i bought a new 2006 jeep wrangler and now the tires shakes everytime i go over 40-45 mph. i mean that it shakes so hard and the steering too. its so scary and i don't know what to do since it is my first jeep. i forgot to mention the tires are pretty big if thats the problem? ( i have a 1 year warranty on it too)
2007-09-05 10:21:14 · 12 answers · asked by silltnwild 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Jeep
My husband just told me that it needs new tires (big ones that are worn are hard to balance, 33X12.50XR15) and get an alignment done too. He said that this should fix it. Known problem with Jeeps. He's deployed right now so I have to take it in.
2007-09-05 18:16:42 · update #1
Let's keep this simple. You're either missing a wheel weight or you have an object lodged in one of the front wheels(not tires). A rock, a hunk of mud, your neighbors cat, something is probably stuck on the inside of one of your front wheels. A small possibility it may be one of your rear wheels but most likely your front wheels.
2007-09-05 16:10:09 · answer #1 · answered by toughnottobeacynic 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
In our family we are now up to 5 jeeps, and our 'adopted' second family (we are all close friends, kids and adults) have 4 jeeps. Wranglers and cherokees, we have them all and are constantly building them up.
Okay, your wobble-it can be referred to as a 'death wobble'.
This week, one of the cherokees LOST IT"S FRONT WHEEL AT 50 MILES AN HOUR!
And it was wobbling (shaking) first! What happened? The son driving it was working on it-and he took the tire off to do something-put it back on-and did NOT know how to properly tighten the lugnuts. Luckily, by a sheer miracle-they held the vehicle on the road and didn't flip over!
So DON'T DRIVE ANOTHER INCH until someone checks ALL your lugnuts for tightness!
Next problem-if the tires are all on TIGHT...you may have thrown a wheel weight.
How to check? If you know what to look for-a missing wheel weight (might have been knocked off if you 'curbed' it trying to park) would live a black mark on the tire right next to the rim edge. If you can't tell, put on your spare tire-and if your spare tire is NOT the same size as your other four tires-GO BUY THE RIGHT SIZE TIRE before you need it. IF you have the same size tire, take off whichever tire you think is shaking and then test drive. IF the shake is gone-take the tire you took off to your dealer and ask them to check the balance.
If the tires check out, they have to do some major inspection of your front end-tie rods, ball joints, stuff like that.
Since you just bought it, and have a warranty (and if you bought it NEW from a dealer there should be a lot more than 1 year warranty-you must have bought is used?) then bring it back and make THEM check everything I mentioned. Also, check yahoo for a jeep 'group' near you or with your type of jeep (TJ wrangler) and there will be plenty of helpful people there. I'm on 3 or 4 different jeep groups because of what we have for jeeps!
Good luck-and DON'T DRIVE IT until you figure it out!
2007-09-05 10:37:05 · answer #2 · answered by signman_03743 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Sounds like you could have something broken in the front end, such as a sway bar, or your tires need to be balanced. You may also have a broken belt in one of the tires. If you put the big tires on the Jeep, meaning that the Jeep didn't come with the big tires, then the warranty may not cover any of the repairs. Just check to make sure.
2007-09-05 14:42:35 · answer #3 · answered by Çåŗőľîņẫ§ħŷġĭ®ł 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
This may sound odd because noone here is mentioning this......but.....I own a jeep too......and at about 2 years old it also had the shaky steering wheel problem when going around 50 mph. I took it to the dodge dealer little help there.......I researched to see if other people were having the same problem.......found out that jeep has had many problems with their rotors.......so I had all four replaced and the pads and woolah.......Problem was solved........google for problems people have with jeeps. You should be able to get a better understanding.....gl.
2007-09-07 11:59:47 · answer #4 · answered by stratus_31 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
please check your track bar,ball joints and tie rod ends these are the most common reasons for the death wobble in a jeep when they get worn out they allow the wheels to move back and forth it is a normal occurrence on a coil sprung vehicle also the tire balance will have a affect on this as well but that is not the answer this a very easy fix
2007-09-06 16:22:00 · answer #5 · answered by 4x4guru 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Get the tires balanced and the alignment checked.
2007-09-06 17:36:38 · answer #6 · answered by Nandina (Bunny Slipper Goddess) 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It just needs the tires balanced.
2007-09-05 13:52:58 · answer #7 · answered by toledojeeper 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Take your car in ASAP. Better safe than sorry. If you do not want to drive it then call the dealer and tell them the problem.
2007-09-05 10:31:03 · answer #8 · answered by sunshine 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
you should have a jack and a rug nut remove mayb under the seat like mine is in my cherokee. wat you should do is jack up one wheel at a time loosen all 6 rug nuts or however many there are and when loosened bang the wheel to make sure its in place and tighten them one bult at a time crossing to the one directly across the one you tightened. possibly check power steering fluid as well. to make a tight steering looser.
2007-09-05 11:46:59 · answer #9 · answered by rtkskater44 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
bring it back to where you got it and talk to the service dept. it sounds like your wheels are out of balance.
2007-09-05 10:29:14 · answer #10 · answered by Rich 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