← NHTSA complaints

2005 DODGE DURANGO — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL

fire · 618545 · 2007-03-29

Vehicle

Make
DODGE
Model
DURANGO
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
Miles at failure
60,000
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE OVERHEAD LIGHTS ILLUMINATED UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH THREE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND THEN NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL. ALSO, THE CONTACT NOTICED FIRE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FIRE DESTROYED THE VEHICLE. THE INSURANCE INVESTIGATOR INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FIRE STARTED IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THERE WAS RECALL 07V092000 REGARDING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 60, 000.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10186457
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown