Death wobble? Steering wheel shakes

[LiftedrubiconJT]

So lately when I hit certain bumps steering wheel will shake back and forth for a few seconds. 2020 rubicon with 46,xxx miles . 2 inch mopar lift and 35s. What would cause this?

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[22EcoDs]

Not using the search option can cause this.

 

[Lunentucker]

With that many miles and no recent changes I'd be looking at tires and steering / suspension components for loose and worn parts.

 

[22EcoDs]

Back to our programming. Track bar, alignment. Tire pressure, Worn drag link and tie rod ends. Have someone steer it left to right while stopped and look at joints for play

 

[LiftedrubiconJT]

Back to our programming. Track bar, alignment. Tire pressure, Worn drag link and tie rod ends. Have someone steer it left to right while stopped and look at joints for play

Thanks. I will try this.

 

[John_81583]

So lately when I hit certain bumps steering wheel will shake back and forth for a few seconds. 2020 rubicon with 46,xxx miles . 2 inch mopar lift and 35s. What would cause this?

could be unbalanced tires too

 

[Rusty PW]

Not using the search option can cause this.

That was brutal.

 

[Wat Dog]

I had the same issue. It was the steering damper. It’s a quick fix and covered under warranty, if the parts are available…

 

[LiftedrubiconJT]

I had the same issue. It was the steering damper. It’s a quick fix and covered under warranty, if the parts are available…

I have over 46,xxx miles. I’m guessing steering damper would probably be covered under the 36k mile warranty

 

[Wat Dog]

I have over 46,xxx miles. I’m guessing steering damper would probably be covered under the 36k mile warranty

Have a diesel with 100k mile warranty and it happened to my jeep around 20k miles

 

[ShadowsPapa]

I had the same issue. It was the steering damper. It’s a quick fix and covered under warranty, if the parts are available…

It's not a true fix, it's a bandaid, hides the true causes.

So lately when I hit certain bumps steering wheel will shake back and forth for a few seconds. 2020 rubicon with 46,xxx miles . 2 inch mopar lift and 35s. What would cause this?

There are dozens of posts on this - and the cause isn't one thing. Looking for "the" fix is like asking why you have a fever.

Loose parts, worn parts, tires, certain MODIFICATIONS, including certain tire and wheel changes, there's no one single cause so there's no one single fix.
Ford and others have experienced this since the 1960s.

 

[Wat Dog]

It's not a true fix, it's a bandaid, hides the true causes.




There are dozens of posts on this - and the cause isn't one thing. Looking for "the" fix is like asking why you have a fever.

Loose parts, worn parts, tires, certain MODIFICATIONS, including certain tire and wheel changes, there's no one single cause so there's no one single fix.
Ford and others have experienced this since the 1960s.

While I’ve seen the argument on multiple threads about the validity of the repair, I can tell you that my jeep, with a dealer installed Mopar lift, developed the problem and they fixed it with a new steering damper.

Keep fighting the good fight

 

[ShadowsPapa]

While I’ve seen the argument on multiple threads about the validity of the repair, I can tell you that my jeep, with a dealer installed Mopar lift, developed the problem and they fixed it with a new steering damper.

Keep fighting the good fight

whatever you choose to go with........... it's truly only masking the true problem that the truck still has.

Norm Layton says -

Even a long-time suspension engineer for FCA and other companies concurs.

It typically happens with worn or loose parts, lifts, and tire and wheel swaps that change the scrub radius and cause the tire to want to pivot around a different point, back and forth. So those who swap to the "cool wheels" to "wow their peers" are asking for death wobble.

If you are happy, then it's cool. But if things are 100% correct, tight, and within engineering design, no damper is needed.

This is a quote from a true expert, not people on forum sitting at home figuring out what the experts and engineers can't -

Yes, Chrysler says "if it wobbles, replace the damper" in their docs - that's because it's a cheap, easy, fast way to cover what they may spend hours trying to find - and gets the customer home quickly and quiets them down.

 

[mdyucca]

Was the cause identified?

 

[LiftedrubiconJT]

Was the cause identified?

No works been crazy and the dealerships near me have been booked up. I’ve tightened all bolts and checked for play. I’m leaning towards a tire issue or steering damper. It’s weird it seems to happen more when it’s colder out.

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