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2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee seats problems

341 complaints about seats have been filed for the 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee, which is 10% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
341 10% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
75,000 miles 246 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 2
Injuries and deaths
39 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When seats problems show up

Seats complaints by mileage, 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 75,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 4 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 12 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 55 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 64 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 53 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 27 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 18 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 7 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 4 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 2 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 75,000 miles
Based on 246 complaints that include mileage. 29% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles4
20k to 40k miles12
40k to 60k miles55
60k to 80k miles64
80k to 100k miles53
100k to 120k miles27
120k to 140k miles18
140k to 160k miles7
160k to 180k miles4
180k to 200k miles2
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 246 seats complaints that report mileage, the median is about 74,000 miles, and 29% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 2 fires, 39 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that the heated seat would activate independently and would also overheat. The contact also mentioned that whenever the accelerator pedal was depressed, a burning odor was emitted into the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technician was unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 120.

Reported at 120 miles, November 2013 Fire

While sitting at a stop light, I hear a pop noise from the passenger seat, I hear my mother in law yell ooow, the headrest popped out and hit her in the back of the head.

Reported at 63,215 miles, July 2019

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