Mg4 fire

[capitan capete]

Hi everyone, I have some bad news. Last Friday night my car caught fire. While driving on the motorway I noticed excessive heat under the air vent at the foot, a few minutes later there was smoke and when I stopped within a few seconds the fire reached the dashboard. I need to know how many reports there are of MG4 fires and causes in England or elsewhere in the world to see if there are any common problems with this type of vehicle.

Moderator: Translated from Spanish.

 

[haloweenhamster]

First I've heard of

 

[T1 Terry]

That is an intense fire. It will be interesting to find the cause. It doesn't look to be battery related as there doesn't appear to be the tell tale heat and smoke from under the vehicle. The interior is seriously on fire, the windscreen appears to be gone very early in the fire along with the side windows ... or they were down when the fire started.

Unusual, with such and intense fire, the wheels are still there ..... aren't they alloy?

T1 Terry

 

[haloweenhamster]

There's been quite a few with loose 12v batteries, wonder if that was sparking & had a thermal event

 

[Tuareg]

Heating system full of dried leaves or other junk

 

[Alb]

Not come across this before.
Sounds like it could be the cabin heater at fault.

 

[Robf]

I reckon it was Trump wot did it, likely he used a spark from the loose battery connection to set off the dried leaves (and possibly some twigs) and used the cabin heater to fan the flames

 

[T1 Terry]

I reckon it was Trump wot did it, likely he used a spark from the loose battery connection to set off the dried leaves (and possibly some twigs) and used the cabin heater to fan the flames

You might be on to something there ...... but it might of been Elon fanning the flames

T1 Terry

 

[OriginalBigAl]

Many commiserations, you really have suffered with bad luck with your MG4 , first gearbox failure, now apparently first destructive fire . Hope there is a decent investigation and you can get a proper insurance settlement . Will you go down the MG route with your future choices ? Please keep the forum updated with the eventual outcomes.

 

[Fokmg]

I wonder if they put the car together properly after the gearbox issue ?
May be a re-routed cable chaffing and shorting.

 

[Edward Xuereb]

Hi everyone, I have some bad news. Last Friday night my car caught fire. While driving on the motorway I noticed excessive heat under the air vent at the foot, a few minutes later there was smoke and when I stopped within a few seconds the fire reached the dashboard. I need to know how many reports there are of MG4 fires and causes in England or elsewhere in the world to see if there are any common problems with this type of vehicle.

Moderator: Translated from Spanish.

This is the first time I am reading that an MG4 caught fire. It is very important that the MG representatives report this to SAIC to investigate and ensure any mitigation measures during the servicing of these vehicles. This is scary for all MG4 drivers.

 

[Tuareg]

This is the first time I am reading that an MG4 caught fire. It is very important that the MG representatives report this to SAIC to investigate and ensure any mitigation measures during the servicing of these vehicles. This is scary for all MG4 drivers.

Why is it scary for all MG4 drivers? Lots of ICE cars catch fire but that doesn't make them scary for drivers. These things can happen to any car and it's the first I've heard of any MG (not only MG4) suffering from a fire

 

[the happy bunny]

That could be a “Friday afternoon car” story, but I wouldn’t be surprised if the fire was somehow linked to the gearbox replacement, or at least to the way it was handled.

 

[AndyL61]

Not HV battery fire. Probably heater / some other electrical fire. Definitely from the front end and not below the car.

 

[Tig170]

Not HV battery fire. Probably heater / some other electrical fire. Definitely from the front end and not below the car.

I agree, it would however be good to know if the HV cells ignited / went into thermal runaway & afterhow long

 

[fnegroni]

Were there any aftermarket accessories fitted?
When was it last serviced?
Not so uncommon for cars to catch fire but being the first one reported on this forum afaik it’s worth having mg to investigate.

 

[nanomad]

Definitely one worth studying for MG. Looks like the NCM battery containment worked as planned. I would be curious to open it and see the damage inside

 

[AndyL61]

I agree, it would however be good to know if the HV cells ignited / went into thermal runaway & afterhow long

I can't see that it did at all. Would be much more damage and a lot less car left.

 

[Tig170]

I can't see that it did at all. Would be much more damage and a lot less car left.

I'm not seeing anything else left to burn

 

[EvTek23]

I noticed that there was significant camber on the rear wheels too. The rear suspension is a multilink design and I think all the rubber bushes have burnt away allowing vast movement of the components with the cars weight to produce the collapse. The front suspension has also moved back as the wheel is right to the back of the wheel arch. The lower A frame bushes have burnt away, and when dragged onto the recovery vehicle has moved the wheels right back.