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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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1J4GW48S34C••••••2006 Jeep GRAND CHEROKEE
This build draws 8.1× more complaints than the average 2006 Jeep GRAND CHEROKEE build (40 vs 5).
40on this build
1116on the model
226builds in total
1involved a crash
Most reportedAir Bags 11Seats 6Service Brakes 5Electrical System 5
What owners of this build wrote
Air BagscrashFeb 2006
My wife was driving my 2004 jeep grand cherokee freedom edition to work at 6:20 am. A vehicle approaching her (traveling in the opposite direction from where she was traveling) lost a tire. She was traveling at around 60 miles an hour and the other driver said he was traveling…
Power TrainMar 2024
Car was bought at affordable auto. The parking break had to be used in order for car to stay parked. We got home the windows on passenger side did not go down. Transmissions slips and goes out of gear you must change gears like a stick shift and the jeep is automatic. The truck…
Electrical SystemAug 2022
The Vehicle well completely stop with no indication of stopping the engine just turns off power steering is gone power brakes are gone there’s nothing
EngineMay 2016
There is a safety recall for the crankshaft position sensor - recall d-13. It is listed that it exists in some 2004 model year jeep grand cherokee vehicles equipped with a 4.0l engine. Chrysler said my VIN is not one of the vehicles that had the recall. They indicated that the…
SuspensionSep 2015
My jeep has what is known as the "death wobble" where all the factory suspension parts start failing rapidly. You can't control your stopping above 40mph because it shakes so bad you lose hold of the steering wheel. This is a common issue with jeeps from the 2000s
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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 1J4GW48S34C253306 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.