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2009 CHRYSLER 300C — ENGINE

fire · 2074690 · 2025-03-17

Vehicle

Make
CHRYSLER
Model
300C
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
ENGINE

Severity

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

Narrative

The OEM starter ignited a fire under the front end of my vehicle. Upon noticed, I immediately grabbed a fire extinguisher, and I put the fire out. I had my two young boys in the car at the time when it happened and I urged them to get out of the car immediately my young son has a fear from now on on getting in vehicles. There wasn’t any issuing warning lights that prompted any awareness. Initially started the car to run and get the juices flowing - seeing The car was parked. There wasn’t any movement to Initiate spark.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11648850
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown