NHTSA Complaint #751716 — 2000 JEEP CHEROKEE

I DROVE MY JEEP TO WORK AND PARKED IN THE PARKING GARAGE. APPROXIMATELY 40 MIN. TO 1 HOUR LATER, I WAS NOTIFIED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD ALREADY BEEN NOTIFIED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE HOOD LOCK MELTED AND FROZE THE HOOD SHUT. THE FIRE DEPT. HAD TO PRY THE HOOD OPEN WITH A CROWBAR. ALL PLASTIC AND ELECTICAL COMPONENTS ON THE TOP OF THE MOTOR HAD BURNED. CHRYSLER IS INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE BUT DOES NOT YET HAVE A DETERMINATION.*AK