1995 PLYMOUTH ACCLAIM — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1995 PLYMOUTH ACCLAIM — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
Start: 2000-08-17

fire · 240712 · 2000-09-19

Vehicle

Make: PLYMOUTH
Model: ACCLAIM
Year: 1995
Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
Speed: 55 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO THE SERVICE LANE. TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT STRAIGHT UP. THEN, CONSUMER HEARD NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE, 4 MINUTES LATER, CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM BACK OF CAR AND PULLED OVER. CONSUMER STATED CAR WAS T0TALED BECAUSE OF THE FIRE.*AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 870934
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown