2001 AUDI A4 — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2001 AUDI A4 — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Start: 2004-04-11

fire · 475968 · 2004-05-18

Vehicle

Make: AUDI
Model: A4
Year: 2001
Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Speed: 65 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING 60-65 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WITH THE DASHBOARD FLASHING. THE CONSUMER BEGAN SMELLING BURNT WIRES AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND OPENED THE HOOD. UPON DOING SO, FLAMES SHOT OUT. *JB

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10073835
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown