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2015 JEEP CHEROKEE — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

fire · 1383991 · 2017-06-11

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
CHEROKEE
Year
2015
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Miles at failure
31,000
Speed
35 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

CAR WAS MAINTAINED AT DEALERSHIP. 1.5 YEARS OLD, 31,000 MILES. LAST OIL CHANGE AND SERVICE AT DEALERSHIP WAS ON 5/5/2017 WITH MILEAGE OF 29,056. FIRE OCCURRED ON 6/10/2017. DRIVING 35 MPH, STRAIGHT DOWN A SMALL HILL, FIRST GOT WARNING LIGHT THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS LOW, FOLLOWED BY ABS NEEDS SERVICING, FOLLOWED BY MANY WARNING LIGHTS ALL AT ONCE. GAS PEDAL FAILED TO WORK AT THAT POINT, LOOKED IN REAR VIEW MIRROR, BLUE SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF THE CAR. COASTED TO A DIRT LOT, GOT OUT, FIRE UNDER DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WHEEL AREA. QUICKLY SPREAD TO THE REST OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, DESTROYING THE CAR. FROM FIRST WARNING MESSAGE TO PULLED OVER WAS ABOUT 0.5 MILES AND ABOUT ONE MINUTE. PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE WAS A UCONNECT UPDATE (THE FIRST FOR THE CAR) ON 6/2/2017, ONLY EIGHT DAYS BEFORE THE CAR WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE. INCLUDING A PICTURE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AFTER THE FIRE. *BF *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10994342
Machine
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