# 2015 JEEP WRANGLER — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `2162772` · 2026-01-03 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** JEEP
- **Model:** WRANGLER
- **Year:** 2015
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
## Narrative
Our 2015 Jeep Wrangler JK Unlimited  just caught on fire.   I  happened to be in my daughter’s bedroom, 20 feet away from where the Jeep was parked.   I thought I was seeing flames reflecting from the TV, but I realized that they were real.  My next thought was that my husband was building a firepit fire.   I thought that was weird because he was doing it in the front yard, but I didn’t think any more about it because I was so focused on my work.  I went back to work for a second, but something told me to look again.  I did, and then realized that it was the Jeep that was on fire.  I screamed for my husband, but couldn’t find him; I was scared that he was in the Jeep.  Actually,  he had been in the back yard and heard me screaming, so he ran up front to see what was happening.  I called 911 while my husband tried to put the fire out with the water hose, which didn’t help- the flames kept getting higher.  It took firefighters a while to extinguish the flames and to get it cooled off.  The engine appears to be melted.  It is in our yard and available for inspection.  The fire fighters made a report that my husband has requested.  We’re waiting on the insurance company to contact us.    The fire smelled electrical.  We smelled no gasoline.  I was absolutely horrified thinking about what might have happened if it had ignited at night when no one was looking.  My daughter, my pets, my husband, and I could have all been casualties of this spontaneous fire.  The fact that 
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