NHTSA Investigates 2015 Jeep KL Cherokee Engine Fire

[wayoflife]

Just saw on AllPar that the NHTSA ODI is now looking into the 2015 Jeep KL Cherokee after receiving a complaint about an engine fire. To be clear, this was just ONE complaint but the fire did destroy the entire Jeep and within seconds of shutting off the motor. Kind of reminds me of the fires we had seen on the JK especially before the installation of transmission coolers and hot oil warning readouts on the dash. Anyway, here's the article along with the action number PE15003.

NHTSA investigating Cherokee
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened a Preliminary Evaluation (PE) into the 2015 Jeep Cherokee after receiving one complaint of an engine compartment fire that destroyed the entire vehicle.

The vehicle’s owner told authorities that white smoke came from under the hood immediately after the vehicle was parked and the ignition had been turned off. Within seconds, according to the owner, the entire vehicle was engulfed in flames approximately 20 feet high.

NHTSA Action Number: PE15003
Date Investigation Opened: January 13, 2015

http://www.allpar.com/news/index.php/2015/01/nhtsa-opens-investigation-of-jeep-cherokee

 

[Rayz]

ahhhh....that 'new car smell'....:cheesy: