ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
Miles at failure
34,060
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
VEHICLE HAD A BAD BURNING SMELL. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE MANIFOLD GASKET. HOWEVER, BURNING SMELL CONTINUED; WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, AND EXPLODED 3 TIMES. THERE WAS NO WARNING OTHER THAN THE BURNING SMELL PRIOR TO THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.