# 2012 DODGE DART — ENGINE
> NHTSA complaint `1478677` · 2018-06-26 · 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:** DART
- **Year:** 2012
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** ENGINE
- **Miles at failure:** 79,000
- **Speed:** 45 mph
## Narrative
I  WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK@ 0730 HRS, TRAVELING ON  I 294 N/B, AT A SPEED OF APPROX 45/50 MPH WHEN I  HEARD A LOUD POP. AS I ATTEMPTED TO REDUCE MY SPEED, TO MOVE OUT OF THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC, I  NOTICED MY BRAKES WERE NO LONGER FUNCTIONING. I  PULLED THE HAND BREAK UP,  WHICH DID NOT RESPOND, I  PUSHED IT DOWN AND PULLED IT UP A  SECOND TIME, WHICH BARELY SLOWED MY VEHICLE, BUT DID ALLOW ME TO COAST TO A SLOW STOP ON THE SHOULDER. AT THIS TIME, THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES.  I EXITED THE VEHICLE AND A MAN WHO HAD BEEN TRAVELING BEHIND ME, PULLED OVER TO SAY THAT HE HAD SEEN FLAMES COMING FROM MY TAIL PIPE, BEFORE THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BURST INTO FLAME.  I IMMEDIATELY CALLED  911.  I WAITED IN THE RAIN  FOR ILLINOIS STATE POLICE AND THE FIRE DEPT TO RESPOND.  STATE POLICE REPORT#IL 0229900 WAS MADE UPON THE TROOPERS ARRIVAL.
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