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2005 Jeep GRAND CHEROKEE Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1081041
Internal NHTSA #	10606256
Manufacurer	Chrysler (FCA US LLC)
Brand	JEEP
Model	GRAND CHEROKEE
Model Year	2005
File date	24/06/14
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	In route to open gym for my 3yr old, after exiting expressway in traffic approx 5-7mins, suv shuts off. After it shut off it would nt start for approx 4 mins, it did not fully crank yet cranked, in a putting pattern, i was able to pull it out of traffic into an office park located at 3525 piedmont rd ne atl, ga 30308 in front of building 7 entering from piedmont rd. Once parked, my temp gauge was on hot panned hard right, the suv would not start, i allowed it to cool down to halfway, during that time i made 4 attempts to start the suv. Each time it would putter, or sound as if it was out of gas. Once suv cooled to half i attempted to start and it started in the same putter fashion as before, yet appearing to catch as if it was start normal, all the while smoking out the back a slight pop could be heard coming from underneath the front of the vehicle, yet as it appeared to start i would give it gas with hopes that it would catch and then it just shut off and started smoking and there was a noticeably different odor that my 3 yr old and i smelled, from there i got out of the truck to see if the smoke was coming from the radiator, since the temp gauge was just on hot, i notice there was a fire burning in the lower back of the engine region, i immediately lowered the hood due to not having anything to prop it open with, i immediately got my 3 yr old son out of the vehicle to safety, i return to get his car seat and anything to hopefully salvage, i then return to the suv to put out the fire out as best i could, i appeared to out on both sides and just smoking badly. Called a ride to take me and my 3yr old home. The following day i checked the suv, the engine area, hood, front windshield had completely burned, there is no hood area, the hood is in the windshield, and everything else forward chard and melted, to the yellow pieces, i was able to take photos, and a video.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	142088
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	ATLANTA, GA
VIN pattern	1J8HS58NX5CXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	8
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Vehicle speed	0
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2005 Jeep GRAND CHEROKEE Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2005 Jeep GRAND CHEROKEE Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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