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2010 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 1184194 · 2015-05-20

Vehicle

Make
CHRYSLER
Model
TOWN AND COUNTRY
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
60,000

Severity

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

Narrative

VAN WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY WHEN SMOKE WAS WITNESSED COMING OUT OF THE WINDOW. WHEN DOOR WAS OPENED, IT REVEALED AN OPEN FLAME NEAR THE REAR QUARTER VENT WINDOW SWITCH. FORTUNATELY, DAMAGE BY THE FLAME WAS MINIMAL. THE SWITCH PRACTICALLY MELTED. A SECOND WITNESS QUICKLY PULLED OUT THE SWITCH AND CUT THE WIRE TO STOP THE SHORTED CIRCUIT. THIS EVENT OCCURRED AROUND AUGUST 2014. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED OF THE NEED TO REPLACE THE PART. AS OF THE TIME OF THIS POSTING ON MAY 20, 2015, CHRYSLER HAS NOT REPLACED THE PART DESPITE THE RECALL ISSUED SOMETIME AROUND JUNE 2014. A CALL TO CHRYSLER REVEALED THAT IT IS UNLIKELY ANY DEALERSHIP HAS THE PART. THIS IS, BY FAR, AN UNREASONABLE TIME TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM WHICH STILL IS UNCERTAIN OF A REPAIR DATE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10717565
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