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1994 DODGE INTREPID — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH

fire1 injured · 193879 · 2000-01-24

Vehicle

Make
DODGE
Model
INTREPID
Year
1994
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
Speed
55 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

THIS CAR WHICH HAS SUFFERED FROM REPEATED PROBLEMS, SUDDENLY BEGAN SOUNDING THE HORN AND THE INTERIOR LIGHT CAME ON. DRIVER PULLED OVER AND GOT OUT TO DISCONNECT HORN AND VEHICLE BURST INTO FALMES. WITHIN SIXTY SECONDS OF HORN SOUNDING, CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. I DON'T HAVE THE VIN # ANYMORE AS THERE IS NOTHING LEFT OF THIS CAR BUT TWO TIRES AND A LICENSE PLATE. MY DAUGHTER RIDES STRAPPED IN A CAR SEAT EVERY DAY WITH ME. HAD SHE BEEN IN THERE I WOULD NOT AHVE HAD TIME TO GET HER OUT AND SHE WOULD BE DEAD. THREEE WEEKS AGO A NEIGHBORS 1995 DODGE INTREPID DID THE SAME THING FOW A FEW WEEKS AND THEN SUDDENLY ERUPTRED IN FLAMES. CHRYSLER REALLY NEEDS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS. I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING THE INTERNET AND IT IS APPARENTLY QUITE COMMON FOR THIS TO HAPPEN! PLEASE HELP! *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
717821
Machine
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