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2018 JEEP CHEROKEE — SUSPENSION

crash · 1888296 · 2023-04-17

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
CHEROKEE
Year
2018
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
SUSPENSION
Speed
25 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

This vehicle is designed to be a flat tow vehicle for a class a motorhome. No one made me aware of the death wobble and this caused an accident which could have been deadly. We did 13,000 dollars in damages to my motorhome and jeep. After hours of research i found this to be a common problem from Jeep. i contacted the local jeep service department and they were not aware of this. Come to find out there is a jeep part to correct the problem, at a cost of $286.39 and a labor charge of $460.00 to install. If jeep is aware of this problem, why are they not advising the public to not flat tow this jeep until the necessary parts are installed. There is nothing in the manuals regarding this problem!

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11517448
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown