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2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 1238775 · 2015-11-16

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
2012
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
85,000
Speed
40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ON 11/3/2015 AT APPROXIMATELY 5:30AM I WAS DRIVING MY 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WHEN I BEGAN TO SMELL STRONG FUMES WHICH I SUSPECTED WAS COMING FROM MY CAR. MOMENTS LATER SMOKE BEGAN OVERWHELMING THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE. I PULLED OVER, GOT OUT AND IT WAS THEN I SAW FLAMES COMING FROM THE TOP OF MY CAR OVER THE AREA OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. THE ROOF AND DRIVER'S SEAT WAS DAMAGED FROM THE FLAMES. INSPECTIONS BY MY AUTO INSURANCE AND JEEP CONFIRMED THE SOURCE OF THE FIRE WAS FROM WIRING LOCATED ON THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR. THIS IS RELATED TO A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE WHICH I HAD ADDRESSED IN OCTOBER 2014 (PAPERWORK ATTACHED AS WELL AS PICTURES OF THE DAMAGED VEHICLE AND FIRE).

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10791123
Machine
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