1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee suspension problems
32 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the suspension on the 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee — 3% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“It has happened twice in the last 2 weeks. I go over a small bump and it begins to shake very violently. I let off the gas and it settles down. This is very violent shaking.like the vehicle is coming apart.”
filed May 29, 2017
“Tl* the contact owned a 1998 jeep grand cherokee. While driving approximately 3 mph, the rear driver side axle fractured causing the contact to crash into a ditch and then a telephone pole. The rear passenger side axle fractured and the air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The…”
filed Aug 24, 2015
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Suspension problems in other Grand Cherokee years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Grand Cherokee | 1 | 2% |
| 2024 Grand Cherokee | 6 | 3% |
| 2023 Grand Cherokee | 58 | 15% |
| 2022 Grand Cherokee | 19 | 7% |
| 2021 Grand Cherokee | 30 | 8% |
| 2020 Grand Cherokee | 8 | 4% |
| 2019 Grand Cherokee | 11 | 3% |
| 2018 Grand Cherokee | 16 | 2% |
| 2017 Grand Cherokee | 8 | 2% |
| 2016 Grand Cherokee | 3 | 1% |
| 2015 Grand Cherokee | 17 | 1% |
| 2014 Grand Cherokee | 51 | 2% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1998 Jeep Grand 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.