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2009 AUDI Q7 — ENGINE

fire2 injured · 1756821 · 2021-07-12

Vehicle

Make
AUDI
Model
Q7
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component
ENGINE
Speed
70 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I was driving my 2009 Audi Q7 last June 27,2021 at 5 pm in interstate 5N my speed is 70mph when i heard a beep sound , Air bag and Hood light on flashes in the dash board and i decided to pull over on the shoulder lane when my wife noticed that smoke coming out in front of the engine, i stopped the engine but i can`t pull the key and my set belt locked to where i can`t release it , my wife help me to get out from the set belt and she managed gave forced to her door just to open it , I was able to reached the lever to open the hood where smoke & fire coming out from the engine , I`m trying to control the fire but fire spread out rapidly inside the car and less than a minute fire covered the entire body of Audi Q7. I can send the pictures if needed or upon request...

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11424332
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown