2007 JEEP WRANGLER 2-DR 4X4 Steering Problems

WHEN DRIVING AT 40 MPH OR FASTER THE CAR WILL HIT A BUMP AND START SHAKING VIOLENTLY TO THE POINT WHERE LOSS OF CONTROL COULD OCCUR. COULD POSSIBLY BE JUST THE TIRES, BUT SEEMS A LOT OF EARLIER JK WRANGLERS SUFFER FROM THIS.

Mileage: 70,500

I'VE EXPERIENCED THE OCCURRENCE KNOWN AS THE "JEEP DEATH WOBBLE" TWICE NOW SINCE BUYING THIS JEEP LAST YEAR. BOTH HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING APPROX. 50MPH ON HIGHWAY. *TR

Mileage: 87,700

PURCHASED A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER LESS THAN A COUPLE YEARS AGO WITH AROUND 53K MILES. I HAVE JUST START EXPERIENCING WHAT IS KNOWN AS DEATH WOBBLE, IN THE MIDDLE OF MY TRIP FROM COLORADO TO VIRGINIA AND THE JEEP HAS BEEN SHAKING VIOLENTLY AT RANDOM INTERVALS ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS KNOWN AS I SEEN OVER 200 COMPLAINTS ONLINE AND CHRYSLER REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND RECALL THESE JEEPS . I AM TAKING TO DEALER BUT I WON'T STOP UNTIL CHRYSLER REIMBURSES FOR THESE REPAIRS AND WANT OTHER PEOPLE INCLUDED THE GOVERNMENT TO LOOK INTO THIS. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT THIS IS NOT RIGHT THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.

Mileage: 57,000

MY HORN DOES NOT WORK AND I DON'T KNOW IF ITS MAKING MY ENGINE LIGHT GO ON.

Mileage: 137,700

VEHICLE IS EXHIBITING AN UNSAFE SPEED WOBBLE WHILE DRIVING ABOVE 40 MPH, VEHICLE ONLY HAS 50K MILES, I ALREADY HAD ALL OF THE SUSPENSION COMPONENTS REPLACED AND THE CONDITION REMAINS, CHRYSLER/JEEP AS A MANUFACTURER SHOULD COME UP WITH A REPAIR WHETHER IT IS COVERED BY MANUFACTURER OR BY CUSTOMER PAID, THERE SHOULD BE A PROPER REPAIR FOR THE PROBLEM, THIS CONDITION COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND INJURY

Mileage: 50,000

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED HIT A BUMP AND I GET A VIOLENT UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING OF FRONT END.

Mileage: 20,000

WITHIN A COUPLE WEEKS OF DRIVING I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 65 MPH AND HIT A SMALL BRIDGE BUMP, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. I HAD TO PULL OVER. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT. THE SHAKING WAS STILL THERE JUST NOT AS VIOLENT. IN THE PAST 7 YEARS I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY SAY THEY FIXED IT AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. AFTER THE WARRANTY RAN OUT THEY CHARGED ME OVER $3,000.00 TO FIX IT. AGAIN GOT A LITTLE BETTER FOR AWHILE, THE SHAKING WASN'T AS BAD. THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I BROUGHT IT BACK THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. I HAD SOMEONE TAKE A VIDEO ON THE INTERSTATE AFTER I HIT A BRIDGE BUMP SHOWING VIOLENT SHAKING AND DANGEROUS CONTROL. I SHOWED THE DEALERSHIP THE PROBLEM THEY SAID THEY HAVE SEEN IT BEFORE AND TOLD ME TO CALL CHRYSLER. I CALLED THEM THEY SAID THEY NEVER HEARD OF THAT PROBLEM BUT WOULD GET BACK TO ME IN A WEEK. TWO WEEKS WENT BY SO I CALLED THEM AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AND BRING IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHICH TOLD ME TO CALL THEM. I AM DRIVING A DEATH TRAP ON THE INTERSTATE AND NO ONE WILL IDENTIFY AND FIX THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 01/12/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED NO ONE COULD EXPLAIN WHY THE TIRES WERE CHOPPED, WHEN ALL THE SUSPENSION AND STEERING COMPONENTS CHECKED OUT FINE. UPDATED 01.19.16.*JB *TR

Mileage: 1,000

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN A 35 MPH COUNTY ROAD, I WENT INTO A SMALL TURN AND MY JEEP STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING TO THE POINT THAT I COULD NOT CONTROL THE STEERING. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ON THE WEB AND HAVE SEEN IT OFTEN CALLED "DEATH WOBBLE". I MANAGED TO PULL OVER INTO A CHURCH PARKING LOT AND DECIDED TO TURN AROUND AND TAKE IT BACK HOME. ONCE I GOT GOING, THE STEERING WHEEL AGAIN BEGAN VIOLENTLY SHAKING AND AGAIN I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I CALLED MY HUSBAND TO COME GET ME BECAUSE I WAS NOT DRIVING THIS VEHICLE ANYMORE LIKE THIS. HE CRAWLED UNDER THE JEEP AND NOTICED THE WELDS OF THE STEERING STABILIZER BRACKET HAD COMPLETELY BROKEN OFF FROM THE FRONT AXLE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. ON OCT 11, 2011, I LOST CONTROL OF THE JEEP AND RAN OFF THE ROAD INTO A DITCH. THERE WAS $4000 WORTH OF DAMAGE INCLUDING REPLACEMENT OF THE FRONT AXLE BECAUSE THE STEERING STABILIZER BRACKET HAD SEPARATED FROM THE AXLE! I HAVE NO DOUBT IN MY MIND BECAUSE OF THE OCCURRENCE OF THIS SECOND INCIDENT THAT THE FIRST ACCIDENT WAS AT NO FAULT OF MY OWN BUT INSTEAD A MANUFACTURER FLAW IN THE DESIGN OF THIS BRACKET! *TR

Mileage: 720,001

AFTER DRIVING (BETWEEN 45 MPH AND 55 MPH) OVER A SERIES OF SMALL BUMPS IN THE ROAD (PAVED HIGHWAY), I EXPERIENCED (AND AM NOW CONTINUING TO EXPERIENCE, ON A MORE FREQUENT BASIS) A VERY DRAMATIC, VIOLENT, TERRIFYING, AND NEARLY UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING OF MY ENTIRE VEHICLE (2007 JEEP WRANGLER) WHICH I HAVE RECENTLY LEARNED ONLINE (FROM READING COUNTLESS REPORTS FROM OTHER JEEP WRANGLER DRIVERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME TERRIFYING EVENT) IS BEING CALLED THE DREADED JEEP "DEATH WOBBLE" (APPROPRIATELY NAMED AS ONE RIGHTLY FEELS AS THOUGH THE DRIVER OF AND PASSENGERS WITHIN VEHICLE COULD POSSIBLY SUFFER A TRAGIC AND LIFE-ENDING ACCIDENT RESULTING FROM THIS OBVIOUS VERY SERIOUS VEHICLE MALFUNCTION). AS A LOYAL JEEP CUSTOMER AND OWNER OVER THE PAST 3 DECADES (HAVING MY VEHICLES REGULARLY SERVICED AS RECOMMENDED AT THEIR AUTHORIZED CHRYSLER/JEEP LOCATIONS), I IMMEDIATELY REPORTED THIS MATTER TO CHRYSLER/JEEP CORPORATION AND AFTER ASKING IF A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED, WAS TOLD "NO" AND THAT NONE WAS BEING CONSIDERED. IN ABSOLUTE AMAZEMENT (AND DISGUST), I ADVISED CHRYSLER/JEEP THAT SUCH INACTION BY CHRYSLER/JEEP WOULD NOT ONLY PLACE ITS VEHICLE OWNERS AT GREAT PERSONAL RISK (ACCIDENT AND POSSIBLY EVEN DEATH FROM RESULTING ACCIDENTS), BUT COULD ALSO SUBJECT CHRYSLER/JEEP TO LEGAL ACTION SUCH AS CLASS ACTION SUITS BEING FILED NATIONWIDE BY EACH STATE'S ATTORNEYS GENERAL'S OFFICES. PLEASE KINDLY FULLY INVESTIGATE AND TAKE IMMEDIATE CORRECTIVE ACTION TO REQUIRE CHRYSLER/JEEP TO FULLY ADDRESS AND CORRECT THIS UNSAFE, TERRIFYING (AND POSSIBLY EVEN LIFE-THREATENING) MATTER. THANK YOU. *TR

Mileage: 42,500

JEEP PERFORMS DEATH WOBBLE AT 50-60 MPH. NUMEROUS TRIPS AND $$ TO MECHANICS (PLURAL) OVER END OF 2012-PRESENT WITH NO FIX. THIS IS WRONG. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO BUCK UP AND FIX IT BEFORE IT KILLS. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

AS FAR AS I CAN TELL, I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THE "DEATH WOBBLE." WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE ABOUT 65 MPH, I CROSSED OVER A BRIDGE AND WHEN MY FRONT TIRES GOT TO THE EDGE OF THE BRIDGE ON I-65, MY JEEP BEGAN SHAKING ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT 5 TIMES NOW IN THE LAST YEAR AND I ASSUMED IT WAS TIRE, SHOCK, OR ALIGNMENT ISSUES. NEW TIRES AND SHOCKS AND FRONT END ALIGNED. NOTHING DIFFERENT! *TR

Mileage: 92,000

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, CAR EXPERIENCED A VIOLENT SHAKING. THE ENTIRE VEHICLE SHAKES UNTIL SPEED IS REDUCED TO AROUND 30 MPH. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS AND ALWAYS PLAYS OUT IN THE SAME MANNER. VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

WHEN GOING FASTER THAN 50 MILES PER HOUR THE CAR SHAKES AND WOBBLES AND IS NOT CONTROLLABLE. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

THE JEEP DEATH WOBBLE HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO MY VEHICLE SINCE OCTOBER 2011. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN OCTOBER 2010. IT HAPPENED ONCE IN 2011, I TOOK IT INTO THE SHOP TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. IN THE PAST TWO MONTHS IT HAS STARTED UP AGAIN. I LIVE IN A REMOTE AREA IN ALASKA WHERE THE NEAREST CITY IS 100 MILES, ONLY REACHED BY HIGHWAY. EACH TRIP I WOULD HIT A BUMP AND ALMOST HIT THE GUARD RAIL AT 65 MPH. I STOPPED DRIVING IT UNTIL TWO WEEKS AGO ON MY WAY BACK HOME FROM WORK (10 MILES FROM HOME) IT HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN THE SPEED OF 35-55. IT WAS COMPLETELY VIOLENT SHAKING WHERE EACH TIME I WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTROL IT. IT ONLY GOT WORSE WITH BRAKING. THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WAS UNCONTROLLABLE. I AM UNABLE TO TAKE IT TO MECHANICS SHOP BECAUSE IT IS 100 MILES AWAY AND I AM NOT PUTTING MY FAMILY OR I AT RISK OF AN ACCIDENT ON AN ALASKA HIGHWAY. *JS

Mileage: 45,000

WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE JEEP STARTED SHAKING LIKE CRAZY COULDN'T CONTROL IT ALMOST CAUSED WRECK BETWEEN TWO TRACTOR TRAILERS THOUGHT IT JUST FELL OUT OF GEAR BUT THEN A WEEK LATER IT DID IT AGAIN GOING AROUND A CURVE AND ALMOST WENT OVER A VERY STEEP HILL SIDE TO LATER DO RESEARCH FOUND OUT THAT IT HAS BEEN A ON GOING ISSUE CALLED DEATH WOBBLE SEVERAL THINGS CAUSE IT THAT ARE DEFECTS TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT THEY HAVE TO REPLACE DAMPER BRACKET KIT, STEERING DAMPER, DAMPER TIRE ROD, DAMPER BRACKET NUT AND A BOLT ONLY HAD THE JEEP 3 MONTHS THE DEALERSHIP HAD NEVER HEARD OF IT WHICH I WAS TOLD THEY SAY THAT THRU THE ONLINE COMMENTS FROM OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD SAME PROBLEM I PRINTED OUT ALL INFORMATION SO THEY COULD SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON NOW THERE CHARGING ME TO FIX THE PROBLEM TO ALSO FIND OUT THAT THE JEEP NEVER WENT THRU THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT UNTIL I TOOK IT BACK ASKING WHEN THE OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION WAS DO ON IT THERE WASN'T ANY RECORDS IN THERE SYSTEM OF IT BEING THRU THERE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SO THEY JUST PUT ON THE LOT TO SALE BASICALLY SO THEY CHANGED THE OIL THEN AND SERVICED IT NOW IM WITH OUT A VEHICLE FOR 5-6 DAYS WHILE THEY ORDER THE PARTS AND FIX IT I'VE NEVER HAD THIS MUCH TROUBLE OUT OF A VEHICLE PAYING SO MUCH MONEY FOR IT AND 3 MONTHS IN ALREADY HAVING TO FORK OUT MONEY TO HAVE IT SAFE AND DRIVABLE SO FILING THIS COMPLAINT TO HOPEFUL HELP OTHERS IN MY SITUATION ON A SAFETY DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE FIXED BY THE COMPANY AND NOT THE INDIVIDUAL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED LIKE I DID ALMOST TWICE BEFORE I KNEW WHAT WAS HAPPENING. *KB

Mileage: 43,000

2007 JEEP WRANGLER X "DEATH WOBBLE". AT AROUND 45000 MILES, MY JEEP FRONT END STARTED TO OCCASIONALLY WOBBLE (SOMETIMES VIOLENTLY) AT 50-60MPH. THE PROBLEM HAS ONLY GOTTEN WORSE AND THE VEHICLE IS NOW UNSAFE TO DRIVE ABOVE 45MPH DUE TO THE WOBBLE THAT WILL YANK THE STEERING WHEEL OUT OF YOUR HANDS AND SHAKE THE VEHICLE ALL OVER THE ROAD. JEEP HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE VEHICLE BUT THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE MAKING THE VEHICLE BASICALLY UNUSABLE AND DANGEROUS. A GOOGLE SEARCH OF THIS PROBLEM REVEALS THAT IT IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE WRANGLER AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED TO FIX THIS VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS WOBBLE ON THE WRANGLER ON YOUTUBE, OR BETTER YET, DRIVE ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM AND I HAVE NO DOUBT YOU WILL AGREE THAT THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

I HAVE EXPERIENCED ON MANY OCCASIONS, SOMETHING CALLED THE "DEATH WOBBLE." WHEN DRIVING ANYWHERE BETWEEN 40MPH & 65MPH, IF I HIT A POT-HOLE (ESPECIALLY ON A CURVE), THE FRONT-END OF MY JEEP STARTS SHAKING VIOLENTLY TO THE POINT WHERE I HAVE TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. IN A FEW INSTANCES, I WAS ON A HIGHWAY THAT DID NOT HAVE A SHOULDER AND I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE READ THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE WHO ALSO DRIVE JEEP WRANGLERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE MADE FROM 2005-2008. WHEN I ORIGINALLY COMPLAINED TO JEEP/CHRYSLER, I WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY INSISTED I JUST NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT AND NEW TIRES. THIS ONLY MASKED THE PROBLEM FOR A FEW MONTHS UNTIL IT HAPPENED AGAIN. BY THE TIME I WENT BACK TO JEEP, I WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND THEREFORE, COULD NOT FILE A COMPLAINT UNDER THE LEMON LAW. THIS HAS GIVEN ME ANXIETY TO THE POINT WHERE I NOW HAVE AN ULCER FROM HAVING TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY TO WORK 25 MILES EACH WAY. PLEASE HELP, BEFORE I OR OTHERS DIE FROM THIS ISSUE. *TR

UPON DRIVING OVER AN UNEVEN AREA OF PAVEMENT (I.E. TRAIN TRACKS, EXPANSION JOINT, ETC.) STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT WHEELS SHAKE VIOLENTLY BACK AND FORTH. FIRST OCCURRENCE IN MARCH 2009 AT 24,575 MILES, DEALER DETERMINED IT WAS THE STEERING DAMPENER, REPLACED. SECOND OCCURRENCE IN SEPTEMBER 2010 AT 27,929 MILES, DEALER REPLACED THE DAMPENER AND UPDATED MOUNTING BRACKET. THIRD OCCURRENCE APRIL 2011 AT 33,845 MILES (ONLY 5,916 MILES ON SECOND REPLACEMENT). DEALER REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING BECAUSE IT WAS OVER THE 12 MONTH PART WARRANTY. CONTACTED CHRYSLER COMPLAINT RESOLUTION, SAME ANSWER. THEY STATED THEY CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO SAID THEY REFUSED REPAIR DUE TO "EXCESSIVE OFF-ROAD USAGE". VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN USED OFF ROAD SINCE THE SECOND REPLACEMENT AND THE DEALER HAS NOT SEEN THE VEHICLE SINCE THEN. *TR

Mileage: 24,575

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER 4X4. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN THE FRONT WHEELS BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD CEASE ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS DECELERATED TO 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC WHO ADJUSTED THE TIRE PRESSURE AND PERFORMED AN ALIGNMENT BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SECOND DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS ATTRIBUTED TO A COMBINATION OF A DEFECT IN THE STEERING DAMPENER, TIRE WEAR AND AN ALIGNMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED UT NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,106.

Mileage: 53,106

MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER 2 DOOR DEVELOPED A VIOLENT SHAKE WHEN I WOULD HIT A BUMP OR GO OVER RAILROAD TRACKS AT SPEEDS AROUND 15 MPH TO 25 MPH. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD JERK LEFT AND RIGHT, ALMOST TO THE POINT THAT I COULD NOT MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL OR THE VEHICLE. I COULD FEEL THE FRONT WHEEL SHAKING BACK AND FORTH. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT WOULD BE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP. AFTER A GREAT DEAL OF DIAGNOSING THIS ISSUE, I REMOVED THE FRONT TRACTION BAR AND NOTICED THAT THE BOLT HOLES ON BOTH THE FRAME AND AXLE BRACKETS THAT SECURE THE TRACTION BAR HAD BECOME ELONGATED. DUE TO THE VEHICLE BEING OUT OF WARRANTY, I TOOK IT TO A WELDING SHOP. THEY ADVISED ME THAT THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WOULD BE TO WELD A HEAVY DUTY WASHER ON BOTH SIDES OF EACH MOUNTING BRACKET TO SECURE THE MOUNTING BOLTS. THE WELDING SHOP ALSO INFORMED ME THAT THIS WOULD NOT BE A PERMANENT FIX, BUT MAY LAST FOR A WHILE. THEY ALSO INFORMED MY THAT THE METAL BRACKETS APPEARED TO BE MADE OF WEAK METAL AND THE BOLTS ARE GRADE 8. THEY SAID THIS EXPLAINS THAT THE BRACKET IS WEAKER THAN THE BOLT AND THAT IS WHY THE BRACKETS GAVE WAY. AFTER THE WASHERS WERE WELDED ON THE BRACKETS, THE SHAKING HAS GONE AND HAS NOT RETURNED. I HAVE READ ON JK-FORUM.COM OF MANY OTHER JEEP WRANGLERS THAT HAVE HAD THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. *TR

Mileage: 22,000

WHEN GOING AROUND 45 MPH OR HIGHER, WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP THE FRONT END SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY CAUSING ALMOST ALL LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 26,700

2007 JEEP WRANGLER STEERING ( DEATH WOBBLE) HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.EF2D28F. *TR

Mileage: 18,571

OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE, VEHICLE USES 3 TO 4 QUARTS OF OIL BETWEEN 3,000 MILE OIL CHANGES, HAS DONE SO SINCE 25,000 MILES. I'VE ALSO HAVE A 'POPPING' FEELING FROM THE FRONT END OR STEERING COMPONENT WHEN VEHICLE HAS WARMED UP. YOU'LL FEEL THE 'POP' IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND FUEL PEDAL. THE DEALERSHIPS FROM BOTH FLORIDA AND TENNESSEE STATED NO PROBLEM FOUND MULTIPLE TIMES. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

WE HAVE A 2007 MODEL JEEP WRANGLER. WE ARE HAVING ISSUES WITH THE STEERING DAMPENER. IT HAS BEEN RECALLED ON SEVERAL MODELS EXCEPT THIS ONE. WE ARE HAVING TO REPLACE IT BECAUSE WE HAVE THE "JEEP DEATH WOBBLE". I HAVE CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY SAY THAT THEY HAVEN'T RECALLED IT ON THIS MODEL YET WHEN WE WENT TO REPLACE IT AT THE DEALERSHIP, YOU CANNOT PURCHASE THE ORIGINAL. YOU CAN ONLY PURCHASE THE NEW ONE WHICH REQUIRES ALL NEW BRACKETS FOR INSTALLATION. WE HAVE 2 FRIENDS THAT HAVE THE SAME MODEL JEEP THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. MY HUSBAND WAS NEARLY HIT HEAD ON BY A SEMI BECAUSE WHEN THE WOBBLE STARTS IT SHAKES THE ENTIRE FRONT END AND YOU MUST SLAM ON YOUR BRAKES TO MAKE IT STOP. WHEN HE DID THIS IT THREW HIM INTO THE OTHER LANE ALMOST HITTING THE SEMI TRUCK. IS IT GOING TO TAKE SOMEONE GETTING KILLED TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED?? *TR

Mileage: 40,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A DEATH WOBBLE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH OVER A POTHOLE THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY BACK AND FORTH AND BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE. AS HE WAS TRYING TO CONTROL THE SHAKING AND TRYING NOT TO HIT THE GUARD RAIL THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND THE SHAKING CEASED. THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000.

Mileage: 19,000

DEATH WOBBLE ON MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. MY WIFE AND I HIT A BUMP ON THE HIGHWAY THE THING STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED A COUPLE OTHER TIMES SINCE. VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 24,000

THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAS FAILED 4 TIMES. THE VEHICLE IS NOW 21 MONTHS OLD WITH 19,000 MILES. THIS HAS BECOME A SAFETY HAZARD AS I WAS IN PHILADELPHIA TWICE WHEN IT FAILED ON A WEEKEND AND HAD TO TRAVEL OVER 100 MILES TO GET THE JEEP HOME. SOMEBODY IS GOING TO GET HURT OR CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. IF THIS HAPPENED TO A WOMEN I HATE TO SEE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN SINCE IT MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 3,500

IN JULY OF 2008 I EXPERIENCED WHAT JEEP OWNERS ARE CALLING "THE DEATH WOBBLE" IN MY 2007 WRANGLER. WHILE PASSING A CAR I HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD AND MY WHOLE FRONT END OF MY JEEP BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE JEEP WAS BROUGHT INTO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPER(COVERED UNDER WARRANTY). ON FEB 9TH 2009 WHILE DRIVING SOUTH ON THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65 TO 70 MPH I AGAIN HIT A SMALL BUMP AND THE JEEP BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND I COULD NOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE OUT OF GEAR AND CAME TO A SLOW STOP. THEN I NOTICED A STATE TROOPER BEHIND ME. WHEN I FINALLY MANAGED TO GET TO THE SHOULDER HE EXITED HIS VEHICLE AND APPROACH MY DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW AND ASKED IF I WAS OK AND STATED THAT HE NEVER HAD SEEN A VEHICLE EVER ACT LIKE THAT, THAT HE THOUGHT THE WHEELS WERE GOING TO FALL OFF. THE TROOPER COULD SEE THAT I WAS VISIBLY SHAKING AND SCARED. I DECLINED TO MAKE A REPORT WHICH I REGRET DOING. AT 65-70MPH I COULD NOT CONTROL MY VEHICLE. I CALL THE JEEP DEALERSHIP AND SCHEDULED AND APPOINTMENT FOR MY JEEP ON FEB 18TH 2009 AS THAT WAS THE EARLIEST TIME THEY COULD GET ME IN. THE DEALERSHIP IS GOING TO REPLACE THE STEERING DAMPER AGAIN. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ JUST ON THE NHTSA WEB SITE THIS IS A PROBLEM AND CHRYSLER CORP DOESN'T SEEM TO WANT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT..DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO BE KILLED BEFORE THIS AUTO CORP. REALIZES THAT THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 36,000

2007 JEEP WRANGLER 2DR. 4X4..APPROX MILEAGE 27,000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING A RELATIVELY LOW SPEED (30 -45 MPH), THE VEHICLE ENCOUNTERS A BUMP IN THE ROAD, OR AN UNEVEN SPOT, A VIOLENT SHAKING BEGINS AND IS UNCORRECTABLE UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS BROUGHT TO A NEAR COMPLETE STOP. THE DEALERSHIP CALLS THIS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". THIS HAS GONE ON FOR APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS TIME. THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE WAS THE WORST, IT HAPPENED AT A HIGHER SPEED (APPROX. 50 MPH) AND RESULTED IN A NEAR COLLISION/ROLLOVER. SAME HAS BEEN RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IS PENDING. *TR

