Steering complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2018 Jeep Cherokee has 29 NHTSA steering complaints and 0 steering-related recalls.
29
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 7, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 2026 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | My Jeep veers left and right sharply while I drive. It does not take off pulling into traffic-I have... |
| Mar 1, 2024 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | I keep getting a “service shifter” message and all gears light up red. This has now happened about 1... |
| Nov 9, 2023 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Regarding Recall Transport Canada Recall 2025-012, also known as Safety Recall 01C and NHTSA ID Numb... |
| Jul 6, 2023 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY/WIPER | Turn into our street, windshield whippers came on. Fuse blown, take out still stay on. Kept changing... |
| Apr 2, 2023 | STEERING,SUSPENSION,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | This vehicle is designed to be a flat tow vehicle for a class a motorhome. No one made me aware of t... |
| Feb 28, 2023 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | At exactly 37000 miles my service “shifter light” comes on every 4-5 days. I’ve noticed in the warme... |
| Oct 25, 2022 | STEERING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | 1) Engine turns off while driving the vehicle and the dash tells me to shift it into park. After t... |
| Jul 13, 2022 | STEERING | while driving about 50 mph, I suddenly lost steering and many alarm lights came on. the car was very... |
| Nov 24, 2021 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | Coming to a stop at a stop sign and the dash made a ding followed by the engine light coming on, the... |
| Nov 22, 2021 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Car shuts down after seeing "service shifter" |
| Jul 29, 2021 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | Made a right turn onto a street and heard a single ding(the same ding it makes if seatbelt is off) t... |
| Mar 14, 2021 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | ON MARCH 14TH WHILE SLOWING AND TURNING RIGHT ON A STATE MAINTAINED COUNTRY ROAD, THE VEHICLE ENGINE... |
| Feb 10, 2021 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES | WHILE DRIVING ABS, CHECK ENGINE, PARKING BRAKE LIGHT UP. BRAKES START TO SHAKE LIKE IF A TIRE IS SLI... |
| Nov 16, 2020 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | THE CAR RANDOMLY SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS AT A LIGHT. IT HAS DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES AND IT IS VERY DANG... |
| Aug 2, 2020 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | ALL LIGHTS ON SHIFTER COME ON RANDOMLY WHEN TURNING ON VEHICLE. YOU CAN'T PUT IN DRIVE WHILE LIGHTS... |
| Jun 16, 2020 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | MY CAR LOST ALL POWER WHILE IN MOTION IN THE MIDDLE OF A CITY STREET INTERSECTION WITH A SHIFTER ERR... |
| May 21, 2020 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | BOUGHT MY VEHICLE 12/21/2017. HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS EVER SINCE. TOOK MY CAR TO [XXX] IN AUST... |
| Feb 15, 2020 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON A MAIN STREET AT ABOUT 45 MPH THE ENGINE STALLED COMING UP TO A RED LIGHT TUR... |
| Jan 3, 2020 | STEERING | RACK AND PINION COMPLETELY BROKE WITH ONLY 37,000 MILES |
| Dec 17, 2019 | STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | I HAVE A 2018 JEEP CHEROKEE WITH UNDER 30,000 MILES ON IT. MY CAR'S STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTE... |