NOW THAT HAVE FORCED CHRYSLER TO RECALL JEEP MODELS FOR AIRBAG PROBLEMS HOW ABOUT FORCING JEEP/CHRYSLER TO RECALL AND FIX JEEP FOR THE "DEATH WOBBLE". I FIRST EXPERIENCED THIS LAST YEAR. AT ABOUT 50MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. I THOUGHT I WAS IN A BLENDER. I CHECKED THE INTERNET AND JEEP FORUM AND FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH JEEP WRANGLERS. I EVEN CHECKED WITH THE JEEP DEALER HERE IN OKLAHOMA AND WAS TOLD IT COULD BE THE BALL JOINTS, STEERING CYLINDER AND/OR EVEN WORN TIRES. HE EVEN ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM. MY MECHANIC SAID THE BALL JOINTS WERE GOOD... THE TIRES JUST OK. BUT STEERING CYLINDER WOULD PROBABLY NEED REPLACING. SO I PAID $145.00 TO THE JEEP/CHRYSLER DEALER FOR A NEW STEERING CYLINDER. TURNS OUT THE ONE I PURCHASED WAS MUCH BIGGER THEN THE ONE I REPLACED. IT STILL SHOOK A LITTLE UNTIL I REPLACED THE TIRES AT ANOTHER $650.00. THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. I HOPE YOU WILL LOOK INTO THIS. PLEASE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT AND MAYBE ALREADY HAS. THANKS *TR
2012
POWER TRAIN
AFTER RECEIVING A RECALL NOTICE (SAFETY RECALL N28/NHTSA 13V-234 TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER TUBE) IN THE MAIL, I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP (CLEAR LAKE DODGE/CHRYSLER/JEEP, HOUSTON, TX) TO SCHEDULE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT TO REMEDY THE POSSIBLE PROBLEM EXPLAINED IN THE RECALL NOTICE. UNFORTUNATELY, I WAS TOLD THAT THIS DEALERSHIP IS ONLY RECEIVING APPROX. 1 - 2 OF THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THIS PROBLEM PER WEEK AND THEY HAVE A LIST OF CUSTOMERS FOR THOSE PARTS ALREADY LONG ENOUGH THAT WILL TAKE APPROX. A YEAR TO FILL. I WAS TOLD THAT I SHOULD CONTINUE TO CALL THE DEALERSHIP APPROX. ONCE A WEEK AND SEE IF THEY, BY ANY CHANCE, RECEIVED ENOUGH OF THE PARTS TO FIX MY VEHICLE. I FIND THIS UNACCEPTABLE! I DO NOT WANT TO WAIT A YEAR TO GET MY VEHICLE FIXED AND FEEL THAT I (NOR ANYONE ELSE) SHOULD NOT HAVE TO WAIT THAT LONG TO GET A POSSIBLE DEFECT IN MY VEHICLE TAKEN CARE OF. ARE THERE ANY OTHER OPTIONS FOR ME? WHAT CAN I DO TO GET MY VEHICLE TAKEN CARE OF IMMEDIATELY? I DO NOT WANT TO WAIT TO GET THIS PROBLEM TAKEN CARE OF AND RISK THE POSSIBILITY OF THE PROBLEM MATERIALIZING AND CAUSING AN ACCIDENT THAT COULD RESULT IN MY VEHICLE BEING DESTROYED OR, EVEN WORSE, INJURING MYSELF OR OTHERS! I APPRECIATE ANY HELP OR ADVICE YOU COULD GIVE ME IN THIS MATTER! THANK YOU. *TR
