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2016 JEEP WRANGLER — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

fire · 1563641 · 2019-05-03

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
WRANGLER
Year
2016
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Miles at failure
67,000
Speed
20 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING HOME, SAW SMOKE AND A FLAME COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AFTER TURNING ONTO THE RURAL ROAD I LIVE ON. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN THIS WAS NOTICED. I PULLED OVER AND GOT MY CHILDREN OUT OF THE CAR AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. AS SOON AS THE CHILDREN WERE SAFELY OUT OF THE VEHICLE, I NOTICED THAT ALL DOORS HAD LOCKED. SHORTLY AFTER GETTING MY CHILDREN OUT, THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED AND ON SCENE SOON AFTER AND A POLICE REPORT WAS ALSO FILED. UNSURE AS TO REASONING OF WHY THE VEHICLE STARTED FIRE. HAVE NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES OR ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS DISPLAY DURING OWNERSHIP. BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE NEW. NO MODIFICATIONS OR ADD-ONS OR OTHER SERVICE WORK BESIDES THE REGULAR MAINTENANCE OF THE VEHICLE. 2016 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED SAHARA. ROUGHLY 65,000 - 70,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11205601
Machine
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