CAUTION! Unplug items in your car
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Attached are pictures of what remains of our 2007 Suburban.
This fire resulted from leaving an iPhone charger/docking station plugged into the car outlet.
It overheated and started a fire, while parked in a garage.
PLEASE unplug anything you have in your car outlets once you turn off your car!
Better safe than sorry.
This fire resulted from leaving an iPhone charger/docking station plugged into the car outlet.
It overheated and started a fire, while parked in a garage.
PLEASE unplug anything you have in your car outlets once you turn off your car!
Better safe than sorry.
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wow...glad no one was hurt..
was this a factory iPhone craddle/charger...or an aftermarket kit...if aftermarket, what brand?
was this a factory iPhone craddle/charger...or an aftermarket kit...if aftermarket, what brand?
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Holy crap, Pako. That sucks!
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Sorry to hear about what happened. I think it varies from car to car.
What I've noticed between my wife's Audi and my BMW
is that when I turn off the car, there is no power to the
adapter. My iPhone charger has a light indicator when
power is present (blue when on and none when off).
In her Audi, power is always present to the adapter
even when the car has been turned off. So if a charger
was plugged-in, then I can certainly see the possibility
of this happening.
Thanks for the reminder.
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Hope all is well. Thanks for the heads up.
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