# 1989 CHRYSLER NEW YORKER — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
> NHTSA complaint `122908` · 1998-11-10 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHRYSLER
- **Model:** NEW YORKER
- **Year:** 1989
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
## Narrative
THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH  ALTERNATOR.  WHILE  DRIVING NOTICED THAT SMOKE WAS COMING FROM HOOD.   PANEL LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE TO ALERT THEM OF THE PROBLEM.  WHEN THEY PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER, THEY NOTICED THAT IT WAS ON FIRE.  THE VEHICLE BURNED UNTIL IN IT WAS PUT OUT BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.  THEY DIAGNOSED THAT IT WAS DUE TO THE WIRING ASSOCIATED WITH THE ALTERNATOR.  THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.  *AK
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