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2013 Dodge DART Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1449635
Internal NHTSA #	11074949
Manufacurer	Chrysler (FCA US LLC)
Brand	DODGE
Model	DART
Model Year	2013
File date	09/01/18
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	While driving on the interstate, my car caught fire. I noticed my battery light come on about 1 mile from my exit and less than a minute later fluid sprayed onto my windshield from under my hood. I immediately pulled off to the side of the interstate and as soon as i stopped, smoke started pouring out from under my hood. I walked away from the car and called 911 at that point. During the 911 call there was only smoke coming out from the engine bay area. Right near the end of the call i started to see plastic that was on fire dripping below the car onto the grass. The fire department arrived less than 5 minutes later and the entire engine bay was in flames, 10-20 feet high. The fire melted all the plastics and most of the metal outside of the frame and engine. Even the steel hood was melted away and gone. My car had a long history of electrical issues dating back a little over a year from the time of the fire. During that time, the electrical issues encountered included the dash becoming completely unresponsive and no electronics working, the dash screen rebooting while driving, the car cutting off while driving, the speedometer and tachometer not working, and more. During the trips to the dealership, they replaced the pcm, bcm (three times), and the battery. At one point, chrysler engineering was involved and they were unable to determine what was wrong and said the car looked like it was struck by lightning. Enough parts were finally replaced to fix the car, temporarily, before more issues. A couple months before the fire i tried to get chrysler to buy the car back because of the electrical issues but it was denied. After the fire, chrysler and keffer both denied any fault on their part. Yet, i have a third party fire report showing the fire was electrical and started in the area of the bcm, pcm and battery. All the prior faulted parts.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	71000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	STALLINGS, NC
VIN pattern	1C3CDFBA7DDXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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Date of purchase	29/06/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	70
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2013 Dodge DART Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2013 Dodge DART Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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