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 ). RE…
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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.
NHTSA ODI #756983
Mileage unknown · Oct 6, 1999
Engine And Engine CoolingPower TrainSteering
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.
NHTSA ODI #712927
Mileage unknown · Jul 11, 1996
SteeringVisibility
SUNROOF FOGS UP. *DH
NHTSA ODI #601526
Mileage unknown · Jan 17, 1996
Latches/locks/linkagesSteeringStructure
DRIVER'S DOOR NOT SEALED PROPERLY, CAUSING LOUD WIND NOISE.
NHTSA ODI #500852
Mileage unknown · May 2, 1995
SteeringCrashInjury
CONSUMER WIFE WAS DRIVING WENT TO TURN TO A LANE, THE JEEP LOST CONTROL AND WENT OFF THE ROAD. TT
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. COOLANT SYSTEM LEAKS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED IN AREAS WHERE THE COOLANT COULD BE SUBJECTED TO ELEVATED TEMPERATURES.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: CONSEQUENTLY, THE FLUID COULD IGNITE CAUSING AN UNDER-HOOD FIRE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL MAKE A SERIES OF MODIFICATIONS TO SEVERAL UNDERHOOD HOSE COMPONENTS TO ELIMINATE THE RELEASE OF ENGINE COOLANT.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. AS A RESULT OF WATER INGRESS AND SUBSEQUENT ICE BLOCKAGE, THE TRANSMISSION BREATHER TUBE CAN BECOME CLOGGED, EXPELLING TRANSMISSION FLUID FROM THE DIPSTICK TUBE ONTO HOT ENGINE COMPONENTS.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, CAN RESULT IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE TRANSMISSION BREATHER TUBE FROM THE INNER FENDER AND A SECTION OF THE HOSE WILL BE CUT AT AN ANGLE. THIS ACTION WILL REMOVE THE END OF THE BREATHER TUBE FROM ANY POOLED WATER AND WILL ELIMINATE WATER DROPLETS FROM CLINGING TO THE END OF THE TUBE.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. CERTAIN UNDERHOOD HOSE AND TUBING COMPONENTS CAN FAIL ALLOWING FLUID TO LEAK, SUCH AS ENGINE COOLANT, WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID, AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, CAN RESULT IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THESE VEHICLES AND REPLACE THESE COMPONENTS. NOTE THAT NOT ALL COMPONENTS WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. AS A RESULT OF CHAFFING OF A CRUISE CONTROL WIRE, THE STEERING WHEEL ROTARY COUPLER CAN OVERHEAT AND INADVERTENTLY DEPLOY THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG RESTRAINT SYSTEM WITHOUT WARNING CAN CAUSE A DRIVER TO LOSE VEHICLE CONTROL.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A FUSIBLE LINK WHICH WILL PROTECT THE ROTARY COUPLER FROM OVERHEATING.
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Vehicle Speed Control
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. AS A RESULT OF CHAFFING OF A CRUISE CONTROL WIRE, THE STEERING WHEEL ROTARY COUPLER CAN OVERHEAT AND INADVERTENTLY DEPLOY THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG.
Consequence: DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG RESTRAINT SYSTEM WITHOUT WARNING CAN CAUSE A DRIVER TO LOSE VEHICLE CONTROL.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A FUSIBLE LINK WHICH WILL PROTECT THE ROTARY COUPLER FROM OVERHEATING.
Air Bags:frontal
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. AS A RESULT OF CHAFFING OF A CRUISE CONTROL WIRE, THE STEERING WHEEL ROTARY COUPLER CAN OVERHEAT AND INADVERTENTLY DEPLOY THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG.
Consequence: DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG RESTRAINT SYSTEM WITHOUT WARNING CAN CAUSE A DRIVER TO LOSE VEHICLE CONTROL.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A FUSIBLE LINK WHICH WILL PROTECT THE ROTARY COUPLER FROM OVERHEATING.
THE IDLER PULLEY, PART OF THE ENGINE FRONT END SERPENTINE BELT SYSTEM, CAN FAIL RESULTING IN SERPENTINE BELT DAMAGE OR DISENGAGEMENT.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: DISENGAGEMENT OF THE PULLEY ON THE ROADWAY CAN CAUSE HARM TO PEDESTRIANS AND OTHER VEHICLES. ALSO, FAILURE OF THE BELT CAUSES ALOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST WHICH CAN INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ACCIDENT.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE IDLER PULLEY WITH A NEWLY DESIGNED IDLER PULLEY.
A FLEXIBLE BRAKE HOSE THAT CONNECTS THE HYDRAULIC PUMP TO THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) VALVE BLOCK ASSEMBLY CAN LEAK CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID CAN RESULT IN THE INOPERATION OF PRIMARY BRAKE CIRCUIT, INCLUDING THE REAR BRAKES, AND LOSS OF ABS OPERATION WITH A CONSEQUENT REDUCTION IN BRAKING PERFORMANCE AND POSSIBLE INCREASED BRAKING DISTANCES. ALSO, BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT COULD CAUSE A FIRE IF THERE IS A SOURCE OF IGNITION.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLES TO DETERMINE IF IT IS FITTED WITH THE SUSPECT HOSE AND THEN REPLACE THE SUSPECT HOSE WITH THE LATEST DESIGN.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
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EA97028 · Underhood Fires
Opened Dec 30, 1997 · Closed Jul 2, 1998
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Electrical System
ALLEGED OWNERS REPORT THAT FLAMES ERUPT UNDERHOOD, WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN
PE97039 · Underhood Fires
Opened Aug 27, 1997 · Closed Dec 30, 1997
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Electrical System
Alleged flame erupted under the hood, while the vehicle wer being driven
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