Vehicle steering locked up almost causing an accident. *mr the consumer was making a left turn while driving in heavy traffic. Suddenly the steering locked up which almost caused an accident. The consumer pulled to the side of the road and checked the belts and power steering fluid, which were alright. The driver resumed driving but when he made another left turn the steering locked up again. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was determined that the gear box failed. The repairs were not covered under warranty because it expired, therefore the consumer replaced the gear box himself. The consumer has the original gear box in his possession.
1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee: steering wheel locks up
6 of the 1,027 complaints about the 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee describe steering wheel locks up.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Steering wheel locks up by model year
What owners say
While driving at 35 MPH steering wheel locked up, causing, the driver to lose control of vehicle. Owner has contacted the dealership.
While driving consumer made a right turn and the steering wheel locked up, which cause lost of control and resulted in vehicle running off the road. Please provide more details. Ts
While driving steering wheel locked up. Dealer has been notified. Please provide further information.
Steering wheel locks up intermittently at low speeds, making it impossible to turn the wheel, creating a significant safety hazard. Dealer refuses to fix it because he "can't duplicate the problem".
After making right hand turns steering locked up. Cause unknown. Please provide details.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee steering lock-up
Is steering wheel locks up a common problem on the 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee?
6 of 1,027 owner complaints about the 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee (1%) mention steering wheel locks up. The model year with the most reports is 2011.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Stalling 67Fuel gauge 47Slipping 18Premature wear 17Grinding brakes 16No deployment 15Fire or smoke 15Rollaway 15Brake failure 13Fuel pump 13Jerking 13Whining noise 13Loss of power 9Sudden acceleration 9Transmission failure 9Check engine light 8Tire blowout 8ABS 7Engine failure 7Knocking 7Headlights 7Adaptive cruise 6Airbag light 6Door locks 6Fuel leak 5Pulling 5Wipers 5Won't start 5
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