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NHTSA investigates Dodge Journeys, says woman died trapped inside burning SUV

products can cause a number of electrical problems. The Dane County sheriff's department said its investigation showed Frahm's vehicle had a TIPM, which “had a documented history of possibly shorting out or causing some sort of an electrical or mechanical abnormality with the vehicles.”

The Journey owner’s manual says the doors can be unlocked manually by pulling up a plunger on the top of the door trim panel. Michael Brooks, head of the, says drivers should try to pull up the plunger first to escape if their vehicle's electrical system malfunctions. Otherwise, Brooks said, escape is difficult because many windows now are laminated and hard to break, to prevent people from being thrown from a vehicle during a crash. Brooks suggests drivers keep a metal tool in the car and becoming familiar with which windows are tempered glass and can be shattered with the tool, typically side windows.Includes AP

 

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