 OT: Help diagnose my 96 Jeep Cherokee Classic, Temporarily shakes at high speeds |
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| BigDBass |
 Jun 12 2007, 08:45 AM
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When traveling at 50+ MPH, sometimes my trusty '96 Cherokee Classic starts shaking rather violently with some trigger I cannot exactly pinpoint. The whole vehicle shakes as does the steering wheel. I have to hold on to the steering wheel pretty strongly to maintain control. After 5 - 10 seconds, it goes away.
The last time it happened, I was doing about 60 and had to slow suddenly for traffic congestion. It seemed that hitting the brakes medium to hard set it off. The shake continues after getting off the brakes. After a hundred yards or so, it "calmed down". It also happened when I hit a bump at 50+ MPH, but it's possible I was braking when as well. I took it to a nearby mechanic (Firestone shop) who looked at it. They said the suspension and steering looked fine, and the tires were ok and wearing evenly. They think the shaking is caused by warping front rotors. But that doesn't explain to me why it keeps shaking even when I'm off the brakes? Or does their explanation make sense? We're getting a Honda Odyssey Minivan (hers) and getting rid of either my '96 Cherokee Classic (76k miles) or my wife's '98 Cherokee Sport(58k miles). I'd prefer to keep mine rather than take over hers, but I need to figure out what mine needs first. Thanks! |
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| shelby/914 |
Jun 12 2007, 10:50 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 804 Joined: 24-August 05 From: Foxfield, Co Member No.: 4,655 Region Association: Rocky Mountains 
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Bite the bullet and find a good Jeep dealer. Unfortunately, even some of them don't have a clue what they are doing either. Just had a bad experience with an brand new dealer here who wanted to put a new torque converter in my daughters Wrangler cause the check engine light came on. Never had any tranny problems before or after. As far as the shake I had a problem with my '88 Cherokee while living in Germany. It started to shake really bad especially when turning a corner while we were on a trip to the UK. As soon as we got back to Germany I took it into a Chrysler dealer and all they found was a couple of loose tranny mounting bolts. That stopped all f the shakes. Good Luck.
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BigDBass OT: Help diagnose my 96 Jeep Cherokee Classic Jun 12 2007, 08:45 AM
iamchappy Put a new steering stabilizer in it, I had the sam... Jun 12 2007, 09:13 AM Ferg :agree: My old wrangler would eat those stabiliz... Jun 12 2007, 09:32 AM ws91420 :agree: Also check wheel bearings. Jun 12 2007, 09:44 AM SLITS 1.) Steering damper
2.) Track bar
3.) Wheel b... Jun 12 2007, 09:48 AM Dr Evil YAY! :trophy:
I thought steering dampner, too ... Jun 12 2007, 09:52 AM Cap'n Krusty You say you took it to a mechanic, then you said y... Jun 12 2007, 09:56 AM BigDBass Thanks guys. I'll look into the steering stab... Jun 12 2007, 10:16 AM iamchappy Dan I guarantee that the steering stabilizer dampe... Jun 12 2007, 10:20 AM BigDBass Is this the right part: Link
If not, can you poin... Jun 12 2007, 10:24 AM iamchappy Thats it, I would run down to the local autoparts ... Jun 12 2007, 11:41 AM
Midtowner Isn't a steering dampener just a bandaid for t... Jun 12 2007, 12:24 PM |
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