a left or right turn. the vehicle was hard to control when the failure occurred. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing; however, the dealer was notified. the manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided the contact with a case number 22425937. the failure mileage was 38,000 and the current mileage was 39,000. lg | |||
| 11/20/2011 | 56000 | ||
| When my 2006 jeep wrangler hits a bump or an imperfection in the road while travelling at 45mph and above, the jeep will begin to shake so severely that a crash seems inevitable unless i slam on the brakes and pull over on the shoulder. this has happened to me more than i can count and continues to be a dangerous problem. please help!!! | |||
| 11/17/2010 | |||
| My 2006 jeep wrangler shakes so bad it is scary. at 45-65 mph and for no reason start shaking violently. i spent $1600.00 on new parts. new shocks, new rims,new steering damper,new traking bar.new camber,new bushing, new control arms. nothing works. i must pull off the highway to make it stop. this jeep is dangerous!!!! | |||
| 03/10/2009 | 39400 | 1 | |
| Entering the interstate and driving up to approximately 60-65mph, the steering wheel shook violently to the point where i needed to slow down drastically to stop the vibration. i took the vehicle in for service on the13th of march at ewald jeep in franklin when they told me to replace the front tires because they were 2/32. i told them the tires have only 15,000 miles on them then they told me to see the place (pomps in racine) that sold me the tires. pomps said i needed an alignment. then, on the 8th of april driving at 40mph on a bumpy road, the steering wheel shook violently again with what felt like the front wheels were loose. to stop this vibration, i needed to slow to 10 to 20 mph. i called for service once again to ewald on the10th of april. they replaced the steering damper ($126.28 and $98 for labor). they also performed a 2 wheel front end alignment. then on saturday the 18th of april, it happened again. as soon as i got home, i called ewald and told them the shakes are back. went in on monday the 20th and had a service tech drive it. he said nothing out of the ordinary occurred while he drove it. minor shakes in the steering wheel but | |||
| WHEELS - LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS | |||
| 05/17/2007 | 12800 | 5 | 06/29/2006 |
| Rotated tires, 2 front wheel studs broke at less than 100 feet. took vehicle to tire retailer to replace broken studs, and they discovered 3 other studs were severely stretched. 5 of the 10 front wheel studs were replaced. i have all 5 defective studs.*ak | |||