2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4 Suspension Problems

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

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

1. HIT A BUMP GOING 55MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE. HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES AND SLOW DOWN IMMEDIATE TO 25 MPH. SUPER DANGEROUS ON THE FREEWAY. THANKFULLY THIS WAS A CITY FREEWAY THAT HAD A SPEED LIMIT OF 55MPH. I DON'T KNOW WHAT WOULD'VE HAPPENED IF I WAS GOING FASTER, SAY ON AN INTERSTATE WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT IS 80MPH. 2. WHENEVER I FILL UP THE GAS ALWAYS OVERFLOW. SO EACH TIME NOW I HAVE TO SQUEEZE THE PUMP GENTLY AND HOLD IT FOR THE ENTIRE FILL UP. 3. THE REAR CALIPER STICKS SOMETIMES.

Mileage: 51,560

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

DRIVING VEHICLE OVER 60MPH RESULTED IN MULTIPLE EPISODES OF THE DEATH WOBBLE WITHIN A 3 WEEK PERIOD OF TIME. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AT USED CAR DEALERSHIP AND STATE INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED ON THE DAY OF PURCHASE. WITHIN 24 HOURS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE, I EXPERIENCED THE FIRST ENCOUNTER. I WAS DRIVING DOWN A HILL AT APPROXIMATELY 60MPH AND THE STEERING FELT SHAKEY AND THE WHEEL BEGAN TO WOBBLE. IT SUBSIDED AS I SLOWED DOWN. THE NEXT DAY, THIS OCCURED ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE AT 65MPH AND CAR WAS TOWED TO A JEEP DEALERSHIP. I WAS INFORMED THE BALL JOINTS SHOULD NEVER HAVE PASSED INSPECTION ALONG WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AND HE CLAIMED TO HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM. WITHIN 3 DAYS OF GETTING THE JEEP BACK, ONCE AGAIN THE WOBBLE OCCURRED AT A SPEED OF 65MPH AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE ON THE ROAD. THE DEALER RETURNED A PORTION OF MY PURCHASE PRICE AND I RETURNED THE JEEP. THE JEEP IS NOW BACK ON THE LOT FOR SALE.

Mileage: 150,000

DEATH WOBBLE VEHICLE BOUNCES WILDLY INTERMITTENTLY FRONT END

Mileage: 25,000

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

MY JEEP'S HORN BEGAN HONKING, WIPERS CAME ON, DOOR LOCKS BEGAN LOCKING AND UNLOCKING. NOTHING STOPPED UNTIL I GOT HOME AND MY HUSBAND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY. HE CONNECTED IT SEVERAL HOURS LATER AND IT WAS FINE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY TOLD ME NOTHING COULD BE DONE AS THE PROBLEM HAD STOPPED. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, THE SAME THING OCCURRED ALONG WITH THE A/C SHUTTING OFF. WE WENT THROUGH THE SAME STEPS; DISCONNECT BATTERY, RECONNECT AND TOOK TO DEALERSHIP. AGAIN I WAS TOLD THAT THEY REALLY COULDN'T DIAGNOSE BECAUSE NOTHING WAS HAPPENING AT THAT POINT. LAST NIGHT MY JEEP BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND SCARED ME AS I COULD NOT REGAIN CONTROL. I HAD TO SLOW AND PULL OVER SO IT COULD STOP. MY HUSBAND CAME TO GET ME AND WAS FOLLOWING ME WHEN IN ADDITION TO THE PAST THINGS HAPPENING (I CALL IT POSSESSED), THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON; BRAKE, ENGINE, ABS, BATTERY, ETC. IT THEN STALLED AS I WAS TURNING. LUCKILY THE WOMAN COMING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION SLOWED AND WENT AROUND OTHERWISE I WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT. MY HUSBAND TOWED THE JEEP TO THE DEALERSHIP AND LEFT IT THERE, AND TOLD THEM TO FIX IT AS IT IS A REAL ROAD HAZARD. IN READING ABOUT JEEP COMPLAINTS, I'M ASSUMING IT IS A "TIPM" PROBLEM AND SOMETHING CALLED A "DEATH WOBBLE". I AM ABSOLUTELY SHOCKED THAT THIS HASN'T BEEN RECALLED.

Mileage: 116,400

DRIVING 60 MPH ON HIGHWAY WHEN FRONT END OF CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY . HAD TO PULL OVER AND STOP. IT HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES DURING MY TRIP. 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND ABOVE, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE FRONT STABILIZER BAR WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL MONTHS LATER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 94,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 117,000. *TR

Mileage: 94,000

"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 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

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

CONDITION-DRY PAVEMENT. EXTREME SHIMMY FRONT END. APPLIED BRAKES UNTIL VEHICLE SLOWED TO ABOUT 5 MPH AT WHICH TIME EXTREME SHAKING STOPPED. VERY DANGEROUS. MODIFICATION- NONE. OFF ROAD USE-NONE. *TT

Mileage: 20,210

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

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

I HAVE HEARD RUMORS ABOUT MASSIVE FRONT-END SHIMMY HAPPENING ON '07 AND NEWER JEEP WRANGLERS, BUT NEVER HAD ANY TROUBLE. STARTING LAST WEEK THE SLIGHTEST ROAD IRREGULARITY CAUSES THE FRONT WHEELS OF MY JEEP TO SHIMMY BACK AND FORTH VIOLENTLY, WITH LACK OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. INSPECTION COULD FIND NO DEFECTS VISUAL TO THE EYE, BUT I HAVE HAD TO QUIT DRIVING MY JEEP. THIS VEHICLE AND OTHERS THAT MAY BE SHOWING THIS SAME PROBLEM WILL LEAD TO FATALITIES......I AM A PROFESSIONAL MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIRMAN AND HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS SEVERE SHIMMY BEFORE. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

I DROVE OVER AN EXPANSION JOINT ON THE ROAD WITH A FEW MINOR BUMPS AFTER IT. THE FRONT END OF THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE SHAKING GOT MUCH WORSE. I HAD TO COAST TO A STOP BEFORE I COULD CONTROL THE CAR. STILL UNDER WARRANTY, THE DEALER CHECKED THE CAR AND COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN THIS PAST WEEK ON A 3 LANE INTERSTATE. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING IN THE CENTER LANE AT ABOUT 60 MPH. WENT OVER SOME BUMPS IN THE ROAD AND THE "DEATH WOBBLE" HAPPENED AGAIN. THE CAR STARTED SHAKING SO VIOLENTLY THAT THE OTHER CARS AROUND HER BACKED AWAY AND LET HER COAST TO A STOP ON THE ROAD SHOULDER. IT WAS VERY SCARY !! SHE WILL NOT GET IN THE CAR AGAIN. I HAVE ONLY 40,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE SINCE FOUND THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED MOSTLY TO JEEP WRANGLERS. THE CARS NEED TO BE RECALLED BEFORE PEOPLE GET KILLED. IF THIS WAS TO HAPPEN ON SNOWY OR SLICK ROADS THERE WOULD BE A MAJOR ACCIDENT AND INJURY OR DEATHS CAUSED BY DEFECTIVELY DESIGNED CARS BY CHRYSLER. *TR

Mileage: 20,500

MY JEEP STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING FORCING ME TO STOP THE VEHICLE IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. I TRIED TO GET THE VEHICLE BACK UP TO SPEED, BUT AT 15 MILES PER HOUR THE VIOLENT SHAKING RESUMED AND I WAS FORCED TO STOP AGAIN. LUCKILY I WAS LESS THAN TWO MILES FROM HOME AND WAS ABLE TO LIMP MY WAY HOME AND CALL A TOW TRUCK. UPON INSPECTION OF THE FRONT END OF MY JEEP, I NOTICED THAT THE WELD ON THE FRONT AXLE THAT HOLDS THE STEERING COMPONENTS IN PLACE HAD BEEN SNAPPED OFF DUE TO THIS VIOLENT SHAKING. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A JEEP DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS MY PROBLEM, NOT THEIRS BECAUSE MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. I HAVE SINCE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE AND THE INTERNET IS LITTERED WITH SIMILAR HORROR STORIES AS MINE. THIS IS A LIFE AND DEATH SAFETY HAZARD THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

Mileage: 44,000

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAYS SPEEDS, 55MPH OR MORE, BUMPS OR UNEVEN SURFACES MAY CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO BEGIN SHAKING VERY VIOLENTLY. CHIRPING OF TIRES CAN BE HEARD AND ABILITY TO STEER AND POSSIBLY SLOW DOWN IS GREATLY DIMINISHED. THIS OCCURRED ONLY OCCASIONALLY WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD UNDER 20,000 MILES. AFTER THAT IT WOULD OCCUR ALMOST ANY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN OVER A BUMPY SURFACE IN EXCESS OF 55MPH, AND UNDER LESS SEVERE BUMPS AS TIME WENT ON. FREQUENCY OF OCCURRENCE ON AN UNEVEN STRETCH OF HIGHWAY WOULD RENDER THE VEHICLE INCAPABLE OF MAINTAINING NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS IMPEDING FLOW OF TRAFFIC. THIS CAUSES FRONT TIRES TO LOSE PRESSURE AND WEAR MORE RAPIDLY. PROBLEM OCCURRED MORE FREQUENTLY AFTER RE-INFLATING TIRES. SLOWING THE VEHICLE TO A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 35MPH OR LESS WOULD USUALLY STOP THE SHAKING; SOMETIMES, AN ALMOST, COMPLETE STOP WOULD BE NECESSARY. UPON MY INITIAL COMPLAINT NOTHING WAS DONE ABOUT IT. I WAS TOLD IT MAY BE AN OUT OF BALANCE TIRE. UPON THE 2ND COMPLAINT THE STEERING DAMPENER WAS REPLACED. I HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO ADEQUATELY TEST THE VEHICLE TO SEE IF THIS REPAIR HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM. FROM EVERYTHING I'VE READ, IT'S A TEMPORARY FIX AT BEST. IN SUMMARY "DEATH WOBBLE" NEEDS TO BE SERIOUSLY ADDRESSED, I FEEL FORTUNATE TO HAVE NOT BEEN AN ACCIDENT YET. THIS IS A VERY UNNERVING CONDITION. IT IS WORTH NOTHING, THAT THE SHAKE IS SO VIOLENT VEHICLES BEHIND OR BESIDE ME WILL OFTEN YIELD EXTRA DISTANCE TO THE VEHICLE WHEN IT OCCURS. THIS LIKELY IS CAUSING UNDUE REPAIR COSTS TO MANY VEHICLE OWNERS AS IT HAS ME IN PREMATURELY WORN TIRES AND OTHER PARTS. *TR

Mileage: 12,000

I HAVE A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED WITH 10,500 MILES. I HAVE MADE NO MODIFICATIONS TO THE VEHICLE. APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS AGO, AFTER JUST HAVING THE JEEP SERVICED (INCLUDING ROTATION OF TIRES) AT MY JEEP DEALER, DURING A TWO HOUR DRIVE I TWICE EXPERIENCED VIOLENT WOBBLING FROM SIDE TO SIDE, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED PARTS OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION. MY SON THEN TOOK THE JEEP OUT FOR A SHORT TRIP, AND ONCE AGAIN EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM. I THEN RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON THE WEB. NUMEROUS SITES REPORT THE PROBLEM, REFERRED TO AS "DEATH WOBBLE". MOST OF THE SITES REPORT THE PROBLEM AS BEING VERY SERIOUS, WITH THE JEEP SHAKING VIOLENTLY FROM SIDE TO SIDE -- USUALLY BROUGHT ON BY ONE OF THE FRONT TIRES ENCOUNTERING A BUMP IN THE ROAD. MULTIPLE PERSONS HAVE DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM AS BEING VERY DANGEROUS, WITH THE VEHICLE BEING VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. *TR

Mileage: 10,400

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

MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER HAS HAD MANY ISSUES. ONE ISSUE THAT SEEMS TO BE AN EXTREME SAFETY CONCERN IS WHAT PEOPLE HAVE COME TO CALL "THE DEATH WOBBLE". I TOOK MY JEEP IN ABOUT A YEAR AGO TO HAVE THIS ISSUE ADDRESSED AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS MY "BUMP STEER AND THE STEERING DAMPENER". SO THE DEALER REPLACED IT AND IT SEEMED TO BE FINE UP UNTIL ABOUT A MONTH AGO. "THE DEATH WOBBLE" OCCURS WHEN YOU ARE TRAVELING AT SPEED OF 45MPH AND UP. WHAT HAPPENS IS THAT IF YOU HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR A POT HOLE, YOUR JEEP GOES INTO AN UNCONTROLLABLE WOBBLE AND SHAKES VIOLENTLY. YOU ALMOST HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP TO MAKE THE WOBBLE SUBSIDE. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT CAN CAUSES YOU TO WOBBLE INTO ANOTHER CAR, GO OFF THE ROAD AT HIGH SPEEDS, AND EVEN CAUSE A REAR END COLLISION BECAUSE YOU ARE SLAMMING ON YOUR BREAKS TO STOP THE WOBBLE. AFTER READING UP ON THIS ISSUE, THIS "THE DEATH WOBBLE" IS A GROWING OCCURRENCE AMONG JEEP DRIVERS, AND THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A FIX FOR IT. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

