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1999 Jeep Cherokee steering problems

Owners reported steering problems in 26 complaints for the 1999 Jeep Cherokee, 5% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
26 5% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
3 and 0
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

These complaints mention 3 crashes, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

I was traveling 65MPH, and feel asleep at the wheel. I woke up in the ditch and tried to get back on the road because an approach was coming. I was almost able to do that, but then the vehicle started to roll. It rolled two and a half times.

February 2000 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 jeep cherokee. The contact stated while driving 50 MPH, he felt the steering wheel shaking and the front end of the vehicle started vibrating. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The dealer stated that they had to replace the steering damper and the track bar. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was contacted. The failure mileage was 100,000 and the current mileage was 123,000.

Reported at 100,000 miles, April 2012

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