2001 Jeep Wrangler steering problems
10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the steering on the 2001 Jeep Wrangler — 6% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Definitely had a bad experience with the death wobble in my jeep almost causing me to be in a car accident. I feel the pain in back and neck. Will have to go to doctors to get that checked. I was driving on interstate 83 when I hit a bump on the road near construction area when jeep began to wobble…”
filed May 3, 2018
“Driving on the freeway and my entire jeep started to shake so badly that I could barely hold onto the steering wheel. I thought that I may have blown a front tire but it didn't feel like that. So I started slowing down and making my way to the right shoulder of the freeway. When my speed dropped…”
filed Aug 4, 2014
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Steering problems in other Wrangler years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Wrangler | 2 | 3% |
| 2024 Wrangler | 61 | 9% |
| 2023 Wrangler | 56 | 17% |
| 2022 Wrangler | 79 | 21% |
| 2021 Wrangler | 247 | 27% |
| 2020 Wrangler | 237 | 40% |
| 2019 Wrangler | 441 | 61% |
| 2018 Wrangler | 1,112 | 62% |
| 2017 Wrangler | 19 | 6% |
| 2016 Wrangler | 27 | 6% |
| 2015 Wrangler | 28 | 6% |
| 2014 Wrangler | 26 | 4% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2001 Jeep Wrangler
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.