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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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1C4HJXEG4JW••••••2018 Jeep WRANGLER
This build draws 3.9× more complaints than the average 2018 Jeep WRANGLER build (37 vs 9).
37on this build
1764on the model
187builds in total
2involved a crash
Most reportedSteering 22Suspension 6Power Train 4Electrical System 4
What owners of this build wrote
SteeringcrashJun 2022
The steering wheel is loose/has too much play. The Jeep wanders when holding the wheel straight. When driving, turning the wheel 2-3 inches in either direction produced not movement at all in my tires. This was not an issue before steering recalls were done. Unfortunately, with…
EnginecrashJul 2019
The contact owns a 2018 jeep wrangler. While parking, the vehicle made a revving sound before the contact pressed the ignition button to turn off the vehicle. The engine some how reeved up and accelerated and jumped the curve and hit a building. The contact was currently taking…
Unknown Or OtherSep 2025
The screen is delaminating causing erratic glitching and jumping all over the place, happens everyday, I can't use the gps or music or any apps
Electrical SystemJul 2025
After filing my first concern with the vehicle and attempting to rack my brain with answers to why a 2018 is falling apart at the seams, I can only come up with either fraud, or the vehicle has been modified in major ways and glued together only to fall apart every bump I go…
SuspensionJul 2025
After purchasing seems the vin was updated with information I was not disclosed. The bcm has never worked correctly the instrument panel is erratic and even with a code reader showing P codes there’s no check light. The steering makes the entire vehicle jump over half a road.…
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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 1C4HJXEG4JW114497 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.