Steering Is Tight Problems of Jeep Wrangler

While driving on highway the steering wheel became stiff for about a couple of seconds,when it got back to normal it corrected into incoming traffic, I nearly hit incoming traffic,it was pretty scary cause the steering was very hard and stiff , I was trying to correct the vehicle cause it was moving towards the left even though I was trying to correct it to the right, when it loosened up it jerked hard to the left to incoming traffic,thankfully there was no incoming traffic at the time, also I noticed that when I put the transmission in gear there's no movement, it acts like it's in neutral, I have to put it back in park and reshift.

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So today it's a little on the cold side. I jumped into the Jeep and onto the highway and get up to 60mph. The car in front of me decides to pretty much stop in my lane. Very little time to react, I try to turn into the lane to my right and the steering feels really stiff like the tire is against something then suddenly there is no resistance causing me to overcorrect and nearly lose control of the Jeep. Sitting on the side of the road, the steering feels normal. I speed back up and as I get up to around 50-60mph the steering suddenly feels very tight again, not wanting to turn more than 15-20 degrees, then it goes away and a bit further down the road it suddenly comes back. I think litebrite had a video of this a while back. I've never had any steering issues with my jl. It drives absolutely great but I have to say this is terrifying because it felt like someone was holding the steering wheel to prevent me from turning and then suddenly just let go causing over correction.

From purchase as new vehicle, steering wanders and is not tight. I have had the v41 recall with replacement steering stabilizer. While driving you must actively steer to maintain a center line in the lane. There is some play left to right in the wheel. While at speed on the highway you cannot ignore or relax the control. If you steer right you must steer left to center, the wheel does not return to center unassisted.

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Steering down the road is lose and hard to keep Jeep straight while going down the road. I have replaced the steering stabilizer to fix the "death wobble" but the steering problem is still there and worsening.

The Jeep wanders all over the road. It is hard to stay in my lane especially when going 50 mph or greater. It is so aggravating. People honk at me. I can't look away to change the radio station because when I look back I am already wandering to the next lane. The steering has too much play. It has been this way from day one. It is unsafe to drive on the highway. I just want to put a sign on my Jeep that says, "it's the Jeep, not me. " my husband bought me this for our anniversary and I hate it. I would rather drive our 2006 Jeep that drives straight and steering is tight. We already did one factory recall and it did nothing to change the steering.

Vehicle steering is extremely hard to keep vehicle in a straight line. Especially difficult at higher speeds, 60+. You are constantly fighting the vehicle. Should you look away just for a second you find yourself veering to one side or another. Very unsafe in my opinion. You must be extremely vigilant at all times. Less than 300 miles on my vehicle. I will be taking it back to the dealership to see what is wrong. Searching Jeep forums this appears to be a big problem with other Jeep owners and nothing is being address by Jeep. I purchased this vehicle on 04/02/2019.

Was driving at 9:30 am on eldorado parkway in frisco TX, outside air temperature was ~ 45 deg f. When I attempted to to turn left, the steering wheel was incredibly tight and I nearly drifted into the lane to the right. I contacted the closest dealer immediately and they advised me that they were not aware of any issue. Less than 48 hour later they contacted me stating that there was a bulletin and they did a software update to correct. On the internet, I found bulletin 08-092-18 that described the issue. Given the nature of the problem, I no longer trust this vehicle.

I bought the Jeep over the phone so did not drive it before purchase. Upon taking delivery I noticed it seemed to be hard to keep in my lane, but attributed this to not being familiar with the vehicle. The more I drove the vehicle I realized it was not normal. It wanders or drifts and is very hard, if not impossible to keep in my lane. I took to the Jeep dealer and was told it was normal. I did some on line research and discovered that many owners of this product are having similar problems. The dealer here acknowledges they are having a lot of complaints but nothing they can do. I contacted Jeep and they had me take it back to check tightness of steering components and align the front end. This did not help at all. Contacted Jeep again and was told someone would be calling me back. No one did. This vehicle is unsafe to drive. If you look at complaints online you will soon discover that Jeep is aware of the issue, but doing nothing. Someone is going to get hurt. I, many times have drifted into the lane next to me and there is so much play in the steering that it is hard to correct. When I go over a narrow bridge a try to stay as far from side of bridge to avoid hitting the side of the bridge. I have had many others drive the vehicle to verify what I am saying and every person has had an alarmed response. The vehicle is unsafe to drive, and Jeep knows it.

Experienced the Jeep death wobble while travelling at 70 mph on a highway. I thought that I had experienced a blow out and the tire was moving from side to side on the rim. This was extremely violent. After I got the vehicle stopped I inspected it for damage and could not find any obvious problems. This happened five more times on that trip. I took the car to a mechanic that found nothing wrong. Had the tires rotated and balanced. They were in balance. Started researching the problem and found out about the death wobble. Found the steering damper was loose and tightened it. Helped a little but problem still occurs. Taking it to a dealer next to have the damping and alignment components replaced. I am the original owner and the vehicle is stock.

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Purchased a 2019 Wrangler unlimited for over $40,000 on may 4, 2019. Immediately noticed an issue with steering. It sways left to right when driving straight and it's exhausting to keep the car in the lane. Brought it to the dealer at around 100 miles and they said nothing was wrong. I asked the tech to take mine and one on the lot for a test drive which he did. He immediately saw the issue. He searched for a fix and found that there was a part he could try to replace to resolve the issue (track bar). I brought the car back at 212 miles and they did the work. He said that's basically all they could do and hopefully it fixed it. Well it didn't fix it at all. It's still exhausting to drive the car because you can't keep it in the lane. Now when I drive straight, the steering wheel is crooked and feels like it's swaying left to right worse. I am honestly not comfortable driving this car far away from my home or on a highway because I may hurt some. I have had Jeeps my whole life and my last two 2010 and 2011 drove perfect and the steering was tight as can be. When you drove straight the car just went straight. I am going to contact my dealer again to see if Jeep has released anything on this issue. I see many complaints about this here so I know it's not me and I feel this is an absolute safety issue for both me as a driver and anyone around.