2019 Jeep Cherokee Vehicle Speed Control Problems

Source: NHTSA · Updated Oct 13, 2026 · 83 complaints analyzed

Owners have filed 83 complaints with NHTSA about vehicle speed control problems on the 2019 Jeep Cherokee, 5% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 4,500 miles. The words owners use most often: “cruise control” (13% of reports).

What owners describe

Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.

  • Cruise control: mentioned in 11 of 83 complaints (13%)
  • Take off: mentioned in 5 of 83 complaints (6%)

At what mileage do vehicle speed control problems happen?

Based on 38 complaints that reported the odometer reading.

Under 10k miles22 · 58%
10k–25k miles7 · 18%
25k–50k miles7 · 18%
50k–75k miles1 · 3%
75k–100k miles0 · 0%
100k–150k miles1 · 3%
150k+ miles0 · 0%

How serious are the reports?

Of 83 complaints, 3 mention a crash, 1 an injury.

Jeep Cherokee vehicle speed control complaints by model year

Peak: 2014, with 185 complaints
1995: 721995721996: 13131997: 151997151998: 11111999: 101999102000: 10102001: 5200152014: 1851852015: 12020151202016: 76762017: 602017602018: 20202019: 832019832020: 882021: 2202122022: 11

n = 691 complaints · Source: NHTSA

Model yearVehicle Speed Control complaintsShare of that yearMedian miles
2022 Cherokee12%—
2021 Cherokee21%—
2020 Cherokee82%11,700
2019 Cherokee835%4,500
2018 Cherokee203%25,000
2017 Cherokee604%35,522
2016 Cherokee765%34,621
2015 Cherokee1207%16,044
2014 Cherokee1857%25,937
2001 Cherokee52%37,023
2000 Cherokee103%21,000
1999 Cherokee103%64,000
1998 Cherokee113%78,900
1997 Cherokee154%149,000
1996 Cherokee133%113,618
1995 Cherokee7212%—

When owners reported it

Peak: 2019, with 19 complaints
2018: 7201872019: 192019192020: 162020162021: 4202142022: 2202222023: 5202352024: 3202432025: 182025182026: 920269

n = 83 complaints · Source: NHTSA

Related recalls (0)

No safety recall lists vehicle speed control for the 2019 Jeep Cherokee. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.

What owners report

Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.

The PTU was fixed due to a recall but I bought this vehicle in August and started complaining before leaving the parking lot of the dealership ship, there is a winding noise as I drive that will go away occasionally but when it's around it causes vibrations in the steering wheel and in the peddles…

Received Oct 7, 2026 · NHTSA complaint 11769656

The motor experiences a malfunction, which the passengers feel as a slight ‘bump’ in the engine. The dash flashes Service Electronic Stability Control and the engine experiences a loss in power followed by a gain in power, experienced as slight lurching. The dash ESC icon lights up yellow…

Received Sep 8, 2026 · NHTSA complaint 11762680

The vehichle is available for inspection upon request. While driving the vehichle will lose driving power and the D on the screen will begin blinking. The gas pedal will cause the vehichle to rev, however it does not accelerate. There have been times where an engine light comes on and i will get a…

Received Jun 15, 2026 · NHTSA complaint 11744105
Jeep Cherokee
26 Jeep Cherokee Limited - Shot at the Arizona International Auto Show in Phoenix AZ. Representative photo; appearance varies by model year. Photo: HJUdall, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Frequently asked questions

Do all 2019 Jeep Cherokees have vehicle speed control problems?

No. NHTSA has 83 owner complaints about vehicle speed control for the 2019 Jeep Cherokee (5% of the 1,661 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.

Was there a recall on the 2019 Jeep Cherokee vehicle speed control?

No recall currently lists vehicle speed control for this vehicle.

At what mileage do vehicle speed control problems start?

The median reported mileage is 4,500 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.

What do owners say about vehicle speed control problems on the 2019 Jeep Cherokee?

The most frequent phrase is “cruise control”, in 11 of 83 complaints, followed by “take off” (5).

Other 2019 Jeep Cherokee problems

See all 2019 Jeep Cherokee problems or vehicle speed control problems across all Cherokee years.