# 2009 DODGE JOURNEY — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `1359610` · 2017-02-28 · 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:** JOURNEY
- **Year:** 2009
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
## Narrative
I PURCHASED MY DODGE JOURNEY SXT 09-22-2016. ON FEBRUARY 3, 2017, I DROVE ABOUT 5 MILES (TO MY DAUGHTER'S SCHOOL THEN TO MY PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT). I TURNED OFF MY VEHICLE, BEGAN TO EXIT THE CAR AND NOTICED IT HAD LIGHT SMOKE COMING FROM IT. IT BOTHERED ME SEEING THERE WAS NOT REASON (I.E. WASTED FLUIDS) AND I JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE.  I CALLED MY SOMEONE TO INQUIRE FROM THEM ABOUT THE SMOKE, AND THE NEXT THING I KNOW, PEOPLE ARE YELLING AT ME TO GET OUT OF THE CAR!!! MY SIDE OF THE CAR WAS ON FIRE (UNDER THE HOOD).      THE CAR WAS STATIONARY IN A PRIVATE PARKING LOT. THE ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING. IN FACT, IF IF MY CAR DOOR WASN'T OPEN, I WOULD NOT BE TYPING THIS NOTICE.
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