2020 Wrangler Engine Catches Fire, Vehicle Burns

[Petey]

They did replace clutches that were worn. I wouldn't have a clue as to whether they looked at any other parts, but I'd guess they'd use a clutch replacement kit or package that included any other wear prone parts. But I really don't know.

My worry was if the techs would actually precisely follow the clutch test procedure. Or if they'd actualy do it at all. I could see a tech who considers himself skilled with manual transmissions just driving it around and proclaiming it fine, without doing the procedure. Again, that's why I did mine myself, first. And it wasn't pleasant. It's a very harsh test, but it does make sense in how it is used to determine a worn clutch.

If I recall correctly, you set the parking brake, put the transmission in 3rd gear (or maybe 4th. I can't remember), take the engine to 4k or maybe 4500k and then dump the clutch. If the engine stalls immediately then the clutch is good. If it does anything but stall immediately, it is worn. Mine died instantly. No shudder or slip. Man did I HATE doing that to my Jeep, though. I felt terrible abusing it that way. I felt worse knowing they were likely to do it again. But I did it for certainty and peace of mind.

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[Petey]

I agree, a test like that can cause irregularities on the faces of machined parts.

 

[m3reno]

Well this solves his water leak issue!!

 

[MadDog27]

Well this solves his water leak issue!!

And death wobble!

 

[No IFS]

Fires started when E Torque showed up in 2018
Parked Jeeps burning.

https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/fo...ed-with-cloth-heat-shield-over-battery.12095/

 

[cwewasson]

That's a valid point. NO ONE is riding naked in northern MI in December. The windshield could have conceivably been knocked out by firefighters trying to extinguish the Jeep. But the doors and hood would not have been melted away. And there should have been some remnant of the roof.

Is it possible this Jeep was stripped for parts and then set ablaze for insurance money?

"NO ONE is riding naked in northern MI in December"....... Um not sure about that one, there are some "special" people that live in northern MI

 

[cosmokenney]

Last I checked engines are made of metal. Metal doesn't burn. Must have been electrical.

 

[Bumby]

ANTIOCH TOWNSHIP, MI – The engine of a 2020 Jeep Wrangler suddenly caught fire while traveling down a Northern Michigan roadway on Monday.

At 10:20 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 7, a trooper from the Michigan State Police Cadillac Post was dispatched to a vehicle fire on M-115 near 21 ½ Road in Antioch Township, Wexford County.

The 36-year-old Traverse City man who was driving had pulled over to the shoulder and called 911 after he realized the Jeep’s engine compartment was on fire…

2020 Jeep Wrangler engine catches fire, vehicle burns up

Where is this snow if this happened in Michigan in December?

 

[COBill]

It's been a very warm winter in the upper Midwest.

Cities like Milwaukee have blown past their average first snow dates with nothing but rain this winter.

 

[Notorious]

Where is this snow if this happened in Michigan in December?

It snow problem

 

[Kluk Ztopolovky]

ANTIOCH TOWNSHIP, MI – The engine of a 2020 Jeep Wrangler suddenly caught fire while traveling down a Northern Michigan roadway on Monday.

At 10:20 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 7, a trooper from the Michigan State Police Cadillac Post was dispatched to a vehicle fire on M-115 near 21 ½ Road in Antioch Township, Wexford County.

The 36-year-old Traverse City man who was driving had pulled over to the shoulder and called 911 after he realized the Jeep’s engine compartment was on fire…

2020 Jeep Wrangler engine catches fire, vehicle burns up

do we know if the driver wasn't member of Chicago's underworld ?

 

[huberro2]

Owner probably ignored the Samsung Note 7 recall.

 

[Spartan99]

It’s a Jeep thing.

 

[RoadiJeff]

It's been a very warm winter in the upper Midwest.

Cities like Milwaukee have blown past their average first snow dates with nothing but rain this winter.

I believe it's still fall until December 21st.

 

[Batjeep]

ANTIOCH TOWNSHIP, MI – The engine of a 2020 Jeep Wrangler suddenly caught fire while traveling down a Northern Michigan roadway on Monday.

At 10:20 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 7, a trooper from the Michigan State Police Cadillac Post was dispatched to a vehicle fire on M-115 near 21 ½ Road in Antioch Township, Wexford County.

The 36-year-old Traverse City man who was driving had pulled over to the shoulder and called 911 after he realized the Jeep’s engine compartment was on fire…

2020 Jeep Wrangler engine catches fire, vehicle burns up

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