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1997 Jeep WRANGLER Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	494892
Internal NHTSA #	10082993
Manufacurer	DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
Brand	JEEP
Model	WRANGLER
Model Year	1997
File date	12/08/03
Component	STEERING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	The vehicle used as personal auto, non recreational vehicle, in mormal city driveing conditions. Speed 50 to 55 mph, i passed over a seam in the pavement, an undamped oscelation was initated in the front suspension, the car became uncontrolable at all speeds. I was alble to safely pull the vehicle to the side of the rode and stop without further incednet. Investitagion of the steering components identifed exceve wear on front end tie rods and stearing damper. The car is a 97 jeep tj with 35000 miles . *ak
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	35
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	CEDAR RAPIDS, IA
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?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	01/02/97
Was original owner?	Y
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	Y
Number of cylinders	6
Drive train type	RWD
Transmission type	MAN
Vehicle speed	55
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Dealer's name	MIKE MCGRATH
Dealer's telephone number
Dealer's city	CEDAR RAPIDS
Dealer's state code	IA
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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1997 Jeep WRANGLER Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

1997 Jeep WRANGLER Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

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