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2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

fire · 566929 · 2005-12-23

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Miles at failure
9,000
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

3.7 L JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO WITH 9,000 MILES. FIRST MAJOR TRIP WE HAVE (ABOUT 500 MILES AWAY FROM HOME), OUR VEHICLE STALLED. THERE WAS FIRE UNDER THE HOOD, IT'S GOOD THAT THE SUV STALLED IN FRONT OF THE SERVICE CENTER OR THERE COULD BE AN EXPLOSION. WE JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN LESS THAN 6 MOS. THE SERVICE CENTER TOLD US THAT IT WILL TAKE ABOUT 2 WEEKS TILL WE COULD GET OUR JEEP BACK AND IT'S ALREADY 17 DAYS; I MADE A FOLLOW-UP AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAVEN'T RECEIVED THE TRANSMISSION THAT THEY'VE ORDERED. THE SERVICE CENTER HAVE US RENT A CAR. CALLED CHRYSLER AND WE WERE TOLD THAT THERE IS ONLY SAFETY CONCERN AND OUR VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE WHEN IN ONE WEB PAGE, WE SAW 18 SIMILAR TRANSMISSION COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME VEHICLE? CHRYSLER WON'T COVER OUR CAR RENTALS AND MOTEL. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10145977
Machine
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