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2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4 — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

fire · 796037 · 2010-06-28

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Miles at failure
31,000
Speed
55 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED RUBICON. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED. THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND THE CONTACT COULD SMELL BURNING TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE FOR ANOTHER WEEK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE A TRANSMISSION FLUSH WAS PERFORMED AND THE FILTER WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V436000 (COMPONENT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) AND STATED THE DEALER WAS ONLY REPLACING AN UNKNOWN SENSOR AND INSTALLING A WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD OF THE VEHICLE TO INDICATE WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS OVERHEATING. THE CONTACT DID NOT BELIEVE THE RECALL REMEDY ADEQUATELY CORRECTED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 31,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 32,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10340432
Machine
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