SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
Speed
5 mph
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE CONSUMER SMELLED SMOKE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL GARAGE AND THEY STATED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID HAD DRIPPED ONTO CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND STARTED A FIRE. *NLM THE CONSUMER PUT OUT THE FIRE WITH AN EXTINGUISHER. *SCC