After years in the making, with hundreds of complaints of this Jeep “Death Wobble” and now backing from Democratic California Representatives Henry Waxman and Anna Eshoo. Chrysler is acknowledging an issues with Jeep steering and suspension components. Chrysler has released a Technical Service Bulletin. Due to a heavy vibration in the steering system transmitted throughout the steering wheel and suspension. It is also known to us as “Death Wobble”.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) release a statement earlier this year stating “The issues does not result in loss of control,” which did not lead to a Recall by Chrysler. Chrysler say there are many causes for them to issue the Technical Service Bulletin for the Death Wobble, including the installation of aftermarket wheels and tires, incorrect air pressure, worn steering and suspension parts. But Chrysler telling Jeep owners to not modify or upgrade their Jeep is simply crazy talk in my opinion. Its like telling dog not to bark or wag its tail.
There have been many viral video online and forum discussion on the “death wobble” but it seemed after a local ABC News Network reported on this issue back in the early 2012. Chrysler looked future into the possible issues with their Jeeps concerning “The death wobble”. This is great news for the Jeep community who has been waiting for a solution to ongoing “Death Wobble” problem for years.
Hopefully we will get a recall and soon. Haven’t upgraded my Jeep yet but already get this death wobble.The steering always feels like it could easily break too.
I changed my bearings in the front & increased my springs for the upgrade.it stopped the wobble right away.
WOW! I didnt see this coming. Thats awesome!
a TSB is NOT a recall or free repair!
it is just a work and service guideline for the workshops how to proceed when such a car gets into the shop … thats it!
And if I read this “Chrysler say there are many causes for them to issue the Technical Service Bulletin for the Death Wobble, including the installation of aftermarket wheels and tires, incorrect air pressure, worn steering and suspension parts.” I could puke again!
Only the last part “… worn steering and suspension parts.” is relevant! Aftermarket tires, wheels and incorrect air pressure ARE NOT THE CAUSE/REASON for DW!
At max aftermarket tires and wheels cause inbalance / shimmy…
So I guess their TSB says simply “Put super special MOPAR steering stabilizer super HD” for super high bucks and call it fixed … LOL
actually I work at a dealer in northern alberta and have fixed many ‘death wobble’ or ‘self sustaining shimmy’ complaints by simply setting the tire pressure to the correct setting. Most people have the tire pressure too low. I have learned to take the customer with me on a before and after test drive as no one ever believes me.
This has been a problem in all sorts of solid axle vehicles, due in part to the fact that the front structure is so rigid (that’s a feature, not a bug). It’s like a cough, it could come from any number of things, but worn components, and significant tire side change without changing offset appropriately can add to it.
On the other hand, my mostly stock 89 YJ has nearly 240K miles and I have never experienced ‘death wobble’.
Chafik: Who said TSB was a RECALL? I dont see where anyone said that.
“National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) release a statement earlier this year stating “The issues does not result in loss of control,” which did not lead to a Recall by Chrysler”
I have a jeep cherokee 2000 and i am having to do a lot of costly front end repairs. Like everything else i am not rich i do like my jeep but my front end is scaring me. I transport Elderly and i would not want anything to happen to them or me and my grand-kids. are they repairing these parts or what are they doing for the consumers?
Yeah mine wobble happens at or around 60 mph.. starts to shake. If i slam on the break or go fast i can usually stop it from happening. I went back to my dealer ship and they put a new steering stabilizer in and it worked for a little bit and it came back. Jeep needs to fix this.
i just fixed my death wobble on my WJ. 2 TRE’s and an alignment is all i needed.
Jeep should come ‘stock’ with:
Version-1: Front & Rear Dana 60, with tire choices up to 44′, V8
Version-2: Front & Rear Dana 44, with tire choices up to 35′, V8
And all of the Heavy Duty components that ‘Jeep’ needs off-road, including steering components, coolers, skid plates, etc.
Version-3: Grandma’s daily driver
I have upgraded my suspension before I heard this no wobble problems sometime drifts but it’s due to uneven road surface
To “The Few Who Represent The Many” in our Country a true Nation “The United States of America” with the highest of standards founded by our Forefathers.
As a citizen of The United States of America with Constitutional Rights and Consumer Rights, I will not mince words regarding the corrupt activity regarding the “Old/New Chrysler Jeep Death Wobble “ by all parties involved…..affecting 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012 Chrysler Jeeps. After much research this Chrysler Jeep design/manufacture defect has existed for many, many years but the fact of the matter is the defect was not redesigned or designed out in all these years and in the new series of 2 door and 4 door Chrysler Jeeps presented to the consumer in 2007. Chrysler along with NHTSA did not then, and will not to this day, take the “Jeep Death Wobble” complaints seriously (the thousands of very serious complaints). This dangerous and very disturbing steering safety issue is due to the poor Chrysler design/manufacture defect in these Jeeps that causes, and has caused crashes, accidents, and/or death. As far as Chrysler and NHTSA are concerned, this dangerous and life threatening defect does not exist and will never cause death!, Only crashes and accidents! We as consumers are liable for any negative outcome due to “The Jeep Death Wobble”; and when the consumer gets in a crash, accident, injures someone, kills someone due to this defect, unless we can prove it was ‘The Jeep Death Wobble” that Chrysler and NHTSA say is not a safety issue or of concern (even though thousands upon thousands of jeep consumers beg to differ) we are liable for Chrysler’s safety defect that causes crashes and accidents that may lead to death to the consumer and those drivers sharing the road. Drivers sharing the road also have a right to have “Jeep Consumers” driving safe vehicles.
Chrysler states “Chrysler Jeeps are built differently”…Chrysler consumers state “What is different than safe!!!” I state what is different than safe in any product put on the market in the United States of America.
NHTSA, an agency of the Executive Branch of the United States Government and part of the Department of Transportation, describes its mission as… “Save lives, prevent injuries, reduce vehicle related crashes.” NHTSA is supposed to be promoting safety to all vehicles on the road…not contributing to unsafe Jeeps or any dangerous vehicles on the road! NHTSA is also denying the truth and leaving us the Jeep Consumers liable when they have thousands upon thousands of reports on “The Jeep Death Wobble” (also known as the “Steering Shimmy”) and all the stories are the same; it is definitely a defect and dangerous safety issue that has no guaranteed repair. It is life threatening and regardless…. When did faulty products become the consumer’s problem? Thousands of Consumers have complained, written, and spoke the truth about this serious subject “The Jeep Death Wobble” to the responsible and appropriate parties to no avail. All the complaints are the same, sad, true, and no answers. We the people of the United States of America, Jeep Consumers would like this serious issue addressed and dealt with by the appropriate and responsible parties. Their life threatening, defective product that should not be on the market with this safety concern since it poses a threat and identifiable harm to public safety.
Faithful Chrysler Jeep Consumers are spending hundreds, if not thousands, of hard earned dollars to repair a defect that we as Chrysler Jeep Consumers did not cause. Consumers should not bear the burden or cost to correct a Jeep defect that is well known by Chrysler and the NHTSA. We as Chrysler Consumers should not have to pay for Jeep Death Wobble repairs on Faulty Goods with life threatening steering issues that have no guaranteed repair and should not have been put on the market to begin with and/or the defect should have been disclosed at the time of sale/purchase to give the Chrysler consumer an option due to the dangerous safety issue. -“The Jeep DEATH Wobble” … I would never have purchased the Jeep, much less spent my hard earned money, if I had known of the Jeeps defect and how it leads to accidents, crashes, and possible death due to the loss of steering. It should have never been authorized to be on the market with the existing dangerous defect.
The FTC put out a bulletin and warnings to be used on these Jeeps and it is not being respected and/or lawfully enforced to be put on these defective Jeeps in order to save the consumers lives, and the consumers hard earned dollars, that in the end we are liable and may lose everything including our lives due to this silent fraud. This is about taking responsibility, having proper ethics, morals and principles. This safety defect is affecting our daily lives, our work lives and our weekend lives in a very negative way for purchasing a defective Jeep that is dangerous and scary to drive. Our only reward as a Chrysler Jeep Consumer is to be completely liable for Chryslers design/manufacture defect that causes Jeep Death Wobble Crashes, Jeep Death Wobble Accidents that may lead to Jeep Death Wobble Death to the Jeep consumer and those driving or walking around us due to the loss in steering control.
The Unconstitutional behavior by all involved in this silent fraudulent Bailout/Bankruptcy Chapter 11 in The United States of America is undeniably Corruption to the Highest Degree the fact that Chrysler will not take responsibility for the dangerous, life threatening vehicles that were put on the market with the well known design and manufacture defect “THE JEEP DEATH WOBBLE” which Chrysler calls “The Jeep Steering Shimmy”. I guess they have not driven their product and experienced the horrible, life threatening loss of steering at any and all speeds, smooth terrain to bumpy terrain… where the Chrysler Jeep Death Wobble takes complete and violent control over your steering and this should not be in any vehicle, brand new or used.
Chrysler consumers are being forced to spend hundreds to thousands of hard earned dollars to repair a defect with no guaranteed repair and one may still crash, have an accident and/or die if not hurt others on the road in between repairs and be completely liable, Chrysler Jeep Consumers are being forced to sell the vehicle losing thousands of hard earned dollars and not revealing the life threatening defect would be the same corruption just going around and around with a life threatening defect, a death wish for the next owners. The FTC flyers are not being respected, posted or enforced on these vehicles. Chrysler Jeep Consumers are being treated with such malice and corruption.
There exists a Bankruptcy Chapter 11 (Official Form), when asked upon filing for Bankruptcy with:
The United States Bankruptcy Court
Southern District of New York
Exhibit C – Does the Debtor own or have possession of any property that poses or is alleged to pose a threat of imminent and identifiable harm to public health or safety?
The box checked was – “NO”
The Jeep Death Wobble (an appropriate name given by the consumers) a well known defect aka –“The Jeep Steering Shimmy” (a name to make it seem minor given by Chrysler) affecting thousands upon thousands of Jeeps by law must have been disclosed for the potential liability with these dangerous Jeeps in The United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York when Chrysler LLC filed for Bankruptcy Chapter 11 under his Honor Judge Arthur Gonzales.
I cannot imagine his Honor Judge Arthur Gonzales or any Court appointed Judge in any Courtroom in the United States of America under law would ever deny thousands upon thousands of United States of America Citizens and Consumers their Constitutional and Consumer Rights. Due to potential Silent Fraud by Chrysler or potential Innocent Misrepresentation and not provide Potential Product Liability Facts on this serious issue wanting to be free and clear of any Liabilities pertaining to this dangerous life threatening defect that is affecting thousands upon thousands of Jeeps and is not of the consumers doing. We are Chrysler Jeep Consumers and are seriously liable for a design/manufacture defect that has caused crashes, accidents that may lead to death due to Bankruptcy Chapter 11 Corruption.
Chrysler’s Attempt at Addressing the Issue:
2007-2010 Jeep Steering Damper measures 1¼” Body uses 2 bolts
2011-2012 Jeep Steering Damper measures 1 ½” removed 2 bolts added a metal band and 1 bolt.
“The Old/New Chrysler one in the same” made the change above to their Jeep models 2011, 2012 now these Jeeps are also experiencing “The Jeep Death Wobble”.
Consumer rights state that when one purchases a product from a trader the item must be:
1. Of satisfactory quality – last for the time you would expect it to and be free of any defects.
2. Fit for purpose – fit for the use described and any specific use you made clear to the trader.
3. As described – match the description on the packaging or what the trader told you.
As far as my/our consumer rights in the above mentioned:
1. The 2007 Jeep Wrangler 4 Door X Unlimited did not last the time any vehicle purchased brand new and well maintained would be expected to last and was not free of any defects. Purchased brand new March, 2007, well maintained with synthetic oil, never altered completely stock – Defect appeared August 2010 with only 35,000 miles. Due to Chrysler’s negative response wanting to be free and clear and putting the blame on the consumer or claiming comparative damages, I have not let any one person tamper with the Jeep for there exists no guaranteed repair and Chrysler would blame me the consumer for their defective products misbehavior in the steering. Everything is as it was when I left the dealership. The defect is real and I want relief to be granted please.
