2018 jeep wrangler jl rubicon 300 miles steering is very sloppy at all speeds. Steering is very soft and unresponsive causing the vehicle to wander from side to side in the lane while driving at various speeds. Steering does not hold position, or remain centered, vehicle drifts in the lane in both directions at various speeds. Almost constant correction is needed to keep vehicle moving in a somewhat straight line need two hands on wheel at all times to keep in lane will not drive this vehicle
2018 Jeep Wrangler steering complaints
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Going 65-70mph on highway, jeep will start to wobble after hitting a small bump. Has happened many times. You must reduce speed to almost 45mph for the shaking to stop.
This vehicle has "death wobble" as it has been called. When driving at highway speeds and hitting a bump, bridge joint, or imperfection in the road, the front end violently shakes. If loosen grip on wheel it gets worse. It will continue for miles shaking the vehicle excessively. Only way to stop the shaking is to slow to about 50 MPH. Started at about 12, 400 miles. Took to shop and their guy called it death wobble.the more you drive the worse it gets, and in nov about 14th or so they had me come in and put a aftermarket hd steering stabilizer on it.it worked for about 1500 miles then the wobble returned.I reported it and on the 17th dec they had me come in and put factory stabilizer bar on and toed in my front alignment. That worked for two days. Wobble came back and I reported it. The more I drive the worse it gets. I went to shop on 31 dec to see what we are doing. They said they would get back to me. Problem is not stabilizers and toe alignment. Geometric and something is wearing out causing all this.the effectiveness of stabilizers are lasting less each time. Band aid for the bigger issue.I have owned 18 jeeps and have 4 currently, all wrangler/tj/cj. None have done this or do this.modified or not. And this new 2018 jl is stock.
When you hit a bump in the road driving 60 MPH or higher you lose control of steering. The steering wheel shakes uncontrollably
Steering I loose and vehicle wanders constantly. On several occasions almost resulting in accidents. I currently have 2200 miles on the vehicle and this problem has occurred since day one. I have an appointment to have jeep dealer check out but want to document this problem in case I have an accident prior to the dealer visit.
At expressway speeds 55 - 70 MPH, when the vehicle hits a small bump or transitions the pavement like on an overpass, vehicle wobbles and steering wheel shacks. Jeep has 5000 miles and is stock. This was our first trip where we drove over 50mph.
During highway driving, between 70-75 MPH, when I hit a defect in the road, the car will begin to shake violently. Sometimes it stops when I decelerate, but other times, I have to pull off on to the shoulder. My jeep was leased in august 2018. I first noticed the shaking in november. I have alerted my dealership's service department.
If the car was going over 60 and hit a bump, the steering wheel would shake uncontrollably also causing the tires and the whole car to be uncontrollable. Would have to brake and try to get it back in control. Happened 6 times since I purchased the car in september the lasdt time it happened it scared me because it took a little while to get control of the car. I took it to napleton jeep and as I was explaining the situation she stopped and said it was a safety issue meaning I needed to clean out the car and would not be able to drive it. She said they had a jeep there for over 25 days and she did not know when I would be getting it back. It was explained to me it is a steering wheel damper. Over rated shock. I have called numerous times both the dealer and jeep. They have given me 3 different dates as to when the part will be in. None of those have come to forwishen. Someone was going to call me and no one ever does.
On 1/2/2019 I was driving to work in the morning. The front end started wobbling rapidly after hitting a pothole on the highway. My speed was approximately 70 m.p.h. I took my foot off the accelerator and slowly braked. The wobble did not stop until I was around 55 m.p.h. I was not able to get out of the center lane because traffic was heavy and running past me in both lanes. This is the second time this occurred. The first time I just thought is was a fluke because I hit two potholes in a row. That happened about one month ago. I am making an appointment with my dealer for a service inspection. I have felt small wobbles since I got the vehicle. These two were sustained and only stopped after slowing to around 55 MPH.
On three separate occasions I have experienced what is known as the "death wobble" where the jeep feels like it is off balance and shifting from side to side; almost like you are sliding on ice. This happens at a rate of speed of 45 MPH or less. My jeep has 5,400 miles on it and has never been modified.
Now that it's early winter and highways are becoming rough I'm experiencing what is referred to as the 'death wobble' on my new jl wrangler with 10,000 miles and no alterations. I took a trip and experienced 4 separate extreme steering wobbles at highway speed where I had to slow down below 55 MPH to get it to stop. One time I was passing a semi with 2 vehicles behind me that were not to impressed with my slowing down in the passing lane where they almost hit me from behind. The next day I experienced another getting on the bypass in town on the on ramp from hitting a chuck hole. I have to limit my speed to under 62 MPH to reduce the issue. I'm paying way too much for this vehicle to have this scary of an issue. The wobble isn't as scary as slowing down in traffic randomly at highway speed. This is a major flaw.
Completely stock jeep jl safari with 1469 miles has severe front end shaking at speeds between 70-75 when hitting overpass highway joints or drain joints. I have not replicated this at lower speeds. It stops when you slow down which could be a safety hazard in traffic at such speed.
Experienced death wobble today. I was on the highway going about 70-75 MPH and my steering wheel locked and started violently vibrating. I felt the vibration from under the seats as well. The only time it stopped was when I slowed down to about 40 MPH. I couldn't move the steering wheel at all.
Front end wobbles violently at speeds over 45 miles an hour, continual steering wheel input to keep the jeep in lane
My brand new 2018 wrangler jl has the "death wobble": when traveling at highway speeds and I hit a sharp bump, the front end shakes uncontrollably. I need to take my foot off the gas, get into the breakdown lane and go down to close to zero MPH before the shaking stops, then I need to re-merge into traffic. Very scary (I usually have family in car with me) and very dangerous. It's in the shop now. Parts are on backorder and they won't release it to me until its fixed--I presume b/c its too dangerous. I experienced the death wobble 7 times between when I drove it off the lot and was able to secure an appointment with the dealer. *dt
Extremely loose steering which makes it nearly impossible to control. At highway speeds, it's absolutely dangerous. My wife is so scared she won't even drive it. There is constant correcting and if the road isn't perfectly flat, you'll have to hold the steering wheel at the 10:00 or 2:00 to keep the vehicle straight. Imagine doing this on the interstate at 70mph. I'm a 10yr plus wrangler owner and I love them, but I'm getting rid of this thing if jeep doesn't address it.
At speeds around 65 MPH the front steering starts shaking uncontrollably after hitting a bump or driving over a bridge with an expansion joint. I have to slow down and pull over quickly. Extremely unsafe. The dealership at first was "surprised" to hear of the problem but finally said it was a known issue. They replaced the stabilizer rod. It just happened again 1 week after the fix. ~6,000 miles on the vehicle. It sounds like the known "death wobble" I am now finding described by a lot of other people. *dt consumer stated dealership fixed the problem on the second try.
Steering is loose and unresponsive ,jeep wonders into lanes on highways, hard to keep straight, constant steering wheel input needed to maintain a straight line at highway speeds, after hitting some pumps at highway speeds the front wheels shake and the steering wheel occilates , in some case vilantly causeing temporarily lose in control of jeep. Can turn steering wheel several inches in both directions without the wheels turning.unknown as to what the problem is, I have been pulled over by police who thought I was a drunk driver due to not maintaining a straight line. Almost involved in an accident with my children in car, hit a bump at highway speed and the wheels shook and steering wheel occilated and could not maintain my lane, was pulled over by driver in other car as we thought we had struck but luckily not, my dealer has already replaced sevaral parts but they cannot fix problem...still at dealer with no hope of being fixed
While driving highway speeds and hitting a bump or going across a railroad track. I get sudden vibration in the front end end and through my steering wheel also known as the death wobble. Very dangerous especially if going in a corner on an interstate.
While driving steering wanders and drifts all over. Constantly having to see saw wheel back and forth to stay straight. Worse on two lane or crowned asphalt roads.
At highway speeds (60+ MPH), the entire steering column and jeep shakes after I pass over a bridge. The only way to come out of the shake is to lower my speed down to about 40 MPH which is unsafe when in heavy traffic. The first time it happened (~10,000 miles on my new jeep) with intensity, I would have lost control of my vehicle if I did not have both hands on the wheel. I was truly scared. The dealership replaced my steering wheel damper which helped for a little while. About 2 months later (~13,000 miles on my jeep), it happened again. The vehicle is currently at the dealership and they are looking it over again.
When you hit an imperfection in the road you get death wobble in the steering wheel which shakes the whole vehicle and you have to come to bring the vehicle toto a complete stop to get it to stop. One time was crossing railroad tracks is at45 MPH the next time was on the freeway at 70 MPH very unsafe
Severe death wobble. Violent shaking will not stop unless I pull over and come to a complete stop. This is extremely dangerous when on the highway.
On the highway while traveling straight ahead at speeds above 65 MPH any time the vehicle is introduced to a bump, dip in the highway, transition to a bridge or change in pavement the steering wheel shakes violently and the vehicle is virtually uncontrollable. In order to get the vehicle to stop shaking speed must be reduced to 30 MPH or lower. The vehicle is not drivable at highway speed as every bump, dip or road transition causes this symptom.
Steering and control drastically impaired when hitting a bump over 50 MPH. Car and steering wheel violently shake and causes me to lose control of the vehicle. Car is stock with 0 modifications and less that 700 miles on it. Whoever says this is not a safety concern is wrong. I nearly crashed on the highway going 55 MPH. Family will not drive with me in the car anymore due to issue. This is a brand new car. How can this be justified?
I've had three rubicons in the past and the steering on my new 2018 rubicon jl unlimited is horrible. The car wanders left and right, there is much too much play in the steering wheel. It feels very unsafe to drive. I took it to the dealer and they acknowledge that the car steering is very unstable, yet they don't know how to fix it. It happens constantly. But the faster you go the more unstable it feels. It has been happening since I purchased it.
The radio is being replaced for the second time. It has the start stop feature and it will go completely dead and require time to restart I was driving 60 MPH and it started shaking violently and it has done in twice in two days. It is terrifying I had to pull off to the shoulder.
Saturday 11/10 going 60 MPH on highway my steering wheel began to shake violently only to correct once slowing down to 40 MPH on highway. Took vehicle to dealership on monday 11/12. Steering dampener was replaced and vehicle was returned tuesday 11/20. On tuesday 12/18 while going 65 MPH on highway the steering wheeel once again began to shake violently and only when slowing down in morning traffics did it stop. The vehicle had 1,000 miles since it was returned in november. I began my lease on this vehicle at the end of september and it has 3,000 miles in 3 months. It is once again back in service and awaiting another steering dampener as a replacement. Jeep customer service and dick scott in plymouth have both been extremely pleasant to work with. However, I have serious concerns that this may happen again even once the vehicle is returned. Original steering dampener failed at 2,000 miles and replacement dampener from nov 2018 failed at 1,000 miles. The term that is often used for this steering shaking is the death wobble and I have serious concerns of something signivwnt happening. All steering shaking shave occurred on the highway between 60-65 MPH while going straight. No major potholes or disruption to the road was experienced.
Death wobble when hitting bumps on the highway above 60mph. I had to pull over and slow down to 45 MPH for it to stop. Dealer replaced the stabilizer with an aftermarket one since the replacement part is on backorder and the issue is still present.a steering stabilizer will not fix the issue, it only masks it. The vehicle has 1200 miles on it and is completely stock. Their is something wrong with either the track bar joints or the steering geometry. Fca will not admit the know its an issue.
While driving at high rates of speed and hit a bump in the road the vehicle will start to shake uncontrollably. At that point I'm required to slow the vehicle down to approximately 30 to 40 miles an hour before it will subside. This is happened to me numerous times on the highway. We have brought it to the dealer where they said they couldn't duplicate it happening and dismissed it. However on my way to work today which is an hour drive one way it happened to me four times in which I had traffic backed up behind me and angry because I had to slow down on a 3-lane highway in the center of traffic in order to control the vehicle. This is almost caused me to get into an accident because I have tried to get off the road as quickly as possible.
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