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2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

fire · 1643437 · 2020-02-04

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
2014
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Miles at failure
117,000
Speed
60 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

MY 2014 DIESEL GRAND CHEROKEE HAS HAD EMISSIONS FOR THE PAST 3+ YEARS. ON 12/9/19 THEY CHANGED THE PARTICULATE FILTER AND RIGHT AFTER THAT THERE WAS EXHAUST SMELLS COMING THROUGH THE VENTS. THE DEALERSHIP ATTEMPTED TO FIX THIS SMELL IN LATE DECEMBER AND THEN AGAIN IN JANUARY. THEY FOUND A CRACKED VALVE COVER ON 1/10/20 AND FIXED THAT. I WAS THEN DRIVING THE CAR ON 1/12/20 AND IT STARTED ON FIRE AND WAS DESTROYED. CHRYSLER INVESTIGATED THE CRASH AND DETERMINED THAT IT WAS NOT A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11306924
Machine
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