There are 6 stored owner reports matching the fuel system leading-label group for the 2019 Jeep Cherokee in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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PTU for this car, with no light or warning on the dashboard, car began to make a cranking clicking noise and began to smoke from the rear exhaust, car lost steering capability for the brief moment and fellow driver alerted me that my car was on fire below. Car immediately pulled to the side, i never lost power. at mechanic shop, appears that the PTU blew and oil flew all over the bottom of the car which then ignited causing car fire, appears to have damaged dry shaft, PTU blown into literal pieces and Rear differential all damaged. Car was initially serviced and was told that part was on back order with no signal or conversation that it was unsafe to drive, yet appears that is not the case. other jeeps 2018-2019 have a similar recall on PTUs and i dont know why this model does not
BACKING OUT OF GARAGE GASOLINE WAS COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND FALLING ONTO THE DRIVEWAY. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF THE GAS STOPPED COMING OUT. TURNED THE ENGINE BACK ON AND GAS STARTED COMING OUT AGAIN SO I PARKED IT IN THE YARD. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY HAD IT TOWED TO THEIR PLACE. THEY TOLD ME THE FUEL LINE WAS DISCONNECTED AT THE FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR. THEY STATED THAT YOU CAN'T REMOVE THIS WITHOUT A SPECIAL TOOL AND IT WAS PROBABLY NOT FULLY LOCKED IN WHEN MADE AND OVER TIME CAME LOOSE. BRAD AT CROWN JEEP IN CLEVELAND, TN. THAT'S ALSO WHERE I PURCHASED IT FROM.
I WAS NOT ABLE TO START THE CAR AND IT WAS TOWED TO CLOSEST DEALER. ACCORDING TO THEM THE PROBLEM IS FUEL PUMP. AND IT IS BEEN 1 MONTH ALREADY IN DEALER POSSESSION AND STILL NOT FIX IT. JEEP DOESN'T HAVE A PART.
TODAY WE BOUGHT A NEW 2019 JEEP CHEROKEE VIN [XXX] FROM QUIRK DEALERSHIP IN BRAINTREE MA. THE CAR STALLED 100 FEET FROM THE DEALERSHIP LEAVING THE LOT - NO ABILITY TO STEER ALL SYSTEMS DIED. THESE CARS NEED TO BE RECALLED, VERY SCARY IN TRAFFIC WITH NO ABILITY TO MOVE. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN, PLEASE HELP THE CONSUMER BY RECALLING THESE VEHICLES. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
PTU UNIT IS DEFECTIVE. DEALERSHIP HAS HAD MY VEHICLE FOR A WEEK, ONLY TO CALL ME TO TELL ME TO PICK UP VEHICLE AND BRING IT BACK TO THEM NEXT WEEK FOR A LEVEL 3 MASTER MECHANIC TO WORK ON IT. THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING ON MY DRIVEWAY WITH A 3 FOOT PUDDLE. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 3 MONTHS. I DON'T THINK IT'S SAFE TO DRIVE.
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.