Consumer Complaint Detail

JEEP / CHEROKEE / 1999

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005013074 Incident Date: Mar, 04 2005
Consumer's City: TAYLORSVILLE Consumer's State: KY
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Model Name: CHEROKEE Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1J4FF68S8XL Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 24 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Aug, 20 2001
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While parked in the driveway, and after being driven for an hour, vehicle inadvertently caught on fire above the manifold. the fire smoldered and put itself out. owner contacted the manufacturer, who sent an engineer to investigate. owner was also told by the manufacturer that there was nothing they could do, and advised the owner to seek legal council. *ak the technician replaced the cruise control cable, accelerator cable and hood latch cable. *bf