Bought a 2018 jeep jlu new. Had it for only 5 months and all of the welds on the frame and axles and other components have rusted. Has only been driven on the road and never seen its first winter
2018 Jeep Wrangler suspension complaints
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I never liked how this jeep drove from day 1, as always felt something in the front end was loose and the ride was wobbly at virtually all speeds. After the first oil change and tire rotation the problem seemed worse. Brought it back and 1 front tire was slightly off balance, so was rebalanced and off we went. Problem naturally hasn't gone away. Annoying and of concern that I finally brought it back to make an appointment to have it looked at when the service advisor said "oh there is a recall on your jeep for the steering stabilizer... I have not ever received any mail from jeep to this regard.. However they will be replacing it this weekend. With this new information, I now search this site and see hundreds of other complaints about steering issues I have been experiencing, and need to register a complaint....as I too have felt the vehicle feels unsafe to drive and could potentially be a problem. Seems to me that there smoke under these jeeps and the build of them, and just a matter of time before people will suffer significant injury to themselves or others if this issue isn't fixed and bad vehicles are bought back by fca. I begin my journey with jeep saturday, and after reading all the issues here have little faith that this fix is really the source of my problem but a bandaid on a much larger issue for owners like myself. 50k for a vehicle one would think should buy one a sense of confidence. In my case, there is zero at this point, but unless im parking the vehicle and eating my $500 mo payment what choice do I have but to drive it and just pray nothing happens? I will update this post as need be as we move forward with jeeps "fix" I will make sure to have them inspect the welds on my frame as well, with a build date of july 2018 and frame #186, mine is just a few outside of the range of ones with know problems.
Extreme steering wobble at freeway speeds when front wheels experience a bump or uneven pavement/pothole.
Bought wrangler in may of 2018. Have always noticed that the steering alignment has been off, or that it has at least 1 inch to 2 inches in play. Meaning that I can move the steering wheel to the left or right and it does not impact steering direction. Vehicle also does not track straight, it pulls to the left. No longer covered under warranty as I am at 20k miles now. Steering damper has been replaced twice now first time was at 14,000 miles. Second time at 19,000. . Hitting an expansion joint or pothole at speeds north of 70mph will cause severe shaking to the point I have to slow down to speeds of around 50mph for it to go away. Not safe at all on the freeway. This is a safety defect. Fca should buyback the wranglers and work on fixing the obvious flaw in frame engineering, the steering damper is just a bandaid. The steering damper is going to continue going out and causing the death wobble.
Death wobble, has been at the dealership 4 times and was just picked up for the 5th time. Today they are replacing recalled parts this happens at ant speed at this point in time. And began in january 2019. I have only had the vehicle since july 2018. In february the steering damper was replace, at this time we also had an issue with the steering column locking up while driving nothing was fixed on that issue only the steering damper, about 3000 miles later, the wobble began again, in july 2019 the vehicle went back in for the replacement of the steering damper, in august it went back in for what they stated was the recalled part a new steering damper was replaced, that night I drove the jeep home and still had the wobble, they picked it up last week to replace the steering damper and nothing was done, the picked it up today to do a new task bar and an alignment. This vehicle is unsafe. I have already lost one child due to an automobile accident. This does not make me feel safe driving this vehicle
2018 jeep wrangler sahara unlimited. 15,000 miles. No modifications. Dreaded 'death wobble' occurred 3 times in three days after purchasing car used. Scared the hell out of me and the passengers, jeep needs to fix this now!,
At highway speeds, suspension and/or steering mechanism wobbles and vibrates violently (this is felt in the steering wheel) when encountering bumps and holes in highway surface. The violent steering vibration continues until reducing speed by approximately 20 MPH by braking. This condition was unmanageable at 6000 miles and fca replaced the steering stabilizer. Condition became unmanageable again at 15000 miles and fca replaced steering stabilizer again (v41recall).
Jeep has a extremely bad wobble/shake when you hit bridge joyce's at highway speeds. Replaced steering damper a week ago the shake/wobble is worse now that it pulled me in the other lane. Dealer cant get it to duplicate problem for them. 100% stock jeep
On september 10, 2019 I took my jeep wrangler in for a steering damper customer satisfaction notification (recall). On september 20th, 2019 I was driving 65mph down the highway when the jeep began to violently shake, not stopping until I activated my brakes and began to pull off to the shoulder. I exited the highway to make sure my tires were fine and I could not see anything out of the ordinary. The jeep ran normal after this occurrence, but the shake was intense, and scary while going 65mph on the highway. The steering damper being replaced does not seem to have rectified the situation.
Jeep jlu began "death wobble" at 70mph while on I-485 (speed limit is 70). Had to slow down to 40mph to get it to stop, which almost caused a crash with vehicles behind/beside me slowing to match. Since then, "death wobble" has occurred 2-3 times per week on various roads. Speeds 50-70. I now have 3 roads where I can replicate it and will be going back to the dealership. Was told months ago by dealership "it's not death wobble; sometimes stuff gets stuck in the wheels and makes a clunking sound." sorry, not sorry. Entire jeep front end felt like it was on hydraulics.
When driving on the highway on an overpass or any bump my jeep shakes uncontrollably and feels as though all four wheels are going to fall off, have to put hazards on and reduce speed quickly, has been at dealership multiple times for steering damper which has not fixed the problem, very unsafe to drive
Highway speed of 50mph+ front end shakes violently after hitting a bump in road. The vibration continues until speed is reduced. Steering wheel vibrates. 2018 jeep wrangler with 3000 miles. Has happened multiple times.
The car shakes uncontrollably when driving on the highway and after hitting a bump or imperfection in the road. I have had the problem fixed once before a few months ago. Last wee when driving back from dropping my son off at college the car shook uncontrollably at least a dozen times. The car seemed to shake at higher speeds and I would have to pull the car off the road to almost a complete stop to make the shaking stop.I also had the car repaired for the same issues at scap jeep in fairfield ct a few months ago. They said it was the steering damper. The car was fine for a few months but the problem came back again. The incident happened on 8/25. We fear taking the car on the highway.
Death wobble at 70mph. Experienced it 4 times in 30 mile stretch of interstate 40. Vehicle is stock. Has been taken to the shop once for issue. Appeared to be better until today. It was scary. With extreme vibration/shaking. Did not feel safe to drive. Especially with my family in vehicle.
I have owned several jeeps over the last 15 years and this particular event was the worst that I have ever encountered and was ongoing. We we traveling on dry smooth asphalt pavement on highway 82 10 miles east of basalt co at apx. 750 pm with outdoor temperature of 67* heading to aspen at apx 55 MPH. All stock no add on's on this vehicle. All of the sudden the entire steering wheel started to shake and rattle so hard that I had no time to pull over and had to come to a complete stop on the highway. The wobbling would not stop until we reached 15 miles per hour. Started to head to aspen again and in another 3 minutes the same wobbling, violent shaking started again at apx. 50-60 MPH. There may have been a small indentation in the pavement. This was so upsetting for my aunt, that she refused to get back in my jeep and also refused to drive back to texas after this experience. When driving back to texas, every time I hit the smallest hole I would slow down with anticipation that the wobble would start again. I drove 55 MPH all the way back so that I would feel more comfortable if it occurred again. This is a situation that needs to be addressed and fixed. When a passenger refuses to ride in a vehicle after experiencing this first hand it puts a burden on the family and the joy of owning a car. I do have a dash cam video if needed that I will keep on file. This is the 5th time this has happened 3 times before august and twice in august, my jeep was just serviced and inspected on august 15 2019. I have brought this to the dealers attention and they are not aware of any permanent fixes. This almost caused us to be rear ended on the highway at night on a blind curve.
My new (first owner) 2018 jeep wrangler (jl) unlimited sport developed violent, sudden terrifying vibrations at approximately the 10,000 odometer mark. This condition was repeatedly induced at hi-way and freeway speeds (40-70 MPH) when a slight imperfection was encountered. Examples of sufficient imperfections include freeway irregularity, transitions at overpasses, slight potholes, and similar disturbances. The vehicle would enter a violent left-to-right shaking evidenced by a steering wheel that was difficult to retain a grip on, terrified passengers, and dangerous circumstances due to having to slow to approximately 35-45 MPH to allow the vibrations to subside and control to be regained. On daily commutes on the freeway. Jeep was taken to jeep dealership in archbold ohio where it was supposed to have been fixed but the issue remains to this day.
Vehicle has shaking in the steering wheel while driving at highway speeds especially when there is an imperfection in the road way.
My new (first owner) 2018 jeep wrangler (jl) unlimited sport developed violent, sudden front-wheel transverse oscillations (forceful, terrifying vibrations) at approximately the 7,000 odometer mark. This condition was repeatedly induced at hi-way and freeway speeds (40-70 MPH) when a slight imperfection was encountered. Examples of sufficient imperfections include freeway irregularity, transitions at overpasses, slight potholes, and similar disturbances. The vehicle would enter a violent left-to-right shaking evidenced by a steering wheel that was difficult to retain a grip on, terrified passengers, and dangerous circumstances due to having to slow to approximately 35-45 MPH to allow the vibrations to subside and control to be regained. On daily commutes on the freeway (110 n, 405, i5, 10e) this would occur routinely 3-6 times. Two jeep dealerships (downtown los angeles, and scott robinson in torrance [both southern california dealerships]) were unable to resolve the issue. The first reported that the vehicle was functioning properly, and the second was non-responsive to request for help.
I bought a brand new car jeep wrangler 2018 jl. When I was driving the car started shaking this was happening more constantly.. I almost had an accident with my child. I took the car with a dealer and they said that has missing dampers...it had less was then 2k millage. How is this possible?
Steering down the road is lose and hard to keep jeep straight while going down the road. I have replaced the steering stabilizer to fix the "death wobble" but the steering problem is still there and worsening
I have experienced "death wobble" three times since I purchased my jeep wrangler in december of 2018. All three times it occurred after hitting a bump at highway speeds. I have not modified any elements of the suspension - it is all factory.
Keep wrangler death wobble, cause me to swerve off the road while my two young children were in the car. Since then my daughter had been complaining about neck pains. My neck and back also has been in pain since then. Going to seek medical treatment.
I've had my vehicle in 3 times for what they call the death wobble. The vehicle is currently still sitting at the dealership as I am waiting a call from the sevice manager. The second time I brought it in they again fixed something on the front end and it was a little better but still now right. Now I'm being told that the tires need to be replaced at my expense. The vehicle has only 35,000 miles on the tires. Due to the front end problems my tires go bad and I'm supposed to pay for it. I'm told its a wearable item. They would be fine if they weren't cupping due to the front end problem. I have also filed a complaint with chrysler jeep and have heard nothing back from them either. To top it all off, I was stopped by the state highway patrol. They saw it happen on the expressway, were concerned for my safety and stopped me. Thank goodness I didn't get a ticket or anything. I'm completely frustrated. The dealership won't help fix it. Chrysler jeep has not called me back. I've payed a lot of money for this jeep and can't get it fixed.
While traveling on the freeway at speeds from 65-75 my jeep will start to 'death wobble' when you hit a bump or uneven spot on the road requiring me to decelerate or come to a complete stop. My vehicle has been back to the dealer 5 times since my purchase in nov of 2018. Five different things have been replaced and one of the dampeners has been replaced twice now. It's been at the dealer for 3 weeks straight now. Chrysler says that there is nothing that they can do at this time and referred me back to the dealer, the dealer suggested I get an attorney specializing in the lemon law. I have done so and also will be talking to the federal trade commission. So far I have lost a days work and five 30 mile trips to and from the dealership only to find out that the problem still persists. It's very dangerous to drive. The dealership said that the new ones will sometimes have a little 'wiggle' to them at times and I informed him that if I had know this I would not have bought it had I know this. I am very upset with chrysler at the moment . I have never had a problem out of my 2015 jeep wrangler sahara unlimited or my 2009 jeep ali wry. I am very disappointed in jeep.
Violent steering wheel shaking and front end steering shaking when driving over road imperfections over 45 MPH. Loose and wandering steering resulting in multiple steering corrections to remain straight in line on a flat straight and leveled surface. Wrangler was in dealership, not fixed, they seemed like they didn't want to deal with the issue and they are aware of this issue on other new jeeps. This issue has been ongoing since I bought the jeep.
Violent steering wheel shaking and front end steering shaking when driving over road imperfections over 60 MPH. Loose and wandering steering resulting in multiple steering corrections to remain straight in line on a flat straight and leveled surface. Wrangler was in dealership for more than 40 days total for backordered parts and repairs. Wrangler picked up today after 3rd visit. Steering damper replaced for 2nd time. Driver side shock absorber replaced. Violent shaking has been resolved so far. But loose and indirect steering is still present. Videos available upon request.
After installation of the jeep manufactured and warrantied 2 inch mopar lift kit at the jeep dealership, the vehicle's steering wheel and front end will violently shake after hitting a bump at speeds of 50 miles per hour and above. This was most commonly seen when driving over bridges at speeds of around 50 MPH. The vehicle was taken to the dealer when they claimed they could not duplicate the results. I then had to risk my own safety to demonstrate to a technician that the problem was indeed happening. This oscillation of the steering and suspension components is extremely dangerous and requires me to come to a complete stop before the vehicle will stop shaking. I also have little to no control over the vehicle when this happens until the vehicle has been slowed down substantially. The problem is ongoing and has yet to be solved.
Several times when driving at approx. 65-70 miles per hour on the freeway, I experienced the "death wobble" a violent shaking of the front end of the jeep including the wheels, front end, steering wheel and dashboard etc. The only way to stop it is to slow to about 50 MPH or less. This occurs when going across a separation on a freeway or over a bump in the roadway. This first occurred with about 3025 miles on the new jeep. It always happens on the highway as there must be speed over 65-70 for it to occur. It was very dangerous and frightening to have to decelerate in the fast lane of traffic on the worst and most dangerous freeway in america, the 91 through corona and riverside, ca. Very very dangerous and I am fortunate I did not cause an accident. I have a short video showing one episode when I was already considerably slowed.
When hitting a bump - I.e. Bridge expansion joint - at highway speeds the vehicle's front wheels went into a severe wobble when required an immediate deceleration to alleviate. Numerous instances. Quite scary in heavy traffic, even for an experienced driver and a former general manager of a five-star chrysler dealership!! Extensive research found a number of people having this problem, yet no recall or "fix" from fca has evidently been found. In previous responses from corporate they indicate that it is not a safety issue and I must vehemently disagree. The common term used is "death wobble"!! Do we need to wait until an inexperienced driver or innocent fellow traveler becomes a victim?. My jeep is in the shop now awaiting some sort of disposition.
This is regarding what's known in the jeep community as the 'death wobble.' I bought my car brand new in september of 2018, and I've experienced the death wobble. I'll be on the freeway, driving 65+ MPH, all of the sudden hit a bump or rumble in the road and then lose control of my steering. The jeep starts vibrating (wobbling) uncontrollably. The only way to stop this is by slowing down enough to come to a stop, which can prove difficult and dangerous on the freeway. This is something I feel should be fixed. My car has never been in an accident, has all new parts since I bought it brand new and shouldn't have this problem.
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