2014 Jeep Cherokee
We have been towing a 2014 Cherokee Limited since May 2014, other than the electronic parking brake issues, it had towed good. Last September we were in Colorado and hit a rough spot in the road. ou...
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In towing, I have had problems when either...
1. The towing rig (bar, would include base plate) was loose
2. Front suspension of the towed vehicle was worn or damaged
... towed vehicle would jerk back and forth. So hard it'd sway.
There's also an oscillation that can happen. Apparently there are certain pickups that Ford doesn't have an answer to. The way to stop it is to stop the vehicle then it's OK till it happens again.
But I read your opening to say that you find the Jeep's wheels cut hard over to one side. Is that correct? If so I'd venture the first rough patch knocked the Jeep's wheels off center and they went into hard-over lock. Then under the momentum of your heavy coach, something got bent. What does the Bus weigh? 30,000 Pounds? That's irresistible force against a tow bar or unibody vehicle.
1. The towing rig (bar, would include base plate) was loose
2. Front suspension of the towed vehicle was worn or damaged
... towed vehicle would jerk back and forth. So hard it'd sway.
There's also an oscillation that can happen. Apparently there are certain pickups that Ford doesn't have an answer to. The way to stop it is to stop the vehicle then it's OK till it happens again.
But I read your opening to say that you find the Jeep's wheels cut hard over to one side. Is that correct? If so I'd venture the first rough patch knocked the Jeep's wheels off center and they went into hard-over lock. Then under the momentum of your heavy coach, something got bent. What does the Bus weigh? 30,000 Pounds? That's irresistible force against a tow bar or unibody vehicle.
