Consumer Complaint Detail

JEEP / CHEROKEE / 2001

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 004258211 Incident Date: Jan, 24 2004
Consumer's City: NASHUA Consumer's State: NH
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Model Name: CHEROKEE Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1J4FF48S71L Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 03 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jan, 11 2001
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: After driving my vehicle for approx 20 minutes i notice smoke coming from the front of the hood. i opened the hood and found that the hose leading from the engine was very. my temperature gauges all registered normal so i added some engine coolant and did not drive the vehicle until the next am. after a 3 mile drive to work same situation again. i took the car to my mechanic and was told the radiator had rotted and need to be replaced. odd since there was no indication prior to the smoke.*ak