Complaint 1384899
2003 JEEP LAREDO • SUSPENSION • incident May 29, 2017
- Complaint ID
- 1384899
- Make
- JEEP
- Model
- LAREDO
- Model Year
- 2003
- Component
- SUSPENSION
- Incident Date
- May 29, 2017
- Date Received
- Jun 15, 2017
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
SUSPENSION
Owner Narrative
"DEATH WOBBLE"JEEP BEGINS TO SHAKE WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP OR AT ABOUT 40 MPH, DOES NOT GO AWAY UNTIL YOU SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 20 MPH OR SOMETIMES SWERVING WILL HELP IT STOP. WE HAVE REPLACED FRONT TIRES, BALANCED THEM. HAD AN ALIGNMENT, REPLACED TIE ROD AND STEERING ARM AND ALSO TRACK BAR AND THE "DEATH WOBBLE" IS STILL THERE. SEARCH ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR, MAKE A MODEL BUT NO ONE CAN REALLY NARROW IT DOWN TO ONE ISSUE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE THAT COULD CAUSE HARM TO THE DRIVER/PASSENGERS OR TO OTHERS IN CARS AROUND THE JEEP WHEN THE "DEATH WOBBLE" APPEARS SINCE THE DRIVER NEEDS TO SLOW DOWN OR SWERVE TO MAKE IT STOP.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.