Jeep Holds Top 2 Spots on List of Cars with Safety Issues

The latest quarterly report from the Safety Institute’s Vehicle Safety Watch List shows that Jeep’s 2014 and 2015 Grand Cherokee 4×4’s are holding onto the top 2 most unsafe car rankings.  According to death and injury reports submitted to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee’s are plagued by power train issues. One of the primarily reported issues in 2014 and 2015 Jeeps is that the car has difficulty recognizing that it has been put into park. This has led to vehicle rollaways, causing crashes, injuries and death.

In June 2016, 27 year old actor Anton Yelchin, best known for his role in Star Trek, died after his Jeep Grand Cherokee rolled backwards onto him in his driveway.  The lawsuit describes how he was pinned underneath the car, suffering, until he died alone on his own property. His parents are suing Fiat Chrysler, Jeep’s parent company, for wrongful death, alleging that the faulty gear shift caused the car to roll and kill their son. Jeep had recalled over 1 million Grand Cherokees in April 2016 for the defect.

Taken directly from The Safety Institute’s latest report, below is the full list of the 15 vehicles to watch out for:

Rank This Period	Vehicle and Component	Component Definition	Notes
1	2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 4×4 Power Train	Power Train	Investigations, and recall
2	2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 4×4 Power Train	Power Train	Investigations, and recall
3	2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA Electrical	Electrical	No Investigations, but recall
4	2013 DODGE DART Foundation Brake	Foundation Brake	Investigation, and recall
5	2012 CHEVROLET IMPALA Electrical	Electrical	No Investigations, but recall
6	2013 CHRYSLER 300 Power Train	Power Train	Investigation, and recalls
7	2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA Electrical	Electrical	No Investigations, but recall
8	2009 TOYOTA CAMRY Vehicle Speed Control	Vehicle Speed Control	Investigations, and recalls
9	2008 CHEVROLET COBALT Electrical	Electrical	Investigation, and recalls
10	2009 CHEVROLET COBALT Electrical	Electrical	Investigation, and recalls
11	2012 GMC ACADIA Structure	Structure	No Investigations, but recall
12	2008 BUICK ENCLAVE Structure	Structure	No Investigations, but recall
13	2012 CHRYSLER 300 Power Train	Power Train	Investigation, and recall
14	2012 HYUNDAI ELANTRA Electronic Stability Control	Electronic Stability Control	No Investigations, but recall
15	2012 VOLVO S60 Steering	Steering	No Investigations, No recalls