general problems of the 2004 Jeep Wrangler

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.

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?!.

Jeep "death wobble" between 50-60 mph. I've corrected issue 3x over the years.

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. . . .

While driving front end started to shake uncontrollably, had to almost come to a stop to get it stop shaking.

Vehicle began shaking violently after hitting a rough spot on the interstate. Had to brake hard and pull off the interstate to regain control. Checked out the vehicle for anything obviously wrong and did not find anything while on the side of the interstate. Returned home at a slower speed.

Hello I bought the Jeep from a private party, it has 72,150 miles on it, and when I hit a bump in the road either driver or passenger side it will shake pretty good. It has not been modified. Stock factory tires and rims no lift kit, I have had several Jeep mechanic look at it but still no answers to the problem, I am a disabled vet 100% and can not afford the guessing game of this may be the problem. Please help!.

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.

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.

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.

2004 Jeep does a death wobble at 40-60 mph when ever it hits a bump. Suspension is defective. Jeep has had tons of compalints on this,.

I have a 2004 Wrangler rubicon - all stock, and have been experiencing what I've just come to realize is the death wobble for the past 8+ months. I've replaced all 4 tires, had alignment and balancing, just today had steering stabilizer replaced to no avail. The wobbling continued on the way home from the shop. Anytime I hit a bump, the front end starts to shake violently and I have to slow down to a near stop before I can proceed. This is very unsafe and should be addressed by Jeep. This is my daily ride to work and it is not safe!.

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.

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 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.

What seems to be a very common problem with the Jeep Wrangler model line is a problem known throughout the community as the "death wobble. " I purchased a used Jeep Wrangler rubicon almost two years ago, and have been experiencing this problem ever since. My Jeep, along with many others like it, has absolutely no aftermarket modifications, yet has a very dangerous symptom which makes me scared to drive it over 40 mph. The "death wobble" can only be described as an incredibly violent shake of the steering wheel from left to right after going over a bump or imperfection in the road. It will usually start off slowly, but within half a second the entire front end of the car is shaking out of control, and only stops when the vehicle is brought to a stop. With the steering wheel shaking violently, it is very difficult to maintain directional control of the vehicle, which at highway speeds can be very dangerous. Also, since the only way to stop this problem is to slow down rapidly, this creates a very hazardous traffic situation. This problem has been well documented throughout the history of the Jeep Wrangler, and Chrysler has only issued a temporary solution to replace the steering stabilizer. I have done this twice now, and it is only a band-aid to mask the underlying problem, which Jeep refuses to issue a recall or pay the bill to fix. I am literally scared to drive my vehicle on any highway, and I am sure thousands of other Jeep Wrangler owners out there are in the exact same position I am in.

Steering wheel shakes, most recently made whole vehicle shake uncontrollably. Has not been off road or altered in any way. Lady driven only.

Violent shaking of the suspension when I reach about 55 mph, usually on the nys thruway. In order to stop the shake I need to slow down to about 40 mph. Very dangerous and unnerving, especially in traffic. Brought to my mechanic who stated he saw nothing wrong with my vehicle. Replaced and balanced tires. Was fine but then ,as now , unexpectedly goes into convulsions. I feel very uncomfortable when driving my vehicle, which is my sole mode of transportation. Is there a recall? I am not aware of any. Would really like to resolve this situation. This has been going on for several years.

The problem is violent front end vibration when vehicle is operated between 45mph-55mph. The vibration is so intense it causes the steering wheel and front end to vibrate violently. This problem has occurred numerous times over 5 years of operation and especially after tire changes. I have had 2 different sets of tires on this Jeep which were balanced and have continued to have this problem. In the past I overcame this problem by rotating the tires until I found the tire orientation that gave the least amount of violent vibration I had thought that I may have had a hairline fracture on one of the rims but after installing new rims and the third set of tires the problem is back and as bad as ever. Out of frustration I turned to the internet to find out if their are any other Jeep Wrangler owners experiencing this problem. To my surprise after reading several internet forums on Jeep Wranglers many do . This problem even has a name the Jeep community has given it the "death wobble" ! the problem seems to occur in the 96-06 tj body style which includes the sahara,x and sport editions. There are numerous possible causes and repairs that people have come up with but it seems as no one has pinpointed the correct repair. The recommended repairs suggest the traction bar and steering stabilizer are at fault but people have had mixed results replacing these parts. It appears to me that the people at Jeep must know about this problem but have failed their customers at remedying this hazardous problem.

My 2004 Jeep Wrangler has "the death wobble". At approx. 45-50 mph the steering wheel just about shakes out of my hands. The dealership will not even check it out without charging me by the hour with an estimated 2 hr. Inspection. It's all over the internet yet Jeep refuses to acknowledge it exists. I love my Jeep, it's the 3rd one I've owned, but I will never buy another one. The only fix seems to be to pour money in my vehicle until I get the right part taken care of. I can't even trade it in while it's doing this. I'm stuck and I want some action taken by Jeep!.

Vehicle hits a bump while driving and shimmied almost to the point of having to stop vehicle. This was on a Jeep sahara 2004 model with 40,000 miles. I had wheels balanced over and over again since January.

I own a 2004 Jeep Wrangler which I purchased from a Jeep dealership in 2006. Just weeks after I bought it, the Jeep shook uncontrollably at speeds of 45 mph or faster. Braking did not help. I literally have to let the Jeep slow down on its own , so that it can re-adjust itself. Driving over any kind of bump in the road also causes this uncontrollable shaking at the same speeds. I have now owned this Jeep now for 6 years , and the problem still exists. In this time period, I have replaced the track bar twice. Changed the shocks, have had countless wheel balancing and alignments, and have replaced the steering stabilizer. More times than not, the shaking is so bad, I have to pull off the highway. I live in the lake tahoe area and experience this shaking effect often times while driving on winding roads in this area. While im sure the danger factor exists for anyone owning a vehicle that does this, I am very concerned about having my Jeep shake relentlessly on these mountain roads.

Vehicle goes into a violent shake (shimmy, vibe, wobble) when there is any change in roadway condition (bump, lip, hole, uneven roadway). My Jeep has not been altered in anyway. I have had the tires rotated and balanced. In addition my seat belt on the drivers side and front passenger belt both catch in the door - they do not retract. This has been an ongoing problem for 5 months.

I own a 2004 Jeep "wrangler x" since it was new and have experience the "death wobble " almost from the beginning. The steering stabilizer was replaced while on warranty and I have replaced that one myself. The vehicle has @ 41,000 mi. And the problem is getting worse.

The vehicle has exhibited the "death wobble" almost as long as I've had it. I purchased the vehicle brand new. At 50-55 mph, the front-end shakes uncontrollably. Sometimes the shaking is instigated by a bump - most often it starts simply by reaching the aforementioned speed. The only way to stop it is to slow down (which is not always an easy option at highway speeds) or put it into 4wd while moving. I've take it to multiple dealers and mechanics, and no one has been able to rectify the condition. While it doesn't happen every single time I cross the 50-55 mph threshold, shakes more often than not. It's terribly alarming, certainly unsafe, and completely appropriate for a recall and cost-free fix.

First off you need to do a google search for 'death wobble'. I am not the only one with this problem. It is getting worse and I am afraid for my wife to drive the Jeep. "death wobble". . The death wobble is basically when you are driving your Jeep down the road and the front end starts to shake violently. It can happen at virtually any speed, though mostly above 40 mph or so, and is a frightening experience, especially for those witnessing it for the first time. The only way to stop it is to slow down and pull over. It seems to get more and more out of control. Our Jeep is a 2004 Wrangler with only 17,000 miles. We have had the problem since 5,000 miles or so. Jeep needs to address this problem.

Just started with power loss from show room floor,cam replaced lifters replaced breaks sticking to the point where the Jeep is hard to move says it is because of rust used dayly,timing out 15 degrees front and rear dif leaking with metal shavings inside mechanic says dana problem grinding right front axel noise.

2004 Jeep Wrangler with a violent vibration. Customer states that the vibration and shaking began when she went over some uneven pavement on the highway. Mechanic determined that the track bar and steering damper need to be replaced.