Steering complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2016 Jeep Cherokee has 52 NHTSA steering complaints and 0 steering-related recalls.
52
Complaints
0
Recalls
1
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 2026 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | UNKNOWN: Not had problems since I got it. 66000 miles on it and now it’s losing electrical power at ... |
| Dec 1, 2024 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES | My vehicle continues to sporadically lose power steering, power and braking. “4wd temporarily disabl... |
| Jul 6, 2024 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The car is constantly overheating because a failure from the computer to start up the fan causing ot... |
| May 9, 2024 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | The vehicle cut off on me while the vehicle was in drive and I was driving on the highway going 70mp... |
| Apr 1, 2024 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2016 Jeep Cherokee. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the... |
| Feb 3, 2024 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2016 Jeep Cherokee. The contact stated while operating the vehicle, the vehicle l... |
| Sep 10, 2023 | STEERING,WHEELS | Driving my vehicle back home for a local store 1.5 mi from my house and the off road warning light c... |
| Jun 9, 2023 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | My 2016 Jeep Cheroke with 75,000 miles started to show a yellow 4WD service light. It would come on... |
| Apr 20, 2023 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN | I took my Jeep to get serviced on March 16, 2023 for a 'service shifter' light. This had already bee... |
| Mar 1, 2023 | STEERING,SUSPENSION | The contact owns a 2016 Jeep Cherokee. The contact stated that while making a turn, the vehicle expe... |
| Jul 5, 2022 | STEERING,SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN | The Power Control Unit of the full time four drive unit is defective and has caused warning lights t... |
| Feb 19, 2021 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES | I WAS DRIVING MY 2016 JEEP CHEROKEE SPORT AND WHEN I GOT TO MY FRIENDS GATED ENTRANCE. I PUT THE CAR... |
| Feb 3, 2021 | STEERING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AT ABOUT 25-30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY, ENGINE WAS NOT GOING ... |
| Jan 14, 2021 | STEERING,ENGINE | ENGINE CUTS OUT WITH NO WARNING WHEN VEHICLE IN MOTION. IMMEDIATE LOSS OF STEERING, BREAKING, AND PO... |
| Oct 7, 2020 | STEERING,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | CAR HAS HAD REPETITIVE ISSUES LOSING POWER DIRECTLY AFTER A SHARP RIGHT HAND TURN. COMPLETELY LOSES... |
| Jul 10, 2020 | STEERING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | ENGINE BURNS TO MUCH OIL. OIL LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON UNTIL ALMOST COMPLETELY OUT OF OIL. CAR STOPS S... |
| Jun 28, 2020 | STEERING | I WAS DRIVING HOME IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. MY POWER STEERING UNEXPECTEDLY CUT OUT AND THE CHE... |
| Feb 6, 2020 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | ON FEB 6, 2020, I WAS GETTING READY FOR WORK WHEN I NOTICED THAT MY JEEP HAD A MESSAGE APPEAR ON THE... |
| Dec 27, 2019 | STEERING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | WHILE IN DRIVE THE JEEP CHEROKEE SPORT (PREMIUM PKG) CAR CUTS OFF IN STREET 3X AND HWY 4X AND ENGIN... |
| Dec 17, 2019 | STEERING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES | DRIVING AT NIGHT IN THE RAIN ON THE HIGHWAY 60 MPH. LOST POWER STEERING, BRAKES, FORWARD WARNING COL... |