Drive a 2007 4-door wrangler. Within 6 months of purchase, hit a small bump going around 50 MPH on highway. Car steering vibrated uncontrollably moving about 2-inches side to side. No shoulder available (caused other cars to swerve away from me) but after breaking, it eventually stopped. Asked dealer service workers (while it was being looked at for second recall for computer/breaks) why this was happening, they claimed "that is what jeeps do". Happened 4 more times until a witness from the road pulled me over to tell me "he thought my right front wheel was going to come off." jeep claimed to have never heard of it before. (there are website about "death wobble" everywhere). Brought to dealer, fixed tie rod. Happened again, said it might be a bad tire. Will be at my expense. Called tire manufacturer, to start a file.
2007 Jeep Wrangler 4-DR 4x4 steering complaints
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2007 wrangler 4- door unlimited. Popping felt through both steering column and gas/brake pedals when going over small bumps. No violent shaking like described in others...just a very uncomfortable popping. The popping has become increasingly more noticeable over a period of about 3,000 miles. The popping is now audible. It has been at jeep 3 times so far, with the only solution being to replace the tie rods to no avail.
2007 jeep wrangler unlimited with approx. 15,000 miles. When driving between 40-50 MPH and hit a small bump, front end begins a sustained violent shaking that requires the vehicle be nearly stopped before shaking goes away. Has happened five times (highway on ramp, highway off ramp, straight driving on city street and on county road). Initial dealer response was that they had not heard of this before and said it drove fine. Two more incidents and a phone call to the dealer and they said that there is a huge problem with the four door jeep wrangler and that there is a national back order on the steering damper. I am on the list for these when they become available at the end of the month.
When getting on to the expressway from an on ramp speed was about 30-40 MPH I hit a few bumps causing the steering wheel to shake uncontrollable started to apply my breaks coming to almost a complete stop that's when the scary thing happened a semi was coming up behind me he slammed his breaks on and swerved to avoid me thank god he did not hit me witch could of been bad pushing me into traffic that is traveling 65mph + or running on top of me pulled up to the next off ramp looked under / checked everything all seemed ok got back home double checked nothing visibly wrong or loose looked on a web site to find that this is a common problem the steering stabilizer lacks something contacted the dealerships service manager he stated nothing has occurred like that to drop it off and they would look at it not wanting to go with a vehicle for a day I opted to spend the $26.00 to get a aftermarket one had my wheels balanced-rotated tire press 36# thins occurred again hitting a series of bumps.
I have a stock 2007 wrangler unlimited x,6spd. It is one year old with 24,000kms. At approx. 8,000 kms it started to have a severe wobble in the front end after hitting small bumps at approx. 70 kms or more. The shake is very harsh and hard to control, it is a serious safety issue, the dealership had no answers until recently they tell me that its the tires and I need to get new ones at my own expense. The goodyear rep says that there is no defect with the tires but that chrysler has simply put an insufficient tire on the vehicle...why is this my problem...my vehicle is not safe!!!
I am the owner of a 2007 jeep wrangler and have had a major failure of the steering/suspension of the jeep. In researching this I find the complaint is a rather common failure. Do a google of "jeep death wobble" and scan selected items of 19000 hits for jeeps made from the 1990's to present. The jeep has 9500 miles. The incidence occurred at about a speed of 40-55 miles per hour after riding over frost waves in the road. The jeep went into a violent vibration mode where steering was very difficult and the jeep was out of control. The jeep when slowed to about 30 the vibration disappeared and it was slowly driven to a jeep dealer (owl chrysler jeep) honesdale, pa. Eleven days later the jeep was returned perhaps repaired but some things don't seem right. I have met another person with the same / similar problem and on the internet find many complaints of what is referred to as a death wobble. Believe me a good description. Had this occurred in winter weather, rain or on a curve I would perhaps be a statistic as there for a few seconds no control over the direction or steering of the vehicle. I believe that chrysler knows of this problem for what appears to be years and is still manufacturing vehicles with a design/material flaw. The repair number from owl is: r.o. Number 24079 the parts replaced are: front lower control arms and bushings. Old parts retained by dealer as perhaps warranty repair. The vehicle has never been driven off road and is basically babied. Owl can be contacted at: owl chrysler jeep, inc 250 grandview avenue honesdale, pa 18431 570‑253‑2640
I have a 2007 jeep wrangler unlimited x, automatic with 10,500 miles. I was traveling down an on ramp going about 40mph, light on the throttle and the jeep hesitated, all of the gauges (speedometer, etc) shut off (showed 0), then all of the dash lights came on. During that 2 second period, I had no power steering, brakes or control over the throttle of the jeep. This could have been much worse. I know there is a recall that covers this, but my jeep falls out of the production date to get it taken care of. The "build" date is feb. Of 2007. I am not the only one with the problem and the current recall is not taking care of this issue. This needs to be address before someone (like my family) gets seriously hurt. Http://www.jk-forum.com/showthread.php?t=2634.
Driving at highway speeds, vehicle randomly starts shaking violently. Stops when I take foot off gas or put on brake. Also occasionally hear a clunk when stopping and making a turn.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 jeep wrangler 4x4. While driving 45 MPH, the contact lost control of the vehicle and it shifted from left to right. He drove into a ditch, but was able to drive to his residence at 5 MPH. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and they stated that the front differential bracket failed. The dealer would not repair the vehicle because it had a tire modification. The esp sensor was reprogrammed three times, but the brakes continued to lock. The manufacturer advised the contact to take the vehicle to another dealer to have the front differential bracket replaced under warranty. The current mileage was 21,000 and failure mileage was 16.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 jeep wrangler 4x4. While driving 55 MPH, the entire vehicle shakes severely and the steering wheel shakes uncontrollably. The dealer stated that the steering stabilizer needed to be replaced. The current mileage was 13,000 and the failure mileage was unknown.
Just entered onto expressway and hit a bump and jeep violently shook and had to come to almost a comlete stop to regain control. Jeep is at dealer now. They think steering stabilizer problem. Jeep wrangler has stock tires and wheels.
I have a 2007 jeep wrangler 4dr 4wd that has stalled twice while traveling at highway speeds. The vehicle has less than 6,000 miles and I've reported the problem to the dealer and they say they can't find anything wrong with it. The first occurrence occurred during the day while traveling at approximately 65mph for over an hour. The vehicle cut out, all the dash lights came on, I lost power steering, and within 3 seconds the vehicle "re-started" itself on its own. The second occurrence occurred several months later while traveling at 70mph for over an hour. The incident occurred at night and the same thing happened. All the sudden the engine cut out, I lost headlights, and within 3 seconds the vehicle came back on and everything was fine. Again, I reported to the dealer, at they couldn't find anything.
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