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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.
1J8HR58238C••••••2008 Jeep GRAND CHEROKEE
That is about average for the 2008 Jeep GRAND CHEROKEE — 5 complaints per build across 133 builds.
5on this build
663on the model
133builds in total
Most reportedElectrical System 4Steering 1Engine 1
What owners of this build wrote
Unknown Or OtherJan 2019
I live in michigan, we had snow and very cold conditions last week (january 31 2019), I was loading groceries into the back of my jeep at my grocery store and the hatch failed to stay open. The corner of the hatch hit me in the head when it came down. I didn't realize it at the…
Electrical SystemJan 2017
While driving, gauge lights turn on. Sometimes displaying zero. When vehicle is tested, errors come up, we fix it only to try 10 miles and lights come back on. Sometimes, interior lights will not turn on when door is opened. This problem has been ongoing for a couple of years
SteeringMar 2016
The contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. While driving approximately 20 mph, the contact attempted to make a left turn and the vehicle shut down and the steering wheel locked up. The failure recurred several times. The check engine oil light illuminated. In each case, the…
Electrical SystemNov 2014
The contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14V567000 (electrical system). The dealer stated that the part needed to do the repair was not available. The manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time to provide the…
Electrical SystemOct 2014
The contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign id number: 14V567000 (electrical system) and stated that the part was not available. The dealer was unable to provide a specific date for when the part would become available. The…
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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 1J8HR58238C238181 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.