NHTSA complaint: 2014 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, A NOISE OCCURRED THAT WAS COMING THROUGH THE VEHICLE VENT DRIVER SIDE FRONT DOOR AND SMOKE WAS COMING THROUGH THE VENT SWITCH. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT ON THE DRIVER SIDE BY THE THIRD-ROW SEAT THE CIGARETTE POWER SUPPLY CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TOOK A BEACH TOWEL TO SMOTHER THE FIRE FOR IT NOT TO SPREAD AND BURN HIS LEFT HAND BUT DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND GIVEN A CASE NUMBER [XXX]. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 64,700. *DT INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*JB
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation