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1992 DODGE DAYTONA — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

2 fatalfire · 322923 · 2001-11-10

Vehicle

Make
DODGE
Model
DAYTONA
Year
1992
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Speed
25 mph

Severity

Deaths
2
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

IN SEPTEMBER 2001,THE BOLT BETWEEN THE TRANSMISSION AND THE MOTOR WAS FOUND TO BE MISSING WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO JUMP, AND TEARING THE TRANSMISSION LINE . TRANSMISSION FLUID SPRAYED ALL OVER ENGINE. POSSIBLE CAUSE OF ENGINE FIRE? FIRE STARTED NEAR BATTERY ON WIRES POSSIBLY SHORTING THEM OUT. WHOLE CAR WAS LOST, DESTROYED BY FIRE. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
754359
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown