challenger vs.fire

redcoats1976 · 04-29-2017, 07:49 PM

friend of mine has a challenger SXT,2016 with about 2000 miles on it.he got into it today,put it in gear and noticed smoke and flames coming from underhood.pulled it away from his house,shut it off and bailed.car is now sitting in the middle of the street waiting for insurance adjuster,etc. to look at it before it gets towed.he says the whole front end and dashboard are melted...WTF? car was brand new,unmodified.

Mikamaro · 05-01-2017, 12:32 PM

Someone must not like you friend.

redcoats1976 · 05-01-2017, 06:02 PM

it was inspected and found to be a gasket on the fuel line.recalled all the challenger V8s for the problem but didnt bother with telling the 6 cylinder owners.the dealer he bought the car from keeps calling him and wanting to get him another challenger.he is pretty upset with dodge and is going to be buying a camaro when he gets the check...to tell the truth there isnt much left,im surprised they could pinpoint the cause.they had to pull it up off the road surface and scrape the melted parts off the pavement.if you havent checked about a possible recall i would,and id tell your dealer about this...just sayin.this thing went up in a hurry and got real hot,if he had a kid in a baby seat it could have been tragic.

04-29-2017, 07:49 PM	#1
redcoats1976 Drives: LT W/2LT,blue metallic Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: central florida Posts: 4,915	challenger vs.fire friend of mine has a challenger SXT,2016 with about 2000 miles on it.he got into it today,put it in gear and noticed smoke and flames coming from underhood.pulled it away from his house,shut it off and bailed.car is now sitting in the middle of the street waiting for insurance adjuster,etc. to look at it before it gets towed.he says the whole front end and dashboard are melted...WTF? car was brand new,unmodified.

05-01-2017, 12:32 PM	#2
Mikamaro MikeNoMaro Drives: A 2016 Challenger R/T M6 STP Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: America Posts: 2,375 View My Garage	Someone must not like you friend. __________________ Track Day Videos: http://www.youtube.com/user/mrgoodman2000/videos Built #83817, Born January 18th, Christened June 11th 2010, Stolen October 3rd 2016.

05-01-2017, 06:02 PM	#3
redcoats1976 Drives: LT W/2LT,blue metallic Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: central florida Posts: 4,915	it was inspected and found to be a gasket on the fuel line.recalled all the challenger V8s for the problem but didnt bother with telling the 6 cylinder owners.the dealer he bought the car from keeps calling him and wanting to get him another challenger.he is pretty upset with dodge and is going to be buying a camaro when he gets the check...to tell the truth there isnt much left,im surprised they could pinpoint the cause.they had to pull it up off the road surface and scrape the melted parts off the pavement.if you havent checked about a possible recall i would,and id tell your dealer about this...just sayin.this thing went up in a hurry and got real hot,if he had a kid in a baby seat it could have been tragic.