2011 JEEP WRANGLER Suspension Problems

All of my wires on the drivers side is unhooked and hanging. All of my emergency light have came on. The car is running hot and not catching up on proper speed. The car wobbles left and right when going over 40mph. My reverse camera is hanging covering my license plate causing m to consistently get pulled over. There are a lot of safety concerns. The dealer used profanity towards me and told me he was not fixing anything, I better use my warranty. I got what I got!

In 2013 and 2014 my wife complained of the jeep having the "death wobble" on several occasions when she hit a bump on the highway at speeds of 40 MPH or higher. She would slow down to less than 10 mph for the wobbling to stop. The dealership attempted to determine what the issue was but was not able to find anything wrong. We had the same issue with our 2008 wrangler, and after paying over two thousand dollars in vain attempts to have the problem resolved, and a couple of issues caused by poor workmanship by the dealer, we traded that car in for the 2011 model. My wife seldom drove the jeep for the next few years due to terminal illness. I started driving it regularly in 2020 and found that the same condition was still occurring. While it does not happen every time I hit a bump at speeds above 40mph. it is occurring more often and more intensely. As a result of the intensity of the vibrations, I no longer will drive the jeep above 40 mph. It is my opinion that since this issue has been a problem for several models of jeeps over the past few years, it should be repaired by Chrysler/Jeep at no cost to the owners. This sudden vibration has probably caused accidents especially when one has to slow down suddenly, and should be considered a safety hazard.This has been happening with this jeep since at least March of 2014.

I have been experiencing the "death Wobble" for many years, and have gone to various shops to find out the problem but have not been able to fix the "death wobble". The entire car shakes and vibrates uncontrollably when I drive on the free way over a bump, or even when I drive on a regular street and hit a bump. The shaking doesn't stop until I come to a complete stop, and that is very dangerous on the freeway. Once the "death wobble" is going on braking and controlling the jeep are nearly impossible. I have recently found out about a class action lawsuit for this very problem, and I believe my car qualifies to be part of this. I have not been able to document this because it doesn't always happen, and when it does I don't have a camera running.

THE ON GOING DEATH WOBBLE ISSUE. THIS LAST INCIDENT , I WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK ON THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE DOING ABOUT 60 MPH AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND I LOST TOTAL CONTROL OF THE JEEP AND ALMOST GOT HIT BY AN 18 WHEELER... LUCKILY I MANAGED TO CUT TO MY RIGHT BEFORE HE HIT ME.

Mileage: 99,000

I'VE EXPERIENCING A TERRIBLE WOBBLING WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY.I ONLY DRIVE BACK AND FORWARD TO WORK. I DO NOT OFF ROAD AT ALL!! I ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT THE OTHER DAY COMING FROM WORK. IT WAS TERRIBLE TO SAY THE LEAST. I'M REALLY AFRAID TO USE MY JEEP AND WILL NEVER LET MY FAMILY IT... PLEASE ADVISE WHAT I CAN DO TO GET IT FIX . I'VE TAKING IT TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES ALREADY WITH NO RESULTS.

Mileage: 99,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT FIRST THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT HOWEVER, RECENTLY THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED SHE CONTINUED TO DRIVE TO HER DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED SHE CALLED UNITED AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE CENTER LOCATED AT 1135 WAYNE AVE, CHAMBERSBURG, PA 17202, (717)267-2175, AND NOTIFIED THE DEALER OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,00.

Mileage: 140,000

DEATH WOBBLE. WHILE DRIVING.

Mileage: 108,000

THE AXEL ASSEMBLY. JEEP HAS EXTREMELY LOW MILES AND I HAVE NOTHING BUT ISSUES WITH THE AXELS AT THE FRONT OF MY JEEP

Mileage: 74,000

THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING IF YOU HIT A BUMP IT HAS A CHANCE OF THE FRONT END SHAKING VIOLENTLY UNTIL YOU STOP THE VEHICLE SO IT WILL STOP SHAKING

Mileage: 45,000

TODAY MY 2011 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED WITH 22K MILES BOUGHT NEW BY MYSELF EXPERIENCED THE OSCILLATING FRONT END ISSUE COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". MY STEERING WHEEL SHOOK AND I HAD TO HOLD ON HIGHLY AT 60 MPH TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. I WAS TERRIFIED AND HAVE MAINTAINED THIS VEHICLE PROPERLY AND NEVER HAD IT OFF ROAD. I HAD TO PULL OVER TO A COMPLETE STOP IN HEAVY TRAFFIC TO INSPECT THE TIRES WHICH WERE FINE. APPARENTLY STOPPING THE VEHICLE, STOPPED THE OSCILLATING SUSPENSION COMPONENT(S) AND I WAS ABLE TO GET HOME SAFELY. NOW I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE MORE THAN A FEW MILES BECAUSE OF THIS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. THIS IS THE FIRST EPISODE AND IT IS RELATED TO THE VERY WELL DOCUMENTED FIAT/CHRYSLER'S FAULTY DESIGNED FRONT SUSPENSION COMPONENTS ON THESE VEHICLES.

Mileage: 22,000

WE HAVE THE JEEP DEATH WOBBLE. IT HAS HAPPENED 3X'S SINCE PURCHASE, 06-21-2016 STARTS WHEN GOING OVER BUMPY ROAD, MAYBE 40-45MPH. VIOLENTLY SHAKING, DIFFICULT TO CONTROL STEERING. BOUNCES ME OUT OF THE SEAT, TEETH RATTLING, FEEL LIKE WINDOWS WILL BREAK. STOPS SHAKING WHEN I TOUCH BRAKE PEDAL. VERY SCARY. CRUISE/SPEED CONTROL ONLY WORKS PART-TIME AND RADIO BUTTONS 5 AND 6 DO NOT LIGHT UP LIKE 1-4. I FEAR THEY HAVE BEEN "BOUNCED APART" MAYBE. I LIVE IN BUTLER CO, PA THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE JEEP. JEEP MUST COME THROUGH AND FIX THIS. THIS IS EMBARRASSING FOR JEEP PEOPLE LET ALONE DANGEROUS. HELP!

Mileage: 77,100

DEATH WOBBLE- CHRYSLER/JEEP AS LONG COVERED UP THE ISSUE WITH THEIR WRANGLERS "WOBBLING" UNCONTROLLABLY WHEN DRIVING OVER THE SLIGHTEST BUMP IN THE ROAD. THIS IS DUE TO FAULTY WHEEL BEARINGS/TRACTION BARS/ AND STEERING. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEAR AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED CORRECTLY AND CHEAPLY. CHEAP PARTS AND FIXED CAUSE DEATH.

Mileage: 83,800

DEATH WOBBLE. ANY TIME A BUMP IS HIT WITH THE JEEP ABOVE 35MPH, IT GOES INTO THE DEATH WOBBLE, WHICH DOESN'T GO AWAY UNTIL THE CAR IS STOPPED. I'VE TRIED FIXING EVERYTHING POSSIBLE, BUT IT STILL HAPPENS. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, BUT IT CERTAINLY SEEMS LIFE-THREATENING, AS THE JEEP FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO BREAK INTO PIECES!

Mileage: 57,000

TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY OVER 45MPR, OVER MINOR BUMPY ENTRANCE TO OVERPASS, MY VEHICLE EXPERIENCES THE KNOWN "DEATH WOBBLE". NBC NEWS I-TEAM REPORTED ON THIS VERY SAME JEEP MANUFACTURING ISSUE. MY RUBICON IMMEDIATELY BEGAN SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY AND I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 15 MPR. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED. NOW, IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME IN THE SAME AREA. THE ROAD IS STRAIGHT, NO TURNS AND THE "BUMPS" ARE NOT POT-HOLES. I HAVE TO HANG ON TO THE STEERING WHEEL VERY TIGHT AND PRAY NO CAR IS NEXT TO ME. MY TIRES ARE ALIGNED AND I HAVE THEM INSPECTED REGULARLY. MY DEALERSHIP SAID IT'S A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THEY ACTUALLY HAVE A "COUPLE OF ROADS BY THE DEALERSHIP THEY TEST DRIVE THEIR CHRYSLER & JEEP VEHICLES WITH THAT PROBLEM BECAUSE IT ALWAYS HAPPENS." TODAY WAS THE LATEST EVENT AND I CONTACTED MY JEEP DEALERSHIP.

Mileage: 57,500

6/9/15 HAD TIRES REPLACED & ALIGNED MERCHANT'S TIRE. 1 DAY LATER TIRE WOBBLING TOOK IT BACK, THEY CLAIMED THEY COULDN'T ASSIST. TOOK IT TO A LOCAL SHOP & BALANCE IT 3 TIMES IN 2 WEEKS. NOTICED WHILE DRIVING, COMMUTERS STAY ABOUT A HALF A MILE AWAY FROM ME & FLASH LIGHTS. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP MARLOW HTS, THEY CLAIM THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. TIRE STILL WOBBLING TOOK IT TO WAL MART AUTO, WHILE TRYING TO CHECK, THEY BROKE MY WHEEL LOCK! LOOKING FOR A TRUSTWORTHY PLACE TO FIX MY VEHICLE. NO ONE SEEMS TO WANT TO WORK THESE DAYS. A FRIEND JUST SENT THIS SITE & I LEARNED OF THIS DEATH WOBBLE THING IN JEEP WRANGLERS. I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS FOR 7 MONTHS NOW AND I'M LIVID!

Mileage: 47,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED VIOLENT SHAKING AND AN ABNORMAL NOISE WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE ROUTER AND BRAKE CALIPER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPRINGS WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 88,000.

Mileage: 88,000

TWICE IN LAST 2YRS MY STANDARD WRANGLER HAS REFUSED TO SHIFT INTO GEER AND MADE A WINDING NOISE.. THEN STALLED AND REFUSED TO START FOR UPTO 10 MIN. IT HAPPEND LAST FAL WITH APPROX 2900 MILES ON IT THEN AGAIN A FEW DAYS AGO WITH 4800 MILES... NOT SURE WHY OR WHAT IS CAUSE NOTHING IS WRONG ACCORDING TO DEALERSHIP GARAGE. ALSO HITTING ANY LITTLE BUMP FOR THE LAST 30000 MILES HAS MADE JEEP JUMP LIKE THE REAREND IS FLOPPING TO ONE SIDE ALSO HARD BREAKING CAUSES SAME ISSUE.. ALL SUSPENSION PARTS ARE EITHER NEW OR NEWER.. LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE TRIED TO FIX THAT ISSUE AND FAILED... I AM AFRAID THESE ISSUES WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 28,000

TOOK 2011 JEEP JK TO CAR WASH. AFTERWARDS "SWAY" BAR LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH. SHUT CAR OFF, RESTARTED AND RAN THROUGH DISCONNECT PROCEDURES- PUT TRANS/DIFF IN NEUTRAL AND HIT DISCONNECT BUTTON- LIGHT WENT OFF. WHILE DRIVING JEEP TO WORK NEXT MORNING, ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD FLASHED AND CAR SHUT OFF. JEEP WOULD NOT START. TIPM WAS FRIED WITH DISCONNECT MOTOR. WATER HAD GOT INTO CONNECTION BY SWAY BAR DISCONNECT MOTOR. THEY ARE NOT WATER TIGHT. HAVE READ OTHER STORIES OF HAPPENING DURING RAIN STORMS.

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR AXLE SEAL WAS LEAKING AND THE BEARING, BRAKE PADS, EMERGENCY AND PARKING BRAKE SHOES, AND THE WHEEL SEAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,151.

Mileage: 46,151

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH AND GOING OVER A BUMP, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

Mileage: 38,000

JEEP GOES INTO A DEATH WOBBLE AT HIGHWAY SPEED WITH NO WARNING VERY DIFFICULT TO HANDLE, MUST DECREASE SPEED DRASTICALLY OR PULL OFF ROAD TOGET JEEP BACK UNDER CONTROL

Mileage: 15,000

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY MY JEEP ALL OF A SUDDEN WENT OUT OF CONTROL, I COULD NOT CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL AND I WAS ALL OVER THE ROAD. I CROSSED OUT OF CONTROL OVER 2 LANES ON THE HIGHWAY, MAKING OTHER CARS SWERVE TO GET OUT OF MY WAY! *TR

Mileage: 43,900

I EXPERIENCED THE SO- CALLED DEATH WOBBLE LAST NIGHT AND THIS MORNING ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK. I WAS GOING JUST ABOVE 40MPH. IT FEELS LIKE AN UNBALANCED WHEEL? IF I WOULD LEAVE OFF THE THROTTLE JUST A BIT AND KEEP IT SMOOTH AT 40 MPH IT WOULD GO AWAY. I COULDN'T IMAGINE THE OTHER OWNERS WHO WERE GOING MUCH FASTER WHAT THEY MUST HAVE EXPERIENCED. THIS NEEDS FIXED AND I WILL BE AT THE DEALERSHIP EXPRESSING MY CONCERNS. I HOPE NO ONE GETS HURT BY THIS ! *TR

Mileage: 46,000

I GUESS THE PROBLEM IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE ". I SEE IT NOW AS I SEARCH THE INTERNET. *TR

Mileage: 28,448

TRAVELING ABOUT 50 MPH IN SWEEPING LEFT TURN ON SMOOTH, PAVED ROAD, VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, DID NOT WANT TO RESPOND TO HARD BRAKING AND CONTINUED UNTIL UNDER 25 MPH. TIRES WERE CLOSE TO BEING WORN OUT, THEY WERE REPLACED WITH NEW ALIGNMENT. PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED WITH NEW TIRES. JEEP WAS AT DEALERSHIP 3 DAYS AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG, I WANT TO ADD THEY WERE CONCERNED AND VERY NICE BUT FOUND NO PROBLEM. DRIVING HOME FROM DEALERSHIP IT HAPPENED 3 TIMES AND HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE. DEALERSHIP SUGGESTED NEW TIRES WERE BAD, BUT THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED ON 2 SETS OF TIRES. THE PROBLEM OCCURS WITH SUCH VIOLENCE IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVER, PASSENGER, AND OTHER VEHICLES SHARING THE ROAD. THIS ALSO HAPPENS ON ROADS WITH BUMPS ON STRAIGHTWAY SUCH AS MIGHT BE FOUND IN RIGHT LANE WHERE HEAVY TRUCKS CAUSE SURFACE DEFORMATIES. OUR JEEP HAS NO MODIFICATIONS TO ANY PART, STEERING, SUSPENSION, SHOCKS, OR HAS TIRES NOT RECOMMENDED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 74,000

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50MPH AND THEN BEGIN TO SLOW DOWN ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. THE STEERING WHEEL BEGINS TO WOBBLE BACK AND FORTH VIOLENTLY AND THE WHOLE VEHICLE SHAKES LIKE CRAZY, AND THE MUFFLER SPUTTERS LIKE IT IS ABOUT TO SHUT OFF. I HAVE HAD TO FORCEFULLY STEER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND MY VEHICLE CONTINUES TO SHAKE, THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT TO STOP IS TO TURN IT OFF AND RESTART IT. THIS ALSO HAPPENED WHEN MY VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN MY GARAGE AND I TURNED IT ON TO WARM IT UP, IT STARTS TO SHAKE AND SPUTTER AFTER ABOUT 30 SECONDS OF BEING TURNED ON. I'VE HEARD IT CALLED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AND I UNDERSTAND WHY. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE LAST 4 MONTHS. THE CONDITION SEEMS VERY DANGEROUS TO ME. *TR

Mileage: 31,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35-75 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED VIOLENTLY ON HARD SURFACE ROADS. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

Mileage: 46,000

I STARTED FEELING A WARBLE WHEN I WOULD HIT A BUMP ON THE ROAD, TOOK IT INTO A LES SCHAWB THEY TOLD ME IT WAS WARN TIE ROD ENDS, SO I THEN TOOK IT TO JEEP DEALER 'LITHIA" IN EUGENE OREGON THEY INSPECTED IT AND SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. TODAY I WAS COMING HOME ON HWY 126 AND AFTER I HIT A PART OF THE ROAD THAT IS ROUGH, THE JEEP TOTALLY WENT OUT OF CONTROL THE WHOLE THING WAS SHAKING SO BAD I HAD EVERYTHING I COULD DO TO SLOW IT DOWN AND PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, IT PROBABLY WOULD FEEL LIKE IF ALL 4 TIRES POPPED AT ONCE. IT SCARED ME SO BAD, I WAS JUST SHAKING. I GOT OUT LOOKED AT ALL THE TIRES, AND UNDERNEATH,L SEEN NOTHING WRONG SO I PUT ON MY 4 WAY FLASHERS AND DROVE HOME THE LAST 3 MILES AT A CRAWL. I WILL CONTACT JEEP AGAIN ON MONDAY AND TELL THEM THERE IS A PROBLEM, THE POWER STEERING HAS ALSO WENT OUT TWICE ON THIS AND HAD TO BE FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING 60 MPH OVER A ROAD BUMP, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY TO THE POINT THAT THE CONTACT WOULD ALMOST LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT HAD TO MERGE TO THE SHOULDER AND STOP THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND STATED THAT HE NEEDED TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER FOR A SECOND DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE FAILURE WAS MILEAGE WAS 22,000. UPDATED 4/11/13 *CN THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER REFERRED TO THE PROBLEM AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. MANY SPECULATE IT IS CAUSED BY THE TRACK BAR, ALIGNMENT, STEERING AND SUSPENSION COMPONENTS, OR THE TIRES. THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BACKED BY A FIVE YEAR POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. HOWEVER, THE DEALERSHIP BELIEVED THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AT HIS COST. THE CONSUMER DID NOT BELIEVE THE TIRES WERE THE ISSUE.

Mileage: 22,000

WHILE TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY OR A HIGH SPEED SERVICE ROAD, MY JEEP WILL BEGIN TO SHAKE TREMENDOUSLY. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND THIS IS KNOWN AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE." I AM A YOUNGER DRIVER AND WHEN THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED, I BEGAN TO FREAK. ALTHOUGH NOT VERY MANY ACCIDENTS ACTUALLY OCCUR I AM STILL SCARED THAT IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. SOMETIMES I CAN FEEL IT COMING ON BUT NOTHING EVER HAPPENS. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN A WEEK AND A HALF, ONCE AT 67MPH, ONCE AT 60MPH, AND ONCE AT 55MPH. THIS IS A VERY SCARY EVENT AND I HOPE TO GET IT FIXED SOON. I WISH THAT YOU WOULD TAKE THE TIME TO LOOK OVER THIS INCIDENT AND FIX IT. ONCE AGAIN BEING A YOUNG DRIVER THIS IS VERY SCARY. I HAVE HAD MY JEEP FOR A YEAR AND 2 MONTHS AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. *TR

AROUND 12/14/2011 HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD MY JEEP STARTED TO SHAKING LOST CONTROL WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AND REGAIN DEATH WOBBLE THEY CALL IT BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER THEY REPLACED STEALING DAMPER THING WHERE GOOD TO AROUND 09/01/2011 SAME THING HAPPENED BROUGHT IT BACK TO DEALER HE BALANCED FRONT TIRES THEN AROUND 09/26/2012 SAME THING BROUGHT IT BACK ON09/29/2012 DEALER CHECKED IT OUT SAID ALL WAS GOOD AND TIGHT ON 09/30/2012 ON MY WAY FROM NY TO CAPE COD ON 84 IN HARTFORD IT HAPPENED AGAIN THIS TIME IT WAS CLOSE DRIVERS AROUND SAW AND MOVED OUT OF THE WAY BUT NO CRASH GOT BACK HOME OK TAKING IT SLOW BROUGHT TO DEALER ON 10/08/2012 THEY TEST DROVE IT CHECKED WHEEL ALIGNMENT SAID ALL WAS GOOD CHRYSLER JEEP OF WARWICK NY AND CHRYSLER CORP HAVE A PROBLEM THIS DEATH WOBBLE IS GOING TO KILL SOMEONE SOMEDAY. *TR

Mileage: 23,466

THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 9/26. MY PARTNER WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN FROM MT. HOLLY HUNTERSVILLE RD ON TO HARRIS BLVD. HE WAS TRAVELING 45 MPH AND HIT A SMALL DIP IN THE ROAD WHILE GOING AROUND A CURVE. AFTER HITTING THE BUMP THE VEHICLE SHOOK SO VIOLENTLY IT FELT AS IF THE TIRES WERE GOING TO FLY OFF THE CAR, STEERING THE VEHICLE BECAME ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. LUCKILY HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER NEAR PET'S MART AS HE SLOWED THE SHAKING LESSENED. AFTER PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK AND SHUTTING THE CAR OFF HE LOOKED TO ENSURE THERE WERE NO FLAT TIRES. ALL TIRES WERE GOOD, HE AGAIN STARTED THE CAR AND ARRIVED TO WORK SAFELY. I RESEARCHED THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT AND FOUND THE SYMPTOMS TO BE RELATED TO THE "DEATH WOBBLE." IMMEDIATELY I CALLED LAKE NORMAN JEEP DEALERSHIP EXPLAINED THE ISSUES AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR 9/28. AT THE DEALERSHIP THEY INSTALLED A STEERING DAMPER AND BALANCED THE TIRES. WE WERE HOPING THIS SOLVED THE PROBLEM IT DIDN'T. TONIGHT (10/8) MY PARTNER WAS EXITING 277 ON TO HIGHWAY 16 TRAVELING 55 MPH AND AGAIN EXPERIENCED THE "DEATH WOBBLE." AS HE WAS MERGING ONTO HIGHWAY 16 THE CAR AGAIN SHOOK SO VIOLENTLY HE COULD NOT CONTROL THE STEERING, THERE WAS A CAR NEXT TO HIM AND IN THE REAR. AN ATTEMPT TO TURN THE CAR MADE THE SHAKING WORSE. HE QUICKLY PUT ON HIS HAZARDS AND SLOWED THE JEEP DOWN TO 20 MPH ON THIS HIGHWAY. HE WAS ONLY ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE STEERING AFTER THE CAR REACHED 20 MPH. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT AND HE ARRIVED HOME SAFELY. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR JEEP AND YET THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS PRODUCT. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MPH, MY 2011 4-DOOR JEEP WRANGLER HIT A SMALL BUMP. THE JEEP'S FRONT-END/STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. WHEN TRYING TO REDUCE THE SPEED BY BRAKING, THE VIOLENT SHAKING ONLY BECAME WORSE. I WAS UNABLE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE IN THE LANE WHICH I WAS DRIVING BECAUSE OF THE OUT-OF-CONTROL SHAKING. HAD THERE BEEN OTHER VEHICLES IN THE ADJACENT LANES, THERE MOST DEFINITELY WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT, WITH POSSIBLE INJURIES, GIVEN THE RATE OF SPEED THAT I WAS TRAVELING. I HAD TO REDUCE THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE SIMPLY BY NOT APPLYING THE GAS OR BRAKE, CAUSING CARS BEHIND ME TO HAVE TO BRAKE, WHICH IN TURN COULD HAVE RESULTED IN ADDITIONAL ACCIDENTS/INJURIES. THIS UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING HAS OCCURRED IN THIS VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 5 TIMES. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THIS IS THE INFAMOUS "DEATH WOBBLE." SINCE THIS IS A KNOWN OCCURRENCE, ESPECIALLY IN JEEPS, MY CONCERN IS WHY THIS IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED AND BEING REQUIRED TO BE FIXED. *TR *JS

Mileage: 23,000

I WAS A PASSENGER RIDING ALONG IN A 2011 JEEP WRANGLER THAT EXHIBITED THE INFAMOUS JEEP DEATH WOBBLE, WHICH IS A VIOLENT SHAKING AND SHUDDERING OF THE VEHICLE AND STEERING WHEEL ON A COMPLETELY STOCK VEHICLE WITH 20K MILES. THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE THEN TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS THE 3RD OCCURRENCE HE HAS EXPERIENCED WITH HIS VEHICLE. I OBSERVED HOW VIOLENTLY THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND WAS VERY RELIEVED THAT WE DID NOT ROLL OVER NOR HIT ANY OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. THE JEEP DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD HIM REPEATEDLY THAT THEY CANNOT FIND OR REPLICATE THE PROBLEM HE EXPERIENCED. I AM SHOCKED THAT SOMETHING SO COMMON AND DANGEROUS HAS GONE UNFIXED ALL THIS TIME. *TR

Mileage: 20,105

THE NOTORIOUS WRANGLER DEATH WOBBLE. I HAVE A BRAND NEW 2011 WRANGLER WITH 10,000 MILES AND TODAY IT STARTED THIS INSANE WOBBLE WHEN GOING DOWN ROUGH ROADS AT ANY SPEED AT ALL. I CANT BELIEVE THIS, IT IS STAOCK AND THIS IS UPSURD THAT CHRYSLER HASN'T FIXED THIS. *TR

14MM BOLTS WERE INSTALLED ON THE ASSEMBLY LINE OF THE MANUFACTURER (CHRYSLER/DODGE/JEEP) IN THE TRACK BAR BUSHINGS AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS OF THE JEEP WRANGLER SUSPENSIONS, WHICH ACTUALLY CALLS FOR A 9/16" BOLT. NOT ONLY WERE THE WRONG SIZE BOLTS USED, THE WRONG TYPE OF BOLTS WERE USED IN THE INSTALLATION. THE BOLTS USED WERE THREADED TO THE HEAD, RATHER THAN USING THE APPROPRIATE "SHOULDER" BOLT - THREADED AT THE BOTTOM AND SMOOTH UP TO THE HEAD. BY INSTALLING THE WRONG BOLTS, THE THREADS HAVE EATEN AWAY AT THE INSIDE OF THE BUSHINGS, CAUSING THE ROUND HOLE TO HAVE WEAR FROM THE CUTTING ACTION, THUS LOOSENING THE SURFACE AREA INSIDE WHICH CAN LEAD TO "DEATH WOBBLE". DEATH WOBBLE IS WHERE THE BALL JOINTS, TRACK BARS, AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS IN THE SUSPENSION FLUTTER WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE SUSPENSION TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, WHICH IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND CAN RESULT IN A POTENTIAL ACCIDENT OR EVEN DEATH. I EXPECT CHRYSLER/DODGE/JEEP TO ISSUE A RECALL AND A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN TO ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES. I TOOK MY JEEP TO MY DEALERSHIP AND UPON EXAMINATION, SURE ENOUGH, THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT WEAR INSIDE THE BUSHINGS WHERE THESE BOLTS WERE INSTALLED BY THE MANUFACTURER. I WANTED TO REPLACE THEM WITH THE CORRECT SIZE AND TYPE OF BOLTS TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION, BUT THE DAMAGE HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE, RESULTING IN ALL NEW PARTS NEEDING TO BE ORDERED (TRACK BARS, LOWER CONTROL ARMS, ETC.) SOURCES: PLEASE REFER TO NUMEROUS YOUTUBE CONSUMER VIDEOS ON "JEEP WRANGLER DEATH WOBBLE" AS WELL AS A "STICKY" POSTED IN THE FOLLOWING JEEP ENTHUSIAST FORUM: WWW.WRANGLERFORUM.COM THERE, YOU WILL FIND A STICKY CALLED "THE IMPORTANCE OF CHANGING OUT STOCK BOLTS" WITH OVER 12,000 VIEWS AND OVER 300 POSTS. *TR

Mileage: 4,500

AT APPROXIMATELY 3,000 MILES I PERFORMED THE FIRST OIL CHANGE. I FOUND THE DRAIN PLUG, WHICH IS TYPICALLY TIGHT, TO BE LOOSE. I WAS ABLE TO REMOVE IT WITH MY FINGERS. AT APPROXIMATELY 6,000 MILES, I BEGAN TO HEAR A CLUNKING NOISE AT LOW SPEEDS. AFTER TRYING TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE FOR OVER A WEEK, I FINALLY DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM. THE UPPER ANTI-SWAY BAR FASTENERS ON THE FRONT SUSPENSION WERE LOOSE. I TORQUED THEM BACK TO SPECS MYSELF. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT OTHER NUTS OR BOLTS MAY BE LOOSE ON THIS VEHICLE. JEEP ISSUED A RECALL FOR "LOOSE SUSPENSION FASTENERS" FOR 2010 AND 2011 MODELS, BUT MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM MAY BE MORE WIDESPREAD THAN JEEP HAS SPOKEN IT TO BE. *TR

Mileage: 6,000

DEATH WOBBLE OCCURS RANDOMLY WITHOUT WARNING IN OUR 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED X, CAUSING US TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. TO TRY TO CORRECT THE ISSUE, WE REPLACED THE STEERING STABILIZER AND HAD THE TIRES ROTATED AND BALANCED (WHICH WAS UNNEEDED). THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. WE'VE TAKEN IT TO A FRONT-END SPECIALIST AND FOUND NO ABNORMAL WEAR. JEEP DEALERSHIP PROVIDED NO HELP OR ENCOURAGEMENT. *TR

Mileage: 43,000