He said there’s a need to standardize a way to unlock doors or somehow escape from all cars.Related: Tap or click here to see how this massive Facebook flaw put children at riskĪlthough the initial findings were discovered and reported to Facebook back in April, the company has only recently patched the program.

Laminated glass, he said, helps to prevent people from being thrown from cars in a crash. He suggests keeping a metal tool in the car and becoming familiar with which windows are tempered glass and can be shattered with the tool. Michael Brooks, executive director of the nonprofit Center for Auto Safety, says drivers should try to pull up the plunger first to escape if their vehicle’s electrical system malfunctions.īeyond that, escape is difficult because many windows now have plastic laminated between two layers of glass and are difficult to shatter.

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. In 2009, Chrysler LLC recalled about 17,000 Journeys because an unused electrical connector could corrode and short circuit, potentially causing a fire, according to NHTSA documents.

She called 911, but by the time first responders had arrived, flames had engulfed the SUV, the newspaper reported. Later she called back and said smoke was coming from the dashboard and she could smell burning, the newspaper said. In debt ceiling standoff, COVID era of big spending gives way to new focus on deficitįrahm had called her fiance and told him she pulled to the side of the road after the Journey started having electrical problems.

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