Jnez2006
Member
I think you hit the nail on the head. I have a new 2021 sport s. Drove off the lot and had a terrifying experience where I felt like I had no control over the wheel and was swerving all over the place. I was coming from only ever having driven BMW’s and chalked it up to “a Jeep thing” and just a lack of experience with non-sports cars. Weeks went by and the steering was driving me mad. I was online on all the forums and was trying to figure out if my steering was the same bad JL steering that other drivers were experiencing. What I realized after much experimentation was that the vehicle drives perfectly fine, it is just that the dead zone in the wheel allows for more freedom in hand movement. The swerving and generally bad steering was all just the Jeep responding to my subtle inputs. If I one hand it then it’s smooth sailing. If I’m at 10 and 2 and try to muscle it then I am all over the place. How poorly the Jeep drive directly correlates to how poorly I drive.I had a similar experience as you driving a few hours home from the dealer when I purchased mine a year ago. I think the majority of my steering issues come from a dead spot in the steering, which leads to overcompensating, which leads to driver-induced swerving. After a year of driving it, my muscle memory jerks the wheel to take up the "slack" before applying normal steering pressure. So, I don't really have any problems steering now.... Until I drive another vehicle and then I'm all over the road.
BTW, my wife won't drive my Jeep at all.. I'm still undecided if that's such a bad thing.
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