VChapman Report post Posted August 24, 2016 If you are towing a 2014 Jeep Cherokee without the newly issued wiring harness, you are looking for trouble. Having completed a long tour of NorthEast Canada, we had to resort to my wife driving the Jeep to some of our different rv parks. The rough roads up there caused us about 6-8 wobble events. We had to stop on the road way and then start towing again. Once we got back to the States, we though our issues were done with because of the generally smoother roads. Wrong. A badly patched bridge surface on Boston's 295 sent the jeep into a major wobble. We solved the issue by letting the Jeep idle (engaging the power steering unit) for the remainder of the trip back to Indiana. We Checked the engine temps and they seemed to stay in the normal. Good news is that Jeep is going to pay material and labor costs for the wiring harness. They advised me that as the harness drew power from the battery to the elect power steering, we would have to stop every 2-3 hrs to recharge the battery. We feel that the charging line from our coach to the tow braking/light system should keep the battery up. I will be caring a battery charger in addition to my jumper cables. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
glsponchos Report post Posted August 25, 2016 Has anyone had this issue with a 2014 Grand Cherokee Overland ? My dealer is telling me that the issue doesn't pertain to the overland series as it has different equipment, and would not install the harness. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hermanmullins Report post Posted August 25, 2016 For me I never and I mean never believe what a car salesperson says. Their only objective it to sell you a car no matter what it takes. Have you ever seen a car salesperson tell a 400 lb. person, I'm sorry but this Kia is too small for you? Now don't get me wrong, I am sure there are some good ones out there but are few and far between. Sorry, just grouchy today. Herman Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kingfr Report post Posted August 25, 2016 The wobble issue is a Cherokee issue only, not a Grand Cherokee issue. They are two Completely different designs. The Cherokee is a front wheel drive platform (Fiat I believe) modified to become a Cherokee, with 4WD or all wheel drive if ordered that way. Still a transverse mounted engine/transaxle design with a takeoff to drive the rear wheels when necessary. The Grand Cherokee is a traditional front engine rear drive or 4WD based on the Mercedes Benz ML SUV series. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
glsponchos Report post Posted August 31, 2016 Thanks ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
