While making a turn at 5 MPH vehicle lost all steering. Vehicle was towed to dealer , bolts on spacer by gearbox broke.
2000 Jeep Cherokee steering complaints
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The engine caught fire due to a power steering pump failure. Claim number 20-5238-487.
Temperature into red on several occasions and lowers when heat turned on. Oil pressure to zero at start up and while driving at range of speeds.engine check light on. Been for repairs 5 times. Have been told rack and pinion leaking, needs new short block, gauge panel faulty, catalytic converter, and again new short block needed. Problem persists.
The steering has a mind of its own. Turn the steering wheel and release it and it continues to turn until locked. Wheels will not center themselves with vehicle moving forward. Diagnosed as faulty steering gear box.
While traveling on a road at 40mph switch from asphalt to pavement would cause steering column to shimmy violently. Vehicle would then sway from left to right. Entire front end would shake. Barely able to maintain control of vehicle. Had taken to dealership, and steering linkage was replaced.
Noise coming from steering wheel when making a left turn. Dealer was notified, and realigned steering hose. If problem reoccurred, there was a possibility of replacing gear box. Feel free to provide any further details on this matter.
There was a grinding noise coming from front of vehicle during normal operation and was difficult to control/ prevent vehicle from wandering. Dealership replaced front side, and pinion bearings twice. Also, replaced steering dampner. Problem is occurring again, and dealership is not providing any assistance to consumer. Please provide any additional information/attachments.
Squeal in power steering when turning left, problem corrected by dealership after 3 attempts, entire steering gear housing replaced on 10/09/00. Cj
Chrysler put steering wheels on the passenger side for post office use. Also, when driving vehicle would not steer properly. *ak the vehicle pulled to the right. Tire wearing due to poor alignment.
While driving at any speed, the cherokee pulls to the right side of the road. Dealership is not able to determine what is causing this problem. The steering gear box was replaced, along with new ball joints. The problem still exists. *ak
While driving in a parking lot at a speed of 15 MPH wheel steering locked up, causing vehicle to crash.
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