NHTSA Complaint #10515674 — 1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE

STEERING issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 10515674
Vehicle 1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE
Component STEERING
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 151,000 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State OK

Consumer Description

AT ANY SPEED OR TERAINE, MY VEHICLE WILL VIOLENTLY SHAKE OUT OF CONTROL!!!!!! IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY, AND FOR THE PAST MONT I HAVE BEEN CHECKING ON WHAT IS CAUSING THIS AS WELL AS THE BEST PLACE TO HAVE THE REPAIRS DONE. I ALSO HAVE SOME OTHER ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE AS WELL. THE LAST "SHAKING" INCINDENT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING OVER AN OVER PASS ABOUT 45MPH, STARTED PRAYING BECAUSE I THOUGHT THAT I WAS ABOUT TO DIE! SO, WANTING THE REPAIRS DONE PROPERLY I CALL A 1-800 JEEP CHRYSLER NUMBER TO ASK FOR A CERTIFIED MECHANIC. WHILE ON THE PHONE I HAD A FEELING TO ASK ABOUT RECALLS. I WAS INFORMED OF ONLY TWO (MINOR) ISSUES. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, SET AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIRS DONE AND AN ESTIMATE OF THE OTHER ISSUES. I DID NOT END UP WITH BOTH RECALLS DONE (THEY DID NOT FEEL THE CONVERTER NEEDED REPLACED)!!! I DECLINED THE PRICE OF THIER ESTIMATE NOT THE REPAIRS! THE ESTIMATE GIVEN ROUGHLY TOTALS $3,929.00! WHICH AFTER CHECKING THIS WEBSITE I FIND THAT A GOOD PART IF NOT ALL OF THE REPAIRS MAY FALL UNDER RECALL!!!! THE MECHANIC I SPOKE WITH SEVERAL TIMES CALLED THIS "SHAKING ISSUE" , "THE DEATH SHAKE" (AND I QUOTE THE MECHANIC,[XXX]) . CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP IN TAHLEQUAH, OK. YATES AUTO SALES. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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