NHTSA Complaint #10496019 — 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA
Fire
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10496019 |
| Vehicle | 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | N/A miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | Yes |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | LA |
Consumer Description
MARCH OF 2009, I TOLD MY DAUGHTERS DAD THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WERE NOT WORKING RIGHT. IT STARTED WITH THE ELECTRICAL DOOR LOCKS THAT WORK ON AND OFF FOR DAYS. HE CAME OVER TO SWITCH CARS BECAUSE I DIDN'T FEEL SAFE IN IT. WITH IN TWO DAYS OF HIM DRIVING IT, ON HIS WAY HOME FROM WORK THAT NIGHT THE CAR CAUGHT A FIRE. I WAS STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON A CAR I NO LONGER HAD. I COULDN'T AFFORD TO CONTINUED PAYMENT AND BUY ANOTHER CAR. SO I TRY TO PURCHASE ONLINE AND WAS SCAM OUT OF $2000.00 THAT AUGUST. I WERE PUT IN CREDIT BUREAU FOR IT AND HAD TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS TO PAY IT OFF. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE TODAY ABOUT THE ORC COMPUTER CHIPS. THAT CAN DEPLOY CAUSING INJURY AND YOU TO CRASH. I CALLED THE NUMBER TO EXPRESS MY CONCERN, THE PERSON THAT ANSWER HAD NO COMPASSION. HE FIRST UP DATED MY INFO AND ONCE HE LEARNED THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE HE HAD NOTHING ELSE TO SAY, OTHER THEN OH YOU NO LONGER HAVE THE CAR, HE GOT QUITE AND SAID THANK YOU FOR CALLING. GOOD BYE *TR
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