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2017 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY — ENGINE

fire · 1917962 · 2023-08-10

Vehicle

Make
LAND ROVER
Model
DISCOVERY
Year
2017
Manufacturer
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC
Component
ENGINE
Speed
70 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

Driving down the highway, the vehicle all the sudden started smoking, forcing me to pull over. Upon pulling over, I found it was a fire under the left front hood based on the smoke pouring out. I called 911 immediately. I attempted to save some belongings, including my $200K boat, but failed to save anything as the fire rapidly grew forcing me to step far away. I then watched my car, boat and belongings all perish to nearly nothing before the fire department arrived and put out the fire. While I am lucky to be safe and have adequate insurance, others may not fair so well when their Land Rover Discovery 5 petrol catches fire.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11537799
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown