1991 CHEVROLET VAN — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1991 CHEVROLET VAN — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
Start: 1998-11-11

fire · 126396 · 1998-12-02

Vehicle

Make: CHEVROLET
Model: VAN
Year: 1991
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
Speed: 60 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

DRIVING ON THE TURNPIKE AND HEARD GRINDING NOISE, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. SAW BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER GOT OUT AND SAW FIRE COMING FROM BETWEEN THE TWO FRONT WHEELS. THE VEHICLE THEN WENT UP IN FLAMES AND WAS TOTALLY DAMAGED. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 831593
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown