Rough Shimmy
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Asked by Amanda Jun 25, 2009 at 03:08 PM about the Jeep Cherokee

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

The first time i took my Jeep onto the highway, we were going about 75 or so and all of a sudden after hitting a bump, the whole car started shaking and shimmying and felt like the driveshaft was about to come up through the floor, then after about half a minute or so it stopped and she drove perfectly fine and has since. I figured it might be the stabalizer or maybe even just some kink she needed to work out from sitting the past 2 yrs before i bought her. The other day though, i was driving on the highway and saw another cherokee having the same problem. Is this a problem they have??

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Steven answered 15 years ago

This is referred to as Death Wobble... It happens when your jeep is lifted or has bigger tires and somthing is either thrown out of alignment or a bushing somewhere in the front end is shot. Theres ALOT of different things that could be causing his, if it gets worse i suggest going to an offroad shop and have them try to cure your death wobble. But for now when it happens just hit the brakes and it ussually goes away.

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