Jake1818
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Ok I read through a ton of stuff in this forum, but haven't quite found a similar problem so here goes (my first post):
So I just got a 2001 XJ about a week ago, and I have experienced this problem three times since I got it. Every once in a while (seems after the XJ has been sitting overnight and a rain occurred the night before) when backing up at a sharp angle or pulling forward in a sharp angle (mostly when I try to park) the steering wheel will start to jerk pretty hard. If I back up at the same angle, the jerk will continue and then get worse. I even heard a pop (more like a clunk) for the first time testing this out today. The whole front end of the XJ will get violent until it comes to a halt. If I take my foot off the gas, it will eventually stop the car. It seems like after I do this, it is hard to get back into 2WD. I push the lever up into 2WD, and it will pop out when I move again. I have to jam the lever all the way up to get it to engage 2WD.
I've tried it again once I get it into 2WD, and it will happen again. I have tried this in 2WD, 4WD part time, 4WD full time, and 4WD low. It will continue to happen until I drive the XJ for a while then it will go away.
First time this happened after I bought the car, I was in 4WD full time for a little while and then got back into 2WD a couple of blocks before parking. Today when it happened I was driving in 4WD Full Time in the rain the previous evening, and I left it parked in 4WD full time overnight. It was fine parking in my spot last night, but then in the morning the problem came back again.
I noticed it a little when I flew into a parking spot just to test the truck on my test drive, and the mechanic showed me where the wheels were probably rubbing (they are a tad larger than stock). He said when I put downward pressure on the suspension and the wheels are turned full-chock, they will rub a little and the tread will jerk the car. This made sense to me at first, but I have noticed the problem, hopped out, and the wheel is not rubbing anything nor am I turning at an extreme angle. I took the car to the Jeep dealer, and they want to charge me to look at it. Any ideas before I pay them to tell me what they think might be wrong?
P.S. It's an automatic with 66K mi.
Other than this, I love my XJ!
So I just got a 2001 XJ about a week ago, and I have experienced this problem three times since I got it. Every once in a while (seems after the XJ has been sitting overnight and a rain occurred the night before) when backing up at a sharp angle or pulling forward in a sharp angle (mostly when I try to park) the steering wheel will start to jerk pretty hard. If I back up at the same angle, the jerk will continue and then get worse. I even heard a pop (more like a clunk) for the first time testing this out today. The whole front end of the XJ will get violent until it comes to a halt. If I take my foot off the gas, it will eventually stop the car. It seems like after I do this, it is hard to get back into 2WD. I push the lever up into 2WD, and it will pop out when I move again. I have to jam the lever all the way up to get it to engage 2WD.
I've tried it again once I get it into 2WD, and it will happen again. I have tried this in 2WD, 4WD part time, 4WD full time, and 4WD low. It will continue to happen until I drive the XJ for a while then it will go away.
First time this happened after I bought the car, I was in 4WD full time for a little while and then got back into 2WD a couple of blocks before parking. Today when it happened I was driving in 4WD Full Time in the rain the previous evening, and I left it parked in 4WD full time overnight. It was fine parking in my spot last night, but then in the morning the problem came back again.
I noticed it a little when I flew into a parking spot just to test the truck on my test drive, and the mechanic showed me where the wheels were probably rubbing (they are a tad larger than stock). He said when I put downward pressure on the suspension and the wheels are turned full-chock, they will rub a little and the tread will jerk the car. This made sense to me at first, but I have noticed the problem, hopped out, and the wheel is not rubbing anything nor am I turning at an extreme angle. I took the car to the Jeep dealer, and they want to charge me to look at it. Any ideas before I pay them to tell me what they think might be wrong?
P.S. It's an automatic with 66K mi.
Other than this, I love my XJ!
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