Engine cooling fan blade failure

An NHTSA Preliminary Evaluation into Jeep vehicles. Closed 14 November 2005.

Investigation
PE05039
Type
Preliminary Evaluation
Opened
13 July 2005
Closed
14 November 2005

What NHTSA investigated

This investigation was opened on july 13, 2005, based on four odi consumer reports.odi contacted all of those complainants and each of them reported that pieces of the broken fan blade had damaged the radiator and penetrated through the protective fan shroud.since opening the investigation, odi has received 12 new consumer reports.in its response to odi's preliminary evaluation information request daimlerchrysler corporation provided additional owner reports and warranty data.this preliminary evaluation has been upgraded to engineering analysis EA05-020 to further study the issues regarding the alleged fan failures.

The recall that followed

  1. Jeep — Engine and Engine Cooling: Fan06V1990008 June 2006189,479 vehicles

Vehicles covered

MakeModelModel years
JeepGRAND CHEROKEE2002

Source

From NHTSA’s investigation file, rebuilt daily. To report a problem with your own vehicle, go to nhtsa.gov/report-a-safety-problem. All open investigations.