2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Steering Problems

My jeep does the death wobble anytime I hit a small bump in the road, pothole, Lane marker...etc. it is very hard to control at that point and seems as though it might flip if it gets any worst or hit a big enough bump. It is very hard to control and to get to stop once it gets going. It poses a huge safety concern for myself and others being that I have to get the truck to stop when it does the death wobble which means someone coming behind me would/should have to stop as well and definitely is a nuisance to myself and other drivers. Please help. I have read and been told it could be any one of the steering or suspension components.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL VIBRATION FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHICH WAS ALSO FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIBRATION CEASED AT LOW SPEEDS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONSTANT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BARNETT CHRYSLER JEEP DEALER, LOCATED AT (3430 HWY 61 N, WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN 55110) TO BE DIAGNOSED. A CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 270,000.

Mileage: 270,000

ANYTIME I HIT A SMALL BUMP IN ROAD OR WHEN TURNING THE FRONT END LOSES CONTROL AND VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY SENDING ME INTO OTHER LANE. SEVERAL WIRES HAVE MELTED UNDER THE HOOD AND THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT GETS EXTREMELY HOT WHILE DRIVING A DISTANCE OVER 13 MILES

Mileage: 116,007

WHEN DRIVING, THE STEERING PULLS TO THE LEFT SIDE FAIRLY HARD. ALSO, WHEN MAKING EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT TURNS THE RESULT IS A VERY JERKY AND NOT SMOOTH. WHEN THERE IS A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKS AND TURNS SLIGHTLY CAUSING POSSIBLE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE IS DRIVE-ABLE HOWEVER THERE IS DEFINITELY SOME CAUSE FOR CONCERN. HAVE REPLACED THE SUSPENSION WITH BRAND NEW SHOCKS AND THERE SEEMS TO BE NO DIFFERENCE IN THE STEERING WHEEL'S RESPONSE TO BUMPS. WHEELS ALSO APPEAR TO BE IN GREAT ALIGNMENT AS WELL. I HAVE SEEN WHERE THIS ISSUE IS VERY COMMON WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL AND WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO GET THE ISSUE CORRECTED FOR A FEELING OF COMFORT AND SAFETY WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE.

Mileage: 144,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, A GRINDING AND HUMMING NOISE WAS PRESENT FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. ALSO, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND HOSE WERE FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

Mileage: 88,000

STEERING GEAR BOX SUDDENLY LOCKS UP ON SLOW TURNS IN TRAFFIC

Mileage: 85,000

TAKATA RECALL, JEEP DRIFTS BACK AND FORTH ON ROAD REGARDLESS OF SURFACE OF ROAD,SWAYS BACK AND FORTH, FEELS VERY UNSAFE, HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED,

Mileage: 83,020

HAD A CAR ACCIDENT FEW DAYS AGO AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOYED AT EITHER SIDE. ALSO, THE STEERING COLUMN IS STACK IN LOWER LEVEL, THE MECHANIC SAID IT IS BROKEN INSIDE, NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

Mileage: 125,700

TAKATA RECALL WHILE DRIVING MY STEERING WHEEL IS VERY LOOSE SHAKES WHEN I USE THE BRAKE PEDDLE. PULLS ME LEFT THEN JERKS BE TO THE RIGHT OR VISE VERSA. THIS IS VERY SCARY. I HAVE KIDS THAT DEPEND ON ME TO GET THEM FROM SCHOOL BUS STOP ETC I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY OWN VEHICLE I'VE PUT 2 SETS OF NEW TIRES ON MY JEEP SINCE FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR 2017. THIS HAPPENEDS ON THE HIGHWAY CITY STREET BACK ROADS YOU NAMES IT

IGNITION SWITCH-P41. I WENT TO THE GARAGE ONE SATURDAY MORNING ON MY WAY TO WORK AND COULD NOT CRANK UP MY VEHICLE. THE IGNITION WOULD LITERALLY NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL OR ANYTHING. THE LIGHTS TO THE CAR WOULD BLINK AND MY CAR WOULDN'T START WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION; HOWEVER, THE SAFETY RECALL IS ON A MODEL CAR ONE YEAR AFTER MINE. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THE IGNITION WOULD NOT CRANK UP. ONE TIME, I LITERALLY HAD TO PULL OVER AND STOP THE CAR ONLY TO TRY AND START IT AGAIN BUT IT WOULDN'T CRANK. IN ORDER FOR IT TO GO, I HAD TO BANG ON THE IGNITION PARK TO GET IT TO TURN THE KEY AND FURTHER START THE IGNITION. THE ISSUES ARE THE SAME AS THE RECALL BUT I'M OUT OF POCKET SOME $687.00 AT THE DEALERSHIP, WHICH I HAD TO WAIT 3 HOURS FOR A TOW TRUCK TO COME THROUGH. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS MODEL CAR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AS WELL. I AM A SINGLE PARENT AND IT IS SO FRUSTRATING TO TRY AND PROVIDE FOR MY CHILD WHEN I CAN'T USE THE ONLY TRANSPORTATION THAT I HAVE PLUS THE FACT THAT IT COSTS AN ARM AND A LEG JUST TO FIX. I CANNOT AFFORD ANOTHER CAR NOTE AT THIS TIME. PLEASE CONSIDER THE 2004 MODELS IN THIS RECALL.

MY 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON AND WINDOWS WILL NOT WORK. HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FIXED 2 TIMES NOW AND IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN. ON THE INTERNET IT SAYS IT IS A FLAW IN THE WIRING HARNESS. A BLACK GROUND WIRE BREAKS. ALSO THE VEHICLE IS DEVELOPING THE DEATH WOBBLE WHERE GOING DOWN THE ROAD IF YOU HIT A BUMP THE FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY. HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM ON MY 1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. VERY DANGEROUS.

Mileage: 111,569

DEATH WOBBLE - AT CERTAIN SPEEDS ON CERTAIN ROAD SURFACES THE VEHICLE WILL HIT A BUMP INITIATING A VIOLENT SHAKING IN THE STEERING COMPONENTS OF THE CAR AND CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL.. IT IS ONLY BY AN IMMEDIATE, SHARP AND MOMENTARY APPLICATION OF BRAKES (OR ACCELERATOR) WILL THE SHAKING STOP.

Mileage: 161,000

RECALL S33 FOR JEEP WRANGLES - THE CLOCK SPRING FAILS DUE TO DUST - MANY OTHER PEOPLE WHO USE THEIR JEEPS IN DUSTY AREA'S ALSO HAVE THIS ISSUE. MINE HAS FAILED AND UPON INSPECTION IS FULL OF DIRT AND DUST.

Mileage: 180,000

WHILE IN MOTION DRIVING ON A BUSY TWO WAY CITY ROADWAY STREET, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, LOST BRAKES, NO STEERING AND NO ELECTRICAL WHILE IN MOTION, THAT ENDANGERED MY LIFE FROM A HEAD ON COLLISION. CURRENTLY NO POWER, THE WINDOWS ARE OPEN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE STUCK.

Mileage: 37,448

IN JANUARY 2016, I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE. I NOTICED THE VEHICLE STEERING SEEMED A LITTLE OFF. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL SHOP AND IT WAS DETERMINED THE STEERING GEAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT WAS RATHER EXPENSIVE TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. I'M UNSURE OF WHEN THE PROBLEM AROSE AS IT WAS FOR SALE FOR MONTHS PRIOR TO ME PURCHASING. APPARENTLY THIS HAD BEEN REPAIRED UNDER A PRIOR RECALL.

Mileage: 177,400

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIE ROD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000.

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED WORST THAN BEFORE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING GEAR BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.

Mileage: 144,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING OVER 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY VIBRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000.

Mileage: 131,000

I WAS DRIVING TO THE STORE WHEN THE RIGHT FRONT LOWER SPRING SUPPORT GAVE OUT.I HAVE NOW BEEN WITHOUT A CAR FOR 3 WEEKS. UPDATED 09/10/15*LJ UPDATED 12/12/2017*CN

Mileage: 80,000

2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE WHEELS, STEERING, AND TIRES BEGAN TO SHAKE SEVERELY

Mileage: 200,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE WHEELS, STEERING, AND TIRES BEGAN TO SHAKE SEVERELY. THE CONTACT HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP OR DRIVE AT LOWER SPEEDS IN ORDER FOR THE SHAKING TO STOP. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

Mileage: 180,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, THE HORN SOUNDED WITHOUT WARNING UNTIL THE BATTERY WAS REMOVED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

Mileage: 104,000

STEERING BECOMES HARD WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN AT LOW PARKING SPEEDS. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT BUT HAS CAUSED NEAR LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *JS

Mileage: 147,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000.

Mileage: 129,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EXTREME FORCE WAS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING GEAR BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED I NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 03V079000 (STEERING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

Mileage: 49,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE DEALER ADJUSTED THE STEERING, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,956.

Mileage: 127,956

I HAVE A 2004 GRAND CHEROKEE . SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, I STARTED TO HAVE STALLING ISSUES. HOT OR COLD, DRY OR WET, FIRST DRIVE OF THE DAY OR LAST, IT DIDN'T MATTER. THE ENGINE WOULD CUT OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING REGARDLESS OF SPEED. I HAD TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL, RECRANK IT AND PUT IT BACK IN DRIVE JUST TO AVOID ACCIDENTS, OTHERWISE IT DRIFTS OUT OF CONTROL. AT FIRST I THOUGHT THIS WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT BUT NOW IT HAPPENS ALMOST EVERYDAY. IT'S DANGEROUS BUT I HAVE NO CHOICE TO DRIVE TO GET TO WORK AND FROM THE INTERNET A LOT OF OTHER JEEP USERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. WHY NO RECALL ON THIS ISSUE? OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 185,829

WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS THERE IS A KNOCKING/GRINDING WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT WHICH HAS BECAME LOUDER AND MORE FREQUENT. SINCE THIS BEGAN THE STEERING IS NOW LOOSE AND PULLS AS IF NEEDING AN ALIGNMENT ALTHOUGH THIS WAS DONE APPROX. LESS THAN 1 YR AGO. IT HAS BECAME DIFFICULT TO KEEP CAR STRAIGHT WHEN DRIVING ALTHOUGH I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING (YET). POSSIBLY RELATED TO RECALL BUT IT DOESN'T APPEAR MY VIN WAS INCLUDED. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE! I HAVE HEARD SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF STEERING FAILING WHILE TRAVELING CAUSING WRECKS. THEY SHOULD RECONSIDER THE RANGE OF VEHICLES INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 123,000

WE SLIPPED ON SOME BLACK ICE AND THE JEEP WENT UP A HILL AND THEN WE FLIPPED AND LANDED UPSIDE DOWN. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED THE OTHER TIME WAS LAST YEAR FEB 18 2013 WHEN MY 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ROLLED OVER THREE TIMES BEFORE LANDING UPSIDE DOWN. LAST YEAR IT WAS ME AND MY 3 SONS. THUS YEAR IT WAS ME AND MY HUSBAND. I INJURED MY LEG AND BACK. ALSO NEITHER TIMES DID THE AIR BAGS DEPLOY. *TR

Mileage: 122,267

WHILE APPROACHING THE INTERSECTION ( MAKING A LEFT TURN ) MY STEERING STIFFING AND I COULD NOT MAKE A LEFT TURN INTO MY LANE ( INNER LANE ). I HAD TO ILLEGALLY TURN INTO THE OUTER LANE. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK MY VEHICLE TO AN CERTIFIED MECHANIC ( BELLE TIRE ) WHO ADVISED THAT MY GEAR BOX WAS MALFUNCTIONING. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THAT UNIT ( GEAR BOX- RACKET PINION ). I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP ( CHRYSLER ) WHOM ADVISED THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE A RECALL FOR THAT UNIT. THEY ADVISED ME TO CONTACT YOU GUYS FOR HELP. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

MY WIFE WAS BACKING UP IN OUR DRIVE WAY SHE DID NOT SEE MY SONS HONDA CIVIC BEHIND HER VERY POOR VISION FROM BEING SO HIGH FACTORY SETTINGS. SHE RIPPED THE GAS TANK OPEN. A FEW YEARS LATER SHE WAS REAR ENDED AND AGAIN THE TANK RIPPED OPEN WE WERE LUCKY BOTH TIMES NO FIRE. THEN WE HAVE HAD DEATH WOBBLE EVERY JEEP SUFFER,S FROM IT AT SOME TIME IN IT,S LIFE AS PER THE DEALER. I REPLACED EVERY STEERING PART IN THE FRONT END AFTER 40,000 MILES AGAIN IT HAPPENED TO ME AT 55MPH ON THE HIGHWAY I CAME SO CLOSE TO IT ROLLING IT OVER IT TOOK ME MORE THAN A MONTH TO GET BACK IN IT. THE DESIGN OF THE REAR IS JUST AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN THE REAR IS THE SAME AS A RAMP TO DRIVE UP. I AM FAR FROM A RICH MAN THIS PRODUCT COST ME CLOSE TO 40,GRAND. I TRULY THOUGHT WE COULD GET A FEW COST FREE MILES.I AM DISABLED I LIVE ON A FIXED INCOME. NOW MY INVESTMENT IS WORTHLESS. I WAS A DRIVER FOR A LIVING AND HAVE DRIVEN MORE THAN A THOUSAND CARS AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS WITH ANY OTHER CAR HELP HELP HELP PLEASE [XXX] P.S I SERVICE MY CARS LIKE CLOCKWORK! I TRY TO FIX THINGS BEFORE THEY BREAK..THIS JEEP HAS ME BEAT! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 52,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE STEERING GEAR BOX WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V079000 (STEERING) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000. *TR

Mileage: 18,000

I HAD A COLLISION WITH A DEER AND MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY! MY BRAKES DID NOT WORK, AND MY STEERING WAS DYSFUNCTIONAL! *TR

WHILE TURNING LEFT ON A HIGHWAY LOST THE ABILITY TO CONTINUE TURNING LEFT. BARELY AVOIDED ONCOMING TRAFFIC. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO GARAGE. FOUND THAT THE STEERING GEAR BOX HAD FAILED. *TR

Mileage: 145,669

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT ALSO HEARD AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V079000 (STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH OVER A ROAD BUMP, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED A LEFT TURN WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE REGAINED POWER STEERING AFTER THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V079000 (STEERING:GEAR BOX OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

Mileage: 137,000

STEERING LOSING POWER WHEN TURNING RIGHT, ACCOMPANIED BY A WHINE AND SOUNDS OF PRESSURE LOSS. NO LEAKS IN POWER STEERING PRESSURE HOSES, NO LEAKS IN GEAR BOX (GEAR BOX WAS DRY), NO LEAKS IN ANY OTHER RELEVANT PARTS WITHIN THE STEERING SYSTEM. PROBLEM WAS INVESTIGATED BY AAA AND PEPBOYS. POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED AND FLUSHED ON 6-JAN-12. THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING PROBLEM IS STILL PERSISTING, AND IS WORSE NOW WITH A NEW PUMP AND CLEAN PUMP SYSTEM. PEPBOYS NATIONAL RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THE PROBLEM IS WITHIN THE GEARBOX, SPACER CLIP MOVING OUT OF POSITION WHEN TURNING RIGHT CUTTING OFF POWER TO THE STEERING SYSTEM, AND MOVING BACK INTO POSITION WHEN TURNING LEFT RESTORING POWER TO THE STEERING SYSTEM. CHRYSLER HAS A TSB REPORTED MARCH 4, 2003 FOR THIS EXACT FAILURE. CHRYSLER CLAIMS THIS VEHICLE'S VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE MANUFACTURER'S TSB, NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V079000. CASE HAS BEEN OPENED WITH CHRYSLER - CASE #: 21743619. I CANNOT STEER THIS VEHICLE AT ALL WITHOUT THE ASSIST OF POWER STEERING. EXTREMELY CONCERNED WITH THE POTENTIAL DANGER OF LOSING POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING CAUSING A CRASH, FLIPPING, AND POTENTIAL SERIOUS INJURIES OR DEATH. *TR

Mileage: 124,000

STEERING LOSING POWER WHEN TURNING RIGHT, ACCOMPANIED BY A WHINE AND SOUNDS OF PRESSURE LOSS. NO LEAKS IN POWER STEERING PRESSURE HOSES, NO LEAKS IN GEAR BOX (GEAR BOX WAS DRY), NO LEAKS IN ANY OTHER RELEVANT PARTS WITHIN THE STEERING SYSTEM. PROBLEM WAS INVESTIGATED BY AAA AND PEPBOYS. POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED AND FLUSHED ON 6-JAN-12. THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING PROBLEM IS STILL PERSISTING, AND IS WORSE NOW WITH A NEW PUMP AND CLEAN PUMP SYSTEM. PEPBOYS NATIONAL RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THE PROBLEM IS WITHIN THE GEARBOX, SPACER CLIP MOVING OUT OF POSITION WHEN TURNING RIGHT CUTTING OFF POWER TO THE STEERING SYSTEM, AND MOVING BACK INTO POSITION WHEN TURNING LEFT RESTORING POWER TO THE STEERING SYSTEM. CHRYSLER HAS A TSB REPORTED MARCH 4, 2003 FOR THIS EXACT FAILURE. CHRYSLER CLAIMS THIS VEHICLE'S VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE MANUFACTURER'S TSB, NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V079000. CASE HAS BEEN OPENED WITH CHRYSLER - CASE #: 21743619. I CANNOT STEER THIS VEHICLE AT ALL WITHOUT THE ASSIST OF POWER STEERING. EXTREMELY CONCERNED WITH THE POTENTIAL DANGER OF LOSING POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING CAUSING A CRASH, FLIPPING, AND POTENTIAL SERIOUS INJURIES OR DEATH. *TR

Mileage: 124,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BECOME EXTREMELY STIFF WHEN ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V079000 (STEERING: GEAR BOX -OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE GEAR BOX WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V079000 (STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

Mileage: 106,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE WHEEL REFUSED DID NOT RESPOND. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V079000 (STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION), BUT ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

Mileage: 115,000

INCREASED STEERING EFFORT, STEERING STUTTERING/BINDING- STEERING IS DIFFICULT WHEN TURNING AT LOW SPEED- OCCURS ALL THE TIME. REPLACED POWER STEERING GEAR, REBUILT 278414/NATL[R]. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

WHEN I DRIVE MY CAR AND I START TO BRAKE AT IN THE SPEED RANGE OF 20MPH TO 65MPH, MY BRAKE PEDAL STARTS TO VIBRATE AND MY STEERING WHEEL STARTS TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY, I HAVE TO START PUMPING THE BRAKES FOR THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME NEARLY MODERATELY CONTROLLABLE. I HAVE BEEN READING ONLINE THAT MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME YEAR JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAVE BEEN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. EVEN WITH EARLIER MODELS. WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL ON THIS YET, THERE IS SOMETHING OBVIOUSLY WRONG WITH THE BRAKE OR STEERING SYSTEM.

Mileage: 75,500

2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE/4D 4X2. VEHICLE HAS PULLED TO THE RIGHT SINCE PURCHASE. HAVE HAD ALIGNMENTS,TOE SETTING TO MANUF. SPECS. BOTH OUTER TIE ROD ENDS BUSTED, HAD REPLACED, AND ALIGNMENT. THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND THE 6/60 MAXIMUM CARE PLAN HAS ENDED. THE VEHICLE HAS 40,586 MILES ON IT. I WROTE AND ASKED DAIMLERCHYRYSLER TO FIX IT. THEY NEVER DID RESPOND. I DO NOT KNOW IF IT IS A STEERING DRIFT PROBLEM, ALL I KNOW IS THAT NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO FIX THIS UNSAFE PULLING TO THE RIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 8,179

I OWN A JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 2004--THE PROBLEM I AM HAVING IS WITH THE STEERING. IT IS VERY HARD TO STEER TO THE RIGHT THE WHEEL LOCKS AND I CANNOT TURN. I TOOK THE JEEP TO HAYES CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED A POWER STEERING PUMP AND PRESSURE LINE AND A POWER STEERING GEAR BOX. THE TOTAL QUOTE IS $1601.00--I COULD NOT AFFORD THAT SO I TOOK IT TO MIDAS AND THEY ADVISED ME THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PART AND JEEP SHOULD REPLACE THE PART FREE OF CHARGE. I PULLED THE RECALL NOTICE AND IT DOES STATE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND IT WOULD BE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER AND ALSO CHRYSLER THAT MY VN # WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST....I AM VERY UPSET BECAUSE MY VEHICLE IS DOING THE SAME THING AS STATED IN THE RECALL BUT SINCE MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT LISTED THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING. PLEASE ADVISE ME WHAT IC AN DO AT THIS POINT. WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE I TOOK IT BACK THE SAME MONTH AND TOLD THEM SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE STEERING I DO HAVE DOCUMENTATION. I ALSO TOOK IT BACK A 2ND TIME AND THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT INTERMITTENTLY THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED WHILE DRIVING. A TECHNICIAN FROM THE DEALER CONCLUDED THAT HIS VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL # 03V079000, STEERING GEAR BOX OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION; THEREFORE, HE WAS INELIGIBLE FOR A FREE REMEDY. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 82,000.

Mileage: 85,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT REQUIRES INCREASED STEERING EFFORT WHEN TURNING THE STEERING COLUMN, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF A CRASH.HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL# 03V079000 (STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)). UPON CONTACT A REPRESENTATIVE ADVISED HIM THAT BECAUSE HIS VIN NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE VIN RANGE, THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIRS. AS OF CURRENT DATE THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

Mileage: 72,000

WHENEVER THE CONTACT MAKES A SLOW LEFT HAND TURN THE VEHICLE MAKES A GROWNING SOUND AND A RUBBING SENSATION CAN BE FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES BEFOREHAND, CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE IS 52000. BML

Mileage: 52,000

AFTER LOSING POWER STEERING VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH A GUARD RAIL. AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY IN THE FRONTAL/SIDE COLLISION PRIOR TO A HEAD ON COLLISION INTO A MEDIAN/DITCH AND A ROLL OVER IN A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED SO NOTHING WAS DONE TO REPAIR. CONSEQUENCES WERE A TOTALED VEHICLE, LOSS OF PERSONAL PROPERTY AND SEVERE BODILY DAMAGE TO DRIVER RESULTING IN BRAIN CONTUSIONS AND HEMATOMAS, A 7 IN GASH ON FOREHEAD AND NECK SURGERY TO CORRECT TWO DISC THAT WERE CRUSHING SPINAL CORD INTO A "Z" SHAPE> *TR

Mileage: 62,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER AND LOCKS UP FOR 5- 10 SECONDS. THE FAILURE OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. THROUGH RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V079000 (STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)); HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. HE BELIEVES IT SHOULD BE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE IT IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME DEFECTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000. UPDATED 4/14/09 *CN UPDATED 04/17/09.*JB

Mileage: 41,000

THERE IS A PROBLEM IN THE POWER STEERING. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN LEFT. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THE STEERING BOX ON SOME JEEP CHEROKEES BUT THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE MINE. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. IT IS IN THE STEERING GEAR BOX -IMPROPERLY FORMED SPACER CLIP. I FEEL THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM ON MY JEEP ALSO. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WOULD NOT LOCK OR "GRIP" AS QUICKLY AS IT SHOULD. THE FAILURE CAUSED DIFFICULTY WHEN BRAKING. SHE ALSO NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A "GLIDING" EFFECT WHEN DRIVING 40 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE. FURTHERMORE, SHE EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. AS A RESULT, SHE MADE WIDE TURNS DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF EFFORT SHE HAD TO PUT INTO TURNING THE WHEEL. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHECKED THE BRAKES. THE DEALER CHANGED THE BRAKE PADS AND STATED THAT EVERYTHING WAS FINE. THE SECOND TIME THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR THE ABS FAILURE SHE WAS INFORMED AGAIN THAT EVERYTHING WAS FINE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED FOR THE STEERING FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 43,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20.

Mileage: 20

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND MADE A RUBBING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V079000 (STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 68,200. UPDATED 09/15/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT, FRICTION WAS FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND A SCRUBBING NOISE WAS PRESENT FOR AT LEAST 6 MONTHS. UPDATED 09/18/08. *JB

Mileage: 68,200

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT AT 10 MPH, SHE WOULD HEAR A DRAGGING NOISE AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BECOME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE FAILURE DID NOT OCCUR WHEN THE WHEEL WAS TURNED TO THE RIGHT. THE DEALER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V079000 (STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 40,000.

Mileage: 40,000

I AM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING, BRAKES, AND THE HEAT VENT. WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT, IT MAKES THIS AWFUL NOISE. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE FRONT END BEGINS TO SHAKE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO GET THE BRAKES CHANGED AND THEY SAID THE PADS LOOK FINE. WHEN I HAD THE HEATER ON, IT WAS BLOWING COLD AIR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WITH HEATED SEAT ISSUE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE HEATED SEAT PROBLEM. SHE ALSO STATES THAT THERE IS A WIRE OR ROD POKING THROUGH THE DRIVER SEAT. *KB THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING, THE BLEND DOORS IN THE HEATING SYSTEM, THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW FELL DOWN IN TO THE DOOR PANEL, AND THE HOOD STRUTS FAILED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE HEATED SEAT ISSUE HAD BEEN RECALLED. THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE OXYGEN SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

STEERING FAILURE STEERING WHEEL FROZE WHILE TURNING LEFT IN THE MIDDLE OF ON COMING TRAFFIC NEARLY ESCAPING ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 32,000

HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH STEERING SINCE PURCHASE IN AUG. 2003 HAVE BROUGHT IT TO THE ATTENTION OF DEALER AND WAS TOLD NO PROBLEM FOUND. I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE STEERING TO FAIL. ON THE LAST TIME IN I WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE INSTALLATION MYSELF $750,000. *TR

Mileage: 3,000

TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING THE 2004 CHRYSLER JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PARK, BUT THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY REGAINED THE POWER STEERING. THE DEALER/MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE STEERING GEAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED RECALL 03V079000 WAS FOR THE SAME FAILURE. HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. *AK UPDATE 05/04/07*TR

Mileage: 35,980

TL* - THE CONTACTED STATED THAT THE STEERING FELT STIFF WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD HE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE STEERING GEAR BOX. THE ODOMETER READING WAS 30000 AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO HAVE THE PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING STIFFNESS, AND HE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK. T THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES DUE TO WARPED BRAKE ROTORS. HE HAD THEM REPAIRED, HOWEVER, HE CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE ROTORS.*AK

Mileage: 30,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOOSE ALONG THE COLUMN AND NEEDED TO BE TIGHTENED. AFTER THE INITIAL TIGHTENING OF THE STEERING WHEEL, A LOUD, POPPING NOISE WAS HEARD WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE TILT WHEEL KNOB NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTERWARDS, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED, AND THE DEALER DETERMINED THE STEERING WHEEL NEEDED TO BE TIGHTENED AGAIN, AND DUE TO THE LOOSENESS IT CAUSED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG TO FAIL WHICH WOULD ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. UPDATED 01/10/07. *JB

Mileage: 43,000

HAVE A WHISTLING NOISE IN STEERING AND DEALER HAVE TRIED 6 TIMES TO FIX INCLUDING REPLACING STEERING BOX. NOW VEHICLE MAKES WHISTLING NOISE AND A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE STEERING AREA. 3 OF 6 DEALERS SAY THAT IT CANT BE REPAIRED AND THAT IT IS NOT NORMAL BUT CANT GET CHRYSLER TO RESPOND. THIS IS A LEASE VEHICLE AND I WANT OUT OF VEHICLE BUT HAVE TO HAVE TRANSPORTATION DUE TO MY JOB. I AM AFRAID SOMETHING WILL HAPPEN TO THE STEERING ONE DAY WHILE TRAVELING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INTO THE DEALER(S) 25 TIMES AND OUT OF SERVICE AT LEAST 45+ DAYS. THEY HAVE REPLACED POWER STEERING PUMP 2XS, L WINDSHIELD, SEALED ANOTHER WINDSHIELD, DRAINED POWER STEERING LINES TWICE AND REPLACED STEERING BOX. I LEASED VEHICLE IN 9/04, WITH FIRST REPAIR ATTEMPT IN 10/04 AND HAVE OVER 25 TIMES IN SHOP SINCE LAST 2 YEARS. HELP ME GET OUT OF THIS LEASE VEHICLE? *JB

Mileage: 1,646

STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. DEALER TESTED AND FOUND THAT THE STEERING GEAR CAME APART INTERNALLY SENDING METAL FRAGMENTS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE POWER STEERING SYSTEM. DEALER FOUND IT NECESSARY TO REPLACE POWER STEERING PUMP, GEAR BOX, RADIATOR FAN BECAUSE IT IS HYDRAULICALLY RAN THROUGH THE POWER STEERING PUMP, THE RETURN AND PRESSURE POWER STEERING HOSES ECT. DEALER REPAIRED AT A COST OF $2846.53 PLUS TAX. LATER I FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE STEERING GEAR BOX HOWEVER OUR JEEP WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN # . *NM

Mileage: 45,564

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN WHILE DRIVING 30MPH OR LESS. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 03V079000, REGARDING THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEM PERSISTED, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SEEN BY A DEALER.

Mileage: 47,000

THE STEERING ON 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE BECOMES HARD AT TIMES WHEN I AM DRIVING OR ATTEMPTING TO PARK IN A PARKING SPACE. YOUR WEB SITE LISTS THIS PROBLEM AS A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE. I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM CHRYSLER JEEP ,SO I CALLED 1-24-06 AND WAS TOLD BY CHRYSLER THAT THE RECALLS WERE VIN NUMBER SPECIFIC AND MY JEEP WAS NOT ONE OF THEM. CHRYSLER IS NOT TAKING ANY ACTION AT THIS TIME TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE FOR ME. *AK

Mileage: 35,000

HAD A SQUEAKY POWER STEERING SYSTEM ON 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE RIGHT FROM THE FIRST DAY OF PURCHASE. JEEP REFUSED TO CORRECT THE SQUEAK, SAYING THAT THIS WAS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THIS MODEL.*AK

Mileage: 50

THERE WAS A POP/CREAK/CLUNK IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL LEFT IN THE DRIVE POSITION. BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO DEALER & WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS "UNSAFE TO DRIVE" BECAUSE A PIECE OF THE STEERING COLUMN HAD TO BE REPLACED. DEALER HAD TO ORDER THE PART & CAR HAD TO STAY OVERNIGHT. CAR IS LESS THAN 1 YEAR OLD WITH 4,000 MILES ON IT.

Mileage: 3,900

TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE SHIFTING, A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT HOME. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED THE SAME DAY. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS NOW HAVING A STEERING PROBLEM. *TC

Mileage: 4,007

STEERING NOISE WHILE TURNING THE WHEEL JUST A LITTLE TO EITHER SIDE. DEALER IS ORDERING "A PART" HAVE TO WAIT A WEEK FOR IT TO COME IN. VEHICLE HAS ONLY 1100 MILES. *JB

Mileage: 1,000

VEHICLE LURCHES TO THE RIGHT, DEALERSHIP REPLACED ALL RIMS AND TIRES, THUS MAKING THE PROBLEM SLIGHTLY BETTER. MECHANIC SAID IT WAS A "DESIGN FLAW" NOTHING COULD BE DONE ABOUT IT AND TO CALL THE SERVICE MANAGER, THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID "ALL VEHICLES IN COLORADO DRIFT TO THE RIGHT DUE TO ROAD CROWNS". MY JGC STILL DRIFTS TO THE RIGHT WITHIN 5-10 SECONDS ON ALL TYPES OF ROADS. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE TWO WEEKS AGO, IT HAS 800+ MILES ON IT.*AK

Mileage: 160

STEERING NOISE AND POPPING. *AK

THE ABILITY FOR STEERING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, MOST NOTABLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, IS VERY DIFFICULT. THE VEHICLE APPEARS TO HAVE A GAP OF SLOPPY SPACE IN THE STEERING. AFTER DRIVING MULTIPLE NEW 2004 GRAND CHEROKEES I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, ALTHOUGH THE DEGREE OF GAP OR SLOPPINESS VARIES BY VEHICLE. *CB

Mileage: 200