1999 OLDSMOBILE ALERO — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1999 OLDSMOBILE ALERO — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
Start: 2003-11-21

fire · 442107 · 2003-11-22

Vehicle

Make: OLDSMOBILE
Model: ALERO
Year: 1999
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
Miles at failure: 46,000
Speed: 35 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ENGINE ABRUPTLY OVERHEATED. AFTER IMMEDIATELY PULLING OVER, THE ENGINE BEGAN SMOKING. CAR WAS TOWED TO NEARBY SERVICE CENTER WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THE ENGINE LOWER INTAKE GASKET WAS FAULTY. *LA

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10047368
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown