2005 Jeep Wrangler

I BOUGHT MY 2005 JEEP UNLIMITED WITH 6,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVEN TIMES TO HAVE IT FIXED. MY MAJOR COMPLAINT IS IT SURGES OUT OF CONTROL WHEN TAKING MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKES FROM A STOPPED POSITION. IT DOES IT IN DRIVE AND IN REVERSE WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NO SOLUTION. I ALSO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKING ONCE I HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD,AS SMALL AS THE REFLECTORS THAT LINE THE MIDDLE OF STREETS. THERE ARE TIMES THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES SO HARD THAT I HAVE TO LET GO OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THEY HAVE REPLACED MY STEERING STABILIZER ARM,I'VE HAD THE ROTORS TURNED I'VE REPLACED THE BRAKES.REPLACING THE STABILIZER ARM SEEMED TO HELP FOR A SHORT TIME. MY OTHER ISSUE WITH THIS LOVLEY DEATH TRAP OF MINE IS WHEN I RUN THE A/C THE WHOLE THING BOGS DOWN LIKE I'M PULLING AN EIGHTEEN WHEELER OUT OF A DITCH. THE DEALERSHIP SOLUTION WAS TO COME IN AND TEST DRIVE ANOTHER JEEP TO SEE IF I "ACTUALLY HAVE A PROBLEM". WHEN I TAKE MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY KEEP IT FOR AT LEAST TWO WEEKS AND THE PROBLEMS ARE STILL THERE.MY ADVICE TO OTHER JEEP OWNERS WITH THESE PROBLEMS IS TO ALWAYS TAKE THE BACK ROADS AND ALWAYS LEAVE A CAR LENGTH OF SPACE ALL THE WAY AROUND YOUR JEEP, AND NEVER USE THE A/C!THESE PROBLEMS BEGAN AT ABOUT 10,000 MILES AND MY JEEP JUST ROLLED OVER32,000 MILES. *JB

WE PURCHASED OUR 2005 JEEP WRANGLER X USED IN MAY OF 2006. THE FIRST TIME WE TOOK IT ABOVE 50 MPH, WE NOTICED A SERIOUS VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END. WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER, THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AGAIN ABOUT TWO WEEKS LATER, AND THEY TOOK IT TO A JEEP DEALER AND HAD THERE MECHANICS LOOK AT IT, AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. AFTER TAKING IT BACK AND COMPLAINING AGAIN, THEY CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THE TIRES WERE BAD. THEY REPLACED THE TIRES. THAT SEEMED TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM FOR A LITTLE WHILE. SINCE THEN, WE NEVER TOOK THE VEHICLE ON HIGHWAYS OR ANY ROADS THAT YOU HAD TO TRAVEL ABOVE 50 MPH. WE JUST HAD IT INSPECTED IN JUNE OF 2007, AND IT PASSED WITH NO PROBLEMS. TWO DAYS AGO, WE HAD TO TRAVEL ON AN INTERESTATE THAT THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 65. WE NEVER MADE IT ABOVE 55. WE HAD TO BRAKE AND THE FRONT END BEGAN TO SHAKE SO BAD THAT WE ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I KNOW OF OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME YEAR JEEP. THERE IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM GOING ON WITH THESE VEHICLES. I JUST HOPE THAT SOMEONE DOESN'T HAVE TO BE KILLED BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE ABOUT IT. NEEDLESS TO SAY, THIS JEEP WILL NEVER SEE 55 MPH AGAIN UNTIL THIS PROBLEM IS RESOLVED. ALSO, NOW WE NOW WHY SOMEONE WOULD GET RID OF IT. IT ONLY HAS 29000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE AN 88 BRONCO II THAT I FEEL SAFER DRIVING THAN I DO THIS JEEP.

I HAD THE FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH THE FRONT END SHIMMYING WHEN I HAD APPROXIMATELY 15,000 MILES ON THE JEEP. IT HAPPENED AFTER CROSSING A SEAM IN THE PAVEMENT ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH. IT HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THEN WHEN HITTING ANY SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD. I TOOK THE JEEP TO THE DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED THE STEERING STABILIZER WITH A HEAVY DUTY MODEL BUT IT MADE NO DIFFERENCE. I STILL HAD THE PROBLEM. I COULD NOT LET MY WIFE OR CHILDREN DRIVE THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE IT COULD EASILY SEND YOU EITHER OFF THE ROAD OR INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHEN THE SHIMMY OCCURS. YOU HAVE TO COME TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE IT WILL STOP SHAKING AND DRIVE NORMAL AGAIN. *AK

UNCONTROLLABLE HANDLING ( IN THE FRONT END) WHEN GOING AN EXCESS SPEED OF 45 MILES OR MORE AND HIT ANY KIND /SIZE BUMP IN ROAD. FOUND OUT IT WAS THE STABILIZER BAR. WHEN I FIRST TOOK MY CAR IN (MONTHS AGO) THEY TOLD ME ( CHRYSLER) IT WAS MY ROTORS. DIDN'T UNDERSTAND HOW MY ROTORS COULD DO THAT SINCE I WASN'T BRAKING AT THE TIME THE SHAKING WAS HAPPENING. I ENDED UP TAKING IT TO A MECHANIC AND THEY FIGURED OUT WHAT IT WAS. THE GUYS AT CHRYSLER HAVE A NICKNAME FOR IT; "SUDDEN DEATH". NOT ONCE DID I GET A RECALL LETTER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THEY MUST OF BEEN WORRIED ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT ONLY TOOK THEM ABOUT 2 HOURS TO FIX IT. THEY WENT AND BOUGHT AN AFTER MARKET STABILIZER BAR. I HAVE HAD OIL CHANGES FROM THE SAME PLACE THAT HAVE TAKEN LONGER. I HAD THE CAR FOR ABOUT A YEAR WHEN I FIRST NOTICED THE SHAKING BUT I HEARD ABOUT OTHER WRANGLERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. SOMEONE NEEDS TO LET OTHER JEEP OWNERS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM . IT'S VERY DANGEROUS. *JB