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2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 1500982 · 2018-09-22

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
2012
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
56,000
Speed
55 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, NOTICED A SMOKE SMELL OF SOMETHING BURNING. COULDN'T PUT A FINGER ON IT UNTIL LATER WHILE DRIVING THE CAR FILLED WITH SMOKE COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLINER AND BURN HOLE IN LINER. PULLED OVER AND PULLED HEADLINER DOWN AND SAW FLAMES AND SMOKE. PUT FIRE OUT. CALLED DEALERSHIP AND THERE WAS A RECALL THAT HAD BEEN DONE BY THEM ON OUR VEHICLE FOR THE VANITY MIRROR ELECTRICAL PROBLEM PREVIOUS TO THIS INCIDENT. THEY TOOK OUR VEHICLE AND GAVE US A RENTAL AT THEIR EXPENSE UNTIL FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF THIS INCIDENT..

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11130751
Machine
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