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2013 VOLKSWAGEN GTI — ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

fire · 1515155 · 2018-11-13

Vehicle

Make
VOLKSWAGEN
Model
GTI
Year
2013
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Miles at failure
35,000
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

CAR WAS DRIVEN IN A NEIGHBORHOOD. FIRST NOTICED SOME SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE HOOD, STOPPED THE CAR, MORE AND MORE SMOKE CAME OUT AND COULDN'T EVEN SEE ANYTHING IF ANYONE WERE TO BE IN THE CAR. NOTICE SOME FIRE START TO APPEAR AT THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR, CALLED 911. THE ENTIRE HOOD WAS ON FIRE BY THE TIME FIREFIGHTERS ARRIVED. IT SEEMED THERE WAS GOING TO BE AN EXPLOSION IF FIREFIGHTERS WERE TO ARRIVE A MINUTE LATER.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11151280
Machine
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