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2006 DODGE CARAVAN — ENGINE

fire · 1350922 · 2017-01-23

Vehicle

Make
DODGE
Model
CARAVAN
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
69,000

Severity

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

Narrative

3 YRS AGO, FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHILE I WAS DRIVING. COULD NOT OPEN DOORS WINDOWS OR ENGINE HOOD. I DID HAVE WINDOW DOWN WHEN THIS OCCURRED. JUST LAST WEEK A WOMAN IN A CAR (TYPE NOT KNOWN-) IN SPOKANE WAS TRAPPED AND HAD TO BE RESCUED WHEN HER CAR CAUGHT FIRE AND SHE COULDN'T OPEN DOOR OR WINDOW. SHE WAS LUCKY A COP BUSTED A WINDOW AND DRAGGED HER OUT. THIS IS A SPOOKY THING IF ALL CARS ARE LIKE THAT IN A FIRE.CAR HAD DIED IN STREET.MINE IGNITED AT STOP LIGHT. YOU HAVE A VERY HIDDEN PROBLEMS IN THESE PLASTIC CARS. IF MINE HAD HAPPENED A DAY LATER THEN THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A LOSS OF SEVEN YOUNG CHILDREN THAT WERE GOING ON A TRIP ALONG WITH MY DAUGHTER WHO WAS DRIVING. SCARY AND NO ONE SEEMS CONCERNED. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10947221
Machine
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