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1996 CHEVROLET S10 — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

fire · 144772 · 1999-03-29

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
S10
Year
1996
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Speed
60 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ON HIGHWAY, BILLOWS OF SMOKE APPEARED FROM UNDERNEATH TRUCK; ENGINE STALLED. WHEN STARTED UP AGAIN, WOULD NOT GO OVER 35MPH. MIKE AT GERRY LANE CHEVY IN BATON ROUGE, LA (REPAIRING DEALER) STATED 'MAJOR INTERNAL FAILURE' THAT AT HIS BEST GUESS WAS FROM A LOOSE PART FROM THE FACTORY, WHICH FINALLY FREED ITSELF AND CAUSED FAILURE. HE DESCRIBED THE UNDERSIDE OF MY TRUCK AS 'BLACK' FROM THE INCIDENT. I PAID 1890.00 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION...MIKE SD FAILURE WAS NOT DUE TO DRIVING HABITS OR ANY NEGLECT.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
705084
Machine
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