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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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1C4HJXEN4JW••••••2018 Jeep WRANGLER
That is about average for the 2018 Jeep WRANGLER — 9 complaints per build across 187 builds.
6on this build
1771on the model
187builds in total
Most reportedSteering 4Suspension 4Electrical System 3Wheels 1
What owners of this build wrote
SteeringSep 2025
Emergency break lever/pull tab gets stuck Vehicle failed to start several times causing tows Vehicle steering is loose and dangerous Steering is hard to control on a bump uneven payment or snowy rainy weather conditions . Wheel is loose can’t teach my teenager how to drive in…
Electrical SystemJan 2021
While driving, the auto start/stop function will disable and a message on the dash pops up that says 'stop/start unavailable. Service start/stop' and a yellow a with an arrow around it will light up on the dash. This happens intermittently but happens every day. While at a red…
SteeringJan 2020
Driving at about 60 mph when I went over bridge separators and the whole front end started to wobble and shake until I slowed to approx. 40 mph thought the front wheels were going to come off
SteeringMar 2019
If I run over a bridge expansion joint or bump in the road at highway speeds the front suspension will start shaking and my steering wheel will feel completely loose. Sometimes it corrects itself and other times it is such a violent shake you have to reduce your speed down to 40…
SteeringAug 2018
Steering is extremely loose and require constant correction to stay in a straight line. There's a huge dead spot in it as well, I feel like I'm in a cartoon driving
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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 1C4HJXEN4JW301477 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.