Death wobble, uncontrolable, violent shaking of front end of vehicle. very little streaing and breaking ability to move out of the flow of traffic. occures frequently, for example, three times in one week; traveling between 40 and 55 mph. i don't dare drive faster. jeep is not lifted or modified.
Suspension failure: i've had issues with my steering column since having bought this vehicle. about a week ago my gear box fell out of the vehicle causing loss of steering control. i have been having issues with the steering column shaking violently since having it repaired. this shaking was also a problem for me about three months ago.
Purchased vehicle from dealership tim short acura so. charleston wv took it back 2 days later 150 miles over it shaking real bad driving it. they told me they was ordering parts to fix it but now wants 2000.00 to repair it refusing to fix it it was unsafe to drive and it was inspected at state of wv inspection station 300 miles before i purchased it what do i do on the safety and inspection part of having my vehicle safe to drive
I was driving down a merge lane coming off of northbound highway 65 in springfield missouri entering onto james river freeway on 2/19/2018 when my jeep steering wheel started shaking violently. i pulled off the road and then drove very slowly for approximately 1 mile to park at my place of employment. i had to tow jeep. i would describe this as the "death wobble" that seems to be a not so uncommon issue with jeeps. i have high mileage, but replaced engine due to another jeep issue, so approximately 70000 miles on new engine.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep wrangler. while driving 50 mph, the vehicle experienced the condition known as the "death wobble" while turning. the contact stated that the entire front end of the vehicle began to bounce up and down uncontrollably. the contact had to decelerate in order to regain control of the vehicle. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 16,000. the vin was not available.
At about 32000 my jeep wrangler starting experiencing the "death wobble". wheels were balanced and this seemed to correct for a while. at about 35000 miles the problem returned. the wobble seems to start at about 55 mph.
While driving, trac bar bracket broke off front axle & vehicle could not be steered or controlled. approx 2 weeks later, rear trac bracket broke off rear axle & vehicle was swaying, but could be controlled. the prior incidents mentioned above happened in 07/12 & 08/12. jeep dealer made repairs by re-welding brackets. on 11/10/2016 my wife was coming home from work & heard a loud bang and lost control of vehicle & it was bouncing violently & could not steer vehicle & almost crashed vehicle. trac bar bracket on front axle had broken off again after being repaired by jeep dealer.
When driving at speeds of 50 to 55 mph the jeep will go into an uncontrollable wobble which you have to bring the jeep to almost to a complete stop to get it under control .have had it to the place of purchase in june 2016 3 times. they say they have fixed it but it is still doing the same thing.last fix they turned brake rotors and reset tire pressure. no help. *tr
While driving, if the vehicle hits a small bump, the front end shakes violently back and forth until i am able to stop the vehicle. this problem is widespread and can be found on the internet as the "jeep death wobble". we've spent $900 to have this fixed and have been to 2 different garages to have it fixed and the mechanics can't find anything more that is wrong and claim it's a design flaw in the vehicle.
Letter from congressman forbes on behalf of constituent re 2007 jeep wrangler recall. *smd the consumer stated the transmission failed. also, the consumer experienced what was known as the "death wobble". *jb
Takata recall as of yesterday, december 14, 2015, a white tape started coming out of the steering column. a few weeks ago, the air bag light would come on and go back off which i thought was odd but, it went back out so i wasn't concerned and it never stayed on for any length of time. then yesterday i get in my jeep to go to work and as i turn the wheel out of my driveway, i could hear this noise like someone was wrinkling up paper. it is only eight miles from my home to work so, i kept listening to figure out what it was. by the time i got to work, there was a white tape coming out of the steering column. after work, i took it and had it looked at and was told that the "clock spring" is unraveling in the steering column. usually this is only seen when you have been in an accident and the air bag has been deployed. i have never been in an accident so, it should not be unraveling inside the steering column. i was also ...
This problem is known as the jeep death wobble. on a 25 mile stretch of road between sonoita, az and tucson, arizona i had to pull off the road 5 times in one trip to stop dangerous and almost unmanageable front-end steering vibrations. jeep as far as i know has not issued a recall, but from reading automotive literature i understand that have issued 4 or 5 modification kits none of which has been successful in solving the problem. the jeep steers normally at low speed or on straight glass smooth highways. however above 40 mph with any rhythmic ripple or individual pothole a front end hopping vibration starts that can only be controlled by stopping the vehicle and then pulling back onto the highway. i had a non-dealer garage fix it once and jeep reimbursed me (but no formal recall). the problem reappeared in six months and i pressured the garage into fixing it again. some time after that the problem reoccurred and they would not do anything. according to automotive literature jeep as issued 4 or 5 different engineering changes for the problem, but none have produced a permanent fix. this tells me that the "jeep death ...
I was driving on the highway, i hit a small bump on my rear wheel and all of a sudden my whole vehicle had stared to shake vigorously including the steering wheel i had to move of the road and come to a complete stop in order for the wheel to stop shaking
This happens frequently when i hit a bump at highway speeds. the front end starts to shake so bad, i have almost gotten into accidents trying to get out of peoples way. i am scared to drive it, heaven forbid my wife ever drives it. i am scared to drive my own car. i have been told this is called the jeep death shake, and it happens to alot of jeep owners, why has there not been a recall to fix it before anyone else dies, i have heard that several people have died.
When i drive over 50 mph and hit a bump, the front end of the car shakes violently. it becomes very hard to control. the only way to stop the shaking is to slow down which made it extremely dangerous when i was driving on the highway and this happened.