1997 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1997 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
Start: 2004-03-17

fire · 462843 · 2004-03-26

Vehicle

Make: VOLKSWAGEN
Model: JETTA
Year: 1997
Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

Severity

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

Narrative

WHEN DRIVING 25 MPH CONSUMER NOTICED BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. CONSUMER TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, OPENED THE HOOD, AND NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM THE ENGINE. CONSUMER CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10064950
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown