2000 Jeep Cherokee steering problems
22 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the steering on the 2000 Jeep Cherokee — 6% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“At 45 mph the vehicle began to shake violently and front end felt like it was vibrating apart, hit bakes and slow vehicle to 25 mph for it to stop. Have replace almost the whole front end steering components and still having the same issue. Have researched this and it is a problem with the vehicle…”
filed Mar 19, 2015
“When driving my 2000 jeep cherokee sport at 45-50 miles an hour the jeep violently shakes from the front end. I researched this online and come to find out its called a "death wobble" among many jeep owners. This is a scary phenomena as driving at highway speeds the vehicle wobbles back and forth…”
filed May 13, 2014
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Steering problems in other Cherokee years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 Cherokee | 3 | 6% |
| 2021 Cherokee | 3 | 2% |
| 2020 Cherokee | 21 | 8% |
| 2019 Cherokee | 120 | 7% |
| 2018 Cherokee | 30 | 4% |
| 2017 Cherokee | 45 | 3% |
| 2016 Cherokee | 53 | 4% |
| 2015 Cherokee | 59 | 3% |
| 2014 Cherokee | 119 | 5% |
| 2001 Cherokee | 16 | 7% |
| 1999 Cherokee | 24 | 7% |
| 1998 Cherokee | 12 | 3% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2000 Jeep Cherokee
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.