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2004 DODGE DURANGO — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 609587 · 2007-01-14

Vehicle

Make
DODGE
Model
DURANGO
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
40,000

Severity

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

Narrative

WE BOUGHT OUR DURANGO IN APRIL 2006. IT IS A 2004 AND JUST REACHED 40,000 MILES. TODAY WHEN WE DROVE IT THE DOME LIGHTS CAME ON LIKE ALWAYS WHEN WE GOT IN THE CAR, BUT THEN THEY NEVER TURNED OFF. WE THOUGHT MAYBE OUR SWITCH OR SOMETHING WAS BAD. WE GOT HOME AND PARKED IT, THEN ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATER, WE WENT TO GET INTO IT AND ....IT WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE. THE WHOLE FRONT OF OUR CAR IS BURNED...THE DASH, THE WINDSHIELD, THE SEATS, THE CEILING IS ALL BURNED AND HANGING DOWN WITH THE WIRES ALL MELTED AND BURNED. WE ARE SO LUCKY THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN TO US WHEN WE WERE IN IT, OR THAT IT DIDN'T REACH THE GAS TANK AND EXPLODE. WE THINK PROBABLY THE LACK OF OXYGEN INSIDE OF THE CAR KILLED THE FIRE BEFORE THE WHOLE CAR WAS BURNT TO THE GROUND. ANYWAY, I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO DO. I AM CALLING OUR INSURANCE IN THE MORNING, BUT I CAN'T HELP BUT THINK AFTER RESEARCHING THE INTERNET TONIGHT AND READING SO MANY OF THESE EXACT SAME REPORTS THAT THIS IS A DODGE ISSUE. I WOULD BE GRATEFUL TO HEAR BACK FROM YOU . THANKS. *NM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10178681
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