2008 Jeep WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4 Suspension Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

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2008 Jeep WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4 Suspension Problems, Complaints and Defects

 Issue ID813572
 Internal NHTSA #10353090
 ManufacurerCHRYSLER GROUP LLC
 BrandJEEP
 ModelWRANGLER 4-DR 4X4
 Model Year2008
 File date12/08/10
 ComponentSUSPENSION
Product type codeVEHICLE
 Description of the problemI own a 2008 jeep wrangler 4 door. I have had the jeep pretty much defect free up until about 35000 miles. About a month ago the jeep started to get a shimmy. I had the wheels/ tires rebalanced to try and fix it. I did not have an issue for about another week. Then on day while traveling down the freeway at about 50 mph. I drove over a small transition in the road. This cause my wheel to shake very violently and i had to make an emergency lane change to pull over to stop the violent shaking. This is often referred to as "death wobble" because anyone in the car thinks they are about to die because the two front wheels feel like they are going to fall off. I visually checked under that car and everything seemed to be in working order so i continued down the road. A day later the exact same thing happened. As i thought that this could potentially cause a serious accident or serious damage to my car i took it into my dealer to have them fix it. They said that i needed a new steering stabalizer/ shock. I replaced that hoping that would fix the problem, it did not as it happened again a few days later. I took it back and they could not figure out what was wrong. I took it to my personal mechanic after that and he discovered that the track bar bushing was prematurely worn out and it was causing the problem and also causing other components in the steering to be become worn also. After replacing the track bar i did not have any problems. This is a serious issue that must be addressed by a recall or physical inspection of the track bar at regular intervals. Also this can be caused by a loose track bar bolt so there must be a more reliable way to secure the track bar to prevent this from happening.
 Vehicle Mileage at Failure35000
Number of Occurences1
Source of the issueNHTSA WEB SITE
 City and StateSALT LAKE CITY, UT
VIN pattern 1J4GA69158LXXXXXX
 Was vehicle invloved in a crash?N
 Was vehicle involved in a fire?N
 Was incedent reported to police?N
 Was medical attention required?
 Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons
No. of fatalities
 Date of purchase07/08/26
Was original owner?N
Anti-lock brakesN
Cruise controlN
Number of cylinders
Drive train type4WD
Transmission type
 Vehicle speed50
 DoT tire identifier
 Tire size
 Location of tire code
 Type of tire failure code
 Was defective tire repaired?
 Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
 Dealer's name
 Dealer's telephone number
 Dealer's city
 Dealer's state code
 Dealer's ZIP code
  • What is Recall?

    A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
  • What is Failure?

    Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
  • What is Defect?

    Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

 

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