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2015 JEEP CHEROKEE — ENGINE

fire · 1357213 · 2017-02-19

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
CHEROKEE
Year
2015
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
19,000
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

MY 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE BURST INTO FLAMES A WEEK AGO. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE CAUSE WAS AS CHRYSLER WILL NOT INVESTIGATE IT. THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS. AS I WAS DRIVING, THE PASSENGER IN MY CAR SMELLED SMOKE. WE QUICKLY GOT OUT OF THE CAR AS WE THEN SAW SMOKE POURING OUT OF THE HOOD AND WITHIN SECONDS IT WAS IT FLAMES. ...UPDATED 02/23/17 *BF.. UPDATED 03/01/17 *BF *CN

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10955525
Machine
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