NHTSA Complaint #10871828 — 2004 JEEP LIBERTY FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10871828
Vehicle	2004 JEEP LIBERTY
Component	FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Date of Incident	April 4, 2016
Date Filed	June 1, 2016
Mileage	198,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	Yes
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NJ

Consumer Description

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP LIBERTY. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, SMOKE EMITTED INTO THE INTERIOR WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, LIFT THE HOOD, AND DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL INJECTORS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 198,000.

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