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.
2007 Jeep Wrangler 4-DR 4x4 suspension complaints
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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
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.
When traveling at approximately 60 MPH my jeep began to shake violently throwing me to the side of the road and almost causing me to be hit by nearby cars and tractor trailer. I had to be towed off the highway. I was told by the dealer to come and pick it up the following day. They said that they could find anything wrong with it and to take it home. Within 1 wk of having the vehicle back the shaking occurred again, this time luckily at a slow rate of speed. After slamming on the brakes the shaking stopped. I took it back to the dealership, this time they " "re-torqued" the front end to chrysler specs". I drove it home and it happened again within days. This time the shop forman said that he was not going to touch the jeep but would be making a call to chrysler. We took it on a test drive to try and replicate the problem. It did not happen while he was driving the vehicle. I left it with him, he called chrysler and told me to come and pick it up. I came and picked up the jeep without anything being done to it. A couple of days later the dealership called and said that they had someone from chrysler coming in to look at the jeep. I brought it back again (4th time), I was told that the person from chrysler replaced the steering. I looked under the vehicle and there appears to be a new part. I have not had the problem again to the extent that it happened the first few times but if I hit even the smallest of bumps the front end "bounces" (compared to shaking violently) until I brake. I am totally petrified to drive this vehicle and I will under no circumstances let my children ride in it. I will not take it on the highway because I am afraid of what will happen at a rate of speed faster than 30mph.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 jeep wrangler 4x4. While driving 15 MPH, the driver side front axle failed. The daimler chrysler dealer stated that the failure was due to owner negligence. The better business bureau agreed with the dealer. The current mileage was 3,212 and failure mileage was 1,200.
At highway speeds when the jeep goes over a few bumps in the road it will go it to major shakes that don't stop until you pull off the road and come to a complete stop.
The 2007 four door jeep wrangler 4x4 experienced violent shuddering in the front end when travelling over bumps at speeds over 30 MPH. The shuddering wa sso violent that the vehicle got pulled to the side, forcing me to slam on the brakes to avoid a complete loss of control. The dealer checked the vehicle, and noted no problems, however, this issue persisted. I was convinced therewas some kind of engineering flaw.
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