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2010 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 1659215 · 2020-04-20

Vehicle

Make
CHRYSLER
Model
TOWN AND COUNTRY
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
108,000

Severity

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

Narrative

PARKED VAN ON DRIVEWAY AND OPENED PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR. AS IT OFTEN DOES, IT TRIED TO CLOSE BACK UP ON MY ARM, SO I STEPPED BACK, LET IT CLOSE, THEN OPENED IT AGAIN. CONFIRMED THE POWER DOOR WAS STAYING OPEN, THEN UNLOADED MY BAGS. CLOSED DOOR AND LOCKED VAN WITH KEYFOB (CAN SEE THIS ON SECURITY CAMERA FOOTAGE). TEN HOURS LATER, THE LOCKED HATCH OPENED ON ITS OWN AND WITHIN TEN MINUTES THE BACK OF THE VAN WAS SMOKING, THEN ENGULFED IN FLAMES. ENTIRE VAN BURNED DOWN, STARTING AT BACK PASSENGER SIDE. ALSO BURNED DOWN TRUCK PARKED NEXT TO IT ON DRIVEWAY. [VAN WAS MFRD IN AUGUST OF 2009]*DT CONSUMER STATED WHEN IN PARK VAN REFUSES TO START, IT HAS TO BE IN NEUTRAL 99% OF THE TIME, AND SEVERAL TIMES IT WOULD NOT WORK HAD TO SHIFT BACK TO PARK FOR IT TO START.*JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11321650
Machine
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