NHTSA complaint: 1996 DODGE CARAVAN — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 25MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. HE WAS LOOKING IN HIS REAR MIRROR AND HE NOTICED SMOKE TRAIL. GASOLINE WAS DRIPPING FROM UNDERNEATH THE PIPE, AND THE CAR WAS ON FIRE. WHEN HE APPLIED BRAKES,THE CAR KEPT MOVING. *AK THE VEHICLE CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY TRAFFIC GOING 55 MPH DUE TO A FAULTY FUEL PUMP WHICH THE MANUFACTURER REPLACED. 15 MONTHS LATER FUEL BEGAN TO LEAK FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE CAUSING FIRE WHILE THE CUSTOMER WAS DRIVING. *YH
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation