Consumer Complaint Detail

DODGE / DURANGO / 2006

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006107282 Incident Date: Jul, 01 2006
Consumer's City: HASTINGS Consumer's State: MI
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Model Name: DURANGO Model Year: 2006
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1D8HB58226F Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: May, 28 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Dec, 03 2005
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owned a 2006 dodge durango. the contact awoke to the smell of smoke, looked out her window, and noticed her entire garage in flames. the fire spread throughout the entire three story home and killed the family cat. three vehicles were also destroyed: a 2006 durango, 1996 grand am, and a 2001 ford taurus. she spoke with dodge to find out if the fire was caused by the durango, but dodge ruled out that possibility. this was an issue raised by investigators. the contact later saw on the news that there was a recall for the durango. on may 30, 2007, she received recall notice # 07v092000 (electrical system: instrument panel). the # of cylinders was unknown. the current and failure mileages were 6,000. updated 7/9/15*cn updated 9/18/15 *js