I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 70 AT APPROXIMATELY 65MPH, I HIT A BUMP, AND MY JEEP STARTED TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE SO DRAMATICALLY THAT I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 35MPH BEFORE IT WOULD STOP. I WAS SO FRIGHTENED THAT I PULLED OVER AND WAS AFRAID TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THINKING IT WAS MY TIRES ABOUT READY TO FALL OFF, I CREEPED OFF OF THE INTERSTATE AND DROVE ABOUT 15MPH BACK TO THE TIRE DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAD BOUGHT MY TIRES. THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. I THEN TOOK IT TO THE JEEP DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPNER AND UPDATED A BRACKET. IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY THEN REPLACED THE DRAG LINK END. THEY THEN TOLD ME IT HAD TO BE THE TIRES. THEY, NOT ONE TIME, MENTIONED WHAT I HAVE NOW RESEARCHED AND FOUND TO BE A "DEATH WOBBLE" PROBLEM THAT MANY JEEP OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO NEXT. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED AND MY TIRES ONLY HAVE 15K MILES ON THEM AND I AM THINKING THIS IS NOT THE PROBLEM. THE WOBBLE THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED NOW DOZENS OF TIMES IS NOT ONLY FRIGHTENING BUT I FEAR IS VERY DANGEROUS. I'M NOT SURE WHAT MY RECOURSE IS AT THIS POINT. *TT
2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELEARTED TO SPEEDS OF 60 MPH. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE YET THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SURGE WHILE THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,750.
