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2007 CHRYSLER 300 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

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Vehicle

Make
CHRYSLER
Model
300
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
Miles at failure
95,000

Severity

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

Narrative

The contact owns a 2007 Chrysler 300. The contact stated after exiting out of their vehicle from a drive, they smell an abnormal odor of plastic burning coming from the rear of the exterior of the vehicle. The contact inspected their vehicle and opened their rear trunk and noticed that the plastic covering of their fuse box in their trunk had melted with melt wiring coming from the fuse box to the battery. The contact stated there was no smoke or fire coming from the vehicle therefore nothing had to be extinguished. No fire department report was made. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 95,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11449027
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown