1987 DODGE DAYTONA — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1987 DODGE DAYTONA — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
Start: 2000-07-06

fire · 219766 · 2000-07-07

Vehicle

Make: DODGE
Model: DAYTONA
Year: 1987
Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

Severity

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

Narrative

AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 30MILES TO WORK CONSUMER SHUT THE CAR OFF AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THEN, OPENED THE HOOD, THERE WERE FLAMES BACK NEAR THE MOTOR, AND THE ELECTRICAL WIRES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED IT AS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE, AND CAR WAS TOTALLED.*AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 864960
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown