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1992 VOLKSWAGEN CABRIO — EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH

fire · 252559 · 2000-10-24

Vehicle

Make
VOLKSWAGEN
Model
CABRIO
Year
1992
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH

Severity

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

Narrative

COMPONENT 1: WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, HEADLIGHT SWITCH SHORTED OUT. CAUSED EXCESSIVE SMOKE, THEN FIRE BROKE OUT UNDER THE DASH. I PULLED VEHICLE TO THE SIDE AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPT. AMOUNT OF DAMAGE UNKNOWN AS OF YET. COMPONENT 2: ENGINE STARTED TO REV AND VEHICLE JERKED WHILE DRIVING. DUE TO WEARING DOWN OF INSULATION OF WIRE CONNECTED TO THE ENGINE THAT WAS TRIGGERING EXCESSIVE FUEL TO BE FED TO ENGINE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
735070
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown