What 358 owners told NHTSA about the 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee Srt

Went to turn left at barely 5mph and steering locked up with my front wheels pushed outside of wheel well (driver wheel, passenger is facing in), causing a collision. Steering wheel won’t turn at all now.

NHTSA ODI 11730454

The contact owned a 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that while driving at 5 MPH from a parking spot, the steering wheel became inoperable. The steering wheel failed to move. While depressing the brake pedal, it failed to respond, the vehicle became uncontrollable, and the driver crashed into a pole. There were no warning lights illuminated. There were no reported injuries. There was smoke detected, but no fire. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a tow lot. The local dealer was contacted and referred her to the manufacturer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was towed to a body shop by the insurance company. The manufacturer was contacted, but no assistance was provided. The vehicle was deemed a total loss by the insurance company. The contact stated that the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V132000 (Suspension, Steering). The failure mileage was approximately 11,150.

NHTSA ODI 11577567

The contact owns a 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the message "power steering unavailable, service required" had suddenly displayed and the power steering malfunctioned causing the steering wheel to become difficult to turn in either direction. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who replaced the steering rack and pinion. After retrieving the vehicle the contact was driving approximately 25 MPH when the same steering malfunction occurred causing the driver to lose control of the vehicle and crash into a tree. During the incident, the braking system had also malfunctioned and the brake pedal was hard to depress and the vehicle did not stop before crashing into a tree. The driver sustained a headache and back and should pains. The front seat passenger sustained back and neck pains. The cause of the failures was not yet determined. No police report was taken. The vehicle was towed away. The local dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failures. The failure mileage was 2,700.

NHTSA ODI 11482454