← NHTSA complaints

1998 VOLVO V70 — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

fire · 153449 · 1999-06-07

Vehicle

Make
VOLVO
Model
V70
Year
1998
Manufacturer
Volvo Car USA, LLC
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Speed
40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

HAD DRIVEN VEHICLE .AFTER ROUTINE SERVICE WHEN ENGINE STOPPED COLD, TRIED STARTING, BUT NOTHING. SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THEN THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
838959
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown