1996 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1996 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
Start: 2002-08-17

fire · 369012 · 2002-08-19

Vehicle

Make: VOLKSWAGEN
Model: JETTA
Year: 1996
Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

Severity

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

Narrative

AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 1-2 HOURS CONSUMER PARKED VEHICLE. AFTERWARDS FOUND OUT THAT FIRE WAS SHOOTING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. DURING FIRE SUN ROOF WAS AUTOMATICALLY OPENING AND CLOSING BY ITSELF, ALSO, VEHICLE POPPED ITSELF INTO REVERSE AND WENT BACKWARD DURING THE FIRE.*AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 8016670
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown