2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee Steering Problems
- 8
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 8 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 6 |
| 30–60k mi | 1 |
| 60–100k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Steering
While driving at approximately 30 mph, the jeep suddenly jolted and the engine stalled. I safely pulled to the side of the road, placed the vehicle in park and tried to restart the engine. It immediately started then stalled multiple times before all lights in the jeep turning on and a message appeared on the dashboard stating that the vehicle was not in park. I double checked and the vehicle was indeed in park. The…
ODI 11207830
Steering · Suspension · Wheels
Wheel wobble steering pulling to side while driving
ODI 11241259
Steering
2016 jeep grand cherrokee was making left 90 degree turn at approx 5 mph on an a non-public city airport access road, hit a small golf cart and stopped. Damage to the golf cart was minor and consisted of broken plastic parts. Visible damage to the jeep was a dented license plate. The front wheel were frozen in the left turn position and could not be moved. The vehicle was towed to a jeep dealer, who reported that…
Crash reported
ODI 11163970
Steering
My 2016 jeep grand cherokee pulls to left extremely hard on highway speeds to the point my vehicle will turn on its own on the highway and i have to adjust the steering wheel constantly to the right to avoid hitting into a wall or other object turning my car into a death trap. It has been into jeep 5 times and the problem has still not been fixed.
ODI 11056117
Electronic Stability Control · Steering · Wheels
I own a 2016 jeep grand cherokee summit 4x4 suv which was manufactured and marketed by fca ua llc as being a recreational towing (i.e. Behind motorhome) compliant vehicle. When towing of the subject vehicle behind my motorhome at low speeds i have experienced periods of the violent loss of control in the form of uncontrolled steering of the vehicle's front wheels which pose a significant safety risk to both the…
ODI 11031784
Steering
While driving on a city street and turning left, the power steering went out and it became very difficult to steer the vehicle. The vehicle was turned off for a short time; when it was restarted, the problem was gone. About 30 minutes later the car was restarted and driven approx. 1/4 mile when the steering went out again while making a right turn on a cit street.
ODI 10970599
Steering · Suspension
While driving to nashville, tn we were driving between 65 - 73 mph with speed control and hit slower traffic it felt like the vehicle lost power steering. The steering was hard to handle on the jeep. It would pull either left or right and wouldn't seem to go straight. We could stop the vehicle and turn it off and the steering would be fine again for a while. I took my jeep back to the dealer on december 2, 2016 and…
ODI 10937585
Electrical System · Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 jeep grand cherokee. While driving approximately 55 mph on a two lane road, the vehicle was unable to drive in a straight line. The vehicle veered to the right or left across the two lane road. The vehicle was taken to the dealer four times where it was determined that the vehicle was designed to perform that way. The check engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was currently…
ODI 10914482