2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4 Steering Problems

PURCHASED 2008 JEEP WRANGLER AND AT AROUND 3600 MILES NOTICED SEVERE STEERING ISSUES. STEERING WAS WANDERING AND HAS BECOME ERRATIC. EXCESSIVE SIDE TO SIDE MOVEMENT, EXCESSIVE JIGGLES ON SMALL BUMPS AT LOWER SPEEDS. DANGEROUS STEERING AT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY TO THE EXTENT THAT VEHICLE SWERVES INTO NEXT LANE UNEXPECTEDLY. JEEP REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE DANGEROUS ISSUE WITH 2008 AND 2009 STEERING ISSUES THAT INVOLVESTEERING GEAR BOX, SHAFTS AND BALL JOINTS. SECOND OPINION FROM OUTSIDE AGENCY STATED GEAR BOX IS JUNK, SHAFTS NEED REPLACEMENT DUE TO FAULTY ENGINEERING FROM CHRYSLER. MANY MANY JEEP OWNERS ARE HAVING THESE ISSUES AND INVOLVED IN ACCIDENTS TO DUE TO THE FAULTY STEERING ON THESE VEHICLES. *JS

Mileage: 3,600

DRIVING 40 MPH OR OVER WILL CAUSE CAR TO HARSHLY SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY MAKING IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER AND CONTROL THE VEHICLE. COMPLETELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON A FREEWAY AS THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE CAR TO STOP SHAKING IS TO COMPLETELY STOP. BECAUSE OF ALL THE SHAKING CAUSES OTHER SUSPENSION AND WHEEL PROBLEMS. BOLTS ON SUSPENSION AND WHEEL START TO LOOSEN UP CAUSING ANOTHER SAFETY ISSUE. VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR JEEP WRANGLERS FROM 2006 TO PRESENT.

Mileage: 5

RANDOMLY THE JEEP WILL COMPLETELY GO CRAZY. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WITH FLUID RUN, BLINKERS, HORN, AND ----> THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. I LOSE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES AT THE SAME TIME. THIS IS SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS. I CALLED THE LOCAL JEEP DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME TO CALL CHRYSLER. I DID SOME RESEARCH IN JEEP FORUMS ONLINE AND FOUND THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE JEEP WRANGLERS FROM 2007 FORWARD. JEEP HAS A RECALL FOR THE MOST RECENT MODELS, BUT NO RECALL FOR THE PREVIOUS YEARS TO INCLUDE MINE. I'M REALLY CONFUSED HOW THIS HAPPENS TO SO MANY JEEP WRANGLERS AROUND MY YEAR, BUT THERE ARE NO RECALLS. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE FOR THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS AND DEFINITELY FOR OTHER VEHICLES AROUND.

Mileage: 5

DEVELOPED DEATH WOBBLE ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MILES AN HOUR. IN RESEARCHING I SEE CHRYSLER SAYS THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. I CAN ASSURE YOU IT IS. IT IS A DESIGNED FLAW ACCORDING TO THE MECHANICS I HAD LOOK AT IT. A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR THAT CHRYSLER WILL NOT COVER. I LUCKILY SOMEHOW KEPT THE VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL DESPITE THE STEERING SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY, SO BAD THE VEHICLE LIFTED OFF THE ROAD AND SKIDDED SIDEWAYS.

Mileage: 99,000

DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON A MODERATELY HOT DAY (91 DEG AT START OF DRIVE, 80 DEG AT TIME OF INCIDENT ABOUT 55 MINUTES AFTER START), SOME STOP-N-GO TRAFFIC FIRST 40 MINUTES, THEN A STEADY NORMAL CLIMB INTO FOOTHILLS (FROM ABOUT 5400' TO 8200') ON PAVED ROADS, AS VEHICLE WAS TURNING RIGHT AT A Y-INTERSECTION AT TOP OF A HILL, A LARGE BANG WAS HEARD IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FOLLOWED BY EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF GREY SMOKE EMANATING FROM SAME. ENGINE TEMPERATURE WAS NORMAL AT THE TIME (FAN HAD ENGAGED A FEW TIMES ALONG THE WAY TO KEEP WITHIN RANGE) AND NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE PRESENT BEFORE OR AFTER INCIDENT. IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND OPENED HOOD. WITHIN ABOUT A MINUTE OF STOPPING A SMALL FIRE BROKE OUT ABOVE THE DRIVERS SIDE MANIFOLD/CAT. I WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH USING A TOWEL, BUT NOT BEFORE THE FIRE HAD MELTED SOME WIRE BUNDLES. INITIAL INSPECTION INDICATED A POWER STEERING (ATF) FLUID RUPTURE THAT SPRAYED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, SUBSEQUENTLY FLASHING FROM THE HEAT OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. FORTUNATELY, SITUATION WAS HANDLED QUICKLY BEFORE THE CAR BECAME ENGULFED (AS I'VE NOW LEARNED HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WITH THIS VEHICLE MODEL). VEHICLE IS BEING TOWED TO JEEP DEALER TOMORROW FOR REPAIR. I HAVE NOT YET HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH JEEP REGARDING THIS INCIDENT, BUT FEEL A FAULTY DESIGN HAS PUT MY SAFETY AT RISK. I WILL HOPEFULLY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION TO THIS SUBMISSION ONCE AVAILABLE...

Mileage: 112,000

DEATH WOBBLE********************************* (MAIN CONCERN) I HAVE ALMOST DIED A 1000XS DUE TO THIS DEATH WOBBLE. I WENT THROUGH HELL WITH THE PREVIOUS DEALER DEALERSHIP . IT HAS BEEN MANY YEARS BRINGING THE JEEP IN TO GARAGES AND NO ONE CAN FIGURE IT OUT. I HAD TO DELIVER A PART 77 MILES TO AND BACK AND HAD TO STOP OVER A MILLION TIMES WITH MYHEART POUNDING. I AM SICK OF WORRYING ABOUT DYING. THIS IS A SERIOUS SERIOUS ISSUE GOD FORBID PEOPLE THAT HAVE CHILDREN IN CAR SEATS. THIS HAS HAPPENED ONTHE FREEWAY AND LOCAL ROADS. VERY CLOSE DEADLY SITUATIONS. I AM TIRED OF NOONE BELIEVING THIS! THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH JEEP AND NOONE HEARS IT! HOW ARE THEY NOT LEGALLY RESPONSIBLE ???THIS IS THE WORST-FEELING IN THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!MANY GARAGES AND NO ONE SAYS ANYTHING IS WRONG. THERE IS SERIOUS ISSUES AND I AM GOING TO DIE! PLEASE HELP! PLEASE! THERE HAS ALWAYS BEEN PROBLEMS WITH THIS OVERHEATING AND ELECTRICAL...RADIO HASN'T WORKED IN MONTHS ONCE IN A WHILE IT COMES ON INTERMEDIATELY...SEATBELT LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS HAS A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM FROM MANY GARAGES AND THEY ALSO CAN NOT FIND WHERE OR WHY....THIS IS THE WORST VEHICLE! THE DEATH WOBBLE IS THE MAIN CONCERN BECAUSE IT WILL KILL ME AND ANYBODY ELSE THAT IS HAVING THIS ISSUE. ITS JUST HORRIBLE. THIS VEHICLE TOOK ME OVER A YEAR TO GET INSPECTED BECAUSE OF THIS ELECTRICAL/COMPUTER ISSUE!

MY ISSUE IS COMMONLY REFERRED TO ON THE INTERNET AS THE JEEP "DEATH WOBBLE". AT AROUND 50-60MPH THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, WHEELS AND STEERING BEGIN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TO BRAKE TO A COMPLETE STOP. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS AND DISCONCERTING WEN THIS HAPPENS IN BUSY TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY. HAVE HAD WHEELS BALANCED AND TRACKING DONE SEVERAL TIMES, BUT ISSUE STILL OCCURS - STARTING AROUND 3 OR 4 YEAR AGO.

Mileage: 60,000

WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 60 MPH AND ABOVE, WHEN BRAKING OR HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE WHEELS WOBBLE, STEERING IS UNCONTROLLABLE AND YOU CANNOT ACCELERATE OR STOP COMPLETELY UNTIL THE WOBBLING SUBSIDES. I WAS PASSING A SEMI TRUCK WHEN A SLOWER VEHICLE PULLED IN FRONT OF ME, I GENTLY BRAKED TO SLOW DOWN AND THE WOBBLING WAS SO BAD I COULD NOT STEER, BRAKE FURTHER OR ACCELERATE TO STOP THE WOBBLING OR MOVE OUT OF THE WAY OF CARS BEHIND ME. I ENDED UP IN THE MEDIAN SINCE I COULD NOT FOLLOW THE CURVE OF THE ROAD AND WAS LUCKY TO NOT BE HIT BY OTHER CARS OR THE SEMI-TRUCK.

Mileage: 100,223

WHEN BRAKING FROM A SPEED OF 60MPH OR GREATER, THE FRONT END STEERING BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO VIBRATE BACK AND FORTH. IT WOULD ONLY SUBSIDE WHEN RELEASING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VIBRATION FELT LIKE AN UNSTABLE OSCILLATION THAT WOULD EVENTUALLY CAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL TO MAKE A SHARP TURN IF THE BRAKE WAS NOT RELEASED. THIS SYMPTOM WAS REPEATABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A JEEP DEALER FOR SERVICING. THEY ATTRIBUTED THE PROBLEM TO "STEERING DAMPER HAD PLAY AND WAS LEAKING". PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED BY REPLACING THE DAMPER AND ASSOCIATED HARDWARE (HEX BOLT AND LOCKING HEX NUT).

Mileage: 55,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4. WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT END STABILIZER BAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. MA 10/2 UPDATED 12/28/2015 *JS

Mileage: 40,000

2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED SAHARA HAS HAD ELECTRICAL AND ENGINE ISSUES INCLUDING STALLING OUT ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AS WELL AS NOT STARTING. I HAVE HAD THE BATTERY CHANGED MULTIPLE TIMES AND HAVE HAD ISSUES SUCH AS ALL THE LIGHTS, BUTTONS, ALERT/WARNING LIGHTS GOING OFF SIMULTANEOUSLY FOLLOWED BY COMPLETE ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL SHUT-OFF REQUIRING TOW-SERVICE TO DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE BATTERY AND SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE. AFTER THAT I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE STALLS AND NON-STARTS AND THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN SAYS I NEED A NEW BATTERY. I HAVE HAD THREE BATTERIES IN THREE YEARS. THE HORN HAS STOPPED WORKING AROUND 50,000 MILES. THE FIRST TIME I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE MY STEERING WHEEL AND COMPLETE STEERING COLUMN. I DECIDED I COULD LIVE WITHOUT A HORN FOR A SHORT WHILE. THE NEXT TIME I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY REPORTED THAT I NEED A NEW CLOCKSPRING WHICH ALSO CONTROLS MY AIRBAGS WHICH "MIGHT OR MIGHT NOT STILL BE FUNCTIONAL." SEEING AS I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS BEFORE, INCLUDING MALFUNCTIONS IN THE ALERT/WARNING LIGHTS, THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT TELL FOR SURE IF MY AIRBAGS WORK OR NOT. THE LOCKS TO MY JEEP HAVE STOPPED WORKING FROM BOTH THE INSIDE DOOR SWITCH AND THE KEY FOB. THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THIS AS A "TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE" (TIPM) MALFUNCTION RESULTING IN LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER. THEY EXPLAINED THAT THERE IS A BACK-ORDER ON TIPM PIECES NATIONWIDE AND THEY DO NOT KNOW WHEN I COULD GET MINE REPLACED. WHEN ASKED HOW THE TIPM COULD BREAK, THE DEALERSHIP SAID THERE WAS NO ONE WAY AND THAT IT "JUST HAPPENS." MY DOORS CURRENTLY ONLY LOCK/UNLOCK BY HAND, AND SOMETIMES WHEN I LOCK THEM BY HAND AND RETURN TO MY JEEP, THE DOORS ARE UNLOCKED. FURTHERMORE, THE AUTOMATIC SECURITY LOCK FEATURE WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTS MOVING DOES NOT WORK EITHER.

PLEASE HAVE CHRYSLER/JEEP FIX THE JEEP DEATH WOBBLE AT THEIR EXPENSE. THEY SAY IT IS BECAUSE OWNERS OF JEEP WRANGLERS MODIFY THEIR JEEPS FOR OFF ROAD DRIVING AND THAT CAUSES THE JEEP DEATH WOBBLE. I HAVE NOT MODIFIED MY JEEP AND IT SCARES ME TO DEATH WHEN IT WOBBLES. THIS IS CHRYSLERS PROBLEM NOT MINE.

Mileage: 90,000

MY JEEP KEEPS DOING A DEATH WOBBLE ON THE HIGHWAY TODAY I TOOK MY 68 YEAR OLD MOTHER TO AIRPORT AND IT DID IT GOING 55 ON WAY BACK DID IT AT 60 AND I LOST MY TRANSMISSION VFLUID ON 476 HAD TO BE TOWED

Mileage: 85,000

CLOCK SPRING IS BAD CAUSING THE AIR BAGS NOT TO WORK. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

PASSENGER SIDE BRAKES COME ON AUTOMATICALLY , ALMOST CAUSED ME TO LOOSE CONTROL IN RIGHT HAND TURN ! IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS ? *TR

Mileage: 98,000

AIRBAG LAMP ILLUMINATES WHENEVER TURNING INDICATING A FAULTY AIRBAG CLOCKSPRING. THIS ERROR IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE EVERY TIME VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THIS COMPROMISED CIRCUIT IS A SAFETY HAZARD TO DRIVER IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT PREVENTING THE AIRBAG FROM DEPLOYING. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

CLOCK SPRING FAULTY, GENERATING WARNING LIGHT, POSSIBLE FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

SEARCH INTERNET FOR JK DEATH WOBBLE. CHRYSLER LLC HAS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH JK WRANGLER THAN NEED RECALL BEFORE SOME ONE DIES DUE TO LOSING CONTROL TO THE FRONT END OF THEIR VEHICLE. OUR 2008 JEEP WRANGLER HAS BEEN PLAGUED WITH SUSPENSION AND FRONT AXLE STEERING ISSUES FOR ITS ENTIRE EXISTENCE INCLUDING A STABILIZER REPLACEMENT AT APPROX 20,000 MILES 6 YEARS AGO. MOST RECENTLY WE HAVE HAD CATASTROPHIC DEATH WOBBLE THAT HAS RESULTED IN ATTEMPTS BY DEALER TO FIX UNDER WARRANTY AND SERVICE CONTRACT WITH NO SUCCESS. THE FRONT AXLE HOUSING, AND THE TRAC BAR, AND THE BALL JOINTS AND THE STEERING STABILIZER GEOMETRY ON THE JK WRANGLER IS ALL WRONG. SEE THIS A/M BOLT KIT HTTP://NORTHRIDGE4X4.COM/SHOP/NR4X4-JEEP-JK-HARDWARE-KIT SEE THIS VIDEO HTTPS://M.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=DIYDWQHC7QQ AND THIS VIDEO HTTPS://M.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=9UQWLMLHIF4 I HAVE ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS WITH THE VIN FOR THIS COMPLAINT AND SOME ONE NEEDS TO FORCE A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES. MY VEHICLE NEEDS NEW LOWER CONTROL ARMS, NEW TRACK BAR, NEW FRAME MOUNT FOR TRACK BAR, NEW FRONT AXLE HOUSING, NEW STEERING GEAR, NEW KNUCKLES, AND NEW TIE RODS. AND IT NEEDS THE A/M CORRECT BOLT KIT LISTED ABOVE USED TO INSTALL ALL OF THE ABOVE COMPONENTS. MY VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY AT TIMES NEARLY CAUSING ACCIDENTS. I CAN'T DRIVE MY VEHICLE WITH MY WIFE AND CHILDREN BECAUSE IT IS TOO DANGEROUS. PLEASE ADDRESS IMMEDIATELY. THERE ARE 100,000 OR MORE VEHICLES ON THE ROAD WITH THIS SE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

ON THE 2008+ JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) DASHBOARD, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHES ON PERIODICALLY WITH A CHIME, AN INDICATION THAT THERE IS SOMETHING MALFUNCTIONING OR INTERFERING WITH THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS.THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING ISSUE AND CONCERN FOR MANY 2008+ JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) OWNERS, INCLUDING MYSELF, AND HAS BEEN SHOWN TIME AND TIME AGAIN TO BE CAUSED BY A FAULTY CLOCKSPRING WITHIN THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL. THIS FAULTY CLOCKSPRING IS THE CULPRIT FOR POTENTIAL AIRBAG FAILURE IN THE 2008+ JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) DURING AN ACCIDENT OR PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT WHEN SIMPLY DRIVING AROUND. DAIMLER CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE SAFETY CONCERN OF THEIR FAULTY CLOCKSPRING THAT CAN CAUSE FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS FROM PROPERLY DEPLOYING. *TR

Mileage: 91,000

WHILE ON MY NORMAL DAILY DRIVE HOME FROM WORK, THE AIRBAG WARNING DASH LAMP ILLUMINATED WITH CHIME. SINCE THEN IT HAS BEEN CONSTANTLY TURNING ON AND OFF AND CHIMING WITH THE TURNING OF MY STEERING WHEEL. WHICH I BELIEVE IS DIRECTLY RELATED WITH THE WELL KNOWN CLOCK SPRING ISSUE THAT HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR JEEP MODELS HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING FOR SEVERAL YEARS. UPON READING THE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE, ITS NOT A MATTER OF IF, BUT WHEN WILL THIS PART FAIL... *TR

Mileage: 142,000

WHILE DRIVING I EXPERIENCED SHAKING IN MY FRONT END THAT CAUSE ME TO PULL OFF THE OFF. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH I CAN SAFELY SAY IT KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. THIS PROBLEM IS RIDICULOUS AND NO ONE CARES TO MAKE JEEP FIX THIS PROBLEM. IS IT GOING TO TAKE SOMEONE DYING FOR YOU AND JEEP TO WAKE UP AND HAVE THIS ADDRESSED. YOU SUCK AND SO DOES JEEP. *TR

Mileage: 10,000

MY JEEP HAS THE "JEEP DEATH WOBBLE", WHICH IS WIDELY DISCUSSED ON THE INTERNET. BY GOOGLING THAT TERM, YOU CAN SEE THAT IT'S A VERY VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE CAR TO ULTIMATELY SHAKE OUT OF CONTROL IF THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE SLOWED DOWN VERY QUICKLY. UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S CAUSE IS UNCLEAR, THOUGH THERE IS A LIST OF A DOZEN OR SO "FIXES" THAT SOMETIMES FIX THE PROBLEM FOR 20,000 MILES OR SO AT A TIME. I HAD THE DEATH WOBBLE AT ABOUT 15K MILES, 35K MILES AND NOW AGAIN AT 65K MILES. THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM AND WAS SCARED WHEN HE DROVE MY CAR TO SEE THE PROBLEM FOR HIMSELF. IT'S UNSAFE FOR ME AND MY 2-YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE BACK. MY CAR NEEDS THIS REPAIRED AGAIN RIGHT NOW, AND I ASSUME WILL NEED IT EVERY 20K MILES OR SO. ON THE LAST OCCASION THIS HAPPENED (YESTERDAY), I HIT A SMALL GAP IN THE PAVEMENT (FOR EXAMPLE, THE NORMAL SEAM WHERE TWO PIECES OF CONCRETE COME TOGETHER) AT ABOUT 45MPH. THE FRONT END STARTED VIBRATING AND THEN THE VIBRATION INCREASES (ALMOST LIKE THE CAR IS RESONATING), UNTIL YOU CAN'T HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE CAR IS ABOUT TO VIBRATE OFF THE ROAD UNCONTROLLABLY. THIS IS HOW THE ISSUE ALWAYS OCCURS AND IT OCCURS BETWEEN 45-70MPH. IT'S BEGINS WITH A SMALL BUMP OR IMPERFECTION ON THE PAVEMENT. IT'S EASILY REPRODUCED. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

MY VEHICLE HAS HAD THE "DEATH WOBBLE" MULTIPLE TIMES. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED TWICE, ONCE IN OCTOBER OF 2013 AND ONCE IN MARCH OF 2014. IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN. I WILL NEED TO GET IT FIXED FOR THE THIRD TIME. IT MAKES THE JEEP UNCONTROLLABLE. I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP. WHEN IT HAPPENED CONTINUOUSLY IN MARCH OF 2014 I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED 60 MILES FROM MY HOME. I HAVE COME CLOSE TO TWO ACCIDENTS ON MAJOR ROADWAYS. THERE IS LESS THAN 23K MILES ON MY JEEP. *JS

Mileage: 20,800

WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL ON AN IMPROVED MULTI-LANE HIGHWAY, AND BRAKING AS NEEDED, THE FRONT END OF THE JEEP BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THIS IS THE THIRD EPISODE OF THIS EXTREMELY UNSAFE BEHAVIOR. THE FIRST TWO EPISODES INVOLVED ACCELERATING BETWEEN 50 AND 55 ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY ON-RAMP. ALL INSTANCES REQUIRED IMMEDIATE DECELERATION AND/OR MODEST BRAKING AND/OR NEEDING TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP TO ARREST THE VIOLENT SHAKING AND REGAIN NORMAL STEERING CONTROL. RESEARCH YIELDS INFORMATION THAT THIS IS A KNOWN OCCURRENCE WITH JEEP WRANGLERS AND MAY BE THE RESULT OF SUBSTANDARD ENGINEERING AND DESIGN. SEE "JEEP WRANGLER -DEATH WOBBLE". *TR

Mileage: 39,600

ON THE 2008 JEEP WRANGLER (LEFT HAND DRIVE) DASHBOARD, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHES ON EVERY OTHER MINUTE WITH A CHIME, AN INDICATION THAT THERE IS SOMETHING MALFUNCTIONING OR INTERFERING WITH THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS.THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING ISSUE AND CONCERN FOR MANY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER (LEFT HAND DRIVE) OWNERS, INCLUDING MYSELF, AND HAS BEEN SHOWN TIME AND TIME AGAIN TO BE CAUSED BY A FAULTY CLOCKSPRING WITHIN THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL. THIS FAULTY CLOCKSPRING IS THE CULPRIT FOR POTENTIAL AIRBAG FAILURE IN THE 2008 JEEP WRANGLER (LEFT HAND DRIVE) DURING AN ACCIDENT OR PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT WHEN SIMPLY DRIVING AROUND. DAIMLER CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE SAFETY CONCERN OF THEIR FAULTY CLOCKSPRING THAT CAN CAUSE FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS FROM PROPERLY DEPLOYING. *TR

Mileage: 101,370

MYSELF, SPOUSE, AND CHILDREN WERE GOING TO DINNER AND I'M ON CRUISE AT 50 AND A VIOLENT VIBRATION BEGINS TO OCCUR. I HAVE RESEARCHED IT AND IT IS OFTEN REFERRED TO AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AND IT IS BAD. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ISSUED BY YOU ON THIS. IS IT GOING TO TAKE SOMEONE DYING FOR YOU TO ISSUE ONE. MINE CAUSED ME TO ALMOST WRECK HEAD ON AND THERE WOULD PROBABLY BE KIDS WITHOUT PARENTS TODAY IF THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A WRECK HEAD ON. PLEASE CONSIDER ISSUING A RECALL ON THIS AND MAKE THE MANUFACTURER'S FIX THIS PROBLEM. IT'S NOT LIKE WE CAN GO OUT AND TRADE IT IN OR PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED. YES WE HAVE JOBS, BUT WE HAVE RESPONSIBILITIES OF BEING PARENTS AND PAYING BILLS TO, AND ARE BECOMING PARENTS AGAIN EARLY NEXT YEAR. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND SHOULD HAVE TO FIXED BY THE COMPANY. *TR

Mileage: 122,000

I'M NOT SURE WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM THE FIRST COUPLE OF TIMES BUT WHEN IT STARTED TO OCCUR MORE FREQUENTLY I STARTED TO NOTICE MY SPEED AND THE ROAD CONDITIONS WHEN IT HAPPENED. IT WAS A COMBINATION OF DRIVING OVER 50 MILES/ HOUR AND ROLLING OVER A POTHOLE, BUMP OR SIMPLY UNEVEN PAVEMENT THAT WOULD CAUSE THE FRONT END OF THE JEEP TO WOBBLE AND SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES AND SHAKES WHICH MAKES IT VERY HARD TO STEER THE VEHICLE AND IT BECOMES IMPOSSIBLE TO MAINTAIN HIGHWAY SPEED WHILE THIS IS HAPPENING. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE VIOLENT SHAKING IS TO QUICKLY SLOW THE CAR DOWN, WHICH IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ON THE BUSY INTERSTATE WHICH I TRAVEL EVERYDAY TO GET TO AND FROM WORK. RECENTLY I NARROWLY AVOIDED GETTING REAR-ENDED BY A TRACTOR TRAILER WHICH WAS BARRELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY BEHIND ME WHEN THE SHAKING OCCURRED. I HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VIBRATIONS. LUCKILY THE TRUCK DRIVER CHANGED LANES JUST IN TIME. THIS CONDITION IS UNPREDICTABLE AND PRESENTS A SERIOUS SAFETY THREAT BECAUSE IT GENERALLY HAPPENS AT HIGH SPEEDS. *TR

Mileage: 100,150

AFTER I SHIFTED INTO 5TH GEAR GOING APPX. 50 MPH FRONT RT TIRE SHIMMIED THEN LT FRONT TIRE AT EQUAL 1 TO 2 SECOND INTERVALS UNTIL THE SHIMMY GOT SO BAD I COULD NOT CONTROL STEERING AND HAD TO DECELERATE TO PULL OF TO SIDE OF ROAD. I HAD TO LIFT MYSELF OFF SEAT AND LEAN INTO STEERING WHEEL WITH MY ALL MY WEIGHT TO STEER JEEP SAFELY TO SIDE OF ROAD. ABOUT 1 WEEK BEFORE MY INCIDENT MY DAUGHTER, 22 YRS OF AGE, HAD SAME PROBLEM DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR. SAME SPEED WHILE ACCELERATING. *TR

Mileage: 68,500

HIT SMALL BUMP ON EXPRESSWAY CAUSING 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY LIKE THE WHEELS WERE LOOSE. I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY GET OFF THE EXPRESSWAY TO CHECK WHEELS. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BY THE INITIAL REACTION IS TO SLOW DOWN AND WOULD HAVE CAUSED A CHAIN REACTION (CRASH). AFTER INSPECTING VEHICLE SHAKING HAD STOPPED. *TR

Mileage: 35,700

FILING A COMPLAINT ABOUT WHAT IS CALLED A DEATH WOBBLE! CALLED CHRYSLER THEY HAVE NO RECALL BUT IT IS A KNOWN DEFECT BUT NOT RECALL THEY SAY! IT IS VERY SCARY WHEN THIS HAPPENS ALTHOUGH THEY SAY NO DEATHS ARE REPORTED IT DEFINITELY AFFECTS YOUR STEERING AND COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS THEY HAVE COME ACROSS IT MANY TIMES AND TRIED FIXING MANY DIFFERENT WAYS BUT NO CONCLUSION HAS BEEN MADE PLEASE HELP! IT HAS NO AFTER MARKET ITEMS ADDED TO IT NOR BIG TIRES AS CHRYSLER SAYS CAN CAUSE IT! *TR

Mileage: 55,000

THE MUCH DOCUMENTED DEATH WOBBLE ASSOCIATED WITH JEEPS. I NEVER REALIZED UNTIL I GOOGLED IT HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THIS. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU HAVEN'T FORCED JEEP TO DO A RECALL AND REPLACE THE TRACK BAR, STEERING KNUCKLE OR WHATEVER THE PARTS ARE THAT ARE NEEDED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I DON'T GET IT. I GUESS YOU HAVE NEVER DRIVEN A JEEP WHEN THIS HAPPENS GOING 65 MPH. THERE ARE SOME AFTERMARKET PARTS THAT ARE BEEFED UP THAT CONSUMERS SAY HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM..... SO JEEP CAN DO THE SAME. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

I HAVE BEEN HAVING A ISSUE WITH THE CLOCKSPRING IN THE VEHICLE. MY AIRBAGS DO NOT WORK NOR DOES MY HORN AND SOMETIMES SIGNAL WILL NOT OPERATE OR STAY ON AND CANNOT SHUT THEM OFF AND EVEN MY HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT TURN ON, ALL TO ME MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES. I HAVE CONTACTED JEEP AND THEY SAY THAT THE LIFETIME WARRANTY THAT I HAVE ON THIS VEHICLE IS NOT COVERING THIS PART CALLED A CLOCKSPRING FOR MY MAKE AND YEAR OF THIS JEEP, BUT ONLY IN A RIGHT HAND DRIVEN CONFIGURATION. AFTER HEARING FROM MANY WRANGLER OWNERS AND READING HUNDREDS UPON HUNDREDS OF ONLINE POST AND PERSONAL EXPERIENCES FORM OTHERS OWNING THESE JEEPS THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN THESE VEHICLES AND JEEP WILL NOT REPLACE IT AT ALL UNTIL, AS TOLD TO ME FROM JEEP, THE NHTSA FORCES US TOO. THAT IS WHY I AM EMAILING/CONTACTING YOU ALL. 1000'S OF US JEEP OWNERS ARE TIRED OF PAYING $500 PLUS TO GET A PART REPLACED THAT EVEN JEEP HAS ACKNOWLEDGED IS BAD OR WILL GO BAD. I'M FURIOUS ABOUT THIS AND WANT SOME TYPE OF ACTION TAKEN. IF I WERE TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT, I HAVE NO AIRBAG SAFETY PROTECTION, NOR ABLE TO USE MY HORN OR SIGNALS MANY OF TIMES. ALL MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME AND THE OTHER 1000'S OF JEEP OWNERS WITH THIS ISSUE? THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND ANYTHING THAT YOU CAN DO FOR ME. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THIS 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED 4 DOOR THAT I PURCHASE AT DEALERSHIP. WHILE DRIVING HOME AT APPROX. 25 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON I RAN OVER A REFLECTOR PROBABLY ON MORE THAN 1 INCH HIGH ON THE ROAD. THE CAR BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND SCARE MY WIFE AND GRANDCHILDREN. THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKED SO VIOLENTLY THAT I HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LANE, ON A BUSY HIGHWAY, TO STOP THE SHAKING. I FEEL I HAVE BEEN RIPPED OFF FROM CHRYSLER MOTOR COMPANY, I SPENT 10'S OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON A VEHICLE THAT MAY KILL ME OR SOMEONE ELSE. AN IMMEDIATE RECALL SHOULD BE SENT OUT TO ALL OWNERS OF JEEP WRANGLER JK UNLIMITED 4 DOORS. ALSO THE NEWS MEDIA SHOULD BE INFORMED AND BROADCAST THE RECALL AND WHAT THEY SHOULD DO. CHRYSLER CORP.MUST IMMEDIATELY FIX THIS DANGEROUS "DEATH WOOBLE" AT THEIR EXPENSE WITH NO COST TO THE OWNERS OF SUCH VEHICLES. THERE SHOULD BE NO EXCEPTIONS. . LOOKS LIKE CHRYSLER CORPORATION IS PUTING PROFITS OVER VEHICLE SAFETY. FORCE CHRYSLER TO BE ACCOUNTABLE AND FIX THE "DEATH WOOBLE". *TR

Mileage: 50,400

AIR BAG LIGHT TURNS ON AND OFF AS I DRIVE. APPEARS TO BE A BAD CLOCK SPRING. *TR

Mileage: 60,120

FRONT END OSCILLATION INTERNET TERM COMMONLY CALLED "DEATH WOBBLE " THIS VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND IT WAS RETURNED WITH NO FAULT FOUND AS THIS IS A FRIENDS CAR I HAVEN'T A RECORD OF THE SERIAL NUMBER BUT I WAS ASKED TO GIVE A SECOND OPINION ,I FOUND NOTHING LOOSE THE STEERING DAMPER WAS FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY TIRES WERE ROTATED WITH NO ADVERSE WEAR OR PATTERN I CAN ONLY SURMISE THAT THIS HAVING OCCURRED MANY TIMES TO THIS VEHICLE THAT THERE MUST BE METAL FATIGUE BETWEEN THE MOUNTING OF THE STEERING GEAR AND AXLE MOUNTING POINTS AND THAT AN ENGINEERED BRACE WILL BE REQUIRED TO DAMP OUT OSCILLATION. *TR

Mileage: 45,500

WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY GOING AT A SPEED 55MPH OR HIGHER, THE CAR WILL GO OVER A SMALL BUMP WHILE ON A SLIGHT HILL OR TURN, AND BEGIN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE THE CAR, ONLY STOPPING WHEN THE CAR HAS BEEN SLOWED TO A STOP - REQUIRING THE VEHICLE TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY TO STOP THE SHAKING. DUE TO THE VIOLENT WOBBLE, THE CAR IS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL, AND FEELS AS THOUGH IT COULD CREATE A SIGNIFICANT ACCIDENT AT HIGH MILE PER HOUR SPEEDS, OR CONCERNS ABOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY DUE TO THE VEHICLE NEEDING TO PULL OFF IN ORDER TO STOP THE WOBBLING. INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS WHEN ANY TYPE OF INCLEMENT WEATHER EXISTS. HAVE HAD TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY SEVERAL TIMES IN ORDER TO STOP THE VIOLENT SHAKING, MAKING THIS DRIVER EXTREMELY FEARFUL TO DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS VEHICLE IS STOCK, NO ALTERATIONS DONE. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

ON THE 2008 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) DASHBOARD, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHES ON EVERY OTHER MINUTE WITH A CHIME, AN INDICATION THAT THERE IS SOMETHING MALFUNCTIONING OR INTERFERING WITH THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS.THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING ISSUE AND CONCERN FOR MANY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) OWNERS, INCLUDING MYSELF, AND HAS BEEN SHOWN TIME AND TIME AGAIN TO BE CAUSED BY A FAULTY CLOCKSPRING WITHIN THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL. THIS FAULTY CLOCKSPRING IS THE CULPRIT FOR POTENTIAL AIRBAG FAILURE IN THE 2008 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) DURING AN ACCIDENT OR PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT WHEN SIMPLY DRIVING AROUND. DAIMLER CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE SAFETY CONCERN OF THEIR FAULTY CLOCKSPRING THAT CAN CAUSE FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS FROM PROPERLY DEPLOYING. *TR

Mileage: 113,000

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE, I HIT A SMALL BUMP WHILE MAKING SLIGHT TURN TO THE LEFT. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY OUT OF CONTROL. I CANNOT EMPHASIZE ENOUGH HOW VIOLENT THE SHAKING WAS... IT FELT AS IF THE VEHICLE MIGHT ACTUALLY COME APART. I HAD TO PULL OF THE ROAD TO GET IT TO STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS. I HAVE ONLY OWNED THE JEEP FOR A YEAR. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

AS PER MY ASE CERTIFIED MECHANIC HAS DIRECTED ME. MY AIRBAG LIGHT HAS STARTED TURNING ON AND OFF AND CAUSING THE CHIME SEVERAL TIMES A DAY DUE TO A CLOCKSPRING IN THE STEERING WHEEL GOING BAD. THIS IS A KNOWN RECALL FOR PREVIOUS YEARS INCLUDING THE 2007 MODEL (1YR DIFFERENCE). I'M AFRAID THAT IN AN ACTUAL CRASH THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY OR THAT IT WILL AT ANY RANDOM MOMENT. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

"DEATH WOBBLE" HORRIBLE CAVITATION AND VIBRATION OF FRONT AXLE AT SPEEDS OF AROUND 65 MPH. BECAME VERY DANGEROUS AND VERY HARD TO CONTROL, BRAKING TO SLOW DOWN ACTUALLY CAUSED GREATER VIBRATION AND CAVITATION MAKING IT HARDER TO CONTROL. ALL JEEP OWNERS SEEM TO KNOW OF THIS ISSUE ( JUST CHECK ON LINE). *TR

Mileage: 80,000

WHILE COMING OFF OF THE HIGHWAY AND DECELERATING TO GET OFF THE RAMP, THE CAR STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING. THE CAR COULD NOT BE CONTROLLED AND BRAKING WAS THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE CAR. FOLLOWING THAT EVENT THE CAR WOULD SHAKE WHEN HITTING A BUMP OVER 60 MPH. JEEP REPLACED THE FRONT STABILIZER AT MY EXPENSE FOR $280. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

ON THE 2008 JEEP WRANGLER (LEFT HAND DRIVE) DASHBOARD, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHES ON EVERY OTHER MINUTE WITH A CHIME, AN INDICATION THAT THERE IS SOMETHING MALFUNCTIONING OR INTERFERING WITH THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS (CLOCK SPRING).THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING ISSUE AND CONCERN FOR MANY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER (LEFT HAND DRIVE) OWNERS, INCLUDING MYSELF, AND HAS BEEN SHOWN TIME AND TIME AGAIN TO BE CAUSED BY A FAULTY WITHIN THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL. THIS FAULTY CLOCKSPRING IS THE CULPRIT FOR AIRBAG FAILURE IN THE 2008 JEEP WRANGLER (LEFT HAND DRIVE) DURING AN ACCIDENT OR PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT WHEN SIMPLY DRIVING AROUND, HORN FAILURE, ELEC. STABILITY CONTROL, CRUISE CONTROL (IF EQUIPPED), FAILURE IN TURN SIGNALS, AND DIFFICULTY WITH STEERING . CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO ADDRESS THIS SAFETY CONCERN OF THEIR FAULTY CLOCKSPRING THAT CAN CAUSE MOST IMPORTUNELY FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS FROM PROPERLY DEPLOYING. CHRYSLER HAS MADE A RECALL FOR THE 2007 JEEP WRANGLER AND CERTAIN 2008 RIGHT HAND DRIVE JEEP WRANGLERS. CHRYSLER STATES THAT THE 2008+ LEFT HAND DRIVE JEEP WRANGLERS ARE UNAFFECTED BY THEIR FAULTY CLOCK SPRINGS, WHICH IS NOT THE CASE FOR MY MOTOR VEHICLE AND SEVERAL OTHERS LIKE MYSELF. *TR

Mileage: 86,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4X4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60-65 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE STEERING DAMPER WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE REPAIRS AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IF THE VEHICLE HITS A BIG ENOUGH BUMP IT WILL BEGIN AN INCREASING WOBBLE IN THE SUSPENSION, KNOWN AROUND THE COMMUNITY AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE", IT WILL CONTINUE TO GET WORSE UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS SLOWED TO A SPEED WHERE IT CAN RECOVER. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES. NOT ONLY WHEN TRAVELING THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT BUT SOMETIMES 5 TO 10 MILES AND HOUR SLOWER, CAUSING A DISRUPT IN TRAFFIC. MADE SURE TIRES WERE PROPERLY INFLATED, BALANCED AND THE FRONT END ALIGNED AND THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

IT WOULD HIT A SMALL BUMP AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOOSE CONTROL HAD TO STOP COMPLETELY TO GET IT UNDER CONTROL. *TR

Mileage: 21,000

ON THE 2008 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) DASHBOARD, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHES ON EVERY OTHER MINUTE WITH A CHIME, AN INDICATION THAT THERE IS SOMETHING MALFUNCTIONING OR INTERFERING WITH THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS. THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING ISSUE AND CONCERN FOR MANY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) OWNERS, INCLUDING MYSELF, AND HAS BEEN SHOWN TIME AND TIME AGAIN TO BE CAUSED BY A FAULTY CLOCKSPRING WITHIN THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL. THIS FAULTY CLOCKSPRING IS THE CULPRIT FOR POTENTIAL AIRBAG FAILURE IN THE 2008 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) DURING AN ACCIDENT OR PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT WHEN SIMPLY DRIVING AROUND. DAIMLER CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE SAFETY CONCERN OF THEIR FAULTY CLOCKSPRING THAT CAN CAUSE FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS FROM PROPERLY DEPLOYING. THIS SAME CLOCKSPRING IS USED IN RHD JEEP WRANGLERS AND HAS BEEN RECALLED, AS WELL AS 2007 LHD JEEP WRANGLERS WHICH HAVE BEEN PLACED UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY SPECIFIC TO THE CLOCKSPRING. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT JUST STARTED ILLUMINATING AND MAKING A WARNING CHIME. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN MANU TYPE OF ACCIDENT WHAT SO EVER. *TR

Mileage: 55,202

DRIVING EASTBOUND ON I-40 AT APPROXIMATELY 65MPH, BUMP WHERE BRIDGE MEETS RD, FRONT AXLE STARTED VIBRATING TREMENDOUSLY AND HAD TO PULL OFF RD TO STOP VIBRATION. HAVE HAD THIS OCCURRENCE HAPPEN NUMEROUS TIMES AT 60-70MPH AND AT 40-50MPH AT DIFFERENT PLACES IN NC. RECENT OCCURRENCE HAPPENED 7-12-2012 AT 40-50MPH ON REGULAR RD. I HAVE 2 SMALL KIDS RIDING IN JEEP WITH ME. AT 60-70MPH, IT CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS DUE TO WANTING TO SLOW DOWN QUICKLY ON HIGHWAYS WITH TRAFFIC... *TR

Mileage: 85,843

2008 JEEP WRANGLER JK 4 DOOR 4X4, AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK TO DEALER THEY SAID IT IS THE CLOCK SPRING IN THE STEERING COLUMN, JEEP EXTENDED THE WARRANTY IN THE 2007, BUT NOT THE 2008 WHICH THE DEALER SAID THEY HAVE HAD ALOT OF THE 2008 GO OUT AS THEY ARE THE SAME PART, THEY NEED TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY TO THE 2008 MODEL BEING A SAFETY ISSUE [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 73,000

IT WAS A DRY SUNNY LATE MORNING WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON A COLORADO INTERSTATE AT APPROX. 65MPH. I WENT OVER A ROUGH PATCH OF ROAD AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE FROM SIDE TO SIDE. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST THE ROUGH ROAD BUT IT DID NOT SUBSIDE AFTER PASSING BACK ONTO SMOOTH ROAD, IN FACT IT GOT WORSE. THE SHAKING DID NOT STOP UNTIL I SLOWED DOWN UNDER 10MPH. THIS HAPPENED FOUR MORE TIMES ON THIS TRIP, ALWAYS AFTER HITTING A BUMP AT 50MPH OR FASTER. AFTER A LITTLE RESEARCH I DETERMINED THE SYMPTOMS WERE CONSISTENT WITH A WELL KNOW PROBLEM, "DEATH WOBBLE". MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED X IS 4 YEARS OLD, HAS 30K MILES ON IT AND IS COMPLETELY STOCK AND WELL MAINTAINED. IT HAS THE STOCK 32" GOODYEAR SRA TIRES ON 17" RIMS, FILLED TO 35 PSI. I CHECKED THE TORQUE ON THE TRACK BAR AND THE BOLTS WERE TO SPEC AT 125 LB/FT. I TOOK THE JEEP TO A LOCAL SHOP WHERE THEY DETERMINED THE BALL JOINTS WERE BAD AS WELL AS THE STEERING STABILIZER. THOSE HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH AFTERMARKET COMPONENTS AND SO FAR THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER OCCURRENCES. THAT WAS ABOUT 3K MILES AGO AND I HAVE TESTED THE JEEP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH A SEVERE BUMP WHICH DID NOT INDUCE DEATH WOBBLE. MY FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH DEATH WOBBLE WAS IN THE LEFT LANE ON A CROWDED HIGHWAY; IT IS AMAZING THAT I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND DID NOT CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT JUST BY HAVING TO SLOW DOWN TO SUCH A SLOW SPEED IN THE LEFT LANE. I HAVE SEEN CHRYSLER'S COMMENTS ON THE NON-EXISTENCE OF DEATH WOBBLE DUE TO INFERIOR ENGINEERING/DESIGN OF THE STEERING COMPONENTS AND CAN TELL YOU THEY ARE WRONG WHEN THEY SAY IT HAPPENS ONLY ON LIFTED VEHICLES. THIS IS HIGHLY IRRESPONSIBLE OF THEM TO NOT TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY WHEN IT IS SO EASY TO FIND SO MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 30,227

I STARTED EXPERIENCING THE JEEP "DEATH WOBBLE" IN FEBRUARY OF 2012. WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 50MPH OR FASTER AND DRIVING OVER ANY SMALL BUMP OR POT HOLE ON THE ROAD, IT CAUSES THE JEEP TO "WOBBLE" OUT OF CONTROL. THERE WAS A FEW TIMES I ACTUALLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND SWAYED ONTO THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE JEEP FROM WOBBLING IS TO SLOW THE JEEP DOWN TO ABOUT 10-15MPH AND WHICH IS VERY UNSAFE WHEN YOU ARE ON A HIGHWAY. I SPENT $1500 TO HAVE THIS FIXED COVERING EVERYTHING JEEP SAID TO DO (SUSPENSION, SHOCKS, TORSION BAR, BUSHINGS, TIRE PRESSURE, TIRE BALANCE, STEERING STABILIZER, CASTER ANGLE, DRAGLINK AND TIEROD) AND IT STILL HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. I AM NOW LEFT WITH A VEHICLE I OWE $17,000 WITH ONLY 44,000 MILES THAT IS TOO UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *JS

Mileage: 40,000

2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED: "DEATH WOBBLE" - FRONT END BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY AT BETWEEN 50MPH AND 55MPH. DID THIS SEVERAL TIMES. REPLACED STEERING STABILIZER WITH A MORE HEAVY DUTY ONE. HAD TIRES ROTATED AND BALANCED. HELPED FOR A WHILE. STARTED AGAIN. ALWAYS ON HIGHWAY, NOT A BUMPY ROAD. GOT NEW TIRES. STILL OCCASIONALLY DOES IT. TIRES HELPED SOME, BUT STILL DOES IT OCCASIONALLY. NOT A FUN EXPERIENCE! *TR

Mileage: 25,000

NOTICED THE AIRBAG LIGHT GOING ON AND OFF ON AND OFF... HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE CLOCK SPRING. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

STARTED EXPERIENCING THE JEEP "DEATH WOBBLE" AT LEAST 2 YEARS AGO. I AM THE SOLE OWNER OF A STOCK 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED. MY WIFE AND I ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE THAT WE CONTINUE TO MAKE PAYMENTS ON. I HAVE PUT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS INTO REPAIRS WITH NO LONG TERM FIX, AND I DO HAVE REGULAR MAINTENANCE DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP. MULTIPLE REPLACED STEERING SHOCKS, AND RECENTLY A FRONT RIGHT U-JOINT REPLACEMENT, AND A FRONT RIGHT BREAK CALIPER LOCKING UP. EVEN AFTER REPAIRS AND THE DEALERSHIP CHECKING TENSION OF ALL SUSPENSION PARTS, THE THIRD TIME OUT DRIVING THE VEHICLE AGAIN...DEATH WOBBLE. VERY FRUSTRATED OWNERS, WE SHOULD NOT BE PAYING ON A VEHICLE WE ARE SCARED TO DRIVE AND NOW SITS MOSTLY UNUSED EXCEPT IN EMERGENCIES. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES VIOLENT SHAKING KNOWN AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". PROBLEM BEGAN JUST UNDER A YEAR AFTER PURCHASING BRAND NEW. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS NUMEROUS TIMES THE PAST 3 YEARS AND HAVE SPEND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AND HAS YET TO BE FIXED. WORST INCIDENT OCCURRED A DAY AFTER I GOT THE JEEP BACK FROM THE DEALERSHIP FOR "REPAIRS" AND WAS DRIVING OVER INDEPENDENCE PASS. "DEATH WOBBLE" OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES CAUSING US TO ALMOST FALL OF THE CLIFF!!! I HAD TO DRIVE 5 MPH IN ORDER TO MAKE IT DOWN THIS ROAD SAFELY. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED IF CHRYSLER DOES NOT CORRECT THIS HAZARDOUS DEFECT.

Mileage: 13,000

MY 2008 WRANGLER 4 DOOR HAS HAD A CONSISTENT AND UNREPAIRED CASE OF FRONT END WOBBLE THAT FIRST OCCURRED AT 8000 MILES. THIS A DEALER SHOW ROOM MODEL, EVERYTHING IS STOCK, THERE ARE NO MODIFICATIONS AT ALL. THREE YEARS AND 60,000 MILES LATER THE DEALERSHIP HAS TRIED 9 TIMES TO FIX THIS WITH NO SUCCESS AND NOTHING BUT STONEWALLING FROM CHRYSLER CORP. THEY HAVE CHANGED THE TRACK BAR THREE TIMES, AND DONE NUMEROUS OTHER "FIXES" WHICH IN SOME CASES WORKED FOR A FEW WEEKS THEN I AM BACK TO WOBBLING. NOW AFTER THREE YEARS OF WAITING AND NOW BEING OUT OF WARRANTY DUE TO MILEAGE JEEP HAS DECIDED MY CAR HAS BAD WHEELS AND THEY EXPECT ME TO PAY TO REPLACE THE ONES THAT WERE INSTALLED BY THEM AT THE FACTORY! THIS MIGHT HAVE BEEN SOMETHING THEY CONSIDERED AT ANY OF THE PRIOR 7 TIMES IT WAS IN THE SHOP WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. SOMEONE HAS TO HOLD CHRYSLER ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS, GET A RECALL, A BUY BACK, WHATEVER. ANY OF US OWNERS WHO HAVE ANY DECENCY CAN'T EVEN SELL THE CAR GIVEN THE SAFETY CONCERN. SO I AM STUCK WITH A VERY DANGEROUS CAR THAT I WON'T LET MY WIFE OR KIDS DRIVE AND THAT I HAVE TO DRIVE, RELUCTANTLY. THIS PROBLEM HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH BAD TIRES, ALIGNMENTS, OWNER MODIFICATIONS OR WHEELS. IT IS A DESIGN DEFECT, CHRYSLER KNOWS IT, AND IS PLAYING FOR TIME HOPING WE ALL GO AWAY. *JS

Mileage: 8,000

THIS IS AN UPDATE ON A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT OF THE DREADED JEEP WRANGLER "DEATH WOBBLE".THE ODI NUMBER FOR MY PREVIOUS COMPLAINT IS 10259486.MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER NOW HAS 52,000 MILES ON IT AND THE "DEATH WOBBLE" HAS GOTTEN WORSE SINCE THE LAST COMPLAINT REPORT AT 15,000 MILES.I DRIVE 24 MILES ROUND TRIP TO WORK EACH DAY AND ON AVERAGE THE "DEATH WOBBLE" OCCURS ONCE PER DAY.SOME DAYS IT OCCURS MORE, UP TO 4 TIMES PER TRIP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS.I CONTINUE TO GET THE SAME ANSWER FROM THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP I.E.THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND THERE IS NO COMMON PROBLEM WITH JEEP WRANGLERS WITH REGARDS TO THE COMMON NAME FOR THE OCCURRENCE,"DEATH WOBBLE".I CAN ONLY IMAGINE THAT THEIR DENIAL OF A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES IS THAT NO ONE HAS CRASHED AS A RESULT OF IT YET.I CAME VERY CLOSE LAST WEEK WHEN IT OCCURRED TRAVELING DOWN THE LEFT LANE OF 4 LANE US 41 WITH A SEMI TRACTOR TRAILER ALONG SIDE ME IN THE RIGHT LANE AND 2 VEHICLES FOLLOWING CLOSE BEHIND ME.I WAS FORCED TO HIT THE BRAKES AND I CAN ASSURE YOU THERE WAS A LOT OF SCRAMBLING BEHIND ME. I CONSIDER ALL VEHICLES IN THE VICINITY VERY LUCKY. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

WAS DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEED ON CA HWY 24 AND HIT MINOR BUMP DUE TO CHANGE IN ROAD TYPE AND VEHICLE FRONT END BEGAN TO SHIMMY AS IF I HAD BLOWN A TIRE. I MOVED TO FAR RIGHT LANE AND BEGAN TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ONCE MY SPEED DROPPED BELOW 40 MPH SHIMMY STOPPED SUDDENLY. I TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE'S A SERVICE ADVISORY ABOUT THIS AND THEY WOULD LIKELY REPLACE STEERING DAMPENER. THEY DID. PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED A YEAR LATER AT 28K MILES, AND JEEP DEALER SAYS MY FRONT END APPEARS FINE AS DO MY TIRES AND ALIGNMENT. THEY ESCALATED TO JEEP CORPORATE, WHO SAID REPLIED THAT I SHOULD BUY NEW TIRES, EVEN THOUGH MY TIRES APPEAR FINE, AND THAT THIS IS TO BE EXPECTED ON A SINGLE AXLE VEHICLE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE, AND FIND THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE KNOWN AS 'DEATH WOBBLE', AND THAT IS PREVIOUSLY OCCURRED MOSTLY IN JEEPS WITH A MODIFIED SUSPENSION OR LIFT KIT. BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF NHTSA COMPLAINTS ON FILE, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS NOW A KNOWN ISSUE SINCE THE 2007 SUSPENSION REDESIGN AND ADDITION OF THE 4DR WRANGLER TO THE LINE UP. JEEP COMPLETELY REDESIGNED THE SUSPENSION ON THE WRANGLER IN 2011, AND THOSE OF US WITH 2007 TO 2010 MODEL YEAR JEEPS ARE LEFT DRIVING UNSAFE VEHICLES. THIS WAS MARKETED TO ME AS A FAMILY CAR AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE, AND JEEP DID NOT DISCLOSE THAT DEATH WOBBLE WAS LIKELY TO OCCUR IN A SINGLE AXLE VEHICLE AND WOULD REQUIRE REPLACEMENT OF FRONT END PARTS THAT SHOW NO WEAR BEYOND THE NORMAL USE. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE, SINCE I USE THIS VEHICLE TO TRANSPORT MY FAMILY, AND JEEP SEEMS TO THINK THIS IS A KNOWN ENOUGH PROBLEM TO EXPECT ME TO PAY FOR REPAIRS RELATED TO POOR UNSAFE DESIGN BY THEM. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. HOW MANY FATALITIES NEED TO OCCUR BEFORE NHTSA TAKE NOTICE OF THIS DESIGN FLAW? MORE INFO ON DW: HTTP://ANSWERS.EDMUNDS.COM/QUESTION-CLASS-ACTION-SUITS-FOR-POOR-DESIGN-JEEP-WRANGLER-DEATH-WOBBLE-16258.ASPX *TT

Mileage: 14,000

MY JEEP WRANGLER IS EXPERIENCING A " DEATH WOBBLE" WHEN I TRAVEL BETWEEN 55-60MPH THE FRONT END OF MY JEEP SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY. THIS OCCURS WHEN I HIT A SMALL BUMP BUT ALSO SEEMS TO BE OCCURRING EVEN ON FLAT PAVEMENT. MY JEEP HAS STOCK PARTS AND HAS NEVER BEEN OFF ROADED. I BELONG TO A JEEP COMMUNITY AND KNOW NUMEROUS OTHER INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM SOME DATING BACK TO THE 1990S. IT SEEMS AN ONGOING ISSUE LIKE THIS WOULD HAVE WARRANTED AN INVESTIGATION AND A PRODUCT RECALL ON THE FLAWED PARTS. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4X4. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65-70 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO WOBBLE AND SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE COULD HAVE BEEN CONTRIBUTED BY A FAILURE IN THE STEERING DAMPER OR THE FACTORY STEERING STABILIZER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 5,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4X4 UNLIMITED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD WOBBLE VIOLENTLY WHEN DRIVING 55 MPH AND ABOVE OR WHEN DRIVING OVER A ROAD BUMP. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING STABILIZER WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

Mileage: 2,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD WOBBLE VERY EXCESSIVELY AND WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN OVER BUMPS, IT WOULD WOBBLE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT LOCATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

Mileage: 40,000

JEEP WRANGLER DEATH WOBBLE. EVERYBODY WHO BUYS A JEEP WRANGLER EXPERIENCES THIS PROBLEM. ITS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND HAS NOT EVER BEEN ADDRESSED. AT 50 MPH JEEP BEGAN SHAKING TO THE POINT WHERE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WAS NOT POSSIBLE. WENT OFF THE ROAD WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR. THANK GOD I DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING. *TR

Mileage: 44,000

SHOTTY STEERING ON 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. CLUNKS AND SHIMMIES AND MAKES ALL KINDS OF NOISE. DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. ALL THEY SAY IS THAT IT IS A JEEP AND DRIVES DIFFERENT THAN OTHER VEHICLES. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND IT APPEARS THAT IT MAY BE A STEERING BOX ISSUE. IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PROBLEM, BUT CONTINUES TO GET WORSE. *KB

Mileage: 15,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WHEN SUDDENLY THE FRONT END SHOOK SO VIOLENTLY THAT I ALMOST HIT THE CEMENT DIVIDED AND WAS ALMOST STRUCK FROM THE REAR BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AS I SLOWED TO GAIN CONTROL. I AM TOLD THAT THIS IS CALLED THE DEATH WOBBLE. I WAS ALSO TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THIS WAS CAUSED BY A BAD STEERING STABILIZER WHICH I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE AT MY OWN COST AND CHRYSLER KNEW OF THE PROBLEM BUT THERE WASN'T ANY RECALL. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION. *TR

Mileage: 12,000

I HAVE A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED X. I WAS DRIVING 70 MILES AN HOUR AND STEERING WHEEL STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING. I COULD NOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND ALMOST WENT OFF THE ROAD INTO A RIVER. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND CALLED MY CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP WHO TOLD ME THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT BUT NOT RECALLED OR COVERED SINCE MY MFR WARRANTY HAS RUN OUT. WHEN I SPOKE TO CHRYSLER REP, THEY SAID THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND SINCE I CAN'T ORDER THE ORIGINAL PART FROM MFR BECAUSE THEY'VE REPLACED IT WITH A "SAFER" ONE. SO I HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO PUT A SAFER PART ON MY JEEP SO IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THIS, BUT NOT HELPING AT ALL. *TR

Mileage: 25,560

2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED HAD DEATH WOBBLE AT 20K AND 55K MILEAGE. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AS THE FRONT END GOES OUT INTO THE DEATH WOBBLE ON THE INTERSTATE OR ON CURVES. CHRYSLER SERVICE DEALERSHIPS SAY TO REPLACE THE STEERING SHOCK, TIRES ETC...THESE CARS ONLY HAVE 20K ON THEM. READ THE STORIES ON EDMUNDS. ALL OF THEM ARE THE SAME. HOW MANY STORIES DOES IT TAKE? I NEVER POSTED MY FIRST STORY BUT THIS IS NOW MY SECOND INCIDENT AT 55K. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED. WHO KNEW AND WHEN IS ALL I CAN SAY. I THINK THERE IS A DESIGN ERROR. I HAVE OWNED CARS FOR 30 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS SORT OF PROBLEM. THIS IS THE 5TH RECALL ON SOME SORT OF JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED PART. I HAVE NOT READ ABOUT ANY DEATHS YET HOWEVER THERE WILL BE IF THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT GET ADDRESSED. A GROUP IS GETTING TOGETHER TO HOPEFULLY FILE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. WHAT DOES IT TAKE? WORKING AMERICAN CITIZENS DON'T HAVE TIME OR MONEY TO FIGHT FOR SAFETY. I ASSUME AMERICAN CARS ARE SAFE AND COMPANIES WILL DO WHAT IS RIGHT IF THERE IS A PROBLEM. DOING THE RIGHT THING IS HOPEFULLY STILL AN AMERICAN VALUE. I HOPE THE GOVERNMENT WILL HELP US AND DO THE RIGHT THING. I HAVE NEVER ASKED THE GOV TO DO ANYTHING FOR ME OTHER THAN THE BASIC SERVICES THAT ALL AMERICANS GET. DON'T FAIL ME. I KNOW IT IS COMPLICATED. ARE YOU WILLING TO DO THE RIGHT THING? *TR

Mileage: 20,000

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, WENT OVER AN EXPANSION JOIN ON AN INTERSTATE OVERPASS AND THE FRONT END OF THE JEEP BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY (FOUND NUMEROUS ONLINE SITES REGARDING THE PROBLEM- JEEP WRANGLER DEATH WOBBLE). SHAKING STOPPED ONCE SPEED WAS BELOW 20 MPH. PROBLEM CONTINUED TO OCCUR WHEN GOING OVER SMALL BUMPS ABOVE 35 MPH. MECHANIC INSPECTED AND FOUND BOTH STOCK FRONT SHOCKS AND STEERING STABILIZER SHOCK NEEDED REPLACING. PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING, SO JEEP WAS BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THEY HAVE HAD SIMILAR COMPLAINTS WITH JEEP WRANGLERS. DEALERSHIP INSTALLED STEERING STABILIZER RELOCATION BRACKETS AND A NEW STOCK STEERING STABILIZER SHOCK. PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING AND THE JEEP WILL BE BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR FURTHER REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 51,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH OVER AN UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE WHEN THE FRONT END BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED INTO AN ONGOING OCCURRENCE FOR APPROXIMATELY SIX WEEKS WHEN DRIVING 40 MPH AND ABOVE OVER ANY UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE ANY REASON FOR THE FAILURE BY VISUALLY INSPECTING THE VEHICLE. HE THEN CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,650 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

Mileage: 33,650

MY AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY HAS BEEN COMING ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT MY "CLOCK SPRING" HAD GONE OUT. THIS IS NOT A CHEAP PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. IT COSTS OVER $200. I WAS READING UP ON OTHER INSTANCES AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE. IF MY AIRBAG DOESN'T DEPLOY, WHO DO I SEW? *TR

Mileage: 45,000

I BOUGHT A JEEP WRANGLER SAHARA FROM CARMAX. THE CAR IS FINE DRIVES FINE BUT AT 50 MPH IF YOU HIT A BUMP THE FRONT END BEGINS TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY AND CONTROL OF THE CAR IS LOST UNLESS YOU SLOWLY APPLY THE BRAKES AND STOP THE CAR. IT HAPPENS ALL OF THE TIME AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 50 MPH. I HAD MY KIDS IN THE CAR AND WE ALMOST HIT THREE OTHER CARS WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED. I WILL NOT RIDE WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR AGAIN AND I FEAR OTHER 2008 WRANGLER SAHARA UNLIMITEDS ON THE ROAD. THIS IS MUCH WORSE THAN ANY TOYOTA ISSUE. THE VEHICLE IS A LOADED .45 WITH THE SAFETY OFF AND THE KIDS ARE PLAYING WITH IT. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL OR A PRODUCTION STOPPAGE, CARS LIKE THIS SHOULD NOT BE BUILT. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE IN MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 10 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS. I HAVE HAD MY JEEP AT THE SHOP 3 TIMES NOW. I HAVE GOTTEN THE RUN AROUND REGARDING WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. CHRYSLER WOULD LIKE ME TO BY AN AFTERMARKET STEERING DAMPER BUT I WILL NOT PAY FOR THIS SINCE MY WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER IT. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE WHAT IS REALLY CAUSING THE PROBLEM INSTEAD OF BAND-AID SOLUTIONS. I CAN GUARANTEE IF I AM INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AS A RESULT OF THE DEATH WOBBLE, THEY WILL HAVE A LAWSUIT ON THEIR HANDS. *TR

Mileage: 26,139

WHEN DRIVING THE JEEP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE FRONT END WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY. IT BECOMES VERY HARD TO STEER THE JEEP. YOU HAVE TO ALMOST COME TO A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE THE SHAKING WILL STOP. SHAKING HAS A SIMILAR FEEL TO A TIRE BLOW OUT. MY JEEP HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. IT STARTED AT ABOUT 12,000 MILES. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE STABILIZER SHOCK 2 TIMES BUT THAT DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE STOCK JK MODEL WRANGLER JEEP. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS SERIOUSLY HURT. THERE IS PLENTY OF ACCOUNTS OF THIS ON THE INTERNET. YOU CAN SEE VIDEO ON YOUTUBE. JUST SEARCH ON JEEP DEATH WOBBLE. *TR

Mileage: 12,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE ON THE FIRST VISIT. THE SECOND TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT TO REPLACE THE STEERING. THE STEERING WAS REPLACED A FEW MONTHS AFTER THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000.

Mileage: 34,000

WE HAVE A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED WITH 30,000MILES, THAT HAS WHAT IS CALLED THE DEATH WOBBLE, THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES BEGINNING WITH AS LITTLE AS 15,000 MILES. I CAN BE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE ABOUT 60 MPH AND GOING AROUND A TURN THE FRONT END SHAKE FIERCELY, THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES SO BAND THAT IS WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE JEEP DEALERS HAS LOOKED AT THIS VEHICLE AND CANT SEEM TO FIND THE PROBLEM.THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH LOTS OF JEEPS AROUND THE COMPANY, JUST DO A GOOGLE SEARCH AND TYPE IN JEEP WRANGLER DEATH WOBBLE AND YOU CAN SEE AT THE COMPLAINTS. CHRYSLER NEED TO FIND AND FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GET KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED WITH 45,000 MILES. DURING DRIVING AND YOU HIT A BUMP THE VEHICLE WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY. IT WILL NOT STOP UNTIL YOU STOP THE VEHICLE AND THEN YOU CAN PROCEED. I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG JEEP OWNERS. THEY EVEN HAVE A NAME FOR IT THE DEATH WOBBLE. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

STEERING STABILIZER HAS GONE OUT 3 TIMES SINCE OCTOBER 2009. FIRST WENT OUT OCT. 2009, THEN MARCH 2010, AND WENT OUT AGAIN SEPT. 18 2010. REPLACED BY DEALER EACH TIME DUE TO THE FACT THE PART HAS ALWAYS BEEN UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 46,222

I OWN A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4 DOOR. I HAVE HAD THE JEEP PRETTY MUCH DEFECT FREE UP UNTIL ABOUT 35000 MILES. ABOUT A MONTH AGO THE JEEP STARTED TO GET A SHIMMY. I HAD THE WHEELS/ TIRES REBALANCED TO TRY AND FIX IT. I DID NOT HAVE AN ISSUE FOR ABOUT ANOTHER WEEK. THEN ON DAY WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 50 MPH. I DROVE OVER A SMALL TRANSITION IN THE ROAD. THIS CAUSE MY WHEEL TO SHAKE VERY VIOLENTLY AND I HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANE CHANGE TO PULL OVER TO STOP THE VIOLENT SHAKING. THIS IS OFTEN REFERRED TO AS "DEATH WOBBLE" BECAUSE ANYONE IN THE CAR THINKS THEY ARE ABOUT TO DIE BECAUSE THE TWO FRONT WHEELS FEEL LIKE THEY ARE GOING TO FALL OFF. I VISUALLY CHECKED UNDER THAT CAR AND EVERYTHING SEEMED TO BE IN WORKING ORDER SO I CONTINUED DOWN THE ROAD. A DAY LATER THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED. AS I THOUGHT THAT THIS COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR SERIOUS DAMAGE TO MY CAR I TOOK IT INTO MY DEALER TO HAVE THEM FIX IT. THEY SAID THAT I NEEDED A NEW STEERING STABALIZER/ SHOCK. I REPLACED THAT HOPING THAT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM, IT DID NOT AS IT HAPPENED AGAIN A FEW DAYS LATER. I TOOK IT BACK AND THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. I TOOK IT TO MY PERSONAL MECHANIC AFTER THAT AND HE DISCOVERED THAT THE TRACK BAR BUSHING WAS PREMATURELY WORN OUT AND IT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM AND ALSO CAUSING OTHER COMPONENTS IN THE STEERING TO BE BECOME WORN ALSO. AFTER REPLACING THE TRACK BAR I DID NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED BY A RECALL OR PHYSICAL INSPECTION OF THE TRACK BAR AT REGULAR INTERVALS. ALSO THIS CAN BE CAUSED BY A LOOSE TRACK BAR BOLT SO THERE MUST BE A MORE RELIABLE WAY TO SECURE THE TRACK BAR TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

MY 2008 4 DOOR JEEP WRANGLER XL HAS THIS DEAL WOBBLE. IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 4 TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT. IT YOU HIT A BUMP OR POTHOLE AT AROUND 40-50 MPH IT GOES INTO THIS DEATH SHAKE. IT FEELS LIKE IT IS COMING APART. YOU CANNOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE WHEN IT DOES THIS AND IS A DANGER TO MYSELF AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 29,000

I HAVE HAD THE "DEATH WOBBLE" IN THE FRONT END OF MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER HAPPEN TWICE IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS WHILE ON A BUSY FREEWAY. I HAVE NEARLY CRASHED BOTH TIMES AS I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND COULD NOT MOVE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I AM FRIGHTENED TO DRIVE IT AND WONDER HOW MANY FATAL CAR ACCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED DUE THIS TERRIBLE WOBBLE THAT BOUNCES THE FRONT END UP AND DOWN. *TR

Mileage: 27,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO SEE IF HE HAD A FLAT TIRE. NOTHING WAS PHYSICALLY WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TIE RODS WERE DAMAGED AND THE STEERING DAMPER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER BEING REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE "DEATH WOBBLE" COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASHED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

Mileage: 37,000

THE "ESP/BAS" LIGHT LIGHT WHILE DRIVING (01/16/10) THE DEALER DIAGNOSED A FAULTY SENSOR AND SENT ME DOWN THE ROAD, TOLD ME THEY WOULD CALL WHEN PART CAME IN AND WOULD REPLACE IT UNDER WARRANTY (01/1910). ON THE DRIVE HOME THE I EXPERIENCED "DEATH WOBBLE" AND NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I LOST CONTROL AND RAN OFF THE ROAD ON TO THE MEDIAN IN THE CENTER OF THE HIGHWAY. IT WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER. THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT TRAC BAR BRACKET BROKE FROM THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE BRACKET WILL HAVE TO BE WELDED BACK IN PLACE TO CORRECT. *TR

Mileage: 24,062

VEHICLE: 2008 JEEP WRANGLER JK UNLIMITED 4WD - 12,900 MILES. WHILE DRIVING DOWN A FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60 M.P.H. AFTER DRIVING OVER A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD THE FRONT WHEELS OF THE JEEP STARTED TO SHUDDER TO THE EXTENT THAT A PLASTIC PANEL ON THE DASH OF THE JEEP FELL OUT. THE SHUDDER, COMMONLY REFERRED TO A "DEATH WOBBLE", MADE THE VEHICLE ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER OF THE FREEWAY BUT THE SHUDDERING DID NOT STOP UNTIL THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STANDSTILL. THE VEHICLE WILL BE RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION AND CORRECTIVE ACTION. *TR

Mileage: 12,900

DRIVING A RENTAL JEEP IN KAUAI, HIT A SMALL BUMP IN ROAD - THE JEEP WENT INTO A VIOLENT SHIMMY - WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP - THEN IT BEHAVED NORMAL - THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 2 TIMES ON THE 3RD DAY OF THE RENTAL PERIOD AND ANOTHER 5 TIMES OVER THE 8 DAY RENTAL PERIOD - SHOULD HAVE REQUESTED A NEW JEEP THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED - THE LAST DAY IT HAPPENED 3 TIMES ON THE WAY TO THE AIRPORT - MY WIFE AND KIDS WERE EXTREMELY UPSET - LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND ALMOST WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION - ENDED UP PARKING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALLED A TAXI - I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN JEEPS - SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED IF JEEP DOES NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT IS GOING ON AND HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM - *TR