LOS ANGELES: Jeep Grand Cherokee owners on June 23 filed suit in California against Fiat Chrysler, accusing the automaker of concealing a shifter design defect linked to driverless rollaway accidents, including this week's death of Star Trek actor Anton Yelchin.
The class-action complaint, filed in US District Court in Riverside, California, east of Los Angeles, also alleges the automaker tried to cover up hundreds of related accidents that caused injuries and property damage and has dragged its feet in furnishing a remedy for the issue.