1998 Jeep Cherokee suspension problems
19 complaints about suspension have been filed for the 1998 Jeep Cherokee, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 19 3% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
I was on my way to work headed south on I-69 in fort wayne, indiana. I had just passed the indiana state road 14 underpass when a semi truck tire and rim (the whole thing) came off a semi truck and rolled across three lanes of traffic where my jeep hit it. It hit the front passenger side of my jeep. Directly in the front but the right half of the bumper/front end.
Recently I have noticed that at speeds of around 50-60 MPH my jeep cherokee begins to violently shake when brakes are applied or after passing over a bump. While researching this online I have determined that it is similar to other complaints that are being characterized as "death wobble." this is a very dangerous condition and appears to be directly contributed to faulty front end component design on jeep cherokees/wranglers.
Other problems reported for the 1998 Jeep Cherokee
- Brakes 101 complaints
- Fuel system 64 complaints
- Air bags 52 complaints
- Transmission 49 complaints
- Electrical system 48 complaints
- Engine 35 complaints
- Body & structure 29 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 27 complaints