This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
There was a recall on the detent system shifter, took to dealer they replaced shifter. Consumer states' now its harder to shift into gear, and fills like shifter may come off in your hand. Consumer states shifter is worse than it was prior to recall.
Consumer states that while driving and no warning the vehicle will switch from drive to 2nd gear and it will be hard for the consumer to control the vehicle also the vehicle will be hard to put in drive. Dealer notified
I was sitting at red light when I was struck from behind by Ford passanger van at high rate of speed prior to accident the back seats were down because it was being use in the utility since of the SUV title of the vehicle when I was sruck the reclining seat back collapsed at the same time the back seat began righting itself due to the force of the impact as I was hurled back with no seat back to stop me I struck my head on the rising back seat top a rigid board covered in cloth this defect has caused brain damage to me of varying sorts this seat has only one recling gear even though your office suggested to the industry prior TO1994 through a study at the univ. Of Virginia I am(was) a 220 lb. Body builder I was reaching accross to the other seat at point of impact the teeth may not even have had to sheer off the twisting force may just have pulled top teeth out of bottom teeth unlocking entire mechanism either way when I opened my eyes after the impact I was laying flat down in the most reclined position I started out ina normal upright positon please help Jeep advertises to guys just like me a rough tough vehicle that can get you through anything and then they put a seat in that won't protect the very market they advertise to thankyou for your time and for being here to report this to. Sincerely [xxx] husband father of three and now brain damaged because of a defective seat in a 1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo (top of their line) parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
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- Elmira, NY, USA