TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH DOWNHILL, THE VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING AND SLID ON A PATCH OF BLACK ICE. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A PHONE POLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGERS EXITED THE VEHICLE BEFORE THE VEHICLE EXPLODED. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE DRIVER AND THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER WERE INJURED AND REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V234000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.