AI DamageChrysler Steering Linkage: problems, complaints, bulletins
Summary for the Chrysler Steering Linkage across 1 model years: 61 owner complaints and 0 NHTSA service bulletins, plus repair videos. Pick a year for details.
Model years
| Year | Owner complaints | involving a crash | Technical service bulletins (TSB) | YouTube repair videos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9999 | 61 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
What fails most often
- 1 Equipment 100% of all complaints
- 2 Air bags 2% of all complaints
- Equipment: 61 complaints (100% of all), 3 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
- Air bags: 1 complaints (2% of all), 1 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
Symptoms owners describe
How many of the 61 NHTSA complaints mention each symptom (automatic count from complaint text; one complaint can mention several).
Components owners complain about
What owners report
Short excerpts of NHTSA complaints in the original wording. These are owner statements not verified by NHTSA; personal data removed.
2002 jeep liberty slow speed entering parking lot, decelerating at 5/10mph to park, suddenly jerked and immediate violent acceleration at full throttle, brakes unresponsive, back wheels spinning smoke from rear, ending in severe accident damage, critical injuries, incident no more than 2-3 seconds happened so quick,…
The mechanic was in shock to see the excessive damage and deemed the car as a ticking time bomb. I researched online and found several people reporting this issue: https://www.carproblemzoo.com/jeep/cherokee/differential-unit-problems.php jeep need to address this problem.
There have been three separate events that occured related to the front steering shaking on the vehicle. Two occurred before I had the recall done called 02v41182 steering damper. Driving ~60 mph, ~30 degrees f, and after hitting a bump.
When owners complained
NHTSA complaints by filing year. The peak shows at what age the problems show up most.
What to check before buying
- Air bags. Check the SRS light, stored codes and airbag/curtain status after any impact.
Other models of this make
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Sources: public NHTSA data (USA): service bulletins and owner complaints; YouTube: links to videos credited to their authors. Complaints are owner statements not verified by NHTSA, and describe defects rather than crash damage. Data updated 2026-11-05.