2014 Jeep Cherokee · symptom sheet
Steering wheel shakes or the "death wobble"
- 37owner reports
- 29,000median miles
- 0involved a crash
Newest report May 26, 2022 · checked Oct 2, 2026
98 of the 2,428 complaints on this car are about the steering system. 37 of those describe death wobble.
Tick what matches of 37 reports
Death wobble on other Cherokee years
No other Cherokee model year has enough reports of death wobble for a sheet of its own. See every Cherokee year.
What this problem usually is
This is the violent one. Owners describe the steering wheel shaking hard at highway speed, often right after the front end hits a bump or an expansion joint, and it keeps going until they slow way down. Six in ten complaints in this group use the word wobble, and plenty of owners call it the "death wobble."
What got replaced
Few of these reports name the part that was replaced.
Recalls and investigations
No recall on the steering system covers the 2014 model year as of Oct 2, 2026.
NHTSA investigations into the steering system on the Cherokee
Steering column assembly. Closed sep 18, 1998, led to recall 93V-210.
Steering gearbox blt fails. Closed jan 15, 1993.
Steering gear lockup. Closed jun 14, 1991.
None of these investigations covers the 2014 model year.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 14,000 and 44,000 miles, from the 30 reports that gave a mileage.
What owners wrote
“This is a flat tow vehicle that creates a death wobble when being towed behind RV, jeep paid for first fix and has worked for 3 yrs. now death wobble is back.”
Filed May 3, 2022
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 0 of 37 reports involved a crash and 2 people were hurt. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
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