NHTSA complaint: 1998 JEEP CHEROKEE — STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
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
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation