Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||||
| 035701 | 03/07/2003 | 10002314 | Steering system groan. *tt | 08/20/2003 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||
| 05/01/1995 | 1 | ||
| Consumer wife was driving went to turn to a lane, the jeep lost control and went off the road. tt | |||
| STEERING - COLUMN LOCKING - ANTI-THEFT DEVICE | |||
| 05/01/1995 | 1 | ||
| Alarm system failed. *dh | |||
| STEERING - GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) | |||
| 09/26/1999 | 1 | 10/01/1997 | |
| Failure of c.v. joint nearly caused major accident. steering became impossible. failure of c.v. joint due to faulty design of oil seals. manufacturer has been quietley been advising upgrade to seal system and repalcment of oil with life time grease. dealer failed to perform or advise of said upgrades. | |||
| STEERING - HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | |||
| 12/12/2001 | 01/01/1995 | ||
| Lost all steering. steering wheel totally disconnected. repairs were replace steering wheel coupler, cruise casette and rotary coupler, rear tie rod assembly. the whole thing snapped, moments before pulling onto the highway - catastrophic failure, lucky no one was killed. dealer says car was in an accident (it was not ). repair person said failure would have occurred as an immediate result of an accident. car driven the night before, no accident, ever, no problems before complete failure. car was being driven when failure occurred. | |||
| STEERING - LINKAGES | |||
| 12/12/2001 | 01/01/1995 | ||
| Lost all steering. steering wheel totally disconnected. repairs were replace steering wheel coupler, cruise casette and rotary coupler, rear tie rod assembly. the whole thing snapped, moments before pulling onto the highway - catastrophic failure, lucky no one was killed. dealer says car was in an accident (it was not ). repair person said failure would have occurred as an immediate result of an accident. car driven the night before, no accident, ever, no problems before complete failure. car was being driven when failure occurred. | |||
| STEERING - WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR | |||
| 12/12/2001 | 01/01/1995 | ||
| Lost all steering. steering wheel totally disconnected. repairs were replace steering wheel coupler, cruise casette and rotary coupler, rear tie rod assembly. the whole thing snapped, moments before pulling onto the highway - catastrophic failure, lucky no one was killed. dealer says car was in an accident (it was not ). repair person said failure would have occurred as an immediate result of an accident. car driven the night before, no accident, ever, no problems before complete failure. car was being driven when failure occurred. | |||
| 01/17/1996 | 7 | ||
| Screeching noise from steering column when turning. *dsh | |||