Mileage: 27,000

WHILE DRIVING NORTH AT 65MPH IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF A THREE LANE (NORTHBOUND)FREEWAY, A SMALL BUMP WAS ENCOUNTERED AND THE STEERING COLUMN SHOOK VIOLENTLY UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A COMPLETE STOP, STILL IN THE MIDDLE LANE. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS A STEERING DAMPER PROBLEM ( A KNOWN "TECHNICAL RECALL") AND A "WEAK DAMPER" (PART # 02152001) WAS REPLACED WITH A "HEAVY-DUTY" STEERING DAMPER (PART # 52060058AE). THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TODAY AND DRIVEN WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM COULD HAVE RESULTED IN SERIOUS ACCIDENT/INJURY BUT DID NOT. THE DRIVER IS NOT AWARE THAT JEEP HAS EVERY ISSUED A RECALL CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 29,142

FOLLOW UP ON INCIDENT #10225339 WOBBLE IN THE FRONT END WAS BAD CONTROL ROD. DEALER ORDERED PART TO FIX IT ON APRIL 21ST AND I HAD AN ACCIDENT ON APRIL 22. MINOR DAMAGE TO MY JEEP. REPORTED TO CHRYSLER AND THE REFUSED TO REPAIR DAMAGE TO MY JEEP WHICH WAS CAUSED BY A FAULTY PART. "INSPECTOR FOUND NO PROBLEMS WITH THE SUBJECT VEHICLE'S STEERING/SUSPENSION SYSTEM." THE JEEP DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE PROBLEM 4 DAYS PRIOR TO THE INVESTIGATION AT MY HOUSE. CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY SAID THE DECISION IS FINAL THAT THEY WOULD MAKE A NOTE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PRIOR TO THE INVESTIGATION. *TR

WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE HITS A BUMP, GRAVEL, OR SMALL AMOUNT OF WATER THE TIRE FEELS LIKE IT IS BOUNCING. THE VEHICLE IS NOT ABLE TO BE STEERED UNTIL THE WOBBLE/BOUNCING STOPS WHICH IS USUALLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ALMOST STOPPED. *TR

Mileage: 2,950

APPROX. 3 WEEKS AFTER WE PURCHASED OUR NEW 2007 JEEP WRANGLER WE EXPERIENCED A PREMATURE ENGAGEMENT OF THE ESP SYSTEM UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS AT A SPEED OF 35MPH. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE DUE TO AUTOMATIC BRAKING AND SHUT DOWN OF THROTTLE. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO CHRYSLER SERVICE AND THEY REPLACED 3 LEAKING BRAKE CALIPERS. APPROX. 2 WEEKS LATER WE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WHILE EXITING THE INTERSTATE AT A LOW SPEED. WE IMMEDIATELY RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO CHRYSLER SERVICE AND THEY REPLACED THE REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSORS. AGAIN, 1 WEEK LATER THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURED WHILE EXITING THE INTERSTATE. CHRYSLER SERVICE REPLACED THE STEERING WHEEL ANGLE SENSOR. THE 4TH INCIDENT OCCURRED 2 WEEKS LATER WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CANNOT DUPLICATE OR REPAIR THE PROBLEM. WE FILED A LEMON LAW CLAIM WITH CHRYSLER THAT IS CURRENTLY UNDER SETTLEMENT. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THEY WILL BE REPLACING THE VEHICLE AND THE PAPERWORK IS BEING PROCESSED.

2007 JEEP WRANGLER ENGINE STALLS AND LOSS OF ELECTRICITY AND POWER STEERING. THIS HAPPENED 2 TIMES. VEHICLE WAS DRIVING UNDER 50 MPH FOR BOTH INSTANCES. IN BOTH INSTANCES, THE STALL/LOSS OF ELECTRICITY/LOSS OF POWER STEERING LASTED FOR ONLY ABOUT 1 SECOND.

Mileage: 2,000