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2019 Jeep Cherokee engine problems

472 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2019 Jeep Cherokee, which is 19% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
472 19% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
17,000 miles 280 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
4 and 11
Injuries and deaths
2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Engine complaints by mileage, 2019 Jeep Cherokee Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 17,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 149 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 58 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 35 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 13 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 15 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 3 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 4 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 17,000 miles
Based on 280 complaints that include mileage. 86% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
View the numbers
MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles149
20k to 40k miles58
40k to 60k miles35
60k to 80k miles13
80k to 100k miles15
100k to 120k miles3
120k to 140k miles4
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 280 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 17,000 miles, and 86% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 4 crashes, 11 fires, 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

I was involved in a single vehicle accident at 5 am on October 5, 2023 on a rural road in Deland, Florida. I was on an unfamiliar road with a sharp curve and as I was trying to slow down the I was unable to slow down or steer the vehicle. It slammed into a cluster of trees and immediately the engine caught fire. I crawled out of the vehicle in pain from the force of the crash and was disoriented. A good Samaritan came to my aide and called the Volusia County Sherriff.

October 2023 CrashFireInjury

My 2019 is about to have it's 3rd oil change, apparently it's supposed to go every 3,000 miles to get an oil change. When I called the dealership the guy that's in services didn't care of my concern regarding the cherokee turning off while driving during traffic especially in the freeways, all he kept saying yup yup yup. He kept telling me he has a paper stating that jeep cherokees new models are built like that now.

Reported at 1 miles, December 2018

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