NHTSA Complaint #11564511 — 2008 JEEP WRANGLER

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Fire

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11564511
Vehicle	2008 JEEP WRANGLER
Component	UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of Incident	December 23, 2023
Date Filed	January 9, 2024
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	Yes
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NJ

Consumer Description

My Wrangler had been parked in my driveway for about 5 hours. It tried to start by itself then cought fire. It's is a manual transmission with no remote start. The fire started on the passenger side of the engine compartment.

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