NHTSA complaint: 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS PLACED IN NEUTRAL AND, WHILE CHARGING THE VEHICLE'S BATTERY, SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation