NHTSA complaint: 1994 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, A FIRE ERUPTED FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT QUICKLY EXITED AS THE VEHICLE BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED, THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND BOTH A POLICE AND FIRED REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS DUE TO A WIRING HARNESS DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation