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1999 JEEP CHEROKEE — STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR

crash · 305941 · 2001-08-02

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
CHEROKEE
Year
1999
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR

Severity

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

Narrative

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE WENT INTO A SPIN, AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. HAD TRIED TO CORRECT STEERING WHEEL, BUT IT WOULD NOT MOVE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. BUT, DID REPAIR TIE ROD DAMAGED DUE TO CRASH. A FEW DAYS LATER , STEERING LOCKED UP AGAIN WHILE TURNING FROM ONE STREET INTO ANOTHER. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
893285
Machine
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