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2017 Jeep Cherokee steering problems

Owners reported steering problems in 46 complaints for the 2017 Jeep Cherokee, 2% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
46 2% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
39,000 miles 28 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 0
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When steering problems show up

Steering complaints by mileage, 2017 Jeep Cherokee Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 39,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 8 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 7 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 6 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 5 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 39,000 miles
Based on 28 complaints that include mileage. 75% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles8
20k to 40k miles7
40k to 60k miles6
60k to 80k miles5
80k to 100k miles1
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 28 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 39,000 miles, and 75% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owned a 2017 jeep cherokee. While driving approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The driver lost control of the steering and crashed into a ditch. During the incident, the brakes and steering wheel malfunctioned and would not operate, and the air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was destroyed. The driver sustained injuries to the back and both knees. Medical attention was not received. A police report was filed. The cause of the failures was not determined.

Reported at 1,700 miles, July 2017 CrashInjury

On two occasions while flat towing the jeep behind our rv the front end wobbled excessively and only stopped when we slowed to almost a stop. Both instances happened within 15 minutes of starting to travel in the morning and happened in construction zones where the pavement was rough. We had heard of this issue so we had the dealer install the mopar sterring harness when we bought the car. This was suppose to eliminate the problem but its clear it did not do so.

Reported at 8,000 miles, October 2018

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