Consumer Complaint Detail

JEEP / GRAND CHEROKEE / 2002

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007114250 Incident Date: Jul, 23 2007
Consumer's City: WICHITA Consumer's State: KS
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Model Name: GRAND CHEROKEE Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:cooling system:fan
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: 1J4GX38S42C Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 02 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Feb, 28 2005
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 2002 jeep grand cherokee. while driving approximately 20 mph, the contact heard what sounded like gunshots. he later discovered that the noise came from his own vehicle. he noticed that the needle on the temperature gauge was increasing. he pulled the vehicle over and it began to overheat. the contact lifted the hood and removed the radiator cap. as a result, scalding hot water poured out and cut his left eye and burned his right hand. a gentleman who was present at the scene provided the contact with water. he used the water to nurse his wounds. a nearby mechanic stated that the fan blade shattered into several pieces along with the guard above the fan (shroud). the mechanic informed the contact to call chrysler. the contact called stevens chrysler motors and was hung up on twice by the same person. his vehicle was towed to park motors and they reimbursed him for $900 worth of repairs. the contact plans to notify his attorney's general office and the better business bureau in regards to the poor service from stevens chrysler motors. the contact received a recall notice approximately two weeks ago regarding the fan. the contact has receipts and paperwork concerning the failure. the powertrain, purchase date, and recall number were unknown. the current and failure mileages were 94,000. updated 08/29/07*jb