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2011 Jeep GRAND CHEROKEE Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1592181
Internal NHTSA #	11243959
Manufacurer	Chrysler (FCA US LLC)
Brand	JEEP
Model	GRAND CHEROKEE
Model Year	2011
File date	07/08/19
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	The battery light came on as i was driving home the other day (it happened while the vehicle was in motion), so i called the repair shop. The manager said that it meant my battery was not receiving a charge and to drive it straight in, so i did. He and i both smelled smoke from my vehicle when i arrived (approximately 15 minutes after the battery light came on). Upon inspection, he said that my alternator had shorted out and had singe marks inside and it had also overheated my battery. I am very concerned that it could have caught my car on fire (and the manager of the repair shop verified that it could have), especially since the battery connection is under the passenger seat inside the vehicle. He said the yellow discoloration (see photo, attached) was from overheating/singe marks. He and i could also both smell smoke from the alternator after it was removed from the vehicle, so it was definitely the cause of the smoke and smell (although my battery may have been smoking as well according to the repair shop manager). I do not believe that the alternator (and possibly the battery as well as a result) should have started smoking as this could have resulted in serious injuries and/or death.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	107950
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	GONZALES, LA
VIN pattern	1J4RS4GG8BCXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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Date of purchase	29/06/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	65
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2011 Jeep GRAND CHEROKEE Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2011 Jeep GRAND CHEROKEE Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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