NHTSA Complaint #745818 — 1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	745818
Vehicle	1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Date of Incident	May 20, 2001
Date Filed	May 29, 2001
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	Yes
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	VA

Consumer Description

THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT IN JAN.2001. ON MAY 4TH, 2001 I TOOK VECHILE TO AMOCCO TRANSMISSION TO GET A DIAGNOSTIC OF THE TRANSMISSION. WAS TOLD THERE WAS A PROBLEM, SINCE MY VECHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, WAS TOLD TO TAKE BACK TO DEALER. JERRY'S LINCLON-JEEP DEALER HAD MY VECHILCE FOR TWO WEEKS AND SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION, I GAVE THEM AMOCCO'S DIAGNOTIC REPORT. ON 5/20/01 I WAS DRIVING ON RT 81 SOUTH -VA, WHEN I PUT MY JEEP IN TO 4 WHEEL DRIVE, IT STARTED TO BURN, CALLED 911 AND TOLD TO GET OUT OF VECHICLE. THE JEEP THEN PROCEEDED TO CATCH ON FIRE. THE WODDSTOCK,VA FIR DEPARTMENT PUT OUT FIRE. IT WAS TOWED TO THE WOODSTOCK GARAGE(JEEP DEALER). IT IS ESTIMATED TO HAVE ABOUT $7500 WORTH OF DAMAGE. I WAS TOLD BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY IT MIGHT BE TOTALED.. *AK

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