2004 Jeep Wrangler Tires Problems

“Have a Jeep 2004 Wrangler. At 60 MPH. It begins to wobble very badly! Have purchased new tires,balancing,front stabilizing bar,new brakes & rotors,alignment. Still wobbles! Many other Jeep owners are having same problem & Jeep dealers cannot come up with a solution to stop this! It happens everytime I hit 60mph! Very scary!!!!! Almost flipped me off the road coming down the mountains!”

“Problem no. 1: my 2004 Jeep Wrangler unlimited has had a steering and wheel vibration problem since I purchased it brand new it in july 2004 from parrish Jeep in fairfax, va. The problem continues to get worst. The wheels and steering vibrate abruptly between 45 - 60 miles MPH. I have to hold the steering wheel with 2 hands to attempt to safely drive my Jeep. As of august 2004, I have taken it to 2 virginia Jeep dealerships for the vibration problem on several occasions, in which the problem was witnessed and noted. …”

“Purchased a used 2004 Jeep Wrangler rubicon with 11000 miles on the odometer, after driving the vehicle for several months I noticed that the odometer seamed to be reading slow, so I had the odometer checked by a state trooper and found out that at 45 MPH I was only moving at 40 MPH. With further investigation I found that the tires and rims are not the right size for the vehicle. The tires that where on the Jeep when I purchased it are p225/75r15, the manufacturer recommends lt245/75r16, is this vehicle safe to drive? The dealership where I purchased the Jeep from refuses to make it right. …”

“Front tire shimmy so bad that it can cause the car to go out of control. When a bump, pothole or railroad track is driven over that front tires wobble and shimmy so bad that it is difficult to maintain control of the car. There have been new tires, wheels, alignments and steering stabilizers installed but that has not stopped the shimmy. The car has 30,000 miles on it.”

“On march 8, 2020 while driving at 75 MPH on interstate 75, the right rear (rr) tire on my 2004 Jeep Wrangler blew out. The tires were purchased at sam's club in may 2018. The vehicle had a matching set of tires all purchased at the same time (may 18) - bf goodrich all terrain ta ko2. Size 31 x 10.5 r15. The mileage on the tire at time of blow out was only 16,386 miles. It is very clear from photographs that rear tire tread separated from the sidewall. Weather conditions at time of tire failure were excellent - clear, sunny, 57 deg f. Roads were clear and dry. …”