Consumer Complaint Detail

JEEP / GRAND CHEROKEE / 2004

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007096670 Incident Date: Feb, 01 2007
Consumer's City: CHICAGO Consumer's State: IL
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Model Name: GRAND CHEROKEE Model Year: 2004
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Seats:front assembly:seat heater/cooler
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1J4GW58N64C Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 26 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 29 2004
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl* - the contact called regarding the 2004 jeep grand cherokee. the contact stated on 2/27/06 the driver's side heated seat element was replaced due to the driver's seat catching on fire. the seat was also replaced. on february 2, 2007 the seat started to smoke. the driver was able to turn the switch off before any further damage was done. the failure mileage was approximately 50,000. the contact stated that the defective heated seat element was replaced with another defective heated seat element. the contact received recall 06v197000 for the heated seat element.*ak