1998 Dodge B Series: fire, smoke or burning smell

Filed Sep 28, 2008 · Electrical · 94,596 miles · MD · fire

This vehicle belongs to verizon communications. The van had an under hood fire that originated in the ABS module area. This van caught fire twice. This complaint is for the second fire which occurred a few months after daimlerchrysler repaired the damage from the first fire. Both fires originated in the ABS module connector area. The driver smelled smoke while driving the van. He was near a verizon garage so he pulled in and notified the mechanic. The mechanic extinguished the fire with a fire extinguisher and removed the battery cable. Daimlerchrysler issued safety recall d20 in 2004 to address this problem but the recall repair has not corrected the problem. Verizon has had 29 incidents that occurred after the recall was performed. This is an unsafe condition that warrants further investigation and action.

Filed Sep 28, 2008 · Electrical · 92,971 miles · MD · fire

This vehicle belongs to verizon communications. The van had an under hood fire that originated in the ABS module area. The driver noticed smoke coming from under the hood of the van when he started the van to leave a jobsite. He extinguished the fire using dirt and the customer's garden hose. Daimlerchrysler issued safety recall d20 in 2004 to address this problem but the recall repair has not corrected the problem. Verizon has had 29 incidents that occurred after the recall was performed. This is an unsafe condition that warrants further investigation and action.

Filed Sep 28, 2008 · Electrical · 104,000 miles · MD · fire

This vehicle belongs to verizon communications. The van had an under hood fire that originated in the ABS module area. The driver noticed smoke coming from under the hood of the van while it was parked at a jobsite where he was working. He extinguished the fire with a fire extinguisher. Daimlerchrysler issued safety recall d20 in 2004 to address this problem but the recall repair has not corrected the problem. Verizon has had 29 incidents that occurred after the recall was performed. This is an unsafe condition that warrants further investigation and action.

Filed Sep 27, 2008 · Electrical · 146,627 miles · MD · fire

This vehicle belongs to verizon communications. The van had an under hood fire that originated in the ABS module area. The driver noticed smoke coming from under the hood of the van while it was parked at a jobsite where he was working. He cut the battery cable and extinguished the fire. Daimlerchrysler issued safety recall d20 in 2004 to address this problem but the recall repair has not corrected the problem. Verizon has had 29 incidents that occurred after the recall was performed. This is an unsafe condition that warrants further investigation and action.

Filed Jun 9, 2004 · Electrical · 70,591 miles · MD · fire

Verizon communications 1998 dodge b van with 70591miles. While driving, the driver noticed a smell in the vehicle cab and smoke near the glove compartment. He pulled into a verizon parking lot and went inside to call his mechanic. While inside he was informed that his truck was on fire. He saw flames coming from under the hood, grabbed a fire extinguisher, extinguished the fire, and called the fire department. An investigation by an outside contractor, hired by daimlerchrysler listed the probable cause of the fire as an after-market heater blower motor yet the blower motor did not even get hot enough to melt a part number decal attached to the motor. All of the heater box area under the hood and under the dash is burnt and/or melted. Verizon has experienced many blower motor failures and blower resistor failures in this model vehicle. Verizon has experienced similar fires in this model vehicle and feels that this fire warrants further investigation.