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NHTSA Complaint Number: 007099300 | Incident Date: Mar, 05 2007 |
Consumer's City: BIENVILLE | Consumer's State: LA |
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
Model Name: BREEZE | Model Year: 2000 |
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine |
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes | Persons Injured: 0 |
Vehicle's VIN#: 1P3EJ46XXYN | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 19 2007 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Dec, 31 2000 |
Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Tl*- the contact owns a 2000 plymouth breeze. while driving on the road at 45 mph the vehicle caught on fire underneath the hood. the fire spread throughout the whole vehicle. the fire department arrived, and stated that they didn't know what caused the fire underneath the hood. the manufacturer sent a technician to investigate the fire , and the technician stated that the fire was due to an engine rod blowout which caused the oil tank to heat up and spread flames all over the vehicle. the contact can provide pictures. the current and failure mileage were both 100,000.*ak |