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1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee steering problems

The 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee has 41 steering complaints filed with NHTSA — 3% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

41

Steering complaints

3%

Share of year

2

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Steering complaints by year

Grand Cherokee steering complaints by model year102 complaints1989: 1 complaints1990: 1 complaints1993: 41 complaints1994: 39 complaints1995: 35 complaints1996: 70 complaints1997: 49 complaints1998: 41 complaints1999: 59 complaints2000: 51 complaints2001: 38 complaints2002: 41 complaints2003: 24 complaints2004: 74 complaints2005: 64 complaints2006: 37 complaints2007: 49 complaints2008: 24 complaints2009: 11 complaints2010: 3 complaints2011: 86 complaints2012: 102 complaints2013: 26 complaints2014: 81 complaints2015: 41 complaints2016: 16 complaints2017: 18 complaints2018: 14 complaints2019: 14 complaints2020: 13 complaints2021: 102 complaints2022: 23 complaints2023: 40 complaints2024: 7 complaints2025: 1 complaints
Grand Cherokee steering complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Common questions

How many steering complaints does the 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee have?

NHTSA has 41 complaints about the 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee steering — 3% of all complaints filed for that model year.

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.