| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006080607 | Incident Date: Sep, 29 2006 |
| Consumer's City: MINNETONKA | Consumer's State: MN |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| Model Name: DURANGO | Model Year: 2004 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Electrical system:wiring:interior/under dash |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1D4HB58DX4F | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 30 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Jun, 17 2005 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: While traveling we returned to the hotel from dinner approx. 9:10 pm local time. at 11:15 pm we were contacted by the front desk informing us our vehicle was on fire. going out to the durango a police officer was extinguishing a fire inside the passenger compartment. the fire department arrived and finished putting out the fire. the fire chief and visual evidence clearly indicated the fire started in the area of the instrument cluster. the fire destroyed the panel and center console, broke out the windshield and set off the drivers side airbag, and melted the interior trim and headliner as far back as the rear seat. the vehicle is likely a total loss. this appears to be the issue covered by daimler chrysler recall c43 but no notice of the recall has ever been received. the vehicle was bought used from a dodge dealer in summer 2005 and has been in the dealer for service at least once. *jb |
