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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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1C4AJWAG8CL••••••2012 Jeep WRANGLER
This build draws 3.1× more complaints than the average 2012 Jeep WRANGLER build (16 vs 5).
16on this build
748on the model
147builds in total
1involved a fire
1injuries
Most reportedPower Train 5Steering 3Structure 3Air Bags 3
What owners of this build wrote
Power TrainfireJan 2015
The contact owns a 2012 jeep wrangler. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 25 mph, the clutch emitted smoke and the vehicle stalled. The failure occurred several times. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the clutch burned out and…
Air BagsOct 2025
I was driving through a parking lot, I made a left turn and the airbag light lit up on the dashboard.Then, a chime sounded, like a low fuel chime or door open chime. I turned off the jeep and went inside the store, I then returned to my jeep, started it back up, and drove home.…
Vehicle Speed ControlMar 2021
On my way to work on city street, slight curve in road, it was raining. Cruise control set at 50mph. I heard the chime and glanced at the dashboard. Cruise control light was out, ABS light, anti-skid light and parking brake light were on. Touched the brake slightly and jeep went…
Unknown Or OtherJul 2019
I personally believe chrysler is hiding information about the 2012 jeep wrangler. There has just been a recall for the exhaust system of the compass, liberty and patriot. If also applied to a similar exhaust system on my wrangler I could have avoided a $1600 repair for a new…
Fuel/propulsion SystemApr 2019
Fuel is over flowing from filler tube when at the gas station. Fuel runs down the side of vehicle and on to the ground. This happens almost every time I fill up
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 1C4AJWAG8CL201728 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.