1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee Steering Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT HER RESIDENCE, SHE HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND SAW BOLTS FROM THE STEERING GEAR EXPLODE FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE CONTACT STATED SHE HAD AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC COME TO HER RESIDENCE TO HAVE THE GEAR REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000.

NHTSA ID

11374037

Incident

Jan 1, 2010

Mileage

140,000 mi

THE UPPER AND LOWER STEERING SHAFTS SEPARATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THIS WAS A PROBLEM IN CHRYSLER RECALL #604 (RECALL 93V210000) WHERE A PLASTIC PIN HOLDING THE SHAFTS TOGETHER WAS SHEARED IN SPECIFIC JEEP MODELS. THE PLASTIC PIN IN MY VEHICLE WAS NOT PRESENT AND THERE WAS NOTHING PREVENTING THE UPPER AND LOWER STEERING SHAFTS FROM SEPARATING, CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL OF STEERING. THERE COULD BE A FATAL ACCIDENT RESULTING IN THIS IF THE SHAFTS SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING. THE RECALL SHOULD STILL BE PENDING FOR ALL 1993 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES. IT IS UNREASONABLE FOR CHRYSLER TO CEASE THIS RECALL, AS IT IS VERY LIKELY TO CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY IF WOULD OCCUR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10670239

Incident

Nov 23, 2013

Mileage

185,000 mi

BACKING UP SLOWLY OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY I HEARD A LOUD BANG LIKE A BOLT BREAKING. IMMEDIATELY LOST THE ABILITY TO STEER RIGHT AND SOMEWHAT LEFT. HAD CAR TOWED TO GARAGE AND TECH SAID STEERING BOX BROKE AND SUPPORT BOLTS SNAPPED OFF AND DAMAGED RADIATOR AS WELL. GLAD THIS DID NOT HAPPEN ON THE ROAD AT SPEED, COULD HAVE BEEN A BAD WRECK. *TR

NHTSA ID

10644718

Incident

Oct 13, 2014

Mileage

78,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED IN HER VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AWAY FROM HER RESIDENCE. THE BOLT THAT CONNECTS THE ENTIRE GEAR BOX EXPLODED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT AN ENTIRELY NEW GEAR BOX AND A NEW STEERING COLUMN WERE NEEDED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 93V210000 (STEERING:WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE DEALER WOULD NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 131,000.

NHTSA ID

10272584

Incident

May 20, 2009

Mileage

131,000 mi

AFTER DRIVING 125 MILES TO A SALES LOCATION, I PULLED OFF OF I-85 TO MAKE A FEW CELL CALLS BEFORE MY MEETING. I SAT IN THE CAR WITH IT IDLING IN A SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT MAKING MY CALLS. AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES I PUT THE JEEP IN DRIVE AND STARTED ROLLING THROUGH THE PARKING LOT. I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT/RIGHT WITH NO RESPONSE. THE FRONT WHEELS DID NOT RESPOND TO THE STEERING WHEEL AT ALL. HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC. THE 3 BOLTS HOLDING THE STEERING BOX TO THE FRAME HAD SHEARED. TWO OF THREE BOLT TOPS WERE STILL IN THE STEERING BOX, ONE HAD DROPPED OUT. THE THREE BROKEN STUDS WERE STILL IN THE FRAME WITH THE BLUE THREAD LOCKER STILL IN PLACE. NO WARNING, NO WANDERING STEERING, NO POP, NO NOTHING. NO SERVICE HAD EVER BEEN PERFORMED ON THE STEERING BOX. ROLLED IN OFF I-85 WHERE I WAS DOING 70 MPH TO THIS PARKING LOT AND THAT WAS IT. HAD I WAITED TO GET OFF AT THE NEXT EXIT, WELL, I PROBABLY WOULD NOT BE WRITING THIS NOW. *TR

NHTSA ID

10188569

Incident

Apr 11, 2007

Mileage

260,401 mi

PROBLEMS WITH STEERING EQUIPMENT ON 1993 JEEP CHEROKEE.*MR THE STEERING DAMPER HAS FAILED ON SEVEN DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. EACH TIME IT HAS HAPPENED, THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY AND THE CONSUMER COULD BARELY STEER THE CAR OFF THE ROAD TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE. *BF *NM

NHTSA ID

10118911

Incident

Jan 1, 1901

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

NHTSA ID

10052922

Incident

Jan 12, 2004

Mileage

149,000 mi

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 REPLACED. *SCC *JB

NHTSA ID

10024013

Incident

Jun 13, 2003

Mileage

138,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10031080

Incident

Aug 8, 2003

Mileage

141,768 mi

WHILE PARKING VEHICLE, CONSUMER TURNED STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT. CONSUMER HEARD A POPPING NOISE FROM WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN. VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. TS

NHTSA ID

8022024

CONSUMER STATES THAT AFTER WAITING FOUR HOURS TO HAVE RECALL DONE, WAS TOLD THAT PART WERE NOT AVAILABLE. NLM

NHTSA ID

8020142

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 15MPH ON A SIDE ROAD STEERING AND BRAKES LOCK UP. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ID

8015249

Incident

Jun 28, 2002

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 20MPH WHEN TOTAL STEERING WAS LOST. BOLTS ANCHORING STEERING GEAR BOX BROKE DUE TO CORROSION. CONSUMER LOST SLIGHT VEHICLE CONTROL. MANUFACTURERWAS CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8010151

Incident

May 12, 2002

VISCOUS COUPLING WAS REPLACED AT 47,000 - 94,000 AND NOW NEEDING REPLACEMENT AT 116,00 MILES. THIS ITEM CAUSES VEHICLE TO HAVE HARD STEERING AND EVEN STOPPING VEHICLE WHEN TURNING SHARPLY AND SLOW. MAKING TURNS NOW INVOLVE BACKING UP UNNECESSARILY AND DOING 3 POINT TURNS INSTEAD OR SIMPLE TURNING. A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND COSTLY REPAIRING THIS FAILURE THAT WAS UNIQUE TO 93 VEHICLES AND CORRECTED THE NEXT YEAR. UNFORTUNALLY, 1993 OWNERS ARE LEFT TO FARE FOR THEMSELVES.*AK

NHTSA ID

758281

Incident

Feb 2, 2002

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER COULD STEP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND COULD FEEL PEDAL PULSATING, FRONT ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO STICKING, ALSO SEAL HAD TO BE FIXED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE TIE ROD ENDS FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. *YH

NHTSA ID

8003021

Incident

Jan 22, 2002

WHILE DRIVING COULD HEAR LOUD NOISE COMING FROM SHOCK ABSORBER. IT WILL NOT HOLD WHEN DRIVING OVER A HOLE. HAD CONTACTED DEALER. *AK THE LEFT FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE HAD VIBRATION DUE TO OUTER AND INNER TIE ROD FAILURES. THE SEAL AND THE CYLINDER ON THE REAR LEFT AND RIGHT FAILED. *YH

NHTSA ID

8003019

Incident

Jan 22, 2002

WHILE BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE WITH STEERING WHEEL TURNED TO RIGHT, A VERY LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD AND STEERING LOST. A 4" BOLT WITH THREADS SHEARED OFF WAS LOCATED ON GROUND UNDER VEHICLE. A REPAIR SHOP REPORTED THAT THE ENTIRE STEERING BOX HAD SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE FRAME. OF THE THREE STEERING BOX ATTACH BOLTS, ONE WAS STILL HOLDING A PORTION OF A MOUNTING EAR THAT HAD PREVIOUSLY CRACKED AND SEPARATED FROM THE STEERING BOX; ONE HAD SHEARED AT THE THREADS AND WAS MISSING; AND THE THIRD HAD SHEARED AT THE THREADS AND LOCATED ON THE GROUND. THIS LOSS OF STEERING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN FATAL CRASH.

NHTSA ID

756706

Incident

Dec 31, 2001

STEERING COLUMN HAS ROTATED WHICH CAUSED CRUISE CONTROL TO BE ON TOP INSTEAD OF ON SIDE. CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS INFORMED THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS. THERE SHOULD BE NO PROBLEM WITH STEERING. *AK

NHTSA ID

887461

STEERING WOULD MAKE NOISES WHENEVER TURNING. IT WOULD NOT RETURN TO ORIGINAL POSITION AFTERWARDS. TOOK TO SEVERAL MECHANICS. WAS INFORMED BY FIRST MECHANIC IT WAS SUSPENSION, AND NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. ANOTHER MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER IT WAS GEAR BOX CAUSING NOISE. ALSO, DRIVER'S DOOR CAME APART AT SEAMS, HOLDING IT TOGETHER WITH A ROPE. *AK

NHTSA ID

880916

STEERING KNUCKLES WORN. *SLC

NHTSA ID

559324

Incident

Nov 21, 2000

TRUCK SEEMS TO BE FALLING APART AFTER 100,000 - NUMEROUS ITEMS: SPEED SENSOR FAILED, OIL SENSOR AND COOLENT SENSOR ALWAY ON, EVEN AT PROPER LEVELS, REAR DOOR RATTLES, HEAD GASKET STARTING TO GO, NUMEROUS RATTLES, ENGINE LEAKES OIL, STARTING TO RUST

NHTSA ID

725995

Incident

Jun 1, 1999

POWER STEERING LEAKED AT RETURN LINE FITTING ON RESERVOIR, FITTING ON RESERVOIR BROKEN OFF DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT THAT BUILDS UP IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE OTHER PLASTIC COMPONENTS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHICH HAVE BECOME BRITTLE FROM SEVEN YEARS OF EXPOSURE TO HEAT BUILD UP WITHIN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THIS FAILURE COULD HAVE CAUSED ENGINE FIRE, STEERING FLUID WAS SPRAYING ONTO EXSHAUST MANIFOLD, FEEL VERY LUCKY THAT I DID NOT HAVE A FIRE.

NHTSA ID

724895

Incident

Jul 3, 2000

TIE ROD END AT STEERING BOX NEEDS REPAIRS. MJS

NHTSA ID

551952

Incident

Mar 21, 2000

INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, WHILE ENGINE IS RUNNING THE ENGINE CUTS OFF. AFTER 10 - 15 MINUTES THE ENGINE WILL RESTART. ENGINE FAILURE EVERY ~ 10 MILES. FUEL PRESSURE IS OK. COILS AND ECM ARE OK. NO CLEAR DIAGNOSTIC INDICATION OF ERROR. *AK

NHTSA ID

717368

Incident

Dec 19, 1999

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING INPROPER FUNCTION OF THE STEERING UNIT. *YC

NHTSA ID

546518