2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee Steering Problems

JUST RECENTLY IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW FELL WHILE DRIVING AND BACK DRIVER WINDOW FELL WHILE DRIVING WHILE IT WHAT SNOWING WHILE MY SON WAS IN THE CAR. HAVE A POPPING NOISE IN STEERING OR SOMEWHERE IN FRONT END. I CAN'T USE MY ACCELERATE BUTTON ON STEERING WHEEL WHILE IT'S IN CRUISE BECAUSE IT WON'T STOP ACCELERATION ONCE YOU PRESS IT. I WAS GOING ABOUT 55 AND WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO 60.

NHTSA ID

11316807

Incident

Feb 28, 2020

Mileage

138,000 mi

WAS DRIVING ON THRUWAY AT 65 MPH, HIT A SLIGHT SEAM IN THE HIGHWAY AND THE ENTIRE FRONT END BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY, FORCING ME TO LEAVE THE HIGHWAY IMMEDIATELY AND STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AT ABOUT 10 MILES PER HOUR, THE SHAKING LESSENED AND ACTUALLY STOPPED. THINKING IT WAS A FLUKE OCCURRENCE, I CONTINUED ON MY WAY. UNFORTUNATELY, NEXT TIME I HIT ANY SORT OF IMPERFECTION IN THE ROAD, THE "DEATH WOBBLE" STARTED AGAIN IN THE FRONT END.

NHTSA ID

11210133

Incident

May 26, 2019

Mileage

158,900 mi

I'M 100% CONVINCED OUR VEHICLE FITS "DEATH WOBBLE" CONDITION. IF YOU HIT A BAD BUMP OR SERIES OF SMALL BUMPS, FRONT END SHIMMIES VIOLENTLY WITH STEERING WHEEL SHAKING BACK AND FORTH OUT OF CONTROL. CAN ONLY SLOW DOWN AS BRAKING DOESN'T SEEM TO HELP MUCH. IT HAPPENED TO MY WIFE 3X AND MYSELF 1X ALREADY IN PAST 6 WEEKS. VERY SCARY!

NHTSA ID

11114743

Incident

Jul 28, 2018

Mileage

146,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE DROVE INTO A DITCH AND LANDED IN A BUNCH OF TREES. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT AND DRIVER SUSTAINED INTERNAL INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V046000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 189,000.

NHTSA ID

10825659

Incident

Nov 13, 2015

Mileage

189,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, A WHINNING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

NHTSA ID

10744963

Incident

Jul 29, 2015

Mileage

160,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN, A LOUD NOISE EMITTED FROM THE STEERING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

NHTSA ID

10744929

Incident

May 5, 2015

Mileage

160,000 mi

POWER STEERING LEAK. ....LEFT TURN SIGNAL FAILURE IT WORKS OCCASIONALLY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10692975

Incident

Jan 5, 2011

VEHICLE STOPS RUNNING WHILE DRIVING, POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING AS WELL AS THE POWER BRAKES. DANGEROUS ON HIGHWAY. HAD THE CRANK SENSOR REPLACED DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED BUT THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN ON 12/22/14. *TR

NHTSA ID

10668078

Incident

Dec 15, 2014

Mileage

158,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING THERE IS A SHUTTER AT ALL SPEEDS. ON THIS DAY AFTER HITTING A SMALL BUMP THE WHEEL STARTED SHAKING AS SLOWING DOWN IT VIOLENTLY SHOOK WHERE YOU COULDN'T HOLD THE WHEEL. I HAD BLISTERS TRYING TO CONTROL IT. I WAS TOLD BRAKES BEARING ETC. REPLACED BRAKES CALIBER ROTORS TIRES WHEEL BEARING STILL DID IT REPLACED STEERING DAMPER AND THE VIOLENT SHAKE WAS GONE YET STILL HAD SHUTTER AT ALL SPEEDS. I'VE BEEN ALL OVER THE FRONT END AND HAD SEVERAL MECHANIC LOOK TO WE CANT FIND ANYTHING ABOUT THE SHUTTER. WHILE DRIVING 12/14/2014 MAKING A CURVE HIT A BUMP IN ROAD AND THE VIOLENT SHAKE STARTED AGAIN ALMOST PUT ME IN A 4 FOOT CALVERT. I BEEN REVIEWING THE SAME COMPLAINT ALL OVER THE INTERNET AFFECT ALL TYPES AND YEARS OF JEEP. WHAT IS THE TRUE PROBLEM SO I CAN FIX THIS BEFORE IT KILLS ME OR SOMEONE ELSE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10664526

Incident

May 14, 2014

Mileage

170,000 mi

WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT SPEED THE ENGINE STOPPED WORKING ALONG WITH AUXILIARY SYSTEMS SUCH AS POWER BRAKES AND STEERING. THE TACHOMETER SLOWED TO 0 RPM AND WE WERE ABLE TO PULL CAR OFF THE SIDE OF ROAD. UPON STOPPING, THE CAR RESTARTED AND NO ODB CODES WERE IDENTIFIED. THIS OCCURS RANDOMLY THROUGH HAS A TENDENCY ON COLD STARTS AFTER VEHICLE HAS BEEN SITTING FOR WHILE. SINCE LOSS OF ALL POWER IT IS A TREMENDOUS SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

NHTSA ID

10605538

Incident

Jun 20, 2014

Mileage

152,900 mi

WHILE DRIVING MY JEEP ON THE HIGHWAY HOME FROM WORK, I EXPERIENCED WHAT I NOW KNOW TO BE CALLED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AMONG JEEP OWNERS. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, I EXPERIENCED A VIOLENT SHAKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE TIRES VISIBLY WOBBLING WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND WHILE BRAKING, ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. WHILE TRYING TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM ON THE SHOULDER IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC IN HOUSTON, I COULDN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE WITH THE WEARING OF THE STEERING AND SUSPENSION SYSTEMS. I REVIEWED THE TSB FROM CHRYSLER AND NO MODIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NEW TIRES PUT ON IN NOVEMBER AND ALSO JUST HAD BOTH AN OIL CHANGE AND A TIRE ROTATION TWO DAYS AGO. THIS SHOULD BE A CONCERN THAT CHRYSLER NEEDS TO ACKNOWLEDGE AS A FLAW IN THE DESIGN RATHER THAN SIMPLY ISSUING A PSA. *TR

NHTSA ID

10510874

Incident

May 6, 2013

Mileage

139,000 mi

BLEND AIR DOOR FAILURE. REPAIRED BY JEEP DEALERSHIP. REPAIR FAILED AGAIN IN 6 MONTHS. STEERING COLUMN NOISE. FAILURE OF REPAIR (TSB) IN 2 MONTHS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10245652

Incident

Dec 1, 2007

Mileage

65,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO TURN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TOP CONNECTOR TO THE POWER STEERING HOSE HAD FAILED AND CAUSED THE FLUID TO LEAK. THE POWER STEERING HOSE WAS REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 73,000.

NHTSA ID

10196007

Incident

Jul 9, 2007

Mileage

73,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT, WHO IS A MECHANIC, INSPECTED HIS VEHICLE. HE STATED THAT THE TOP CONNECTOR OF THE POWER STEERING HOSE HAD FAILED AND ALL THE FLUID LEAKED OUT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 62,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

NHTSA ID

10196005

Incident

Jun 1, 2007

Mileage

61,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT HEARD A HIGH PITCHED NOISE NEAR THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED A LARGE OIL SPILL FROM BENEATH THE HOOD. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT 10 MPH, BUT FOUND IT DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE STEERING BOX WAS CRACKED DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR. THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 42,550 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,500.*AK

NHTSA ID

10186699

Incident

Mar 29, 2007

Mileage

42,500 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE STEERING COLUMN WAS LOOSE AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42900. THE DEALER ON ONE OF THREE OCCASIONS REPLACED THE TRACKING BAR AND FRONT STEERING DAMPER. ALSO, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN COULD BE REPLACED AT COST TO THE OWNER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44200. *AK

NHTSA ID

10185174

Incident

Nov 29, 2006

Mileage

42,900 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING CONSISTENTLY MALFUNCTIONED WHILE TRYING TO TURN IN ANY DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE STEERING BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER AND TWO OTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHO DETERMINED THE STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE DUE TO THE VEHICLE BEING OUT OF WARRANTY. NO REPAIRS OR REPLACEMENTS WERE MADE. UPDATED 12/5/2006 - *NM

NHTSA ID

10173578

Incident

Nov 15, 2006

Mileage

23,860 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE RECEIVED A GENERAL MAINTENANCE INSPECTION AT A DEALERSHIP, THE DEALER DETERMINED THE STEERING COLUMN WAS LOOSE AND NEEDED TO BE TIGHTENED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

NHTSA ID

10166404

Incident

Aug 24, 2006

Mileage

33,000 mi

DT: CONSUMER STATES: VEHICLE CUTS OFF WHILE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, NO WARNING, DOING ALMOST 70 MPH. NOTHING WORKED, AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES. THE ONLY THING WORKING WAS THE 4-WAY FLASHERS. TRIED TO TURN STEERING WHEEL AND LOST POWER STEERING. ANOTHER TIME WENT TO TURN IN THE POSITION THE WHEELS WERE AND IN THAT WAS THE WAY THE VEHICLE WENT. THE REPAIR SHOP MECHANIC SAID IT NEEDED A CRANK SENSOR. PREVIOUSLY, BEFORE THEY PUT IN A FUSE AND IT BLEW OUT. *AK

NHTSA ID

10121953

Incident

Apr 29, 2005

THE STEERING GEAR BOX HAD TO BE REPLACED THREE TIMES. THERE WAS A BANGING NOISE, WHICH COULD BE FELT THROUGH THE FLOOR BOARD. THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT COOPERATE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10095525

Incident

Jun 14, 2004

Mileage

10,000 mi

MAIN PROBLEM IS THE STEERING. EVER SINCE I'VE HAD THE VEHICLE THERE HAVE BEEN FOUR ALIGNMENTS CONDUCTED AND EACH TIME THE TOE WAS OUT OF SPECS. THE FIRST ALIGNMENT WAS DONE AT 1200 MILES AND RECENTLY JUST HAD ANOTHER AT 26000. VEHICLE CONTINUES TO PULL RIGHT EVEN THOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN FOUR ALIGNMENTS. IT IS NOT A 4X4 AND I DO NOT DRIVE OFF ROAD WITH IT. DEALERSHIP SAID THEY TOOK APART ALL COMPONENTS OF THE STEERING AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS. NO PARTS WERE REPLACED, ONLY CONTINUOUS ALIGNMENTS HAVE BEEN DONE. THE BATTERY ALL OF A SUDDEN WENT BAD AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. HAVE HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE STEREO. PROBLEMS WITH RPMS ALMOST GOING DOWN TO ZERO AFTER FILLING THE FUEL TANK, AND PROBLEMS WITH A DELAY OF ACCELERATING. RECENTLY WENT TO START VEHICLE AND HEARD A POP AND SMELLED SMOKE, I THINK IT WAS THE STARTER AND I'M GOING TO HAVE THAT CHECKED SOON AT THE DEALERSHIP. *NM

NHTSA ID

10073146

Incident

Dec 15, 2003

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE I EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THIS LASTED FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS BEFORE THE POWER STEERING WORKED AGAIN. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC, WHO REFERRED VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP THAT REPLACED A LOT OF STEERING GEAR BOXES. *AK

NHTSA ID

10067261

Incident

Mar 15, 2004

Mileage

38,000 mi

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE , WENT OFF THE ROAD, AND HIT A TREE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10022059

Incident

Jun 2, 2003

2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LORADO MAKES HIGH PITCH NOISE WHEN TURNING LEFT. DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOT A FIX , LIVE WITH IT..*JB

NHTSA ID

10014280

Incident

Apr 1, 2003

Mileage

500 mi