FCA accused of concealing defect in Jeep Grand Cherokee

(REUTERS)

SG

By:

Steve Gorman

June 23, 2016 05:00 AM

LOS ANGELES -- Jeep Grand Cherokee owners filed suit in California against Fiat Chrysler, accusing the company of concealing and failing to fix a shifter design defect linked to driverless rollaway accidents, including the death this week of "Star Trek" actor Anton Yelchin.

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