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2018 DODGE JOURNEY — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 2242296 · 2026-09-01

Vehicle

Make
DODGE
Model
JOURNEY
Year
2018
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

Sitting at red light and with out warning car turns off I place it in park and try to start car again as soon as I push the ignition to crank the car a huge explosion from under the hood blew the hood backwards striking the a-piler to the driver's door trapping me inside the car as flames were observed coming through the dashboard had to forcefully kick driver side window out of frame to dive out of the car because the door being jammed shut

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11761448
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown