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Jeep wipers, windshield & visibility problems

Across all Jeep models in NHTSA's complaint database, 4,220 complaints involve wipers, windshield & visibility. The Grand Cherokee accounts for the largest share (42%). The single worst model year is the 2006 Liberty with 442 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
4,220 about wipers, windshield & visibility, all Jeep models
Most affected
Grand Cherokee 42% of these complaints
Typical mileage
55,000 miles 2,876 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
36 and 53

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

Which Jeep models

ModelComplaintsShare
Grand Cherokee1,76242%
Liberty1,21329%
Wrangler47311%
Cherokee2947%
Commander762%
Compass722%
Laredo692%
Renegade431%
Gladiator381%
Patriot311%

Worst model years for wipers, windshield & visibility

  1. 2006 Jeep Liberty442 complaints
  2. 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee350 complaints
  3. 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee257 complaints
  4. 2007 Jeep Liberty239 complaints
  5. 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee226 complaints

Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by model year

Jeep wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by model year 0 275 550 1990: 12 '90 1991: 3 1992: 3 1993: 45 '93 1994: 32 1995: 47 1996: 37 '96 1997: 70 1998: 68 1999: 238 '99 2000: 159 2001: 305 2002: 446 '02 2003: 282 2004: 358 2005: 126 '05 2006: 525 2007: 329 2008: 206 '08 2009: 27 2010: 37 2011: 76 '11 2012: 97 2013: 59 2014: 151 '14 2015: 52 2016: 37 2017: 31 '17 2018: 96 2019: 54 2020: 71 '20 2021: 47 2022: 35 2023: 36 '23 2024: 13 2025: 8 2026: 2 '26
Totals across all models of the brand. Older model years have had longer to collect complaints.
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Model yearComplaints
199012
19913
19923
199345
199432
199547
199637
199770
199868
1999238
2000159
2001305
2002446
2003282
2004358
2005126
2006525
2007329
2008206
200927
201037
201176
201297
201359
2014151
201552
201637
201731
201896
201954
202071
202147
202235
202336
202413
20258
20262

Among the 2,876 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 55,000 miles.

Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.