| Issue ID | 836395 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10374417 |
| Manufacurer | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC |
| Brand | JEEP |
| Model | WRANGLER |
| Model Year | 2008 |
| File date | 11/12/10 |
| Component | UNKNOWN OR OTHER |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I would explain this as a term that is used in the "jeep community" as a "death wobble". Basically what happened is i was exiting an interstate off ramp for another interstate. I slowed to about 40-45 mph. When i started to follow the bend to the right i crossed over a "seam" in the road connecting sections of the pavement. It was at this moment that my jeep jk began to shake violently. The shaking was located at the front of the jeep. I applied the brakes and slowed down to about 10 mph (luckily no one was behind me) and the shaking went away. At the time of the incident it was such a violent shaking that i thought the steering wheel was going to come out of my hands and i thought the front end of my jeep was going to "explode". If the ntsb would search the web for "death wobble" you would locate videos on youtube that show exactly what occurred to me. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 170001 |
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| Source of the issue | PORTABLE SAFETY COMPLAINT FORM (PDF) |
| City and State | HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO |
| VIN pattern | 1J4GA39148LXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
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| Vehicle speed | 40 |
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