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1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee steering problems

The 1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee has 41 steering complaints filed with NHTSA — 5% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

41

Steering complaints

5%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

1

Related recalls

Steering complaints by year

Related recalls

93V210000SteeringDecember 13, 1993 · 115,000 units

Defect

THE MOLDED PLASTIC PIN WHICH CONNECTS THE UPPER STEERING COLUMN SHAFT AND THE LOWER COLUMN SHAFT MAY HAVE BEEN SHEARED PRIOR TO INSTALLATION OF THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY INTO THE VEHICLE. IF THIS OCCURRED, THE UPPER STEERING SHAFT WILL SEPARATE FROM THE LOWER STEERING SHAFT.

Consequence

IF THE UPPER AND LOWER STEERING SHAFTS SEPARATE, COMPLETELOSS OF STEERING CONTROL WILL OCCUR, WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.

Remedy

A RESTRAINING SLEEVE WILL BE ADDED TO THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT TO LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF STEERING SHAFT MOVEMENT AVAILABLE.

Common questions

How many steering complaints does the 1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee have?

NHTSA has 41 complaints about the 1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee steering — 5% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee steering?

Yes — 1 NHTSA recall campaign for this model year is tied to the steering: 93V210000.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.