1997 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1997 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
Start: 1999-10-09

fire · 178395 · 1999-10-14

Vehicle

Make: CHEVROLET
Model: SUBURBAN
Year: 1997
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
Speed: 70 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

DRIVING AT 70MPH NOTICED SMOKE IN REAR VIEW MIRROR STARTED TO STOP ENGINE QUIT AND PASSENGER COMPARTMENT FILLED WITH SMOKE. GOT VEHICLE STOPED AND PASSENGERS OUT TRIED TO PUT FIRE OUT WITH TWO EXTIGUISHERS BUT SPREAD TO FAST.

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 713286
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown