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Decoded · NHTSA vPIC · VIN 1C4HJWFG2EL141861 · Checked Aug 2, 2026
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Complaints on this exact build 3

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1C4HJWFG2EL•••••• 2014 Jeep WRANGLER

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3on this build
604on the model
124builds in total
Most reported Engine 2 Power Train 1 Fuel/propulsion System 1

What owners of this build wrote

Engine Oct 2020
When are you going to make chrysler recall the 3.6l v6 for their oil filter cooler base breaking. I'm lucky my vehicle didn't catch fire with all the hot oil running down over the engine. Thousands of these motors are in their products. And all cost $1355 to repair. Mine was…
Fuel/propulsion System Nov 2018
Strong fuel smell from leaking fuel on top of fuel tank, especially when tank near full. Strong enough to smell anywhere around the car when parked whether it was running or not, even outside. Dealer diagnosed cracked fuel pump but unable to get the part due to backorder, no…
Power Train Feb 2017
The oil cooler under the intake, the jeep has 68k miles on it, needs a third oil cooler, the dealership refuses to cover them under warranty, this has been an ongoing problem since the first year I bought the jeep brand new. Every time they crack, out of the blue, no warning,…

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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 1C4HJWFG2EL141861 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by , founder of ForCar.
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