1990 JEEP CHEROKEE — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1990 JEEP CHEROKEE — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
Start: 2005-03-07

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Vehicle

Make: JEEP
Model: CHEROKEE
Year: 1990
Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
Miles at failure: 200,000

Severity

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

Narrative

VEHICLE WAS ON ROAD WHILE THE OWNER NOTICED THAT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND UNEXPECTEDLY THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. RESULTS SHOWED THAT THERE WAS A SHORT WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH.*AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10117097
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown