When driving vehicle at 65-70 MPH it starts shacking if you hit a pot hole or a crack on the road and it continues to shack for about 5-6 mins.
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Front end wobble occurs at highway speeds (55-65)MPH during lane changes or hitting bumps in the road. This gives a feeling of steering will cause keep to go out of control. Severe braking is only remedy right now. It can cause accident at highway speeds
When driving on the freeway at about 65 MPH . If I hit a bump or pothole in my lane the front end and steering wheel jumps/shakes violently and the vehicle is very dangerous and scary and hard to control . This has happened alot . It is very dangerous .
Rapid jarring and shaking of steering wheel occurred when driving speeds of 65 -70 MPH encountered an expansion crack the violent shaking of the jeep caused me to have to pull off the road to avoid a collision. This happened on january 29, 2020 the jeep has 13,000 miles on it and has never bee off-road. The jeep has been parked since the incident, deemed unsafe for transportation. It is scheduled to go to into dealership on feb 4th for evaluation and repair if possible.
After the steering damper recall my jeep started experiencing the "death wobble" after hitting bumps at about 65mph. It happed 3 times. Jeep is giving me the runaround.
Traveling on an interstate at 65 MPH and went across the metal strip just before a bridge. The front wheels started wobbling violently and the steering wheel shook bad as well. This happened two more times this trip at the same type of situation. The second time I tried to slow down to get the jeep to stop wobbling but an 18 wheeler was directly behind me and almost ran up the rear of my vehicle. I had three mishaps all the same on this trip. I use the jeep around town, but won't drive it at high speeds. I had the damper replaced in the jeep three days prior to this trip. This is the part that fca says causes the problem. I have another appointment next week to have the jeep checked out. The date this happened to me was nov. 8th, 2019. Being a first time owner of a jeep, I think I should have been made aware of this problem when I bought the jeep from the dealer.
I was driving my jeep on the highway at 65mph and drove over a seam(bump) in the road. The front wheels and steering wheel began the shake violently and uncontrollably. I had to bring the vehicle to a complete stop in order for the shaking to stop. Finding a place to come to a complete stop on the highway is not safe at all.
When driving over speeds of 60 MPH on the highway, and hitting even the slightest of bumps, my jeep steering was uncontrollable, and I imagine this is the "death wobble" I have heard about occurring in jeeps. The only way to manage it was to slow way down to 35 MPH and avoid bumps of any kind.
On 9/30/19 at 4:30am, odometer reading of 170 miles, while at highway speed, approx 70 MPH, on I-295, the vehicle began to violently shake. It was uncontrollable until my speed reduced to 35 MPH. At 35 MPH the shaking began to subside while I continued to slow to a stop. The incident appeared to be triggered by a slight bump or seam in the pavement. On 9/30/19 the vehicle was serviced at cherry hill dodge chrysler jeep, 1708 w. Marlton pike, cherry hill nj 08002. They determined cause to be faulty steering damper and replaced it with part number 68251580ad which I was told was an improved part over the original. At first the problem seemed to be resolved. Then on 11/3/19 at 9:30pm, odometer reading 1,490 miles the violent shaking occurred again. Circumstances were the same, traveling at highway speed, approx 70 MPH, had to reduce speed to stop the shaking, again on I-295 but different location, again apparently triggered by a slight bump or seam in the pavement.
My jeep shakes violently while driving on the highway under consistent and repeatable circumstances: driving approximately 65-70 MPH and hit a small bump in the road (often the seam of a bridge in the roadway).
While exiting a drive thru, I needed to make a left hand turn. As I was in motion to make that left hand turn, the steering locked up & it sent me crashing straight into a metal pole, which just happened to be for the pedestrian crossing. Thankfully there were no pedestrians around that were put in harms way. However, my 2018 jeep wrangler jl was not so lucky. Currently we are being estimated around $8,000 - $15,000 in damage but that is not final yet.
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
My car has been experiencing the 'death wobble' as some dealerships have told me that. The steering gets a mind of its own and its super hard to control sometimes. I purchased a brand new car and it feels like im driving a lemon. Almost every other day since I purchased it (one month ago) seems like ive almost gotten into an accident.
Wheels have a groove behind the spokes that accumulate water and dirt that settles to the bottom while parked and affects tire balance, causing dangerous shaking while driving. It is especially problematic on wet winter roads where they fill with water during while driving that pools in the bottom and freezes overnight. In less that 10,000 miles I have had this problem three times with water/ice and twice with mud.
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.
I purchased my 2018 jeep wrangler unlimited jl in june of 2018. Within the first month of having the vehicle the problems began. I initially had windshield seals that were missing so the jeep would fill up with water from behind the dashboard. The dealership said they "fixed the problem" and then my windshield cracked because they didn't install properly, now it is leaking again behind the steering wheel. This will be my 3rd visit to the dealership for this problem. Then the "death wobble" began around 8/9,000 miles, almost causing multiple accidents. My vehicle has been in two dealerships since october 2018 trying to fix all of the issues occurring. The jeep is being sent to the dealership for the 5th time on april 10, 2019 for ongoing steering issues. The damper (recall) in the vehicle was replaced 4 times without success and the steering continues to worsen. Keep in mind, the damper recall fix was only available at my dealership in january of 2019. I now have 18,000 miles on the vehicle, loose and wobbling steering, can't maintain a lane while driving, vibration and wobbling while breaking, the emergency break is no longer engaging (manual transmission), and just put in a complaint with jeep a few weeks ago after little success with the dealership. Jeep is telling me that my unsafe, unstable vehicle has too many miles on it to buyback. I have had the vehicle for less than 10 months and have never had this many issues with any of my other vehicles in my life. The vehicle will be going back to the original dealership I purchased it from for the 5th time for steering issues and 3rd time for the windshield seals, along with many other issues. I no longer feel safe in my own vehicle in which I am paying a high price for every month.
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.
If I run over a bridge expansion joint or bump in the road at highway speeds the front suspension will start shaking and my steering wheel will feel completely loose. Sometimes it corrects itself and other times it is such a violent shake you have to reduce your speed down to 40 MPH or less until it stops. One incident was when I was exiting the highway and as I was merging in I hit a couple of bumps in the road. It started to shake so violently that I thought I was going to loose control. Thankfully I was only doing 35 to 40 MPH. It was so bad the person beside me slammed on their brakes. I had to slow down to 15 MPH before it stopped. Then it was like nothing ever happened.
I have brought my vehicle to the dealership two times for the death wobble. On highways, going 55+ if my car hits an uneven surface or bump, the car shakes uncontrollably until I reduce my speed. It doesn't happen every time, but noticed its when my foot is still on the gas upon hitting these bumps. Horrifying - especially driving with children. People driving next to me could see the car doing this at one point
I have brought my vehicle to the dealership two times for the death wobble. On highways, going 55+ if my car hits an uneven surface or bump, the car shakes uncontrollably until I reduce my speed. It doesn't happen every time, but noticed its when my foot is still on the gas upon hitting these bumps. Horrifying - especially driving with children. People driving next to me could see the car doing this at one point
"death wobble" violent left to right shaking in the steering wheel and whole front end of jeep. Happens anytime after hitting bump, pothole, bridge joint; on any type of road and speeds from 40mph to 80mph+. Issue does not resolve its self until slowing the vehicle down to very low speeds, sometimes as low as 30mph. *no* 'upgrades' or any aftermarket parts/work have been done to the jeep.
At highway speeds (60-80mph) the vehicle shakes violently after going over a bump or deformity in the road. Has occurred on multiple occasions. Everything shakes not just the steering wheel. Lasts until vehicle speed reduces.
At a speed of approx. 75 MPH after hitting a number of pumps/potholes on the highway the steering wheel started to vibrate/shake like crazy - a terrifying situation in rush hour on a highway. The shaking stopped once the speed was under 50 MPH.
When traveling above 70mph and hitting a rough place on the road the steering shakes violently including the dash until you slow down to 40mph. This has happened 6+ times now with the local deal ship not knowing how to fix. We were almost rear ended because of this. And thank goodness their wasn't an abandoned vehicle on the shoulder. We have a video of this happening
Bf goodrich mud terrain t/a on the 2 door jeep wrangler willy package is standard.. This tire is a hazard for such a light car in wet conditions. Many jeep drivers have reported slipping on the road even at low speeds. One driver who had them on his truck, said his truck very slipped on wet roads like his jeep wrangler is doing now. I now have to drive so slow on wet curves, well below the posted, and much slower than all the other cars. Jeep put a excellent off road tire on a car, to be driven on roads. The normal tire, the goodyear wrangler, is a excellent tire. I was never advised that wet roads will be a hazard to drive on. When accelerating on the on ramp to I-10, my jeep lost traction with a small amount of acceleration on the wet road. Exiting the I-35 on wet roads, my tires lost traction on the curve, rated at 35mph, when going under 30. I ended up in the grass. 30+ years driving. 10+ years driving jeeps. Never an accident or off the road. These tires are a huge safety problem on 2 door wranglers. Just read the jeep forums at all the problems.
At highway speed the vehicle develops a pronounced shimmy which lasts for several seconds when encountering a bump in the road. Identical to what was commonly called the "death wobble" on my 97 wrangler.
The front wheels of the vehicle often shake violently at highway speeds when the vehicle hits a small bump in the road. Often the triggering event could also be uneven or patched sections of freeway. The front end shaking is so violent, control of the vehicle is difficult. The vehicle must be slowed immediately below 50mph to stop the shaking. This will happen at least once, every time I drive on a freeway.
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.
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.
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.
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