← NHTSA complaints

2003 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

fire · 495738 · 2004-09-13

Vehicle

Make: VOLKSWAGEN
Model: PASSAT
Year: 2003
Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
Miles at failure: 13,000

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE IT CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10091927
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown