# 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `1363797` · 2017-03-17 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** JEEP
- **Model:** GRAND CHEROKEE
- **Year:** 2012
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 62,000
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## Narrative
MY VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING  MAKING A LEFT-HAND TURN ABOUT 5 MPH AND STARTED SMOKING UNDER THE HOOD AS I INVESTIGATED THE ALTERNATOR WAS SMOKING AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND HAS NO POWER I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER MASSEY YARDLEY SERVICE PLANTATION FL.  - (RECALL RELATED INCIDENT)  TS
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