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Chrysler Investigating Cop-Car Blaze
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Posted On: 5/31/2011 3:31PM
SuzyBruisy

Chrysler has decided to replace the Curry County Sheriff' Department's 6,000-mile Dodge Charger police cruiser and all its gear following a fire that they've deemed "suspicious." The blaze seems to have started in the front right wheel well, engulfed the entire vehicle, and reignited repeatedly as firefighters attempted to extinguish it. Hmm, when a cop car goes up in flames, doesn't it make more sense to suspect human intervention rather than a defect with the car? Investigators have been focused on the brake line, which on that side passes near the exhaust, which would make sense if that corner had sustained damage at some point. But the NHTSA has no records of any spontanously-combusting Chargers before now. Full story at Curry Pilot, via Autoblog.

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Avatar By: bulldog_1995
5/31/2011 3:57 PM

what about that challenger that burned on he assembly line a few mths ago

 
Avatar By: krush454
6/1/2011 9:29 AM

bulldog has a good point... two brand new chrysler products go up in smoke, and these arent neons. (sorry neon owners, dont worry, i spent my teens in one too) If the higher end cars are going down what can one say about them?

 
Avatar By: SuzyBruisy
6/1/2011 12:27 PM

That assembly-line fire was caused by a heat lamp left burning on the vehicle. Not the Challenger's fault at all, and not connected to this incident.

 

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