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2000 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY

fire · 299519 · 2001-06-26

Vehicle

Make
OLDSMOBILE
Model
SILHOUETTE
Year
2000
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, IT DIDN'T HAVE ANY SPEED. WHILE SITTING IN VEHICLE, VEHICLE EXPLODED WITH FLAMES COMING FROM DRIVER'S SIDE. ALSO, CONSUMER STATED MUFFLER BURNT HOLE IN GAS TANK. CONTACTED DEALER AND DEALER BOUGHT VEHICLE BACK. *AK CONSUMER STATED SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ALSO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER, MECHANICS FOUND A HOLE IN THE MUFFLER HAD BURNED A HOLE IN THE PLASTIC GAS TANK. *SLC

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
891252
Machine
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