NHTSA complaint: 2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE A SQUEALING AND WHINING NOISE AND THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ABS, POWER STEERING, AND BRAKE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND OTHER COMPONENTS BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT PARKED AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, BUT IT FAILED TO RESTART. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BATTERY, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO OPERATE APPROPRIATELY FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE CONTACT CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ALTERNATOR. THE CONTACT STATED THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED CARY AUTOPARK CHRYSLER JEEP (400 AUTO PARK BLVD, CARY, NORTH CAROLINA 27511, 888-923-9538) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ALTERNATOR AND BRAKES FAILED. THE DEALER WOULD NOT ASSIST BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,800.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation