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2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 1708313 · 2020-11-23

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
2012
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
80,000
Speed
35 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ONE MORNING, WHEN I BEGAN TO SMELL SOMETHING BURNING. I THEN SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER, ON THE SIDE OF THE STREET, TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, AND POPPED THE HOOD. I SAW THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS LITERALLY ON FIRE! IT THEN, BURNED OUT AND BEGAN TO SMOKE. I THEN, DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I HAD TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR. I THOUGHT THIS WAS RANDOM, UNTIL I SAW THE ISSUE ONLINE. I CONTACTED THE CHRYSLER, DODGE, JEEP DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, BUT THEY SAID THEY KNEW NOTHING OF THIS ISSUE. CAN I BE REIMBURSED FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE REPLACEMENT ALTERNATOR?

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11375949
Machine
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