2001 Jeep Cherokee steering problems
Owners reported steering problems in 16 complaints for the 2001 Jeep Cherokee, 5% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 16 5% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 1 crash.
What owners wrote
While traveling on highway vehicle oversteered to the right, without prior warning, vehicle lost control and overturned, dealership was aware of problem. Vehicle was analyzed and was found the cause of the accident was due to an improperly tightened adjusting collar on the drag link, this caused the extra effort having to be applied by the operator to turn the wheel to the left to correct the excessive rightward movement of the vehicle, when the adjusting collar finally moved, it created the abrupt maneuver that…
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 jeep cherokee sport. The contact stated that while she was turning the steering wheel she heard a noise as if plastic was broken. The air bag light illuminated, the horn, the cruise control malfunctioned, and the check engine light illuminated. The vehicle will be taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer will be contacted. The failure mileage was 138,000 and the current mileage was 138,100.
Other problems reported for the 2001 Jeep Cherokee
- Brakes 64 complaints
- Engine 47 complaints
- Suspension 24 complaints
- Air bags 21 complaints
- Electrical system 20 complaints
- Seats 18 complaints