2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
Start: 2000-08-24

fire · 229608 · 2000-08-28

Vehicle

Make: CHEVROLET
Model: IMPALA
Year: 2000
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
Speed: 65 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A LOUD CLUNK. DRIVER PULLED OVER, OPENED THE HOOD, AND DISCOVERED FLAMES COMING FROM ENGINE. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN.*AK THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE GAS LINE WHERE IT WENT INTO THE ENGINE AND THIS CAUSED A FLASH FIRE. *YH

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 868885
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown