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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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1C4PJLCB5JD••••••2018 Jeep CHEROKEE
This build draws 4.2× more complaints than the average 2018 Jeep CHEROKEE build (18 vs 4).
18on this build
672on the model
158builds in total
1involved a crash
Most reportedEngine 6Electrical System 5Power Train 5Air Bags 1
What owners of this build wrote
Air BagscrashOct 2019
My vehicle was hit with direct impact on front of vehicle and drivers side and no airbags deployed. Both vehicles involved where in motion
Electrical SystemJan 2025
There is an issue with the car pertaining the gear shifter and the way it effects the engine . There are currently 2k parts on back order for this same issue . Center shifter bezel Parts number 5YD27LS5AAA
EngineApr 2023
Please note we are religious about vehicle care, maintenance and safety. What I describe was not due to lack of maintenance and had zero warning. In early April, we were driving our Jeep on State Route 69 in Arizona and from one moment to the next went from completely normal to…
Power TrainMay 2022
Shifter failure. All lights on shifter control panel lit (park, reverse, neutral, drive). Service Shifter message on dash cluster and message stating “must be in park to shift gears” or similar. Shifter must be replaced
Vehicle Speed ControlMay 2021
I was driving on the city street coming to a stop sign. I stopped at the stop sign and when I went to pull out, the car slowed down, puttered and the accelerated more than I gave it gas to. Then I go to the gas station & pullin into the parking lot, the parking lot has somewhat…
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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 1C4PJLCB5JD580396 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.