# 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
> NHTSA complaint `578511` · 2006-04-07 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** JEEP
- **Model:** GRAND CHEROKEE
- **Year:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
- **Miles at failure:** 64,000
## Narrative
DT*:  THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT NO PARTICULAR SPEED THE HEATED SEAT WARMER BURNED THROUGH THE SEAT CUSHION WITHOUT WARNING.  THE OCCUPANT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES FROM THE HEAT.  ALTHOUGH NO VISIBLE FLAMES WERE PRESENT THERE WAS SLIGHT CHARRING TO THE SEAT CUSHION AREA.  THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY THE DEALER FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE HEATED SEAT ELEMENT AND CUSHION.  THE DEALER DETERMINED THERE WAS AN INTERNAL SHORT OF THE SEAT WARMER.  *AK
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*