| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007123423 | Incident Date: Oct, 15 2007 |
| Consumer's City: BRONX | Consumer's State: NY |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| Model Name: PACIFICA | Model Year: 2005 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Unknown or other |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 2C8GF68485R | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Oct, 18 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Mar, 31 2005 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I was driving me chrysler pacifica and noticed a smell of fumes and when i stopped for a light and proceeded the car made a rumbling noise as if i was going over grating which i wasn't. then i noticed s,oke comin out of the hood. i at first thought it was overheating but my temperature gauge was not on hot. i went to a gas station and they said it was probably a little oil spilled and that was it. it had stopped. i went to my destination, turned car off and came back 5 minuted later and car started up fine. proceeded back on highway and again smelled fumes. suddenly car just ceases on highway. thank god i had my emergency lights on and i was in the rigth lane going very slow. i pulled over at which time smoke was billowing out of the hood and fire was coming out from under the car. i called 911 and car burst into flames! august of 2007 i brought my car to dealer because i received a recall notice on the fuel pump module and they fixed it. thank god i wasn't in the left lane or there would have been a severe accident and my daughter and i might not have gotten out in time. |
