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2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee steering problems

Owners reported steering problems in 24 complaints for the 2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee, 3% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
24 3% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
106,000 miles 20 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 0
Injuries and deaths
2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When steering problems show up

Steering complaints by mileage, 2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 106,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 3 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 2 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 3 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 0 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 4 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 3 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 106,000 miles
Based on 20 complaints that include mileage. 35% 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 miles2
20k to 40k miles3
40k to 60k miles2
60k to 80k miles3
80k to 100k miles0
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles4
160k to 180k miles3
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 20 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 106,000 miles, and 35% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owned a 2003 jeep grand cherokee. While driving 25 MPH, the vehicle suddenly veered to the left. The vehicle drove into a ditch and landed in a bunch of trees. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact and driver sustained internal injuries that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 15v046000 (air bags). The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 189,000.

Reported at 189,000 miles, November 2015 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 jeep grand cherokee. While driving 60 MPH the steering column was loose and the contact lost control of the vehicle when driving over a bump in the road. The failure mileage was 42900. The dealer on one of three occasions replaced the tracking bar and front steering damper. Also, the dealer stated that the steering column could be replaced at cost to the owner. The current mileage was 44200.

Reported at 42,900 miles, November 2006

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