Jeep wonders from left to right above 40 miles, excessive play in steering while driving in city speeds and highway ,bought it brand new started from day one have brought it to dealers 4 times , have called chrysler fca customer care only to b told there is no problem with jeep and it is doing what it is design to do ,?ealer will not look at problem anymore and tells me to call fca !!!dealer open a case on the jeep fca came back and said vehicle is doing what it is design to to it is within specs, .no copys were given to me !!!!ase was closed
2018 Jeep Wrangler steering complaints
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When driving at highway speeds my steering has locked up or become difficult to turn. It becomes very stiff and very difficult to control. The last time it locked up it "broke loose" while trying to force it to maintain the lane and I almost over corrected into the turn at 60mph.
While vehicle is in motion, steering wheel will begin to "vibrate" and almost wobble out of control, you have to almost bring the car down to speed and back in control.
Steering feels loose and wanders at highway speeds. Had two alignments performed but did not fix the problem. Also when hitting a pothole or expansion joint at highway speeds,the steering wheel shakes violently and the car starts to wobble out of control. The only way to get control of the car is to brake and slow down.
Excessive / severe front wheel shake when hitting bumps, pot holes, etc. Front wheels, along with the steering wheel will shake severely when hitting bumps at highway speeds. Vehicle control is greatly impacted. Front wheels and steering wheel will not stop shaking until vehicle is nearly brought to a complete stop. Ability to keep control of the vehicle and stay within your lane requires extreme/extended braking at highway speeds. Vehicle has been service by an authorized jeep service department. Jeep recommended part(s) were replaced but the problem still exists.
At freeway speeds when traversing bumps or expansion joints, violent front end shaking occurs until vehilcle speed is reduced below 45 MPH. Started occuring after vehilcle was past 10,000 miles.
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 jeep wrangler. Shortly after owning the vehicle, it experienced the "death wobble". Hemet chrysler dodge jeep ram (240 carriage cir, hemet, ca 92545, (951) 225-4217)indicated that this was a normal condition and test drove the vehicle more than once. The vehicle was supposed to be repaired per the federal safety agency campaign number: 18v675000 (structure), but the dealer could not locate a failure and declined the repair. The contact later received another notice for the same recall campaign. The dealer indicated that they were waiting for the manufacturer's guidelines to service the vehicle. The contact had been waiting for the repair for weeks. The contact was provided a loaner vehicle. The manufacturer was contacted. The failure mileage was not available. Parts distribution disconnect.
I purchased a 2018 jeep wrangler (jl 4 door sahara) in august 2018. At speeds exceeding 55 MPH the jeep shakes uncontrollably making handling/steering close to impossible. I have to slow down to about 25 MPH to gain control of the vehicle. This happens when I hit even a slight bump in the road. My jeep has already been to dealership for a similar issue (recall on track bar frame bracket) and nothing was found. I have a $48,000 vehicle that I can't take on the highway. Currently less than 5000 miles on the wrangler. Very dangerous!
After sitting outside overnight with ambient temperatures under 30 degrees. I was driving the jeep on the highway and found that once I got above about 55 MPH the steering would lock up. If I jerked it, it would bind and then break. Then once back at center it would start all over again.
Purchased the brand new 2018 jeep wrangler sahara with 40 miles on november 30, 2018. Currently, this vehicle has 1,975 miles. In late december 2018 hit a bump on a highway driving the posted speed of 70mph and the vehicle vibrated a bit and had to slow down to handle the vehicle. Each week after driving the vehicle on daily commute in city conditions at the posted speed of 25-30mph, after hitting a bump in the pavement the vehicle does not handle well, as if I would lose control. On january 27, 2019 driving on a ramp at the speed of 45mph upon entering the interstate the vehicle hit a bump in the pavement, the vehicle begins an uncontrollable vibration and was shaking the steering wheel, I had to pull over. After researching this issue online with the same issue, I feel unsafe driving my only vehicle. For a vehicle valued over $45,000, I need this issue to be investigated before someone is seriously injured. I do not feel safe driving on the interstate at the posted speed. The vehicle feels unstable while driving over any bump in the pavement at 20mph the vehicle wobbles and sways.
We are experiencing what others have referenced as the death vibration. When on the highway going over 55mph and the jeep goes over a bump the steering wheel begins to shake and vibrate and does this until you slow down to below 30mph which is very scary and unsafe on the highway. The damper has been replaced 3 times but its still doing the same thing. I have video from my jeep but there are hundreds of videos on the internet of other keeps that have the same issue.
