2022 Jeep Wrangler · symptom sheet
Suspension noise, struts or alignment
- 58owner reports
- 14,000median miles
- 1involved a crash
Newest report Sep 3, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
58 of the 397 complaints on this car describe suspension.
Tick what matches of 58 reports
Suspension on other Wrangler years
Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them. Model years with too few reports of it for a sheet: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2024, 2025, 2026.
What this problem usually is
Suspension complaints are mostly about noise and handling: a clunk over bumps, a car that pulls to one side, a ride that bounces or leans more than it used to. The more serious reports describe a part breaking or coming loose, and that's where the recalls in this group are concentrated.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the struts or shocks (7 reports) and the sway bar link (5 reports).
Recalls and investigations
No recall on the suspension system covers the 2022 model year as of Oct 2, 2026.
NHTSA investigations into the suspension system on the Wrangler
Rear axle shaft separation. Closed jan 26, 1996.
None of these investigations covers the 2022 model year.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 6,500 and 30,000 miles, from the 19 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 3 service bulletins or notices for the 2022 Jeep Wrangler that deal with this problem. Newest first.
Federal rules make a manufacturer send NHTSA a copy of any notice about a defect that goes to more than one dealer or owner. Most of these are service bulletins, the repair instructions manufacturers send to dealers. NHTSA generally leaves safety recall bulletins out of this file, and recalls are listed separately.
Shock And Strut Diagnosis And Replacement Guidelines Leaking, noisy, or weak shocks or struts.
Click Noise From Front End While Driving And Or Turning.
ROCKER ARM ASSY ROLLER ROCKER Before replacing the intake or exhaust rocker arms due to an abnormal ticking noise, please check that the INTAKE Hydraulic Lash Adjusters are not "collapsed".
What owners wrote
“During a yearly safety inspection it was noted that 3 of my 4 shock absorbers are leaking and it would not pass PA safety inspection without replacement.”
Filed Sep 2, 2026
“Violent front-end oscillation at 65 mph after hitting a bump, resulting in temporary loss of vehicle control. Happened y times. All at legal highway speeds. I had to bring the shuddering vehicle across multiple lanes of traffic to pull over and stop the vehicle to stop the violent shuddering. Vehicle is stock.”
Filed Jun 23, 2026
“Driving at highway speed (65-70mph) on curve with slight road surface deviation experienced the infamous "Death Wobble". Slowed to 45-50 mph before vehicle steering returned to normal. The steering dampener was previously replaced to fix the first time this happened. Apparently this is not a fox.”
Filed Mar 30, 2026
“Over last 3 months have had 8 occurrences of âDeath Wobbleâ. Front end shakes violently at high speed. During a recent road trip, event occurred 4 times, so violently that I had to pull over and stop vehicle.”
Filed Nov 27, 2023
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 1 of 58 reports involved a crash. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
Guide Taking it to a shop? How to describe this problem so it gets found
Other problems on this car
- Battery dies or the car will not start 74 reports
- Hybrid or EV system warning, loss of power 67 reports
- Steering wheel shakes or the "death wobble" 61 reports
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 60 reports
- Check engine light or misfire 30 reports
- Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails 25 reports