# 1999 JEEP CHEROKEE — STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
> NHTSA complaint `305941` · 2001-08-02 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** JEEP
- **Model:** CHEROKEE
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
## 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
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