What 1,637 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee Srt

WHILE IN MOTION, SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE FRONT PART OF THE ROOF INSIDE THE VEHICLE. AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES, THE PASSENGER SIDE VISOR BEGAN MELTING OF ITS HINGE UNTIL IT FELL OFF, THEN A FLAME BEGAN TO COME OUT OF THE HOLE WHERE THE SUN VISOR IS ATTACHED. THIS OCCURRED EVEN AFTER VISORS WERE CHANGED DUE TO PREVIOUS RECALL.*JB

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TAKATA RECALL MY VISOR CAUGHT FIRE WHILE I WAS DRIVING, VEHICLE SHAKES WHEN STOPPED, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON AFTER NUMEROUS MAINTENCE CHECK UPS

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FLICKERED AND THEN FAILED COMPLETELY. THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO ENGAGE WHILE BEING DEPRESSED. IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE PARKING BRAKE WAS ENGAGED AND, UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD AND FIRE AND SMOKE WERE SEEN COMING FROM INSIDE THE ALTERNATOR. THE FIRE EXTINGUISHED ITSELF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

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VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN I NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE PASSENGER VANITY MIRROR AREA. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER, TURNED THE CAR OFF, AND CALLED 911. THE RESPONDING FIREMEN HAD TO CUT A HOLE IN THE ROOFLINER OF THE AUTOMOBILE IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE LOCATION OF THE START OF THE FIRE, WHICH THEY CONFIRMED WAS THE WIRING TO THE VISOR. THE DIRECT CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS CONFIRMED BY SERVICE EMPLOYEES AT THE DEALERSHIP THE CAR WAS BROUGHT TO, AS WELL AS INVESTIGATIVE ENGINEERS FOR CHRYSLER, AS FAULTY WIRING TO THE VISOR LIGHTING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CAUSE OF THIS INCIDENT IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN #14V391000, CHRYSLER RECALL #P36. A RECALL FOR THE VISOR WIRING WAS ISSUED, AND REPAIRS WERE MADE AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE FIRE IN THE VANITY AREA OF THE AUTOMOBILE OCCURRED ROUGHLY A MONTH AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS COMPLETED. THIS LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT THE SOLUTION FOR THE RECALL ISSUE IS NOT SUFFICIENT AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE INVESTIGATED.

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MY VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP WHEN IT STOPPED WHILE DRIVING ON A PUBLIC HIGHWAY.AT THE TIME THEIR WERE FOUR (4) RECALLS. AFTER TWO MONTHS AT THE DEALERSHIP I WAS ABLE TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE WHICH WAS PARTLY REPAIRED INCLUDING P36/NHTSA 14V-391.APPROXIMATELY 75 DAYS LATER(11-10-15) MY VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE LOCATED IN FRONT OF MY OFFICE. MY VEHICLE WHILE TURNED OFF AND SITTING FOR SOME 15 PLUS MINUTES CAUGHT FIRE IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR VANITY LAMP. I WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH FIRE THEN NOTIFIED DEALERSHIP WHO SENT WRECKER TO TAKE VEHICLE BACK TO THEIR DEALERSHIP.

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THIS VEHICLE HAD THE RECOMMENDED RECALL REPAIR FOR THE SUN VISOR COMPLETED ON 5/19/2105. WHILE DRIVING THE AREA ABOVE THE REAR VIEW MIRROR BEGAN TO EMIT SMOKE AND WITHIN ABOUT 30 SECONDS FLAMES ERUPTED FROM THE SAME AREA. THE FLAMES QUICKLY SPREAD TOWARDS THE PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR AS I FRANTICALLY LOOKED FOR A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER. IT WAS 5:45AM ON A DARK COUNTRY ROAD WITH NO SHOULDER. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, EXITED THE VEHICLE AND CALLED 911. THE FLAMES CONTINUED FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER 15 MINUTES. WHEN FIREFIGHTERS ARRIVED THEY HAD DIFFICULTY STOPPING THE BURNING THOUGH IT WAS SMALL BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT ACCESS THE BATTERY FOR THE VEHICLE (IT IS APPARENTLY LOCATED UNDER THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND UNACCESSIBLE OTHER THAN FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE.) FIREFIGHTERS HAD TO COMPLETELY DISASSEMBLE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO THE SUN VISORS TO STOP THE BURNING. THEY IDENTIFIED A SCREW AND WIRE THAT WERE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. IT WAS NOT UNTIL I RETURNED HOME AND RESEARCHED THE RECALL THAT I DISCOVERED THAT THE SCREW AND WIRE ASSEMBLY IS THE CAUSE OF THE FIRES. THIS RECALL REPAIR OBVIOUSLY IS NOT A RESOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. HAD THE FLAMES SPREAD TO THE DRIVER SIDE AREA I WOULD HAVE BEEN INJURED OR POSSIBLE KILLED. HAD I HAD A PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE THEY COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED OR KILLED ALSO!!

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I PURHCASED MY USED 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ROUGHLY ONE YEAR AGO FROM MILLER JEEP IN SPRINGFIELD, PA. IN JULY OF THIS YEAR, I WAS DRIVING ON MY WAY HOME, AND STARTED TO SMELL SMOKE. I GOT ON THE HIGHWAY AND IMMEDIATELY SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE HEADLINER. I PULLED OVER AND WITHIN ABOUT 3 MINUTES, MY CAR WAS COMPLETELY ON FIRE. THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL DONE ON THE CAR TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING. PLEASE SEE THE LINK BELOW, WHICH SUMMARIZED WHAT HAPPENED TO ME: HTTP://WWW.AUTOBLOG.COM/2015/05/07/JEEP-GRAND-CHEROKEE-DODGE-DURANGO-NHTSA-INVESTIGATION-RECALL/

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JEEP VISOR RECALL- FIRE INSIDE MY JEEP: I HAD THE JEEP VISOR RECALL COMPLETED IN JANUARY 2015, TOOK MY JEEP INTO THE JEEP DEALERSHIP IN MAY/JUNE COMPLAINING OF A BURING SMELL TWICE. THEY SAID I WAS ON THE LIST FOR THE SECOND RECALL PARTS TO COME IN AND THEY WOULD CALL ME. THEY SAID THEY INSPECTED MY JEEP AND DIDNT SEE ANYTHING WRONG AND WISHED ME THE BEST (DEPSITE MY DOME LIGHTS BEING DIM AND PASSENGER LIGHT DOCUMENTED BEING COMPLETLY OUT). MY JEEP CAUGHT FIRE ON FRIDAY 7.24.15. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID IT STARTED IN THE PASSENGER VISOR. THIS HAS BEEN A HEADACHE OVER WHO IS AT FAULT AND I WISH JEEP WOULD INVESTIGATE TOO. MY FAMILY IS NOW AFFRAID OF JEEPS, MY DAUGHTER DOESNT WANT TO SIT IN THE FRONT ROW ANY LONGER AND IT HAS BEEN A MESS OVER A POTENTIAL RECALL ERROR. PLEASE HELP! MY CAR IS DESTROYED PER OUR INSURANCE.

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I HAVE HAD REPAIR AFTER REPAIR DONE AND .SPENT OVER 900 JUST IN REPAIRS AND I HAVE THE RECEIPTS . I WOULD LIKE TO GET A RESOLUTION. MY TOP VEHICLE CEILING WAS BURNT FROM THE RECALL # 105129 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WIRING LAMP. I NEED A RESOLUTION I CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR ANY MORE REPAIRS. RECALL ID # 102683 - SERVICE BRAKES FULL DETAILS RECALL DATE APR 01, 2014 COMPONENT SERVICE BRAKES MODEL AFFECTED GRAND CHEROKEE POTENTIAL UNITS AFFECTED 644354 RECALL DATE: APR 01, 2014 MODEL AFFECTED: 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE RECALL ID # 102682 - SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM FULL DETAILS RECALL DATE APR 01, 2014 COMPONENT SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM MODEL AFFECTED GRAND CHEROKEE POTENTIAL UNITS AFFECTED 644354 RECALL DATE: APR 01, 2014 MODEL AFFECTED: 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE RECALL ID # 102682 - SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM FULL DETAILS RECALL DATE APR 01, 2014 COMPONENT SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM MODEL AFFECTED GRAND CHEROKEE POTENTIAL UNITS AFFECTED 644354 RECALL DATE: APR 01, 2014 MODEL AFFECTED: 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE *TR

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I WAS GETTING A BURNING PLASTIC SMELL I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO MANFREDI SERVICE CENTER IN STATEN ISLAND NY THEY TRIED TO TELL ME IT WAS MY AIR FRESHENER AFTER PUSHING FOR A FIX THEY FLUSHED A COIL ...IMMEDIATELY CALLED THEM AFTER PICKING UP THE VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD TO BRING THE CAR BACK MONDAY ....SATURDAY WHILE DRIVING INTENSE SMOKE FILLED THE CABIN FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLINER I HAD THE CAR TOWED BACK TO SERVICE WHERE THEY DISCONNECTED THE VANITY AND GAVE ME THE CAR BACK AWAITING PARTS THEY ALSO DRAGGED THE CAR ONTO THE TOW TRUCK DUE TO NO START AND REPLACED THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR WHEN I RECEIVED THE CAR THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT WAS INOPERABLE AND HAD TO BE FIXED AS WELL AS THE CAR DENTED .....I AM AWAOTOMG PARTS THE SMELL PERSISTS AND CAUSES ME TO HAVE HEADACHES THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY INFO ON THIS. *TR

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