2012 V12 Vantage fire -- cause determined/Fan Control Module
Discussion
I posted back in August that after 4 years of flawless ownership, I lost my 2012 V12 Vantage (one of the final 40 here in the US) to a fire.
Aston, my insurance company (who paid out already to me) and the dealership arranged for a comprehensive root cause analysis that included 50 xrays and was concluded on October 12, 2018. The initial conclusion is the fan control module under the dash arced, causing the fire which ultimately destroyed the car in approximately 10 minutes.
Aston is talking to the fan control module supplier per the emails I have seen. However, I wanted everyone to know about this issue. Maybe it was a one off issue with this particular fan control module, or it could have been an interaction issue with the wiring harness.
Aston, my insurance company (who paid out already to me) and the dealership arranged for a comprehensive root cause analysis that included 50 xrays and was concluded on October 12, 2018. The initial conclusion is the fan control module under the dash arced, causing the fire which ultimately destroyed the car in approximately 10 minutes.
Aston is talking to the fan control module supplier per the emails I have seen. However, I wanted everyone to know about this issue. Maybe it was a one off issue with this particular fan control module, or it could have been an interaction issue with the wiring harness.
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