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2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4 — ENGINE

fire · 1089799 · 2014-07-23

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
116,000
Speed
65 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I HAD A LIFETIME WARRANTY PACKAGE ON MY 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. I ALSO KEEP GREAT RECORDS OF MY MAINTAINED AND DID MOST OF IT AT THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS DRIVING 65MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE TRANSMISSION / ENGINE AREA STARTED SMOKING. WHEN I PULLED OVER GROUP LLC AND LAMES WERE DRIPPING FROM THE TRANSMISSION / ENGINE AREA. SMOKE QUICKLY FILLED THE VEHICLE AND WITH-IN 2 MINUTES THE JEEP WRANGLER WAS UP IN FLAMES. I CONTACT CHRYSLER GROUP LLC AND THEY SENT AN INSPECTOR OUT. THEY WERE VERY HARD TO WORK WITH AND MAILED ME LETTER SAYING, "THE INSPECTOR FOUND NO INDICATION OF A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE INCIDENT ON 1 JUL 14. NO HELP AT ALL! I WANT TO LOOK INTO THIS MORE. IT SEEMS THE TRANSMISSION / ENGINE DEFECT COST ME A ONE JEEP WRANGLER AND THEY ACCEPTED NO RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10615834
Machine
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