10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
30,000 miles

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problem #2

Apr 172007

Grand Cherokee 4WD 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 60,000 miles
The contact owns a 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated the driver's seat started smoking while driving. The seat became engulfed in flames. The driver put the fire out with a fire extinguisher. There were no injuries. The vehicle was drivable. It was unknown whether there were seat warmers in the vehicle. The current and failure mileage were 60,000.

- California, MD, USA

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problem #1

Apr 262005

Grand Cherokee 8-cyl

  • miles
I am a paraplegic and was a passenger in a 2005 Grand Cherokee with heated seats. It was a cool day and I turned on the seats. The heated seats burned both cheeks of my butt. I am confined to a bed until the burns heal.

- Somerville, NJ, USA

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