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2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

fire1 injured · 1489979 · 2018-08-10

Vehicle

Make
CHRYSLER
Model
PACIFICA
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Miles at failure
210,000
Speed
70 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

CAR STARTED ON FIRE UNDER ENGINE AND BURNED COMPLETELY DOWN TO STEAL FRAME. WAS DRIVING TO AKRON OHIO FROM CEDAR SPRINGS MI. HALF WAY THROUGH OUR FIVE HOUR TRIP I FILLED UP MY GAS TANK IN LUNA PIER OH TO CONTINUE ON. CHECKED ALL FLUIDS N TEMP WAS FINE AS WELL GOT BACK ON HWY WENT LESS THEN 3 MILES AND SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING AND TWO POOF'S OF SMOKE CANE FROM UNDER DASH ON DRIVERS SIDE AND I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF HWY, MY BF GOT OUT N LOOKED UNDER CAR AND THERE WAS A SMALL FIRE, THE FIRE SPREAD VERY SWIFTLY AND WAS UNABLE TO SAVE ANY PERSONAL PROPERTY WE HAD TAKEN FOR OUR WEEKEND GETAWAY. 911 WAS CALLED N FIREMEN WERE DISPATCHED AS WELL AS PARAMEDICS FOR MY BF THAT HAD BEEN BURNED DURING THE INCIDENT TRYING TO PUT THE FIRE OUT.. WE ONKY HAD PLPD INSURANCE AND DID NOT GET REIMBURSED FOR PERSONAL PROPERTY AT ALL. NOT ONLY DID WE LOSE THE ENTIRE VEHICLE BUT WE LOST SEVERAL PERSONAL ITEMS WE HAD TAKEN WITH YS, THE PACIFICA WAS PACKED FULL.

Source

Authoritative
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ODI Number
11118882
Machine
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