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2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee seats problems

The 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee has 335 seats complaints filed with NHTSA — 10% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

335

Seats complaints

10%

Share of year

2

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Seats complaints by year

Grand Cherokee seats complaints by model year335 complaints1993: 3 complaints1994: 4 complaints1995: 4 complaints1996: 5 complaints1997: 13 complaints1998: 9 complaints1999: 94 complaints2000: 180 complaints2001: 131 complaints2002: 91 complaints2003: 67 complaints2004: 149 complaints2005: 22 complaints2006: 5 complaints2008: 3 complaints2009: 1 complaints2010: 1 complaints2011: 11 complaints2012: 12 complaints2013: 56 complaints2014: 335 complaints2015: 305 complaints2016: 9 complaints2017: 20 complaints2018: 42 complaints2019: 10 complaints2021: 5 complaints2022: 7 complaints2023: 5 complaints2024: 4 complaints2025: 1 complaints
Grand Cherokee seats complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“THE WIRING HARNESS THAT RUNS TO THE DRIVER SIDE POWER SEAT CONTROLS HAS RUBBED UP AGAINST THE METAL FRAME AND FAILED. THIS FAILURE HAS CAUSED A SMALL ELECTRICAL FIRE DUE TO ARCHING WHICH IS ONLY SOLVED BY PULLING THE FUSE. A NEW WIRE HARNESS IS NEEDED TO FIX. DEALERSHIP SAYS THIS IS NOT UNDER…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Seats · March 11, 2016 · fire

Common questions

How many seats complaints does the 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee have?

NHTSA has 335 complaints about the 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee seats — 10% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.