1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee Steering Problems

EXPERIENCED 'DEATH WOBBLE' AT HIGH SPEED AFTER CONTACTING HIGHWAY "RUMBLE STRIPS"

NHTSA ID

11019917

Incident

Aug 26, 2017

Mileage

184,000 mi

INCIDENT OCCURRED TWICE IN ONE DAY. HAD OCCURRED BEFORE, BUT VERY INFREQUENTLY. DRIVING AROUND 66 MILES PER HOUR ON A HIGHWAY, THE CAR HIT A SLIGHT BUMP IN THE ROAD AND BEGAN TO SHAKE, VIOLENTLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY. THE FRONT END OF THE CAR SHAKES SO SEVERELY THAT I AM FORCED TO SLOW DOWN TO UNDER 15 MPH TO STOP IT. THE PROBLEM AGAIN OCCURRED LATER THAT SAME DAY, ON A DIFFERENT ROAD (A MAJOR U.S INTERSTATE), TRAVELING AT ABOUT THE SAME OR PERHAPS SLIGHTLY GREATER SPEED. THE BUMP THAT I HIT WAS VERY SMALL, BUT THE SHAKING THAT CAME AFTER CAUSED ME TO SHIFT LANES AND PULL OFF ON THE SHOULDER OF THE INTERSTATE TO MAKE IT STOP. ALL TOGETHER, I WOULD SAY THAT THIS HAS OCCURRED WITH MY VEHICLE ABOUT 8 OR 9 TIMES, BUT WAS THOUGHT TO BE FIXED SEVERAL YEARS AGO (BY A MECHANIC ADMITTEDLY NOT ASSOCIATED WITH JEEP). THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY FOR A WHILE BUT IS OBVIOUSLY RETURNING AND GETTING WORSE. SOME OTHER JEEP OWNERS REFER TO IT AS THE DEATH-WOBBLE, DO TO THE VIOLENT AND ALARMING NATURE OF THE SHAKING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10693679

Incident

Mar 8, 2015

Mileage

179,000 mi

PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE UNAWARE OF RECALL/DEFECT. HAVING PROBLEMS WITH STEERING BOX BREAKING SINCE PURCHASE. VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. TOOK TO CHRYSLER TODAY 10/29/2012 WILL NOT FIX SINCE CHRYSLER DID NOT RECALL VEHICLE. NHTSA RECALL ID#97VO69000 PLEASE ADVISE. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10482548

Incident

Oct 1, 2012

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE THE STEERING WHEEL MALFUNCTIONED. THE STEERING WHEEL CONTINUED TO SPIN. THE CONTACT TOWED THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THERE WAS A DISCONNECT IN THE STEERING COLUMN DUE TO A PLASTIC PEN SHEARING OFF. THE MECHANIC STATED THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE STEERING WHEEL BUT THEY DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT STATED THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000.

NHTSA ID

10398171

Incident

Apr 28, 2011

Mileage

175,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE PARKING THE STEERING GEAR BOX SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS HOME. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. . THE FAILURE MILEAGE 176,000.

NHTSA ID

10297302

Incident

Dec 24, 2009

Mileage

176,000 mi

1994 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED 318 C.I. STEERING BOX BROKE OFF THE FRAME! MY FAMILY ALMOST CROSSED OVER THE CENTER MEDIUM OF THE ROAD! JEEP NEEDS TO REMEDY THIS!! ASAP WE HAVE HAD 3 PEOPLE ON OUR INTERNET CLUB WITHIN THE LAST 3 MONTHS HAVE THIS HAPPEN! *TR

NHTSA ID

10238953

Incident

Aug 14, 2008

Mileage

106,500 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, ONE OF THE BOLTS ON THE STEERING GEAR BOX FAILED. A SECOND BOLT FAILED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LOAD THE VEHICLE ONTO A TOW TRUCK. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY PARKED AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 87,000.

NHTSA ID

10215679

Incident

Jan 20, 2008

Mileage

87,000 mi

BACKED UP, STEERED HARD TO RIGHT, SHIFTED TO FORWARD, STEERED HARD TO LEFT. HEARD A BANG. STEERING FAILED COMPLETELY. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. THIS COULD'VE BEEN REALLY BAD IF I HAD BEEN IN TRAFFIC! FOUND A SEVERED BOLT ABOUT 4" LONG UNDER THE VEHICLE. JUDGING BY THE BOLT HEAD MARKINGS, I'D GUESS IT WERE GRADE 8.2 OR GREATER. ( SURISE HORIZON 6 MARKS... SIDE MARKS WERE +'S. ) *TR

NHTSA ID

10191871

Incident

May 25, 2007

Mileage

146,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WANDERED TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD VEHICLE JUMPED OVER TO THE NEXT LANE. CONSUMER REPLACED THE STEERING GEAR BOX AND TIRES, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT THE BALL JOINTS BE REPLACED. *AK *JB

NHTSA ID

10065377

Incident

Apr 1, 2004

Mileage

146,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH STEERING WAS NOT RESPONSIVE. CONSUMER COULD NOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE USING THE STEERING WHEEL. CONSUMER HAD TO SCRAPE DOWN A RETAINING WALL TO GET THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP, WHO DETERMINED THAT A BOLT IN THE GEAR BOX WAS LOOSE. THE BOLT WAS REPLACED. THREE YEARS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THIS TIME THE BOLT SHEARED COMPLETELY OFF. *AK

NHTSA ID

10057507

Incident

Aug 16, 1994

Mileage

5,000 mi

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A GEAR BOX PROBLEM. THE SCREW KEPT COMING OUT. THIS MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. *AK

NHTSA ID

10057480

Mileage

90,000 mi

THE STEERING COMPLETELY WENT OUT. ( FAILED) WILE WE WERE DRIVING. THANK GOODNESS WE WERE DRIVING SLOW. NOTE; I FOUND 2500 OTHER JEEPS ON THE WEB WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID

10069341

Incident

Sep 15, 2003

Mileage

164,000 mi

WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT DRIVER HEARD A LOUD "POP" NOISE. DRIVER GOT OUT TO SEE WHAT IT WAS. THERE WAS A BOLT UNDER THE VEHICLE. BOLT BROKE OFF THAT CONTROLS THE STEERING WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER STEERING. *AK

NHTSA ID

10024506

Incident

Jun 18, 2003

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT, STEERING WHEEL MAKES A "CLUNKING" NOISE AND VEERS EXCESSIVELY TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. CONSUMER FEELS AS IF GOING TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. MR

NHTSA ID

8022274

Incident

Oct 6, 2002

CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT END MAKES A NOISE AND THE TWO FRONT TIRES WERE REPLACED DUE TO FRONT AXLE ASSEMBLY FAILED. *YH

NHTSA ID

564818

Incident

Jan 3, 2002

CONSUMER STATES BRAKES HAD TO BE REPAIRED. *SLC

NHTSA ID

564097

CAR STOPS WHILE FOOT IS ON GAS, THEN LURCHES FORWARD; CAR ROLLS BACKWARD WHEN IN PARK OR DRIVE; CAR DIES IN TRAFFIC WHILE IDLING; STEERING KNUCKLE BOLTS STRIPPED, HAD TO BE REPLACED, HAD TO REPLACE TIRES TWICE, HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES REPEATEDLY, WORN TO ROTORS, CONTINUAL PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION, INTERMITTENT, HARD TO RECREATE AT MECHANIC, BUT OCCUR IN TRAFFIC, CREATING SAFETY HAZARD. BPRAVE HA. *AK

NHTSA ID

754324

Incident

Jul 10, 2001

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: 0 TIRESIZE: 16)

NHTSA ID

747081

Incident

Jun 16, 2001

THE VEHICLE JUST SHUTS DOWN, ENGINE QUITS AT ALL SPEEDS, THEN WILL NOT START TILL I SET OFF ALARM SYSTEM OR LOCK DOORS AND UNLOCK WITH KEY FROM OUTSIDE . THE ALARM OFTEN GOES OFF FOR NO REASON. THE VEHICLE HAS QUIT RUNNING WHILE I HAVE BEEN ON THE FREEWAY IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF TRAFFIC. HAVE TO COAST TO SIDE OR COME TO COMPLETE STOP. *AK

NHTSA ID

743314

WHILE PULLING OUT INTO THE STREET HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND LOST THE ABILITY TO STEER VEHICLE. GOT OUT AND LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE, AND FOUND A BOLT LAYING ON THE GROUND BROKEN IN HALF. *AK

NHTSA ID

863109

Incident

May 31, 2000

CONSUMER WAS PULLING OUT INTO THE STREET AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE. GOT OUT, LOOKED UNDER VEHICLE, AND FOUND THE BOLT LAYING IN STREET BROKEN IN HALF.*AK

NHTSA ID

863108

Incident

May 31, 2000

WHILE PULLING OUT INTO STREET HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND LOST THE ABILITY TO STEER VEHICLE. GOT OUT TO LOOK UNDER THE AUTOMOBILE, AND FOUND BOLT ON GROUND AND BROKEN IN HALF. *AK

NHTSA ID

863107

Incident

May 31, 2000

THE VISCOUS COUPLER IN THE STEERING SYSTEM FAILED ON TWO OCCASIONS AND WAS REPLACED, DEALERSHIP STATES THIS IS A FREQUENT PROBLEM WITH THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE. *MJS

NHTSA ID

784414

Incident

Apr 3, 1998

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, WHEN SMOKE CAME BILLOWING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. AFTER POPPING THE HOOD, I NOTICED THAT THE WHOLE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS COVERED IN OIL, ALSO NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING HOSE WAS OFF. WENT TO DEALERSHIP TO GET VEHICLE FIXED, SPENT APPROX $900 TO HAVE A NEW POWERSTEERING PUMP AND GEAR BOX ASSEMBLEY, MECHANIC STATED THAT THE GEAR BOX HOUSING HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND CAUSED THE PART TO FAIL.

NHTSA ID

716574

Incident

Aug 26, 1999

VISCOUS COUPLING FAILED ON TWO OCCASIONS CAUSING EXTREME VIBRATION AND SKIPPING OF THE WHEELS WHEN TURNING SLOWLY. MJS

NHTSA ID

548334