1990 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING: REAR COMPARTMENT/TRUNK

fire · 379413 · 2002-10-24

Vehicle

Make: VOLKSWAGEN
Model: GOLF
Year: 1990
Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING: REAR COMPARTMENT/TRUNK
Miles at failure: 83,000
Speed: 15 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING THE WIRING IN THE TRUNK CAUGHT ON FIRE AND THE CONSUMER WAS FORCED TO PULL OVER TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED TS CONSUMER HAD TURNED ON THE REAR DEFROST FOR THE FIRST TIME. THERE WAS A CRACKING SOUND AND A STREAM OF SMOKE CAME UP FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR HATCH AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. *JG *JB

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 8021548
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown