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1998 JEEP CHEROKEE — STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

crash · 184565 · 1999-11-19

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
CHEROKEE
Year
1998
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
Speed
35 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

THE CAR WANDERS, AND LOSES THE ABILITY TO STEER. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, AND HAS BEEN FOR 5000 MILES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES, AND REPAIRED TWICE. IT WAS IN AN ACCIDENT, DUE TO THE PROBLEM, AND WAS INSPECTED, BUT THEY FOUND NO PROBLEMS AT THE TIME. IT'S INTERMITTENT, THEY KNOW THAT BUT DON'T CARE. THE DEALERSHIP/MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO WORK ON THE CAR, AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS TO THIS DAY. THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION OF THIS ISSUE IN SIMILAR MODEL CARS NOW FROM THE SAME TIME PERIOD, THOUGH IT WAS APPARENTLY NOT ON THE BOOKS WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED, AS MY INSURANCE COMPANY LOOKED FOR SIMILAR REPORTS BUT FOUND NONE. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
715026
Machine
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