1996 CHEVROLET BLAZER — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1996 CHEVROLET BLAZER — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
Start: 1999-10-23

fire · 180259 · 1999-10-26

Vehicle

Make: CHEVROLET
Model: BLAZER
Year: 1996
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
Speed: 40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AND A HESITATION OR POWER SURGE WAS FELT AND THE VEHICLE THEN CAGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE WAS THOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN PUT OUT AFTER THE OCCUPANTS GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND THEN THE FIRE STARTED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND BURNT UP. AT THIS TIME IT IS UNKNOWN OF THE REASON FOR THE FIRE.

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 713873
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown