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2018 Jeep RENEGADE Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1516256
Internal NHTSA #	11153458
Manufacurer	Chrysler (FCA US LLC)
Brand	JEEP
Model	RENEGADE
Model Year	2018
File date	09/11/18
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	2018 jeep renegade that is only 8 months old was parked along a street in blacksburg, va at night. The car had been parked for at least 1 hour, maybe a bit longer. It caught fire on 11/9/18 while our son was inside his friend's apartment. Someone noticed it and alerted him. The smoke from the fire was black and had the smell of an electrical fire. Car was towed to a dealer in christiansburg, va where it is now. The dealer is saying the fire probably started from leaves in the undercarriage in the are where the manifold meets the exhaust then traveled to the underhood area. They are refusing a warranty or safety repair. dtjb dtjb
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	13000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	WESTFIELD, NJ
VIN pattern	ZACCJBAB2JPXXXXXX
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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Date of purchase	06/08/26
Was original owner?	Y
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	4
Drive train type	FWD
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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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2018 Jeep RENEGADE Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2018 Jeep RENEGADE Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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