CHRYSLER STEERING LINKAGE Complaints

2010 JEEP WRANGLER DEATH WOBBLE. STARTED AT 20K MILES. JEEP WOBBLES AT SPEEDS ABOVE 45. WOBBLES SO BAD YOU HAVE TO STOP ON A FREEWAY AND HOLD ON TIGHT TO THE STEERING WHEEL. VERY DANGEROUS. DEALER TRIED TO FIX WITH STEERING DAMPER...NO FIX. THEN CHANGED SHOCKS AND TIRES. WORKED FOR 30K. CAME BACK EVEN WORSE. NOW THEY SAY THEY HAVE NO IDEA. ITS ALL OVER THE INTERNET WHY DOESN'T CHRYSLER RECALL THESE? IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. WHOLE FRONT END SHAKES ESPECIALLY WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP, EVEN A SMALL BUMP. FRIGHTENING. *TR

BOUGHT A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER X FROM BROOKFIELD CHRYSLER IN BENTON HARBOR MICHIGAN IN FEBRUARY. AFTER TWO WEEKS I BROUGHT IT BACK BECAUSE OF EXTREME AND UNSAFE TIRE WEAR DUE TO A DAMAGED FRONT AXLE. THEY REPLACED THE AXLE AND FRONT TIRES. THE VERY SAME DAY IT STARTED THE INFAMOUS DEATH WOBBLE. I WOULD BE ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH (OR ANYTHING ABOVE 20), AND HIT A BUMP, AND THE FRONT END WOULD START SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. I COULD LOOK OUT THE WINDOW AND SEE THE TIRES MOVING BACK AND FORTH EXTREMELY. THIS RESULTED IN ME LOSING CONTROL AND RUNNING OFF THE HIGHWAY INTO A DITCH. *TR

I HAVE 2005 CROSSFIRE THAT HAS BEEN STALLING INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN IT STALLS, IT USUALLY STARTS RIGHT UP, BUT A FEW TIMES IT HAS STALLED AND WHEN I TRY TO RESTART IT THE ENGINE DOES NOT TRY TO TURN OVER. THE LIGHTS STAY ON SO THERE'S POWER, BUT WHEN I TURN THE KEY...NOTHING! IT USUALLY STARTS UP AFTER A FEW MINUTES THIS MAKES ME VERY NERVOUS THAT SOMEONE WILL CRASH INTO ME! NOW THIS HAS HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE! IS CHRYSLER OBLIGATED TO RECALL THIS ISSUE? HERE ARE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS: (1) I HAVE 2005 CROSSFIRE ROADSTER THAT HAS BEEN STALLING INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN IT STALLS, IT USUALLY STARTS RIGHT UP, BUT A FEW TIMES IT HAS STALLED AND WHEN I TRY TO RESTART IT THE ENGINE DOES NOT TRY TO TURN OVER. THE LIGHTS STAY ON SO THERE'S POWER, BUT WHEN I TURN THE KEY...NOTHING! IT USUALLY STARTS UP AFTER A FEW MINUTES BUT IT'S A PAIN IN THE NECK WHEN YOU'RE SITTING IN TRAFFIC! I REPLACED THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR SO THAT'S NOT IT. ANY SUGGESTIONS? HAS ANYONE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS? (2) I JUST BOUGHT AN AUTOMATIC '05 CROSSFIRE ROADSTER AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE TIMES NOW THAT, WHEN GETTING TO A STOP, THE ENGINE WILL STALL.IT EVEN DIED THREE TIMES ALREADY.IT IS NOT REPETITIVE AND DIFFICULT TO REPRODUCE. NO ERRORS OR ENGINE CHECK LIGHT SHOW UP AND THE DEALER CANNOT REPRODUCE EITHER.IS ANYBODY EXPERIENCING THIS SAME ISSUE? WHERE YOU ABLE TO SOLVE IT? PLEASE HELP THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR HELP. *TR

I BOUGHT A USED 2007 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DOOR SAHARA IN MARCH OF 2012. ABOUT 30 DAYS AFTER THE PURCHASE (WHICH IS WHEN DEALER WARRANTY EXPIRED) THE VEHICLE'S BRAKES STARTING SQUEAKING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS BECAUSE THE BRAKES WERE DIRTY. THEY "CLEANED" THE BRAKES AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. THE NEXT DAY THE BRAKES STARTED SQUEAKING AGAIN EVERY TIME I BRAKE. I TOOK IT BACK AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE THE BRAKES WERE BRAND NEW. AT THIS TIME, THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR ALSO STOPPED LOCKING CORRECTLY. THE WARRANTY I HAD PURCHASED FOR $2,000 DID NOT COVER ELECTRONICS! A COUPLE MONTHS GO BY AND I EXPERIENCED THE POPULAR DEATH WOBBLE AFTER GETTING AN OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION. IT TURNS OUT THE REAR TRACKBAR BRACKET WAS CRACKED AND EVENTUALLY COMPLETELY BROKE IN HALF. I BOUGHT A HEAVY DUTY ADJUSTABLE REAR TRACKBAR AND HAD A NEW BRACKET WELDED ON WHICH SEEMED TO FIX THE PROBLEM FOR A FEW DAYS. THEN THE DEATH WOBBLE STARTED AGAIN. I THEN TOOK THE JEEP TO GET THE TIRES ROTATED AND BALANCED AND THE DEATH WOBBLE STARTED AT JUST 30MPH AS WE WERE LEAVING THE SHOP. I TOOK IT BACK AND THEY WERE DUMBFOUNDED AS TO WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. SO THEY PLACED THE TIRES BACK WHERE THEY WERE WHEN I TOOK IT IN AND IT STOPPED FOR A COUPLE MORE DAYS. SINCE THEN I HAVE REPLACED THE FRONT TRACKBAR, STEERING STABILIZER, AND SHOCKS, WHICH ALL SEEMED TO HAVE PUT IT AT BAY. HOWEVER, NOW I HAVE $340-A-PIECE TIRES THAT HAVE BEEN WORN OUT AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD I CANNOT GET THE ALIGNMENT FIXED UNTIL I REPLACE THE FRONT BALL JOINTS! I PAID ABOUT $30,000 FOR THIS VEHICLE OUT OF THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE HAD TO PUT IN AROUND $2500 IN REPAIRS AND UPGRADES DUE TO POOR CRAFTSMANSHIP OF THIS VEHICLE. ON TOP OF THAT I CANNOT EVEN DRIVE IT WITH MY FAMILY FOR FEAR OF OUR SAFETY. I HAVE SEEN MANY ONLINE FORUMS WITH PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP WON'T HELP ME. THE MANUFACTURER WON'T HELP. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE BEFORE A SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH OCCURS. *TR

2010 DODGE RAM 2500 TIE ROD BROKE ON TRUCK ON 1/21/2013. HEARD POPPING NOISE IN THE FRONT END OF TRUCK - PULLED OVER TO INVESTIGATE. DRIVERS SIDE - INNER TIE ROD. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 JEEP CHEROKEE SPORT 4X4 WITH NO LIFT KITS, ETC. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD IT GOES INTO WHAT IS TERMED A "DEATH WOBBLE." THIS IS VERY SEARCHABLE ON THE INTERNET. THE VEHICLE WILL SO VIOLENTLY SHAKE IN THE FRONT END IT IS HARD TO KEEP IT ON THE ROAD AND NOT ROLL THE VEHICLE BEFORE I'M ABLE TO SLOW DOWN ENOUGH FOR IT TO REBALANCE ITSELF. IT IS EXTREMELY TERRIFYING. I'VE HAD THE TIRES ROTATED AND BALANCED THINKING I MIGHT HAVE LOST A WHEEL WEIGHT OR SOMETHING BUT IT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. TODAY I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND WAS TOLD I HAD A BAD STEERING DAMPER. BUT FROM WHAT I'VE RESEARCHED, OTHERS HAVE HAD THESE REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM WILL COME UP AGAIN. JEEP/CHRYSLER NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS IF NO ONE HAS BEEN KILLED YET I'D BE SURPRISED. I DID HAVE THE STEERING DAMPER REPLACED TODAY BUT AM SCARED I WILL EXPERIENCE THIS AGAIN AND EITHER WIND UP KILLING MYSELF OR SOME OTHER MOTORIST. *JS

BOUGHT A NEW 2010 TOWN AND COUNTRY TOURING WITH LIFETIME GUARANTEE. WE HAVE BOUGHT DODGE CARS FOR 40 YEARS, AND 3 VANS IN THAT TIME. WE WERE HAPPY UNTIL RIGHT AFTER BUYING THIS VAN, WHEN DRIVING OFF THE LOT, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT SIDE SLIDING DOOR AREA, WHICH THEY FINALLY DUPLICATED AND FIXED. ALSO UPON DRIVING OFF THE LOT, WE HEARD A GRINDING/CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT, LEFT SIDE WHEN BACKING UP AND TURNING IN BOTH DIRECTIONS, ALSO AT TIMES WHEN TURNING GOING FOWARD. THE DEALER COULD NEVER "DUPLICATE" THE PROBLEM. WE ALSO HAVE HAD REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED AT 20,000 MILES, WHICH WASN'T COVERED UNDER THE LIFETIME WARRANTY. WE NOW HAVE 42,000 MILES ON THE CAR, AND JUST FINALLY HAD A TECHNICIAN HEAR THE NOISE WE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR. FIRST WE WERE TOLD POSSIBLY EXHAUST - WHAT? THEN POSSIBLY THE STEERING COLUMN. THEN THEY REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP, AND ALSO REPLACED THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING, WHICH THEY SAID WAS ON RECALL, THAT WE HAVE NEVER BEEN NOTIFIED FOR OR HAVE SEEN LISTED ANYWHERE. THE TECHNICIAN TOLD US THE NOISE WAS GONE, SO MUST HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE ABOVE THAT THEY REPLACED. UPON DRIVING OUR CAR OFF THE LOT, THE NOISE IS STILL THERE!!!!!! I ALSO HAVE MY GRANDBABIES THAT I CARE FOR IN THE CAR A LOT, AND AM SO SCARED SOMETHING WILL HAPPEN SOMEDAY. WHY IN THE WORLD CAN'T A QUALIFIED TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSE AND FIX THIS PROBLEM? IT IS BEYOND MY COMPREHENSION. ALSO SINCE THEY SUPPOSEDLY "REPAIRED" THIS PROBLEM, I HAVE HEARD A VIBRATION UPON BRAKING ON THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE. MY HUSBAND SAYS IT REALLY SOUNDS LIKE A BEARING PROMBLEM NOW, THAT THEY SUPPOSEDLY REPLACED. WE ALSO HAVE A RINGING NOISE THAT COMES ON AT TIMES AND DRIVES US CRAZY, THAT THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE EITHER. ALSO HAVE A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WHEN DRIVING SLOWLY UP A SLIGHT HILL , A CLUNK NOISE AND HESITATION, LIKE A DISENGAGE AND REENGAGE, WHEN STEPPING OFF AND BACK ON THE GAS, AND GUESS WHAT, THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE.

I OWN A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER THAT HAS A VIOLENTLY SHIMMY OR A SO CALLED "DEATH WOBBLE". IT HAS NEARLY CAUSED ME TO GO OFF THE ROAD ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, I'VE COME TO FIND OUT THIS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG JEEP OWNERS WHICH THE CHRYSLER CO. REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE. IT'S BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE AND THE PROBLEM STILL ISN'T FIXED. TO MY DISMAY, THE HAVE NO PROBLEM CHARGING ME FOR THEIR INEFFECTIVE ATTEMPTS. MY MODEL JEEP, AS WELL AS OTHERS, NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND MY MONEY REFUNDED. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY THE FRONT END OF MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. I HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF A HIGHWAY IN ORDER TO GET IT TO STOP SHAKING, WHICH I WAS VERY THANKFUL THAT THE TRAFFIC WASN'T BAD AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. THIS AS KNOWN AS THE JEEP DEATH WOBBLE. IT HAS NOW DONE IT 5 TIMES, 3 OF WHICH WERE AFTER THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY FIXED IT. THE FIRST TIME THEY PUT A NEW DAMPER ON IT. NOW IT IS IN THE SHOP AGAIN AFTER THAT DIDN'T WORK AND THEY ARE PUTTING NEW TIRES ON IT. AFTER READING MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ONLINE, IT IS APPARENT TO ME THAT NEW TIRES ARE NOT GOING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. EVERY TIME YOUR FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY LIKE THAT, THE CHANCES OF DAMAGING COMPONANTS FURTHER INCREASES. MY RESEARCH HAS ALSO SHOWN ME THAT MANY, MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN TO THEM AND THEY HAVE HAD TROUBLE GETTING ANYONE TO STEP UP AND FIX THE PROBLEM. IF YOU DO A SIMPLE SEARCH FOR JEEP DEATH WOBBLE YOU WILL FIND HUNDREDS OF PAGES FOR COMPLAINTS. MY FIRST EXPERIENCE OCCURED ON DECEMBER 23, 2011, AND MY MOST RECENT EXPERIENCE WAS ON FEBRUARY 17, 2012. 5 DEATH WOBBLES IN ALL, AND IT GETS WORSE EACH TIME. HAVING LITTLE CONTROL OVER THE STEERING AND FRONT END CREATES WHAT I AM SURE YOU WILL SEE IS A DEADLY COMBINATION IN ANY CONDITION. *TR

THE NOTORIOUS WRANGLER DEATH WOBBLE. I HAVE A BRAND NEW 2011 WRANGLER WITH 10,000 MILES AND TODAY IT STARTED THIS INSANE WOBBLE WHEN GOING DOWN ROUGH ROADS AT ANY SPEED AT ALL. I CANT BELIEVE THIS, IT IS STAOCK AND THIS IS UPSURD THAT CHRYSLER HASN'T FIXED THIS. *TR