2003 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2003 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL
Start: 2004-08-17

1 fatalfire1 injured · 491913 · 2004-08-20

Vehicle

Make: MITSUBISHI
Model: MONTERO SPORT
Year: 2003
Manufacturer: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Component: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL
Miles at failure: 36,000

Severity

Deaths: 1
Injured: 1
Fire: Yes
Crash: No
Police report: Yes
Medical attention: No
Vehicle towed: No

Narrative

THE OWNER SMELLED GASOLINE FUEL WHEN OPERATING VEHICLE AND STARTING IT ONE LAST TIME, THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BURST INTO FLAMES. THIS LOSS WAS INVESTIGATED BY SUPERIOR INVESTIGATIONS 800-779-2858. THE FUEL RAIL PRESSURE VALVE WAS LOOSE, AND CAUSED FUEL TO LEAK AND START A FIRE.*AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10088278
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown