2015 Jeep Wrangler suspension problems

Filed Dec 5, 2022 · Electrical, Seat belts · TX

It went into severe vibration and vibration of steering. It was uncontrollable. It happened in my first highway trip since I purchased the vehicle. The vehicle had to be towed 100 miles. Cost of this was $5697.97. After I paid $30,000+. to Autonation in Spring Texas. Car was released to me with no inspection sticker. Electrical issues were looked at by the dealership and said there is nothing wrong. Can not see at night and turning signals work on and off. Defective roof seals that are leaking into the seatbelt tensioners. When I pull seatbelts to buckle they are wet. The tensioners are sitting in water when it rains.

Filed Jul 5, 2022 · Suspension · WA

Electronic sway bar failed to reconnect after taking out of four wheel drive. Push button in cab to engage /disengage does nothing. The indicator light in the instrument panel just flashes but there is nothing in the owner’s manual that says what the flashing light means. The vehicle is available for inspection this week but I have to fix it this weekend because it is my daily driver. It has not been inspected by anyone at this time. When I went around the first corner I realized the sway bar was NOT connected and almost lost control of the vehicle. Since I was in the mountains I had no cell phone service and I was by myself so I had no choice but drive the vehicle in this unsafe condition. Upon research online I have found that this is a known problem and there is nothing to tell you if the sway bar is connected or not. Just a flashing “sway bar” indicator light. I have not taken it to a dealership because I don’t trust my local dealership. I have had it take an unusually long time (approx) 10 miles to reengage the last few outings. And the only way I know it reengaged is the flashing light went out but now I have no idea if it’s engaged because the light just flashes

Filed Apr 23, 2022 · Brakes, Suspension · NY

Vehicles electronic swaybar assembly shorted out in light rain causing cascading faults in abs braking system and power train system. Have video of issue occurring and paperwork from dealer documenting all of the error codes created by the short in the swaybar.

Filed Sep 12, 2021 · Suspension · NM

While driving on the Interstate in the city at approximately 60-65 MPH, the Jeep Wrangler steering wheel and vehicle started to shake excessively. I initially thought I had a tire blowout. I quickly slowed down and pulled over. Inspecting the vehicle I did not notice any tire issues and could not figure out why the vehicle vehemently shook. We were very scared when this happened and thought we were going to crash into another vehicle/barrier and/or vehicle was going to flip. I typically don't dive the Jeep Wrangler on the Interstate and we were extremely concerned for our safety in the vehicle after this experience. I scheduled an appointment with the dealership to inspect the vehicle. During their inspection, they quickly identified it as steering dampener and was told this is a known issue with Jeep Wranglers, but Jeep does not cover the repair. I contacted Jeep Customer Service to place a customer complaint and was also told they know many instances of this "Death Wobble" but no recall has been issued yet. There were no warning lamps, messages, or other symptoms of the problem prior to this incident.

Filed Mar 10, 2020 · Suspension · 40,000 miles · TX

After hitting a bump in the road my jeep shook violently. I stopped the jeep to see if something broke. When I started driving again everything was fine. I had it checked out at jeep but nothing was found. After months of everything being fine I noticed a shake in the steering wheel. Tires were checked and fine. No one could explain why there was vibration at speeds around 55 MPH. This happened a few times and they could not duplicate. A year later I hit a small bump in a construction area on the highway, the same violent shaking happened. I was in a construction zone next to a diesel truck with concert barrier on both sides.I had a hard time keeping control of my jeep. The death wobble is a very dangerous problem. It has been said that jeep has come up with a band-aid fix. Well after taking my jeep to the service department with only 40,000 miles on my jeep(my jeep now out of warranty, I had an extended warranty) and it cost me over 3,055.45 for them to fix the death wobble. I do have an invoice for the charges it is not on me at this time.

Filed Sep 24, 2019 · Steering, Suspension · NY

Have been experiencing death wobble while driving since buying my 2015 jeep wrangler. Brought it to jeep and they said they never heard of death wobble, but would check it out. Of course, they found nothing wrong. Brought it to a local garage that ended up replacing the steering damper. Now I see there is a recall for 2018 and 19 models. Can I get a refund from jeep?

Filed Aug 12, 2019 · Steering, Suspension · 14,000 miles · CA

I have a 2015 jeep rubicon purchased new from dealer with oem parts including factory tires. It was always a harder drive but after hitting 14000 miles the tires started thumping around 40 miles an hour and continued to get worse, along with wobbling, shaking and slipping over bumps. I was told the tires needed to be rotated every 5000 miles. I had them rotated but it did not resolve the problem. I took it in again as well as to a local mechanic. The mechanic said it was the tires but there was also some issues with the bearings. All this at 14000 miles. This is unacceptable for a vehicle less than a year old and a price tag of 42,000 dollars. Even though the tires had a lifetime warranty the uneven tread and wear was not covered. I ended up having a to buy a new tire and take the spare so that the front tires with the most uneven tread were replaced, at my expense. After I was told if I keep the tires rotated everytime I get an oil change I would be fine. This was not the case. Every time I went over a bumpy area on the freeway I would lose traction and wobble. The issue has been constant and the shaking and wobbling has gotten so bad I cant drive my jeep without it turning milk into cream. I took it in for maintenance at the jeep dealership, had the tires rotated and it was worse than before. I took it back, explained in detail and was told lots of customers have expressed the same issue but that the jeep rubicon is not meant for freeway driving the tires are for mud, that I should get new tires and just deal with it, or sell it. Is that an acceptable way to stand behind a product? Or an acceptable way to treat your customer? The vehicle has a defect. Tires that come with a 50,000 mile warranty should last longer than 14000. Shaking, wobbling, and vibrating and uneven tire tread in a vehicle is not normal. The vehicle is a lemon and a buyback should be in effect.

Filed Jun 18, 2019 · Body, Suspension · 34,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 jeep wrangler. While driving 50-60 MPH, the contact struck a bump in the road and the front end of the vehicle began to tremble and shake. The vehicle wobbled terribly. The contact had to slow down so the wobbling could stop. The contact drove the vehicle to jacksonville chrysler dodge (9600 atlantic blvd, jacksonville, fl 32225, (877) 677-5782) to be diagnosed, but the test could not replicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure anddid not assist. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 34,000.

Filed Dec 18, 2018 · Airbags, Electrical · 39,000 miles · AZ

I have been experiencing the "death wobble" the first time when it was only a year old with 10,000 miles. It was brief and I attributed the issue to road conditions. It happened again around 20,00 miles. It was brief and again on the same freeway attributed to road conditions. I recently experienced it again at 39,000 miles - it was so severe, and violent, shaking the entire vehicle- it was extremely difficult to control the vehicle. I made an appointment at the dealership. The diagnosis was a cracked drag link assembly, need front stabilizer shocks, and rear shocks. On top of that they said there is a crack in the radiator, believed to be from the violent shaking. It's no longer under warranty, with only 39,000 miles - 3,000 miles over and they won't do anything. I have been a long time customer at planet jeep in flagstaff, az. This has been a horrible experience. I will never go back there and won't recommend.

Filed Apr 2, 2018 · Suspension · 57,000 miles · SC

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 jeep wrangler. While driving approximately 45 MPH, the contact heard a popping noise coming from the front of the vehicle. The vehicle pulled to the right and stopped in a field. The contact noticed that the bracket to the control arm was fractured. The vehicle was towed to efird chrysler in florence, south carolina where it was diagnosed that the bracket to the control arm was fractured. The vehicle remained at the dealer for eight weeks. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 57,000.