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2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — ENGINE

fire · 1731416 · 2021-03-05

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
2014
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
60,000

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, SMOKE WAS PRESENT COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND OIL HAD LEAKED UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE PLASTIC OIL FILTER HOUSING HAD FAILED CAUSING AN OIL LEAK AND THE OIL FILTER HOUSING GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.*JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11399309
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown