| Issue ID | 1382473 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10993205 |
| Manufacurer | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| Brand | JEEP |
| Model | WRANGLER |
| Model Year | 2010 |
| File date | 12/05/17 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | On 5/12/17 my wife left for work about 7:20 am, about 20 min. Later she came back in our home and said the jeep went crazy, she explained about half way down our drive way which is about a 1/4 of a mile, the wipers speeded up all the lights in the gauge cluster lit up,a constant noise like a smoke alarm started and lasted for a few seconds, then the wipers were going real slow and jumping, the engine shut off and smoke came out from under the hood on the left side. She switched off the jeep and all the cluster lights stayed on. I went to the jeep the cluster lights were still on, i open the hood and smoke was coming from the fuse box. I disconnected the battery and removed the fuse box cover, there were melted fuses in the box and i could see some melted wires under the fuse box. I called a local body shop to come and pick up our jeep. I called my insurance and filled a claim. Since there was no fire we had no claim. I rented a tow dolly and took it to stateline dodge in fort mill, s. C. I decided to call jeep for help. They sent someone from engineering analysis to determine what happen. I don't remember his name but he told me it was a massive tipm failure. Jeep sent me a letter saying it was not a manufacturer defect and would not help us our jeep has only about 67000 miles on it. Updated 09/20/17*lj *cn |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 67000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | LANCASTER, SC |
| VIN pattern | 1J4BZ3H17ALXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
| Drive train type | RWD |
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| Vehicle speed | 5 |
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