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2004 DODGE DURANGO — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 973674 · 2013-04-13

Vehicle

Make
DODGE
Model
DURANGO
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
75,500

Severity

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

Narrative

VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A RESIDENTIAL SIDE STREET FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 HOURS WHEN IT CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. THE ENTIRE FRONT END AND DASH WAS DESTROYED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED IT APPEARED TO BE AN OBVIOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, SO THEY DID NOT NEED TO INVESTIGATE FURTHER. THEY HAD TO REMOVE THE INTERIOR ROOF BECAUSE THE WIRING HAD STARTED BURNING ALONG THE EDGES OF THE ROOF INTERIOR. THE VEHICLE WAS UP-TO-DATE ON FACTORY RECALLS, AND DESPITE THIS, IT STILL BURNED. I DID NOT RECEIVE A WARNING, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS CLEAR, AND THE 2004 DURANGO ONLY HAD ABOUT 75500 MILES AS OF 4/2013. I WAS THE SOLE OWNER. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10508105
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