1996 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1996 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Start: 1999-10-28

fire · 182357 · 1999-11-01

Vehicle

Make: MITSUBISHI
Model: ECLIPSE
Year: 1996
Manufacturer: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
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

DRIVING AT 40MPH HYDRAULIC TIMING BELT TENSIONER FAILED RESULTING IN IDLER PULLEYS TO SEIZE AND CATCH FIRE. HAD MOTOR NOT BEEN SHUT OFF WHEN IT WAS, MOTOR WOULD HAVE BEEN DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR.

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 714150
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown