Sunday, Sep 20, 2015 at 08:46
A mate bought a used Wrangler and after 12 mths, he was so disappointed in it, he got rid of it.
Couldn't keep the thing tracking straight on the highway, it was all over the road.
The notorious Jeep "death wobble" is brought about by a combination of exceptionally poor front end geometry design, coupled with cheap construction.
There is inadequate leverage on the front wheels via the steering control arms in their design, and fitting even slightly oversize tyres exacerbates this problem, and it promptly shows up as the death wobble.
Poor quality steering dampers make this problem even worse.
The Jeeps have
well-known overheating problems and FC has had to modify water pumps, water pump speeds, and radiators to try and cure the overheating problems.
The lack of spares for Jeeps has been a standing joke for years, and FCA does little about it. That doesn't even begin to mention the unbelievable cost of Jeep parts.
The additional Jeep problems of poor assembly and poor QC - along with FC bragging about how they are "the lowest cost-base builder of autos in America", does absolutely nothing to inspire confidence in their product.
Add in the now-admitted lack of customer care and exceptionally poor product support, and it makes one wonder how Jeep can still sell anything at all. They must have a customer support base of pure masochists who enjoy daily pain.
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