1996 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

fire · 340459 · 2002-03-26

Vehicle

Make: VOLKSWAGEN
Model: PASSAT
Year: 1996
Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

Severity

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

Narrative

THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE ENGINE RPM'S IDLING HIGH WHILE STOPPED AT LIGHT, SOON AFTER THE VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING, THE CONSUMER TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF BUT IT WOULD NOT SHUT OFF AND WAS STILLL IDLING HIGH RESULTING IN THE ENGINE CATCHING ON FIRE. NLM

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 8006366
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown