NHTSA Complaint #8007775 — 2001 JEEP CHEROKEE
STEERING:LINKAGES:DRAG:LINK:CONNECTION issue reported to NHTSA
Crash Vehicle Towed
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 8007775 |
| Vehicle | 2001 JEEP CHEROKEE |
| Component | STEERING:LINKAGES:DRAG:LINK:CONNECTION |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | N/A miles |
| Crash | Yes |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | Yes |
| State | CT |
Consumer Description
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE OVERSTEERED TO THE RIGHT, WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL AND OVERTURNED, DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK VEHICLE WAS ANALYZED AND WAS FOUND THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS DUE TO AN IMPROPERLY TIGHTENED ADJUSTING COLLAR ON THE DRAG LINK, THIS CAUSED THE EXTRA EFFORT HAVING TO BE APPLIED BY THE OPERATOR TO TURN THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT TO CORRECT THE EXCESSIVE RIGHTWARD MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE, WHEN THE ADJUSTING COLLAR FINALLY MOVED, IT CREATED THE ABRUPT MANEUVER THAT RESULTED IN THE OVERTURNING OF THE VEHICLE. *SLC
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