Issue ID | 1165529 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10693679 |
Manufacurer | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
Brand | JEEP |
Model | GRAND CHEROKEE |
Model Year | 1994 |
File date | 08/03/15 |
Component | STEERING |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | Incident occurred twice in one day. Had occurred before, but very infrequently. Driving around 66 miles per hour on a highway, the car hit a slight bump in the road and began to shake, violently and uncontrollably. The front end of the car shakes so severely that i am forced to slow down to under 15 mph to stop it. The problem again occurred later that same day, on a different road (a major u. S interstate), traveling at about the same or perhaps slightly greater speed. The bump that i hit was very small, but the shaking that came after caused me to shift lanes and pull off on the shoulder of the interstate to make it stop. All together, i would say that this has occurred with my vehicle about 8 or 9 times, but was thought to be fixed several years ago (by a mechanic admittedly not associated with jeep). The problem went away for a while but is obviously returning and getting worse. Some other jeep owners refer to it as the death-wobble, do to the violent and alarming nature of the shaking. |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 179000 |
Number of Occurences | 1 |
Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | GREELEY, CO |
VIN pattern | XXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | N |
Was medical attention required? | N |
Was part original equipment? | |
No. of injured persons | 0 |
No. of fatalities | 0 |
Date of purchase | 16/01/21 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
Number of cylinders | 0 |
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Vehicle speed | 66 |
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