There are 43 stored owner reports matching the steering leading-label group for the 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)Taillight on back passenger side won't work, steering has been bad since I had, steering linkage and suspension failing, emergency brake doesn't work, cruise control won't work, oil pressure always reads high, airbag light stays on n seatbelt light stays on if I don't turn key on n let sit for an few seconds before starting jeep, gas pedal sticks , power steering fluid is leaking bad, steering linkage close to breaking heard noise so I pulled over. Also shocks bad, when hit an small bump it sounds like whole front end breaks
A FEW INSTANCES HAVE OCCURRED WHERE I WILL BE DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE ENGINE WILL IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF AS THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS (RADIO, HEADLIGHTS, DASHBOARD, ETC) STILL FUNCTION BUT ALL GAUGES STOP WORKING. I THEN HAVE TO PULL OVER, PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, AND THEN RESTART THE VEHICLE. IT WILL THEN START UP RIGHT AWAY. ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE ENGINE HAS STARTED BACK UP ON ITS OWN WITHOUT ME DOING ANYTHING AND DRIVES FINE AFTER THAT. THIS SEEMS TO OCCUR MOSTLY WHEN I RELEASE MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR BUT HAS HAPPENED WHEN I AM TRYING TO ACCELERATE. HAS ONLY HAPPENED WHEN DRIVING ON CITY STREETS, NEVER ON A HIGHWAY.
DEATH WOBBLE IN STEERING SYSTEM AT 40 MPH AND ABOVE.
WHEN I AM GOING SLOW AND TAKING A TURN I LOSE MY POWER STEERING WHILE I'M TAKING THE TURN. IT HAPPENS QUITE A BIT BUT THEN IT GOES AWAY AFTER I MAKE THE TURN
EVER SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE 2002 GRAND CHEROKEE VEHICLE THERE ARE TIMES WHEN THE STEERING BECOMES DIFFICULT WHEN APPROACHING A CORNER AND TURNING THE WHEEL.. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. THE STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED SEVERAL TEARS AGO BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES SPORADICALLY AFTER THE REPLACEMENT IT IS NOW HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY THIS IS A ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN I JUST WISH I WOULD HAVE REPORTED THIS SOONER
AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ALL OF A SUDDEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE FRONT END OF MY JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE STARTED SHAKING VERY VIOLENTLY. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND TRIED TO SLOWLY APPLY THE BRAKES AND GET THE JEEP OFF THE EDGE OF THE ROAD. IT WAS REALLY HARD TO CONTROL THE CAR BUT I DID MANAGE TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD. I DROVE BACK HOME ON THE EDGE OF THE ROAD GOING ABOUT 30 MPH WITH MY FLASHERS ON. I TOOK MY JEEP TO MY MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE STABILIZER BAR BUT IT WASN'T LONG BEFORE IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PARTS REPLACED ON MY FRONT END BUT IT STILL CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. I AM REALLY SCARED TO DRIVE ON A HIGHWAY GOING 55 MPH ANYMORE AND DON'T DO IT UNLESS I REALLY HAVE TO. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE TIE ROD CONNECTING BARS WERE RUSTED TO THE POINT OF CORROSION AND COULD POSSIBLY FRACTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE CONNECTING BARS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,551. UPDATED 02/18/15*LJ UPDATED 4/4/2016*JS UPDATED 08/28/2017*CT
DEATH WOBBLE UNABLE TO STEER CONTROL AUTO AT 30MPH AND ABOVE UNABLE TO REPAIR YET W/OVER $1000. SPENT ON ISSUE FRONT END TOO SENSITIVE UNABLE TO DRIVE. *TR
THE STEERING STARTED TO MAKE A GRINDING NOISE AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. TOOK RIGHT AWAY TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD A PART IN THE STEERING CAME APART AND MESSED UP THE STEERING AND POWER PUMP. WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. STILL IN GARAGE AND WILL COST 1340$ TO FIX. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND I AM GLAD I WAS ONLY DOING 35 AT THE TIME. HOW MANY OTHERS HAS THIS HAPPENED TO. WHAT IF I WAS GOING FASTER OR EVEN ON THE INTERSTATE? WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CONTROL THE JEEP. THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. *TR
DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS, 65 MPH, HIT A SMALL BUMP ON THE ROAD AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW IN EARLY 2002 AND THIS WAS THE FIRST INCIDENT. SINCE THEN THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIME. SUSPECT A WORN STEERING DAMPER.
THE HEATER FAILED IN MY 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THIS IS APPARENTLY A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS MODEL. PREVIOUSLY THE SEAT HEATERS OVERHEATED AND THE POWER STEERING HOSE FAILED. *TR
KEY WON'T TURN IN IGNITION, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, CAR WON'T SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE HAD THIS ISSUE. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO AUTO REPAIR SHOP. *TR
PRESSURE STEERING HOSE FITTING. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V199000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING: COOLING SYSTEM:FAN) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. SHE WAS INFORMED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND PAID $315 FOR THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,677. UPDATED 09/15/08 *BF THE GEARBOX HAD SEIZED. UPDATED 09/18/08. *JB
STEERING COLUMN BROKE, STEERING BOX AND HOSE LEAK---SQUEAKING NOISE OCCUR WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL, WHEELS FEEL LIKE THEY ARE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE WHEN MAKING TURNS, AND VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL TIGHTENS WHEN TURNING---VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AS OF THIS DATE- CHRYSLER DEALER STATED THAT THIS IS NOT A RECALL ISSUE--- THIS IS A SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED AS A PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL VEHICLES OF THE SAME MODEL--NOTED BY EXPERIENCED MECHANICS. *TR
POWER STEERING PUMP HAS FAILED FOR THE 4TH TIME IN LAST YEAR. HAVE NOW LEARNED THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BY CHRYSLER AND IS DUE TO POOR DESIGN THAT HAS THE POWER STEERING PUMP DRIVING AN AUXILIARY COOLING FAN. RESULTS IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND EXTREMELY REDUCED DRIVABLE. *TR
WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED IN EITHER DIRECTION IT MAKES A LOUD GROANING NOISE. *TR
CONTINUED AND UNREPAIRABLE LOUD GROANING NOISE FROM UNDER CARRIAGE WHEN MAKING SLOW SPEED TURNS IN EITHER DIRECTION. STEERING HOSES HAVE BEEN REPLACED, TRANSFER CASE SERVICED. NOISE IS LOUD ENOUGH FOR DRIVER TO BELIEVE STEERING OR SUSPENSION MAY FAIL AT ANY MOMENT. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT, WHO IS A MECHANIC, INSPECTED HIS VEHICLE. HE STATED THAT THE TOP CONNECTOR OF THE POWER STEERING HOSE HAD FAILED AND ALL THE FLUID LEAKED OUT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 60,000.
POWER STEERING HOSE DEVELOPED A LEAK DUE TO POOR DESIGN WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF ASSIST ,VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS WHERE THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND PRESSURE HOSE WERE REPLACED. DEALER WOULD NOT COVER ANY OF THE COST. *JB
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