At hwy speeds when a bump is hit the front end and entire vehicle shakes violently like the front tires are going to fall off. This occurs just about every time a bump is hit. Onlyway to stop it is to slow to 15 to 20 MPH creating a traffic hazard. Ball joints, steering damper, front end parts, new tires to no avail.
2007 Jeep Wrangler 4-DR 4x4 steering complaints
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2007 jeep wrangler unlimited 4dr 4x4. At speeds over 50 MPH, the front tires begin to shake and wobble violently. The shaking only stopped after I came to a complete stop. This happened after I hit a bumpy road. My jeep has been a street vehicle and really not going on the highway many times. I only have under 9,000 miles. Now that I live in california, and I have to drive in highways, I feel very uncomfortable driving speeds over 50 miles per hour.
1. Started in june of 2010 2. Jeep death wobble a well known defect that chrysler will not acknowledge or recall ...may cause severe accident or death. The vehicle shakes uncontrollably from side to side and front to back anytime anywhere any speed from 15mph to 70mph 3. Chrysler will not do anything to fix the problem would prefer death because that is what is happening due to lack of responsibility and recall on this well known defect by chrysler. Last death wobble june 8, 2011 we need this matter looked at and dealt with before more accidents and death occur. Usa consumer.
2007 wrangler sahara unlimited experiences violent shaking of the front end and transmission gear shifter when traveling between 35 and 50 MPH on bad roads, this takes place when encountering a bump or pot hole. Garage suggested and installed a heavy duty steering stabilizer. Did not help. Then they told me the right front ball joint had some play and needed replacement. I am currently waiting to get this done but upon reading up on this "death wobble" I am not convinced it will be fixed without considerable expense on my part. This surely is a mfg defect and needs to be resolved. I have 51,000 miles on this rattle trap. The only solution I have as others is to come to a complete stop. This has not yet caused an accident but it is only a matter of time. I either don't drive it or get rid of it and a probably large loss of value to me.
Severe shaking in front end, feels like my tires are falling off, when I am on highway! Hard to hold steering wheel in place, I have to pull over and stop in order to get the jeep under control. I believe this is called death wobble. I am so surprised after all the complaints about this issue there has been no forced recall! I am surprised we didn't crash and cause a pile up on highway!
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep wrangler 4dr 4x4. While driving approximately 65 MPH, the contact encountered a bumpy road and the vehicle began to jerk violently. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer one year ago for the similar failure and the steering damper was replaced. The contact was in the process of taking the vehicle to an authorized dealer for the most recent recurring failure. The approximate failure mileage was 47,000. The VIN was unavailable.
2007 jeep wrangler unlimited, at speeds between 30-55 MPH, the front tires can begin to shake and wobble violently. When it occurs, the vehicle is uncontrollable and the violent wobbiling can only be stopped by stopping the vehicle. Dealers claim there is no problem and will not/cannot fix it.
2007 wrangler unlimited began shaking violently after going over a minor abruptness on the highway going 50 MPH. Almost lost control of the vehicle and had to slow to 25 MPH on the highway to get it to stop shaking. This is the second time this has occurred, as I have already taken the vehicle to chrysler to fix this and now it is occurring again. This is a dangerous situation as the driver could easily lose control of the vehicle and the driver must brake hard and slow down immediately to gain control, thereby risking being rear-ended by the car behind him/her.
The steering is defective it allows the vehicle to violently shake and you lose control. I almost ran into a concrete wall along the interstate. I was accelerating up an entrance ramp and the vehicle began shaking so violently the hood was separating from the body I estimate at least 6" off side to side shake. I could not steer, just try to hold the steering wheel straight and allow the vehicle to slow down. The ball joints, tie rod joints, and track bar must be replaced.
My 2007 jeep wrangler rubicon, with 77k miles has been back to the shop going on it's 4th time, I have questioned 3 cincy dealers, the factory & they all ignore the "death wobble", I finally got the parts manager at wyler dealership in cinti, ohio today, to say "yes, we did get a technical alert about the track bar", so we went to the dealership to get the dealer parts, this is after, I have tried 2 other heavier duty units, this dealer part is not working, I am now trying the $380 kit from a shop in arizona that claims to have the fix, wish me luck, before I have a wreck. This is absurd to read & see so much online about this problem and chrysler is ignoring it, my next step is my local tv station & talk radio. How many complaints have to be made, not to mention hard earned dollars spent & someone being in an accident before they pay attention...now having this dealership tell me a "technical alert" is different than a recall? Makes me even madder...they are just on a "fix as needed basis?", so anyone out of warranty has to pay for the whole fix? Wow where has accountability gone?
My steering wheel has a clunk sound in it, when I drive on normal everyday streets.. Started at 10k miles now at 24k same issue. Jeep wrangler 2007.
I own a 2007 jeep wrangler x 4 dr. 4x4 while driving down the road it will start violently shaking to the point you cant control the steering it occurs when the right front tire hits a small bump in the road the only way to correct this is to come to a complete stop then start again I drive the interstate to work I have had the jeep into the dealer and they replaced a part on the steering did not help I have taken it to another dealership they said they couldn't find anything wrong something needs to be done before some body gets killed then it will be too late.
I have a 2007 jeep wrangler 4 door that I purchased new. Approximately one year ago I noticed that around 50mph the vehicle would shake and you almost had to come to a complete stop to get the shake to stop. The shake is not always violent, though it is progressively becoming more violent every time. Once the shaking was so violent that I almost lost control of the vehicle and almost went into the ditch. Yesterday it was so violent that I almost lost control of the vehicle and was very close to running into a dump truck. A friend happened to be driving behind me and said it looked as if the entire jeep was going to shake apart and the wheels looked like they were going to fall off. I have had the jeep looked at and inspected by a mechanic and nothing is wrong with it. As I research this online it seems many jeep owners are experiencing this problem and have labeled it the "death wobble". Chrysler does not seem to be responding to the problem though they appear to be aware according to a local dealership. At this point I am scared to drive my own vehicle and will not let my wife drive it nor do I want to put my child in it. I am lodging this complaint in hopes that this will get investigated and hopefully chrysler will understand that this is an extremely dangerous problem that numerous jeep owners are experiencing. I don't know what needs to be done to fix it. I do believe there needs to be a recall since so many people are having problems before it really causes someone to be injured or die because they loose control of their vehicle. I was really alarmed to see that it is so common people have named it "death wobble".
As I was traveling on 95 towards baltimore I hit a bumpy patch in the road, my 2007 jeep wrangler4 door started shaking violently and became uncontrollable. It felt as though all four tires were about to fall off. It was quite difficult to control the jeep and I barley made it to the shoulder with out hitting another car. The next day it happened again traveling about 45 MPH. I then took it to the dealership and they replaced the tie rod and the steering chassie with "reengineered parts" this violent shaking is commonly known as "death wobble" and there are countless documented instances of this in testimonial and video form on the internet. The jeep dealership said "oh you have the death wobble" but after contacting chrysler they knew nothing of this problem and will refused to pay for the repairs the jeep was just barley out of warranty. This is an extremely dangerous defect with this vehicle. The jeep is out of control until it comes to a stop.
On sunday , october 10,2010, my husband and 16 3/4 yr old son drove to long island, ny from our home in nj in our 2007 four door jeep , just as he was getting on southern state parkway ,going 60-65, the jeep shook uncontrollably. He thought the wheels were coming off. It took all he had to control the car . He pulled over, jeep looked fine and he drove 50 remainder of way and then home. We went to jeep dealership ( world jeep shrewsbury nj) the following day to get an appointment for it. To our astonishment the service manager told my husband that what he experienced was called the "death shake" or "death wobble" ... We were not able to get an appointment until 10/13/10. I arrived home and googled "jeep death shake " and came upon pages and pages of other consumers describing and complaining of the same scenario. Http://www.wranglerforum.com/f12/jeep-death-wobble-62728.html the jeep on wednesday 10/13/10 was repaired: the jeep had to have its "steering dampener removed and replaced due to a leaking wheel shake" world auto group shrewsbury did the repair for a "good will $50 deductible" this was because I contacted chrysler and complained. We are very upset because our son could have been driving that car. He gets his official license in december . Had he been driving ,my husband feels he would not have been able to control the car. He thinks it might have been even difficult for me. This situation is documented all over the internet, the jeep dealership is obviously aware because they told us it was called the death shake. There needs to be a recall!!
"death wobble" 2007 jeep wrangler 4-door: unable to drive vehicle due to violent shaking starting at 50 MPH regardless of road conditions, bumps or potholes. Jeep serviced at 35,000: steering damper and left side ball joints replaced (under warranty). Problem solved for the time being. At 60,000 (no longer under warranty) we have the same problem, violent shaking between 50-60 MPH. Looks and feels like the front wheels are falling off. It is incredibly unsafe.
2007 jeep wrangler unlimited 4x4 - 1. Everytime I fill gas tank, gas overflows out of tank at me and down side of jeep. Serious safety issue. 2. Driving on the highway the other day and 3 different malfunction indicator lights came on in a matter of seconds, jeep powered off. No power steering or brakes, traveling approximately 60 MPH. Very odd, scary and unsafe??? Car is at dealership, no clue why this happened at this time. Dealership needs to take engine apart at an estimated cost of $900. What is chrysler going to do about these issues.?
At highway speeds if the slightest bump is hit the vehicle starts shaking into what can only be described as a "death wobble". The only way to stop this is to quickly slow to under 15 MPH. Mechanic replaced balljoints and steering dampener to fix the problem. Steering dampener has been modified by chrysler because they know of this issue.
1. During normal driving conditions at speeds above 50mph the front suspension will sometimes go into a violent oscillation. The steering wheel, shimmies so violently that it cannot be controlled. The entire vehicle feels like it is coming apart. Not a simple wheel balance shimmy, this is a dangerous violent oscillation. 2. It gets progressively worse as time goes on. 3. It was taken back to the dealership, and they replaced the steering stabilizer which made the problem better, but it came back slightly, and progressively got worse, and worse. There is some underlying problem that the steering stabilizer is masking.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep wrangler: 4 door, 4x4 limited. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 65 MPH on the highway, the bracket separated from the steering axle. The contact noticed that when he attempted to brake, the vehicle did not respond; it finally stopped after a quarter of a mile. The vehicle was taken to the dealership for a diagnostics test and repaired. The dealer informed the contact that the vehicle was no longer under warranty. The vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. The current and failure mileages were approximately 31,000.
About a month ago, as we were traveling on the highway, my jeep started to violently shake as we hit a bump going about 60 miles per hour. It felt like we had a flat tire so we quickly pulled over. We checked the vehicle and couldn't find anything wrong. Since it continued to drive fine, we didn't think too much about it. Three weeks later, driving again on the highway, the same thing happened, this time much worse. The vehicles shook so violently I had a hard time controlling it. This was especially scary because the roads were wet. Luckily, we were seat belted in, but my poor dog got tossed around like a salad. Shaking, and very upset, we pulled over to the side of the road. It continued to happen two more times. The next day we immediately took the car to our mechanic. Although he couldn't find anything at first, we did some research. We went to the internet and typed in the search 'jeep violently shakes.' we were quite surprised and shocked with what we found. Apparently, this is a problem that has been occurring for years with jeep. It has even been termed the 'death wobble' because of all the problems. We found thousands upon thousands of people with this similar problem dating all the way back to the early 90's. With all these problems, jeep has not issued a recall on 2007 models but apparently will gladly charge their customers hundreds of dollars to fix parts that may not fix the problem. The main problem appears to be with the steering damper. The damper is too small. Although jeep won't officially recognize this as a problem, it has been fixed with the 2010 models by putting in a larger damper. When I called a few dealerships to find the part, I was told the damper doesn't exist in my model. I was able to find a 2010 damper and had my mechanic put it in my vehicle. The one that he replaced was not only twice the size of the existing one, but the existing one was leaking fluid.
2007 jeep wrangler unlimited - front end shakes violently at or above 55 MPH after hitting small bump in road. Steering wheel shakes back and forth violently, feels like wheels are goign to fall off or car will flip over - complete loss of control unless you slow down to 35mph - which is not easy to do on the highway in traffic. This occurs almost daily. To date we have replaced the track bar, replaced the tires, had the vehicle re-alligned and tires balanced. Next step is to replace the steering stabilizer. So far no permanent fixes.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 jeep wrangler. When driving over a bump in the road, the vehicle started shaking and vibrating. The wheels also moved to the left and right which caused the driver to lose control of the vehicle. The first time the incident occurred, he was able to stop the vehicle and drive it to the dealer. The mechanic replaced the exhaust system and a steering arm damper with an oversized one. The brake lines and transmission were also repaired. The failures recurred continuously after the repairs were made. The dealer has unsuccessfully made 15 attempts to repair the vehicle. The contact has refused to drive the vehicle due to the safety risk involved. The contact has requested that the manufacturer and the dealer allow him to return the vehicle; however, they agree that they are unable to diagnose the failure. The contact is certain that the failure is a manufacturers defect. The failure mileage was 3,000 and the current mileage was 55,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 jeep wrangler 4-dr 4x4. While driving 60 MPH, the vehicle began shaking violently and did not stop until the contact slowed down to less than 20 MPH. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they replaced the steering stabilizer, which appeared to have remedied the issue. The failure mileage was 23,000 and current mileage was 44,000.
Severe wobble and oscillation in the steering and front suspension system. A small bump in the road, while driving anywhere between 35-70 MPH can initiate a severe, violent shaking, and a complete loss of steering control. After replicating the problem on a private road, observers outside the vehicle noted that the front tires would completely leave the ground on each oscillation. Many other jeep wrangler owners report similar incidents.
Driving down the freeway, went across a bridge. The jeep started the "death wobble". As soon as it went over the 'bump' on the bridge, the whole jeep started to violently shake, as if the whole thing was falling apart. I had to pull over on the freeway, come to a complete stop. Its under warranty, took it to dealer. They suggested an "after market" steering stabilizer, which I paid for with my own money. The 'death wobble' continues. Dealership telling me there's nothing wrong. Im pursing the matter.
I have noticed an increase in give / leeway in the steering column at approx 15,000 miles. The problem increased to the point where there is a popping felt through the steering wheel as well as both the accelerator and brake pedals when light pressure is placed on the front wheels while turning (turning at low speeds through traffic circles, going over uneven pavement while turning, small bumps in the road, etc). The feedback felt continues to get worse until the point it feels unsafe to operate the vehicle. I have had the vehicle back into the only 2 jeep dealerships within a 90 mile radius of my place of residence more than 3 times. At first the front end sway bar was replaced, to no avail. The 2nd time the steering column shaft was replaced, with only a short term alleviation of the problem. At first when the shaft was replaced, the steering felt as new (tight, with good control, and no feedback). After less than another 5,000 miles on the new shaft, the problem has returned and continues to get worse (currently at 23,000 miles). After speaking with the service manager at a local jeep dealership, he has indicated there is no problem aware within jeep to his knowledge, but has noted that he has had a few vehicles in his shop with the same problems.
In november 2008, while driving approximately 60 MPH, vehicle began to shake violently and uncontrollably after hitting a small bump in the road. Vehicle had to be pulled off the road and stopped to abate the vibration and regain control. Took to dealer and dealer replaced the steering stabilizer shock. Then, in february 2008, the problem recurred. Dealer recommended the installation of a heavy duty stabilizer shock. Upon picking up the vehicle from the dealer, the problem was significantly worse. Vehicle could not be driven on the highway without experiencing the "death wobble," as it is commonly referred to. Vehicle has been back to the dealer 4 more times for "retorquing of the suspension" and various other potential fixes. Nothing has fixed or even mitigated the problem. Vehicle's condition continues to worsen and is now virtually undriveable. Even though under warranty, the dealership/chrysler will do nothing else. Through research on this internet site and several jeep sites, I have learned that this is a common and dangerous problem. Yet chrysler seems unwilling to openly consider a possible defect or even investigate my problem further. I called jeep/chrysler three times on 3/10/09 and was mysteriously disconnected during each call.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 jeep wrangler 4 door 4x4. While driving 50 MPH, the steering shook violently. Through research, the contact discovered that the failure was a death wobble, in which the vehicle's harmonic action causes the front end to vibrate. The vehicle will shimmy severely to the point where it needs to be slowed down or pulled over. The dealer stated that nothing could be done and found no failures with the vehicle. The vehicle is currently at her residence and has not been repaired. The failure and current mileages were 52,000.
Hello, I bought a new 2007 jeep wrangler and have been having what the industry calls the "death wobble" since the vehicle was new and it is now in for the 4th repair attempt and dealership is telling me that there is nothing they can do to fix it and that they can't replicate the problem this time, although they have now repaired it 3 times now over the last 2 years and were able to replicate the problem each of the other times. Now my new vehicle warranty is within 200 miles of expiring now and I have a broken car that is in no way safe to drive. I will be driving to the mountains to ski this weekend in a snow storm so it should be scary as this is my only car. A simple search for my model year jeep online and death wobble will return an unlimited amount of information. Obviously I am not the only consumer with this complaint. Can you please advise whom I should contact to address this matter? I don't want to die or kill anyone. The "death wobble" occurs when I encounter a bump in the road at speeds over ~40mph and must be slowed to a near stop to make it quit. I can't seem to get anyone at chrysler to help me and the dealers can't fix it, what do I do?
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