| Issue ID | 1537427 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11176598 |
| Manufacurer | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| Brand | JEEP |
| Model | WRANGLER |
| Model Year | 2018 |
| File date | 09/02/19 |
| Component | STEERING |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | When my son's jeep wrangler hits a small bump on the freeway at speeds over 50 miles an hour, it goes into violent steering vibration. The first occurrence was on november 2nd, 2018 and i took it to the dealership for repair. The issue happened again on january 12th, 2019, and chrysler repaired it for the second time. The issue recurred for the third time on february 9th, 2019 and this time, the vibration was even more violent than the first 2 instances. The first occurrence happened when the car had approximately 10,000 miles on it. It now has 12,000 miles on it. As i lost confidence in chrysler being able to permanently repair the vehicle, i am requesting arbitration for chrysler to take the car back and relieve me of the lease as i don't want to endanger my son's life, especially that it took him a frightening 5 to 6 seconds to regain control over the vehicle during the last instance. He was driving 65 miles an hour and the vehicle veered across 3 lanes. Had there been other cars, my son would have been in a life threatening accident. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 12000 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | TROY, MI |
| VIN pattern | 1C4HJXDG2JWXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 65 |
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