2009 Jeep WRANGLER Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

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2009 Jeep WRANGLER Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

 Issue ID1047383
 Internal NHTSA #10572529
 ManufacurerChrysler Group LLC
 BrandJEEP
 ModelWRANGLER
 Model Year2009
 File date12/08/13
 ComponentSTEERING
Product type codeVEHICLE
 Description of the problem in august 2013 my jeep wrangler began to develop an unpredictable, uncontrollable, violent shimmy at highway speeds. Sometimes a small bump or a lane change would set an event off. Shimmy did not stop without hard braking and coming to a near stop. Commonly referred to as "death wobble". The first attempt at repair, mileage 30,381, was to replace the factory installed steering damper with a upgraded steering damper. The new steering damper required different hardware to install. My cost, $366. 77 which chrysler reimbursed the cost of parts @ $266. 77. I am $100. 00 out of pocket for labor costs to replace this defective part which was installed at the factory! The problem of uncontrolled shimmy was not fixed! The second attempt to repair my vehicle, mileage 32,982, was to balance and rotate all tires. The problem was not fixed! The third attempt to repair my vehicle, mileage 33,902, involved replacing all four defective ball joints and a defective drag link assembly. Cost to me, $1793. 47. Chrysler eventually reimbursed the cost of parts @ $849. 07. On this repair i am out of pocket $944. 40 labor costs to replace defective parts as installed at the factory! I have filed a complaint with the better business bureau (case #9919310) and the case is still ongoing. No vehicle operated under normal conditions should have to have major components, which affect vehicle control and safety, fail and need replacement at less than 34,000 highway driven miles! I do not read anywhere on my service receipts stating the parts that have been replaced carry any warranty. I am very concerned that genuine jeep parts are of the same quality as originally used by jeep to manufacture my vehicle, and will fail again within the next 30,000 to 35,000 miles, if not sooner!
 Vehicle Mileage at Failure30381
Number of Occurences1
Source of the issueNHTSA WEB SITE
 City and StatePLEASANT HILL, MO
VIN pattern 1J4GA39189LXXXXXX
 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 persons0
No. of fatalities0
 Date of purchase07/08/26
Was original owner?N
Anti-lock brakesN
Cruise controlN
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 Vehicle speed55
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  • 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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