2017 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.
What owners report
- power steering · 5 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 5 |
| 30–60k mi | 3 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Steering
When being towed behind my motorhome, the jeep grand cherokee will go into an extreme "wobble" during a slow speed, sharp turn to the left or right, either from a complete stop or near stop on the road that the turn originates from. If either steering tire on the jeep hits an irregularity in the road surface (i.e. A bump, manhole cover, pothole), the steering wheels on the jeep begin rapidly turning from left to…
ODI 11221168
Service Brakes · Steering · Unknown Or Other
When i purchased the vehicle, i was told it was flat towable behind a motorhome. After purchase i then had to spend $500 to have a wiring harness installed to prevent death wobble of front steering/wheels. The second time i towed the vehicle, the back brakes locked up destroying tires, rims, and other unknown items at thisw time.
ODI 11202762
Electrical System · Engine · Steering
Got in vehicle to leave school and dash board lights lit up like a xmas tree but car would not start. After 20 mins of trying if finally started but power steering was out. Took car to dealership, they drove it for a week before problem replicated and died twice on the road. They have had it 2 weeks now thinking it might be a pinched wire. Somewhere likely in the drivers side door. Will get back to me monday, april…
ODI 11192549
Steering
My vehicle is experiencing what is referred to as the 'death wobble' when flat towed behind my motorhome and making a turn at low speed. This problem also occurred in jeep cherokee and jeep came out with a fix. The problem was traced back to the the electric power steering which was new to the jeep cherokee and also grand cherokee in 2017. This problem can be very dangerous if pulling into a road and having to stop…
ODI 11152063
Steering
While being towed by an rv, the jeep started violently wobbling which shook my 40,000 # rv pretty hard. This started after a slow (about 5mph) right turn and the jeep went over a 4 to 5' high curb. The wobbling did not stop until completely stopping the rv. This has only happened once in 5,000 miles of being towed. Has never happened while driving the jeep about 6,000 miles
ODI 11186936
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
While driving my 2017 jeep grand cherokee, summit, down the highway at 65mph, the power steering and land sense suddenly became unavailable. The jeep veered to the right hard, nearly hitting the car next to me, and off the road without power steering. 2 warnings immediately displayed "power steering unavailable service required and landsense unavailable service required." this vehicle has 23,395miles on it. Note****…
ODI 11112737
Steering
While driving the steering wheel locks and can not be turned. This has happened a dozen times and each time we were only narrowly able to avoid an accident. This has happened while driving in a parking garage, one side roads, main roads and on the highway. I believe this has something to do with the lane departure sensor. The car has approximately 14k miles on it and it has been returned to the dealer for repair 5…
ODI 11075612
Engine · Service Brakes · Steering
Takata recall. Was driving with kids and wife i began coming to a stop and was going about 10 to 15 mph when the car stalled out. It shut off and the steering wheel locked up along with the break pedal was nonoe functional as well as the gas pedal and the gear shift. The car would not go back into park and left me in the middle of the road for about 4 minutes. I finally got it into park and then it wouldn't start…
ODI 11115695