2007 JEEP WRANGLER Steering Problems

THE 2007 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED X MODEL BEGAN VIOLENT SHAKING IN THE FRONT END AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE SHAKING STARTED MILDLY THEN BECAME VIOLENT. I SLOWED DOWN AND THE SHAKING SUBSIDED BUT THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN THE TRAFFIC FLOW IS MOVING AT FASTER RATES. AN ON-LINE SEARCH INDICATES THAT THIS IS COMMON IN THIS MODEL. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED. *TR

WHEN TRAVELING AT 45 MPH I MADE A SLIGHT LEFT TURN IN THE ROAD AND WENT OVER A LONG SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD MAYBE FROM A ROAD SEAM THAT WAS FILLED IN. BOTH WHEELS HIT IT AT THE SAME TIME AND THE JEEP SLOWLY STARTED SHAKING UNTIL IT BECAME VERY VIOLENT INSIDE THE JEEP. I HAD TO SLOW MY SPEED DOWN TO APPROX 10 MPH TO GET IT TO STOP. I HAPPENED TO HAVE A COWORKER BEHIND ME WHO SAW THE WHOLE THING FROM BEHIND AND SAID THE CAR WAS SHAKING BACK AND FORTH SO MUCH THAT IT LOOKED LIKE MY RIMS WERE ALMOST TOUCHING THE ROAD SINCE MY TIRE TREADS STAYED STRAIGHT. IT FELT LIKE I HAD 4 FLATS. I CHANGED THE STEERING DAMPENER AND THE SHOCKS TO RANCHO BRAND WHICH ARE LARGER THAN THE OEM BUT IT HAPPENED AGAIN BUT NOT NEARLY AS BAD SINCE I NOW...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

DRIVING ON 4 LANE NON-INTERSTATE ROAD IN THE RAIN AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. DROVE THROUGH A PUDDLE THAT SEEMED TO AFFECT THE LEFT FRONT TIRE ONLY AND THE FRONT END BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AS THOUGH SOMETHING HAD CAME LOOSE. THERE WAS A STRONG PULL TO THE LEFT ALSO. I'M THINKING I WILL HAVE TO GET THE FRONT END CHECKED OUT, STOPPED AT A GROCERY STORE FOR A FEW THINGS AND WHEN HEADED HOME THE SHAKE IS STILL THERE, BUT NOT SO VIOLENT. PARKED AT HOME OVERNIGHT AND HEADED OUT THE NEXT DAY TO GET IT LOOKED AT AND THERE IS NO SHAKE WHATSOEVER, VEHICLE DRIVES LIKE IT ALWAYS HAS. IN DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET I SEE A PROBLEM OTHERS SEEM TO BE HAVING EXACTLY LIKE MINE AND IT'S BEING CALLED THE "DEATH WOBBLE". IT HAS NOT DONE THIS SINCE THIS ONE TIME BUT IT HAS ME WORRIED...

I BOUGHT A NEW 2007 JEEP WRANGLER DEATH WOBBLE STARTED AT 70,000 MILES MARK MITSUBISHI IN PHOENIX AZ HAS NOT HELPED ME OUT AT ALL IT GOES EVERY 10,000 MILES ON ME AND THEY JUST REPLACED MY TIRES. DEATH WOBBLE OCCURRED THE DAY AFTER AND BEFORE. HOW DO WE ALL GET TOGETHER WHO HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND GET JEEP TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR A DEFECTIVE FRONT END. DEATH WOBBLE IS NOT ONLY SCARY IT IS DANGEROUS AND I HOPE THAT IT DOESN'T TAKE SOMEONE GETTING KILLED FOR THEM TO FINALLY REPLACE IT. *TR

STEERING COLUMN SHAKES VIOLENTLY AFTER HITTING SMALL BUMPS, USUALLY IN A TURN. VERY CLOSE TO CAUSING ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE NEED TO BRAKE QUICKLY TO SLOW DOWN AND ELIMINATE THE SHAKING. ITS VERY DISAPPOINTING THIS IS NOT PUBLISHED NOR ANYONE ACTED ON THIS. INCIDENT HAS NOW HAPPENED APPROX 20 TIMES AND VEHICLE HAS NO AFTER MARKET PARTS. *TR

MY JEEP WRANGLER 2007 SHAKES SO VIOLENTLY THAT I CAN NO LONGER DRIVE IT. I AM AFRAID THAT I MAY KILL SOMEONE OR MY SELF OR MY KID. IT IS THE SCARIEST THING EVER. AT THREE (3) DIFFERENT OCCASIONS I ALMOST CRASH. I HEARD SO MANY JEEP OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, SO WHY CHRYSLER ARE NOT DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM? THEY TRIED TO TELL ME ITS FRONT END OR A TIRE ISSUE. I HAVE CHANGED MY STEERING DAMPER, MY STABILIZER BAR AND BUSHINGS. HAD IT ALIGNED AND BOUGHT NEW TIRES AND BALANCE. PROBLEM STILL EXIST. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER AS OF THIS MORNING. AND THEY ARE TRYING TO STICK ME WITH A BILL FOR ANY REPAIRS DONE TO RECTIFY THIS WOBBLING ISSUE. I DO NOT THINK THAT I, THE CONSUMER SHOULD HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING FOR THIS MANUFACTURE DEFECT. $40, 000.00 IS...

ON THE 2007 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 2007 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 2007 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

STOCK 2007 WITH FAIRLY NEW ORIGINAL SIZE TIRES WRANGLER WITH "DEATH WOBBLE" AT 55 MILES AN HOURS THE JEEP BEGIN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND I HAD TO SLOW BELOW 45 FOR THE WOBBLE TO STOP. AFTER I HAD THE RECOMMENDED UPGRADE TO THE STEERING DAMPENER I WAS TRAVELING THROUGH A CANYON ON I-70 AND WENT OVER AN EXPANSION JOINT. I ALMOST LOTS CONTROL AND HIT THE CAR NEXT TO ME RELATED TO THIS WOBBLE. THIS JEEP HAS BEEN TAKEN THIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER 5 TIMES IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS, THEY HAVE REPLACED EVERY POSSIBLE PART ON THE FRONT END OF THIS CAR. THE TIRES ARE FROM 2009 WITH ALMOST 2/3 TREAD REMAINING. THE DEALERSHIP IS AT A LOST FOR WHY THIS PROBLEM CONTINUES. I HAVE DECIDED TO SELL THE JEEP BACK TO THE DEALER BECAUSE I AM NO LONGER ABLE TO FEEL SAFE AND WILL NOT TAKE MY...

I TOOK MY WIFE'S 2007 JEEP WRANGLER JK (4 DOOR AUTOMATIC) TO COURTHOUSE SHELL HERE LOCALLY TO GET THE STATE INSPECTION DONE (MY FIRST TIME FOR THIS SINCE PURCHASING IT ON JULY 1ST 2012 FROM CHECKERED FLAG TOYOTA IN GREENBRIER). I RECEIVED A CALL SAYING THAT THE HORN DID NOT WORK, WHAT DID I WANT TO DO? MY WIFE HAD SAID THAT IT HAD BEEN WORKING THE PREVIOUS WEEK. WELL, I SAID THAT I WANT IT FIXED. THE MECHANIC SHOWED ME THAT THE FUSE IN THE FUSE-BOX WAS NOT GETTING ANY POWER AND THEY NEEDED MORE TIME TO TROUBLESHOOT IT, SO THEY KEPT IT OVERNIGHT, THEY THEN INCORRECTLY SAID IT WAS A SIMPLE RELAY WHICH THEY WOULD ORDER AND RECEIVE LATER THAT SECOND DAY, AND THEY FINALLY FIGURED OUT THAT THE AIR BAG AND THE HORN WERE INCAPACITATED DUE TO A FAULTY $269 AIRBAG CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY WHICH HAD TO BE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH OVER AN UNEVEN SURFACE, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, HE NOTICED VIOLENT SHAKING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC PERFORMED A FRONTAL ALIGNMENT, WHEEL BALANCE AND REPLACED THE STABILIZER BAR. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000. *TR

THIS WAS ONE OF THE WORST TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT MY JEEP USED IN OCT OF 2011 THAT IT DID THIS HORRIBLE SHAKING BETWEEN 55-60 MPH. IT HAS DONE IT SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THEN AND RECENTLY WAS WORSE THAN EVER!! IT STARTED AT 40 MPH AND CONTINUED EVEN OVER 60 MPH IT WAS SO BAD I NEEDED TO PULL OVER, AS I COULDN'T CONTROL IT. I HAVE SINCE READ ONLINE THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE MANY JEEP OWNERS FACE-ESPECIALLY 2007. I AM GOING TO CONTACT JEEP AS I WANT IT FIXED, I COULD HAVE CRASHED IF I WEREN'T IN THE FAR RIGHT LANE ON THE HIGHWAY AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT!!! IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND RECALLED TO BE REPAIRED. I'M HOPING JEEP AND MY LOCAL DEALER CAN FIX IT AND IT NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN! *TR

BOUGHT 2007 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED X IN APRIL 2010. 2 MONTHS LATER WHILE FILLING IT UP AT THE GAS STATION THE GAS CAME POURING BACK OUT. I THOUGHT PUMP WAS BROKEN ACTUALLY INFORMED CLERK. HAPPENED AGAIN 3 FILL-UPS LATER. AROUND THAT TIME STARTED HAVING A SHIMMY IN FRONT END. BROUGHT IT BACK TO DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. WAS TOLD THEY NEVER HEARD OF GAS COMING BACK OUT I MUST BE DOING SOMETHING WRONG AND THE SHIMMY WAS "NORMAL" FOR JEEPS. BEEN HAVING MAJOR ISSUES WITH THIS TRUCK IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP MORE THAN ANY VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED. I'VE ONLY BOUGHT USED. I'VE HAD TO HAVE THE 02 SENSORS CHANGED 4 TIMES. I HAVE MY TIRES BALANCED SEVERAL TIMES. MY TIRES ROTATED. ALIGNMENTS, ETC. I HAVE ALSO REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPER. FAST FORWARD TO 2013. SHIMMY IS SO BAD I ALMOST TOOK OUT ANOTHER DRIVER. THANKFULLY I'M...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SHOULDER AND WAS POWERED OFF THEN RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

VIOLENT SHAKING FROM FRONT WHEELS AFTER HITTING SMALL BUMPS IN ROAD. STEERING SHOOK SIDE TO SIDE. HAD TO BRING JEEP TO COMPLETE STOP FOR SHAKING TO STOP. VERY DANGEROUS. JEEP DID THIS NEARLY EVERY DAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING OVER A POT HOLE OR ANY UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHEN THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 45 MPH OR ABOVE. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO STOP DRIVING MOMENTARILY IN ORDER TO STOP THE SHAKING FAILURE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE STEERING SHOCK WAS REPLACED, BUT DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FILLED WITH GASOLINE, FUEL WOULD SPILL OUT OF THE TANK. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO WOBBLE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT HAD A PENDING APPOINTMENT WITH A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000. ...UPDATED 04-08-13 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

HIT A POTHOLE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A VIOLENT SHAKING UNTIL I STOPPED . *TR

DRIVING MY STOCK 2007 JEEP WRANGLER ON I-77 IN CHARLESTON WV AT 65MPH. STARTED ROUNDING A LEFT HAND CURVE IN THE ROAD WHEN I HIT SOME MINOR BUMPS IN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE STARTED BOUNCING AND SHAKING VIOLENTLY NEARLY CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW AND PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE SHAKE WENT AWAY AT ABOUT 15-20 MPH. I THOUGHT FOR SURE A WHEEL WAS COMING OFF. I SLOWED MY SPEED BUT THIS STILL HAPPENED THREE MORE TIMES BEFORE I COULD GET IT TO ROYAL JEEP IN CHARLESTON WHERE I HAD TO LEAVE IT AND RENT A CAR FOR THE NIGHT. AFTER DESCRIBING THE INCIDENT TO THE SERVICE ADVISOR STATED IT SOUND LIKE A BAD STEERING DAMPER SHOCK AND STATED THAT HE HAS DEALT WITH THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. I PICKED UP THE VEHICLE THE NEXT DAY TO A TUNE...

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN EXCESS OF 70MPH WHEN I HIT A VERY MINOR IMPERFECTION IN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO SHAKE/HOP AND STEERING BECOME UNCONTROLLABLE I NEARLY CAUSED A MAJOR PILE UP ON I-35. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES AND I'VE OWNED THE CAR VERY LITTLE TIME. LUCKILY I GAINED CONTROL BEFORE A CATASTROPHIC EVENT HAPPENED. THIS IS 100% A JEEP DESIGN FLAW IT IS REFERRED TO AS "DEATH WOBBLE" AND NO IF ANDS OR BUTS; THEY NEED TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. ALL WE AS BUYERS ASK IS TO BE PUT IN A SAFE AND FUNCTIONAL VEHICLE. MY CHILD HAS TO RIDE IN THIS CAR. THERE ARE LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF REPORTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM ALL OVER THE NATION. IT IS NOT OK FOR THIS TO GO ON ANY LONGER. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE LIVES ARE AT STAKE. IS THAT NOT IMPORTANT ANYMORE? PLEASE...

THIS HAS TO DO WITH THE DEATH WOBBLE THAT IS HIGHLY BEEN BROADCASTED VIA INTERNET. I HAVE A MINT, COMPLETELY STOCK JEEP WRANGLER X UNLIMITED. FIRST YEAR OF THE 4 DOOR. IT HAS NOT BEEN MODIFIED AT ALL. AS SAID IT IS MINT CONDITION. I MADE THE MISTAKE OF NOT DRIVING IT MUCH, ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAY FIRST SEVERAL YEARS I HAD IT. I DROVE A OLDER CAR AS MY EVERYDAY VEHICLE. THE JEEP WAS AND IS MY TOY. I HAD TO START DRIVING IT MORE IN 2011, THAT'S WHEN THE PROBLEM WAS CLEAR. WHENEVER I AM DRIVING AT OVER 50-55 MPH, AND I HIT A BUMP OR GROOVE IN ROAD IT RANDOMLY GOES INTO THIS VIOLENT SHAKE. THE SAME SHAKE DESCRIBED AND SEEN ON THE INTERNET. I FINALLY DID TAKE IT TO A JEEP DEALER, NOT EXPECTING MUCH. DUE TO THE FACT THAT MY WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. BUT DUE TO...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO WOBBLE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONDITION WAS REFERRED TO AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE TIRES WERE BALANCED AND THE VEHICLE WAS REALIGNED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH OR HIGHER AND WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT REPLACING THE AXLE HOUSING AND THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS MAY REMEDY THE SHAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000... UPDATED 02-07-13 *BF UPDATED 02/13/2013 *JS

FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY, FEELS LIKE A FLAT TIRE OR A LOOSE WHEEL. STOPPED & CHECKED TIRES, FOUND NOTHING WRONG. GOT BACK IN VEHICLE AND DROVE. THIS HAS HAPPEN AT LEAST 2 OTHER TIMES. I BELIEVE IT IS CALLED A DEATH WOBBLE. WAS PRETTY SCARY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, HE DROVE OVER A ROAD BUMP, CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME UNCONTROLLABLE. HE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO REGAIN CONTROL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE, WHICH WAS CONSIDERED A "DEATH WOBBLE", WAS A COMMON FAILURE FOR THE YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SEVERAL INDEPENDENT MECHANICS FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT NO FAILURE WAS DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 52,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

UNCONTROLLABLE WOBBLE IN FRONT END ON HIGHWAY CAUSING VEHICLE TO BE UNSAFE (REFERRED TO AS THE DEATH WOBBLE)

EXPERIENCED JEEP WRANGLER'S DEATH WOBBLE...MY VEHICLE SHOOK SO BAD I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE WRANGLER'S I HAD TO APPLY MY BRAKES AT SPEEDS OF 55 MPH EST. WHILE ON INTERSTATE 80 IN NEW JERSEY ALMOST CAUSING A MULTIPLY VEHICLES CRASH. JUST LEFT DEALERSHIP AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO VERIFY MY CONCERNS. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY YESTERDAY AFTERNOON 11/1/12 DRIVING AT 60 MPH. WHILE DRIVING OUT OF NO WHERE THE JEEP'S FRONT END STARTED SHAKING OUT OF CONTROL. IT FELT LIKE THE FRONT END WAS ABOUT TO FALL OFF.. I COULD NOT CONTROL THE JEEP AT THIS POINT SO I STEPPED ON MY BRAKES AND SLOWED THE VEHICLE TO ABOUT 20 MPH BEFORE THE SHAKING STOPPED. TODAY I TOOK IT IN TO A LOCAL ALIGNMENT SHOP SO THEY CAN DIAGNOSE IT AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE WHOLE FRONT STEERING ASSEMBLY IS ABOUT SHOT! THEY SPECIFICALLY SAID THAT THE MOST WEAR WAS ON THE TIE RODS AND FRONT TRACK BAR IN WHICH WILL CAUSE THE GEOMETRY OF THE STEERING TO BE THROWN OFF. THEY CALLED IT THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AND THAT IT WAS COMMON IN THESE JEEPS. I TRULY THINK THAT JEEP NEEDS TO OPEN A RECALL FOR THESE PARTS...

MY JEEP HAS THE DEATH WOBBLE, HAS NOW FOR YEARS. AS ADVISED IHAVE REPLACED TIRES AND HAD AN ALLIGNMENT, FIXED IT FOR A WHILE, NOW ITS BACK, REPLACED TIRES AND ALLIGNMENT ALSO BALANCED AND NOW REPLACING THE STEERING DAMPER. THERE ARE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. EVERY MECHANIC I CALLED HAD HEARD OF IT OR EXPERIENCED IT. THERE HAVE BEEN NEWS PIECES DONE ABOUT IT AND NOW CHRYSLER HAS ISSUED A TECHNICAL BULLETIN BLAMING IT ON EVERYONE ELSE BUT THEIR POOR DESIGN. THEY SHOULD E HELD ACCOUNTABLE. I HAVE NOT LIFTED MY JEEP AND NOTHING BESIDES TIRES AND NOW THIS STEERING DAMPER HAS BEEN REPLACED - SO ALL STOCK. THEY NEED TO BE FORCED TO GET TO THE ROOT OF THIS AND REIMBURSE PEOPLE FOR THE REPAIRS AND LABOR TIME IT TAKES TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIX THIS. IT MAY NOT IN AND OF ITSELF...

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 40 MPH, JEEP STRUCK A SMALL (VERY SHALLOW) POTHOLE. FRONT END OF JEEP BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON TWO OTHER OCCASSIONS IN THE LAST MONTH, ALL BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. EACH TIME THE JEEP HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD. JEEP IS STOCK, NO LIFTS, NO OFF ROAD USE, ORIGINAL FACTORY TIRES: GOODYEAR WRANGLER P255/75R17, PROPERLY INLFATED TO FACTORY SPECS, LOW MILEAGE 27394. THE WOBBLE DOESN'T STOP UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS SLOWED DRASTICALLY, STEERING IS DIFFICULT WHILE THE WOBBLE IS OCCURING. IS THIS A RECALL ITEM? MANUFACTURE REIMBURSEMENT? ANY INFORMATION REGARDING THIS ISSUE WOULD BE APPRECIATED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,900.

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE "DEATH WOBBLE" ON MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER SAHARA FOR THE PAST YEAR NOW. WHEN IT FIRST STARTED I REPLACED THE TIRES AND IT APPEARED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM FOR 8-9 MONTHS. THEN THE PROBLEM RE-APPEARED SO I HAD THE TIRES ROTATED. CORRECTED THE PROBLEM FOR APPROXIMATELY 5000 MILES. JUST THIS MORNING WHILE DRIVING INTO WORK MY JEEP STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY STARTING AT 50 MPH. IN THE PAST, MY JEEP WILL EXPERIENCE THE DEATH WOBBLE BETWEEN 50-60 MPH. I NEED TO SLOW DOWN TO AROUND 20 MPH FOR THE WOBBLE TO STOP. THIS IS NOT SAFE! ESPECIALLY DRIVING IN RUSH HOUR AND I NEED TO CONSTANTLY SLOW DOWN TO SPEEDS BELOW THE MINIMUM SPEED LIMIT REQUIREMENT IN MY STATE. ALL PARTS ON MY JEEP ARE STOCK / STRAIGHT FROM THE ASSEMBLY LINE (EXCEPT FOR THE NEW TIRES, AIR FILTER, OIL, AND WIPER BLADES). I CAN...

AT HIGHWAY SPEED MY STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THIS OCCURRED WHEN HITTING A SMALL JOINT IN THE PAVEMENT. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE SHAKING WAS TO SLOW DOWN FROM 60 TO APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES PER HOUR ON THE INTERSTATE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD VIOLENTLY SHAKE WHENEVER DRIVEN OVER BUMPS. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE BROUGHT IN FOR A DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ABOUT 45 MPH, HIT A BUMP AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE SO VIOLENTLY THAT I WAS CONVINCED A WHEEL WAS ABOUT TO FALL OFF. I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE BUT COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. IN RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ONLINE I FOUND OUT THAT IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE KNOWN AS A "DEATH WOBBLE." I WAS LUCKY IN THAT I WAS DRIVING ON A RARELY TRAVELED BACK ROAD WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED, HAD THIS HAPPENED ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY I COULD SEE THIS AS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

DEATH WOBBLE - I CAN DRIVE THE JEEP DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND ONCE IT HITS ABOVE 45 MILES AN HOUR IT WILL START TO SHAKE EXTENSIVELY. I HAVE TO START PUTTING ON THE BREAK IMMEDIATELY TO STOP THE JEEP FROM SHAKING AND REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. WITH THE SPEED LIMITS ON THE HIGHWAYS 60 - 75 MILES AN HOUR THE VEHICLE PROBLEM MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO TAKE MANY HIGHWAYS. THIS JEEP IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM WORK AND TRANSPORTING MY CHILDREN. I HAVE AVOIDED OVER 5 NEAR MISS ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. IT HAS ALMOST COST ME MY JOB BECAUSE OF HAVING TO AVOID TRAVELING IN THE JEEP. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING THROUGH THE ENTRANCE TO THE BALTIMORE HARBOR TUNNEL, I HIT A BUMP AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY ON MY JEEP WRANGLER. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND SHOOK VIOLENTLY. I HAD NO PLACE TO STOP, A BUS WAS BEHIND ME, AND I HAD TROUBLE KEEPING MY JEEP IN ONE LANE. SINCE THERE WAS NO PLACE TO PULL OVER, I SLOWED DOWN AND WHEN I REACHED A SPEED BETWEEN 15 TO 20 MILES PER HOUR, THE SHAKING STOPPED AND I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE ON. DURING MY TRIP THAT DAY, I HAD THREE MORE EPISODES OF VIOLENT SHAKING AS I HIT BUMPS IN THE ROAD WHEN I WAS TRAVELING BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MILES PER HOUR. I HAD RECENTLY READ AN ARTICLE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THIS ISSUE APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM FOR JEEP WRANGLERS, ALTHOUGH I HAD...

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT ABOUT 40-45MPH MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE HIT A BUMP. WHEN THAT HAPPENED THE ENTIRE FRONT END BEGAN TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY. THE ONLY THING THAT CURED THE ISSUE WAS TO BRAKE THE VEHICLE. ONCE IT GOT DOWN TO ABOUT 15MPH IT FINALLY STOPPED AND I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THIS JEEP. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE AND THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED TIE RODS AND A STEERING DAMPENER BUT IT'S NEVER GONE AWAY COMPLETELY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT STATED OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN OVER 55 MPH AND OVER A ROAD BUMP, THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO DECELERATE TO 45 MPH OR LESS IN ORDER TO STOP THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT A REMEDY WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000. ....UPDATED 06/18/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED A WELL KNOWN FAILURE KNOWN AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE SHAKING WAS SO EXTREME, THE CONSUMER WOULD LOSE THE ABILITY TO FULLY CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND WOULD BE FORCE TO SLOW DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. UPDATED 06/21/12

THIS JEEP IS A DEATH TRAP AND A MONEY TRAP. MY FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED FEB 16TH, 2011 AND COST 600.00. NEEDED A NEW STEERING DAMPNER WHICH THEY REPLACED. TWO MONTHS LATER SAME THING HAPPENS AND THEY REPLACE THE SAME PIECE WITH THE NEWER STEERING DAMPNER. TWO DAYS AGO THE SAME THING HAPPENS AGAIN AND NOW I NEED TO SPEND MORE MONEY TO FIX THE SAME PROBLEM. RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND IT'S CALLED "DEATH WOBBLE" HAD I KNOWN THIS EXISTED I WOULD NEVER HAVE BOUGHT THIS CAR, I FEEL SO UNSAFE IN THIS CAR. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER JEEP AND WILL TELL EVERYONE I KNOW TO NOT BUY ONE. THESE CARS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED FOR FREE, AND THIS COMPANY SHOULD BE SUED FOR MAKING CARS THAT ARE THIS UNSAFE. *JS

WHEN THE VEHICLE REACHES APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGINS SHAKE. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE DRIVERS SIDE HUB ON THE FRONT AXLE WHICH WASN'T COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. I HAD IT ALIGNED & THE WHEELS BALANCED, WHICH HELPED A LITTLE, BUT IT WAS STILL SHAKING. TWO MONTHS LATER I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP & THEY'RE REPLACING ALL THE BALL JOINTS AND THE PASSENGER SIDE HUB ON THE FRONT AXLE. I HAD ALREADY REPLACED THE UPPER BALL JOINTS PREVIOUSLY. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE STEERING DAMPENER WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED WITH A DIFFERENT DESIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD WOBBLE VIOLENTLY WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SHAKING EXCESSIVELY FROM THE LEFT FRONT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A SMALL BUMP AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEGUN TO SWAY VIOLENTLY FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHERE THE TIRES WERE REPLACED AND A FRONT END ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 53,000.

I OWN A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER THAT HAS A VIOLENTLY SHIMMY OR A SO CALLED "DEATH WOBBLE". IT HAS NEARLY CAUSED ME TO GO OFF THE ROAD ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, I'VE COME TO FIND OUT THIS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG JEEP OWNERS WHICH THE CHRYSLER CO. REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE. IT'S BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE AND THE PROBLEM STILL ISN'T FIXED. TO MY DISMAY, THE HAVE NO PROBLEM CHARGING ME FOR THEIR INEFFECTIVE ATTEMPTS. MY MODEL JEEP, AS WELL AS OTHERS, NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND MY MONEY REFUNDED. *TR

THE VEHICLE BEGAN A VIOLENT SHIMMY, THAT YOU COULD ONLY HOLD ON THE STEERING WHEEL FOR DEAR LIFE, UNTIL YOU HAD ALMOST STOPPED UNTIL IT WAS UNDER CONTROL. HAVE NOW LEARNED, COMMONLY REFERRED TO THE DEATH WOBBLE. THE STEERING STABILIZER WAS REPLACED AT DEALERS RECOMMENDATION, BUT IT DIDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM. WE ARE STILL WORKING ON A RESOLUTION, BUT IT IS A VERY SCARY SITUATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT THEN PULLED OVER AND STARTED TO REVERSE WHEN THE SHAKING STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A BODY SHOP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSE THAT THE CONTROL BAR AND THE STEERING WERE FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,900 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,034.