2019 Jeep Wrangler: shudder or vibration when accelerating

Filed Sep 16, 2024 · Suspension · 80,000 miles · LA

The contact owns a 2019 Jeep Wrangler. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH on a bumpy road surface, the vehicle experienced the death wobble. The contact stated that the steering wheel and the front end of the vehicle shuddered significantly. The contact decelerated to approximately 55 MPH, and the vehicle operated as needed. The contact stated that the failure had been recurring while driving. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.

Filed Jan 11, 2023 · Suspension · CO

Bought a used 2019 Jeep Wrangler with approx 17000 miles. At speeds between 60-75 mph on highway roads that have small bumps and or divots, the front axle begins a divergent shudder and wobble side to side that is uncontrollable. It has happened now 7 times. In traffic I have almost caused accidents because the vehicle is not controllable with the steering wheel. At highway speeds, the only way to make the divergent wobble decrease and go away is to immediately step on the brakes in an emergency mode, hope you don't get rear ended and pull off the road. The vehicle has been inspected in detail by two different organizations. I have had the alignment checked, it's perfect. Shocks are perfect. Everything is fine, accept, when the perfect harmonic is reached on a bump at highway speeds, the front axle goes ballistic and makes the vehicle uncontrollable. This is a safety issue that has/will kill people. There are no warning lamps or caution lights. The vehicle is in perfect condition.

Filed Jan 8, 2021 · Steering, Wheels · 18,000 miles · RI

As I am driving at a normal speed all of a sudden my 2019 jeep wrangler will begin to shudder back and forth fiercely. The first time it happened on january 4, I thought I had a loose air flat tire. I stopped in the breakdown lane, got out and checked but there was nothing wrong. When I began driving again, the car drove fine. The next morning on january 5, the car did the same thing in almost the same are where ri 95 cuts off to ri295. The steering wheel started shaking for a good 50-100 feet before it stopped. I was alone both times. The 3rd time, I was taking my 29 year old daughter to the doctors in wakefield, ri and traveling on rt 1. All of a sudden the vehicle started shaking, it really scared my daughter who insisted we drive right to the dealership after her appointment. After her appointment and on the way to the dealership, it happened one more time. I walked into the dealership at paul bailey's in north kingstown. This is where I always go for my service on all my jeeps. They were pleasant was always and I told them in had what I thought was the death rattle and he corrected me and said did I mean the death wobble? I made an appointment to go back january 18 to have them look at my car. I am concerned that this may be happening with all cars and may cause an accident. I only have 18000 miles on the car, it is still under warranty.

Filed Dec 1, 2019 · Steering · 4,100 miles · NY

Steering: vehicle wanders and steering is loose in efforts to correct direction. Angle of road surface such as crown sometimes results in unexpected direction change toward another lane and the slop in the steering itself makes it challenging to correct without over-correction. In traffic this results in intense effort to maintain position which results in increased physical and mental fatigue over relatively long drives. The steering seems inconsistent as it varies from minimally problematic to a white-knuckle driving experience. Have not been able to determine if this is due to road condition versus steering component. Dealer has performed the v41 steering damper recall which improved only excessive wheel shudder when driving over road imperfections and did nothing to improve the wandering/looseness. They also did adjust alignment which they said was off slightly. No notable improvement from that. I have advised dealer that the repair effort was not effective and I will now have to take the vehicle back in, but they tend to just provide the ?it?s a jeep - that?s the way they are? Line. The steering in the jeep is not typical and I see similar complaints in forums where a single thread has half a million views. Something is not right here.

Filed Nov 22, 2019 · Steering · 4,800 miles · VA

Steering: vehicle wanders and steering is loose in efforts to correct direction. Angle of road surface such as crown sometimes results in unexpected direction change toward another lane and the slop in the steering itself makes it challenging to correct without over-correction. In traffic this results in intense effort to maintain position which results in increased physical and mental fatigue over relatively long drives. The steering seems inconsistent as it varies from minimally problematic to a white-knuckle driving experience. Have not been able to determine if this is due to road condition versus steering component. Dealer has performed the v41 steering damper recall which improved only excessive wheel shudder when driving over road imperfections and did nothing to improve the wandering/looseness. They also did adjust alignment which they said was off slightly. No notable improvement from that. I have advised dealer that the repair effort was not effective and I will now have to take the vehicle back in, but they tend to just provide the 'it's a jeep - that's the way they are' line. The steering in the jeep is not typical and I see similar complaints in forums where a single thread has half a million views. Something is not right here.