NHTSA Complaint #11626481 — 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE

SERVICE BRAKES issue reported to NHTSA

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Crash Fire

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11626481
Vehicle	2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE
Component	SERVICE BRAKES
Date of Incident	August 19, 2024
Date Filed	November 20, 2024
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	Yes
Fire	Yes
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MD

Consumer Description

My 2008 jeep grand cheroke has caught on fire multiple times & started smoking. The rpms would always jump High and one day I went to go leave and it went real high causing it to accelerate on its own and went I went to go try to stop it my breaks failed and emergency brake would not work.

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