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1998 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY

fire · 408705 · 2003-05-21

Vehicle

Make
PLYMOUTH
Model
GRAND VOYAGER
Year
1998
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
Miles at failure
54,000

Severity

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

Narrative

DEAR SIR: TO WHO IT MAY CONCERN. I HAVE A 1998 PLYMOUTH CARAVAN VAN (THEY CALL IT A TRUCK) WITH A 3.3 LITER ENGINE. WITH ABOUT 54,000 MILES ON IT . LAST WEEK I MADE A SHORT TRIP TO LOWES ABOUT 3 MILES FROM HOME. WHEN I RETURNED HOME I PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND WENT INTO MY GARAGE. AFTER ABOUT 2 MIN I SAW FIRE DRIPPING FROM MY ENGINE, I GOT MY FIRE EXT. AND USED IT UNDER THE CAR. THEN I OPENED THE HOOD AND PUT OUT THE REST OF THE FIRE. I THEN DISCONNECTED BOTH BATTERY TERMINALS AND CALLED THE WRECKER TO TOW MY CAR TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR (AUTOWEST DODGE IN ROSEVILLE AUTO MALL--- ROSEVILLE CA) . I FOLLOWED THE WRECKER TO AUTOWEST AND TOLD THE DEALER TO REPAIR MY CAR. THEY CALLED & THE NEXT DAY I PICKED UP MY CAR . THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A SHORT IN MY STARTER AND THEY HAD PUT IN A NEW STARTER AND REPAIRED THE BURNED UP WIRING HARNESS. MY CAR SEEMS TO BE WORKING OK NOW. MY EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERED ALL BUT $50.00 . I AM WRITING THIS REPORT BECAUSE WHAT IF---I HAD DRIVEN INTO THE GARAGE CLOSED THE DOOR AND WENT INTO THE HOUSE ? IT WOULD HAVE BURNED DOWN THE HOUSE OR WORSE. I ASKED THE DEALER IF THEY HAD ANY OTHER CASES OF THIS AND HE SAID NO. I DO NOT TRUST AUTO DEALERS TO TELL THE TRUTH. SO I WILL LET YOU GUYS TAKE IT FROM HERE. *JB

Source

Authoritative
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ODI Number
10019066
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