2. The 2007 Jeep Wrangler 4 Door X Unlimited is unsafe to drive and therefore it is not fit for the purpose it was intended for, which is to be driven.
3. As described in any Chrysler Jeep advertisement, Jeeps are tough and go over rough terrain. The 2007 Jeep Wrangler X Unlimited shakes very violently on a smooth road or if there is an uneven patch on the road or a little bump in the road and at any given speed, anywhere from 15 mph to 75 mph. The 2007 Jeep does not match the description on the packaging and advertisements of a well built safe Jeep.
If a product/item does not meet any of these rights it is faulty and I have a right to a:
1. Repair- There is no guaranteed repair and I will not be liable and/or a statistic for purchasing a Chrysler Jeep that was supposed to be safe and is not!
2. Replacement- I will accept what I should have received to begin with, a brand new of satisfactory quality vehicle free of any defects that lasts more than three years.
3. Refund- I will accept a refund in full.
I have been dealing with Chrysler, and the NHTSA since August of 2010. It has been two years of begging for help for a Jeep defect that I did not cause and should not be my responsibility. I am tired of taking busses. I purchased a brand new Jeep and have invested approximately $34,000 dollars towards it and cannot drive it due to the design/manufacture steering defect it has and Chrysler is forcing me to have an accident, crash and/or die or to sell the Jeep and lose approx $15,000 if not more. I did not purchase a brand new vehicle to be put in a position of being forced into a negative situation in my life. I have not paid it off and it is already broken not by my doing. I am just a middle class single mother. I was born and have remained in the most humble walks of life. I have no wealthy or popular relations to help me get through this negative, corrupt, life changing experience for purchasing a brand new Jeep.
In Summary to All Responsible Parties:
“If you once forfeit the confidence of your fellow citizens you can never regain their respect and esteem. It is true that you may fool all the people some of the time, you can even fool some of the people all the time, but you can’t fool all the people all the time.”
( Quote from Abraham Lincoln )
Yours in Success,
Coleen M. Park
To: President Barack Obama
Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney
Chrysler CEO – Sergio Marchionnne
Chrysler Board of Directors – Alfredo Altavilla, James J. Blanchard, Douglas M. Steenland, Stephan M. Wolf, Leo W. Houle, John B. Lanaway, Ronald L. Thompson, Douglas Betts
TD Bank CEO – Tom Gilman, James E. Stan
NHTSA – David Strickland, Randy Reid
Senators – United States Senate Michael Bennett, Mark Udall, Jay Rockefeller, Kay Baily Hutchison, Dianne Feinstein, Barbara Boxer, Patty Murray, Maria Cantwell, Charles E. Schumer, Kirsten Gillibrand, Carl Levin, Debbie Stabenow
Congressman – The Honorable Doug Lamborn, Mike Coffman, Ed Perlmutter, Jared Polis, Scott Tipton, Cory Gardner, Diana DeGette, Henry Waxman, Anne Eshoo
Center for Auto Safety – Ralph Nader, Clarence M. Ditlow III, Katherine A. Meyer
Attorney Generals – John W. Suthers, Kamala P. Harris, Eric Schneiderman, Bill Shuette
Newspapers – The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, The New York Post etc
News Stations – ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX NEWS
Radio Stations – KFI, WABG, WSB, WGN, WOR,WBZ, WKXW,WLS, WBAP, KQED
Insurance Companies – Geico, Travelers, Esurance, Allstate, Hartford, AIG, Financial institutions – US Bank, Bank of America, My auto Loan, Up2drive, Chase, Nationwide, Lending Tree, Wells Fargo, Auto Loan, Liberty Mutual
Prudential, Met Life, The General, Mass Mutual
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