Jeep Cherokee on fire stockton beach Australia

[Bergylicious1]

Makes me think I'll buy a fire extenguisher for my Jeep !!! No joke if a fuel line break in the wood... Txs Youtube for the intelligent idea !!!

[broncoiiful]

the same thing just happened to my buddys jeep. it almost caused a forest fire but the fire trucks showed up just in time to spray down the jeeps. it started the same way from what we can tell. the jeep was working really hard and as soon as we put it in reverse nothing happened exept for flames. i was riding shot gun and when it happened i was looking out the window and almost right away there were flames up past the window. everyone got out alright but i wouldnt recomend an automatic jeep

[braxsbayou]

That's one hot xj!

[2000ViperGTS]

My 2008 Grand Cherokee burned in my driveway all by itself and I have it on Youtube to prove it. it was electrical in the front of the engine on the passenger side....

[auzziads]

i would have drove it in the water

[Bergylicious1]

@auzziads Agree !!!! And will tow it later !!!

[mozaks80]

One less jeep to worry about on the roads.

[liamoreg]

you cant put a jeep or any other car in a ocean bc it will rust like crazy and geting it out would be be hard

[CentralVisionStudios]

shit man, throw it in neutral and role it into the sea, stick a dry chemical extinguisher under the car, that will at least smother most of the extent of the fire, i dry an XJ Jeep and i know they have their issues so i always drive with a loaded dry chem extinguisher and a wrecking bar to pull the bonnet up if it fails, your just asking for trouble driving without emergency gear

[AaronJohnson1]

I just drive a 4x4 that doesn't catch fire.

[CentralVisionStudios]

all im saying man is all cars have there issues, my XJ has been a dream but i always go prepared anyway, the last thing you want is a $100,000 land rover, and the emergency petrol canister in the back catches fire, and your stuck with no emergency gear to get you out of the situation, i know my 2008 mazda 3 wont catch fire driving around the city, but i always keep a dry chem fire extinguisher just in case

[billabongopblue]

if it wasnt a hummer who "tryed to help" then maybe they would have dragged in the water or something. Looks like all the hummer did was film it. Put sand on it pull it in the water, use a fire extinguisher something!

[MozemVasJebac]

I would better drown it in the sea, than let it burn. at least something could have been saved..maybe..

[bfrance2002]

If it is a small engine fire, you could have thrown sand on it to smother it. Enough sand, and it would cove up the burning fuel.

[soulfly525]

Great MUSIC.

[acccrew01]

That sucks..... Ive watched one of my dirt bikes go up before.. But a 4x4 would be worth more and be alot more painfull.. Plan to go out there soon with my sierra I just picked up few weeks ago :)

[bniga000]

i had a fire in the engine bay of my 2003 KJ two weeks back... it was just after a week after i got it serviced by Jeep as well...

was offroad and climbing out of a valley when an o-ring failed and leaked oil into the engine bay...

jeep covered all repairs in my case...

[snaggletooth1351]

that will buff right out

[Trendywun]

Yep I saw one a month ago on fire on a beach in Brisbane some of my footage was shown on TV, beleive it or not yesterday I saw another on fire on the highway staying away from these death traps!

[hbritit]

I doubt it is engine combustion the ignition starts from inside and rear od the car if it wasn't electric spark it will be human burning

[MotAdvNSW]

Question, was the Jeeps ignition switched off and keys removed? Curious.

[73tonner]

you should forward this video onto today tonight!! they love these kind of stories

[lonesoldier33]

HOLY FUCK MAN!!! they actually did that!i just watched it

[TOMMASCRAWLEY]

lol me too

well saw it on a ad ...

"find out if your car is one!" lol

[tuanshouse]

Jeep cherokee are well know ti catch in fire, it always happens, here and around the world..and also insurance doesnt cover for offroad useage...

[Magnuspire]

Always huh? Over 198K on my old 92 and I dogged the hell out of it. I never had one problem with over heating. So... Always... I don't think so. I've ran mine up to redline and pulled the transmission into gear and never damaged the engine or transmission. I've ran it full throttle for 20 min straight going to the hospital doing somewhere around 95-100mph. I bent a rod. Then drove it back on 5 cylinders and parked it for a month. Then traded it in for my POS Mazda B2500.

[pontian69]

That car is HOTTED up!!! they would of had a BLAST had that happened on the road!!!

[kbc4wd]

once burnt prol figured let it burn and get the insurance payout rather than risk injury trying to put it out. makes you want to buy a fire extinguisher - fast!

[australianhummer]

with fire dripping under the engine onto the sand, wasnt worth risking, driver did the right thing, getting his family out and then some items. Plus can you imagine telling the insurance company you drove the truck into the ocean, probably they wouldnt pay any insurance.

[Magnuspire]

That and truth be told, they're a dime a dozen now days. He could have bought another one and replaced all his items.

[AusStorm]

i came across the exact same thing in country NSW, engine compartment fire, bonnet latch failed, the only thing he had going for him was the fact the council were doing road works and had a bulk water carrier nearby, all doors auto locked and he couldn't get into the cabin...

[AusStorm]

oh yeah and it was a jeep Cherokee, same model.. and looks to be the same colour!!

[faavil]

Its a Jeep Thing...Thats why I drive a Toyota

[StalkerWolf]

HAHAHA yeah... thats why my cherokee had 398,000 miles on it when i sold it and the guy who bought it 5 years ago is STILL driving it with the ORIGINAL engine and trans

[DirtyCherokee]

With a few modifications, that XJ would have taken you places the Hummer could only dream of.

[MetalSanke]

yeah right....

[DirtyCherokee]

Click on my name. View my videos. Your pre-emptive request for forgiveness of your complete and utter lack of understanding of anything that is 4x4 is gleefully accepted.

[mrluna2013]

Thats bullshit!!! why the fuck! would you do that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!its a prefectly good car and a complete insult to jeep fans, ASSHOLES!

[Reqiim]

i was waitin for it to blow up

[MrWilburne]

you got an ocean 50 feet away(30 meters for ya mates??) just dip the engine in-problem solved!!haha

[lynnise]

I've been driving past that burned out jeep for months on stockton beach. Ive often wondered how it happened! Last time I went past it somebody had rolled it onto its roof and removed the wheels.

Small world!!

[Nmemonicus]

Tranny fluid isnt flammable. Whatever the probe was with that jeep wasnt tranny fluid. It would smoke if it dripped onto something hot, but its not going to burn that truck down. The smoke was blackish....so maybe the engine got so hot it burned something in the engine compartment? rubber or plastic.

[ThatStockGuyDotCom]

Transmission fluid is flammable at high temperatures. I've seen many fires start by transmission lines leaking around exhaust manifolds.

[sim34]

Shame to see a nice car up in flames, still tho - it could of been worse. Could of been a Hummer

[madrabbitt]

that would be an improvement

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[tjman90]

My mom's old '95 cherokee country's tranny blew and spewed oil. We could tell there was something wrong with the truck since it wasn't shifting eventually it started spewing white smoke and we just pulled over and jumped out. I guess the trannies are faulty

[0oDaMange888]

strange one that!

[australianhummer]

hope the insurance company paid up...

[richardperth2002]

@australianhummer I will never buy a jeep cherokee after seeing this electrical fire gone wrong do you think Jeep knows they have a problem with there cars catching fire in my my mind I will think from now on jeep catches fire and keep away from riding in one of these fire pron 4x4

[MrNathan1086]

Hehe, the owner of the Jeep is a mate of mine, we had a good laugh...

[lolergramCCCP]

"Only in a jeep"

[Matlow63]

No this does not happen fairly often. I have been around the XJ Cherokee for year and have never seen a fire under the hood. Yes they do run hot and you will see this on the temp gauge. If this was a fairly often problem I would not drive one with my family onboard. From what he said, the transmission line may of broke, which could happen in any car. Main thing is no one was hurt.

[DirtyCherokee]

Exactly. I've been working on Jeeps and especially XJ's since 1988. Never have seen any sort of fire in that time. This is likely the 4.0L I6 with AW4 transmission. The AW4 is one of the best autos ever made. It was so far ahead of it's time in many aspects. The hardlines are pretty tough.

If you overheat automatic transmissions, bad things are going to happen. Period.

[australianhummer]

I searched and seems this happens fairly often in this jeep, wonder if they have looked into it, it would only be a matter of time before someone is hurt. Driver said the truck didnt over heat but noticed it was working hard, he thinks one of the transmission line broke and sprayed oil on the engine starting the fire, it went up fast as you can see...

[koryan]

@australianhummer this is some amazing footage australian hummer, thankyou for uploading it. I will stay clear of this Jeep. My next car will be a JK Wrangler.

[australianhummer]

I drove the family back to a service station where a friend was coming to pick them up, I could'nt really take them home (although I offered) but we have 8 people in my truck and and only 6 seat belts...they were shak'n up but ok, they had insurance but didnt think it would be valued too much, they had a son and little baby girl who was asleep, they had enough time to grab most of there gear,

[chezzapeek]

On behalf of my friends, I thank you VERY, VERY much.

[australianhummer]

I had an extinguisher from my truck, but nothing could be done, the bonnet latch had broken or heat disabled it,

[BigLisaFan]

For an engine fire, never pop the hood. It increases the oxygen and the fire intensifies. Spray through the radiator and up from the bottom of the engine depending on intensity. Generally, with a hand extinguisher, if you don't get it knocked down in secinds, kiss the vehicle goodbye!

[AussieJeepBasher]

I feel so sorry for that guy. Thats why u always carry 2 extinguisher in each of my 4wds

[juniorarcher]

how did the fire start and was everyone alright?

[mrluna2013]

YOU IDIOT IT WAS INTENIONAL

[juniorarcher]

fuck off you seppo wanker.

[rockyf75]

must be a jeep thing eh?

[DirtyCherokee]

It's an incompetence thing. This guy was clueless. Don't blame the Jeep, it's the nut behind the wheel.