While driving down the road at about 40-45mph my right front tire hit a bump. When that happened the entire front end began to vibrate violently. The only thing that cured the issue was to brake the vehicle. Once it got down to about 15mph it finally stopped and I was able to continue. This has been an ongoing issue with this jeep. This has happened before and the dealership replaced tie rods and a steering dampener but it's never gone away completely.
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When the vehicle reaches approximately 50 MPH, the vehicle begins shake. The dealership replaced the drivers side hub on the front axle which wasn't covered under the warranty. I had it aligned & the wheels balanced, which helped a little, but it was still shaking. Two months later I took it back to the dealership & they're replacing all the ball joints and the passenger side hub on the front axle. I had already replaced the upper ball joints previously.
Dear [xxx], I received a response from [xxx] stating that there was not a safety defect trend with jeep wranglers...are you kidding me? Do you not read all your reports regarding this issue. I am asking again and will continue to ask for any one person at the federal safety agency to look into this very serious defect that causes accidents, crashes, that may lead to death...office of defects investigation needs to have "the jeep death wobble investigated, researched for the federal safety agency describes its mission as "save lives, prevent injuries,reduce vehicle-related crashes. Please I would like this rsolved for I would like my life back. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
My jeep wrangler has the well known defect appropriate consumer name "the jeep death wobble" there is no guaranteed repair in this defect that causes and has caused accident and / or death. I will not repair a jeep that I did not cause the defect in the manufacture. My jeep is well maintained, never taken off road , never altered any of the original manufacture design and parts. This defect is affecting thousands upon thousands of consumers and there is no guaranteed repair if any and I will not risk the lives of my family, friends, enemies, children, babies, pets, those innocent people driving around me with their non-defective vehicle and I will not risk my life at the hands of daimler chryslers defective jeep wranglers since 2003. This to be a priority for this defect in 50% to 75% jeep wranglers may cause and has caused accident and or death. Yours in success,
Driving on the interstate at approximately 65 MPH, and the front end began shaking violently. I started pulling over and when I got down to 35 MPH, the shaking stopped. I was able to drive for a couple of weeks without incidence, and then it happened again with increasing frequency. This was a stock jeep bought new without any after-market alterations with only 52k miles. I took it into midas, and they said I needed a new steering stabilizer. They replaced it, and it did not solve the problem. I took it to another mechanic, and they replaced trackbar, but it didn't solve the problem. I took it back to midas, and they put another new stabilizer, still had the problem with ever-increasing frequency. I put new tires on the car, and the problem went away for about 20k miles. At 73k, the problem started again. This time I took it the jeep dealer. They knew what the "death wobble" was, and they said they would check everything. They reported back that there was nothing wrong with the components, and suggested I get the tires balanced again. I got the tires balanced and took it back a week later to the dealer as the problem was happening with more frequency, and now was occurring at speeds between 45-55 MPH. I suggested a particular patch of highway for a test drive. They called me back and said, "there is something seriously wrong." they then worked with chrysler to identify and "solve" the problem. They replaced the tire rods and joints. Three days later I experienced the problem again, and then again, and again. I have spent approximately $1400 to "fix" this problem, and it continues to persist. Do an online search of "death wobble" and you'll find entry after entry and even videos. I'm really worried that one of these times when I and forced to quickly slow down and head to the shoulder, I'm going to end up rear ended by a tractor trailer.
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