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2015 JEEP CHEROKEE — ENGINE

fire · 1177010 · 2015-04-23

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
CHEROKEE
Year
2015
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
1,500

Severity

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

Narrative

SHORTLY BEFORE REACHING HER DESTINATION, THE DRIVER OF OUR VEHICLE SMELLED AN ODOR, BUT COULDN'T DETERMINE WHAT IT WAS. SHE CONTINUED ONTO HER DESTINATION AS IT WAS JUST UP THE STREET. SHE PARKED THE VEHICLE AND WAS PREPARING TO EXIT. BEFORE SHE COULD EXIT THE VEHICLE, A WITNESS SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. SHE QUICKLY EXITED THE VEHICLE AND SAW THE SMOKE. THE SMOKE THEN TURNED BLACK AND SHE SAW FLAMES. THE VEHICLE THEN BURST INTO FLAMES. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10712350
Machine
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