1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee steering problems

Filed Aug 26, 2017 · Steering, Suspension · 184,000 miles · OR

Experienced 'death wobble' at high speed after contacting highway "rumble strips"

Filed Mar 11, 2015 · Steering, Suspension · 179,000 miles · CO

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.

Filed Oct 29, 2012 · Steering · GA

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. The federal safety agency recall id#97vo69000 please advise. Thank you in advance.

Filed Apr 28, 2011 · Steering · 175,000 miles · CA

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.

Filed Dec 29, 2009 · Steering · 176,000 miles · CA

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.

Filed Aug 19, 2008 · Steering · 106,500 miles · WA

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!

Filed Jan 22, 2008 · Steering · 87,000 miles · OH

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.

Filed May 28, 2007 · Steering · 146,000 miles · WA

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. )

Filed Apr 29, 2004 · Steering, Suspension · 146,000 miles · CA

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

Filed Feb 4, 2004 · Steering · 5,000 miles · CA · crash

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.