1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
Start: 2000-12-26

fire · 279599 · 2001-03-13

Vehicle

Make: JEEP
Model: GRAND CHEROKEE
Year: 1996
Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE TRAVELING 60MPH HEARD A NOISE. NOTICED SMOKE IN REAR MIRROR. TRIED GETTING OFF FREEWAY BESIDE RAMP. PARKED VEHICLE. VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. TOWED TO DEALER. INFORMED REAR DIFFERENTIAL HAD GOTTEN HOT WHICH CAUSED FIRE. HAD BEEN TO DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES COMPLAINING ABOUT DIFFERENTIAL.*AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 882958
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown