Boogey
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Hello everyone.
First post here, first time Jeep wrangler owner.
I have been following many of the posts and learning as much as i can on my new Jeep.
I have had it for 3 weeks as of this post and it has around 400 Miles.
To get to the point, i know the issue about the TSB on the steering box and the play/gap in the steering wheel.
From day one i noticed the car drives funny and needs more attention, chalk it up to a tall 4x4 vehicle driving characteristics, after checking the steering box i found that i do have the Upgraded black steel and with the correct part number so i knew i was ok, BUT...
While parked i notice nearly zero gap in the wheel when turning, maybe less than half an inch if it is even noticeable, when cruising on the HIGHWAY, the car drives straight as a rocket when i center the steering wheel, no problem, but when i give a slight nudge , left or right , the steering never centers back by itself fully, it's a constant struggle and i often find myself ping ponging in my lane left and right on the markers just to get it going straight, it needs constant attention .Not anything dramatic but knowing how highways are and the slight long curves its not easy...certainly not a relaxed drive.
My questions is for those who bought theirs off the lot 2021 with the already upgraded Steering box, do you have the same issue and did you schedule a checkup and did that have it fixed? (re-center itself)
What about those with previous models 2018-2021, have you changed to the new steering and still found it never re-centers?
I am not sure but i heard the JLU has a computer or electronic steering thing?
The car does re-center when making a normal left or right or wide turn etc but not when on highway doing small nudges at slight angles of 0-10 degrees left or right.
I just want to see if this is the normal behavior of a Jeep JLU, as i have been driving all my life and from my experience this should not be normal no matter what the vehicle is.
I already scheduled an appointment this Friday the 13th for a checkup just in case anyone is asking and the tires are at 38 PSI standard as they came off the lot.
Any input would be highly appreciated and yes i have gone through many posts about this but not much information on the self re-centering issue.
Thank you all very much
First post here, first time Jeep wrangler owner.
I have been following many of the posts and learning as much as i can on my new Jeep.
I have had it for 3 weeks as of this post and it has around 400 Miles.
To get to the point, i know the issue about the TSB on the steering box and the play/gap in the steering wheel.
From day one i noticed the car drives funny and needs more attention, chalk it up to a tall 4x4 vehicle driving characteristics, after checking the steering box i found that i do have the Upgraded black steel and with the correct part number so i knew i was ok, BUT...
While parked i notice nearly zero gap in the wheel when turning, maybe less than half an inch if it is even noticeable, when cruising on the HIGHWAY, the car drives straight as a rocket when i center the steering wheel, no problem, but when i give a slight nudge , left or right , the steering never centers back by itself fully, it's a constant struggle and i often find myself ping ponging in my lane left and right on the markers just to get it going straight, it needs constant attention .Not anything dramatic but knowing how highways are and the slight long curves its not easy...certainly not a relaxed drive.
My questions is for those who bought theirs off the lot 2021 with the already upgraded Steering box, do you have the same issue and did you schedule a checkup and did that have it fixed? (re-center itself)
What about those with previous models 2018-2021, have you changed to the new steering and still found it never re-centers?
I am not sure but i heard the JLU has a computer or electronic steering thing?
The car does re-center when making a normal left or right or wide turn etc but not when on highway doing small nudges at slight angles of 0-10 degrees left or right.
I just want to see if this is the normal behavior of a Jeep JLU, as i have been driving all my life and from my experience this should not be normal no matter what the vehicle is.
I already scheduled an appointment this Friday the 13th for a checkup just in case anyone is asking and the tires are at 38 PSI standard as they came off the lot.
Any input would be highly appreciated and yes i have gone through many posts about this but not much information on the self re-centering issue.
Thank you all very much
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