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2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

10 injured · 1620332 · 2019-11-12

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
2014
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
10
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

FRONT SEAT, MIDDLE CONSOLE CUP HOLDERS, TRIM, HAS BECOME DANGEROUS! THE HIGH POLISHED SILVER COLORED ACCENT TRIM HAS PULLED AWAY FROM THE CIRCULAR AREA OF THE CUP HOLDERS. THE MATERIAL IS A PLASTIC METAL THAT IS VERY SHARP AND HAS CUT UP MY FINGERS OVER 10 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR. BECAUSE THE DESIGN ROLLS IN AND DOWN LIKE A BACKWARDS C THE PLASTIC METAL HAS FRAYED FROM USE AND DOESN'T LAY FLAT OR SEALED TO THE CUP HOLDERS. EACH TIME THE CUP HOLDERS ARE USE THE CUPS GET CAUGHT ON THE CUP HOLDERS AND ALSO CUT THE CUPS. I HOPE A COFFEE CUP DOESN'T BREAK ON ME OR A PASSENGER IN THIS SITUATION AND BURN THEM. MY OPTIONS ARE TO PEEL THE BAD TRIM AWAY AND HAVE IT LOOK WORSE OR PAY A LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY TO REPLACE THE WHOLE MIDDLE CONSOLE UNIT, NOT PRACTICAL FOR THE CONSUMER. THIS IS ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE USER AND NOT THE VISUAL APPEARANCE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11279715
Machine
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