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2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire1 injured · 989770 · 2013-06-27

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
2012
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
25,600
Speed
30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

HUSBAND DRIVING MV TO STORE, STARTED SMELLING SHARP SMELL OF WIRES BURNING, WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM AREA AROUND THE VISOR ON DRIVERS SIDE, CAME RIGHT HOME WITH IT, SINCE SMOKE WAS BURNING HIS EYES AND NOSE, OPENED SUNROOF TO LET SMOKE OUT, IT CONTINUED SMOKING THEN STARTED TO BURN THRU MATERIAL SURROUNDING THE VISOR, THEN BURST INTO FLAMES . MY HUSBAND GOT OUT THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND WAS ABLE TO PUT THE FLAMES OUT, BEFORE THE FIRE DEPT ARRIVED.INSIDE OF THE MV HAS MELTED PLASTIC ALL OVER.THE SUNROOF WILL NOT WORK, AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS ALL SCREWED UP. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10522159
Machine
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