1992 CHEVROLET LUMINA — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1992 CHEVROLET LUMINA — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
Start: 1999-11-24

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Vehicle

Make: CHEVROLET
Model: LUMINA
Year: 1992
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

Severity

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

Narrative

EXECESSIVE FUEL WAS BEING DISPENCED DOWN THE PLENUM FILLING THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WITH GASOLINE. WHEN CONVERTER REACHED OPERATING TEMP. OF APPROX. 1800 DEGREES THE FUEL IN THE CONVERTER WAS IGNITED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE.

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 9001819
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown