I was driving down a merge lane coming off of northbound highway 65 in springfield missouri entering onto james river freeway on 2/19/2018 when my jeep steering wheel started shaking violently. I pulled off the road and then drove very slowly for approximately 1 mile to park at my place of employment. I had to tow jeep. I would describe this as the "death wobble" that seems to be a not so uncommon issue with jeeps. I have high mileage, but replaced engine due to another jeep issue, so approximately 70000 miles on new engine.
2007 Jeep Wrangler steering complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep wrangler. While driving 50 MPH, the vehicle experienced the condition known as the "death wobble" while turning. The contact stated that the entire front end of the vehicle began to bounce up and down uncontrollably. The contact had to decelerate in order to regain control of the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 16,000. The VIN was not available.
At about 32000 my jeep wrangler starting experiencing the "death wobble". Wheels were balanced and this seemed to correct for a while. At about 35000 miles the problem returned. The wobble seems to start at about 55 MPH.
While driving, trac bar bracket broke off front axle & vehicle could not be steered or controlled. Approx 2 weeks later, rear trac bracket broke off rear axle & vehicle was swaying, but could be controlled. The prior incidents mentioned above happened in 07/12 & 08/12. Jeep dealer made repairs by re-welding brackets. On 11/10/2016 my wife was coming home from work & heard a loud bang and lost control of vehicle & it was bouncing violently & could not steer vehicle & almost crashed vehicle. Trac bar bracket on front axle had broken off again after being repaired by jeep dealer.
When driving at speeds of 50 to 55 MPH the jeep will go into an uncontrollable wobble which you have to bring the jeep to almost to a complete stop to get it under control .have had it to the place of purchase in june 2016 3 times. They say they have fixed it but it is still doing the same thing.last fix they turned brake rotors and reset tire pressure. No help.
While driving, if the vehicle hits a small bump, the front end shakes violently back and forth until I am able to stop the vehicle. This problem is widespread and can be found on the internet as the "jeep death wobble". We've spent $900 to have this fixed and have been to 2 different garages to have it fixed and the mechanics can't find anything more that is wrong and claim it's a design flaw in the vehicle.
Letter from congressman forbes on behalf of constituent re 2007 jeep wrangler recall. *smd the consumer stated the transmission failed. Also, the consumer experienced what was known as the "death wobble".
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep wrangler. While driving approximately 50-70 MPH, the vehicle violently shook and experienced a loss of steering. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the steering stabilizer needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was approximately 29,985. Updated 02/10/16*lj the consumer went to another repair shop, where he was informed the upper and lower ball joints needed to be replaced. Updated 04/05/16.
"takata recall" as of yesterday, december 14, 2015, a white tape started coming out of the steering column. A few weeks ago, the air bag light would come on and go back off which I thought was odd but, it went back out so I wasn't concerned and it never stayed on for any length of time. Then yesterday I get in my jeep to go to work and as I turn the wheel out of my driveway, I could hear this noise like someone was wrinkling up paper. It is only eight miles from my home to work so, I kept listening to figure out what it was. By the time I got to work, there was a white tape coming out of the steering column. After work, I took it and had it looked at and was told that the "clock spring" is unraveling in the steering column. Usually this is only seen when you have been in an accident and the air bag has been deployed. I have never been in an accident so, it should not be unraveling inside the steering column. I was also told, I shouldn't drive my vehicle because there is a chance the air bag will deploy. I got it home and now it is sitting in my driveway.
This problem is known as the jeep death wobble. On a 25 mile stretch of road between sonoita, az and tucson, arizona I had to pull off the road 5 times in one trip to stop dangerous and almost unmanageable front-end steering vibrations. Jeep as far as I know has not issued a recall, but from reading automotive literature I understand that have issued 4 or 5 modification kits none of which has been successful in solving the problem. The jeep steers normally at low speed or on straight glass smooth highways. However above 40 MPH with any rhythmic ripple or individual pothole a front end hopping vibration starts that can only be controlled by stopping the vehicle and then pulling back onto the highway. I had a non-dealer garage fix it once and jeep reimbursed me (but no formal recall). The problem reappeared in six months and I pressured the garage into fixing it again. Some time after that the problem reoccurred and they would not do anything. According to automotive literature jeep as issued 4 or 5 different engineering changes for the problem, but none have produced a permanent fix. This tells me that the "jeep death wobble" is less if a wear issue, but rather an engineering failure. Once the front end starts to bounce the tire in contact with the road will steer the vehicle to the opposite side of the road. Then the tire on the other side comes down and steers the other direction and the front end bounces sided-to-side with increasing violence.
Hit a slight bump at highway speeds and the jeep suddenly started shacking violently. This is also commonly known as the "death wobble". I had no control over my vehicle and had to swerve over and stop, causing traffic behind me to have to react suddenly.
I was driving on the highway, I hit a small bump on my rear wheel and all of a sudden my whole vehicle had stared to shake vigorously including the steering wheel I had to move of the road and come to a complete stop in order for the wheel to stop shaking
This happens frequently when I hit a bump at highway speeds. The front end starts to shake so bad, I have almost gotten into accidents trying to get out of peoples way. I am scared to drive it, heaven forbid my wife ever drives it. I am scared to drive my own car. I have been told this is called the jeep death shake, and it happens to alot of jeep owners, why has there not been a recall to fix it before anyone else dies, I have heard that several people have died.
When I drive over 50 MPH and hit a bump, the front end of the car shakes violently. It becomes very hard to control. The only way to stop the shaking is to slow down which made it extremely dangerous when I was driving on the highway and this happened.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep wrangler. While driving approximately 55 MPH, there was a bump in the road which caused the vehicle to shake and the contact lost control of the steering wheel. The shaking was stopped by applying the brakes. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was unable to be diagnosed or repaired. The failure recurred multiple times. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 3,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep wrangler. While driving at various speeds, the vehicle shook violently without warning. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the steering column was loose and needed to be tightened. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 110,000. The VIN was unavailable.
Experienced the jeep death wobble while travelling at 70 MPH on a highway. I thought that I had experienced a blow out and the tire was moving from side to side on the rim. This was extremely violent. After I got the vehicle stopped I inspected it for damage and could not find any obvious problems. This happened five more times on that trip. I took the car to a mechanic that found nothing wrong. Had the tires rotated and balanced. They were in balance. Started researching the problem and found out about the death wobble. Found the steering damper was loose and tightened it. Helped a little but problem still occurs. Taking it to a dealer next to have the damping and alignment components replaced. I am the original owner and the vehicle is stock.
I was driving on highway when hitting 65mph and jeep started to shake uncontrollably. I would have to stop and pull over to a lower speed for it to stop. But if I was in left lane and it started I couldn't swing to breakdown lane so would have to stop immediately in traffic. Very unsafe but better than causing accident. I replaced the steering stabilizer last summer with no relief. Why is jeep not handling this ? Why are people like us spending thousands of dollars on a vehicle just to have cause life threatening issues I have many things and read up on this death wobble of jeep. Is it something I can get lawyers involved ?
My vehicle developed a horrible wobble in the steering and suspension while driving at about 60 MPH on the highway. I slowed down and the wobble stopped but persisted whenever I went approximately 60 MPH. I took the vehicle to the dealership, they are very aware of the jeep death wobble however the cost of repairs is mine to bear. This could cause a significant accident, yet jeep is ignoring repairing this. To this day it is still not fixed 100%.
When driving and vehicle hit a bump with right tire vehicle would begin violently shaking until slowed down to 15 MPH. Took to repair shop who diagnosed it with death wobble and replaced lower drag link and installed new tires. No issues so far. Also both floorboards get wet when it rains.
The front end began to shake violently after hitting an uneven road on a hill/curve. The shaking would not stop until I hit the brakes. This occurred three times in december of 2014. A mechanic said the steering stabilizer and front ball joints needed to be replaced and the problem was common with jeeps, known as the "death wobble".
I have been experiencing an extreme shaking while operating the vehicle. I occurs very randomly and comes on with out notice. It occurs on the highway as well suburban streets and at any speed. I read an article from 08' from another person that had the same issue. It sounded like nothing was done from this organization and the vehicle maker. This is very unsafe situation for owners of this vehicle and is a safety hazard for others on the road. Please respond to this message and let me know if something can and will be done.
Death wobble.
I just bought this in aug 2014. I was driving home from work and hit a bump my steer wheel went from side to side for about 5 seconds and the second time it happen I brought it to a dealer they said nothing wrong it happen 4 more times sense then they are now calling it the death wobble.
Steering dampener. Steering box.
We have had this incident many times before, referred to as the 'death wobble', had the steering pin replaced twice, and new tires, alignment and was fine for 3 months and yesterday it happened again, hit a bump in the road going 45 MPH and jeep just started rocking and jumping all over the road, had to pull off the road the make it stop. When are you people going to do something about this????? When someone gets killed????? This is so dangerous and I cannot believe that this has not been recalled, so many people have this and are very upset, has this been looked into???? If you are for safety than this would have been looked into a long time ago!!!!!
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep wrangler. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH, the vehicle was shaking uncontrollably. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The technician diagnosed that the steering damper needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The failure recurred. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 35,000 and the current mileage was 37,000. Updated 8/27/14*cn the consumer stated at 35,000 miles the steering shaft was replaced and at 37,000 miles the steering damper was replaced. Updated 09/111/4
At 60 MPH my jeep started violently shake. I had to pull off the interstate in the emergency lane. This has happened over 10 times. I took it to the dealer and he said ball joints and steering damper was bad. $1,100.00 to fix it. It is still not steering correctly. There is a popping in the steering wheel and shakes somewhat when I hit a bump in the road. This is very dangerous. I had no idea there was a death wobble in the jeep I loved so much. I will be trading the jeep for a different SUV after I get the wobble fixed again. I am expecting a grand baby in dec and there is no way I will put it in the jeep.
I was slowing while I was approaching a red light. The light turned green and I began my right turn. At this point, the front wheels wobbled and the steering tightened, taking me into the path of an oncoming vehicle (2010 ford f-150) slowing to a stop for his red light. Upon impact, the seat belt (in use at the time) failed to actuate and the airbags failed to deploy, the driver's seat moved forward, throwing me into the steering wheel and windshield. I sustained a minor head laceration and impact trauma to the right chest. The combine speed of the crash was approximately 25-30 miles per hour. A passenger in the other vehicle was treated and released from the local hospital.
I was driving on the highway, hit a bump in the road while changing lanes. The car started shaking very violently. I has to pull off the road slowing to about 40 MPH in order to regain control of the vehicle and stop the shaking. When the shaking starts the entire vehicle shakes so violently it is hard to steer or even focus on the road because you are shaking too. I have had the vehicle in to jeep dealerships on a number of occasions and they all tell me the suspension is fine. Finally this last time, after complaining of the "death shake" as I have come to research and discover, they were able to put a larger steering dampener on my vehicle than was there in order to control the shaking. I still feel vibrations at expressway speeds but it is not violent shaking anymore. This repair cost over $250.
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