2007 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X2 Complaints

THE FRONT END BEGAN AN UNCONTROLLABLE WOBBLE AT ABOUT 55 MILES PER HOUR. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT WAS TO GRADUALLY SLOW DOWN TO A STOP. THERE WAS NO APPARENT REASON FOR IT TO BEGAN. I DID NOT HIT ANYTHING. THE ROAD I WAS TRAVELING WAS AN IMPROVED SMOOTH PAVED ROAD. THE CAR COULD NOT BE CONTROLLED. *TR

I AM EXPERIENCING WHAT HAS BECOME KNOWN AS JEEP WOBBLE AND EVEN HAS BEEN CALLED DEATH WOBBLE. DRIVING AT SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO WOBBLE UNCONTROLLABLY AND WILL NOT STOP UNTIL SPEEDS GO BELOW 20 MPH. THIS OCCURS AT TIMES WITHOUT UNSTABLE ROAD CONDITIONS AND IT IS ALMOST ALWAYS OCCURRING WHEN CROSSING A BRIDGE OR ANY WHERE THAT THE ROAD SURFACE CHANGES. JEEP HAS REPLACED THE STEERING STABILIZER AND DAMPENER THREE TIMES WITH NO SUCCESS AND REPLACED THE SHOCKS AS WELL. *TR

DRIVING ON THE ROAD GOING ABOUT 45MPH AND THE JEEP STARTED TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE (DEATH WOBBLE), FELT LIKE I HAD A TIRE BLOW OUT, PULLED OVER, NOTHING WAS WRONG, DROVE AWAY AND WAS FINE. SCARED MYSELF AND MY 10 YEAR OLD SON! I HAVE THE VEHICLE BEING INSPECTED NOW. *TR

WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY FROM RIGHT TO LEFT, FEELING SIMILAR TO SUDDEN WHEEL IMBALANCE AND AS IF FRONT WHEELS MIGHT COME OFF WHEN I HIT A BUMP, USUALLY SMALLER ONES LIKE GAPS IN BRIDGE SURFACES OR DIPS IN THE ROAD. IT HAS BEEN DESCRIBED IN BLOGS AND WEB POSTINGS AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". TO STOP THIS ACTION I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN BELOW 30 MPH AND SOMETIMES HAVE TO STOP COMPLETELY. IN HEAVY TRAFFIC THIS CAUSES DANGEROUS TRAFFIC SITUATIONS SINCE THE NATURAL INSTINCT IS TO APPLY BRAKES TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS DOES NOT OCCUR EVERY TIME I HIT A BUMP, BUT OCCURS MORE FREQUENTLY AS TIME PASSES. THE DEALER HAS ROTATED TIRES, DONE REAR END WORK, REPLACED BRAKES, AND REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. REPLACING THE STEERING DAMPER RELIEVES SYMPTOMS FOR 2-3 MONTHS,(UP TO 2,000 MILES) BUT IT STARTS AGAIN, LIGHTLY INITIALLY, THEN INCREASING IN INTENSITY AND FREQUENCY. THE SAME DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO SERVICE THIS PROBLEM FOUR TIMES OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, BUT HAS NOT COME UP WITH A SOLUTION. THEY SAY THEY CAN NOT "RE-CREATE" THE CONDITION AND CAN NOT DETERMINE WHAT CAUSES IT. THEY ALSO SAY THEY HAVE NOT RECEIVED OTHER COMPLAINTS. CHRYSLER'S CUSTOMER SERVICE WORKERS DEFER TO THE DEALER. THIS IS A VERY FRIGHTENING AND DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN IT OCCURS. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN OFF ROAD AND HAS ONLY ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER 4X2. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIBRATE ABNORMALLY AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR SPORADICALLY AND WOULD NOT CEASE UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED HIM THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO INSTALL A HEAVY DUTY STEERING DAMPER TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THEY WOULD INVESTIGATE THE FAILURE BEFORE DETERMINING IF THEY WOULD ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY BETWEEN 50 AND 65 MPH AND HITTING A SLIGHT BUMP OR DIVET IN THE ROAD JEEP WRANGLER JK BEGINS TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY UNTIL I AM FORCED TO PULL OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER AND BRING IT UNDER 30MPH. IT HAPPENS AT LEAST ONCE EVERY OTHER DAY, BUT OCCURRED FOUR TIMES TODAY ALONE. AT THE PRESENT TIME I HAVE HAD IT TO THREE DIFFERENT MECHANICS WHERE THE ALIGNMENT HAS BEEN CHECKED FOUR TIMES, THE TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED AND ROTATED BACK, A NEW STEERING STABILIZER HAS BEEN INSTALLED ALONG WITH A NEW BUSHING, NEW TRACK BAR AND NEW BALL JOINT. *TR

MY JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED 2007 SHAKES VIOLENTLY AFTER IT HITS A BUMP GOING AROUND 40 MPH. I HAVE NO MODIFICATIONS ON IT. I HAVE TO SLOW IT DOWN THEN I CAN GO AGAIN. ITS VERY SCARY AND IT FEELS LIKE THE WHEELS ARE ABOUT TO FALL OFF THE JEEP. ITS VERY UNSAFE CAUSE I HAVE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOP. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2007 FOUR DOOR STEEL BLUE JEEP WRANGLER FROM A DEALERSHIP IN KANSAS. FROM THE START, I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR SHAKING VIOLENTLY WHENEVER WOULD HIT A BUMP OR POTHOLE IN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE CAME WITH AFTERMARKET TIRES AND RIMS THAT WERE 18 INCHES, I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE LIKE THAT. WHEN I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD 1ST THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH IT. THEN I WAS TOLD THAT IT COULD POSSIBLY BE THE TIRES, THEN I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED A HEAVY DUTY STEERING DAMPER. I HAVE SINCE GOT THE TIRES THAT ORIGINALLY CAME WITH THE VEHICLE PUT BACK ON THEM, A NEW HEAVY DUTY STEERING DAMPER, BY THE DEALERSHIP, THE TIRES ROTATED AND BALANCED AND I STILL HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE JEEP, IT SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY WHENEVER I HIT A BUMP OR POTHOLE IN THE ROAD. I HAVE TO BRING MY VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP, NO MATTER WHAT SPEED I'M GOING 10 MPH OR 65 MPH, PUT ON MY HAZARDS AND PULL OVER IF I CAN, BEFORE RESUMING DRIVING. I ONLY HAVE ABOUT 22000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT IS TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. I EVEN PURCHASED A 2ND VEHICLE TO AVOID DRIVING THE JEEP. BUT, I AM STILL PAYING ON THIS JEEP AND I SHOULD BE ABLE TO DRIVE IT WITHOUT FEAR AND ANXIETY ABOUT A POSSIBLY COLLISION OR ACCIDENT WHICH I EXPERIENCE EVERY TIME I'M BEHIND THE WHEEL. THIS WINTER, I HAD TO DRIVE IT FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS BECAUSE MY CAR WAS DOWN FOR REPAIRS, BUT SINCE I HAD CAR FIXED I HAVE SINCE PARKED THE JEEP AGAIN. I NEED SOME SERIOUS HELP, NOT JUST FOR ME BUT FOR OTHER JEEP OWNERS, IF YOU ARE SO INCLINED PLEASE CHECK OUT "JK DEATH WOBBLE" AS IT IS TERMED ON THE INTERNET AND YOUTUBE VIDEOS AND YOU WILL KNOW WHAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED SINCE 2007, AND MANY JEEP OWNERS AS WELL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. I EXPERIENCE THE "DEATH WOBBLE" EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE JEEP WITHOUT FAIL, ABOUT 2-3 TIMES DEPENDING ON THE ROAD CONDITION, POTHOLES, BUMPS, AND UNEVEN WEAR. *TR

I BOUGHT A USED 2007 JEEP WRANGLER IN JUNE OF 2010. A COUPLE MONTHS AFTER OWNING THE VEHICLE, I NOTICED THAT IF I LEFT THE GASOLINE PUMP ON AUTOMATIC, THE PUMP WOULD CUT OFF AND GASOLINE WOULD GUSH OUT FROM THE TANK, SPILLING ON THE VEHICLE AND GROUND BELOW. THIS HAPPENED AT VARIOUS STATIONS AND EVERY TIME I WENT TO FILL MY TANK TO FULL. TO PREVENT IT FROM HAPPENING, I ONLY FILL MY TANK TO 3/4 FULL. *TR

DEATH SHAKE IN FRONT END . STEERING STABILIZER FAILURE. TO REPLACE HAD TO BUY FROM CHRYSLER A MODIFICATION BRACKET AND SHOCK. COULD NOT BUY AFTERMARKET. MY POINT IS I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR A BRACKET THAT THEY DID NOT MAKE RIGHT IN THE 1ST PLACE. I ALMOST WAS IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING NORMAL CONDITIONS. THEY COMPARED IT TO A DELL COMPUTER THAT IF I NEEDED A UPGRADE I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. DON'T YOU THINK THAT DRIVING A VEHICLE ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN A COMPUTER SITTING ON A DESK? I DO NOT OFF ROAD AS THIS IS A 2 WHEEL DRIVE JEEP. I LIKE WHAT I DRIVE BUT I THINK THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL BEFORE NOW. *TR