TL* THE CONTACT'S WIFE OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS DRIVING, THE BATTERY INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. SUDDENLY, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE BATTERY AND THEN IT BURST INTO FLAMES. THE CONTACT DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AND THE FIRE WENT OUT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A FIRE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN UNKNOWN LOCAL DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V435000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) IN THE MAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AND TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE COST OF CAR RENTAL EXPENSES. UPDATED 10/24/2017*JS