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Jeep cherokee won't go where I want it to

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Old Jan 22, 2013 | 09:57 AM
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Default Jeep cherokee won't go where I want it to

Could anybody give me an idea as to why my 2004 crd wanders,
And when I turn a corner it seems to push the near side front round the corner,
As if it has locked up.
It's almost as if the front end is not attached to the car,there is also a lot of road noise.
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Steve
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Old Jan 22, 2013 | 12:13 PM
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Lifted? What tires? Any recent suspension work? Sounds like track bar but thats a total shot in the dark without some more info. Road noise could be tires cupped, to much air pressure, could be wheel bearings. Check thetire pressure and adjust accordingly to 30ish psi...visually inspect tire tread note any tread wear that looks like its wearing on everyother tread block. Then jack it up and check wheel bearings for play, spin the tires and listen/feel for roughness. Thats all i got for road noise.
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Old Jan 22, 2013 | 12:14 PM
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A.
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D. Not enough information.
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Old Jan 22, 2013 | 12:14 PM
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Sway bar end links
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Old Jan 23, 2013 | 12:30 AM
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Hmm mustve fixed itself....
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Old Jan 23, 2013 | 08:10 AM
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Originally Posted by slk88cherokee
Hmm mustve fixed itself....
haha jeeps do that!
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Old Jan 23, 2013 | 10:08 AM
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Many thanks will check the above and let you know how I get on
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Old Jan 23, 2013 | 10:49 AM
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Can you tell us exactly what the vehicle is please? None of the XJs had a CRD so is this a KJ (branded Liberty in North America) or a WJ (Grand Cherokee)?

slk88cherokee's suggestions are good. On any vehicle it really amounts to "crawl underneath and find loose things"
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Old Jan 23, 2013 | 11:05 AM
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It could be in 4-Lo ...

If it is & you've been driving it like that, you have problems.
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Old Jan 24, 2013 | 09:22 AM
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Hi
I believe in a America it's called a liberty,
Over here it's the cherokee extreme sport I've only used the 4lo once just to get out of a muddy field,other than that I've used full time 4wd in ice and snow other than that its always in the 2 wheel drive.
I'm going to jack it up at the weekend to check all of the front end.
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Old Jan 24, 2013 | 12:16 PM
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Ah, good times. To be honest I'm jealous of your diesel Jeeps over there. Sorry if I came across as snarky, with how badly Chrysler messed up branding it's really better to refer to the Jeep lines by using their actual vehicle codes. (Cherokee could mean one of 6 vehicles from 1974 to 2013, Wrangler could be from 1987-2013)

The KJ doesn't have the same front axle or steering as the XJs do but the idea of finding things that move that aren't supposed to move is the same. This site seems to have a ton of good info on KJs: http://www.lostjeeps.com/
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