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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007098693 | Incident Date: Mar, 12 2007 |
| Consumer's City: TRENTON | Consumer's State: MI |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| Model Name: LIBERTY | Model Year: 2006 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Electrical system:wiring:front underhood |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1J4GL48KX6W | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Mar, 14 2007 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Jul, 31 2006 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Tl*- the contact stated that the 2006 jeep liberty 4x4 caught on fire on 03/13/07. while making a left hand turn the vehicle stalled. the hazard lights didn't work, the radio shut off, and all of the components on the instrument panel lost power. he saw smoke coming from under the hood, and within a minute the front end was engulfed in flames. the contact stated that the fire department showed up to extinguish the fire. both the fire and police departments filed reports, and the contact had access to them. the contact was still waiting for the insurance adjuster to get information on the cause of the fire, but the vehiclewas noted as destroyed. the contact stated that the local news mentioned a recall 06v036000 for the 2006 two wheel drive sport jeep liberty concerning the electrical system: wiring: front under the hoo. the contact felt that the 4x4 should also be on this recall campaign. the current and failure mileage were both 3100 miles.*ak |
