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2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 1409141 · 2017-09-20

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
2012
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
130,000
Speed
25 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE AIR CONDITIONING STARTED TO FADE, THE RADIO STOPPED OPERATING, AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE POLICE ARRIVED AND ATTEMPTED TO JUMPSTART THE VEHICLE AS SMOKE EMERGED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BAXTER DODGE/JEEP/CHRYSLER OF LINCOLN NEBRASKA WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS DAMAGED, WHICH CAUSED THE BATTERY TO ALSO DAMAGE THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT A RECALL NOTIFICATION WAS RECEIVED ON 09/07/17 FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V435000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 32376399. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11024605
Machine
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