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2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — EXTERIOR LIGHTING

fire · 1217848 · 2015-09-10

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
2012
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Miles at failure
49,000
Speed
35 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I PURHCASED MY USED 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ROUGHLY ONE YEAR AGO FROM MILLER JEEP IN SPRINGFIELD, PA. IN JULY OF THIS YEAR, I WAS DRIVING ON MY WAY HOME, AND STARTED TO SMELL SMOKE. I GOT ON THE HIGHWAY AND IMMEDIATELY SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE HEADLINER. I PULLED OVER AND WITHIN ABOUT 3 MINUTES, MY CAR WAS COMPLETELY ON FIRE. THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL DONE ON THE CAR TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING. PLEASE SEE THE LINK BELOW, WHICH SUMMARIZED WHAT HAPPENED TO ME: HTTP://WWW.AUTOBLOG.COM/2015/05/07/JEEP-GRAND-CHEROKEE-DODGE-DURANGO-NHTSA-INVESTIGATION-RECALL/

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10762961
Machine
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