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1998 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

fire · 267355 · 2001-01-11

Vehicle

Make
PLYMOUTH
Model
VOYAGER
Year
1998
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Speed
65 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

AUTO IS ON CRUSE 67 MPH, I FEEL A "SLIGHT STUDDER OR QUICK HESITATIONS" I SPEED TO 72 MPH SEEMS O.K, AUTO RETURNS TO CRUSE SPEED ALL IS O.K., 5-10 SECONDS LATER I LOSE POWER, WARNING LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD ARE NOT LITE, I PULL OFF ON SHOULDER AND STOP AT WHICH TIME I SEE "WHITE" SMOKE AT LEFT FRONT, I PULL THE HOOD RELEASE AND IT DON'T RELEASE THE HOOD, THEN SMELL SMOKE AND IT'S LITE GRAY,I GET OUT TO GET HELP? I DO HAVE APPROX 5 MIN TIME OR MORE BEFORE I SEE FLAMES APPEAR BETWEEN THE HOOD AND WHEELWELL.I EST 10 MIN BEFORE THE AIR BAGS? EXPLODE AT WHICH TIME THE FIRE DEPT FROM SAV GA AND POOLER GA ARRIVE A 6-8 MILE DRIVE FROM FIRE STATION. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
739230
Machine
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