2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Start: 2003-09-29

fire · 434236 · 2003-11-05

Vehicle

Make: JEEP
Model: GRAND CHEROKEE
Year: 2001
Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Miles at failure: 12,900
Speed: 60 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD BANG AND SAW BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONSUMER BLINDLY PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE FRONT END WAS CONSUMED BY THE FIRE, BUT NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. *AK *SCC *JB

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10042593
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown