Issue ID | 1383927 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10994342 |
Manufacurer | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
Brand | JEEP |
Model | CHEROKEE |
Model Year | 2015 |
File date | 10/06/17 |
Component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | Car was maintained at dealership. 1. 5 years old, 31,000 miles. Last oil change and service at dealership was on 5/5/2017 with mileage of 29,056. Fire occurred on 6/10/2017. Driving 35 mph, straight down a small hill, first got warning light that brake fluid was low, followed by abs needs servicing, followed by many warning lights all at once. Gas pedal failed to work at that point, looked in rear view mirror, blue smoke was coming out of the car. Coasted to a dirt lot, got out, fire under drivers side front wheel area. Quickly spread to the rest of the engine compartment, destroying the car. From first warning message to pulled over was about 0. 5 miles and about one minute. Please note that there was a uconnect update (the first for the car) on 6/2/2017, only eight days before the car was destroyed by fire. Including a picture of the engine compartment after the fire. *bf |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 31000 |
Number of Occurences | 1 |
Source of the issue | HOTLINE VOQ |
City and State | BERLIN, MA |
VIN pattern | 1C4PJMDS7FWXXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | Y |
Was incedent reported to police? | Y |
Was medical attention required? | N |
Was part original equipment? | |
No. of injured persons | |
No. of fatalities | |
Date of purchase | 30/06/24 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
Number of cylinders | 6 |
Drive train type | FWD |
Transmission type | |
Vehicle speed | 35 |
DoT tire identifier | |
Tire size | |
Location of tire code | |
Type of tire failure code | |
Was defective tire repaired? | |
Date of manufacture | |
Type of child seat code | |
Type of restraint | |
Dealer's name | ROUX'S GARAGE |
Dealer's telephone number | 978-838-2810 |
Dealer's city | BERLIN |
Dealer's state code | MA |
Dealer's ZIP code | 01503 |