# 2000 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
> NHTSA complaint `485391` · 2004-07-19 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** MONTE CARLO
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
- **Miles at failure:** 67,000
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER HOOD OF MY CAR. PULLED INTO PARKING LOT, OPENED HOOD AND SEEN FLAMES COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT NEAR THE FRONT OF THE MOTOR. FIRE WAS PUT OUT BY A SERVICE STATION ATTENDANT LOCATED ACROSS THE STREET. FIRE DEPT AND POLICE ARRIVED AT SCENE. TRANS LINE LEAKED FLUID ONTO HEADER PIPE WHICH CAUSED THE FIRE.  *JB
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