1988 GMC K15 — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1988 GMC K15 — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Start: 1996-08-16

fire · 53263 · 1996-08-22

Vehicle

Make: GMC
Model: K15
Year: 1988
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM AREA OF REAR BUMPER, PULLED OVER, FIRE COMING FROM UNDERHOOD WAS CAUSED BY BUILT UP PRESSURE THAT FORCED TRANSMISSION FLUID OUT OF FILLER TUBE, SPRAYED ONTO ENGINE, PLASTIC COATING/HOSES, ETC. MELTED ONTO GROUND.*AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 801164
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown