1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee: fire, smoke or burning smell

Filed Jan 1, 2018 · Fuel system · CO · fire

Going down I-70 east somewhere between denver and strasburg, co the vehicle starting losing power. I pulled over onto the shoulder to call my grandson. Then the car starting filling with smoke after a few minutes. Another driver stopped and ran up to me saying he didn't know if I knew my car was on file. I got out, and the rear end was on fire. You could see fuel leaking which was on fire as it leaked. I was afraid it was going to blow up. I called 911, and the police and fire department came. In the meantime, there was snow on the ground and people were throwing snow onto the fire. The fire burned the inside of the car up to the front seat. I had to sell it for junk. There should be a police report. I received recall notices after I sold my vehicle. * (recall related incident) ts

Filed Apr 7, 2016 · Electrical · 185,000 miles · TX · fire · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owns a 1994 jeep grand cherokee. While driving at a low speed, the contact noticed an abnormal sound emitting from the vehicle. After exiting the vehicle, the contact noticed that the dashboard was on fire and the fire spread to the seats and windshield. The contact was able to extinguish the fire. A police report was not filed. The contact sustained chest pain and inhaled smoke, but did not receive medical attention. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 185,000.

Filed Sep 17, 2015 · Body, Fuel system · NH · fire

1994 jeep grand cherokee. Consumer writes in regards to oem trailer hitch was installed two weeks before the vehicle caught fire from a gas leak after being towed. *smd prior to the fire, the consumers son had the vehicle towed to a repair shop, because there was a strong gas odor and evidence of a leak around the fuel pressure regulator, that was installed a year prior. *jb

Filed Jul 27, 2015 · Electrical, Engine · WI · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 1994 jeep grand cherokee. While driving 25 MPH in a residential area, the rear of the vehicle shook abnormally. The contact experienced an abnormal burnt wiring smell from the vehicle. The contact pulled over to the side of the road and black smoke was seen from the front end of the vehicle. The vehicle burst into flames. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 198,000. The VIN was not available.

Filed Jul 23, 2015 · Fuel system · 107,000 miles · NJ · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 1994 jeep grand cherokee. While driving at 40 MPH, the contact noticed smoke coming from the rear of the vehicle. Upon further inspection, the contact noticed that the rear of the vehicle caught fire where the fuel tank was located. The fire department was able to extinguish the fire. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 13v252000 (fuel system, gasoline, structure). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 107,000.

Filed Aug 4, 2014 · Fuel system · 159,000 miles · NC · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 1994 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 MPH, there was smoke coming from the rear of the vehicle. The contact discovered flames coming from the fuel tank. The fire department was called to the scene to extinguish the fire. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 159,000.

Filed Jan 10, 2014 · Engine · 200,000 miles · RI · fire

Driving 25 MPH and turned knob to put on heat and thick, brown smoke coming out of vents immediately filled car. I stopped and looked under hood. I could see a pipe where smoke seemed to be originating but don't know what it is called. When smoke cleared and I didn't see anything leaking under the car, I started to drive as called service station a few blocks away. They said to bring it over but upon driving about 50 more feet smoke got worse; became thicker and black. I stopped and turned engine off and got out of the car and when I turned to look at the car, it was already up in flames coming from under the hood. It took only a couple of minutes and the entire car was ablaze.

Filed Jul 24, 2013 · Electrical · 290,000 miles · TN · fire

While driving 45 MPH down highway, smoke came out of the vent. The driver pulled to side of roadway as fire came from dash. The fire totally destroyed the vehicle.

Filed Jul 23, 2013 · Airbags, Fuel system · NJ · crash · fire · 1 injury

1994 jeep grand cherokee. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle accident and request information on vehicle malfunctions, defects and mechanical failures. *smd the consumer stated he was involved in an accident, in which he was injured and his cousin was killed. The consumer believed the accident was a result of the malfunction, regarding a potential defect, in which chrysler previously refused to recall the vehicles for. The consumer stated the vehicle locked up, and went southbound and ended up in the woods. The front of the vehicle caught on fire. Also, the air bags never deployed. Updated 07/30/13.. *updated 09-18-13

Filed Jul 23, 2013 · Electrical · 70,000 miles · KY · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 1994 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that while driving 40 MPH, a fire erupted from under the vehicle. The contact quickly exited as the vehicle became engulfed in flames. The vehicle was destroyed, there were no injuries and both a police and fired report was filed. The contact stated that the cause of the fire was due to a wiring harness defect. The failure mileage was 70,000. The VIN was unavailable.

Filed Jul 6, 2013 · Electrical, Fuel system · 170,000 miles · CA

The first month or so, my car would randomly die on me, whether I was stopped at a red light, or driving, regardless what speed I was going. I was able to start the car up immediately afterwards and continue like nothing happened. A few weeks later it wouldn't start at all.called mechanic, he changed the coil. Drove great for a month or so. Then it started doing the same thing. Took the jeep to the shop. Had fuel filter, fuel pump put in. Ran good for a couple of weeks before it started all over again . Progressively got worse. This time before it died it would buck violently a few times due to dying and starting itself up while driving, accompanied with a really weird odor, like rotten eggs. I then pulled over, turn the car off and check to see if my car was on fire (not). Started the car and drove home ,(7 miles). The next day in the process of taking the jeep to the shop, the jeep bucked on and off 3 different times, the smell was intense when a glowing fireball launched out from the rear the size of a baseball scattering all over the freeway. At this point I pulled over and shut the engine off and ran away from it. Called mechanic he drove the jeep to the shop 20 miles. In this process jeep died 2 different times in which it took a while before it would start and drive again. Had cat converter and o2 sensor put in. Drove good no problems for 2 months or so. Problem came back mechanic took the new cat converter of . I drove it for a few weeks until it died now it is parked.

Filed May 5, 2008 · Engine · 105,000 miles · ID · fire

1994 jeep grand cherokee. Smoke from underneath hood, and within about 3 minutes the car was fully engulfed in flames. Totally destroyed. Driver was just able to get out of car without injury.