# 2004 DODGE DURANGO — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `671111` · 2008-05-24 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** DODGE
- **Model:** DURANGO
- **Year:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 82,000
## Narrative
ON SATURDAY 2/16, THE DOME LIGHTS WERE NOT DIMMING AND GOING OUT AND THERE WAS A SLIGHT SMELL OF HOT WIRES.  BY SUNDAY THE SMELL WAS VERY INTENSE.  WE LEFT HE CAR PARKED AND PLANNED ON GETTING IT TO THE DEALER ON MONDAY.  MONDAY MORNING I WENT OUT AND STARTED THE TRUCK TO LET IT WARM UP BEFORE I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER.  I WENT BACK INSIDE FOR A COUPLE MINUTES.  WHILE I WAS INSIDE, A NEIGHBOR RANG THE DOOR BELL AND TOLD ME THAT THE CAR WAS ON FIRE.  I CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THEY CAME AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE.  WE HAD THE FIRE INSPECTOR COME OUT SO WE COULD HAVE A REPORT ON FILE.  BOTH THE FIRE INVESTIGATOR AND THE INSURANCE CLAIMS AGENT FELT THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY THE WIRING UNDER THE DASH.  THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS WITH A GAPING HOLE STRAIGHT THROUGH THE DASH, BEHIND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND THE INTERIOR COMPLETELY GONE.  *TR
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