POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
DEALER WAS DOING A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK ON THE VEHICLE WHEN TEMPERATURE EXCEEDED THE LIMIT, CAUSING TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES TO SEPARATE, RESULTING IN FLUID LEAKING ONTO THE MANIFOLD WHICH CAUSED A FIRE. ALSO, RECALL 99V115000 DEALS WITH THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK