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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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1J4GW48S44C••••••2005 Jeep GRAND CHEROKEE
This build draws 4.5× more complaints than the average 2005 Jeep GRAND CHEROKEE build (38 vs 9).
38on this build
1749on the model
205builds in total
3involved a crash
4injuries
Most reportedAir Bags 13Seats 7Power Train 6Service Brakes 4
What owners of this build wrote
Air BagscrashDec 2018
The contact owned a 2004 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated while driving at an unknown speed the vehicle independently drifted into the right lane and the contact correct the vehicle driving back into the left lane. The vehicle then started to sway in and spun out of…
Power TraincrashJan 2005
I drove into my driveway a short distance and put the jeep into park. I got out of the jeep walked behind it to go get the mail, before I reached the mailbox I noticed that the jeep had started rolling backwards. It rolled across the road, down into a very large ditch and hit a…
Unknown Or OtherAug 2019
The vehicle sometimes doesn't start and sometimes it starts just fine. Sometimes when you put it in drive it will die and sometimes it will run just fine. Sometimes it has a rough idle and will stall and die when driving down the road. And then when you start it back up again it…
Vehicle Speed ControlApr 2018
"takata recall" my driver's seat has been replace once, at my own expense, due the seat becoming extremely "wobbly" and being broken from the bease frame and frame under seat. I was on highway driving when the seat first became slightly unstable, had I unfornatunately been…
SuspensionJul 2017
The contact owns a 2004 jeep grand cherokee. While driving approximately 45 mph, the vehicle lost acceleration and started to wobble. The failure began approximately six months ago. The vehicle was taken to global transmission in jamaica queens, new york and the control arm was…
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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 1J4GW48S44C191897 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.