Steering Tie Rod Assembly problems of the 2009 Jeep Wrangler

The bracket that holds the tie rod on broke off the truck and had to be welded on. Death wobble for at least 9 months. Replaced inner & outer tie rod ends, 2 stabalizer bars, shocks, sway bar and still shakes. Called Jeep corp. And they said sorry but they werent paying to get it fixed.

Driving on the highway and the vehicle started to shake uncontrollably. You have to slow down to a dangerous speed if you cant pull over right away to stop. The car shakes as if it is falling apart. This has happened on several occasions and we brought it to our mechanic. They informed us that it was the steering dampner and it needed to be replaced and that it is happening to Jeeps all over and that chryler is not covering repairs. After my mechanic fixed the steering dampner, they test drove it and found the shake to still be there and did further investigating. They found that most of the parts in the steering system were damaged, ie. Tie rods and steering drag link. I am bringing the vehicle to my Jeep dealer and have informed Chrysler of the situation. I am hoping that they will replace the bad parts but do not have a good feeling.

Driving down a 2 lane road at 55 mph I hit a bump on a small bridge. The vehicle started shaking violently and moved into the oncoming traffics lane and almost off the road. The vehicle was difficult to stop due the front tires shaking so bad. It has happened at least 5 more times at higher speeds (65-75 mph) and usually on small bridges where the pavement is slightly uneven and on the highway when I hit a large pot hole. I have replaced the front track bar, steering damper, upper and lower control arms, tie rod ends, and drag link mostly with upgraded parts in an attempt to stop it but it continues to happen. It has also been aligned 4 times at 2 different shops and this does not help. When this happens traffic on the highway moves to get away from vehicle. With all new parts this is definitely a defect in design by Jeep. If nothing is done by Jeep someone is going to get hurt or killed due to this problem.

Anytime you hit a pothole or bump in the road the vehicle goes into a violent shimmy/shake. When this occurs you must exit the roadway immediately and come to a complete stop before you can gain control of the vehicle. This vehicle is straight from the factory, no modifications have been made. I work in a garage on vehicles and have knowledge of mechanics of vehicles. There is no ball joints, tie rods, bushings etc. That has wear that would be responsible for this vehicle to have this dangerous issue. When you contact Jeep, they say to replace the steering stabilizer shock. There is a design flaw in the Jeep. This is why I have had to replace the steering stabilizer shock twice so far.