NHTSA Complaint #11257987 — 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE POWER LOCKS WERE INOPERABLE AND THE POWER OUTLET FAILED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC NOTICED THAT A WIRE ATTACHED TO THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (TIPM) HAD BURNED OUT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DICK SCOTT CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM PLYMOUTH (LOCATED AT 684 W ANN ARBOR RD, PLYMOUTH, MI 48170, 734-259-2023) WHO STATED THAT THE TIPM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO AN UNKNOWN RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT DESPITE THE VEHICLE MATCHING THE CRITERIA OF THE VEHICLE'S INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,000.