I'm looking to buy a used late 90s Cherokee, so I've been trying to read up on them. So far one of the main things I've come across is the Death Wobble. I can't find much concrete information on it other than it could be caused by quite a few things. I'm not much a car person, so any serious problem that requires more in depth knowledge and skill to fix, would not be something I'm looking to deal with too much. That being said is the death wobble a serious enough concern to not purchase a used Cherokee?
Thanks for any and all feedback.

 

Death wobble can be a problem, but it is fixable. Not all that hard once you know what to look for. Lift a Jeep exacerbates the problem because of the geometry. However if all the steering parts are tight, you won't have that problem

 

Death wobble is pretty easy to detect and fix. I'm amazed at how often this question is answered without referencing the following:

 

Mine had it when I bought it. No concern at all for me, but that isn't fair as I do all my own work. For someone who doesn't want to work on it and will pay someone else to do it, it would depend if you have someone you trust to treat you right.

 

Nope. It's fixable.


Not being willing to tackle it? Yeah, that's a reason not to buy a Jeep.

Lots of help available here.

 

Easy fix. If you have 0 mechanical knowledge forgeet the xj.