Jeep GRAND CHEROKEE steering problems
2,171 complaint narratives mention steering terms.
Key facts
27,638 owner complaints analyzed
128 distinct recall campaigns
67,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1989 to 2026 model years. Data snapshot: . 14,443 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Steering behavior evidence
2,171 of 27,638 complaints match this topic (7.9%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 11210343 · 2019-05-28 (May 28, 2019)
CATALIC CONVERTER RECALL ELECTRIC RECALL COOLANT TEMP CIRCUIT RECALL OCCURRED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD I WILL NOT TEST IT ON FREEWAY WITH ALL THE SEVERE SYSTOMS HAPPENING WITH MY JEEP BEEN SMOKING FROM ENGINE SOMETHING WITH MY COOLANT AND TEMP CIRCUIT INPUT MY HEADLIGHTS ELECTRIC SYSTEM PERIOD BEEN COMPLETELY NOT DOING WHAT THERE MADE TO DO EVEN WHEN I CHANGE THE LIGHT BULBS THEY STILL SEEM TO BE MESSING UP ALSO MY TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH SOLENOID CIRCUIT IT'S BEEN WRONG I MISFIRING ALL OF A SUDDEN FROM CYLINDER 3 + 6 AND THEN ALSO JUST…
Owner-reported narrative. 190,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11210343 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10024013 · 2003-09-15 (September 15, 2003)
NHTSA#THE MOLDED PLASTIC PIN WHICH CONNECTS THE UPPER STEERING COLUMN SHAFT AND THE LOWER COLUMN SHAFT MAY HAVE BEEN SHEARED PRIOR TO INSTALLATION OF THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY INTO THE VEHICLE. IF THIS OCCURRED, THE UPPER STEERING SHAFT WILL SEPARATE FROM THE LOWER STEERING SHAFT. THE CONSUMER HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED. IT WAS DISCOVERED AT THE GARAGE THAT THE STEERING COLUMN HAD COME APART AND NEEDED TO BE RE…
Owner-reported narrative. 138,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10024013 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10031080 · 2003-08-08 (August 8, 2003)
STEERING GEAR MOUNTING FAILURE; WHILE DRIVING AT 30MPG COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING OCCURED. ONE OF THE 3 MOUNTING BOLTS HAD SHEERED OFF, ANOTHER BOLT WAS IN PLACE BUT THE BOLT TAB HAD BROKEN FROM THE STEERING GEAR, AND THE THIRD BOLT WAS STILL CONNECTED TO THE STEERING GEAR. THIS VECHICLE HAS 141K MILES AND IS NOT ABUSED OR USED FOR OFF ROAD DRIVING. THERE WAS NO CORROSION ON BOLTS OR STEERING GEAR. FAILURE OF THIS PART AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS COULD BE FATAL
Owner-reported narrative. 141,768 miles reported. Look up ODI 10031080 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10052922 · 2004-01-12 (January 12, 2004)
STEERING COLUMN SEPARATION JUST AS RECALL #604 MENTIONS. PIN SHEARED OFF AND COLUMN SEPARATES. PER NHTSA 93V-210 RECALL. DEALER REFUSES TO FIX PER RECALL SAYS VEHICLE NOT PART OF RECALL. *LA
Owner-reported narrative. 149,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10052922 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10064500 · 2004-04-04 (April 4, 2004)
I BELIEVE THAT THE 1993 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAS A SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION. WHEN HITTING A BUMP, POTHOLE OR OTHER UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE AT , SAY, 45 TO 65 MPH, THE FRONT SUSPENSION OF THE CAR AND THE STEERING COLUMN WILL SOMETIMES GO INTO A VIOLENT SHAKE AND SHIMMY THAT IS UNCONTROLLABLE UNTIL YOU SLOW THE CAR CONSIDERABLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED SIX TIMES SINCE JULY 28, 2001. IT PROBABLY OCCURS WHEN A CERTAIN HARMONIC VIBRATION FREQUENCY IS DEVELOPED. I HAVE HAD THE CAR CHECKED AND THE STABILIZER BAR REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM …
Owner-reported narrative. 85,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10064500 at NHTSA ↗