NHTSA Complaint #10759836 — 2005 JEEP LIBERTY ENGINE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10759836
Vehicle	2005 JEEP LIBERTY
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	January 31, 2012
Date Filed	August 27, 2015
Mileage	100,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	Yes
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	PA

Consumer Description

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STARTED TO FLICKER AND AN ODOR OF SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

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