1996 OLDSMOBILE AURORA — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1996 OLDSMOBILE AURORA — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Start: 2003-04-06

fire · 401827 · 2003-07-11

Vehicle

Make: OLDSMOBILE
Model: AURORA
Year: 1996
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Miles at failure: 120,000
Speed: 5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

PULLING OUT FROM THE DRIVEWAY, THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION UNDER THE HOOD. WHICH RESULTED IN AN ENGINE FIRE. ENGINE BURNED UP. THERE WAS A PUDDLE OF FUEL ON THE DRIVE WAY WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE FUEL RAIL APPEARED TO HAVE RUPTURED.

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10015451
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown