1998 JEEP CHEROKEE — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1998 JEEP CHEROKEE — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Start: 2003-07-28

fire · 421527 · 2003-07-29

Vehicle

Make: JEEP
Model: CHEROKEE
Year: 1998
Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Miles at failure: 80,000

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE IN THE HOUSE FOR TEN MINUTES THE JEEP CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE FIRE WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ENGINE. THE HEAT WAS SORT OF INTENSE WHICH MELTED THE PAINT TO THE HOOD, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO OPEN THE HOOD BY THE MECHANIC. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10031476
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown