NHTSA Complaint #11170734 — 2014 JAGUAR XF

UNEXPLAINED FIRE: VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN TO WORK. UPON PULLING IN TO THE PARKING LOT, DRIVER NOTICES BURNING SMELL. DRIVER PARKS, BYSTANDER APPROACHES DRIVER TO ALERT THAT THE VEHICLE IS ON FIRE. DRIVER EXITS VEHICLE AND NOTICES A FIRE UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, APPROXIMATELY 1.5FT IN DIAMETER. LIQUID IS SPILLING ONTO THE GROUND AND CATCHING ON FIRE. DRIVER PROCEEDS TO WORK SECURITY DESK TO CALL FIRE DEPARTMENT. CAR IS NOW ENVELOPED IN FLAMES (~15FT). FIRE SPREADS TO VEHICLE IN FRONT OF THE JAGUAR. FIRE CAUSES DAMAGE TO A TOTAL OF 4 VEHICLES AND THE ASPHALT. FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHES THE FIRE AND VEHICLE IS TOWED. THE JAGUAR WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE JAGUAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 200 MILES SINCE TAKATA AIRBAG REPLACEMENT.