# 1998 DODGE DURANGO — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
> NHTSA complaint `131247` · 1998-01-21 · 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:** DURANGO
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
- **Speed:** 10 mph
## Narrative
ELECTRICAL: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10MPH AND SMELLED WIRES BURNING, STOPPED VEHICLE AND GOT OUT AND THE SMELL GOT STRONGER. GOT BACK INTO VEHICLE AND  DROVE ANOTHER 25 FEET, AND NOTICED THE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. PULLED OVER AND CALLED FIRE DEPT . VEHICLE TOTALED. CAUSE OF FIRE LOOSE NUT ON POWER SOURCE BOX.   *AK
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