7.3

pretty bad
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
7,292 miles

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problem #51

Nov 202020

Wrangler

  • 30,000 miles
While driving my 2019 Jeep Wrangler jl on a highway, at about 75 miles per hour, the front end of the vehicle started vigorously shaking from side to side. It felt as though the front tires were going to fall off. I had to reduce to a speed of lower than 50 miles per hour (which is unsafe on a highway that runs 70 miles per hour) in order for the shaking to calm down. I took the vehicle in to Jeep that same day and reported the issue. After 2 days, they informed me they could not re-create the issue and therefor did not find anything wrong. They made no repairs. Fast forward to about 9 month later and it has happened again. I was driving on the same highway today. At about the same speeds, and experienced the vigorous shaking of my steering wheel and front portion of the vehicle.

- Hesperia, CA, USA

problem #50

Nov 182020

Wrangler 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 8,000 miles
The contact owns a 2019 Jeep Wrangler. The contact stated that while his wife was driving 75 mph, the vehicle experienced the death wobble. There was no warning prior to the failure. The contact stated that his wife briefly lost control of the vehicle but regained control. The contact stated that his wife pulled off the highway to inspect the vehicle and found no fault with the vehicle. The failure mileage was approximately 8,000.

- Delray Beach, FL, USA

problem #49

Nov 072020

Wrangler

  • 17,500 miles
On 11/7/20 while driving from harlingen, tx to houston, tx at an average speed of 65mph the Jeep would shake uncontrollably and very aggressively causing me to reduce speed and switch lanes hitting the brakes only made it worse. In October 219 I experienced the same 'death wobble' driving 65mph on the highway when going over the overpass. The dealer said normal and would replace the damper to help but normal. This is not normal and is unsafe especially when driving with children in the vehicle at high rate of speed.

- Harlingen, TX, USA

problem #48

Oct 152020

Wrangler

  • 0 miles
My 2019 Jeep Wrangler sport jl when driving on the road any road the car for no reason starts wobbling and shaking and vibrating for about 20 seconds or more and then it drives normally, but this happens very often and the steering wheel feels weird and has an empty space in it and when driving on the highway the car wonders to the left and right changing lanes and I have to keep both hands on the steering wheel to control the car and keep it straight. This is a brand new car. There was a recall on the steering damper and that recall was done on my Jeep but the problem of wobbling and shaking and vibrating is still there. My Jeep is very dangerous to drive and it's still brand new and under manufacturer warranty and I took it to a Jeep dealership in hoover-Alabama hendrick Jeep and they said that they couldn't find any problem but I don't trust them and I don't think they did a thorough diagnosis. My Jeep has a defect in the steering wheel and it wobbles and shakes and vibrates for no reason very often and the steering has an empty space in it that makes the car go sideways. The wobbling and shaking and vibrating is very dangerous and happens for no reason or after I go through a rough road or a pothole or on a normal smooth road.all this is still happening even after doing the recall of steering damper. The problem of wobbling and shaking and vibrating is still there and the car is very dangerous to drive

- Birmingham, AL, USA

problem #47

Sep 252020

Wrangler

  • 15,000 miles
While driving the middle lane on the highway doing 70 mph I drove over an overpass with a slight depression and my steering wheel started to violently shake so much so that I had difficulty moving to the right lane and then onto the emergency shoulder, this could have caused a serious accident. The dealer replaced the steering dampener the second time to correct this problem. This was the second time that this had happened, the first time was about 14 months earlier when the dealer replaced the steering dampener for the first time. To date I am on my third steering dampener in less than two years. Please investigate this design disaster that is an extreme hazard to all the safe drivers on our highways including me. Thank you.

- Fort Myers, FL, USA

problem #46

Mar 102020

Wrangler

  • 12,000 miles
At highway speeds when going over approach to bridge, pothole, even road reflectors Jeep wranglers2 doors can go into a violent shaking of steering wheel and front tires and suspension. The dealers call it the death wobble.if you hit your brakes its even worse. You must just hang on and release your gas pedal till it finally comes under control. This wold be especialy dangerous during rain or worse ice or snow.Jeep should be able to add a stabilizer or something to the suspension to control this condition. If they can name it they should be able to fix it.

- Brooksville, FL, USA

problem #45

Jan 012020

Wrangler

  • 4,525 miles
The contact owns a 2019 Jeep Wrangler. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to aventura Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram (2198 North East 163 street, North miami beach, Florida 33162, (305)-493-5000) to be repaired under manufacturer communication number: 9004166 (damper, steering) however, the repair failed to fix the issue. While the contact was driving at 70 mph, the vehicle vibrated and shook uncontrollably. The contact reduced the vehicle speed and the failure was corrected. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 4,525.

- Miami, FL, USA

problem #44

Aug 292020

Wrangler

  • miles
Wandering steering feels unsafe at speed over 55. Now beginning to pull right as well

- Dingmans Ferry, PA, USA

problem #43

Jun 192020

Wrangler 6-cyl

  • 19,520 miles
This vehicle was bought used on 5/17 it was the dealerships rental before.driving for the first time on the highway on 6/19 at highway speed vehicle had sudden death wobble it was scary feeling the whole front end of the Jeep shake side to side. Made it home safely and saw the V41 recall was installed incorrectly. I took it to the dealership once they were open on 6/22 and was told it was death wobble and given a rental car. On 6/24 I was told the part needed is on backorder. Including a picture showing the part was installed wrong. They also said it was installed on 9/19 when the updated instructions were sent out on. 6/19 and clearly managed to install incorrectly. This is a safety issue. The steering damper fix is just that a bandaid not a actual fix at all since there are reports of it happening after it's installed. My Jeep is all stock.

- Lucerne Valley, CA, USA

problem #42

Feb 122020

Wrangler 6-cyl

  • 12,450 miles
When on freeway at 60-70 mph, steering wheel begins to vibrate violently. Once speed is reduced, it stops. Has happened 4 times within last 6 months, once while being towed behind motorhome. Also described by many others as "death wobble".

- Canyon Country, CA, USA

problem #41

Nov 232019

Wrangler 6-cyl

  • 10,000 miles
While driving 55 mph or over, on highway, the vehicle started shaking violently and was unable to control vehicle until the speed dropped to 35 mph. I have already had the recall done to the vehicle to replace the steering damper and the problem is still continuing to occur any time I hit a small bump or crack in pavement I have called Jeep to have the vehicle repaired once again still waiting after a month to have a call back to have repaired meanwhile the vehicle is not safe to drive over 50 mph I also have seen another complaint identical to mine from another Jeep owner in Ohio.

- Farwell, MI, USA

problem #40

May 012020

Wrangler 6-cyl

  • 21,000 miles
While driving at 60 mph over S suspension joint on a bridge, the vehicle started shaking violently and was unable to control vehicle until the speed dropped to 35 mph. I have already had the recall done to the vehicle to replace the stabilizer bar, and the problem is still continuing to occur any time I travel over an expansion joint or even a bump in the roadway.

- Newcastle, DE, USA

problem #39

Apr 172020

Wrangler 6-cyl

  • miles
I have been to Dodge several times for these issues they always tell me nothing wrong with vehicle. The car pulls to one side when driving its very wobbly. Also I have taken it in because the Jeep is using up coolant too fast. They topped off coolant for me less than a week later coolant reservoir is empty. They tell me nothing wrong no issue just known to happen with Jeep.

- Davenport, FL, USA

problem #38

Oct 142019

Wrangler 6-cyl

  • 5,300 miles
After receiving the recall for steering damper to fix the steering wheel wobble when driving over a bump at highway speeds, I have gotten the wobble twice now. Recall was approx 5,131 miles. Wobble incident occurred once before recall at 3,000 miles. Wobble has also occurred at approx 5,500 miles and approx 5,800. It is a violent wobble that makes me uncomfortable and susceptible to an accident especially at highway speeds while driving to and from work.

- Baltimore, MD, USA

problem #37

Mar 192020

Wrangler

  • 13,000 miles
While driving 70 on interstate 95 the vehicle started to shake immensely. Had to immediately bring the vehicle to a speed of 35 to stop. This almost caused an accident with the vehicle behind as they had to brake and veer into another lane to avoid it. I am in palm beach fl and will be bringing to dealer right away. The vehicle is a 2019 with 13K miles which I just purchased last week.

- Port St Lucie, FL, USA

problem #36

Feb 012019

Wrangler

  • 400 miles
The contact owns a 2019 Jeep Wrangler. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle drifted from side to side and was difficult to drive in a straight line. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer and local dealer was not yet notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 400.

- Mentor, OH, USA

problem #35

Feb 072020

Wrangler

  • 630 miles
Ongoing isue with death wobble brought back to the dealer for a third time and they changed out the steering dampener assuring me that this would solve the issue while driving at 50mph on rte 290 auburn MA vehicle hit a bump on the highway and started the whole Jeep shaking and causing an unsafe condition

- Southbridge, MA, USA

problem #34

Feb 062020

Wrangler

  • 600 miles
After going to dealership and getting death wobble fixed vehicle by removing and reinstalling the steering dampener the correct way and exhibited the same issue and once again almost caused an accident vehicle travelling at 50 mph on highway 290 holy cross corner and vehicle started to shake and wobble uncontrollably had to slow down to 30mph to make the problem go away called dealership and they stated that they would need to order a new steering dampener

- Southbridge, MA, USA

problem #33

Feb 052020

Wrangler

  • 500 miles
While driving at highway speed 50mph on rte 290 at college square corner vehicle felt like wheels were going to fall off lot of shaking and almost lost control very dangerous slowed down to 30mph and vibrations subsided this has happend once before on same day Jeep Wrangler has 500 miles on it dealer "putnam Jeep" has been called and will be bringing Jeep into shop asap

- Southbridge, MA, USA

problem #32

Jan 292020

Wrangler

  • 5,743 miles
When traveling around 65 mph on a chicagoland expressway, the vehicle hit a small uneven portion of the roadway (I.e. small bump or hole) and vehicle started the known "Wrangler death wobble", "...a byproduct of the Wrangler's solid front axle design, and can cause the steering wheel to violently shake after hitting a bump or other road imperfection at higher speeds..." so, I had to slow down while in the third lane from the right, continue to slow down (I.e. around 40 mph) while changing lanes to the right, and after about 30 seconds the wobble stopped and then I had full control of the vehicle again. This appears to be a very dangerous situation with the vehicle. 5,743 miles on the vehicle.

- West Chicago, IL, USA

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