Within the first week of receiving vehicle, I experienced a violent shaking of the steering wheel while traveling 60 MPH on the highway, that almost caused me to run into the vehicle next to me. This occurred several times that day. After several occurrences, I realized it seemed to occur when hitting a bump. Called service department who reassured me this was not a safety issue (???) and that they would replace the recalled track bar. Several weeks later, said track bar was replaced (they are on backorder). The vehicle continues to demonstrate this violent loss of steering control and at most recent inspection (after being told it can't still be happening), I was told they found "some play" in the drag link joint at pitman arm and part has been ordered. This weekend, the violent shaking occurred and would not stop for well over 30 seconds, even when I took my foot off accelerator and then hit the brake (on the higheay, next to a semi). I just took possession of this vehicle on november 29 and it only had 5000 miles (demo sold as new). Something needs to be done about this. It's happening in brand new, unmodified vehicles.
While driving on the freeway at approximately 65-70 MPH I hit a bump on the road and the steering wheel began to violently wobble and it took a min to stop, the second time my husband and I were again driving on the freeway between 70-75 MPH and again for no apparent reason the steering wheel started to violently wobble and was hard to regain control of it I feared I would cause a collision on the freeway, I had to slow down and try to get the steering under control. Because my husband had to go out of town, the jeep was parked because of unsafe violent wobbling of the steering wheel until we were able to take it to crystal chrysler dealership where we purchased it on november 30, 2018. The dealership has had the jeep for a week and is still unable to diagnose the problem. At this point we are deathly afraid to drive it as we have no faith in the vehicle's safety for myself or for others on the road in the event that I cant control the violent shaking of the steering wheel.
While driving on the interstate highway at approximately 70 MPH when going over pot holes or bumps like ones at bridge crossings the steering loses control and vibrates and shakes. The driver has no control of the steering you must slow down to approximately 45 MPH to regain control of the vehicle. One incident on the highway happened when we were switching lanes on the interstate at approximately 70 MPH the road condition was smooth and as we merged into the left lane the steering vibrated and shook and temporally did not have control of the vehicle in till we slowed down to approximately 45 MPH. The dealership that I purchased the vehicle from has after several attempts to repair the vehicle claimed they fixed it. This is not the case it is still a problem
'death wobble' when traveling on pa/oh turnpike traveling 70mph I experienced a violent shaking of the steering wheel. This shaking was uncontrollable and required me to pull over on multiple occasions and slow down below 50mph for the shaking to stop.
I am getting the death wobble in my 2018 wrangler jlu, when on the highway. I've had the steering stabilizer replaced by my dealership with a new jeep part. The problem is not fixed. There is still a lot of slop in the steering, and the death wobble is still happening at highway speeds. My vehicle has 4000 miles on it.
Vehicle gets uncontrolled shaking at high speeds (60-70 MPH ) when hitting a bump must slow down to fix
A small bump causes the steering wheel and front end of the car to violently shake. It happens at varying speeds, taking your foot off the accelerator or trying to break does not get it to stop, you ride it out.the wheels are shaking along with the steering wheel. In addition, the clock doesn't keep time and radio intermittently drops stations, scans through all of the stations or picks up static. I have a video of not being able to control the radio(on or off), unable to change the volume or shut the radio off. I was not able to use touch screen or the controls on the steering wheel in order to operate the radio. It has been brought in for service on for the shaking 3 times now, going on 4. Jeep says it's fixed the problem by replacing the steering stabilizer/dampener. Jeep knows it is happening and mentioned getting "jeep engineering" involved and have blacked out information on paperwork we received after repairs, concerned we would see the "contact/ email address". The first service visit they could not get the shaking to happen and "reset the steering to factory settings", "that it was a little off." the second service appointment the service department "couldn't get it to happen". They had the salesperson I purchased the vehicle from take the car for a ride and compare it to how his jl drove. They asked if a worker "could take the car home and drive it a few days". I agreed.it happened to the worker and they replaced the steering stabilizer/dampener the first time(on that second visit). The third service appointment, they said the "steering stabilizer/dampener was replaced with a faulty stabilizer""that there were still faulty new ones, they were going to replace it. The following day, its violently shaking. It happens in motion, haven't noticed it with turning. I have videos of the shaking happening to the steering and the issues with the radio.
Jeep begins to vibrate violently after hitting bumps or driving over bridge unions at high speeds (70 MPH). Vehicle has less than 200 miles on the odometer.
My 2018 jeep jl has what's called the 'death wobble'. At highway speeds, when going over a spontaneous rough roadway, the front end starts to wobble side to side uncontrollably. Only hard breaking brings it under control. This is traveling at approx. 70mph. This jeep had less than 500 miles on it when it happened the first time.
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 jeep wrangler. While driving 65 MPH, the steering wheel seized. As a result, the vehicle crashed into a pole. The contact mentioned that the failure only occurred during cold weather. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was not filed. There were no injuries. The vehicle was taken to ron lewis chrysler dodge jeep ram pleasant hills (600 clairton blvd, pittsburgh, pa 15236, (412) 655-7500) prior to the failure. The cause of the failure was not determined. The vehicle was currently at a local body shop for repairs. The vehicle was not repaired for the steering wheel failure. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 56,000.
Jeep was recalled in october over a track bar weld issue where some vehicles we improperly welded. Mine had to go to the dealer 3x as the dealer was unsure what to do. Was told it was fine. Just received another recall that the recall may not have been done properly and will need to be reinspected. I have 0 faith in the safety of this jeep.
When on any highway and reach speed of approximately 65 MPH and hit a hole/bump the wheel starts to shake.
The jeep wrangler has on multiple occasions had a "death wobble." the vehicle's steering system starts to shake violently at higher speeds. This is a brand new vehicle with no modifications and has already been taken to the dealership to address. They unfortunately have not been able to correct it. This is a dangerous occurrence and a recall should be issued soon so the violent shaking at high speeds is frightening.
When driving on any type of road, the jeep wanders all over the lane and takes constant steering wheel input to maintain the vehicle in its lane. The faster the speed above 30, the worse the condition is. There seems to be a lot of play in the steering wheel at normal speeds almost like it is not connected. It is very tiring to drive on the expressway because it needs constant course correction. Several times it has wandered off of a road shoulder on its own. We have had over 17 vehicles over the years and this is the only one that behaves this way. At times it feels very, very unsafe, scary and tiring to drive. Just feels like something is extremely wrong with the steering and it is not trustworthy and may cause an accident.
I have have the steering violently oscillate / wobble dozens of times since early december 2018. This always happens on the highway above 50mph after going over a bump or imperfection on the pavement. Every time this has happened, I have taken the vehicle to the jeep dealer to be inspected. On december 17th 2018 branhaven jeep replaced the steering damper. It seem to work for a while and it came back in january. I took the vehicle back to branhaven jeep and they said that they had replaced the steering damper again with un upgrade part from jeep. I drove the vehicle for about 200 miles over the weekend and on the return trip, the issue was back and this time it was worse than ever. This is now the third time the vehicle is in the shop to deal with the same steering wobble complaint. I feel the vehicle is unsafe to drive and my girlfriend refuses to drive it anymore. The last time I drove the vehicle was january 21 2018 0n the day I had the worst steering wobble or oscillation I have ever experienced. I do not belive jeep / fca has a solution and wobble events are not due to worn parts as this is a new vehicle that just crossed over 5000 miles. My jeep is totally stock and has had no modifications of any kind!
When driving at 60 MPH on highway, and crossing over a bridge, the front of the jeep, and steering wheel started shaking very badly. It seemed like the front end was going to fall apart. I had to slow down to about 35 MPH for it to stop. The roads were clear, but it was below freezing out.
The steering is very loose especially at highway speeds. I constantly need to correct my steering to stay in my lane. I can move my steering wheel about 2" either left or right without any response. I have deflated my tires to 34psi and I have replaced the steering stabilizer with an after market one trying to resolve this issue. I have 6k miles on it and it has done this from day 1. I mentioned this to my dealer and they said "its a jeep thing, that's the way they drive". Well I have owned 2 other jeeps before and they did not handle like this. This makes it very fatiguing to drive for long distances.
Jeep steering wheel and front end begin shaking violently when a small bump is struck at higher speeds. This forces the driver to slow to unsafe speeds on the freeway potentially creating accidents.. Jeep currently will not correct the problem, but only allows the dealership to replace the steering damper, which fails within the same week.
Driving down the highway this morning to work, entering a curve on the highway I nearly lost all ability to steer my jeep at 60mph. I had to tug on the wheel with both hands to keep it on the highway. The steering came back after about 30 seconds almost resulting in an over correction. Then about 10 minutes later it happened again this time I was on a much straighter piece of road thankfully. The rest of my 30 min drive to work was uneventful. I've called two dealerships and been in touch with the jeep wave program representatives. They are saying they can't look at it for days. My car is unsafe to drive at highways speeds and its up to me to just wait until they can look at it.
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