Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHEELS | |||
| 10/03/2012 | 27434 | ||
| Driving down paved road and front end started to shake violently. had to pull over and stop for it to stop. had same problem in march 2011 and took to dealer for repair which only lasted about 4000 mile and 19 months. | |||
| 07/01/2010 | 18000 | 1 | |
| Having problem with death wobble. while traveling at a high rate of speed, over 40mph. a violent shaking has occurred a multiple number of times. feels as though the entire front end of vehicle is ready to fly off. control of vehicle is compromised. especially at such a high rate of speed, which usually occurs on the freeway with other vehicles around. dealership says that the steering stabilizer needs to be replaced. research on the internet says that this just masks the problem. personally looking at the steering components of the vehicle. i cannot see how a worn out steering stabilizer can cause so much chaos. *tr | |||
| 07/01/2010 | 18000 | ||
| Having problem with death wobble. while traveling at a high rate of speed, over 40mph. a violent shaking has occured a multiple number of times. feels as though the entire front end of vehicle is ready to fly off. control of vehicle is compromised. especially at such a high rate of speed, which usually occurs on the freeway with other vehicles around. dealership says that the steering stabalizer needs to be replaced. research on the internet says that this just masks the problem. personally looking at the steering components of the vehicle. i cannot see how a worn out steering stabalizer can cause so much chaos. | |||
| 07/13/2012 | 38000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 jeep wrangler. the contact stated that while driving 45 mph, the wheel began to shake after driving over a road bump or when making a turn in either direction. the vehicle would become hard to control when the failure occurred. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing however, the dealer was notified of the issue. the manufacturer was notified of the failure and opened a case for the contact (case number: 22425937). the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 38,000 and the current mileage was 39,000. kmj | |||
| 10/14/2011 | 39900 | ||
| Vehicle begins to shudder from road conditions, then when you strike a bump, or the road surface changes, the vehicles then violently shakes and will not cease until slowed to 30mph or increased to 70mph. very dangerous situation on freeways. it appears that the entire front end is about to shake the wheels loose, then transfers to the rear wheels sometimes. then when it appears the phenomina is over, it can reoccur again just as quickly. my wife refuses to drive it, nor will she allow my son to ride in it until it is resolved. | |||
| 08/14/2009 | 13014 | ||
| The jeep shakes violently when it hits a bump in the road. it sems to happen mostly on the highways, although it will occur on a city road. during this shaking the brakes do not slow the car down and it is impossible to steer to the side of the road. this is extrmely scary and dangerous. the car has been in numerous times and nothing seems to fix the problem. | |||
| 05/14/2011 | 37000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 jeep wrangler. while driving approximately 40 mph over a bump in the road, the front end of the vehicle began to shake violently. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the tires were balanced, rotated and aligned. the failure occurred a second time; yet, the vehicle was not repaired. the contact stated there was a design flaw within the wheels. the approximate failure mileage was 37,000. rvk | |||
| 05/14/2011 | 37000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 jeep wrangler. while driving at approximately 40 mph the contact went over a bump in the road and the front end of the vehicle began to shake violently. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the tires were balanced, rotated and aligned. the failure occurred a second time. the vehicle was not repaired. the contact stated he believed there was a design flaw within the wheels. the approximate failure mileage was 37,000. ds | |||
| 03/17/2009 | |||
| The vehicle has the notorious death wobble, in that on certain downhill grades and or hitting a series of small bumps between 45 -55 mph the front end violently begins to wobble, the cab begins rocking, the steering wheel is out of control, and after braking to 35mph control of the vehicle is regained. the vehicle has not been altered in any way from the factory. it was purchased with 12 miles on odometer and know has 28.889 miles. the vehicle has been in service at the dealer numerous time for repairs, and each time the dealer says that should solve the problem, but does not, in fact the jeep goes back in next monday for further repairs. i've contacted jeep twice to no avail, they pretend to never have heard of the problem as does the dealer although they still find something to repair but never fully fixing the problem. if one goes to google and types in death wobble up come jeep, with videos of the wobble but i guess they don't have internet access for their eyes glaze over in incomprehension and denial. is there a solution for this? i do not feel safe in this vehicle. | |||