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Jeep Cherokee problems reported in California

1,800 of the 20,992 complaints filed about the Jeep Cherokee came from California, most often about the transmission & drivetrain.

Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.

1,800

Complaints from California

Crashes

Fires

2014

Worst model year

What failed

Transmission & Drivetrain 405 22.5%

Engine & Cooling 251 13.9%

Brakes 206 11.4%

Electrical System 198 11.0%

Other & Unspecified 135 7.5%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 88 4.9%

Fuel & Propulsion 81 4.5%

Body & Structure 81 4.5%

Steering 65 3.6%

Airbags 49 2.7%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 40 2.2%

Seat Belts 37 2.1%

By model year

1980 Cherokee 1 0.1%

1985 Cherokee 6 0.3%

1986 Cherokee 11 0.6%

1987 Cherokee 21 1.2%

1988 Cherokee 20 1.1%

1989 Cherokee 84 4.7%

1990 Cherokee 75 4.2%

1991 Cherokee 40 2.2%

1992 Cherokee 22 1.2%

1993 Cherokee 38 2.1%

1994 Cherokee 53 2.9%

1995 Cherokee 70 3.9%

1996 Cherokee 86 4.8%

1997 Cherokee 67 3.7%

1998 Cherokee 72 4.0%

1999 Cherokee 43 2.4%

2000 Cherokee 49 2.7%

2001 Cherokee 33 1.8%

2014 Cherokee 295 16.4%

2015 Cherokee 264 14.7%

2016 Cherokee 131 7.3%

2017 Cherokee 100 5.6%

2018 Cherokee 73 4.1%

2019 Cherokee 127 7.1%

2020 Cherokee 8 0.4%

2021 Cherokee 7 0.4%

2022 Cherokee 3 0.2%

2026 Cherokee 1 0.1%

Cities reporting most

LOS Angeles 66 19.0%

SAN Diego 54 15.6%

Sacramento 37 10.7%

SAN Jose 25 7.2%

SAN Francisco 23 6.6%

Chula Vista 23 6.6%

Long Beach 22 6.3%

Hemet 20 5.8%

Riverside 20 5.8%

Oceanside 20 5.8%

Lancaster 19 5.5%

Antioch 18 5.2%

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