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2018 CHRYSLER PACIFICA PLUG-IN HYBRID — ENGINE

fire · 1508733 · 2018-10-23

Vehicle

Make
CHRYSLER
Model
PACIFICA PLUG-IN HYBRID
Year
2018
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
17,000
Speed
30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREET VEHICLE LOST ALL PROPULSION WITH WARNING LIGHTS ON. PUSHED CAR TO SAFE AREA AND NOTICED BURNING SMELL WHICH WAS GETTING WORSE. EVACUATED VEHICLE AND NOTICED BURNING SMELL INTENSIFYING. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, WHERE SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS PERFORMED AS WELL AS BOTH CATALYTIC CONVERTERS REPLACED WITH ASSOCIATED EXHAUST PIPING DUE TO SEVERE HEAT DAMAGE. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECENT OVER THE AIR UPDATE CAUSED THE FUEL MIX TO BE RICH AND THE EXHAUST TEMPERATURE TO EXCEED SAFE LIMITS. ENTIRE VEHICLE COULD HAVE BURNED WHICH WOULD HAVE IGNITED THE LITHIUM BATTERIES CAUSING AN EXPLOSION.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11141974
Machine
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