Bought my jeep 2018 wrangler brand new, had issued with the steering become very hard to turn was barely turning on a corner street. Literally impossible to make a right turn,all of a sudden it just became easy to turn as if nothing was wrong. Also a service shifter light and the stability controll light comes on every now and then, now the issue is the screen is displaying an anti theft screen asking for a theft code and jeep will not turn on.
2018 Jeep Wrangler steering complaints
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It has happened a few times during very cold temperatures and high speeds where the steering wheel locks and its very hard switching lanes. I do not feel it in city driving. I have driven it on the highway when this has happened and the problems persists for about the first 30 minutes of the drive. After 30 minutes of driving it goes back to normal. I has not happened in temperatures over 35 degrees
Experiencing 'death wobble' at high speeds when hitting bump in road. Jeep shakes violently. One time I had to come to a complete stop. Seems as if something is loose with the steering or suspension isn't up to par.
I am experiencing "death wobble". I have had 3 instances of it in the last week. It shook so bad yesterday it cracked the windshield. It starts when hitting a bump at highway speeds and won't strop until you can slow down to around 40 MPH. This is very difficult in high congestion traffic.
I have had steering/ wandering issues with this wrangler since I drove it off the lot. It's impossible to drive in a straight line at highway speeds. It's a constant battle to drive.
Jeep wrangler 2018 jl with 1010 miles and 5 weeks old. Steering is very loose when driving at any speed, but say at 60, I can move the steering wheel at least 2 inches from right to left before the steering responds. It takes constant corrections to keep the vehicle in your lane. We live in a mountainous area with narrow windy roads and many large trucks (logging trucks etc). Its extremely dangerous to drive these roads with the vehicle because your constantly correcting to stay in your lane. I've had it to the dealer, they've acknowledged the issue, but their telling me they drove another jeep just like mine and it does the same thing so they don't know what to do. They and I are contacting jeep. At this time I won't let me wife or kids drive the vehicle, and it's pretty much parked in the garage until this issue is resolved.
While driving at highway speeds the vehicle drifts all over the lane requiring constant correcting to keep vehicle in lane. The steering has a very loose feel which could cause driver to lose control and crash.
In cold weather the steering locks while driving. I am able to turn the steering wheel about 1/2 an inch and that is it. The issue lasted for 6 miles while I was in traveling in montana. I was driving below 25 MPH on paved and gravel roads. The temperature was below 35 degrees. I love in california and the weather have not been that cold so I hasn't occurred since then. Unfortunately I do not have a video, I was too concentrated on not crashing.
Violent steering wobble occurs after traveling over uneven road surfaces at highway speeds, making the vehicle extremely difficult to control. Vehicle is a stock jl wrangler unlimited sahara with less than 10,000 miles. The condition has occurred since the vehicle was new, and a simple bump, bridge joint or pot hole can set the vehicle into a death wobble at speeds above 60 MPH.
With about 1100 miles on this brand new jeep I hit a bump on the highway at 65-70 MPH. The jeep started to shake violently and I had all I could do to hold on to the steering wheel. If you slow down to under 40 MPH the shaking stops. Ever since anytime I am on a highway at 60 MPH or more even a bridge joint will cause the jeep to go into it's shake, rattle, and roll routine. I can always stop it by immediately slowing down but in heavy boston traffic this is simply not a safe alternative. For a $40,000 vehicle that has hardly been driven yet I think this is a manufacturing defect that is extremely dangerous. I hope you will take it seriously as this defect has been going on in jeeps for years and it has not been addressed. If you don't think it's a safety issue you take it on rte 128 at rush hour and get back to me when it gives you a heart attack.
Have a front end and steering wheel shake at highway speeds when hitting bumps.
Right around 7000 miles, I began experiencing death wobble at various speeds. The death wobble is initiated when speeds are greater than 35mph and the wrangler hits an imperfection (bump, sewer cap, highway bridge expansion gap, pothole, etc). The wrangler's steering wheel begins shaking/oscillating violently back and forth and does not stop until the vehicle speed is brought down to a stop. This is no fun when it happens to you at highway speeds. I have reached out to fca but they told me this is normal for a fixed-axle/solid-axle vehicle. This is not normal, it is actually quite dangerous. I am afraid to drive my vehicle.
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 jeep wrangler. While driving 55 MPH or more, the steering seized. When driving less than 55 MPH, the vehicle operated normally. The vehicle was taken to scranton dodge chrysler jeep ram (located at 1146 wyoming ave, scranton, pa 18509, (570) 344-1261) to be diagnosed, but the mechanic was unable to retrieve a fault code or duplicate the failure. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent and seemed to occur during colder temperatures. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 17,000. The VIN was not available.
While driving on a highway, construction zone on a speed below 55, suddenly the steering started to wobble. Steering took a 45 degree to the right and was about to hit a car next but gained control back by holding the steering tight and steering to left, lost control fo the vehicle for almost 30 secs and reduced speed to 20 MPH turning on the emergency blinker (this was on a freeway). Awaiting to schedule a service appointment with the dealer.
When driving at speeds over 50+ MPH and hitting a bump in the road, the steering wheel will shake violently until speed is reduced to below 40 MPH. The dealer has serviced it twice trying to add a dampener however this does not fix the problem. Dealer now says the problem most likely can't be fixed.
Feels like a death wobble. Hitting a bump on the highway caused major shaking in the steering. Had it at the dealer once and they replaced the steering damper. Happening now again
When driving on the highway, or at speeds above 60 MPH, if there is a change in the road, such as a pot hole, a dip in the road or an overpass transition, the steering wheel shakes violently until the vehicle comes to a complete stop or under 50 MPH. The vehicle was taken in to the dealership for repair and picked back up the 27th or december. The shaking steering wheel started back up again 1/10/19. The vehicle is currently waiting to be dropped off at the dealership in two weeks when a loaner will be available.
Driving on the 355 tollway driving 76 MPH, I went over a bridge that had a slope (bump) and the jeep started shaking violently. The steering wheel was uncontrollable. Being in the middle lane I had many "near misses" of other cars potentially hitting me. I let off the gas peddle and had to pull over before the shaking stopped. Being the family car, I am no longer driving in fear of an accident may occur. I contacted the service department but am hesitant to drive the jeep there.
Loose steering, wandering on the road and difficulty staying in a straight line when on uneven roadways. When going over bumps the vehicle pulls to one side or the other and when you try to correct it the steering over-corrects and you get into a back and forth wobble. At highway speeds this is very dangerous.
Steering is sloppy. The vehicle wanders and takes significant effort and constant adjustment of the steering wheel to keep it in the lane. Too much free play in the steering. This happens at any speed even at 30mph.
Extreme shaking in the front end when hitting any bump in excess speeds of 50+MPH
I had the jeep serviced by the dealer for the steering failing and the death wobble. They replaced the damper told me it was repaired. While driving in the highways the car began to shake uncontrollably.
While driving the vehicle lost control of the steering causing me to almost hit a car on a city street traveling a normal rate of speed
*update* been to the jeep dealership 4 times and going back for a 5th for the "death wobble" and "wandering steering". They've tried to fix the wobble, by replacing the stabilizer/damper with an after-market, which they completed, but problem still exists. Sidenote* I opened up a case w/ fca and they are telling me this should have never been done but may have been done because the oem new model stabilizer was on back-order. Replaced the after-market stabilizer/damper and put on another oem and yet, the issue still exists (death-wobble). "steering wandering" has never been fixed. I've got another appt. At another jeep dealership on 1/14/19. Will update after my appt. To see if there's an improvement.
Driving down the interstate at 70mph went to turn left and the wheel became vary hard to pull and finally broke free and went hard to the left had to hit brakes and fight the wheel to get control ...
When I crank up my jeep start backing out of my driveway and make the turn to get on to the roadway my steering wheel locks up as I amd driving foward almost causing me to have an accident. Then about 1/2 mile down the road I came to a roundabout, it was almost impossible for mento enter and exit the roundabout, and for a second time in less than one mile the locking up of my steering wheel could have caused me to wreck and kill myself or someone else. This has happened to me 4 different times within the 7,000 miles my jeep has on it, somthing needs to be done before a life is lost to this defect.
When car is driven on highway 60 m/h and above, when you hit a pot hole or manhole, experience violent steering wheel/front end vibration 'deat wobble'. It's started with onle 5000 miles on a car.
Violent shaking in the front end when hitting any bump in excess speeds of 50+MPH
Loose steering, dead spot in steering wheel, drifting, excessive steering wheel corrections to keep vehicle in the lane, sometimes outside temperature changes steering characteristics, I feel this is a major safety issue as these problems almost caused me an accident driving at highway speed's and as a result of vehicle wondering I was pulled over by police officer for a vehicle wondering, I've owned a lot of jeeps never had this type of problem, I feel this could be dangerous for certain drivers, it happens most on perfectly smooth pavement in a straight line, in rough roads it seems to be ok windee roads is ok only in a straight line at highway speed's you cannot keep the vehicle in the lane.
While driving on the highway, when the jeep hits a slight bump or bridge expansion joint the steering wheel and front end wobble excessively. This has occurred on five occasions. The vehicle was traveling at approximately 60 MPH. On two of the occasions I needed to slow down to 40 MPH for the wobble to stop. This is an 2018 jeep wrangler with no modifications. The first time this occurred the jeep had around 1500 miles on it. It currently has less than 3000 miles on it. The dealership replaced the steering damper. I have read other reports that this does not fix the problem, it only masks the true problem. I have not had the jeep on the highway since the part has been replaced. The other issue I have found with the jeep is a slight shaking in the steering wheel at speeds around 70 MPH. You do not need to hit a bump for this to occur. There are numerous complaints regarding other owners with similar problems. Please find a permanent solution.
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