DEATH WOBBLE, HIT POT HOLE IN ROAD AT 60MPH AND THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE GOES INTO A VIOLENT SHAKE. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE SHAKING TO STOP IS BRING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP. *TR

Mileage: 23,456

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MILES PER HOUR MY 2008 JEEP RUBICON STARTING VIOLENTLY SHAKING! WE HAVE TAKE IT TO 3 GARAGES AND NO ONE CAN FIND ANY PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED 5 TIMES! I UNDERSTAND BASED ON MY INTERNET RESEARCH THIS IS CALLED A "DEATH WOBBLE!" - I DO NOT WANT THIS VEHICLE ANY LONGER. WHAT CAN I DO! WE HAVE HAD IT FOR 3 MONTHS!!!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 62,420

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR4X4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 60-65 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT REDUCED SPEED AND CAME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE RESUMED IN OPERATION WITHOUT THE VIBRATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE STABILIZER BAR AND STEERING DAMPER WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE REPAIR AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT A PART WAS ORDERED AND DID NOT PROVIDE ADDITIONAL ANY INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR ONE MONTH AND CURRENTLY REMAINED THERE UNTIL REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000.

Mileage: 20,000

"DEATH WOBBLE" WHEN THE VEHICLE HITS A BUMP SUCH AS AN EXPANSION JOINT AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 60-70 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY TO THE POINT THAT CONTROL IS LOST ON ALL BUT DRY PAVEMENT. THE VEHICLE MUST BE SLOWED TO LESS THAN 50MPH BEFORE THE SHAKING STOPS. NO WARNING OR ESP LIGHTS ILLUMINATE DURING THE EPISODES. DEALER REPLACED A LEAKING STEERING SHOCK ON THIS VEHICLE AND SUSPECTS IT IS THE CAUSE BUT I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO TEST ON THE SAME STRETCH OF ROAD TO CONFIRM. WHILE IN THE WAITING ROOM, ANOTHER 07+ JEEP WRANGLER OWNER WAS PICKING UP HIS VEHICLE AFTER RECEIVING THE SAME REPAIR FOR THE SAME SYMPTOMS. DEALER CONTACT INFO: FARICY BOYS CHRYSLER JEEP 4950 NEW CAR DRIVE COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80923 719-636-3914 ADVISOR: ROBERT HOOVER *LN

Mileage: 38,600

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

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

I HAVE A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER RUBICON AND WHENEVER I GOT OVER HARD BUMPS OR RAIL ROAD CROSSINGS I GET DEATH WOBBLE. I HAVE SEEN MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE AND CHRYSLER HAS DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT IT. *TR

Mileage: 47,000

ABOUT A MONTH AGO MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER X STARTED TO EXPERIENCE AN EXTREME WOBBLE THAT HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN IT HAPPENS THE WHOLE FRONT END STARTS SHAKING SO VIOLENTLY THAT IT IS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. YESTERDAY THE ISSUE OCCURRED SO BADLY THAT I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY (IT WAS QUITE DANGEROUS AND I'M LUCKY THERE WASN'T AN ACCIDENT). I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO A JEEP DEALER TO DIAGNOSE THIS ISSUE. THEY TOLD ME THEY WERE AWARE OF SIMILAR INCIDENTS WITH OTHER JEEPS (OFTEN REFERRED TO AS "DEATH WOBBLE") BUT THEY SAID THAT SINCE THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, THEY HAVE NO CLEAR FIX TO DATE. GOING ON THEIR RECOMMENDATION, I HAD THE TIRES REBALANCED AND THEY WENT THROUGH AND RETIGHTENED THE TRACKBAR LINKAGE, HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. THE DEALERSHIP IS PROVIDING ME NO FURTHER RESOLUTION AND, AS MENTIONED BEFORE, I AM STILL EXPERIENCING INSTANCES OF EXTREME FRONT-END WOBBLE. I AM AFRAID TO LET MY WIFE DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT IS RESOLVED AS IT PRESENTS A VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITION WHEN IT DOES HAPPEN. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

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

STOCK 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED X. NO MODIFICATIONS WHATSOEVER. DEATH WOBBLE. DEALER MASKED IT BY REPLACING THE STEERING STABILIZER. DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE ME FOR INSPECTING THE FRONT END TO FIND THE PROBLEM AND MIGHT CHARGE ME FOR THE REPAIRS. DEATH WOBBLE IS UNACCEPTABLE AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY THE FACTORY FREE OF CHARGE. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

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

1. CRUISING AT 42MPH ON INTERSTATE, APPROACHING CURVE 2. VEHICLE PROCEEDED OVER A CHANGE IN SURFACE FROM CONCRETE ROADBED TO ASPHALT EXPERIENCED HEAVY POTHOLES ON RIGHT HAND SIDE CAUSING MASSIVE FAILURE OF ALL FRONT END STEERING AND HANDLING COMPONENTS WITH UNCONTROLLABLE, VIOLENT SHAKING. DISENGAGED GEARBOX, COASTED TO SLOWER SPEED WITH EMERGENCY FLASHERS ON, SHAKING SUBSIDED AND PROCEEDED TO DRIVE NORMALLY. LESS THAN 5 MINUTES LATER OVER A SIMILAR CHANGE IN SURFACE WITH POTHOLES AT 40MPH, VEHICLE SUSPENSION FAILED IN THE SAME WAY AND I RESPONDED IN THE SAME WAY BY REDUCING SPEED AND WAITING FOR THE SHAKING TO SUBSIDE. 3. CALLED DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND DESCRIBED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" EXPERIENCES AND WAS GIVEN A SERVICE APPOINTMENT FOR THIS COMING TUESDAY SO THEY CAN EVALUATE AND REPLACE COMPONENTS AS NEEDED. *TR

Mileage: 7,434

MASSIVE FRONT-END SHAKE THAT SEEMED TO BE A RESULT OF TRAVERSING A PITTED IMPROVED ASPHALT SURFACE IN DOWNTOWN HONOLULU AT ABOUT 40-45 MPH. I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE STEERING AND THINKING QUICKLY ACTIVATED MY HAZARD LIGHTS, TOOK THE VEHICLE OUT-OF-GEAR AND COASTED REDUCING SPEED UNTIL I FELT THE STEERING RETURN TO CONTROL AS THE SHAKING CEASED. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS NOT AS SEVERELY...TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE FOR A STOCK-EQUIPPED VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 7,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 6,083

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

WHEN TRAVELING AT ROAD SPEEDS BETWEEN 45MPH AND 65MPH, IF THE VEHICLE ENCOUNTERS A SMALL BUMP OR INDENTION IN THE ROAD THE FRONT END SHAKES OUT OF CONTROL. YOU MUST REDUCE SPEED OR STOP THE VEHICLE TO ALLOW THE MOVEMENT TO STOP. MY WIFE AND I HAVE BOTH EXPERIENCED THIS ON OUR 2008 JEEP WRANGLER X. THE FRONT END SHAKES EXCESSIVELY. I ENCOUNTERED IT WHILE ENTERING A CURVE AND THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO END UP IN THE DITCH OR OVERTURNED IN THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 32,010

