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04-12-2011, 07:32 PM
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2011 Dodge Challenger torched on assembly line due to unattended heat lamp?
2011 Dodge Challenger torched on assembly line due to unattended heat lamp?
by Chris Shunk (RSS feed) on Apr 12th, 2011 at 1:30PM  In March, Chrysler served up a smoking-hot 31 percent sales increase in compared to the same month in 2010. Unfortunately for the automaker, the "heat and serve" theme continued this week, as there were two stories about flaming Chrysler products Monday alone. First we told you about a Dodge Durango turned car-b-que in front of hundreds of onlookers at a Washington D.C. parade. Then came news that China has suspended importation of the Jeep Wrangler due to complaints of vehicle fires. Now we have a photo of a Dodge Challenger (above) posted by Moparts forum poster Mccannix that allegedly went up in flames at the Brampton, Ontario assembly plant. There is no official cause for the fire, though as you can tell from the picture above the Challenger must have been really cooking. One unsubstantiated report claims that a heat lamp got too close to some paperwork, which started the blaze. Even sadder is the fact that the high-end wheels tell us that we're likely looking at a burnt SRT8. A moment of silence, please. |
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04-12-2011, 07:38 PM
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Oh no, a burnt 392. :(
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04-12-2011, 07:44 PM
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Go Blue!!!!!
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04-12-2011, 07:54 PM
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Oldbie that nobody knows
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Well, they say fat is very flammable, so...
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04-12-2011, 08:36 PM
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Dibs on the rims!
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04-12-2011, 08:46 PM
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04-12-2011, 09:02 PM
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I Pity The Fool
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LMAO....I have to go to the dealer to get my Jeep Wrangler TJ serviced (coupons) it's an 06 and no problems with it.They keep calling me to trade it in for a JK.....oh I'm giving the salesman hell tomorrow...lololol........jokes galore....lolol!
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04-12-2011, 09:04 PM
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That will buff right out. Glad nobody was hurt. However this is exactly what i wanted to do to the one and ONLY Dodge i ever owned. Worst POS i ever had the misfortune to own and drive.
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04-12-2011, 09:06 PM
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Man, these things can't even get off the assembly line.
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04-12-2011, 09:10 PM
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04-12-2011, 09:18 PM
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Guess the hood was fiberglass.
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04-12-2011, 11:02 PM
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04-12-2011, 11:45 PM
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what do you tell the future owner?, "your car is in QC hold indefinitely, for paint reasons..
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04-13-2011, 02:21 AM
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Chrysler corp is having a number of 'thermal events' this week. Wranglers are catching fire in China, a Durango ignited while towing a parade float, now this?
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