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2001 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY — STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

fire · 482863 · 2004-07-05

Vehicle

Make
CHRYSLER
Model
TOWN AND COUNTRY
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
Miles at failure
68,000

Severity

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

Narrative

WE HAD BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH OUR 2001 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE SLIDING DOOR KEPT OPENING WHILE WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE DOOR WOULD OPEN. THEN WHILE WE WERE ON VACATION I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE DOOR CAUGHT ON FIRE. WITHIN 2 MINUTES THE WHOLE CAR WAS IN FLAMES IF MY THREE CHILDREN HAD BEEN IN THE CAR I AM NOT SURE IF I WOULD OF BEEN ABLE TO GET THEM ALL OUT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT GOT THERE IN GOOD TIME BUT IT WAS TO LATE. THE WHOLE VAN AND EVERYTHING IN IT WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10080381
Machine
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