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2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 1384837 · 2017-06-14

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
2014
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
64,000
Speed
30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

MY VEHICLE'S ALTERNATOR SUDDENLY STARTED MAKING A HIGH PITCH WHISTLING NOISE, THE RADIO AND OTHER ELECTRONICS WERE NOT WORKING IN THE VEHICLE, SO I STOPPED. A WHITE SMOKE STARTED TO POUR OUT OF THE FRONT GRILL AND THE SMOKE SMELLED LIKE PLASTIC/WIRES BURNING. I OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICED THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE AREA WHERE THE ALTERNATOR WAS. AFTER THE SMOKE STOPPED, I ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE VEHICLE ON AND NOTHING WOULD WORK. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP STATED MY BATTERY WAS BURNT UP, THE ALTERNATOR WAS DEAD AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE USABLE LINK BECAUSE THAT ALSO BURNT UP. THEY ALSO SAID THEY PLACED A BATTERY IN THE VEHICLE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG AND THEIR BATTERY BURNT UP AS WELL. THEY SAID THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT BEFORE. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 64,000 MILES ON IT.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10995229
Machine
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