Complaint 1716182
2014 DODGE CHALLENGER • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM • incident Nov 8, 2020
- Complaint ID
- 1716182
- Make
- DODGE
- Model
- CHALLENGER
- Model Year
- 2014
- Component
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Incident Date
- Nov 8, 2020
- Date Received
- Dec 29, 2020
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Owner Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS GIRLFRIEND WAS DRIVING 70 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED, AND CONTINUE TO ROLL, THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS GIRLFRIEND NOTICED A LIGHT COMING FROM THE REAR, AND WHEN SHE HAD EXIT THE VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED SMOKE AND FLAME COMING FROM THE TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHOLE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WERE IN FLAME. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE POLICE WAS AT THE SCENE BUT DID NOT FILE A REPORT NEITHER WAS THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW LOT AND LATER TOWED TO AN INSURANCE TOW LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY UNKNOWN.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.