I bought a jeep wrangler sahara from carmax. The car is fine drives fine but at 50 MPH if you hit a bump the front end begins to shake uncontrollably and control of the car is lost unless you slowly apply the brakes and stop the car. It happens all of the time at speeds greater than 50 MPH. I had my kids in the car and we almost hit three other cars when it first happened. I will not ride with my kids in the car again and I fear other 2008 wrangler sahara unlimiteds on the road. This is much worse than any toyota issue. The vehicle is a loaded .45 with the safety off and the kids are playing with it. There needs to be a recall or a production stoppage, cars like this should not be built.
2008 Jeep Wrangler 4-DR 4x4 steering complaints
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I have experienced the death wobble in my 2008 jeep wrangler 10 times in the last 2 months. I have had my jeep at the shop 3 times now. I have gotten the run around regarding what the problem is. Chrysler would like me to by an aftermarket steering damper but I will not pay for this since my warranty will not cover it. Chrysler needs to investigate what is really causing the problem instead of band-aid solutions. I can guarantee if I am involved in an accident as a result of the death wobble, they will have a lawsuit on their hands.
When driving the jeep at highway speeds the front end will shake violently. It becomes very hard to steer the jeep. You have to almost come to a complete stop before the shaking will stop. Shaking has a similar feel to a tire blow out. My jeep has been to the dealership 3 times for the same problem and they have been unable to fix the problem. It started at about 12,000 miles. They have replaced the stabilizer shock 2 times but that does not fix the problem. This seems to be a common problem with the stock jk model wrangler jeep. Please look into this before somebody gets seriously hurt. There is plenty of accounts of this on the internet. You can see video on youtube. Just search on jeep death wobble.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 jeep wrangler unlimited. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 MPH the steering wheel would shake violently. The failure occurred intermittently while traveling at high speeds. The vehicle was inspected by the dealer who informed the contact that they were unable to diagnose the failure on the first visit. The second time the failure occurred the mechanic advised the contact to replace the steering. The steering was replaced a few months after the failure continued to occur. The failure mileage was 34,000.
We have a 2008 jeep wrangler unlimited with 30,000miles, that has what is called the death wobble, this has happened numerous times beginning with as little as 15,000 miles. I can be driving down the interstate about 60 MPH and going around a turn the front end shake fiercely, the steering wheel shakes so band that is will cause an accident. The jeep dealers has looked at this vehicle and cant seem to find the problem.this is an issue with lots of jeeps around the company, just do a google search and type in jeep wrangler death wobble and you can see at the complaints. Chrysler need to find and fix this problem before someone get killed.
2008 jeep wrangler unlimited with 45,000 miles. During driving and you hit a bump the vehicle will shake violently. It will not stop until you stop the vehicle and then you can proceed. I looked on the internet and it seems to be a common problem among jeep owners. They even have a name for it the death wobble.
Steering stabilizer has gone out 3 times since october 2009. First went out oct. 2009, then march 2010, and went out again sept. 18 2010. Replaced by dealer each time due to the fact the part has always been under warranty.
I own a 2008 jeep wrangler 4 door. I have had the jeep pretty much defect free up until about 35000 miles. About a month ago the jeep started to get a shimmy. I had the wheels/ tires rebalanced to try and fix it. I did not have an issue for about another week. Then on day while traveling down the freeway at about 50 MPH. I drove over a small transition in the road. This cause my wheel to shake very violently and I had to make an emergency lane change to pull over to stop the violent shaking. This is often referred to as "death wobble" because anyone in the car thinks they are about to die because the two front wheels feel like they are going to fall off. I visually checked under that car and everything seemed to be in working order so I continued down the road. A day later the exact same thing happened. As I thought that this could potentially cause a serious accident or serious damage to my car I took it into my dealer to have them fix it. They said that I needed a new steering stabalizer/ shock. I replaced that hoping that would fix the problem, it did not as it happened again a few days later. I took it back and they could not figure out what was wrong. I took it to my personal mechanic after that and he discovered that the track bar bushing was prematurely worn out and it was causing the problem and also causing other components in the steering to be become worn also. After replacing the track bar I did not have any problems. This is a serious issue that must be addressed by a recall or physical inspection of the track bar at regular intervals. Also this can be caused by a loose track bar bolt so there must be a more reliable way to secure the track bar to prevent this from happening.
My 2008 4 door jeep wrangler xl has this deal wobble. It has happened about 4 times since I have owned it. It you hit a bump or pothole at around 40-50 MPH it goes into this death shake. It feels like it is coming apart. You cannot control the vehicle when it does this and is a danger to myself and others on the road.
I have had the "death wobble" in the front end of my 2008 jeep wrangler happen twice in the last couple of weeks while on a busy freeway. I have nearly crashed both times as I was in heavy traffic and could not move over to the side of the road. I am frightened to drive it and wonder how many fatal car accidents have occurred due this terrible wobble that bounces the front end up and down.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 jeep wrangler. While driving 65 MPH the vehicle started to shake violently. The contact pulled the vehicle to the side of the road to see if he had a flat tire. Nothing was physically wrong with the vehicle. The contact took the vehicle to a dealer who stated that the tie rods were damaged and the steering damper needed to be replaced. The vehicle is currently at the dealer being repaired. The contact stated that the "death wobble" could have caused a crashed. The failure mileage was 37,000.
The "esp/bas" light light while driving (01/16/10) the dealer diagnosed a faulty sensor and sent me down the road, told me they would call when part came in and would replace it under warranty (01/1910). On the drive home the I experienced "death wobble" and nearly caused an accident. I lost control and ran off the road on to the median in the center of the highway. It was towed to the local chrysler dealer. They discovered that the front trac bar bracket broke from the frame of the vehicle. I was told that the bracket will have to be welded back in place to correct.
Vehicle: 2008 jeep wrangler jk unlimited 4wd - 12,900 miles. While driving down a freeway at approximately 60 m.p.h. After driving over a small bump in the road the front wheels of the jeep started to shudder to the extent that a plastic panel on the dash of the jeep fell out. The shudder, commonly referred to a "death wobble", made the vehicle almost uncontrollable. Fortunately, I was able to pull to the shoulder of the freeway but the shuddering did not stop until the vehicle came to a complete standstill. The vehicle will be returned to the dealership for inspection and corrective action.
Driving a rental jeep in kauai, hit a small bump in road - the jeep went into a violent shimmy - would not stop until the vehicle came to a complete stop - then it behaved normal - this happened about 2 times on the 3rd day of the rental period and another 5 times over the 8 day rental period - should have requested a new jeep the first time it happened - the last day it happened 3 times on the way to the airport - my wife and kids were extremely upset - lost control of vehicle and almost was in a head on collision - ended up parking on the side of the road and called a taxi - I understand this is a common problem in jeeps - someone is going to get killed if jeep does not figure out what is going on and how to fix this problem -
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