ON TUESDAY MARCH 9TH 2010 I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED ACROSS RAILROAD TRACKS IN HERMAN MINNESOTA ABOUT 11:00 AM. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE WET. I EXPERIENCED A VIOLENT SHAKING STARTING IN THE FRONT END WHICH THEN INVOLVED THE WHOLE VEHICLE. MY SPEED WAS ABOUT 25 TO 30 MPH. I HIT THE BRAKES AND THE SHAKING STOPPED. I HAVE 15,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS ON VARIOUS FORUMS ON THE INTERNET(EDMUNDS.COM,JKFORUM.COM ETC) I HAVE NO MODIFICATIONS ON MY VEHICLE AND HAS BEEN MAINTAINED(TIRES ROTATED AND BALANCED, OIL CHANGES ETC). I BOUGHT A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE NEW AND HAVE TRAVELED OVER THESE SAME RAILROAD TRACKS MANY A TIME WITH NO PROBLEMS. I AM GOING TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THIS WEEK (3/15/2010) WITH ALBANY CHRYSLER/JEEP THE DEALER WHOM I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM FOR A RECALL TO REPROGRAM THE COMPUTER AND NORMAL MAINTENANCE. AT THIS APPOINTMENT I WILL HAVE THE SHAKING INCIDENT ADDRESSED. *TR

Mileage: 15,400

2008 WRANGLER SPORT 4 DR. AFTER RUNNING OVER A SEAM IN THE CURVE OF AN OVERPASS THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE WHOLE CAR WAS BOUNCING. THIS SHAKING CONTINUED UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE. THE INCIDENT WAS TERRIFYING AND I FELT AS IF I WOULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENED 2 TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR AND MENTIONED IT TO THE LOCAL JEEP DEALER. THEY SAID IT WAS A COMMON OCCURRENCE. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

WHILE DRIVING MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED ON A TWO LANE ROAD AT ABOUT 45 MILES PER HOUR I HIT A POTHOLE AND SUDDENLY THERE WAS A VIOLENT SHAKING IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED FROM SIDE TO SIDE UNCONTROLLABLY FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS AND I COULD FEEL THE ENTIRE VEHICLE BEING TURNED FROM SIDE TO SIDE AS THOUGHT THE FRONT TIRES WERE WOBBLING BACK AND FORTH FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT WAS TO HIT THE BRAKES AND SLOW THE VEHICLE. IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS I HAVE FELT A LOOSENESS IN THE STEERING WHEN I HIT A BUMP OR POTHOLE IN THE ROAD BUT THIS TIME IT WAS VIOLENT AND SUSTAINED AND NEARLY CAUSED ME TO CROSS THE CENTER LINE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY JEEP DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH JEEP FROM SUSPENSION AND THAT THE TECHNICIAN HIMSELF HAD EXPERIENCED IT IN HIS OWN JEEP. HE MADE THE COMMENT THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON IT. IN THE END THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE STEERING DAMPER, TRACTION BAR, BUSHINGS, AND BRACKETS. CONVENIENTLY THESE ITEMS ARE SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDED FROM THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT IS SOLD AS "BUMPER-TO-BUMPER". SUPPOSEDLY THIS EVEN HAS A NICKNAME, "DEATH-WOBBLE". *TR

Mileage: 49,000

WHY DOES MY JEEP HAVE THE DEATH WOBBLE? YES DEATH WOBBLE IS WHAT IT IS CALLED AMONGST JEEP OWNERS. <WITH VERY GOOD REASON> DO A GOOGLE SEARCH ON IT!! I AM QUITE SURE THAT YOUR ENGINEERS HAVE HEARD OF IT. THE FRONT END WOBBLES VIOLENTLY AFTER HITTING A BUMP OR POT HOLE GOING OVER 45 MPH. IT WILL ONLY STOP DOING IT IF YOU SLOW DOWN BELOW 45 MPH. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ANYWHERE, MUCH LESS ON AN INTERSTATE WITH A TRACTOR TRAILER BEHIND YOU!! YES THAT HAS HAPPENED,WITH MY FAMILY,AND ELDERLY MOTHER IN THE VEHICLE. MY JEEP IS ONLY A LITTLE OVER A YEAR OLD, AND I PAY 499.00 A MONTH FOR IT! THIS IS MY FIRST JEEP AFTER RENTING ONE FOR THE BEACH AND LOVING IT. I BOUGHT ONE JUST LIKE THE RENTAL,AND I AM NOW EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED AND VERY TURNED OFF TO THE WHOLE JEEP EXPERIENCE AFTER HAVING THIS HAPPEN TO ME. THEN I DO SOME RESEARCH ON IT AND FIND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH A JK MODEL THAT IS GOING THROUGH THIS :( MY JEEP HAS DONE THIS MULTIPLE TIMES! THIS IS A VERY SCARY SITUATION TO BE IN. ESPECIALLY WITH YOUR FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE!!! THIS IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION,AND HAS BEEN WELL DOCUMENTED. WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL? WOULD IT REALLY TAKE A DEATH TO PROVE THAT THIS AN ISSUE THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED? *TR

Mileage: 15,078

WHY DOES MY JEEP HAVE THE DEATH WOBBLE? YES DEATH WOBBLE IS WHAT IT IS CALLED AMONGST JEEP OWNERS. <WITH VERY GOOD REASON> DO A GOOGLE SEARCH ON IT!! I AM QUITE SURE THAT YOUR ENGINEERS HAVE HEARD OF IT. THE FRONT END WOBBLES VIOLENTLY AFTER HITTING A BUMP OR POT HOLE GOING OVER 45 MPH. IT WILL ONLY STOP DOING IT IF YOU SLOW DOWN BELOW 45 MPH. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ANYWHERE, MUCH LESS ON AN INTERSTATE WITH A TRACTOR TRAILER BEHIND YOU!! YES THAT HAS HAPPENED,WITH MY FAMILY,AND ELDERLY MOTHER IN THE VEHICLE. MY JEEP IS ONLY A LITTLE OVER A YEAR OLD, AND I PAY 499.00 A MONTH FOR IT! THIS IS MY FIRST JEEP AFTER RENTING ONE FOR THE BEACH AND LOVING IT. I BOUGHT ONE JUST LIKE THE RENTAL,AND I AM NOW EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED AND VERY TURNED OFF TO THE WHOLE JEEP EXPERIENCE AFTER HAVING THIS HAPPEN TO ME. THEN I DO SOME RESEARCH ON IT AND FIND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH A JK MODEL THAT IS GOING THROUGH THIS :( MY JEEP HAS DONE THIS MULTIPLE TIMES! THIS IS A VERY SCARY SITUATION TO BE IN. ESPECIALLY WITH YOUR FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE!!! THIS IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION,AND HAS BEEN WELL DOCUMENTED. WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL? WOULD IT REALLY TAKE A DEATH TO PROVE THAT THIS AN ISSUE THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED? *TR

Mileage: 15,078

THE VEHICLE IS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4 DOOR 4X4.THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AT APPROXIMATELY 15000 MILES.WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 55 TO 60 MPH THE FRONT END STEERING/SUSPENSION BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY AS IF I HAD BLOWN A TIRE.INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE AFTER BEING FORCED TO PULL OVER AND STOP RENDERED NOTHING EVIDENTLY WRONG .TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION COMPONENTS AND THEY CLAIM THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT.SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET FOR JEEP WRANGLER PROBLEMS I HAVE COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT I HAVE WHAT SEEMS TO BE COMMON WITH JEEP WRANGLERS I.E. "DEATH WOBBLE".ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS TYPE THESE TWO WORDS IN A SEARCH ENGINE AND YOU WILL GET ALL KINDS OF HITS ON JEEP WRANGLERS. IT SURPRISES ME THAT CHRYSLER HAS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED THIS PROBLEM AND FIGURED OUT A FIX FOR IT. IT IS A BIT DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

2008 WRANGLER 4 DOOR. FRONT WHEEL OSCILLATION OCCURS BETWEEN 35 & 50 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE TRAVELS ALONG UNEVEN ROAD SURFACES AND HITS A POTHOLE ON THE RHS. FRONT END SUSPENSION OSCILLATION INTENSIFIES AS SPEED INCREASES RENDERING STEERING FORCES THAT EXCEED HUMAN STRENGTH. THE SENSATION THAT IS GENERATED IS THAT THE FRONT END GOES IN ONE DIRECTION WHILST THE WHEELS GO IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. SQUEALING FROM THE TIRES RESULTS IN VISIBLE SKID MARKS ON MOST ROAD SURFACES. THE RESULT OF THIS UNCONTROLLED MOVEMENT IS A IS A CRASH TO THE RHS THAT LOWERS THE SPEED ENOUGH SO THE DRIVER CAN REGAIN CONTROL. LOCAL DEALER CLAIMS "THEY ALL DO THIS" VARIOUS WEB BLOGS SUGGEST THAT THE WHEELS OR TIRES ARE NOT CIRCULAR OR CONCENTRIC. *TR

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