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2013 DODGE JOURNEY — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

fire · 1190399 · 2015-06-12

Vehicle

Make
DODGE
Model
JOURNEY
Year
2013
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Miles at failure
46,000
Speed
45 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE I WAS DRIVING I SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT OF AIR VENT (DRIVER SIDE NEAR WINDOW). PULLED OVER AND NOTICE BROWN\BLACK SMOKE COMING OUT OF DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR (WHERE WINDOW AND LOCK CONTROLS ARE). GOT KIDS OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. WHEN CAR IS TURNED BACK ON THE DOOR CONTINUES TO SMOKE. WINDOWS HAVE OPENED AND CLOSED WITH NO POWER. WAS CAUTIONED NOT TO DRIVE IT AS IT WILL CATCH ON FIRE. READING OTHER RECALLS ON WINDOW SWITCHES THERE MAY BE A POSSIBILITY OF CATCHING FIRE WHILE SITTING STILL.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10724995
Machine
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