Consumer Complaint Detail

JEEP / GRAND CHEROKEE / 1996

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007126000 Incident Date: Nov, 05 2007
Consumer's City: WARREN Consumer's State: RI
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Model Name: GRAND CHEROKEE Model Year: 1996
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#: 1J4GZ58S0TC Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 07 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I returned home from a 1 mile drive to pick up my daughter. we went upstairs to our second floor apartment. about 10 minutes later i heard the alarm to our 1996 jeep grand cherokee going off. i went outside to shut it off, and found the whole engine up in flames. my husband tried to put it out with a fire extinguisher, but it was too late. by the time the fire dept. got there it was a total loss. *tr