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2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 1379759 · 2017-05-22

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
2012
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
82,000
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

180 AMP ALTERNATOR EXPERIENCED CATASTROPHIC FAILURE CAUSING TOTAL LOSS OF ALL POWER, BATTERY FAILURE, PCM FAILURE AND SMOKING AND BURNING SMELL FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. EXPERIENCED LOUD WHINNING FROM ALTERNATOR WHILE DRIVING IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO FAILURE. ULTIMATE FAILURE OCCURED AS CAR PULLED INTO PARKING SPOT. THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE EXPERIENCED BY 160 AMP ALTERNATOR UNDER RECALL. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND CHRYSLER/JEEP SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO FIX THESE ISSUES.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10991081
Machine
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