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Jeep Cherokee hesitation / surging reports by year

517 NHTSA complaints describe hesitation, surging or lurching on acceleration on Jeep Cherokee vehicles. The most reported year is 2015 with 183 reports.

YearReportsShare of narratives
2021 Cherokee85%
2019 Cherokee674%
2018 Cherokee112%
2016 Cherokee463%
2015 Cherokee18310%
2014 Cherokee1676%
1997 Cherokee103%
1996 Cherokee51%
1995 Cherokee81%
1994 Cherokee51%
1993 Cherokee72%

Counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives — one complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate. Raw counts favor years that sold in larger numbers.