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2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — ENGINE

fire · 1704751 · 2020-11-06

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
2014
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
112,301
Speed
55 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ENGINE FIRE OCCURRED WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. VEHICLE HAS 3.0L ECO DIESEL ENGINE. DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCKS WITH SAME ENGINE ARE ON RECALL (FCA VB1/NHTSA 19V-757) FOR FIRES DUE TO EGR COOLER FAILURE, BUT THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. I AM A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER THAT DETERMINED THE FIRE ORIGIN AND CAUSE OF THE VEHICLE IS DUE TO THE SAME ISSUE. YESTERDAY, I PARTICIPATED IN A DESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION OF THE VEHICLE WITH A REPRESENTATIVE FOR FCA PRESENT. HOWEVER, I AM NOT CONFIDENT THAT FCA WILL PROVIDE NOTICE OF THIS ISSUE TO NHTSA IN A TIMELY MANNER, IF FCA PROVIDES NOTICE AT ALL. THE FIRE ORIGINATED INSIDE THE ENGINE INTAKE CONSISTENT WITH AN EGR COOLER FAILURE. I URGE NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE THIS MODEL VEHICLE AND EXTEND THE RECALL BEYOND THE DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCKS. MILEAGE PROVIDED IS AS OF LAST OIL CHANGE JUNE 12, 2020. THE SPEED LISTED IS AN ESTIMATE BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED FROM THE PERSON DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE FIRE OCCURRED.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11373465
Machine
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