2019 Jeep Cherokee engine problems
470 of the 1,649 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the 2019 Jeep Cherokee name the engine (NHTSA’s “Engine” heading — the engine and its cooling system). Filed under the same heading: 49 manufacturer bulletins, 1 recall. Every figure below is a document in a federal file, linked; none is a failure rate, and none is a verdict on any one car.
What owners filed about the engine
Source: NHTSA complaint database4 of the 470 reports a crash · 11 a fire · 2 injuries. Self-reported, unverified.
Filed per year: 2018: 54 · 2019: 89 · 2020: 75 · 2021: 56 · 2022: 23 · 2023: 38 · 2024: 38 · 2025: 65 · 2026: 32
Half of the 272 owners who gave an odometer reading reported the engine problem between 4,000 and 40,000 miles. A median of reports, not the life of a part.
1,649 complaints in all about the 2019 Jeep Cherokee, 32 filed in 2026. The whole picture, every system →
Counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many of these were sold; nothing here is a rate. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so “Engine” means the same area of the vehicle, not one fault.
Across model years: Jeep Cherokee engine problems, every year on file →
In owners’ own words
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseFiled with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, about the engine. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed; unverified reports — what was said, not a finding that it was true.
My 2019 Jeep cherokee's engine has stalled 3 times prior to reaching 3000 miles. In each case, I was traveling at a low speed going up a slight incline. There was no warning, and only the orange battery indicator light showed on the display.
Vehicle is shutting off while driving, causing loss of steering and everything else in the vehicle. This has happened twice. Once at 30mph, and at 50 MPH. Luckily I did not wreck or hit someone. This vehicle isn't safe to drive. Someone is going to be killed if this is not fixed.
Vehicle will randomly shut off while driving. There is no set of circumstances that this occurs. It has been to the dealership 4 times for this issue
I ready took my car 3 times to chrysler dealer, the issue is while I was driving the car shut off 5 times on the last 3 weeks, the dealer told me they cannot duplicate the fault so I need to keep driving like that, but what about if this happens on the freeway I will crash.
The contact owns a 2019 Jeep Cherokee. While driving various speeds, the vehicle suddenly lost power and stalled. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer (krebs chrysler/jeep, 100 krebs dr., gibsonia, pa), but no failure was found. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 1,000
What is on file about the engine
Source: NHTSA recalls, investigations and manufacturer communicationsRecall filed under this heading
- 18V344000 HighMay 25, 2018 · 14 vehicles
- Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2019 Jeep Cherokee vehicles equipped with 2.0L engines. The engines in these vehicles may be missing valve stem keepers, which can allow the valve to drop into the engine cylinder causing engine damage. These engines may also have a reversed camshaft cap that can damage the camshaft bearing causing camshaft failure.
49 manufacturer bulletins filed under this heading
The 0 newest are listed; every one is on the model year’s page. Quote the document number at a service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.
Trouble codes named on this system
P0300 P0302 P04FC P0123 P018C P0EA7 P1CEA
Codes a bulletin or an owner’s complaint about the 2019 Jeep Cherokee names on this model year; a code with a record of its own links it.
Other systems with a record on the 2019 Jeep Cherokee
Source: the same files- transmission and drivetrain problems 811 complaints
- electrical problems 340 complaints
- steering problems 120 complaints
- brake problems 108 complaints
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint database, recalls and manufacturer communicationsAre engine problems common on the 2019 Jeep Cherokee?
They are documented: NHTSA holds 470 owner complaints naming the engine on this model year (29% of everything owners filed about it), and 49 manufacturer bulletins, 1 recall are filed under the same heading. Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count, and a count says nothing about how many were sold.
Is there a recall for the engine on the 2019 Jeep Cherokee?
Yes — one campaign is filed under this heading: 18V344000. A recall is matched by VIN; check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
When do engine problems show up on the 2019 Jeep Cherokee?
Owners who gave an odometer reading reported it at a median of 18,000 miles; half of them between 4,000 and 40,000. That is when reports cluster, not the life of a part.
What does NHTSA's "Engine" heading cover?
The engine and its cooling system. Owners choose the heading when they file, so it says which area of the vehicle the complaint is about, not which part failed.