# 1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
> NHTSA complaint `314067` · 2001-09-13 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** BLAZER
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
## Narrative
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
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