2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
Start: 2001-09-29

fire · 319035 · 2001-10-17

Vehicle

Make: MITSUBISHI
Model: MONTERO SPORT
Year: 2001
Manufacturer: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING 50-55 MPH NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, OPENED THE HOOD, AND SAW THE TRANSMISSION ON FIRE. FIRE QUICKLY SPREAD TO ENGINE. $ AMOUNT OF DAMAGE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.*AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 897888
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown