Consumer Complaint Detail

DODGE / DURANGO / 2005

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006063730 Incident Date: Apr, 17 2006
Consumer's City: COOPER Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Model Name: DURANGO Model Year: 2005
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1D4HD48N85F Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 26 2006 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Mar, 30 2006
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt*: the contact stated while the vehicle was parked in a parking lot for about 10 minutes, a fire erupted from the driver's side dash panel area. although the occupants were not present when the fire began, a bystander noticed a fire and attempted to extinguish the fire with a fire extinguisher. the fire department was contacted and a report was taken. there was extensive damage to the inside instrument cluster and dash panel area. an insurance investigator determined there was a redundant capacitor on the pc board of the dash panel area. updated 5/10/2006 - *nm