Rear Suspension Shock Absorber Problems of Jeep Wrangler

Violent steering wheel shaking and front end steering shaking when driving over road imperfections over 60 mph. Loose and wandering steering resulting in multiple steering corrections to remain straight in line on a flat straight and leveled surface. Wrangler was in dealership for more than 40 days total for backordered parts and repairs. Wrangler picked up today after 3rd visit. Steering damper replaced for 2nd time. Driver side shock absorber replaced. Violent shaking has been resolved so far. But loose and indirect steering is still present. Videos available upon request.

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Death wobble - severe bouncing of front end when hitting a bump going around 60 mph. This has happen over 10 times in the last three months and after I had a new steering stabilizer (horizontal shock absorber) installed on front axel.

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The contact owns a 2009 Jeep Wrangler. While driving 50 mph, the vehicle struck a bump in the road and wobbled violently. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the stabilizer bar, pittman bar, and stabilizing shock absorbers failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was not repaired again. A dealer (advantage Dodge ram Chrysler Jeep 3200 e. Main street, farmington, nm 87402) was contacted, but did not provide any assistance. The manufacturer referred the contact to NHTSA. The contact did not file a complaint with the manufacturer. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000.

Experienced violent shaking of the front suspension and steering while travelling on a freeway access road at approximately 50mph; situation commonly referred to as the death wobble. Inspection revealed a leaking steering stabilizer which was promptly replaced. Situation recurred approximately 3 weeks later and the stabilizer was again leaking. Another stabilizer was installed. Situation recurred again after 3 weeks but the stabilizer was not leaking. The track bar was replaced along with the mounting bolts and the tires were balanced and rotated. Situation recurred within 24 hours. Vehicle was taken to a repair shop that replaced the upper and lower ball joints and aligned the frontend. Situation returned later that day and repair shop replaced the shock absorbers. Situation recurred within 24 hours and the vehicle was parked due to being unsafe to drive. Situation currently unresolved.

At 65 mph after hitting a couple of normal bumps where bridge surface meets the interstate, the front end shook so violently that it felt like body would separate from the frame. This is no subtle "shimmy or vibration" it makes you jump on the brakes and hope that the 18 wheeler behind you does not run over you. I think the center lane could be deadly when it occurs, because you can not find the berm fast enough. It goes away until the next time. Had steering stabilizer up sized, but to no avail. It has happened twice on highway since first incident. It is only a matter of time until we hear about fatalities. I am looking into larger shock absorbers as my mechanic says they are probably under sized for the tires. I am grateful my daughter was not driving it at the time. As a retired firefighter it takes a lot to impress me when it comes to dangerous situations. This is going to kill someone if it has not already taken lives.

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I purchased this vehicle used with very low mileage of 16,640 in 2011 confident that the vehicle was safe because of the car fax. There were no incidents reported. I am sure that the previous owner knew of this problem and reported it. What other reason would there be for such low mileage. When we went to the dealership only a month later to report the problem of the frightening wobble when hitting small pothole he smiled and said "OH yeah that's the (death wobble)". And then he told me that it is not covered under warranty. Therefore we are stuck because we could not pass this vehicle on in good conscience to anyone and that is over a $20,000 loss to the consumer. I want to know why something that can cause this kind of accident promoting incident not to be reported to the next purchaser of that particular vehicle or repaired by the dealership before resale. Our trip to and from hot springs nc on i81 s and n at speeds of 65-70 mph was a hair raising experience. Surrounded by tractor trailers a certain death would have come to anyone who went into a panic. I am outraged and disappointed by my dealership and the manufacturer of the suspension in this vehicle as the safety testing had to show a problem!!!!! I'm sure they redesigned the stabilizing system in the next year of this 2007 Jeep Wrangler x!!! it is the front stabilizer bar and shock absorbing assembly so do not let them tell you its anything other than that!.

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The contact owns a 2009 Jeep Wrangler 4x4. The contact stated that when driving over any uneven road surface, the vehicle would shake violently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer several times in regards to the failure and the front shock absorbers were replaced twice but to no avail. The manufacturer was contacted but provided no assistance. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 8,000 and the current mileage was 34,000.

The contact owns a 2007 Jeep Wrangler. The contact stated that when driving 70 mph or more over a bump in the road, the front end shook violently and the contact lost control momentarily. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who stated that the shock absorber and the tires needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure continued. The contact called the manufacturer who stated that they would send a specialist to inspect the vehicle. The failure mileage was 74,000.

Multiple incidents of violent vibration in the vehicle front end, including the steering wheel and front wheels, are occuring after hitting a minor pot hole in the road. Incidents occur at highways speeds, normally 45 - 55 mph. The driver must reduce speed to near zero in order to recover safe and effective control of the vehicle. This vehicle defect appears to be the well-known and major safety issue in Jeep Wrangler vehicles known as "the death wobble". I purchased this vehicle new from a Jeep dealership and have had it professionally maintained per the manufacturer's instructions since the day I bought it. My spouse and I have both experienced this defect several times in the past few years, most recently on December 15, 2011. At this point, we've had the vehicle inspected several times and replaced a number of components on the vehicle, including the steering damper, four shock absorbers, and all 4 tires. , in addition, the suspension has been inspected numerous times in the past 3 years. Given the shear number of similar complaints by other owners, I feel that this is an obvious manufacturer defect that should be acknowledged and corrected by the manufacturer.

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