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2012 Jeep GRAND CHEROKEE Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1331542
Internal NHTSA #	10923853
Manufacurer	Chrysler (FCA US LLC)
Brand	JEEP
Model	GRAND CHEROKEE
Model Year	2012
File date	21/06/16
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Electrical short in passenger side sun visor caught the interior of the vehicle on fire while parked in our garage. We had noticed a burning smell a week earlier and my wife had seen smoke in the passenger cabin. We immediately took it to the dealer and they kept it four days before returning it to us, blaming a rodent nest in the ventilation fan. Three days later it caught fire.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	48000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	WESTVILLE, IN
VIN pattern	1C4RJFAG4CCXXXXXX
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
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Transmission type
Vehicle speed	0
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Tire size
Location of tire code
Type of tire failure code
Was defective tire repaired?
Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
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2012 Jeep GRAND CHEROKEE Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Jeep GRAND CHEROKEE Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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