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2009 Jeep Wrangler suspension problems

Owners reported suspension problems in 63 complaints for the 2009 Jeep Wrangler, 13% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
63 13% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
47,000 miles 56 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When suspension problems show up

Suspension complaints by mileage, 2009 Jeep Wrangler Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 47,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 10 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 11 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 15 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 7 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 9 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 3 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 47,000 miles
Based on 56 complaints that include mileage. 64% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles10
20k to 40k miles11
40k to 60k miles15
60k to 80k miles7
80k to 100k miles9
100k to 120k miles3
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 56 suspension complaints that report mileage, the median is about 47,000 miles, and 64% were reported before 60,000 miles.

None of the suspension complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 jeep wrangler unlimited x. The contact was driving approximately 40 MPH and drove over a road bump. The front end of the vehicle began to shake and vibrate violently, causing difficulty in maintaining control of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the front end damper shock was replaced. The failure mileage was 14,000.

Reported at 14,000 miles, September 2010

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 jeep wrangler. The contact stated that while driving 60 MPH, the vehicle began to shake violently and caused the contact to lose control of the vehicle until the speed was reduced to 5 MPH. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis and the contact was informed that some front end parts needed to be replaced. The contact was not aware of the specific parts that needed replacing. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred.

Reported at 90,000 miles, April 2013

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