# 2008 DODGE CHARGER — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `1216865` · 2015-09-08 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** DODGE
- **Model:** CHARGER
- **Year:** 2008
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 188,000
- **Speed:** 47 mph
## Narrative
ALL THE ELECTRICAL FROM THE CAR WENT OUT INCLUDING LIGHTS, RADIO, ODOMETER LIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF, ELECTRICAL WINDOWS WERE NOT WORKING.  THEN MADE THE CAR GO AS FAR AS 100 FT. WHEN IT SHUT DOWN COMPLETLY. I GOT OFF THE CAR AND POPPED THE HOOD AND THE FUSE BOX WAS ON FIRE I CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THEY  TOOK FIRE OUT FROM THE HOOD AND THE TRUNK AND DETERIMINED THAT THE THERE WAS A SHORTAGE IN THE BATTERY AND THERE WAS BATTERY ACID ALL IN BACK OF THE TRUNK.
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