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1999 SATURN SL — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

fire · 217120 · 2000-06-06

Vehicle

Make
SATURN
Model
SL
Year
1999
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE EXITING THE FREEWAY, I CAME TO A STOP AT THE END OF THE RAMP AT A RED LIGHT, THE AUTO STALLED, I TRIED TO RESTART IT WITHOUT SUCCESS, I THEN SAW BLACK SMOKE BILLOWING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, BY THE THME THE FIRE DEPT. ARRIVED THE FRONT END OF THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE HEADLIGHTS WERE MELTED, AS WAS THE FENDERS AND FRONT BUMPER. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
723674
Machine
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