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2007 JEEP WRANGLER — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

fire · 1142058 · 2014-12-26

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
WRANGLER
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
97,000

Severity

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

Narrative

CAR DID NOT HAVE ANY POWER WHEN PRESSING THE GAS PEDDLE. ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. EVEN THOUGH CAR WAS BROUGHT TO DEALER FOR SERVICE NOVEMBER 1 2014. TWO FAULT CODES WERE FOUND THE DEALER (PAPA DODGE) REPLACED EGR AND GASKET VALVE. I CALLED THE DEALER ABOUT 10 DAYS LATER AND TOLD THEM THE CAR STILL DID NOT HAVE POWER WHEN PRESSING THE GAS PEDDLE. THE SUPERVISOR OF THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOOK JEEP FOR TEST DRIVE AND SAID HE DIDN'T SEE A PROBLEM. ON DECEMBER 25 ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ON DECEMBER 26 I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 5 MILES PER HOUR AND SAW SMOKE CAME TO COMPLETED STOP. UNDER THE CAR FRONT IN THE FRONT UNDER HOOD WAS ON FIRE PASSENGER SIDE. POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED IMMEDIATELY AND PUT OUT FIRE UNDER HOOD ENGINE. CAR WAS COMPLETELY BURNED OUT. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10668355
Machine
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