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2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee Suspension Problems

Complaints
13about this part
Share
2%of 762 total for the year
Median mileage
72,200miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 13 complaints about the suspension of the 2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee, 2% of the 762 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 72,200 miles.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“I'm 100% convinced our vehicle fits death wobble condition. If you hit a bad bump or series of small bumps, front end shimmies violently with steering wheel shaking back and forth out of control. Can only slow down as braking doesn't seem to help much. It happened to my wife 3x and myself 1x already in past 6 weeks. Very scary!”

NHTSA complaint #11114743, filed 2018-07, 146,000 miles

“Was driving on thruway at 65 MPH, hit a slight seam in the highway and the entire front end began to shake uncontrollably, forcing me to leave the highway immediately and stop on the side of the road. At about 10 miles per hour, the shaking lessened and actually stopped. Thinking it was a fluke occurrence, I continued on my way. Unfortunately, next time I hit any sort of imperfection in the road, the death wobble started again in the front end.”

NHTSA complaint #11210133, filed 2019-05, 158,900 miles

“While driving there is a shutter at all speeds. On this day after hitting a small bump the wheel started shaking as slowing down it violently shook where you couldn't hold the wheel. I had blisters trying to control it. I was told brakes bearing etc. Replaced brakes caliber rotors tires wheel bearing still did it replaced steering damper and the violent shake was gone yet still had shutter at all speeds. I've been all over the front end and had several mechanic look to we cant find anything about the shutter. …”

NHTSA complaint #10664526, filed 2014-12, 170,000 miles

“While driving my Jeep on the highway home from work, I experienced what I now know to be called the death wobble among Jeep owners. While driving at approximately 60 MPH, I experienced a violent shaking in the steering wheel and the tires visibly wobbling while driving on the highway. I had to pull over to the shoulder and while braking, almost lost control of the vehicle. While trying to diagnose the problem on the shoulder in the middle of rush hour traffic in houston, I couldn't determine the problem. …”

NHTSA complaint #10510874, filed 2013-05, 139,000 miles

“2003 Jeep liberty ball joints replaced approx. 30,000 miles under manufacturer recall, at that time vehicle was making significant road noise from the front end suspension. Dealer replaced lower ball joint assembly at that time. Approx. 66,000 miles vehicle was taken to dealer to find source of front end noise again, dealer could not duplicate and stated there was no problem. Approx. 71,000 miles vehicle taken back to dealer for same problem because it was getting worse. I had a factory authorized repair technician go on a test drive with me on september 23, 2005. …”

NHTSA complaint #10138327, filed 2005-10, 72,200 miles

Suspension: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202511%
202462%
20237017%
2022239%
2021307%
202083%
2019113%
2018162%
201782%
201631%
2015181%
2014512%
201381%
2012322%
2011372%
200921%
200891%
2007101%
200691%
2005221%
2004222%
2003132%
2002171%
2001233%
2000312%
1999765%
1998323%
1997434%
1996506%
1995183%
1994285%
1993387%

Other parts of the 2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Air bags
256 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
170 complaints
Brakes
71 complaints
Seats
65 complaints
Electrical system
55 complaints
Engine cooling
42 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
35 complaints
Vehicle speed control
32 complaints
Steering
24 complaints
Fuel system
18 complaints
Engine
16 complaints
Exterior lighting
15 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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