NHTSA Complaint #11172715 — 2018 JEEP WRANGLER
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11172715 |
| Vehicle | 2018 JEEP WRANGLER |
| Component | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 1,950 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | VA |
Consumer Description
PURCHASED THE BRAND NEW 2018 JEEP WRANGLER SAHARA WITH 40 MILES ON NOVEMBER 30, 2018. CURRENTLY, THIS VEHICLE HAS 1,975 MILES. IN LATE DECEMBER 2018 HIT A BUMP ON A HIGHWAY DRIVING THE POSTED SPEED OF 70MPH AND THE VEHICLE VIBRATED A BIT AND HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO HANDLE THE VEHICLE. EACH WEEK AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON DAILY COMMUTE IN CITY CONDITIONS AT THE POSTED SPEED OF 25-30MPH, AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE PAVEMENT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HANDLE WELL, AS IF I WOULD LOSE CONTROL. ON JANUARY 27, 2019 DRIVING ON A RAMP AT THE SPEED OF 45MPH UPON ENTERING THE INTERSTATE THE VEHICLE HIT A BUMP IN THE PAVEMENT, THE VEHICLE BEGINS AN UNCONTROLLABLE VIBRATION AND WAS SHAKING THE STEERING WHEEL, I HAD TO PULL OVER. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE ONLINE WITH THE SAME ISSUE, I FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING MY ONLY VEHICLE. FOR A VEHICLE VALUED OVER $45,000, I NEED THIS ISSUE TO BE INVESTIGATED BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT THE POSTED SPEED. THE VEHICLE FEELS UNSTABLE WHILE DRIVING OVER ANY BUMP IN THE PAVEMENT AT 20MPH THE VEHICLE WOBBLES AND SWAYS.
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