Dear folk,
an interesting experience this morning.
A friends 2 year old car caught fire in the driveway today.... whilst parked and no one had driven it for 12 hrs.
It appears that the fire started in the electronic rust protection device installed at time of purchase. The damage was confined to the rust protection unit, wiring, bonnett, plastic trim etc..... Still, it is likely to be a few thousand dollars of damage. A quick thinking neighbour extinguished the fire with a garden hose before the flames got very big. Fortunately my daughter smelled something burning in the driveway and immediatley called the fire brigade and the neighbour heard her calling ...(from next door....get the pciture...) I think she is still shaking....thank goodness she wasn't driving it or she would have had a complete nervous breakdown.
Well, now the fun starts....dealer says "we didn't install the unit", the subcontactor who installed the unit at time of purchase on behalf of dealer says "we installed it correctly but it should have been inspected annually".....and the insurance company says "that will be $450 excess thankyou".....for an electronic rust unit installed at time of purchase of a new car from the dealer!!!....mmmmm I'll keep you posted as to the outcome.
I can't tell the brand of the rust unit as its has literally become a "black box"....but it just serves as a warning to everyone, electrical modifications can potentially fail or short and catch fire.....had the car been in the garage and unseen by my daughter the car, the house and who knows what may now be another fire statistic......
an interesting experience this morning.
A friends 2 year old car caught fire in the driveway today.... whilst parked and no one had driven it for 12 hrs.
It appears that the fire started in the electronic rust protection device installed at time of purchase. The damage was confined to the rust protection unit, wiring, bonnett, plastic trim etc..... Still, it is likely to be a few thousand dollars of damage. A quick thinking neighbour extinguished the fire with a garden hose before the flames got very big. Fortunately my daughter smelled something burning in the driveway and immediatley called the fire brigade and the neighbour heard her calling ...(from next door....get the pciture...) I think she is still shaking....thank goodness she wasn't driving it or she would have had a complete nervous breakdown.
Well, now the fun starts....dealer says "we didn't install the unit", the subcontactor who installed the unit at time of purchase on behalf of dealer says "we installed it correctly but it should have been inspected annually".....and the insurance company says "that will be $450 excess thankyou".....for an electronic rust unit installed at time of purchase of a new car from the dealer!!!....mmmmm I'll keep you posted as to the outcome.
I can't tell the brand of the rust unit as its has literally become a "black box"....but it just serves as a warning to everyone, electrical modifications can potentially fail or short and catch fire.....had the car been in the garage and unseen by my daughter the car, the house and who knows what may now be another fire statistic......
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