1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES

CONSUMER WAS AT A STOP LIGHT REAR TIRES STARTED SPINNING AS HE PULLED OFF. AS CONSUMER WENT UP THE BRIDGE HE LOOKED THOUGH REARVIEW MIRROR AND SAW WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM REAR. VEHICLE PULLED OVER AND CONSUMER LIFTED HOOD UP AND NOTICED THAT ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AKTHE NYLON RETAINER RING THAT LOCKS THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINE INTO THE RADIATOR FAILED, IT BROKE AND SLID DOWN THE COOLER LINE ALLOWING THE OIL COOLER LINE TO DISCONNECT SPRAYING THE ENGINE WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID WHICH CAUGHT FIRE. NLM