2009 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4 Complaints

SPLASH BACK OF GASOLINE WHEN BEGINNING TO FUEL VEHICLE. GAS PUMP CONTINUES TO SHUT OFF THROUGHOUT THE REFUELING PROCESS AS IF THE TANK IS FULL. GASOLINE CAN ONLY BE ADDED A FEW SECONDS AT A TIME. SPLASH BACK THROUGHOUT THE REFUELING PROCESS. *TR

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. *TR

DURING A ROUTINE WHEEL ROTATION, I WAS ALERTED TO ALL 4 OF THE NUTS THAT SECURE THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORS (AND THE VALVE STEMS) BEING CRACKED ALONG THEIR LENGTHS. IF ONLY ONE HAD BEEN CRACKED, I WOULD CONSIDER IT ODD, BUT ALL 4 MEANS AN OBVIOUS AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DEFECT. WHEN (NOT IF) ONE FELL ONE FELL OFF, IT WOULD LEAD TO A SUDDEN LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE AND, VERY LIKELY, AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS A LOW MILEAGE VEHICLE THAT HAS HAD NO ABUSE, DAMAGE, OR ACCIDENTS THAT MIGHT HAVE CAUSED THE CRACKS TO OCCUR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 8/23/12 *CN

ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO I WAS FILLING UP AT PUMP AND THE AUTO-SHUT OFF DID NOT WORK CAUSING GAS TO GUSH OUT ALL OVER MY JEEP AND THE GROUND. TRIED SEVERAL GAS STATIONS AND IT CONTINUED TO HAPPEN. TOOK JEEP TO DEALER AND THEY WERE AWARE OF THE ISSUE - SAID IT WAS NOT A RECALL, THAT THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK, O-RING, FUEL PUMP AND LEVEL UNIT. LUCKILY I HAVE A WARRANTY, HOWEVER, I DID HAVE TO PAY A $100 DEDUCTIBLE. MY HUSBAND WAS RESEARCHING AND SAW THAT THIS IS AN EMISSIONS ISSUE AND READ THAT THE MANUFACTURER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY EMISSION ISSUES DUE TO DEFECTIVE PARTS. I SEE SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE MADE THE SAME CLAIM AS I AND I DO HOPE THAT SOMEONE LOOKS INTO THIS ISSUE WITH CHRYSLER/DODGE. I DO NOT FEEL I SHOULD HAVE HAD TO PAY A DEDUCTIBLE - THIS SOUNDS LIKE AN ISSUE WHERE IF IT HAPPENS, CHRYSLER/DODGE SHOULD BE COVERING THE WORK/PARTS. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER AN UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO WOBBLE ABNORMALLY. THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE UNTIL THE CONTACT DECREASED SPEED TO APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

THE VEHICLE'S SUSPENSION AND STEERING BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE WHEN DRIVING 60 MPH AND I HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD. THIS IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE JEEP DEATH WOBBLE. I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL JEEP UNTIL I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES AND BROUGHT THE JEEP TO UNDER 40 MPH OR A COMPLETE STOP. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND I HIT A UNLEVELED SURFACED JEEP WENT JUMPING ALL OVER THE ROAD. I THOUGHT IT WAS A FLUKE AND DIDN'T THINK ABOUT IT LATER. BUT IT IS CONTINUING TO GET WORSE. I HAVE A APPT. TUESDAY WITH DEALERSHIP AND THEY DON'T KNOW IF MY WARRANTY WILL COVER THIS. I DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS DEATH WOBBLE UNTIL THE SERVICE MAN TOLD ME IT SOUNDED LIKE I HAVE THE DEATH WOBBLE. WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL ON THIS? THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE SO I DON'T HAVE A CHOICE BUT DRIVE IT. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE!!!!!!!! *TR

JEEP RANDOMLY JUMPS OUT OF FIRST GEAR WHEN PULLING AWAY FROM A DEAD STOP. LEAVING THE CAR IN NEUTRAL WHILE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION THIS HAPPENED WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN ACROSS A BUSY STREET. *TR

I LIVE IN SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA. I EXPERIENCED WHAT IS BEING REFERRED TO AS "WRANGLER DEATH WOBBLE" ON OR ABOUT 11:55 P.M. ON MARCH 15, 2012, WHILE I DRIVING SOUTHBOUND ON INTERSTATE 5 NEAR EAST LOS ANGELES. THIS INCIDENT RESULTED IN AND SUBSTANTIAL PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO THE UNDERCARRIAGE/SUSPENSION/STEERING COMPONENTS OF THE VEHICLE. THE WELD OF THE TRACK BAR HOUSING/BRACKET ON THE AXLE SIDE WAS RIPPED COMPLETELY OFF OF THE FRONT AXLE. THERE WAS A TOTAL LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IT TOOK ABOUT 30 SECONDS TO BRING IT UNDER CONTROL BY APPLYING BRAKES AND HOLDING ON TO THE VIOLENTLY SHAKING STEERING WHEEL. THE CAR SWERVED INTO ADJACENT LANES. FORTUNATELY, THERE WERE NO CARS NEXT TO ME A THE TIME. I PURCHASED THE 2009 WRANGLER FROM FOLSOM LAKE FORD IN FOLSOM, CA ON JANUARY 28, 2012, ONLY 46 DAYS BEFORE I EXPERIENCED THE WRANGLER DEATH WOBBLE. THE TRACK BAR HOUSING WAS RE-WELDED TO THE AXLE AND A GUSSET ADDED IN LOS ANGELES TO ALLOW ME TO RETURN HOME. I INCURRED SIGNIFICANT COSTS FOR REPAIRS. TWO EXPERT TECHNICIANS HAVE EXAMINED THE SUSPENSION AND CONCLUDED THAT THERE IS NO QUESTION THE DEFECT EXISTED WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND THAT THE OBVIOUS DEFECT AND "PLAY" SHOULD HAVE BEEN DETECTED BY ROUTINE VISUAL INSPECTION. FOLSOM LAKE FORD V.P. OF OPERATIONS, JOHN SEARS REFUSES TO EVEN INSPECT THE VEHICLE TO SEE WHETHER IT IS NOW SAFE TO DRIVE OR TAKE ANY ACTION AT ALL TO FIX THE DAMAGE. [XXX] HAS STATED IN WRITING THAT MY ONLY RECOURSE IS TO TAKE LEGAL ACTION AGAINST FOLSOM LAKE FORD. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR