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2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — ENGINE

fire1 injured · 1050545 · 2014-03-28

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
2014
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
2,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

ON 3/27/14, MY BRAND NEW 2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE SPONTANEOUSLY BURST INTO FLAMES AND ALMOST GOT IN MY FACE. AFTER SMELLING AND SEEING SMOKE, I PULLED OVER INTO A DIRT PARKING LOT AT A BUSINESS AND THE DASHBOARD OF MY NEW VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES, AFTER I HEARD A "WOOSH." A LADY FROM THE LOCAL BUSINESS CAME RUNNING OUT OF THE BUSINESS WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND I WAS ABLE TO SHOOT IT INTO THE HOLES THAT WERE ONCE THE HEAT VENTS TO KILL THE FLAMES. THE DASH WAS BUCKLED, THE WINDSHIELD BLACKENED, THE GAUGES MELTED, THE ROOF LINING GONE, THE VISORS MELTED, AND THE INSIDE COVERED WITH CO2 AND SMOKE DAMAGE. I SUFFERED SMOKE AND CO2 INHALATION AND MY CLOTHES WERE RUINED, BUT I AM LUCKY TO BE ALIVE! THE DEALER REFUSES TO HELP ME....UPDATED 09-10-2014 *BF UPDATED 11/7/2014 *JS

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10575445
Machine
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