Problems with 2018 Jeep Wrangler STEERING

Tl* the contact owns a 2018 jeep wrangler. while driving 64 mph, the front end of the vehicle shook violently and exhibited the "death wobble". the contact removed her foot from the accelerator pedal and the vehicle shook until it slowed down to 40 mph and the shaking stopped. the contact was able to drive home without incident. the vehicle was taken to whitten brothers chrysler dodge jeep ram (10701 midlothian turnpike, richmond, va 23235, (804) 378-0707) where it was diagnosed that the steering damper was defective. the repairs were completed, but the contact had not yet retrieved the vehicle. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure mileage was 11,000.

Vehicle hits small bump in road (happens while on side streets and highways) and steering wheel/tires begin to shake violently. must slow vehicle significantly to stop shaking. feels as though i have a flat tire or a tire is about to come loose.

While driving at highway speeds the steering develops a severe wobble in steering and front end......the only way to stop the wobble is to apply brakes and slow down considerably. the shaking and wobble has been severe enough as to cause a loss of grip on the steering.

Vehicle shakes uncontrollably when hitting a bump at speeds of approximately 50mph or higher. it feels as if you've popped a tire. shaking will not stop until you slow down significantly. this issue is often called the 'death wobble.' no modifications to the vehicle, less than 7 months old at the time of the first incident. consistently happens at least once every other week.

When i hit a bump at highway speeds the steering shakes violently. death wobble. dealership says parts to fix are ordered but will not be in for another month.

When driving in cold weather or just after the jeep has been sitting in lark for a few hours it will allow me to steer at low speeds but after 45-60 mph it will lock on me a few times until the engine is fully warm

Death wobble. when hitting a bump at highway speeds, the steering wheel will shake side to side violently until the jeep has slowed to around 40-45 mph. steering is still possible but very limited. this happens when going straight or during turns at 55+ mph. this started when the vehicle had 3,800 miles. i have had the jeep into the dealer 3 times. the steering stabilizer was replaced, then the tires were balanced. now they are investigating tie rod ends and other possible causes.

Driving home on the freeway tonight, about 70 mph. went to make a lane change, but the steering became very stiff'could barely make the lane change. as quick as it came, it disappeared. then got stiff again, then disappeared and did not return for the rest of my drive. very very scary.

2018 jeep jlu rubicon. 11,000 miles. steering has started randomly locking up or gets very stiff. only happens for maybe a half second or so at a time. if i decrease speed steering function seems to return to normal. occurs randomly and i cannot duplicate the problem. seems to happen when jeep is warming up from cold and at speeds around 60mph.

Violent vibration (death wobble) at highway speeds experienced to stock jeep wrangler sahara unlimited. occurred within first 3000 miles of ownership (november 2018). returned to jeep dealer for fix but problem seems to have returned.

Vehicle steering binds up whilst entering a turn. the effect is scary and alarming, imagine driving and the road makes a turn, you start to apply pressure to the steering wheel to navigate the turn, but rather than executing a nice smooth turn, the steering is unresponsive. in fact the steering wheel feels like it is locked and will not move causing extreme stress, anxiety, and the fear that you will be in an accident. this has happened to me 6 or more times. it has happened whilst turning left and turning right. usually occurs while driving at freeway speeds.

I have a new jeep wrangler jl. i just recently have noticed that a high speeds 55 and above that my vehicle wobbles and wont hold a straight line. also when i hit a bump my steering wheel moves from right to left or left to right in a shaking motion

Jeep is experiencing intermittent steering lock-up while driving, typically at faster speeds such as 65mph. the steering feels al though the engine seized or power steering completely failed. once speed slows, the steering engages again. it's very dangerous. this has happened both on the highway and on residential roads.

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.

My jeep wrangler is brand new. bought in september 2018 and definitely has the death wobbler. i have read other similar complaints where going over an ordinary bump at 70mph. gives you the wobble. one cannot totally avoid this speed on the highway in today's traffic. in my opinion this shouldn't happen to a vehicle so new. with regular issued tires and no lift or anything. it is just as i received it

Was driving at 9:30 am on eldorado parkway in frisco tx, outside air temperature was ~ 45 deg f. when i attempted to to turn left, the steering wheel was incredibly tight and i nearly drifted into the lane to the right. i contacted the closest dealer immediately and they advised me that they were not aware of any issue. less than 48 hour later they contacted me stating that there was a bulletin and they did a software update to correct. on the internet, i found bulletin 08-092-18 that described the issue. given the nature of the problem, i no longer trust this vehicle.

Bought the 2018 wrangler 4 months ago. without warning at times, steering wheel seizes/locks up when navigating a left curve in the road at about 40 mph. lasts 2-3 seconds and you must brake quickly and to gain control of vehicle. when it locks up i cannot control the vehicle. i don't know how this has not been addressed by the manufacturer. contacted dealer and made service appointment and they said they didn't know anything about steering issues but will look at it.

My new jl jeep has a death wobble when i hit small bumps or drive on freeway that has the small bumps going across the lane. the steering wheel starts shaking violently feels like i'm going to crash. i have to slow down and almost pull over.

Leased the jeep wrangler jl in october 2019. within 3 weeks, the "jeep wobble" occurred on the highway at a speed of 65 mph. going over a bridge, the car hit a connector in road and started shaking violently. i was in the left lane and had to slow the car down immediately as it felt out of control, causing cars behind me to brake. i moved over a lane and the car stopped shaking once i slowed down below 50mph. i brought the car in to dealership and was told it's not under recall and it's not a safety issue. i completely disagree that it's not a safety issue as dodging cars on the highway in order to slow my car down while it shakes violently is clearly a safety issue for everyone on the road. the dealership installed a dampener. i finally got the car back after a week and within days, the same thing happened on the highway. i brought the car back in to the dealership where i was told they were contacting chrysler to see if they installed the part correctly. my car was there for another week while they waited for chrysler to return their phone call. they installed a stronger part, i was told and then finally had my car back. within a couple of weeks, the wobble happened again. i dropped the car back at the dealership last week on 2/13 where it remains. i have not received word on what is being done at this point. extremely frustrating as we are leasing this car and it's been at the dealership for almost 4 weeks total, which is one month payment without me even driving the car. we are looking into lemon law since this particular vehicle is not part of any recall. again, this is a major safety concern for the driver and passengers in the car. i have 2 kids that travel with me in that jeep and am never comfortable driving on the highway as i never know when that violent shake will happen.

When traveling on the highway over 70mph i hit a small bump and my steering wheel began to shake violently and uncontrollably. it forced me to slow down until the shaking stopped.

Vehicle exhibits vague, wandering steering. it could be described as jittery under certian conditions like bumpy roads while passing trucks. more alarming is the so called death wobble that occurs under certain conditions while traveling at high speed on highways and will not subside until the vehicle speed is reduced drastically to an unsafe speed for interstate travel.

It's difficult to keep the vehicle (2018 jeep rubicon jl) from weaving when driving on the highway. it's scary driving at highway speeds in traffic when the vehicle is weaving. dealer says there isn't anything wrong with the vehicle. this vehicle was purchase nov 6, 2018 with 6 miles on it.

I am having the same issue as many others. i have a very lose and "wandering" steering problem. there is about a 1" dead spot on the wheel that you can move without anything happening. the issue gets pronounced the faster you go. at highway speed the jeep wanders from side to side in the lane with a massive amount of attention needed to keep it going straight.

Our jeep has 8000 miles on the odometer. at highway speeds, when the tires would hit a bump, the vehicle would start to vibrate severely, what others have been calling the "death wobble." this happened numerous times over the past month. applying the brakes caused the shaking to stop. it's a very scary feeling. i took the vehicle to the dealership and i was given a loaner to drive, as the tech said my jeep wrangler was unsafe to drive and the steering damper needed replacing. the part is on backorder.

On several occasions my 2018 jeep wrangler jlu has experienced steering wobble while traveling on the highway at 60+ mph after hitting a bump such as a bridge joint. the wobble makes it difficult to maintain control of the vehicle until speed is reduced. my jeep is unmodified and has around 3000 miles on it.

While driving at 70 miles per hour, in a straight line on a four-lane highway, i approached a curve and the steering wheel would not turn. i hit the brakes and slowed down, and the steering wheel began to respond once my speed dropped below 55 miles per hour. this has happened three times.

While driving at 55-75 mph, when hitting a bump, the wheels start bouncing erratically and the steering wheel shakes violently. the only way to get it to stop is to slow down to 40-50 mph. out of all the cars and trucks i've ever driven, i've never experienced anything even close to this. everyone in the car freaked out and now no-one in my family will drive the car. it's a new wrangler, still < 10,000 miles and no modifications to anything - completely stock. this has happened about 20-25 times. our recent 3 hour drive on the expressway, it happened 4 times.

My new wrangler jl, approximately 6500 miles on it, is experiencing the same issue others have described on these new vehicles with the "death wobble." the first time it happened, i was on the freeway and crossed over a bridge. as the vehicle went over the bump where the bridge meets the pavement, the car started shaking violently. i assumed i had a flat tire and started to pull over. as soon as my car went below 50 mph, the wobble stopped. it happens every time i drive on the freeway now, although not every time i hit a bump. the most recent time was today when it shook at its most violent pace yet, and i was actually only going about 55mph when it happened. i believe it is getting worse. when it first happened, i was on a three hour drive and it only happened twice. on the way back, it happened 3 times. since then, it feels like it happens every time i get on the freeway, and usually i'm only on the freeway for 5 minutes at most. i have had the car since june. it didn't happen at all until november 2nd and now it happens all the time. the wobble can be very significant and there is no way this vehicle is not sustaining damage with that kind of wobble, not to mention it scares me when it happens and i'm close to other cars on the freeway at 65+mph. when i'm going at freeway speeds, slowing down significantly can cause an accident. it is not drivable for more than a few moments when it is wobbling so significantly, the driver has to slow down.

Well driving at freeway speeds whenever i would hit the slightest bump in the road my steering would shake violently and would only stop when i applied the brakes to get under 40 miles per hour at highway speed this occurs which almost causes the car behind you to rear end you. also known as the death wobble

I bought the jeep over the phone so did not drive it before purchase. upon taking delivery i noticed it seemed to be hard to keep in my lane, but attributed this to not being familiar with the vehicle. the more i drove the vehicle i realized it was not normal. it wanders or drifts and is very hard, if not impossible to keep in my lane. i took to the jeep dealer and was told it was normal. i did some on line research and discovered that many owners of this product are having similar problems. the dealer here acknowledges they are having a lot of complaints but nothing they can do. i contacted jeep and they had me take it back to check tightness of steering components and align the front end. this did not help at all. contacted jeep again and was told someone would be calling me back. no one did. this vehicle is unsafe to drive. if you look at complaints online you will soon discover that jeep is aware of the issue, but doing nothing. someone is going to get hurt. i, many times have drifted into the lane next to me and there is so much play in the steering that it is hard to correct. when i go over a narrow bridge a try to stay as far from side of bridge to avoid hitting the side of the bridge. i have had many others drive the vehicle to verify what i am saying and every person has had an alarmed response. the vehicle is unsafe to drive, and jeep knows it.

Excessive vibration on the driver side of the vehicle when hitting the smallest of bumps. does not necessarily need to be at high rate of speed. started about 2 weeks ago while driving down the highway at 70 miles ph. do not recall hitting any bump. brought in to dealership 11/16 - they could not duplicate and found nothing wrong. only has 10k miles. has occurred 4 times in total.

My 2018 jeep jl has had non stop issues with the "death wobble" so much that i have had to park this vehicle and not drive it . it has been in three times for repairs , each time promised a fix would occur. last week i was driving on the interstate between work and home, and i hit a regular uneven pavement one would drive over everyday , and the vehicle resonated so much that it pushed me into the left lane.. luckily no one was there but decided to park the vehicle till the next scheduled fix on 11/18. after receiving the vehicle back the instability is still there and resonates when going over any unevenness in roads. i have created a case with jeep waive (case number 68188061) and called jim cogdill dodge dealership in knoxville tn whom has repaired the front end the last three times . i was told on 11/22 that the dealership just got notice by a official chrysler notification that the recall fix for the death wobble is not fixing the instability in the front end ,and in some cases making it worse. they have been told to stop fixing the cars until a new part/fix is released by chrysler. i now have a car that i cannot drive, purchase new just last year and have lost all trust in the safety of this car. i am looking for help to solution and help others whom are in my same situation. additionally, my vehicle computer has messed up and is showing almost 1 million miles (999,999) . this complaint is also part of my case as i cannot sale my vehicle, or be legal with the odometer in current status.

Steering locked up at above 60 miles an hour 3 times and has almost caused me an accident all 3 times. once almost hitting the side of the freeway and 2 other cars when it locked on an overpass going left. i couldn't straighten it and invaded the next lane. steering also wonders more than usual compared to other wranglers i've driven. latest incident is on the date selected.

Gap in the steering wheel , i can move the wheel like an inch right and left and the car keep going straight and feels like i'm fighting the steering to keep the car straight and the car won't drive straight

Death wobble. steering wheel shakes after hitting a bump, usually at a lower speed. 30-60 mph. sometimes slowing down is required to stop the shaking. not safe.

Tl* the contact owns a 2018 jeep wrangler. while driving approximately 70 mph onto a bridge, the front end of the vehicle suddenly began to shake and vibrate violently. after reducing the speed to 40 mph, the shaking and vibration ceased. the vehicle was taken to walker jeep chrysler (102 orchard park rd, hurricane, wv) where a suspension damper was installed, but the failure continued. the contact indicated that suspension dampers were installed on three separate occasions, but the failure continued. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 17,000.

Experienced 5 instances of impaired steering response between 11 k and 12.5 k miles. 1: 65 mph exiting freeway, steering wheel would not turn. released wheel pressure and turn completed. 2: negotiating an s curve on a local road at 55 mph, wheel would not turn. released pressure and completed turn. 3: turning right onto an interstate from a stop, steering wheel did not want to turn but i forced it with additional pressure. 4 and 5: felt unusual resistance when turning on local streets at low speed, 35 mph or less, but steering resistance was not as severe as in instances above. the steering up to around 11 k miles was fine. the 5 instances above happened at random intervals and speeds, and i have been unable to replicate the issue on purpose. the first instance was particularly dangerous as if i had been trying to avoid something at speed i would likely have been unable to do so because i covered quite a distance before recovering from surprise and trying to turn again. in the first two instances i do not know if i could have forced the steering wheel thru the turning resistance by maintaining pressure until the power steering system woke up.

This jeep wanders on the road. the steering feels loose. i constantly have to fight it to keep it in my lane. i have taken it to 2 dealers and they tell me that this is the way the new drive by wire steering is handling these days. i feel it is unsafe and it makes me want to sell my brand new jeep.

The vehicle wanders all over the road, feels like you are driving in a wind storm. play in the steering. worse at highway speeds. started from the day i drove it home, has been to 2 different dealers 4 times, cannot fiind anything wrong. was told its a jeep thing. currently at the dealership for a week working with chrysler engineers.

Just purchased a new jeep wrangler jl rubicon and it has major steering issues. almost impossible to keep the car in a straight line due to excessive play in the steering. on a windy day it actually dangerous and on one occasion i almost hit a guardrail on the interstate. the wandering is most noticeable on the interstate. this is not caused by any specific road surface. i wanted to document this just in case something happens to me or my vehicle. there are thousands of other wrangler owners 2018 jl model that are having the same issue. i only have 2500 miles but another issue that i haven't yet experienced in my jeep yet but there is a dangerous shimmy when hitting bridge over passes, expansion joint in the road when your going 55-65 mph. would be nice if govt could step in and accelerate the fix and make fiat chrysler fix these jeeps before someone is killed driving their jeep.

Severe steering ocilation at highway speeds over 45

1. the steering wheel is loose and vehicle wanders off of the road at >45 mph speed. unable to keep vehicle on traffic lane. 2. the vehicle stopped on city street while traveling at 22 mph speed. check engine light on and the transmission locked. 3. low battery voltage (12.7v) reading while running and at stationary. *dt*jb *dt*jb

2018 jeep wrangler unlimited sahara with 9000 miles on it. just started experiencing extreme steering wheel shaking and suspension wobble at highway speeds after going over a bump. has now happened 6 times in the last week. only way to stop it is to slow down or stop.

The vehicle experiences severe wobbling over bumps to the point that the entire car and steering wheel shakes uncontrollably to the point where is risks a crash. this condition is present at normal highway speeds.

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.

My 2 month old sahara has experienced violent shaking and vibrations through the steering/suspension system on multiple occasions. the car is not safe to drive. i delivered my sahara to the dealer, auto world of petaluma on 10/29. auto world kept my car to address the problem returning it after replacing the tires on 10/8. on 10/9 my car again experienced what i now know is called 'death wobble.' i took my car out on the morning of 10/10 and again experienced 'death wobble.' because auto world told me it could not replicate the death wobble in my car i took it out on the freeway and made two video tapes of the steering wheel during death wobble. i then returned my car to the service manager at auto world and showed him the videos. the service manager told me he after seeing the video that he thought jeep had resolved the death wobble problem with jeep's years ago. that was the first time i had heard the term death wobble. i told the manager where to take the car to experience death wobble. death wobble initiated in my car while traveling at freeway speeds when encountering any type of change of conditions like going from an asphalt to concrete surface at a bridge overpass/underpass on the freeway. after returning my car to the service manager on 11/10 i was directed to several different jeep complaint teams. i was altimately put in contact with representative ford from the jeep resolution team in dallas texas. ford told me to be patient as it would take him 1 to 30 days to address my claim. i originally spoke with ford almost 3 weeks ago. i volunteered to send him my videos and emails with the dealer however he declined to accept them and would not give me contact information where i could send the material i had accumulated. despite multiple calls to ford i have not heard from him since 11/20. my car for which i paid cash is not safe to drive.

I made an error on the dates on my earlier submission, compkaint number 11155434. in the 4th sentence i said 10/8, it should be 11/8. in the 5th sentence i said 10/9, it should be 11/9. in the 6th sentence i said 10/10, it should be 11/10. i purchased my sahara from auto world on a fully paid cash basis as a new vehicle under full factory warranty on 9/1/2018. the events reported were first experienced on 10/27/2018 although the death wobble has happened multiple times since 10/27/2018. auto world has had my car in its shop since 10/29/2018 for all but the late afternoon of 11/8, 11/9 and the morning of 11/10. auto world still has my car. i can not and will not drive my paid for car with my grand children or anyone else in the car due to the gravity of the problem and safety concerns.

Jeep wanders all over the road. the wandering is more pronounced at higher speed. the steering is so bad my wife refuses to drive the vehicle. i can tolerate it only because i know it can be addressed with longer control arms when i modify the vehicle. i don't believe the caster angle spec for the rubicon model is optimal.

Driving at 60 mph in the interstate i-79, after going through a small road bump, severe shaking of the steering system took place (steering wheel and whole vehicle), which only went away by slowly braking down to reduce the spped. the car has about 7,500 miles only and i have experienced wobble steering, 3 times in similar condiions between 55 and 65 mph. each time i was driving on a flat straight line.

The first day i purchased the jeep there was obvious steering wheel play as i drove home on the freeway. three weeks later the steering is still loose and i am concerned that there will be a crash. at 70 miles per hour it is very noticeable that the steering system has too much play. it seems that there may be a screw(s) loose on the steering shaft or a problem in the steering gearbox itself. while driving you have to constantly correct the steering due to the vehicle wandering from lane-to-lane. the second problem occurred today as the drivers seat back fails to lock in place after getting items out of the back seat after leaving the grocery store. the seat back simply rocks back and forth as i accelerate and brake. the problem appears to be with the strap that allows the seat to be tilted. this strap at the base of the seat goes into the airbag housing for side impacts. this strap does not engage the mechanism to keep the seat in an upright position.