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2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — EXTERIOR LIGHTING

1 injured · 678928 · 2008-07-19

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Miles at failure
90,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I HAVE A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED AND THIS IS THE SECOND THAT I HAVE WORKED ON AND I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE LICENSE PLATE LIGHTS WIRING HARNESS SEEM TO MELT ON THE BULBS AND I THINK OVER TIME THIS COULD BECOME A BIG RISK OVER TIME. THE HARNESS IS VERY HARD TO REPLACE AND I DON'T THINK MANY PEOPLE WOULD NOTICE CAUSE OF THE LOCATION. I HAVE BEEN BURNED BY THE HOT RUBBER TYPE PLASTIC. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE LIGHTS OVER THE YEARS AND EVERY TIME IT JUST GETS WORST. ONCE ON MY 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO THE LIGHT HOSING WAS BURNED. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10234889
Machine
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