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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
1J4FF68S3XL••••••1999 Jeep GRAND CHEROKEE
That is about average for the 1999 Jeep GRAND CHEROKEE — 8 complaints per build across 155 builds.
11on this build
1304on the model
155builds in total
3involved a crash
1injuries
Most reportedSteering 4Power Train 3Visibility 2Tires 1
What owners of this build wrote
StructurecrashJul 2006
I'm uncertain of time of incident. The driver that hit me blew a stop sign and crashed into my rear driver side which caused my truck to do a complete 360 hitting 3 cars while I was spinning
Power TraincrashMay 2004
Crash - I rear ended another vehicle in my 1999 jeep cherokee sport. I was braking when the car suddenly accelerated, driving me into the vehicle in front of me. This has happened before, but only this time did it result in an accident. I took it to a certified jeep dealership…
SteeringcrashFeb 2000
I was traveling 65mph, and feel asleep at the wheel. I woke up in the ditch and tried to get back on the road because an approach was coming. I was almost able to do that, but then the vehicle started to roll. It rolled two and a half times
VisibilityNov 2010
My 1999 jeep cherokee does not defrost right-hand side of front window. Left -hand side works very well. This happened before this year, but seemed to work ok at end of 2009. Have tried to move selector control back and forth, did not help at all. Takes some time for the…
Latches/locks/linkagesSep 2008
Insured driver was driving 30 mph when hood flew up and smacked into driver's windshield. Driver was able to stop and avoid striking anything. Driver was informed by shop that hood latch was defective. Driver had duct tape in car so she taped hood down and drove home. $1703.89…
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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 1J4FF68S3XL651434 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.