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2009 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

fire · 1012302 · 2013-09-25

Vehicle

Make
VOLKSWAGEN
Model
PASSAT
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
Miles at failure
60,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

ON SUNDAY MORNING ABOUT 11:20 AM AS I TURNED MY CAR ON IT IMMEDIATELY STARTED TO RATTLE FOLLOWED BY BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER MY HOOD. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED MY CAR OFF, UNLOCKED MY HOOD AND UNBUCKLED MY 3 BOYS OUT OF THEIR CAR SEATS AND RAN OUT OF THE CAR. AS I MADE SURE THEY WERE AT A SAFE DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE CAR I WALKED BACK TO MY CAR POPPED THE HOOD UP AND NOTICED FIRE COMING FROM WHAT APPEARED TO BE THE ENGINE. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED 911 AND RAN TO MY NEIGHBORS APARTMENT TO ASK FOR WATER SO MY CAR WOULDN'T BURN TO THE GROUND. BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT MADE IT OUT MY NEIGHBOR AND I WERE ABLE TO PUT THE FIRE OUT THANK GOD. THE FOLLOWING DAY I HAD IT TO TOWED BY HANNA'S TOWING THROUGH MY CAR INSURANCE AGENCY TO THE NEAREST VOLKSWAGEN SERVICE CENTER. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER WALTER HAD TO UNPLUG THE BATTERY BECAUSE WHEN HE TURNED IT ON TO PUT THE VEHICLE ON NEUTRAL TO HOOK IT UP TO THE TOW TRUCK IT STARTED TO SMOKE UP AGAIN. *JS

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10545421
Machine
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