Car fires

Anonymous-0 · Jan 22, 2014

may sound like a stupid question but here goes. Why are there so many car fires in the winter? Particulary now when everthing is fuel injected ie no carb.

D7fever · Jan 22, 2014

probably because any plastic parts are hard and brittle with the extreme cold, and fail

Ken Macfarlane · Jan 22, 2014

Not as many block or other types of engine heater fires in the summer for one thing.

Jason1Pa · Jan 22, 2014

I'm sure there are studies out there about car fires. I think they pretty much happen all the time not just in the cold. Probably just a fluke that you have been hearing or seeing more then normal.. Just reneged when there is extreame temps on the outside under the hood it gets darn hot too. More then in the cold

DENNIS MIN · Jan 22, 2014

Kornfused,

Perhaps too long cranking time? That could expose highly resistive cabling/connections and subsequent heat and sparks...

D.

IH2444 · Jan 22, 2014

Vehicles not properly maintained.

GarrettFields · Jan 22, 2014

Poorly/improperly installed aftermarket stereo equipment, tv's, dvd players, video games, and whatever else the latest fad in ghetto style is the number one cause of vehicle fires.

Royse · Jan 22, 2014

Maybe they overheated which contributed to the fire.
Many cars overheat in the winter because people don't clean
the snow out of the grill or don't have enough antifreeze in
them to keep them from freezing.

dpendzic · Jan 22, 2014

been fighting fires for fifty years and I haven't noticed any more in the winter than other times of the year

Anonymous-0 · Jan 22, 2014

Possibly, more fires at gas pumps due to static sparks. People start pumping, get back in warm car, get back out, touch nozzle.. Static starts fire. A friend was on Inside Edition or Dateline, explaining this danger a few years ago..

MSM · Jan 22, 2014

More people out of work,laid off,behind on their bills....figure a carbecue and an insurance check will fix their problems

MarkB_MI · Jan 22, 2014

Used to be the number one cause of car fires was dummies running with the air filter removed. Not so sure now.

Anonymous-0 · Jan 22, 2014

mice just love to build nest under the plastic hood over the engine. but been chasseing fires for 42 years and have not seen a increase

Bob · Jan 22, 2014

Up here on the tundra, there's a few vehicles/tractors every winter that go up flames because of faulty blockheaters/cords, but I don't see a rash of winter vehicle immolation, otherwise.

It would be interesting to back up your post with insurance co. statistics breaking down vehicle fires vs. the time of year/temperature!

ericlb · Jan 23, 2014

i havent seen any in a long time around here, i had 2, both when i was in my late 20's and both caused by holley carburetors on high performance engins flooding out the bowl vent never owned another holley carb and ive thrown another out that was on a truck i bought fires went too bad ,as there were plenty of people with fire extingishers on hand to put it out
but was scarey and maddening

RodinNS · Jan 23, 2014

Most would likely be traced back to something electrical in nature. I don't notice any more in winter than any other season...

Rod

barnE · Jan 24, 2014

You mean fires or busted radiator hoses and steam. Check em out. Dave

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