general problems of the 2004 Jeep Wrangler - part 1

Hit a regular bump in the road, at 35 miles per hour on a strait stretch of road and the attachment point for the front suspension pulled away from the frame and I lost control of the Jeep, upon further inspection I discovered that the entire center section of the frame is rusted from the inside out on both sides, the frame should be the last thing to fail on any vehicle, this Jeep has only 65,000 miles on it and has never been off roaded or abused. For a vehicle that is known to last 200k miles plus to have frame failure at 65k miles is not only negligent on chryslers behalf but it also poses a real safety hazard to the general public, imagine how many people are driving these Jeeps down the road at 70-80 miles per hour with a frame that could fail at anytime. This is a known problem with these Jeeps and Chrysler needs to be forced to do something about it before more lives are lost, in 10 years many of these vehicles will still be on the road and the problem will only get worse. Please help.

Tl-the contact owned a 2004 Jeep Wrangler. The contact stated that while exiting her driveway carport going 10mph, without warning the vehicle accelerated and the contact could not control the steering which seized. The contact attempted to depress the brakes which failed causing, the contact to crash into the carports pole allowing the vehicle to come to a complete stop. No emergency brake was applied. No injury's, no police report failed, no medical attention, no damage's to the vehicle, the dealer was not contacted, no diagnosed test was performed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 130,000. Ck.

Traveling on the highway at approximately 60 mph when without any warning the front wheels began to wobble uncontrollably. I could not get the vehicle under control until I slowed down to around 20 miles an hour. Once the vehicle was under control I was able to cautiously accelerate back to speed and did not experience any further trouble. The initial problem started in heavy traffic and I was afraid of being rear ended because of my quick deceleration to bring the vehicle under control. This is the second time that I have experienced this problem both times at about 60 mph and straight and level roadways. Both times the extreme wobbling was sudden and unexpected.

The driver's side lower control arm mount on our 2004 Jeep Wrangler broke off from the frame while driving. While accelerating on a city street, there was a loud bang noise from underneath the vehicle, and the Jeep became extremely difficult to control and started wandering all over the road. Upon pulling over and looking underneath the vehicle we found that there were extreme amounts of rust and corrosion inside the frame that was visible from the outside. This rust caused the entire lower control arm mount to break off from the frame. Another rot hole was found further up the frame near the transmission skidplate/cross-member assembly as well.

Death wobble.

While moving down highways 40 to 65mph ive noticed that whenever I hit pot holes or bumps my car imediately goes into a major wobble like I have a flat tire, however as soon as I tap my brake it stops. My friend told me this is a death wobble factory recall but Jeep dealers tell me my car VIN isnt included. Why not since it has the problem?!.

Driving down the highway at anywhere above 40mph and hitting a bump in the road sends the vehicle into a violent shake/wobble. This does not stop until the vehicle is slowed down to below 40. The Jeep is completely stock. No lift, no bigger tires.

"Jeep death wobble". . . . Violent shaking of front end called. . . . . . After highway bump or uneven road surface. . . . . . Had to pull over onto shoulder to stop it. . . . . . . . . . I have had this fixed numerous times, with new tires, alignment, and it keeps coming back. . . .

My Jeep Wrangler shakes sporadically at 45 mph as described in previous posts by others. When my Jeep shakes it is very aggressive and I often have to apply my brakes suddenly to ease the jolting of my vehicle. I have almost wrecked my Jeep a couple times, I have sprained my wrist, and have had bruises merely from maintaining my vehicle. I just traded in my other car for this in April 2013 and can't afford to trade again. I am very disappointed. I can't even take my children in my Jeep or tow my camper. All because I can't even reasonably begin to fix the problems that I purchased with my Jeep. I wish I had known I was purchasing a death trap before hand. There is a very good reason these low milage Jeep's have made way to used car dealerships.

Driving onto highway. Speeding up to 35-40 mph. Just shifted to 4th gear. Whole vehicle began wobbling violently. Had to almost stop in the middle of the highway to get it stop shaking violently. Vehicle behind me had to swerve to miss me. Steep shoulder couldn't pull over. I think this is referred to as the "death wobble". Have read about numerous complaints of this with Jeep Wranglers on the internet after this happened today. I wish I would of known of this dangerous problem before I bought this vehicle.

When driving the Wrangler down any raod surface the wheels will start to wobble and shake very hard like you are loosing control. Then you have to stop quickly inorder to keep your car from driving off the road.

The contact owns a 2004 Jeep Wrangler. While driving 60 mph over bumps in the road, the vehicle bounced all over the road, the front end shook violently, and the steering wheel became difficult to control. The contact stated that the brake pedal had to be applied to regain control of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the front steering damper needed to be replaced. The repairs were performed, but the failure recurred several times. The vehicle was taken to a dealer a couple more times and repaired, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failures. The failure mileage was 48,000.

The first time I had death wobble was while towing my kayaks and kayak trailer after hitting a bump. Since then I have stopped driving it till I get some cash to start diving in to find the fix.

2004 Jeep Wrangler. Consumer writes in regards to several issues found during inspection after purchase of vehicle the consumer stated the day she test drove the vehicle, she noticed some play in the steering, the engine seemed to miss a little, and the cd player in the radio seemed to work whenever it wanted to. The next day, the consumer noticed the front differential leaked an oil spot on the concrete driveway. The consumer took the vehicle to a pre-sales establishment and the inspection revealed, the rear axles were leaking on both sides, the pinion seal in the front differential needed to be replaced, the front track bar had play, the transmission needed a new pilot bearing; as there was a noise when accelerating and the rear sway bar links were loose.

Front end shakes violently. This has happened before, usually when the Jeep is approaching 50 mph on the highway. Feels like the Jeep is going to explode. Putting on the brakes, and praying, and down shifting from 5th to 4th, and praying, and eventually slowing down to below 40 is the only thing that allows the vehicle to stop shaking. This apparently has been reported many, many times, and is known as the "death wobble". Is there a governmental cover-up about this? how is this known issue allowed to go un-addressed?.

Turned onto the county highway and as I approached approximately 50 mph, I hit a bump in the road and the front end of the vehicle started to shake violently. Had to pull over and stop for it to stop. I then proceeded to drive. Asked my mechanic if he could see anything that would cause this and he didn't mention anything. It has happened since then as well one time being on the interstate during rush hour. I will not drive the vehicle as it is completely unsafe. I have researched this online and there are many reports of this "death wobble" happening on Jeeps all over the country. No one seems to know what the problem is or the fix is.

I own a Jeep Wrangler x 2004. I have experienced the Jeep "death wobble" on numerous occassions in the past year. This past Sunday being the worst. I have had my entire front end replaced with no results. I have been searching the internet for answers and every suggestion that I have found has already been done on my Jeep. We have spoken with a Jeep mechanic that we know and he stated that it is a "known problem" and they do not know how to fix it. At this point I am extremely frustrated and I am looking for answers. I have found a website for congresswoman eshoo and I am aware of the request for an investigation into this matter. Please, I hope that you are taking this matter very seriously. This is a very scary and dangerous problem that is occuring in Jeeps.

Like so many, I've now experienced the infamous 'death wobble. ' the vehicle starts to violently shake after hitting a bump and becomes essentially unable to be controlled. All you can do is brake hard and hope to stay in your lane/on the road as you decelerate. After spending many hours on the internet and at the place where I purchased it, things are no better. This seems like an obvious design flaw and renders the vehicle unsafe. Jeep seems to have no interest in fixing the problem and it's hard to believe that nobody has been killed because of it. I wish I had known about this as I now have an unsafe and unusable vehicle that nobody seems to know how to fix. There is a TSB out regarding this issue, but Jeep keeps that information 'secret'. I cannot imagine why there hasn't been a recall, if I keep driving this vehicle, it's not a question of 'if' I'm going to wreck it, it's a matter of 'when' it's going to occur.

The problem has occurred several times since oct 18, 2011. The Jeep experienced the "death wobble" whereby the Jeeps' wheels suddenly began to wobble to the point that one almost must slow down immediately. The condition appears to be quite common with the Jeep Wrangler. Portable received via u. S. Mail. A portion of the complaint was illegible. 02/28/12 updated 02/28/12.

I have been a proud owner of my Jeep since 2004 until towards the end of last year when I began to experience problems with a violent shaking when I was driving at 55mph and would hit a bump. I took it to my mechanic a few times but they couldn't find anything wrong with it. They checked my tires, the brakes, etc. It happened again and again so my mechanic thought it possible needed to be aligned so I tried that. That didn't help either. Then the tires became a topic of discussion so I bought new tires and still the problem occurred. I recently took it in and had the gear box tightened and the tires rotated and again, no fixing the problem. My Jeeps shakes so violently and gets me so scared because it feels like the Jeeps tires are going to fall off the Jeep and cause a major accident and injuries. I searched the internet looking to see if anyone else has ever had this problem and sure enough, I'm not alone. I have a young son and I use my Jeep as our transportation and my son is getting ready to get his license and it's sad, but I won't let him drive our Jeep because of this problem. Chrsler needs to become aware of this problem and something should be done for us Jeep owners who are being affected by this problem. If I would have known of this problem, I would have never bought a Jeep. I can't afford to keep spending all this money to try and figure out what to get repaired nor can I afford a new car. Chrsler needs to step up to the plate and fix these Jeeps!.

My 2004 Wrangler rubicon has a violent wobble/shake at 55-60 mph. The wobble is so violent I have to immediately brake and it stops around 40. I have had it aligned and balanced. I was considering pouring more into the repair but after reading all of the complaints I fell it is not worth the effort. The Jeep is stock and I am the original owner. I am going to approach the dealer but since it is out of warranty I have the feeling it is going to be in vain.

Front end of my 2007 Jeep Wrangler unlimited has dangerous wobble between 50 and 60 miles per hour. Tires are good, tires have been balanced but the problem remains. Usually triggered by a bump in the road.

The contact owns a 2004 Jeep Wrangler. While driving over 55 mph, the contact stated that the vehicle would begin to shake violently. The dealer and manufacturer were notified, but denied assistance with repairs to the failure. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The failure mileage was 25,000 and the current mileage was 58,500.

The multifunction switch with the fog lights cuts the lights on when the driver does not put the on. When the vehicle is sitting still, the fog lights will flip on, when I apply the signal light on the fog light switch pops on. I had to remove the fuse to get the fog lights off.

Severe shaking (coined death wobble) at 55 mph. This has happened (3) times. I have replaced steering dampener, front end alignment, (4) new tires all within last week. There are countless complaints for this same problem, yet no resolution to be found. There seems to be with all of the complaints a "head in sand" mentality hoping that this will go away. I'm shocked, after the experience of trying to get veh off of highway during this event, that there have not been any fatalities.

I have a 2004 Jeep Wrangler. It has what I found, listed on the internet forums, described as a "death wobble". This is an extreme shaking of the steering at speeds between 55 and 65. It is so severe that I had to pull off of the freeway and stop before the shaking would stop. No one seems to know how to permanently solve the problem. It is very dangerous.

The contact owns a 2004 Jeep Wrangler. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 to 65 mph, he noticed that the front wheels would wobble violently. The vehicle was inspected by the dealer and they advised him that they were unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 31,500. The VIN was unavailable.

Front tire shimmy so bad that it can cause the car to go out of control. When a bump, pothole or railroad track is driven over that front tires wobble and shimmy so bad that it is difficult to maintain control of the car. There have been new tires, wheels, alignments and steering stabilizers installed but that has not stopped the shimmy. The car has 30,000 miles on it.

When the Wrangler reaches approximately 55 mph, it begins to violently (and terrifyingly) shake uncontrollably. It makes it difficult to maintain any control of the vehicle, and we have had several near misses, barely avoiding accidents. We have reported this for *years* to our auto repair and tire companies, had several things done in a desperate attempt to remedy it, including 2 sets of tires, with no success. With reports of the "death wobble" now becoming widely known, we instantly knew that we were not alone, and that this is a widespread issue that Jeep needs to address. This is a huge safety issue.

2004 Jeep Wrangler sport has an extreme violent shake causing entire front of vehicle to bounce off the ground at speeds between 45 - 60 mph.

I have a 2004 Jeep Wrangler columbia edition. I experience the "death wobble" phenomena that others in the complaint section have posted about. I can not drive my vehicle between 51-60 mph without it occurring. When it occurs I must either quickly accelerate above this range or slow down below it (depending on speed limit in area of course). Jeep did replace the steering stabilizer, which fixed the problem, but only for about 2-3 weeks. Jeep really needs to recall this and apply a permanent fix. This is extremely dangerous, when it happens the vehicle feels like the front tires will fly off at any moment. I am entering today's date as the incident date as this is ongoing, but has been going on for a long time now.

I have what is called death wobble in my 2004 Jeep Wrangler. After reading about this problem in various forums, I believe it needs to be adressed. I have done everything that has been suggested by experts but still have the problem. The Jeep has around 30,000 miles,and it has been off road,but some people have not been offroad at all and have the same problem. With mileage I don't think this Jeep should be considered warnout. The problem is still ongoing.

2004 Jeep Wrangler death wobble. Front end shakes violently after hitting potholes at 45 to 70 miles and hour. Will not stop unless you come to almost a stop. This happens daily. Key in Jeep death wobble into any search engine or youtube video for a lenghty list of discussion on this subject. I myself have not been able to correct it permanently with stabilizers, new tires, alignment, wheel balancing and steering component tightening. This is very dangerous and needs to be looked at. This is a stock Jeep, no lift, standard size tires. This is not one incident, but an on-going problem for several years. New tires have fixed it temporarily once, new steering stabilzer fixed it temporarily once, new sway bar also did a short temp fix. I need a permanent fix as do many many other Jeep owners out there.

Three years ago I bought a 2004 Jeep rubicon with just under 49,000 miles on it in mint condition from a local dealer with an extended warranty, soon after the Jeep started the death wobble, I have taken it back to the dealer numerous times only to be told they cant find a single problem, I took it to big o tires and they put new steering stabilizer and drag link, only fixed it for about three months, the Jeep just sits now with brand new tires, new stabilizer, and new drag link, I have just over 50,000 miles on it, still making payments on it and I can only trust to drive it to the mail box and back. The only way to get it under control is to brake to a dead stop before the Jeep stops shaking. I don't know what to do to get this fixed, I have been thinking to just stop making the payments and letting it get repoed? what should or what can be done?.

I have a 2004 Jeep Wrangler unlimited. I have been the only owner of this vehicle and I have personally be dealing with the intense shaking of the steering wheel. I have recently taken it to the shop to be worked on because I could not put up the "death wobble" that everyone else has been talking about, and shop that worked on my vehicle recommended a steering stabilizer that it was what would fix the problem. Well it worked for about a week and now the Jeep is doing the exact same thing. Nothing seems to make it go away. These Jeeps that are having problems such as this one needs to have a recall and fix the true problem. This is not giving Jeep a good reputation.