2013 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2013 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Start: 2017-03-11

fire · 1363499 · 2017-03-15

Vehicle

Make: JEEP
Model: GRAND CHEROKEE
Year: 2013
Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure: 60,000

Severity

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

Narrative

USED FACTORY AUTO START AND THE ALTERNATOR SHORTED CAUSING THE ENGINE COMPUTER TO BURN OUT AND POSSIBLE THE FUSE BOX AS WELL. CAR WOULD NOT START AND MUST BE TOWED TO MECHANIC. LUCKILY WE WEREN'T IN THE CAR WHEN IT STARTED SMOKING UP.

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10966226
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown