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2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY — SUSPENSION

fire · 1139655 · 2014-12-16

Vehicle

Make
CHRYSLER
Model
TOWN AND COUNTRY
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
SUSPENSION
Miles at failure
119,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

TO WHOM IT MAY MY 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY CAUGHT FIRE LAST FRIDAY IN MY GARAGE. WHEN I WOKE UP TO BRING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL I NOTICED THE BACK PART OF THE CAR WAS BURNED IN THE CAR WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ONCE THEY GOT THERE THEY NOTICED THE CAR WAS COLD, THAT THE FIRE HAD BEEN STARTED, AND PUT ITSELF OUT, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. THE FIRE INSPECTOR CAME AS WELL, AND DETERMINED IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE FROM THE REAR SPEAKER, WHERE MY DAUGHTER TYPICAL SITS. MY CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS. LIKELY WE WOULD NOT HURT, THE FIRE WAS RIGHT ABOUT THE GAS TANK! I'M WONDERING IF THIS IS SOMETHING I COULD FILE A CASE ON OR IF YOU CAN DIRECT ME TO SOMEONE WHO HANDLES CASES SUCH AS THIS. AS FAR AS I KNOW, ACCORDING TO MY INSURANCE COMPANY, PRICE I WAS NOT GOING TO HELP ME OUT EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A MANUFACTURE ERROR. ANY INFORMATION YOU COULD PROVIDE WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10664622
Machine
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