1997 PORSCHE BOXSTER — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1997 PORSCHE BOXSTER — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
Start: 2004-04-24

fire · 472708 · 2004-04-26

Vehicle

Make: PORSCHE
Model: BOXSTER
Year: 1997
Manufacturer: Porsche Cars North America, Inc.
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
Miles at failure: 9,000
Speed: 2 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE CONSUMER NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. THIS OCCURRED AFTER THE CONSUMER INSTALLED A NEW BATTERY, AND DROVE FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES. THEN CONSUMER TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10071521
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown