Shannon (66.191.31.42) - Wed Jul 2 16:28:52 2008

I was driving on pavement hit a rough spot in the road(no pot holes) and the front just shook and bounced real bad. Is it the axles??

Reply #1 Vince (71.115.12.247) - Thu Apr 2 03:17:42 2009

I had the same problem yesterday. It felt like one of the tires went flat. Pulled over and checked. Everything was fine. Didn't have any problems the rest of the trip.

Did you ever get a response?

Reply #2 Mel R Harper (76.97.152.7) - Fri May 8 18:28:15 2009

You have experienced "Death Wobble" a well known and documented occurance in Jeep Wranglers. There is a ton of information up on the web, some good, some scary. If your jeep is lifted and you used a economy kit, it can take awhile and a bit of money to get rid of it. If your Wrangler is not lifted then check your Track Link bushing and tie rod ends for excessive slack. If everything seems tight in your front end you can purchase a heavy duty stearing stabilizer which may take care of the problem. You should replace the stock unit anyway as even Chrysler has determined the original units are too weak and have come out with a stronger unit. You can get a Rancho for a little over $50 whereas the Chrysler unit is $156.

Reply #3 Richard (24.26.87.253) - Wed Jul 8 18:45:02 2009

I had the same problem, but as I hit the bump, my steering wheel shakes for only about 3 seconds and is fine! Is this something allignment can take care of or would this be something more involved? It doesnt happen alot!

Thanks

Richard

Reply #4 Rich (75.33.69.234) - Mon Sep 21 19:27:33 2009

HAd this happen two years ago replaced the stearing stabilizer and all was fine...But it happen again today on interstate...Had to pull over on side and stop to keep the wheela from shanking so bad almost lost control...

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