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2017 JEEP WRANGLER — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

fire · 1610213 · 2019-10-08

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
WRANGLER
Year
2017
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Miles at failure
23,700
Speed
60 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

DRIVING AT 90KM/H SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER HOOD NEAR WINDSCREEN, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, ENGINE RAN ROUGH AND STALLED, PULLED OVER TO HARD SHOULDER, TRIED TO RESTART SEVERAL TIMES, WOULD START AFTER A WHILE BUT WOULD STALL. GOT OUT, WAS ABOUT TO OPEN HOOD WHEN THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION/ FIRE BALL FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT (PRIMARILY UNDER VEHICLE AND FROM WHEEL WELLS. THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT FIRE, VEHICLE COMPLETELY BURNT OUT.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11267020
Machine
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